The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-07-20
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
i Florence Pierce is spending the week
at her grandfather, A. D. Dimock's.
The recent copious rains will add ma
terially to the underground Of grass.
Frank J. Preston of Stafford Springs
spent Sunday with his uncle and aunt on
the HILL
DR.. Wilbur Holt and family of New
ark, N. j., arrived at Mrs. Della A.
Riders last week. Mrs. Holt and her
children remain the rest of the summer.
The progressive young woman whose
age increased so remarkably, 10 to 81,
on the road from Willimantic to South
Coventry last week was married, as a Sc
quel, to grandson of Augustus Miller.
The heavy rain Sunday visibly affected
attendance at Divine worship. There
were no services at the Congregational
meeting house, while at the Baptist there
was but one old time attendant in COM
pany with handful of others.
The topic of the we'll attended w. G. T.
U. meeting last Saturday was woman
Suffrage" The discussion was quite gen.
orally participated in, and the concensus
of opinion seemed to be In it's favor
along with prohibition also.
List Of letters remaining in post office
uncalled for July 10, 1899: The R. A.
Chapman Hay Co., Mr.. Guthrie Jones
Co., John Patteson, E. N. Eames, Chas.
B. Osbon, Elizabeth c. Elliott, Miss Tena
Mackay, Joseph Lock, Mrs. Frank Ed
ward, Genie McAurlend.
A town meeting is warned for Satur-
day, 22d inst, at 2 o'clock p. M, in the
town hall. Its object is to see If the town
will make appropriations for the improve
ments Of the public roads In accordance
with Chapter 175, Act of 1885, We have
not yet seen this new law, but it's gist Is
(Sec. g., as far as this town Is concerned,
the state pays three-fourths towar DIS these
improvements. For instance, should the
town vote $500. the state will pay 81 500.
The Courant says that State Road Com
missioner Mcdonald will be present at
the meeting.
''Well," said Neighbor Wishwell on
coming home from the Y. P. S. G. E.
meeting last Sunday night, "the topic for
the evening was very practical one
helping fellow up when he's down call
it. The priest and the Levite passed by
and let him lay there on the ground
, while the good Samaritan, who wasn't q
church member, got the man up on his
feet again. The same old story then and
, to-day Let man just stumble, just
enough to attract public attention for the
!, usual nine days, and down goes his ship
, In this emergency in his life one looks In
vain for the Christ spirit in the passer
by. or course it Is better not to slip al
all, but there are thieves, stones and pit
-. falls in the way, and the manner Of the
world Is to wink at the stupendOus falls
Of supposed good and honest folk in high
places; and if youth steals a brass
penny or an exploded fire cracker, mag
nifty them to gold eagle and ten pound
er and remember the maladventures for
ever. Yes, its good thing to talk THU
business in business, but it's berter to &C
- out the much commended Christ spirit.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Mrs. Lizzie Steele and children of New
- Haven are visiting with Mrs. M. j. Nun
= dell.
Miss Hattie Slingsby of Hartford ha
. been visiting with her parents for tn
past week.
The dresser tenders will play a gam
. Of Eve think base balD with picked min
from the village on Saturday afternoon
Without doubt this will be most intel
" players will take part.
The most interesting ball game playe
y here this season was played on the PHI
= ney grounds last Saturday between tn
home team and the Young Mems Leagu
of Willimantic. Twelve Innings wei
played to decide the game, in which til
Willimantics won. The home team di
> some very good ball playing, which wa
kept up for eleven innings, in the twelft
they went to pieces. Mclean in the DO
did some good twirling. Vinton su
-, prised himself (and every one else). Wo
den did some very good field work. TT
score by innings:
r, s M, Wi1ingtons,
So The selectmen have called speci'
town meeting for Saturday to act on
Or proposed appropriation for improvement
l., of the public roads in said town, in a
Is cordance with Chapter 175, Act of 189
This act enables such towns as our ov
to build suitable roads at cost no grea
g er than under our present system. Ros
Commissioner Mcdonald is expected
al be present and explain the methods, etc
Of building said roads. In nearly a
le towns throughout the state, as we'll as
other states, good road building is bell
As carried on, and as "the road is create
y. Of man and type of civilized society
er may we as civilized people accept of tt
IN generous offer held out by the state
the benefit of good roads, And on Il
other hand, If we fight against it, we cs
!" keep on wondering why people will n
n come in and live amongst us.
ELLINGTON.
ne Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
8. Miss Bessie Neff's goat, Rosa, died la
Saturday of old age.
IN Rev. F. A. Woodwork Is entertainir
,h his brother from Boston this week.
~ Fl. G. Aborn of Ellington, form