The Press., 1921-10-06
ELLINGTON

1 k00 IOE COuV0yduC0 CO LulS luSplEluB meeting. All appreciate the gracious hospitality of the Wilmington folks.
 ELLINGTON
 The following town officers were elected on Monday: Town clerk, Mar 1 shall B. Charter, r; town treasurer, Marshall E. Charter, r; selectmen, Henry Felber, r; Raymond G. Willis, r; Daniel H. Curtis, d; assessor, Cur tis A. Spencer, r; constables, Eugene l.. Avery, r; Thomas Dolan, r; Will liam H. Moore, r; Linwood R. Camp bell, r; Trestram F. Willing, d; Fred erick Reed, d; Alfred R. Charter, d; grand jurors, Martin D. Thompson, r; Frederick H. Jewell, r; Carlton Buck litter, r; Everett M Griffin, d; John McKentrie, d; Jonas A. Kelly, d; tOard of relief, Stephen I. JOhnsOn r; auditors, Martin E. Thompson, r; Edwin B. Kibbe, d; collector of taxes, Clark l.. Metcalf, r; registrars of voters, R. Allen White, r; William H. Hetzler, d; school committee, Arthur w. Carter, r; Fife Dunbar Clark, r; Ida Kibbe Hyde, d; library directors, Erwin S. Miller, r; John McKentrie, d.
 Crystal Lake
 Daniel Cummings of Norwich is wis iting at Philo Kibbe's
 MT. and Mrs. l.. M. Warner of l Washington, D. C., were recent callers in the place.
 Mrs. Olin Clark and daughter, May of Bellingham, Mass, are spending a week with Mrs. Ella Willis.
 MT. and Mrs. Wilton F. Dimock re- turned last Saturday evening from their wedding trip. Upon their arri- val they found large party of rela- lives and friends awaiting to congrat- ulate them and also to shower them with many useful gifts, a beautiful 1 gold band dinner set, silver ware, cut | glass water sets, aluminium ware and other articles for household use. A | tuffet lunch was served and all en- { jOyed a good time and left best wishes to this happy couple for long life of l prosperity and happiness. They will reside for the present with MT. Dim | Ock's father and mother, MT. and Mrs. P. M. DimOck, of this place.
 SOMERS
 l The East LOngmeadOw ball club de- l feated the local team Saturday after noon by a score of Il to 2.
 There will be meeting of SOmers Grange Thursday evening when the winter season commences.
 l An Airdale puppy that was found and advertised by c. M. Ellis, was killed by an automobile on Saturday.
 Miss Isabel Courtney, who teaches in South Coventry spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Courtney.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Evans and son, Charles Herbert, of South Manchester were guests Sunday of their mother, Mrs. Mary Evans.
 Miss Dorothy Spellman and Miss Emile Bugbee, students at the State Normal school, Willimantic, spent the weekend in the homes of their par ents.
 Rev. John s. Curtis went to Spring field Monday, where he read review of the late Prof. John F. Genung's s look, "The Life Indeed" before the Biblical club.
 The Ladies' Aid society commences it's winter season Friday, when Mrs. H. G. Kibbe, Mrs. w. A. Pease and Mrs. H. A. Prior will entertain the society in Piedmont hall.
 The delegates elected Sunday from the First Congregational Sunday school to attend the county Sunday school convention Wednesday at Rockville were Rev. John s. Curtis and Mrs. George A. Pease.
 Mrs. Adolphus Chapin died early Monday morning at her home on Som CTS street, from the effects of hard cold. Mrs. Chapin has been in poor health for several years, suffering from bronchitis and asthma. The funeral will be held to-day at o'clock at the home. The burial will be in the Old North cemetery in Hartford.
 The grammar school has secured as it's teacher, Miss Alice True of Dover FoxcrOft, Me. This school has beer without a regular teacher since Miss Nichols left, after teaching one day Mrs. Forest Avery has been substi tuting. Every effort has been made to retain Mrs. Avery as permanent teacher, but she feels that home du ties have a first claim on her time.
 The body of Mrs. Delina Kibbe Gas tie, widow of John Castle, was brought here, from Hampden Saturday fol burial in the North cemetery. Mrs Castle was born in Somers, seventy four years ago, and lived here practi cally all her life. After the death O her husband, several years ago, sht kept house for her brother, AlleT Kibbe of Hall Hill road, but on ac count of failing health, she went tC Hampden about year ago to make rony. She leaves several brothers ana sisters.
 At the town election on Monday three women were elected to office B. Louise Patten and Marguerite c Avery were elected to the school com mittee and B. Louise Patten and Ma bel B. Avery were elected library trus tees. About half the voters presen at the meeting were women. The fol lowing officers were elected: Assessor Louis A GOwdy,r; board of relief, Fret H.A. PeaseSr, Fred L. Woods, r, Ed mond H. Pease, d; selectmen, A1ber s. HuIburt, r, Herbert B. Thatcher, r Benjamin F. Pinney, d; town clerl and treasurer, Charles s. Fuller, r, d , agent of town deposit fund, Charles