The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-03-03
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week 10 Springfield, Mass.
Poor Uncle Sam; his receipts at pres
emf are only one million dollars day
Mrs. Della A. Ryder recently lost
valuable COW. DR.. Burgess had treate,
1t for Inflammation of the bowels.
i The stormy March led in her lamb, bu
that old lion, bold, crouching somewhere
near at hand, soon drove her to the fold
/ We are in receipt of public document.
BY the hand OF Senator Hawley; the sam
as sent by Congressman Henry not lonl
ago.
A. s. Roswell is preparing to give exhi
billions in the vicinity by the aid Of a new
Edison graphophone along with his stere
optican.
When March Is dry and April wet, the,
all life's moods portray; for rain anC
sunshine both combine to bring forth
flowers in May.
Mrs. j. B. Carpenter is quite an adept
In the missing wOrd'' puzzle business
She recently won fine watch and chair
from publishing firm.
If you don't believe this Is maple sugar
weather look at the trees and see the
tears dropping from every twig broker
by the recent ice storm.
Newman s. Marcy is now living in the
family of his niece, Mrs. Otis Russ, al
Chaplin, and writes friends here that he
is well and very comfortably situated.
Speaking Of ''Pub Docs" sent to con.
stituents from time to time by members
of congress, mostly agricultural reports,
they really contain a great deal of useful
| information. Too many are in the habit
of casting them aside as mere rubbish.
Begin to read them now, and see what a
fund of valuable information presents 1t.
self.
Rev. s. w. Clark preached in the Bap.
list church in the forenoon, and took
part in the services at the Congregational
church in the afternoon last Sunday. He
has fine voice, and has sung solos at
meetings of the American board of mis-
siOns, w. q. T. U. conventions, and at
other notable gatherings. He favored
the local Y. P. s. G. E. with solo Sun.
SlBJ6I
and nephew, missionaries in Bulgaria.
The following appeared in a neighbor-
ing paper last week:
Fred Clark, who Is working for Elliott
Brown Of West Wilmington, was brought
| before Justice David A. Brown last Mon
day, upon the complaint of Grand Juror
Bracket. The charges were that Clark
was Intoxicated and created quite a dis.
turbance at John Himmelar's laundry.
He was fined 81 and costs, the whole
amounting to $15. The amount was paid
by Elliott Brown.
Tomorrow evening, Friday, March
4th, in the Baptist church parlors, there
will be an inauguration social sociable. >
There will be the usual ten-cent supper
served by the ladies', dialog written by
one of them, "entitled How the Wed.
ding Came About" the characters being
taken by Mrs. A. FL. Eldridge, Miss Bron.
son, Mrs. Jas. Carpenter, Miss Dimock
Geo. A. Cosgrove. Mrs. F. w. Pratt
| will give reading, while a competitive
U. s. history exeI else will add interest to
the occasion. Music, games, &C., will
fill out the evening. A general invitation
| Is extended.
(From another correspondent.)
5. H. Mattensen has been confined to
the house for some days by sickness.
Robert E. Hull, formerly OF Willing
ton, who has been at the Backus hospita
in Norwich for the past ten weeks fol
treatment of appendicitis, has nearly re-
covered, and was removed to the home
of his parents, No. 81 Division street
Norwich, last week Thursday. He speaks
in highest terms Of praise for the kind
| care and attention received at the hos
pital.
South Wilmington Correspondence.
Miss Lena Korper, woo has been quite
sick, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Fanny Southwick spent Sunday
with friends In Putnam.
w. H. Bracket and wife have beer
visiting relatives In WIIlimantic.
Miss Alice johnson of Mansfield Hol
low visited friends in town Monday.
There will be stated communication
Of Uriel Lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M, Sat.
urday evening.
School in this district will close Friday
for a vacation of three weeks. Miss
Hopkins will spend the vacation at hel
home in Plainfield.
Preparations are being made for an en-.
tertainment by the Loyal Legion band tc
be given In the hall soon. Particulars
will be given next week.
At the next meeting of the literary so.
ciety, to be held Tuesday evening, there
will be no debate. The program will be
wholly musical, with humorous readings
etc. There has been some talk of having
a mock trial at some future meeting.
Much interest is shown.
Henry G. Gurley has gone out of the
milk business. He has sold two of his
COWS to Henry Woodward of Ashford,
and two to Ben Labonty of Stafford. The
| company have taken his route. They
will have new milk wagon soon. George
| Worden will have charge of the business.
Mr.. Gurfey will be much missed by his
| old customers.