The Press., 1888-10-11
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-Ches!nuts are somewhat plenty.

-Chestnuts are somewhat plenty.
 -Ide's water-power cider mill is now in full blast. @%s ~@ E. f[ F #
 -G. G. Dave, is employed f1 the Voice newspaper office, New York city. {. l:
 Miss Stella Potter is now employed in Haverhill, Mass.
 Mrs. L. Preston and her sister, Mrs. Hoyle, are visiting friends inSProvidence, R. I.
 Mrs. S. Taylor visited friends in Nor wjch and Willimantic last week. ..---
 John B. Whitford and his sister, Mrs. Lathrop Manning, made visit in Bridge port recently.
 -G. Hall & Go. have employed Mrs. Porter Noble to manage their boarding house.
 A portion of James Hoyle's upper dam was washed away by the recent rains.
 The late s. T. Preston was the only republican senator Wilmington has ever furnished this senatorial district. That was twenty seven years ago.
 -Dea. Henry G. Whitford, a long, time, esteemed resident of this town, was found dead in his bed at the house of his brother-in law, John Toplif, Cincinnati, Ohio, whither he had gone on visit, last Friday morning. He was for forty years a member of the Baptist church here, and for some twenty years its deacon. He had of late years made his home in Mansfield with the son of his third and last wife. His remains were accompanied hither by his grandson, Harry Jones, and buried in the family lot in the old graveyard last Monday. The funeral services were held at the house of Legrand Johnson, his old home, Rev. MT. Terry officiating. A large number of relatives, old friends and neigh bors, were in attendance. MT. Terry's brief but eloquent and finely fitted remarks were founded on Proverbs iv. 18-"But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the per feet day." Dea. Whitford came to this town from Rhode Island when boy, and was 85 years of age at the time of his death. Shortly before leaving for Ohio, few weeks since, while on a brief visit here, he was invited to fill his old office as deacon at communion. He was then in his usual health, and showed few indica- tions of what might be called an enfeebled old age His sudden death is attributed to heart disease.
 Rev. David Breed gave his. initiatory discourse as acting pastor of the Congre- gational church last Sunday afternoon. His text was from Jeremiah xxiii. 28, and Cor. 11:2. Mir. Breed made pleasant al- lusions to his coming as pastor, and said that he intended to preach the gospel in all plainness, keeping in the. old paths. Merely entertaining or SO called 'iberal" sermons he should not undertake to give to his people. He kindly reminded them that the relation of pastor and church was mutual. The obligations were not wholly on his side. When he preached he expect ed-to be supported by the presence of his people in Gods house The discourse was highly spoken of by members of both congregations who were present
 The above paragraph reminds us of matter which has been for some time largely engaging the speech of people," both in and out of town, namely, criminal Sabbath breaking. "Tent" or other pro- tracted meetings ought to be held here, with devoted, bright speakers, whose ob- ject shall be the enforcement of the exist ing prohibitory law against Sabbath desc cration. We haves been repeatedly re- quested to call attention to the lawless la- boring, riding and visiting frolics, trading, &c, rife on Sunday at many points in this old Puritan town. Were our Yankee faith CTS, the finest specimens of brain and brawn the world has ever seen, poor, stu pid, ignorant fools that they should re- spect and observe the Sabbath-even to attend divine service two and three times day? We have been asked to request stall hands" to come out to church Sun- days, where they will be cordially vel comed at both houses, and made to feel at home. In our humble opinion the gentle