The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-03-16

their parents and grandparents, and the
number of their children and grandchild-
rem. ] am the mother of eleven children,
all living. The oldest is "A, and the
youngest is 90 I have six grandchildreH
now living. Ny father was Joseph Hunt
of Columbia. MY mother was Mary Full
Ter. daughter of the Rev. Daniel Fuller,
tt4e-~slrst minister of Wilmington. His
father was the son Of Mr.. Edward Fuller,
and came over to this country with him
in the MayfoWer, in the year 1922. With
this send you a piece of bed curtain,
which was brought over in that vessel
| was the youngest bat one of ten child
rem There are but three of them now
living. | was born in Columbia in the
year 1888, March 18th, and am In the 9th
year of my age. May peace and love at
tend us here and endless JOY in heaven
SALLY HUNT ELDREDGE.
wilmington, Jan. 10, 1854"
This useful aud estimable mother OF the
old Wilmington stock would have been
one hundred and eleven years old on this
day of writing. Her living children are
Joseph Eldredge of Rockville, Mrs. Abb
gail Durham of Denver, Col, (mpther of
Sylvester Durham, Esq, of Hartford, }
David, Daniel, Lucius and Lucy of this
town. In the foregoing there is hint
for the writer's in "albums' to-day. Had
this lady merely scrubbed off sentiment
or a, squib, it would have gone to oblivion.
(Communtcated5
The legal correspondent from this town
labors under wrong impression when he
states, as in last weeks Press, that Rev.
David Bancroft was the last legally and
enthusiastically installed pastor OF that
church, meaning, of course, not the Bap-
fist. There were at least two other. cler.
gymen duly installed, viz: Rev. Charles
Bently and Rev. Erastus Cotton. since
Rev. Bancroft. Your correspondent may
be we'll versed In jurisprudence, but Il
would be we'll for him to familiarize him.
self little more with Congregations
poli.y before questioning the legality o.
that body's procedure.
south Wellington Correspondence :
| II. H. Worden has joined the League
Of American Wheelman
Representative Hall spent Sunday las
with relatives In Fall River
The Literary meeting is postponed I'M
til Friday evening, March gath. ...
| A number Of the horse owners In the
place have had their horses clipped.
| Miss Bertha Young of Willimantic spen
Sunday with Mrs. William Brownlee.
AS the weeks roll along each one brings
its subject for conversation, the past weel
was "Levi and the Apple Tree"
Adolph Benson, who was taken to the
Backus Hospital, Norwich, last week fol
treatment, is reported on the gain.
Last Friday, being the eighty-nint
birthday of Mrs. Anna Parker, bette
known to her relatives and people 10 tn
place as Grandma" Parker, her daugh
tiers, Mrs. Gardiner Hall, of this place
Mrs. Weeden of Stafford, Mrs. Slingsb,
of Holyoke, Mass, Mrs. Bowen of Souti
Manchester, Mrs. Whitcomb of Boston
Mass. together with her granddaugh
ters Mrs. Ellis of Stafford, Mrs. Elliot
of Willimantic, Mrs. w. Fl. Hall, tn
Misses Hall and Miss Parker of this plac e
and two great granddaughters, Miss Eli
of Stafford and Miss Doris Hall, met a
her home to extend their cOhgratulation
and best wishes for NANNY happy re
turns of the day." Grandma Parker
surrounded by the beautiful flowers which
they had brought her and which she love
dearly, welcomed her children with mucl
joy. 1t was a very happy afternoon ant
evening for all present. The dainty re
past, which was served, by the grand
daughters, added not little to the pleas
ure of the occasion. At parting 1t wa
with the wish to "Grandma Parker,
| MANY happy year be thine,
/ II our Father will -
He has traced the fair design,
He will fill it line by line,
Working patiently until
Thy completed life shall shine
1 Glorious in the life divine