The Press., 1914-12-09

Ing mas been received at Hillside poultry farm.
 Mrs. Robert P. Pratt, who sustained an operation in St. Josephs hospital, Willimantic, last week Monday, is making good recovery.
 George V. Smith is adding to his already extensive poultry plant by the addition of a grain house and incubator cellar with improved methods.
 The interest in the Sunday school is shown by the fact that mem bers walk from Moose Meadow, and some pf the most constant attendants are from Mansfield Four Corners and the Bartlett family, over four miles away, are seldom absent.
 Despite east winds and cloudy skies there were 7l at Sunday school Sabbath morning. Christmas com mittees were appointed. Pastor Dar- rows helpful sermon was appropriate and preparatory for the observance of the Lord s supper that immediately followed.
 If an open season for deer is to be recommended, should the matter be taken entirely from the sportsman s view point? Should not the orchard ist, the gardner, the farmer who has fer years supported the states pretty proteges until they have become a nuisance, be the ones to benefit if there is any benefit?
 Telephone service was suspended Monday by the high wind that was raging, blowing over one of the ice- laden Looms naples The large old tree fell across the highway lodging upon and breaking the telephone wires. It was quickly cut away and removed so that travel was not long obstructed, but on Tuesday the line is still down and the Hill a veritable iceberg.
 The second book of Daniel will be at the Thursday evening The meeting last week for hearing of reports of delegates to the autumn conventions was very in- teresting and enjoyable The reports were carefully prepared and excel tent and furnished topic for pro fitable conversation through the hour given for sociability and refreshments. hI7f formed a precedent safe for this church or any other to follow.
 The musical comedy Friday even- ing at town hall drew full house aud left the audience we'll pleased. It was another illustration of the work that the South Will lington yonng people always put into their preparation for any entertain, ment Several have expressed the hope that it might be again repeated during the winter. Thanks and are due all who par ticipateL. $l7 was added to the Christmas fund for the Sunday school
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 Miss Margurite Fay spent the week end with Mrs, Lee Royce at South 
 Chadwick Davis of Belchertown, brother of Mrs. Emiline Joslyn, fell and broke his hip last Friday. MT. Davis is 90 years old
 
 The ice storm of Monday broke ovef a big pine tree across the track near the Mattesen place and held up 5he north bound local for a while. Some of the R. F. D. carriers were bothered about getting through on of trees bending over in the roads, and it was also difficult to open the mail boxes on account of the ice.
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 Henry Maine of Ashland, N. H.. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Brackett
 A truck load of men that are to work on the stone crusher arrived here Monday So far, only limited amount of rock has been crushed, but operation will begin in earnest soou,
 The mill was without electric power and the whole village, includ. ing the mill, was without lights dur ing the afternoon Monday and the whole of Tuesday; how much longer remains to be seen.
 At the Sunday school last Sunday the following were chosen as a com nittee to bring in nominations for school officers for next year: Rev. B W. Darrow, Miss Rosa O. Hall, Mrs. James Service, Jr.
 It has developed that the illness of i Dol. w. H Hall is typhoid fever. It is said to be mild ease and was contracted during his visit to Atlanta, Ga. We hear that High way Commissioners c. J. Bennett, who | was one of the party that made the rip is also a victim of the disease. MT. Hall, at this writing, is able to be setting up little each day, but the continual fever is wearing. .,.f
 The case of Col. W. H. Hall was a I Duzzling one so far as identifying the trouble. Doctors E: J. Mcknight and Walter R. Steiner of Hartford were in consultation with Dr. Converse last Saturday and it required a blood test to reveal the trouble. It is ex- pected that the present week will be the worst, after which the patient win be on the gain. Dr. F. B. Con- verse is in charge of the case and a trained nurse is in attendance
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