The Press., 1899-03-02


was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday
night The loss will exceed $500, 900.
Two engines were sent up from Spring
field and helped save the adjoining build
ings, as the local department was not
able to control the fire alone.
WELLINGTON.
moral life Is no creation OF moral
phrases"
S. P. Morrison is suffering from lum-
bago.
Mrs James Carpenter has begun work
at the thread mill.
We hear that the social last week at
G. Fl. Hobbys was a pleasant, we'll at
tended affair.
Mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening, O'Clock, in Baptist conference
room, hereafter.
The farm and personal property of the
late John Marsh, in the northern part of
the town, will be sold at auction Satur-
Jay, MARCH IL, dG III D.. Ill.
Rev. S. W. Clark preached FOR the pas.
tor of the Baptist church last Sunday, the
latter occupying the pulpit of the Grand
avenue church in New Haven.
Augustus Miller and wife have been
living with their daughter, Mrs. Marcy,
and her son in the Edward Morrison
house this winter Mrs. Marcy, having
sold the place to Geo. L. Lyon, she, with
her son, will remove 10 Southbridge,
Mass, April list.
The dance last week was at c. H. Ry-
de1's. j. F. Whitford and wife, j. G..
Ryder and wife, James Carpenter and
wife, L. B. Price and Mrs. Essex of Toll
land, Miss Jennie Church, the host, Bert
Cartier and Eddie Carpenter were the
participants. A musical program occu-
pied a portion of the night.
In many Of the popular novels the char
acters are so week and there is so much
that is questionable, to say the least, that
the Strengthening of the tangled skein In
Allen Raine's "Torn Sails, Tale of q
Welch Village" with It's strong, true
characters, Is really refreshing. We hope
it is in the Stafford Springs library. d.
Appleton & Co., publishers.
The local grange will hold an open
meeting in the town hall on Friday even
ing, March 10, when and where one OF its
members. assisted by the grange lecturer,
will give stereopticon exhibition to the
members and the public generally. Over
one hundred new, fresh views will be
used, and altogether the entertainment
will be the most complete Of its kind ever
given to the public of this vicinity. Tick
cts, 10 cents; children, cents. Doors
open at 7.3O O'Clock.
L. D. Ide, well known resident here
for many years, died in Lillibridge, Flor.
ida, Jan. 1st. He had gone south hoping
to recuperate in health, but his enfeebled
condition did not respond to the change
of climate and medical treatment at his
daughters, where he passed away In the
seventy fifth year of his age, surviving
his brother Gilbert but a few months
For long time he had been more brok en-
| in health than his neighbors and friends
realized.
The following lines, originally appear.
ing In Boston paper lately, refer to the
two little daughters of we'll known ply
stefan in this county:
The Doctors Little Daughters.
BY ANNIE A. PRESTON.
Ruby and Ruth are sisters sweet,
Whom it is joy to meet.
Ruth Is grave, and Ruby gay:
Each has something bright to say.
Ruby, just three, lisps, ibid you know
Some nights our papa has to go
| TO see sick people, in the snow!"
| "He takes nice medicine, to fix
Them up all right said Ruth of six.
| ''Papa is good sick folks to cure.
Sometimes he takes their temperature.
| We've never seen one, but we know
About them: they are high and low.
We've heard him tell our mamma so.''
| South Wilmington Correspondence.
g. H. Worden has returned from a Wis
it in Naugatuck.
Mrs. Elsie Kingsbury is visiting witt
friends In Boston and vicinity.
i w. E. Battye is delivering for Mr.. De
mond of Stafford Springs about fifty cord
of wood, sold to Gardiner Hall, Jr & CO
l DIR. Parker of Willimantic and Dr.
johnson of Mansfield were in consults
ton Monday evening In the case of Adolp
Benson, which is of serious nature
The social given by the Ladies' Ten
perance Legion in the hall last Monda
evening was well attended, and pleas
ant time was had About fifteen dollar
were realized.
H. G. Gurley killed his faithful dos
Spot" last week, 1t having outgrown Il
usefulness. Previous to killing his dol
the combined ages OF his three anim
pets horse, dog and cat-were fifty-nir
years old.
oil Foresight often saves life. Colds CON
: quickly-a distressing and dangero,
cough follows. The doctor mile ava
bad roads anxiety. With Williams Ne
England Cough Remedy on the shelf a
. Is changed. A dose will check q cold
may save life All store keepers sell
Give the Children q Drink
called Grain-O. It is a delicious. appetizin
nourishing food drink to take the place OF cof1e
xUrap ,,rov,orIv ,aposaorod n torf az 14o tho fine