The Washington Republican Washington County Friday June 1, 1900 Mrs. F.E. COUNCE received the sad intelligence Wednesday from her son, Lewis, of New Orleans, La., fo the death of her aged mother. The following persons went to Hanover yesterday to attend commencement exercises: G.A .BAKER, E.SHINN, Thos. ARMSTRONG, Misses Sadie SCOTT and Dollie COOKSIE. Mrs. Mattie BEGGS and children departed for their new home in Colorado, Tuesday evening, after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. J.C. GEORGE, parents of Mrs. BEGGS. Miss Enid SPRENGLE accompanied them home and will remain indefinitely. Jas. McWILLIAMS, who for some time past has been working for G. ELLINGER, at Haddam, came down from Haddam Wednesday accompanied by his wife, and their future home will be in Vermillion, where Mr. McWILLIAMS worked in a store before going to Haddam. Born to Rev. ALBRECHT and wife, Saturday, May 26, a boy. Claud INGALLS took his school to Bond's mill Tuesday whre they spent a very pleasant day. C.D. SMITH has sold his residence property to Ralph PEARSON and has moved his family to Greenleaf. Prof. Dan RICE made a successful balloon ascension and parachute leap at Greenleaf last Saturday. Clyde DOBBINS has rented the CULLIMORE building and will carry a complete stock of new and second had furniture. We forgot to mention last week that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McCRAY are the proud parents of a girl, born May 20th. The eclipse came off as advertised, on Monday morning, but the fog was so heavy that old Sol was a total eclipse most of the time. At a regular meeting of Liberal Lodge No. 468, I.O.O.F., last Saturday evening, the following officers were elected for the coming term: N.G., C.C. RETHEMEYER; V.G., R. BIRD; treasurer, Jno SPENCER; secretary, C.T. JONES. C. T. JONES was chosen as delegate and L. WHETSTINE as alternate to attend grand lodge.