The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-04-06
West Stafford.


for the benefit of the church. Ice cream
will be on sale. Admission 10 cents.
West Stafford.
Ralph Wiers is quite Ill.
Alonzo Graves of New London was
home for Easter.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. b. T.
Alberty died Friday evening.
Henry Chase has been sick nearly all
winter with sciatic rheumatism.
Miss May Broadway entertained a few
select friends at her home Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Dimock have been
entertaining their nieces, Misses Mary
and Mildred Harris, of Willimantic.
WELLINGTON.
Daniel A. Ladd and Grace Taylor were
married at the Baptist parsonage Monday
evening.
The robins came phenomenally late
this year; and where are the crimson
grosbecks?
Wtnfred Slater has bought the George
Snow place on the Hill, being already in
possession.
Master Louie G. Dimock passed his
18th birthday, Wednesday, with his
grandparents and sister Oh the Hill.
N. s. Marcy, who is in about his usual
health. spent the winter at Henry Fish
er's. He returned to James Taylor's
Tuesday.
Grange meeting tomorrow evening.
The time of the grange being taken up
with other matters at its last meeting,
the debate for lecturers hour was contin-
ued to this evening.
In the past we have often wished we
could go to some near by mart and buy a
drag" or stone boat all ready made.
Yesterday, on walk, we saw several dis
played for sale by the road side at the
Hollow.
Clayton A, the four and one-half years
old son of Ansel and Annie Barrows Plat,
who died in Stafford of membra rous
Group, was buried in the new cemetery
Monday afternoon, Rev. Z. Fl. Brown
officiating.
To the credit of our selectmen the town
furnished neat casket, with box, for the
remains of the late Rufus Robbins. II
was otherwise in the case of an adjoining
towns poor, one whose remains were re.
Gently buried In the old cemetery.
Clarence s. Preston of Boston spent
Sunday on the Hill, passing, the night
with his father in West Stafford, and re.
turning to Boston Monday morning. He
was recently called to address the mem.
/ bers of St. Johns Guild in Worcester
Mass, on his experiences in the Spanish
war. He exhibited Spanish uniforms ant
other mementoes of the enemy.
Neighbor Wishwell, in his observations
about town the other day, noted here ant
there, near the dwelling house, often JUS
across the road, the few remaining oil
''shoe shops" much in vogue years ag'
in these quiet hill towns. Then, nearl,
every well-to-do farmer (they were al
"well-to-do" for that matter) had one O
these little buildings to which he, wit
his boys and girls would resort, especiall
In winter, during the long evenings an
bottom the "cacks" and "bind" the shoe
some energetic jobbing neighbor woul
bring out periodically from Hartford, fror
"H. and H. Freeman" "Hills Brothers
and other firms and "put out" the work
Many "a snug little family fortune wa
started in those days, when thrift an
frugality, fun and frolic were the watcf
words. Alas this old time home indus
try, with others, has disappeared undo
the wheels of "progress"-machiner
city monopolies, trusts and syndicates
Next week, or after, perhaps, Neighbt
Wishwell will speak of the bicycle an
: bicycling.
South Wellington Correspondence.
. Miss Ida M. Hall is visiting In BENIN,
ton, Vt.
| Cyclists are beginning to appear eae
fair day on their wheels.
Miss Elsie Kingsbury has returne
home from Boston, where she has bee
making months soiourn.
The photograph social held in the ha
last Friday evening was quite entertain
ing. Leo A. Korper won the first prl.
in guessing the largest number Of pilot
graphs.
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this week.
Mrs. Mary H. Smith spent Sunday
VIM. A. Agard's.
Miss Helen McGregor of Brooklyn, !
Y, is visiting Mrs. E. H. Tilton.
Misses Lucille M. and Marian Aga
spent Easter with Hartford friends.
Miss F. Daisy Wilton was the guest
friends in Hazardville over Easter.
Rev. j. @. Adams lie attending the al
: nual conference at Provincetown, Mass.
= Harry b. Agard has returned to tt
: Yale law school after spending a fe
j, days at his home.
Q The Y. P. s. G. E. will give T soci
in the parlors of the Congregation
church on Friday evening.
Y The new books at the library are bel
t cataloged and will be ready for dist
/ button In short time. The month
f meeting of the library association W
s. held Monday afternoon.
By request, the drama "Ten nights
10 q bar-roOm," which was so successful
rendered last week, will be repeated ne
d Wednesday evening, April 18th. A
r. mission Is cents. The Ladies' Aid
N ciety will give baked bean supper
II connection with the entertainment. ST
r. per Is cents. FLORA
D. A Card.
III We, the undersigned, do hereby ag
Ia to refund the money on a so cent bottle
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