The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-08


Fred M. Preston is at his uncle, G. T.
Preston's.
Have you read the presidents message
all through?
Mrs. Belle sleight returned to New
York last week.
Miss Annie E. Dimock returned to
New York, Friday.
Mrs. George e. Robbins Is recovering
from recent attack of illness.
One sides of the roof of the center
school house has been shingled.
The election of officers will take place
at the next meeting OF the G. A. r. post,
25th inst.
We were mislnformed as TO the total
blindness Of Mrs. Lathrop Manning. Her
husband still fingers in very feeble con-
dition.
The roads in this vicinity, including
the most important and travelled one, the
U. s. mail route from the Wilmington rail-
way station, over the Hill to Westford,
was not cleared until Friday
The committee appointed by tho town
at it's fall meeting, Mrs. l.. johnson and
Mrs. G. T. Preston, to "solicit and re-
ceive funds for the improvement of the
town cemeteries" decline to serve on ac-
count of the variance between the word
ing of the warning, the vote based upon
it as filed in the town clerks office, and
the intention of many who were in the
vote, fearing future legal complications.
1t is said that quite sum of money can
be raised out Of town when 1t is clear that
the funds can be safely invested for the
sole benefit of the old t0aon burying
ground. 1t is lamentable that this COM
plication, either blunder or design, re-
tards the much-needed work.
/ Apropos to the recent snow-storm; On
the one hand, there have been lots Of In
dignant protests all over town, except,
perhaps, one locality, at the delay of the
selectmen, from SUNDAY till the following
Friday, In raising the blockade last week
of the more important roads in town
most of them sending words to the road
repairers Of the different districts to go
ahead and dig out the drifts. Many work
people were prevented from getting to
their places of employment; sick persons
we're left helpless; many suffered from
want of household supplies, and SO on.
On the other hand, it might be said that
individuals, especially those in robust
health, with teams, who use the roads a
good deal for their own private benefit,
: ought to turn out promptly In such emer-
gencies on their own accord. We are
not sure but that the better way would
be, under the present administration of
town offices, and the somewhat present
loose statute as to snow blockades, to
have it understood that no one is to get
pay for the work. If some are to get
pay, then pay all hands-let the pecuniary
reward be distributed over the different
districts.
With the leave of the editor, we pro-
pose to give in this column from time to
time the genealogy, without frills or
tucks, of some of the old families of this
town. Goats of arms and tracings back
to the nobility of England, Scotland, Ire.
land, France, Germany, etc., will be
omitted We, therefore, at the request
: of near by and distant subscribers to The
: Press, begin with the following Willing
ton branch of the Preston family:
+, L. Roger Preston, of Salem and Tp.
: sV&Sh, Mass. born in England. 1914, died
i JAZZ 90, 1855. He lived In Ipswich IN
1885 andl moved to Salem about 1859 OF
go His widow, Martha. married Mich.
: olas Holt, May 81, 1886, and soon re.
moved with him to Ardover, Mass, tax.
ing his sons, Samuel and Jacob, leaving
his son, Thomas Preston, in Salem.
IL. Samuel Preston, born in Ipswich
: Mass, about 1851, removed to Andover
t Mass, when aged about IS. He married
: May 81, 1851, Susannah Gutterson, who
Q died Dec. 80, 1910.
III. Jacob Preston, with his brothers
John and Benjamin, were in Windham
Conn.,, 1894. In that year Jacob ant
: John united with the church in Windhan
!. Village, Canada parish. Jacob married
in Andover, Mass. Sarah Wilson, June 2
: 1909, and had son.
". Benjamin, born Goth of April OF
> May, 1905. He married Deborah Holt
!. May 5, 1877; they were the ancestors o
the Wilmington Prestons. He and hi
wife died the same hour, Nov 26, 1884
5 and were buried in the same grave at vii
lington, Conn.
o V. Darius, born in Wilmington Hollow
Y 1881, died at the same place, May 80
1921. Hemarried Hannah Fisk, Nov. 10
!, 1850. She died JAN 10, 1918, aged 72
u He died at the age of 80.
~ vi. Amos Preston. born Feb. 8, 1889
a naN .So.IM L. TH,A
it tyr Taylor, Sept. 4, 1904. She was tn
q daughter of Thomas Taylor, who die,
April 5, 1916, aged So. She was borl
. Feb 8, 1889, and died Dec. z, 1860.
j. Children of Amos and Martha Taylo
" Preston: Almira;* Sylvester t., mar
g ried Fear Glaciers Selma married Or
= igen Halls Florenda, = married G. Davi
Q Williams;* Joshua, married Caroline 81
es dredge;* Harriet,* married Andrew Full
d ler;* Oliva,% married John Fuller - Lu
i cius, married Olivia Dimock*- Harrie
Young; Louisa married Chas. F. MOI
rison = Charles and Orrin II. died In In
fancy.
Children of S. t. and Fear Glazier
= Preston: Charles t., married Mary
Marsh%-Annie A. Preston; Henry s.
lg died In infancy; Helen NJ, married Rev
Theron Brown; Herbert g., marie
Charlotte Marsh; F. Wayland, marie
Clara Spellman%--Emma Dimock.
Dead
q south Wellington Correspondence.
Miss Agnes L. Stephenson of New Yor
% is visiting at Gardiner Halls
h Miss Boss of Willimantic was the guei
Of Mrs. w. H. Hall Monday and Tuesda,
n G. L. Eaton of StaffordvilIe was in tow
st Tuesday soliciting orders for nursel
stock.
Letters remaining in the post Office fl
y week ending Dec. Sd: Mrs. CaroliI
Stanton.
." Haoroo Morr,so,, 90 ,,oe ono 80 +ha b IL