Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 1, 1909, Page 11

“Never Saw Such a _ Us How we Forget—Age and Youth—Farming in the _ Good Old Times—Wages and Prices—What Comes aibsein of Discontent—The Present is Better Than the Past. Spring”—Well —_— (Written specially for The Bulletin.) Mv old father, who livea to see ninety-five vears and preservad all his mental faculties unimpaired up to within a few weeks of his death, used to laugh over the way many people alked about the past and the present. me neighbor would come in whimp- ering about the weather. “Never saw such a spring; when it doesn’t rariln, : the zhe wind blows 80 you can’t work ground is cold and sour: why, I planted my early potatoes yesterda; they’ll probably rot in the ground, and so on and on. ‘When the sore-heads had departed, the old gentleman would get out his weather-book and say: “Let' s see whether this is a worse spring than usual.” Generally he'd find that there had been one quite as cold and sour But we all menaged to get our seed in and our within less than five years. crops out, just the same, Once we had a stinging hard frost the very last of May.. It killed some thin and damaged a lot more. One of the Jeramiahs dropped in to bewail his hard Juck. “What 're things comin’ t0?” he wanted to know. “Why, there was ice on the tub over to my barn. Never heard of such a freeze so late” he declared. The governor had been looking at his weather-book only a minute before and was “loaded for tear.” “Oh, yes, you have.” he retort- ed, and opened his diary. There it was ~et down with full detail how, the very vear before, ice Hhalf-inch <nick had inade on still water the 3d of June. Jeremiah looked sheepizh. “B'gum, that's so: remember it, now: I'd clean forgotten it though.” le seems to be a rule in rural com- munities, if not elsewhere, to make the worst of things. The present 1s always made out a little worse than the past, Listen to much of the com- mon talk and you'd suppose that the golfen age was gone by, that it exist- od farty op fiftw yéars age: that farme ing was degenerating: that all pro- duce-prices were going down and all goods-prices going up: that the pro-- pects were getting steadily gloomier that we were all going to the dogs, and that there was no help for us. Oh, besh! We're getting clder and the autumn of life, like the fall of the vear, has.grayer skies than the spring- time’'s, But, taking things “by and Jarge,” and considering the country as a whole and all the farmers in it, the farmer, like everybody else, is better off than he ever was, and is getting farther ahead all the time. Of course, my old legs and back aren't as good #s they once were; but I notice that twenty-year-old Tom Latham can hunt or fish all day, and go to a dangé a n miles away for the night,”and be on hand next morning to plow two acres. The universe doesn't time I jar my vertebrae. Nor does the whole human race skin its nose every time I trip and tumble. still nis zet the back-ache every The trouble is that we forget. We forget the hothers of our boyanod, #nd remember only ite delights. We for- et the tight boots that tortured our veong feet and remember only the prot- ty girls we danced with. We forget the long days of hard work and remem- her v the atternoons when we.went s lenie-ing. We forget the many times we fished all day long with hardly a hite, but remember as if it were yes- terday the two pounder we pulled oug ‘from the ol “Wilow-hol We fors get the blistered hands and sorely hent backs which followed a day with the seythe and the hand-rake, but re- member how much neater the fence- corners used to look. We forget the work-a-day weariness of the old es, a remembey, only the occasional al Yoy ions. Tt would be a blessed thine, ——this sifting out of mems if 1t Jed ne only to happy reminiscences, and not to utterly unjust and unwhole- some arraignfnents of the pres ent, Cnce in 2 while somethirg comes up freshen in my mind recollections of the real life of fifty years agol And ft iz astonishing 1 ¢ 1o observe how g t mueh rosiep-a tinge the present takes en after ary such recrudescence of ihe actual past. The other éay 1 read iraw rn farm paper a bit of remi- niscenc from 1 old lowa farmer. e, ton, had evidenily kent records of some sort. and- his reading of them had led him to set down a few facts for the mformation of the present gen- eration. some of you, who can remember England farm- life half a centu ago, may be inter- (sted, as T was, in the story of an Towa farm from 1 1864. He moved from lowa to St. Louis in 1854. In that city the father and elder hrother had been trying to exist on a grading job. five miles out of town, where they got cents a day and boarded themselves—Perhaps «ome of the “hired men” of 1909 may take notice of that work and wage In “the good old times”—They lived on e ‘There .were MceGregor and we hal teams only were in use at the ti we drew all our grain by ox t 2 was under the wegon, rain or snow, apd we ot pienty There were McGry done cut a terda of both. threshingemachines, 0 no wagon roai'hl’? Our grozeries we in Dubuque, 1 only other soul within twen sprang up our R by hand compare prices our wheat for from 35 bushel: our hogs for from $2 to $2.20 | the 1, per hundred, dressed. 1 worked married, vounger and r our ha) all our grain with th on he Kept Our bread and potatoes. Flour was $11 a | School barrel and potatoes five for five. cents, and “unfit for food,” at that. Even then, this was considered pretty bard sledding. so they pulled up stakes and moved 1o the Towa quote a few lines from this old Towa | vy farmer's recollections.— towns, no railroads, Lrm. 7 miles aws 5 market nearer. hotel no all reapers, Let Dow wages: us and My brother and the same farm. a month; 1 was »d-$4 a month. We with the s cradle Wheat 35 cents a bushel! v's paper Eight farmers who, holding their wheat ag: $1.26 a bushel, expecting to zet $1.50. dolla married man! Kansas $2.50 whe a in their crov. my neighter pelled and f steam old s no satisfaction to p clared that he and have to go to the poor-house, if present “outrageous people” continued. light him if he could go back te the “fine old times” of 1854 selling at St, Louis for $11 a barrel! wiih lint as 1 had been content engine. been contented cythe we mowing machines. been content to go all his horse-back we should have al ilroads. with Records. Show | v Now let me me and | eam to oy no work “being We seld the Windham county conference whi mei at Scotland on Tuesday. 2 i visiting L Wil Springtield Edward A. Bowen arrived in town Saturday for the summer. ¢ " moosuP. Pupil's Death Results f Taftville Purchasers. ' Mr. and Mrs. Felix Tavenese, died on ne=d, morning from acute Bright's discase, cansed by an attack of searlét fevéx last winter. She was a pupil in room 3 of the primary school building and a favorite with teacher and schoolmates. The meral was held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. Owing to the ure of e disease it private. Miss Amy Tillinghast, he teacher, and pupils of room 3 sent a wreath of beautiful flowers, Potvin-Valliant Wedding... A. Potvin, Jr.. and Miss Yvonne Val- liant were married at Al Hallows' church Monday morning, Rev. J. H. k officiating. The fathers of e and groom. acted as wit- Mr, and Mrs. Potvin, after a nesses Being | short wedding trip. will return to Moosup and commence housekeping on_Church. street. ¢ he and | yoseph Lapomte, who, for nearly twb vears has had a barber shop in Salis- bury's bloek, has sold out to Edward My yes- | Ryan. _told of some fowa| Rey, R. 'S Cushman, pastor of the in this year 1909, were | yethodist church in Daniel nst offers of for a the a month wages ast summer were to get The other day ad just beer con his family the de robbing of How 1t wouid when it was | don't want to be understood as preaching a doctrine of self-satis content Saints ferbid! cortented te use a horn spoon, like h ancestors, he neyer would have orig nated the iron Every time I use glad he wasnt willing to stick to horn fied ar things as they If Tubal Gain bad r and steel industr, my jack-knife I'm ool Watt mate I offering in vain, for laboy one of to turn his moiher's mangie he wouldn't have invented the | n, occu- p church eler, the pied the pulpit of the Moo, last Sunday.~Revv. Mr. W pastor. not being able al duties. He expects to leave in a few days for ton, where he hopes after a few weeks of absolute rest to be able to take up his work. Sold to Taftville Purchasers. sell EEill s sold the large farm in the norfh part of the town. known of the Alexander Hill place, to pur- chasers from Taftville, who have al- ready taken possession. Mr. and Mrs. Hill will go to Central Village to live with their daughter, Mrs. Frank C. Tillinghast. 5 215 Telephones in All iner, manager®of the local Exchange, s during the veral new tele- of 215 in the PR yhone J Teleg past few davs put in’ se phones, making a total ion. Plainfield nze worked a class of 20 Tuesday evening, 12 going from Moosup. After the work a collation wi ved. M J. 3L _Andrews has returned from Providence and opened her house If al' the farmers had | ! to keep on using the | for the summer. » should have had no Some of the outside boarding con- If every one had | nected with the wooden bridge west of me bridle-paths, d no highway disconten things as they ong It the Moosup station has been removed, preparatory to the erection of a new iron one. Annual Maple Sugar Party.. The Franeé-American club is mak- and tl\*l‘('l‘fllinnlin" to have them bet- ing arrangements to Choer Bl R gewerts ter, which nulls :‘y\" world maple sugar part This season it-will forward and unw reeling zig- | g 0 3 Withests grove. oS A L S S i of &| "\fis« Harriett Brown, who has been really golden ¥ uture Hving in the family of Joseph Gill, has Let's be thankfu! for all the discon- tent there is,—so long as it acts as a spur to achievement and enlargenient, not a chor Iy bette prog vigor 2els feehl ter pe the f pitiful congenital Doc which determine sickne; s a stubborn, back-hola nired in a mudidy past. -’ content which fronts ahead and br than tod s and i is the « > discon ly snivels about de st and whispe uture, as any or tors tell thing as “self-induced” sickness. do they ow shall that i » mainspring .‘,”“"‘,,‘._"‘:f,]';,r“"'h".““'u’f‘j Mrs. W. H. Carver is visiting her A en T himas. i | daushier inNorwich. Wogphndilt ) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearl and fame : fly, who have been visiting the for- | mother, left for their future form of idioey, oped. me there is such a By not mean make-believe gs, but the real thing, only that it is brought on by the patient’s own to N who w Jersey to care for a r an invalid. gone tive k= CLARK’'S CORNERS. Pearl Family Leaves for Maine—Per- } sonal ltems. home in Maine on Monday. . C. Jewett and family and Mr: at the Jewett 'cottage Ennis were over Sunday., Mr. and M Eva W . _\\'. Martin and Miss attend. u ing at Hampton Ag Jewett is conval weak or wicked will. Almost any one iy = Darrow can develop a pain in his finger by | ~ r . 2 Ry - thinking it's sore, long enough and ;h‘”l"l Mot ],"”,"l‘:,-\; o oW Bard enough. Some people say you] -°ndon Moncay evening. can abolish an tual pain by just To Work in New Haven. thinking 1t doesn’t e However Fielder Neff left Monday =znd will be rhat mayv be, It is reasonably sure that | employed in New aven for Bert O. a part of the color of the world is due s, a fruit grower. to the eyes which look at it. And it Mis Emma Willlams rned to is always brighter to the ey ef -hope | Willlmantic Monday after visiting Mre. than to the eyes of regret; alwa Allen Jewe sunnier to those the sun-rising tk who face the east and an to those who saaly Mrs. Alf Neff was in last week 1O visit her mother, Mt. Hope peer into an eternal sunset. Mrs. H, H. Converse and child of R | Bastford were recent guests of Mrs. The present is better than the past: | M._I11. Nei. this new-born May is better than| Miss Viola F. Jewett has been visit spattery April 909 is better than |ing in Willimantiz 1809: the twentieth, century is better | Many fishermen have been seen ahont than the tenth century: today is better | town this week, but have had no geoa than y rday and tomorrow, thank |strings with which to return. God, has in it the pron of =ome- g e thing better still. If it isn’t better.— ah, 1y stop right there and think sober- moment —if it isn't better. whose Visitation of Grangers to Little River fauit will it be? Whose but our own” What can you do to ma it better? Grange. Bless vou, dear heart, how can T tell? S g A 5 But ther an old English saying |, A B Roberts wax in Willimantic which, in its quaint spelling may sue- | Tuesday. E gest a thought to-you: “Doe ye nexte Little River grange held a meeting thy ngge.” oril 24, ors from Poma THE FARMER. n and Putnam were pros- LETTERS FROM TWO STATES. WINDHAN COUNTY. : DAYVILLE. @mests and Travelers—Funeral—Per- oonal Briefs. Mre. Oswald Street & spending a few weeks in New York with her daughter. Misses May and Florance Barnes of Ashton, R. 1., recently visited Dr. Gieorge Barnes and wife. mrs. Warren Potter, who has been the guest of Mrs, C. A, Russell, left on Monday for New Rochelle, N . Mixs Jennie Berrmean is ill. Cruge, an old resident of the village was buricd on Tuesday. His aged sister, Miss Cruse of Phil- adeiphiag Pg., came on attend the funeral. Hlie neighborg will miss him very much. He is survived by his wif and adopted daughter. Frank W. Bennett wasjat East G- tonbury this week. H Bidwell was in Norwich on Tuesday. Mr. and Mre. F. J. Sayles and Mr. of F. and Mre. Guild were guests ‘ Provi- Sayles on Buday, coming from dence in fheir touring car. Miss Vinie Shaw went ant iz on Sunday with friends Miss Clara Stok load - the Christian Endeavor iueeting on Tues- day evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. trieg spent Sun- dsy with relatives in Hanover, HOWARD VALLEY. w0 ]ilwk;;la in Foster, R. I, on busiuese. G. Bates of Willimantie was a caller at the Hawkes homstead Sunday. in Hall. 3 are building the grade/l gty weddi iversary occurred o sed for church exxpenscs. L. H. Hawkes and Mrs. I. §. Hnwkesf idzés for the N Y., N. H. @ | phur du{:(.“.'\‘;g-rillmm e Mr. and Mrs, 1“I\I'{ r Church and were gueste of B. R, BEriggs In Moosup Fazra . May. assistant postma i Herbert . Thompson went u m Chavlin, re nt vis- Sunduy. had a slroke of paralgsis I Phitlips has several cars | Bridgeport and New York last week ss C. N. Turne Austin Sh of Puwtacket was in | morning erd dled Mondiy morning. | Vith cordwos Friday. will be a communion zervice town on b List week: iMr, M was € s of age and had e bathren ang dith | Mrs. V. Lamberives of New York | at the chu Sunday morning. i s bty Sk b i wwi, He lo Cwis of Norwich have Zuests | speng diays recently with her| The choir has some new anthem to the T 118 L fureral was hed Th of Miss EHa Lat 5 parents, Mr. and Mrs. William ‘Wag- Revearsals ~ wre held iriday Biward af day with burial in Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliam Downing of | ner. ngs. 5 e old b [ Priefl stay. Wood - Fhoenixville were guests of Mrs, L. Rev. G. . Coviant lcd the vesper scrvice Frank andg Miss Julia Me are at the home or H. Humes for a few days. | ™ Harriet . Lewis has been | 4 spending a week in Xew York eity. i — - Dexter Elliott is moving his family = into the Hostord house on West WILSONVILLZ. -+ Hirk bewan work in Pui- | Weather Too Cold for Spring Planting | on Mond: —Merton Chiids Moves to. North he church bell tolled at 4 o'clock | QOxford. | Saturday for Gov. Lilley e Mrs. Lydia. Hascall was the guest| Mps. Harry Creamer of Holden of Mrs. George E. Dresser over Sun- | Ngags.. visited a few days the past weel 3 : : with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Irving | M . Fred Card are moving | Adams. | to School street, Putnam M. akid . Baker were at I, Mrs. Fred Broughton returned Sat-|3fr jennings' Thursday. {urday from a visit to her home in lowa. Mrs. S. B, Upham and Miss Sophia The unnual church meeping of the | Stone were out of town visitors Thurs - stional church was held in the | gay., purior L! lay afternoon, 3. 8. Upham and Irving Adams were Julia Shaw visiting her ;4 Worcester Wednesda THOMPSON. Annual Church Meeting—Picture Pre- sented to Public Library—Engrav- ing of Senate in 1330. John Fitts has a ring the roads fumes and - Fred Litchfie the roads. with a new 3 itts has begn engaged by Les ter Burnham to rin the Congdon fari:, for the latter the coming year Miss Maude Fitts & of Willimantic spent Sanday with sher rents in town. | Tde Chandler of Mansfield was in | town Saturday and Sunc the ts, Mr. T Scotland was in nry Kenyon Mr. Upham i of Putnam. | pought, him a new hors been ill for! Aerton Childs, who lately sold his | seves : farm, has moved with his family to I A la ture has been hung | North Oxford and will work for Chaf- !'n the room of the pub- | fee Bros. Hé library rec . It was oresented Eddie Kiely of Boston was a visito lh_\ Mrs. Lydia Hascall and is a copy |5t his grandmother’s the past wee ,nr an engraving of the United States Some of the farmers have begun senate in 1850, ; their spring work, but it has been al- Tucius Fuller of Putnam and Mrs | most too cold for - much plantia Porter of Ha were in town on _— ! Tuesday. Akt RAWSON. | WQODSTOCK. - steam mili is to start . ‘5 Jamptor hiil. Ezra C. May Dies from Stroke of illins has the contraet for | Paralysis—Senior Class Neld Socia %he stock. Womans auxiiary met at Ower- r T. F. Foley & Co. of By who C. Stocking on Thursday. to tuke up his | AR ~ oy st diniy v‘ ,"‘ 4 Frank H. &nxgm audry were in Canterbi - rel- bday aiténding the funeral o ~ Mrs. rom * A Simmons house on Main street, recent- Scariet Fever—S8ale of Hill Place to | |y vacated by the Misses Burke. her, the 7 year old daughter of | day (Saturday). ‘which was given under the direction { his sudden geath. : if owlton, who 1 K. i, Wrights." ASHFO.L. “The body of Hannah formerly a resident of this place, was brought | here for burial on Wednesday. Prank Benrett was in Hampton one day recently. 3 Fverything is very backward, and but little farm work has been done in this vicinity: - TOLLAND COUNTY. SOUTH COVENTRY. - st 24 Silver Medal tn W. C. T. U. Contest. Goes to Miss Mettie Cour—Carrier Pigeon Found. Emma Ames. 2 € 3 05g Ervin® Whitehead has veturned Monson, Mass.. where she has isiting relatives. ” Mrs. Elizabeth Rouse, who has been suffering with paralysis, is better. i hz Eloert Couchane ig moving to from peen “Phe Jewett Citys and Centrals will play hall on the Daggett grounds to- A carload of local people went to ¢ _evening to sce the play Several local young people took leading parts in the play, of Prof, De Guchard of Providence for the benefit of the Civic ciub. Mrs. Warren Hopkins is suflering with a misplacéd bone in her wrist. Mi Rpse Seguin was in Cant bury Wednesday to sing at the fune of Mrs. Ames. niel of Boston are Kennedy's. Mr, and Mrs. Edward Smith of Lendon spent Surday at Bse: Smith - Middie Verrier has moved to Dan- felson, where he has an insurance of- fice. Mrs. Theddore Hammett of Daniel- son visited Miss Phebe Barber Satur- vay. 5 f M Helen Mathewson has heen for a few days. At Backus Hospital. Under the auspices of the W. <. T, 1. a Demarest silver medal speaking cantest was held iy the Congregation- al church Wednesday evening. The medal was won by Nettie Cour, whose recitution was Little Child Shall Lgad "Them. The other contestants, all plpils of the grammar grade. Dis- triot N 1, were Margaret Wellwood, Kena Flaherty, Florence Harmon, Eliz- tabeth Kingsbury, Dorothy - Colman, luach of the five received a silver pin or badge as a ward of merit. The Jjudges were Curtis Dean, Miss Fanny Rose.and Miss Julia White. In addi- tion to the speaking there was music cene and son Walte iting at Mrs. David Duncau McDonald went to Backus| . the Pipin-Fitch-Smith orchestra, hospital, Norwich, Monday to” have a| yccal solos by Miss Albertin and Mrs. surgical operatic He will be gonel ynn Ledoyt 1l =inging of America about three weel S and Make the Map All White by the Napoleon — Beaud has | reiurned | ygience, Mre. L. A. Mason, president from Providence, wl » he has been of the local W, s ¥ 8 slath U., gave an ex- the guest of relativ planation. of the Demarest medal con- l “\l“!:\:“::fi:e\ Lk‘-s&“r ;»(( "ir:;\vg"*““’ tests. At the close of the entertain- Miss Mary Shinners of Danielson [:unt ‘. ‘n‘wam. ,“"d (nk-' “,”t o P i Bundet at Eer howe 1o P, nl unusually large number were pres. Mre Calvin L. Rawson of Norwich| "™ ; : has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs, Carrier Pigeon S. A. 43,152. Eilen T Willie and Everest Wilson found & r pigeon bearing the number S, 43152, near Tracy's,lower mill on Wednesday evening, After feeding and Mrs, fem inju from a w Harrington-Smith Marriage. caring for the tired bird it was re- Frank Harrington and Miss, Mary| o d Nl were married at Al Hallows' > E A church Monday morning. Af a Louise Cogswell aund Miss breakfast at the home of the bride’s e Scott of Hartford have bpeen M ssec Smith, oir ting Miss Hannah Potter. left for a trip to They will reside rents, Mr. and as Heights. the ston and Maine. for the present at the Smith home. Mrs. Arnold Fenner Providence was a Saturday_ visitor here. Mrs. Cosmer Younz of Daniclson who has spent the winter in. Florida, visited friznds here Saturday Mrs, James Hall of Da been the guest of Mrs. also Mr. and Mrs, James tleboro, M m entertained the Mrs. John sl 5 associaton Thursday nissiors dic alternoon. Bungalow for J. L. Way—C. D. Way Entertains V:sitors—Local Mention. after- The L. A. nocn with N was dnesday te. ‘hers’ meeting at afternoon. F, of Pennsvivania « \ pulpit here last Sunday of Hartford is having a farm here. a her sister, Mrs. Bert Cook. The Centrals defeated the FPee-Wees of Wauregan 2 at their last game. Shook Hands With President. bungalow erected on his A st has return A. H. Post recently purcha A. H. S 2 sed a from Was .. wher, she nas | naw horse. e Leen spending a week. While there she | "N, Hills bought a colt in Man- and stood ore g to shake hands attended a recept Four and a half wait P chester Monday. Miss Mary Ellis is spending the week with President and. Mrs. William H.| i, Buckingham with Mrs, O, E. Bal- Taft, considermg the time well spent. | jey. ‘Deborah Avery chapter of Mrs. Julius Hilis returned iast weex of the American Revolution from v in Providence. husiness meeting S Iny 3olles and Mrs, Bolles of With the regent, Mrs. SRt Bindas atlesrioar The body of Charle a well b B Sintey, sl setpen 8% ) known colored m: was br here A representative of the O. U. A. W, from Danielson fc He was|as in town Wednes, with a view working in Danielzon at the time of| i¢ yetting new members for the order. E. W. Buell has moved from the Hor- Mrs. William Joiett has returned| ¢on p) to his old home which he has from sanitarium_in Rutland, Mass. | racently pure a where < been spending severa Ex-G : Visit weeks. She is much better. KEAOVREINAN -4 PR, Ex-Gov. Charles M, Rollin Jarvis of Woodruff, Berlin and Lyon of Meriden were callers at C. D. Way's They came in Col. Attended Sister’s Wedding Mr Mrs. Thomas Kennedy has been in Moosup this week attending the Cof- i The bride was tomobil consistinz of a na cart. governor sa shall see wd say, st and two chif® visiting Mrs. Roh- r of ¢ In talking abont W ttle, yvoke and itomobiles the 11, in ten years fiving machines go- ‘wonder what cuss ert McF Miss Mariam Chapman, litt'e ter of Supt. John L. Chapman, is Robe tearns of~Mansfield Center was a visitor here the past wes Peter and Polly Pleased. i en by the La- | ing that - ELLINGTON. _The 4;|‘|ls-rl‘='lun_u-m g b Delegates to Hartford Missionary i Alp aree S o nanCi pi | Meeting — Representative Peck At- ind Py very i tends Governor's Funeral—Physical z from the first tableau of babyhood Culture Class Closes Season. | to the finish,.and Peter and Polly were AT good | s they on % Ahout $20 was | Hattie Thrail The commirtee I Pe n a ros s and confe wedding added to the t who had c¢h Alr Nirs, rd were 1 and < guests at Mrs. on Sunday. and family and Clarznce Sa st Hart of of Hart E rd | called at his brother’s presentative eWEOL A L. Howard Cros I ceivad many complimer r was an originai one. Arrested for Burglary. The two youths, Duffy and Farrell who are sus) d of b ing into the store of J. Kingsley in Plai fay 14, were broughi he ym Providence, wher: rested by Pz He saw the and investigating ‘n watche: five rs, two revolys fifteen pos et knives, two shavi brushes and rackages of tobacco. They were about| the funeral of Gov. George L. Lilley in 17 years of age. Waterbury on Saturda 7 A uR T T The . class culture has { ;& . finished f H WARRENVILLE. Charles Berr ned to New e PR . | York, where hs is employed as ehauf- | spring Notes in the Village—Big| four.’ © ' PRRIOYEH Ry Sy i Flocks of Geese Fly North. R | and Miss Ruth Case BOLTON. E k the guesis of Mr. and N 13 e of Grasvenordite, | Dsath of Mirs. John Vaughn—Clergy- Mrs. Ellen D. Mathewson has return- man Buys Farm. ed to her home in this vil fter spending the winier with ugh- "he many friends of Mrs. John . Arod Ormsby of No~th Gros- r> grieved to learn of her at her home in Hartford Sun- t H. who has been Mrs, Vaughn had resided in is much imy I'olton ahout a dozen years until last Burton went fishing last | Cctober when she moved with her fam- and eaught ten handsome trout.| /!y to Hartford. She #& survived by 1so caught some biz one son. two daughters, d three brothers, one be- <8 Of wild geese flew ane of Gilead. lover this village Sunday, the 1Sth of | Perry has purghased the { 4 | irner place in Hllington. | H. Wright was at| Annie Hebenstreit has return- i k. | n Boston, where she has been | Stephen and family saw | visitis i > deer near his home on Monday Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Der Clock of last week. of Passaic, J., have Leen visiting Milton L. Durkeeé™ and Albert relatives in town. | Louks, fiutelsts, assisted in the mn Edith Howell is in South Man- at the stist church Sunday. at j ch A Bible ool, and at the '] | Charles Carpenter is =pending deavor meeting in,the evening. ! Received Highest Number of Votes. e time in ) M. oroton. Arthur Bidwell has moved hig { into the ho " Miss Edith N. Platt recelved the larg- | |:f:.'|s..'::l ('L.-"T:nnk".:w“ g est number of votes in the penman- Westfield, M ship contest at the village school Fri-| s » Loomi 3 day, April Mesrs Fic ! A, H. Pgk's, recently. Mrs. Horace Kibbe of Meriden is staying with Mrs. J. M/ Talcott Mrs. Wililam Piper and two children of Worc r, who have 1 i Albert Pinne; cs, returned home. nes, Mrs, Ttalcott, Miss Kim- ball Mr. Loveland, Mr. War John ompson and Mr ble were dele- < at the missionary ing In tford on Tuesday. regular meeting of the grange was held on Wednesday evening. The next one will be the anniversary. Representative A. H. Peck attended 1s and Tyler of Hariford ted the local brooks trouting last GURLEYVILLE. week. State Policeman M. Loyks return- | Clam Chowder Supper Nets Nearly $10 ed to his Tuesday. E P Endeavor Sunday evening w The Chri. meeting 1 ng his daugh- iy Witidham. G. W. LeVeliey i S, Y ducted helpfully by Mrs. G. C. Chap- Mr. and Mrs, Eln Simonds, from pell. Topic, African Missionary He- Willimantic were Gurléyville visitors Wednesday. Edith W, Platt received the A clam chowder supper was served Wednesday ning the conference room by the Ladies’ Social and Benev- olent society of the M. E. church. rly $10 was cleared, which will be number of votes for her arith- © examination paper at the vilage school April Mr., and Mrs, W. H. Platt's twenty- Chappell was out of town over Sunday, Mr. evening ga The s Miss Cecil Smith, Miss L. Mager. #. H._ Forbush, Edna Jackson and W, I. Smith. 5. were A. G. Brun- J. A. Gamble, Miss -Attended Hampton Meeting. Those who attended Quinebaug Po- mona, No. 64, as its meetihg in Hamy. ton on Saturday, April 24, were Prof. C. A, Wheeler, lecturer, of Pomon Prof. and_Mrs. John M. Trueman, l. D. Hufr, E. B. Fitts. Joseph H. Pler- pont, Mr. and Mrs, H. D. Edmond, H. L. Garrigus, Clinton J. Gra: t and A, J. Brundage, On account of the failure of a member on the programme, Mr. Brundage ;ocltr&. “Run, You Coyote, Run! Run Over by lce Wagon.‘ On Saturday little Russell Garrigus fell heside a heavy wagon loaded with ice, The front wheel went over his arm and legs *and grazed the side of his head: but only brnises resulted, 'frnm which he s rapidly improving. German Club. Prof_and Mrs. Johw M. Trueman arq starting a German club to meect at their home on Wednesday evenings. Broke Both Bones in Arkle. On Tuesday morning George B. Treadwell in a friendly wrestle fell (o the dairy floor breaking both honese just below the ankle joint. He was attended by doctors from Willimantie, Rudclf Sussman has gone to Sharon, Mass, for a week. COVENTR). Spring Changes in Farm Owners and Tenants—Church Meeting—Person- als. Laurtnee Sherman, who has been spending the winter with his sisters in New York and his brother in Hart- ford, returned home Monday, April 19, much improved in heaith. Mr. and Mrs, Irvin Botham and Florence Dean spent Sunday in South Coventry. There s a dance at Highland hall, North Coventry, Friday evening. Homer Wood and a friend from South Coventry were in Manstield De. pot Sunday. Mrs. Mary Dimock Willimantie has been spending a few days with rclatives at Mansfield Depot. frvin Botham will move to the house vacated by Bernard Thompson AMrs, Perey Smith and children, who have been spending several weeks with relatives at Mansfield Depot, have re- turned to Palmer. Mrs. Korner of Coventry is in a pri- vate hospital In Willimantic for treat. ment, Bernard his !mn,i) into the Dunham house, which lie purchased some time ago. Mrs. Sarah Richmond is ill with the grip at the home of Mrs. W. Robbins in North Coventry. Julian Beville of Willimantic w the guest of Miss Maude Brigham April 19. Albert New a cow that calves last week David Snow and daughter were in South Conevtry Sunday, Herbert Williams has gone to Can- terbury to commence work on a large contract he taken there. Frank Masson has left the railroad and will improve his farm this season. J. D. Thompson, Jr., and Earl Green have hired to work for Mr. St. Peter, the new section bosg on the railroad Therqg was a church meeting Friday evening. Thompson hag moved +I1 of North Coventry has ve birth to twin heifer WILLINGTON. Memorial Service for Governor Lilley —General News. Some of the hidden springs to light in grading the state ro: st summer are now making a quality of mud that the automobiles find discour- uging. The worst place can be avoid- ed by a short round-about run. For all the mild winter the season is much later than usual, very little ploughing having been done yet. There is a rumor that work on the state road in the east part of the town is to be resumed at an early date At 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon an {mpressive memoria] service was held for Governor Lil The meeting was to have been held at the foot of the hilitop flag. which was at halfmast, but on the account of the strong wind the company assembled in the Congre tional chapel nearby, - The Rev. Aus tin Gardner conducted the gervice, Rev, Mr. Dargow of the Baptis church reading the Scripture, Two selections were sung and Rev. Mr, Darrow offered the closing prayer The bell of the Congregational church was tolled, Miss Dunning returned from York on Friday. Mrs. visit a Mrs aturday, ing as returning the Edward C. ( with Hang M. Hansen's, Jr.,, team/ on the trolley line at South Coventr) Miss Lilllan Mathews spent Satur- day with friends at Stafford Springs, Mrs. Agnes Heck is boarding at Scotland. A letter beautiful in expression and In handwriting frem Rev. Samuel Dun. ton Merrick says: “T am well and well cared for In the home of 1 law and daughter, Mr. and, ) Taber, Addison N. Y. Phyllis Ryder is il There are several cases children of the first district. The tople of the sermon at the 4 gregational church, Sunday, was The Great Physician. Text Mat. 8th Mr. and Mrs, Tillitson of Manches- ter spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs, Florence Essex Ryder, New went on Monday New Jersey. returned to New York - sister, Mrs, Brown, go- Willimantic with her, ame evening, is at work to with meas among the STAFFORDVILLE. George Miller Delegate to Stewards’ Meeting—Rev, Robert Williams Ac- cepts Methodist Call. Robert Taylor has resivned as Jdre er tender in the Garland mill George Miller spent Tuesday Imantic and attended the disty! stewards’ meeting in the Method =t church as a delegate from the local M oW E. church. Rev. Mr, Hoffman of Hartford will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday morning anf evening “Pastor-Elect of Methodirt Church. Rev. Robert Willlams préached excellent sermon in the Methodist chureh last Sunday morning from Mat: xxiv. Mr. Williame js a student i Wesleyan university, Middletowr., and has accepted the calt as preacher of i local Methodist church, bu® will unable to be here through the week until his summer vacation. He Wil arrive m town every Saturday and w i make as many calls as possible on his parishtoners while here over Sunde:. Rev, Mr, Williams will h in the iocal M. E. church next Sunday morn- ing and evening. Jed (he midweek Mrs. John Beoth praves meeting last Wednesgay even-