The Press., 1922-01-12
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 The poultry men are getting an abundance of eggs that command good prices and a quick market. Mrs. Gardner, who is rather poorly, is happy to have with her Miss Cootes, a long time family friend from Glas- tonbury. Mrs. Preston has very lame right hand and arm. Mistakes must be credited to left handed writing, and friends please excuse delays or omis- sions. -..' Miss Fleta Cummings and niece, Frances, are away visiting friends and relatives for two months at least, covering the most strenous part of the winter.
 Miss Ricketts is in Boston, for a month, and Mrs. Snedicor at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Duunins, who came for few days with her schools, has returned to New York. All these active and pleasant neighbOrs are much missed in the Hilltop circle. The church services on Sunday morning were inspiring, and the fine; eloquently delivered sermon reinforc- ed the foundations of faith in the heart. The large congregation was I augmented by a hiking party of six Storrs students, who were close listen CTS, and later expressed their reverent appreciation.
 The Hans NJ. Hansen and Anthony Jacobsen family party, who in Decem- Der motored to Florida, where, in De- Land MT. Jacobsen owns home, made a pleasant trip, each in his own | roomy touring car. Friends here re ceive picture cards from them from various points of interest, Palm Beach and Miami, where they visited last week, included.
 Miss Tryon who has been for some time with her friend Mrs. Reed, re- turns this week to New Haven. It is Fhoped by all that she will repeat her visit when weather conditions and I'health conditions are more prOpitiOus and speak to the mission circles of her experiences as a missionary under the auspices of the American board in India and Morocco.
 That Governor Lakes selection of Colonel William Henry Hall to sue ceed the late esteemed Willie O. Burr, of "The Times" on the board of the Connecticut states prison directors meets the approval of papers and of people throughout the state, here where his fitness is unquestioned, his genius for acquiring and holding ready for use practical details, and his sym pathy and kindness, bigness of heart, a bright man of affairs, just now ex- ' pressed, carries the sanction of ap- preciative hOme-fOlk.
 Omissions of pleasing passing events are always unintentional, one, of the holidays, was the pretty after noon party given by Miss Mersereau to the g, young girls of her Sunday | school class and another that the i beautiful tree that adorned the church at the Christmas exercises, and by all ] beholders pronounced ideal, as a gift tree, presented by George V. Smith Esq, of Green Crest, came from his l we'll kept wood land and was selected l by Wilbert Wood, one of the, Smith l and Tlyer employees, who assisted the Scouts in placing it in posision.
 Word has been received of the death on the 9th inst at Northampton, Mass. l of former resident, Garrett LaDue at the home of Charles L. Hayden. He
 was a veteran of the Civil wan hay ing served in the 21st New York regi ment His first wife died at the Glass Factory village, where they owned 2 home for several years. MT. LaDue is survived by his widow, Mrs. Van Zandt LaDue, and five step children 1 Grace VanZandt of Northampton Mrs. Hayden Dixon and Charles Van l Zandt of Willimantic and Louis Van Zandt of Springfield. Mr. LaDue was a member of the Florence Meth odist church. The funeral, Rev. John Wriston officiating, was in charge Ot l the G. A. R. Burial was in the Bridge street cemetery, Northampton.
 South Wilmington
 1 New Bylaws have been adopted by the Sunday school.
 The workers conference of the Sun. day school held it's first meeting last Friday.
 The Women's Missionary society l will meet on Friday evening at the home of Miss Rosa o. Hall.
 Mrs. E. J. Mathews, secretary of tho Holland county w. c. T. U., attended the conference of Hartford and TOl land counties at Hartford last week Wednesday.
 Mrs. J. l.. Kaddy of Stafford Springs
 wishes to announce the engagement O.
 her daughter, Miss Vera Elizabetl
 Kaddy, to Gardiner H. Hall, son O.
 Colonel and Mrs. w. H. Hall.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge
 will be held next Saturday evening a I7.3O o'clock at Morrow. when the in
 stallation of officers and the rededi
 cation of the building will take place
 Invitations have been sent out to Fay
 cite lodge of Rockville, Ionic, of Staf
 ford Springs, WOlcott, of Stafford, ant
 Eastern Star of Willimantic.
 A surprise party was held last Fri
 day evening at the home of MT. anC
 Mrs. Carlos Gurley. The occasion be
 ing the celebration of their daughter
 18th birthday. There was a larg' gathering of friends present Man!
 games were played, after which
 luncheon was served. A very pleasan
 evening was had by all present.
 George Henderson of Mansfield Foul Couners, a man eighty-eight years O
 age, recently cut over a cord of 'spoo
 birches and drew them to The Gardin
 CT Hall, Jr., Go. mill at South Willing
 ton. MT Henderson is in excellen
 health and says he enjoyed the work
 We do not very often hear of a mar
 of this age who is able to do work O. this kind and likes it.
 The first basketball game of thu