The Press., 1894-06-28
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 Rain is ardently desired in this vicin- | ity. There have been recent showers all 1 around us, however, so, loving our neigh bors as we do ourselves, we are consoled. -J. B. Carpenter took the cake fol early and big strawberries.
 A. J. Sparks, of New York, has been visiting his father, Joseph Sparks. Some boys, with mischief or malice in their hearts, raised cain in l.. D. Ide's garden the other night. They settled. Jack Lord has rented the old county house in the Glassfactory village, Frank Woodworth having moved into the Hyde house near by.
 Mrs. J. w Pratt is suffering relapse again. Communion at the Baptist church next Sunday. Covenant meeting imme- diately after morning service.
 -E. B. Taylor has added @ new ell pairs are in progress.
 There will be a light crop of grass hereabouts. But the farmers must live all the same, while getting the same price for their butter and so forth.
 Sanford Taylor, of Wapole, Mass, is visiting his brother, Solyman Taylor. The railroad passenger and freight l station of the New London Northern branch of the Central Vermont railroad here was totally destroyed by fire May | 18th, last. Not a single move has yet been made towards rebuilding, and patrons of this road in Wilmington, Holland ant Ashford, as well as visitors from abroad have been patiently waiting on the sweet will of this powerful corporation up to this present for some temporary structure at least, for their accommodation. The magnates at St. Albans are doubtless aware of "An Act Relating to Railroad Stations," hitting just this case, passed al the last session of our legislature It vii be seen by reference to this new statute that our railroad commissioners have 2 | duty to perform in the premises. J. w. Pratt returned last week from l Neither absent nor tardy last term al the center school: Martha Lyon, Rhods Lyon.
 l It has been deemed inexpedient tC carry out the clam bake program under the auspices of the G. A. R. post and tht w. R. Corps on the Fourth, as given fl last weeks Press. Sickness in the fami lies of some of the comrades, engage ments elsewhere, and the onerous duties that would fall on the shoulders of the ladies of the W. k. c. in getting up tht dinner, probably on a very hot day, are among the reasons for pOstponement Later on something of the kind will hap pen.
 At the annual school meeting of dis trict No. 1, Ed. Eldridge, c. H. Davis and J. G. Ryder were eleotod committed | The joint school board made the fol. lowing appropriations, Moose Meadow and Village Hill being provisional: No. $2O0; No. 3, $200; No. 3, $160; No. 4 $160; No. 5, $16O; No. 6, $1S5; No. 7 $16O; No. 8, $21O; No. 9, $272. | Names of scholars In Glassfactory district neither absent nor tardy during the term which closed last Friday: Mabe Clark, Esther DeWolf, Oscar Hemmeler Eddie DeWolf, Linneaus Nichols, Clar ence Richardson, Fred Woodwork, Franl Woodwork, Lloyd Burdick, Ernest Bur dick. George Brackett
 Rev. c. H. Brown Is -attenda.,a on the Ashford Baptist s. $. convention at Thompson. He was at the ministers meeting at Putnam last evening. The third meeting of the North Tol land s. s. union was held in the Baptis was good, and we heard it stated that tn meeting was the best of the three. w also heard it remarked that the ladies c the Congregational and Baptist churche did themselves fine in the matter of tn ], collation. they provided. The greeting an the response by Rev. c. H. Brown an w. E. Demond, respectively, were happ 7 efforts, while the remarks of Rev. A. |,
 Mcleod on "The Effect of $. s. Atten6
 ance or Non-Attendance on After Life were pointedly and edifyingly made. Tn
 discussion which followed was instruc i've, chiefly made so by Rev. T. c. Drule.
 pastor of the Stafford Universalist churcl and Rev. Leonard Smith, pastor of th
 church at Spring Hill. The devotioni
 services, which gave a spiritual impuls to the meeting were led by $. F. Maine u Stafford Springs. The topic, "How ma
 Adults by Attendance or Non-Attendant
 at s. $. Influence Children" was treate o at length by Rev. H. P. Snow. Re
 Leonard Smith spoke effectively on u y subject, "How may General Exe1 cises
 made most Educative?" The chalk ta
 by C.P. Hodgson was well received, whi :, the closing subject, Relation of Sund'
 School to the Church." by Rev. J. I. Ba
 tholomew, pastor of the Stafford Sprin
 Methodist church, was treated in a ma
 terly manner. Among the Stafford del r. gation presgnt, besides the above name
 were Mesdames Mcleod, Gilbert Bake r. James and Lewis Mclaughlin, Charl
 Holt, c. P. Hodgson, B. c. Pinney, is Allen, Rufus Weston, Hon. E. c. Pinne
 One of the most admirable features g. this s. s. s. Union is that it helps the a
 herents of one denomination to find o o what good fellows there are in the other ]" and that, after all, they are marching u !; der one banner and following the saI ss Captain. A capacious barge brought do, Id ~..A" 0...