The Press., 1921-10-20
SOMERS

MISS MdTSuSrlCG \. buSD06 spent the weekend in Willimantic with her sister, Miss Emile Bugbee.
 Cotton Bliss has returned from an automobile trip, which included points in Maine, New Hampshire and Mas sachuSettS.
 Miss Dorothy Spellman of Willi- mantle, spent the weekend witR vher parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank SpeIlThan of Hall Hill road.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles s. Fuller are on a motor trip to Wakefield, Mass, where they are guests of MT and Mrs. Hudson Fessenden.
 Oliver J. Lyman is in the Johnson Memorial hospital, Stafford Springs, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis last week Monday.
 Mrs. w. A. Pease had as a weekend guest, Miss Jessie B. FOote of South Manchester, and is now entertaining her sister, and husband, MT. and Mrs. AlSOn Allen of Agawam.
 Cards have been received in town announcing the engagement of Miss Edith Eskesen to Hugh D. Combs of New York City, son of MT. and Mrs. Franklin Combs of this place.
 MT. and Mrs. Bert c. Fuller are moving into their newly completed house on the South road. The house which they leave will be occupied by their son and his wife, MT. and Mrs. Earl Fuller.
 Rev. and Mrs. John s. Curtis went on Tuesday to Candid, N. H, where MT. Curtis is to deliver the main address at the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Congregational church in that place. Mir. Curtis was pastor of the church from 1901 to 1907, when he went to the Evangelical church, Indian Orchard.
 As Edward, young son of MT. and Mrs. Edward Courtney, was riding his pony on the main road Sunday the 9th the pony became frightened aC a passing auto and threw the boy ill front of an approaching car driven by Mrs. Alice Thrall of Ellington. "A se- rious accident was averted only by the quick action of Mrs. Thrall, who quickly turned her car into the rocky bank through which the road is cut The front axle of the car was damaged and the steering wheel rendered use less but the boy was unharmed.
 Sunday night the 9th, as Constable Harris Hulburt and Miss Verna Gowdy were driving down Chest nut Hill they were run into by, 8 touring car driven by Mrs. Mary Roberts of Springfield. MT. Hulburt escaped with bruises but Miss Gowdy was badly cut about the face and re- ceived numerous bruises, besides g nervous shock. The cOnstable's cal was wrecked but the damage to the other was slight. Mrs. Roberts was brought before Justice Thatcher the next Monday evening on the charge ot reckless driving, was found guilty anC fined $15 and costs. Constable Chester w. Pomeroy attached the car for $10OC property damage and $500 personal injury.
 lecture and musicale will be given in the Congregational church Friday evening under the auspices of the Sunday school. The lecture, "An EveniHg-With the Hoosier Poet, James Whitcomb Riley" will be given by Wallace c. Woodin of Hartford, sec, retary of the State Sunday School As sociation. The musical program con sists of organ solo by Raymond Ja- cobs of Springfield, vocal solosby Mrs Lester H. Baker of LongmeadOW, Mrs Walter B. Whitlock of Somers anC Mrs. Alice ThralI of Ellington, violiI solos by Miss Ada Johnson of East Longmeadow, piano solo by MalcomI Keery of Somers. The proceeds go tC the Sunday school Christmas fund.