The Press., 1897-11-18
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Meeting of Elisha Johnson Post, No. SC, Dept of Conn.,, Saturday evening, | 20th inst.
 Mrs- H. A. Lippitt and her grandson, '. M- Bartlett, of Norwich, were at G. E. Robhins' recently. l It Is said that Widow Edward Morrison I has purchased, and will occupy, the Solyman Taylor homestead soon.
 The funeral of the infant daughter of Geo. Fl. Snow of Stafford Springs was held at Mrs. Mary Shows yesterday af- ternoon
 Meeting of the W. R. c. this evening. The inspector Is expected to be present to perform her duties,-to make the an- nusl inspection of the corps.
 | Mrs. Marlin Knight and Augustus Miller have been dangerously Ill of late. Mrs. Knight is reported as more comfort able, while the latter Is about the house. Our obituary, with slight alteration, in The Press of the late Mrs. E. P. Taylor appears in the Windham County Tran script of the 18th ult. over the Initial "B." !" There was 6 tie vote in deciding the question for debate at the last grange meeting. Deputy John Larned, Stafford, was duly present and inspected the grange. Says The Courant "There is nothing the matter with the republican party ex- cept the Platts and Quays, their small-fry imftators, the preachers of cowardIy poli- tics and the practicers of dirty politics. Once we'll rid of these, the party would renew Its youth like an eagle.".
 Every brushful of paint applied to building is benefit to the town" said l somebody the other day. The newly painted dwelling houses, in white, of Chas. E. Nichols and Marlin Knight show that they are doing their part in helping the town in this direction. Adjourned meeting of the Baptist Ec- clesiastical Society Saturday evening, 20th inst. "I wish, said the pastor last Sunday, in giving the notice, on account of the failure of the regular annual meet ing, for want of attendance, "that every member would consider 1t duty and a sacred obligation to be present. The business affairs of the church need atten- tion as we'll as it's spiritual concerns" We noticed in the Thirty Years Ago items in the last Press that there used to be secret society in town called the "Olive Branch Lodge, No. 54." We gather from reading the list of officers given that neither the Congregationalists nor Baptists of that day stood aloof from the order. But what caused its decline and fall? say
 Years ago the Willington correspond ence of The Press was almost entirely made up of weekly reports of the ser. mons preached In the Congregational church. In our day we have never re- ported any sermon preached in either church, both of which we occasionally attend, except, perhaps, a brief reference to discourse on some special occasion. But we hear so much commendation of both the sermons last Sunday that we think they are of some public concern, and so will give & brief epitome of each Mir. Moore's text was Jonah 1: 3-"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord," 6c. The speaker was very emphatic as we'll as eloquent as he dwelt on the impossibility of fleeing from the presence of the Lord. As to the Hteralness of the account of Jonah and the whale MT. Moore was not ulra-neither for or against the modern s.hagheF criticism'' of the story. He, however, would not disparage in any way all and singular the great truths of the Bible whatever their expression. ''Jonah was asleep in the hold of the vessel, so, many Christians are asleep in these days" |" Mir. Browns discourse was founded on | Jesus act and his words which followed: "He who Is without sin among you let him cast the first stone" The preacher denounced the sin that is made attractive, that Is masked under the garb of respect ability and oondoned in ''good society,"" He considered such sin as more demoral- | izing than that that Is shown openly and so attracts public attention. The germs of sin are in all of us. People condemn sin because 1t Is against responsibility not nobility. They like the devil better than the reformer because the latter tears of the mask. The doctrine of heredity was finely analysed ;. his picture of the devil, with his horns and tails covered by nice clothes, stalking abroad at monday, was very striking and picturesque, while the illustration of the compassion and heartfelt sympathy of Jesus for the frail, tempted and fallen was touching and pa- thetic. We are told that 1t was our mis- fortune not to have been present at either service.
 South Wilmington Correspondents.
 Harry Allen, from Harvard dental col
 lege, was homo over Sunday.
 David Barrows has purchased of Chas.
 Westcott the barber trade of this place.
 There will be a special communication of Uriel Lodge. No. A, F. & A. M, Sat-
 urday evening. Work, Sd degree.
 The first meeting of the Literary So.
 ciety was held in the hall Tuesday even.
 ing. A fine musical program was given,
 and some readings and recitations.
 Two of our young men of the village
 have 8 new and novel place for killing
 rats. It has proven a great success, and
 about forty have been killed there within
 the past week.
 McCarter's Variety Go. gave an enter.
 tainment in the hall Monday evening to 6 good audience. The entertainment was
 first-class in every respect, and deserved better house.
 There was a candy pulling party al
 Miss Stella Chaffee's last Saturday night , 4 small number was present, and goot time was had. Games, molasses candy
 and popcorn were indulged in up to 6 late hour. ..c , The following committee was choser
 by the Sunday school last Sunday tc