The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-29
WELLINGTON.

1 and Well attended social tuesday evening.
Joseph L. Bessee of Hartford has bought
the John A. Brown place-the old David
Clark farm.
Republicans all, attend your caucus
Saturday, Oct. 1, at 2 p. M, and then
don't complain afterward.
The late Elam Eldredge willed all his
property, real and personal, to his sister,
Lucy, also constituting her executrix.
On Saturday, Oct. I, at g 80 p. M, there
is to be a special meeting of the local w.
G. T. U. at the school house in the Hol-
low.
The republican caucus for the purpose
Of nominating town officers for the COM
Ing year will be held at the town hall
Saturday, at Up. m.
The visiting members at the grange
meeting last Friday night were State Mas
ter Bowen, Quinnebaug Pomona Master
Sibley, and w D. Holman and wife.
Young Private Dimock of Hartford, of
whom mention was made in recent issue
Of The Press, has died of the sickness he
incurred in camp with the First Conn,
.. s.V.
At church meeting last Sunday the
Congregationalists chose VIM. Henry
Holt their clerk, and took under consid-
Grafton the revision of the church men,
bership list.
The Boston papers last week said that
Corporal Clarence Preston had left Porto
Rico on the Massachusetts hospital steam
er, ebay State" in company with other
convalescent members of his, sixth Mass,
regiment. If the report is true, he must
now be in or near Boston.
The special matters up for considera-
ton at the town meeting Monday next, as
| given in the warning, consolidation
OF the schools and their management, and
appointment of COMMITTEE to solicit
funds for the care of the cemeteries" in
town.
At church meeting last Sunday the
Haptists chose Mrs. G. T. Preston, Mrs.
Legrand johnson and Miss Rose o. Hall
as delegates for the church and the two
lSunday schools to attend the state con-
lvbntion at Meriden, Oct. IL, IS and 10.
ITshe pastor Is also delegate, ex-ofacio.
/ The result Of the last grange meeting
Twas to highly resolve to maintain the or
1t is contemplated. to hold
open meetings in different. parts of the
town, making the literary feature of the
order speciality. At the close of the
enthusiastic and largely attended meet
Ing, a supper. to which all the members
present contributed, was given at G. T.
Rreston's.
The democrats have nominated the fol-
lowing officers: Assessor, George A.
Rounds; board of relief, Joseph T. Ten
nant; selectman, Lucian W. Holt; town
Iclerk, Moses L. ~Dimock +; treasurer and
treasurer town deposit fund, Moses L..
Dimock; constable, Nathan D. Royce !;
registrar OF electors, Henry o. Sparks !;
auditor, Henry o. Sparks; grand jurors,
Frank Nj. Mason, Herbert Lillibridge,
Addison D. Dimock.
Meetings are appointed for the teachers
of the public schools to be held at the
Baptist church tomorrow, Friday, Both
lItSGsy dO lU.OO a. nls tuO Lou Ps dASO
at the Congregational church at 7.30 p.
M They will be conducted by State Sec
rotary G. D. Hine. In the evening he
will speak on Clown management of the
Schools" Lunch at noon, and tea will be
provided in the Baptist church paIlors.
Presumably, the committee on entertain
ment are Rev. Charles HI, Brown, Charles
H. Hobby and L. W. Holt, the present
board of acting school visitors, and their
wives.
South Wellington Correspondence.
JET. @. Girley is reported quite sick.
w. Fl. Hall and g. III. Worden attend
ed the Brattleboro fair Wednesday.
"A new business has been established in
this village, the "Pearl Job Printing Co"
Leo A. Korper, student at Huntzinger'a
business college, Hartford, spent Sunday
In, town.
Everett Scott of Hartford has been
spending a, few days with Joseph Kings
bury.
Every one about here is looking for
.ward to the Stafford fair next week, which
means holiday for the people of this
village.
q. Hall, Jr., & Co. have built and
equipped blacksmith shop, and are now
prepared to do all kinds of iron work for
the public.
Ice is being taken from the fifth and
4 last room at the ice house. A few weeks
more will clean It all up. Ice dealers
this year have enjoyed very profitable
season.
j. w. Harrison received an invitation
this week from member of the Rhode
, Island wheel club Of Providence, r.. L.
9 to Join with number of that organlza-
New York. Philadelphia, Gettysburg
Baltimore, Washington and Richmond.
Quite number from here visited the
Rockville fair last week. Joseph Kings
bury and r. H. Worden made the trip on
tandam. Ruff. says s'the next time ht
goes on tandem he will stay at home.
: Joe thinks he will go down as far as the
coast and up the Connecticut valley to
, visit the poor roads and mountainous
hills.
d We are told that the Block Island trail
d Is being run for short time to see II
:. pays; II not, 1t will be pulled off, Tick
v cts and mileages to the amount of be
= tween one and two hundred dollars ar
sold here monthly, but still we canno
!, get the use Of this train. We are sorF,
9 We cannot help Stafford people in tryins
to have IL run throughout the year.