The Press., 1917-05-10
SOMERS.

Smith.
 Rev. Martin Lowering of Scotland preached in the Congregational church Sunday.
 A larger amount of acreages of potatoes, corn and other vegetable crops will be planted in the town this year. Some people are blowing up part of their lawns and are going to plant.
 Somers will have a patriotic rally at o'clock tomorrow evening Rev. Percy E. Thomas of Rockville will be the first speaker on the program. His topic is, ''Our national duty" John E Clifford, county agent for the farm bureau, will have for his subject, "The food situation. ''
 Jacob E. Hurd, SC. died Sunday in the home of his son, Dr. A. L. Hurd. of capillary bronchitis, following an attack of influenza. He was born in Waterborough, Me-, April II, 1881, and was the last of family of six children. In 1857 he married Phoebe s. Blake of Brownfield, Me, who died in 1888. During the Civil war he belonged to the fourth Maine battery, heavy artillery and served the last year before Petersburg. Since 1891 he made his home with his only son, Dr. Alonzo l.. Hurd. Besides his son he leaves a grandson, Archer L. Hurd. The funeral was held in the home of Dr. A. L. Hurd at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Burial was in the West cemetery.
 William Collins Pease, GA. an old resident of this town, died suddenly in Mercy hospital, Springfield, Mon l day afternoon. He went to Spring. field Monday morning on a business trip and was stricken and taken to the hospital, where he died within few hours. Death was caused by heart disease. He was horn in Somers, May 3, 1853, and was the only child 0f Austin and Sarah (Wilcox) Pease. He had a grain and feed business for thirty five years. He was a republican and had served the town a number of years as seleotman, member of the board of assessors and member of the board of relief. He was snare drum. mer of unusual ability and was public spirited and always interested him. self in matters concerning the welfare of the town. The night before his death lIe used his automobile to tow a broken car from a hill to the owners home. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Harret E. Pease. The funeral will be held at his home at 3 o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Rev. David E. Jones of Ellington will officiate The burial will be in the West ceme. tery.
 Aretas F. Kibbe, G6, for many years a prominent business man of the town, died in his home in North Somers Sunday after long illness of cancer of the throat. He was born in Somers, September 6, 1850, the son of Frederick and Elvira Kibbe. October B, 1873, he married Miss Ida l.. Cooley of Somers. For over twenty three years he was proprietor of the North Somers grocery store, selling it about year ago because of i'll health. MT. Kibbe was a staunch republican. He represented the town in the legislature and was for a num- Der of years selectman, member of the school board and board of relief. He was a member of the Baptist church in East Longmeadow and had served as deacon for many years He leaves his wife, eight children, Percy A. of Somers, Florence, wife of Bernie Kibbe of Hampden, George F. and Herbert M. of East Longmeadow, Harriet, wife of Howard Worthington of Auburn, Mass. and Clarence E., Daniel and Frederick at home, also twenty, grandchildren and one great grandohild. The funeral was held in the home Wednesday at 3 p. m., Rev A. H. Adams officiating. Burial was in the North cemetery.
 About forty men turned out to the tractor demonstration at Somers on the farm of W. s. Hastings on Thursday. Some of them had to come several miles, and most of the surrounding towns were represented The tractor used was a Mogul, put out by the International Harvester Go. The piece of land plowed was meadow, rather wet from the recent rains, but the EploWs turned the soil over in very satisfactory manner. It was stated that tractor of this kind could take care of ten acres day and cost one dollar and eighty cents for kerosene, which is used as fuel. Some of those present had come with the idea of pur- chasing something of this kind in order to push forward the work of this year. It was suggested that the farmer who ordinarily could take care of only twenty acres, could by use of tractor at least treble the amount of work could blow up many acres of pasture land now producing very little; raise grain and thus reduce the amount of money which is ordinarily paid out for dairy feed. Those present were very much interested and considerable discussion and argument arose as to the ability of such machine to do the work on the farms of Holland county.
 Doan's Regulets are recommended by many who say they operate easily, with out griping and without bad after effects.