The Press., 1915-03-24
HOLLAND.

HOLLAND.
 Clarence Hungerford of Hadlyme
 was the guest over Sunday of Wm.
 A. Agard. ..
 Miss Helen Baker is spending two
 weeks in New Britain as the guest of
 Mrs Bennett.
 Miss Bessie Terhune has taken Dr.
 Terhune's house for the summer and
 will arrive here about April l. Philip Doyle, who has been spend-
 ing the winter in Florida, has re- turned home, and reports fine time.
 pr. Percy Terhune of Passaic, N. J., spent a short time last week with Representative and Mrs. Harry R. Bartlett.
 Sumner Simpson of the Hotchkiss school is spending his vacation with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 The Mission Study class of the Lee Methodist church will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. George H. Morton.
 Mrs. Sarah Beecher of Milford, who has been spending the winter with Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Case, re- turned home Thursday.
 The Union Mission Study class will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. Ernest Hall. The topic will be "In the Hawaiian Islands. ''
 Word has been received from Judge and Mrs. Edwin S. Agard that they left Portland. Oregon on the twelfth for San Francisco. They will visit the exposition, coming rome by New Orleans, Richmond and Washington. They will arrive about April 1.
 Nicholas Heth died Friday of heart failure. He was born in Germany, son of John Heth, on March 6, 1850. He was fighting a forest fire at the time of his death. The funeral was held Tuesday at ? o'clock at his home, the services being conducted by Rev. J. N. Geisler, pastor of the Lee Methodist church. The burial was in the South yard.
 Rev. B. F. Case will give an illus trated lecture on the Northwest Coast with 120 fine views in the town hall Wednesday evening. There will be views Oh the Canadian Rockies, along the Fraser River, on Puget Sound on the Great Northwe stern wheat farm, etc. MT. Case has recently returned from Washington after five years residence in the state and the lecture is based largely upon his own obser- vations and experiences. The proceeds of the lecture are to go towards the support of Mrs. Phelina F. Griggs.
 The Boys club exhibition and sale of bird houses Friday evening at their club-rooms proved very success iul. The first prize of one dollar was taken by Theodore Gardner for he best house; the second price of fifty cents was taken by Nelson Bowers, and the third prize of twenty i've cents was taken by Bert Francis Case. A good many of the houses were sold. No doubt the little birds will appreciate having homes already made for them.
 Mrs. Phelina F. Griggs celebrated her 94th birthday Thursday. She is we'll and able to walk about in her room. She can read and write so as to put to shame some of the younger generation. She has been reader of 'The Courant" for over fifty years, an she felt very much disturbed when the semi-weekly "Courant" was given 1p, for her circumstances would not allow her to subscribe for the daily ' 'Courant,' and she misses the paper very much. A number of friends called during the day to offer their and leave little tokens ,f affection.
 Saturday afternoon there was a arge forest fire in the southwest part if the town. It burned over about 100 acres of timber, sprout and mow- ng land. The men had to work very lard to extinguish the fire as there vas a strong wind blowing, but by citing back fires after five or six tours of hard work the fire was sub- lued Some of the parties sustaining he greater.losses are Ephraim DeWolf, Fred Bradley of Rockville, Henry Benton, Rockville, Bert Chapin, Ed yard J. Crandall, Henry Greene. The ire wardens have estimated the loss 1t 8 an acre for sprout land and $20 or the timber land. It is rumored hat reward of $1OO will be offered or information as to the party that ct the fire. Sunday another fire in 1 he northeast part of the town called , ut a number of the wardens and heir deputies. The fire proved to @ mostly in the town of Ellington { nd was mostly sprout land. t
 soMERs.