The Press., 1920-08-19
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 The people who raised cucumbers for pickles are beginning to harvest their crops.
 The thunder storm Monday was the hardest of the season in this vicinity. It struck a tree in the Street. Oscar A. Leonard and Rufus J. Leonard have shipped three Dutch Belt calves about five months old, to Michigan.
 Mrs. Loretta Darby and daughter, Miss Gertrude Darby, of Hoosic Falls, New York, are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Darby.
 The Grants Hill school house is being painted by Joseph Metcalf. This is the first coat of paint since the school house was built.
 There will be no services Sunday in l the Federated church as it is Camp | meeting Sunday, and number will | attend the camp meeting. A house on the place belonging to w. Jarsowich of Grants Hill was burned Friday. This place Is well known as the Max Prager farm. The l origin of the fire is not known. | The Sunday school picnic of the | last week at Halls grove, Wilmington. Although the weather was not very propitious over one hundred went l and all had fine time.
 The schools in town will commence September 8th. On September 7th there will be teachers meeting at the Long View school house in Filing ton, of all the teachers under Supt. | nnp CtonIoa' furiaIictipn
 Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. French and daughters, the Misses Mildred and Hannah Dustin French. of Hollis New Hampshire. spent part of last week with William B Ludlow and family and William 4. Agard and family. | l.. Ernest Hall and Miss Bernice Hall attended the military funeral ot MT. Halrs cousin. Wallace Brown. oi East Hartford. Private Brown died about three years ago in n hospital and the body has been returned for burial.
 | The republican electors of the towr of Holland are requested to meet ii Thursday, August 26th, at 8 o'clock D. nl., for the purpose of electine delegates to the. state convention, tC be held in Hartford September 3tl and 9th, and to the congressional senatorial and probate conventions. | SOMERS.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. Vail Smith have a. guests MT. and Mrs. Mercy Smith O. Newark, N. J.
 l Mrs. J. S. Curtis has been entertain ing her sister, Miss Hattie Lord O Worcester, Mass.
 Mrs. Anna l.. Pomeroy has had al guest Mrs. A. F. Bromley of Melros Highlands, Mass.
 Mrs. Allison Allen has returned t, her home in Agawam after visitin, her sister, Mrs. w. A. Pease. l Gleason Wardwell and family o New Haven, Ct., have been visitin, his mother, Mrs. H. N. Wardwell
 Mr. and Mrs. A. Vail Smith an' family are spending week at tn Gordon bungalow on Bald mountain.
 Russell w. Potter of Willimantie Ct, spent the weekend as the gues of Miss Pauline Spellman of Hall hill Helen KOehler and Edward an Clinton Leach, all of Springfield, ar l spending two weeks with their aun1 Mrs. s. D. Percival.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Hawkins hay returned home to East Hartford, afte spending two weeks visiting thei daughter, Mrs. Henry Holmes.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter B. Whitloc have as guests MT. and Mrs. Georg Hutchinson of Williamsville, N. Y and MT. and Mrs. Mercy w. Smith c Newark, N. J.
 Mrs. Larry Ahlgren was given surprise party recently in honor C her 60th birthday. Guests were pres ent from Springfield, Chicope' 1 Brightwood and Somers.
 The Somers Creamery Compan 1 filed with the secretary of state Tues day a certificate authorizing increas
 in capital stock from $2O,0O0 to $5' l GOO. The number of shares is ir creased from 800 to 2OOO.
 The schools of the town will ope Wednesday, September 8. The teacE CTS are as follows: Center schoo Miss Jessie Foote of Middlebury, Vi and Miss Mabelle B. Avery of Somers Somersville, Miss Evalene L. Shit Miss Pauline Spellman, Miss Maj guerite Bugbee. Mrs. Grace Parson
 Battle-street, Miss Jane O'Neill ( Holyoke; North Somers, Miss Alie M Lawson; Hall Hill, Miss Mar Chenode of Somers; 9th distric Miss Bessie Meacham of Somers.