The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23


down their mill for two weeks.
We are glad to be able to report
slight improvement in the condition OF
Rev. Ell. M Vail, who has been i'll nearly
all winter. ~.
The Ladies aid society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold peanut social in
the vestry of the church on Thursday eve
ming Of this week. Supper will be served
from six to seven O'Clock, Miss s. T.
Alden and Miss Alice Bowden, hostesses
WELLINGTON.
Grange meeting. tomorrow night, Gath
inst.
Miss Rachel Robbins spent Sunday
at f. A Morse's.
The grip malady, it seems, dates as far
back as Hippocrates' time.
George A. Cosgrove is in New York,
under treatment of specialist physician.
Mrs. Chas. III. Brown is with her moth
tr while her father, g. A. Cosgrove, is In
New York
The mid-week prayer meeting will be
held this evening at Mrs. Pi-rce's, the
weather permitting. -..
The meeting of the local w. q. T.. U.
was postponed to Monday evening, at the
same place-South Wellington. +
1.-The finger is pointing at the nations
because there are not more marriages,
more homes and larger families"
d. ~R AI1n
Roxbury Horse Guards, was on duty at
the presidents late reception In Boston.
1t was pleasant to see SO many teams
Bringing whole families to the Congrega-
tional church services last Sunday. Pro;
portionally the Baptist meeting house
ought to have been crowded. 49,. -e,-s.
List OF letters remaining in post office
uncalled for Feb. 90, 1899: Mrs. Henry
Gardner, A. D. Clayton, Isaac Snitcofsky,
William Figgs, Mrs. George Leonard,
Mrs William Watson, l. Bitter, Miss
Clara Sing.
We hear only words of admiration as
to the presidents recent speeches in Bos-
ton.f Surely, he Is no pessimist. In this
connection we are tempted to quote from
a speech by Daniel Webster, made some
time ago-words by then anti-expan-
sionist
Will you take peace without territory
and preserve the integrity Of the oonsti-
tuition Of the country? | think
see course adopted which is likely to
turn the constitution of this land into a
deformed monster, into curse rather
than a blessing. -. There would
not be 200 families of persons who would
emigrate from the United States to New
Mexico for agricultural purposes in 80
years. | have never heard of
anything, and cannot conceive of any
thing more absurd and more attentive of
all sober Judgment than the cry that we
ara getting indemnity by the acquisition
of New Mexico and California. | hold
that they are not worth a dollar.
Yes, there were ants then, there are
ants now, and there will always be ants
to everything and everybody secula sRcu-
10s'Wni
The intended whack at us in last week g
Press, as contained in reference to a
little incident of recent battle between
the U. s. forces and the PHILIPPINES,
where portion of deceived and mis-
guided tribe, armed with bows and ar
rows, was "mown down." hardly touches
the PHILIPPINE question. But in line,
somewhat, of its analogy we would en-
quite, how about our union forces In the
late civil war moving down" thousands
upon thousands of our southern brothers
In order '!tO encourage the spread of uni
versal liberty" etc.? To be sure, there
didn't happen to be company, say of
the Louisiana Tigers among the Con-
ferate hosts who we're armed with ''bows
AID arrows" and the foe were white folk
ahd not so very ignorant. But sincerely
| this tender hearted attitude of a portion
OF our people when war comes is no new
| thing. We well remember hearing the
then pastor of the Congregational church
here pray, one Sunday during the Next
| can war, that "Our nation might be for
given for wa ing an unholy war aga inst
q weak and un offending 'opl y" where
upon the only expansionist. and demo
graf at that, the late Lucien Holt, then
present, rose up In his pew, walked down
| the aisle, and left the meeting house.
| Again, AS the years went on and another
war became imminent, we happened to be
IN town, In the Baptist church this time,
and heard the pastor, the late w. C.
Walker, say In his discourse that mo
man could vote the democratic ticket the
following Monday and be Christian, y
WhereupOn a democrat present, Joshua
Preston, now living in Hartford, spoke
up from his paw and aid, That's your
opinion, Mr.. Walker :" Later on we heard
tire late Senator Eaton In a public ad.
| fs, p,,l
the civil war, say that no Mas 'a"huset' G
soldier on his way south to fight oul
Ecountrymen there could cross the Con
necticut border alive. 1t was about this
time that the late Hon. Jos Gallagher OIL
Nav Haven. In reference t. the same ex
lgency, said, Kill 'em, damn 'em, xii
Fem" Verify our beloved country still
survives the results Of the kind OF '.bless
ing" she has given to millions of human
Ebeings In the past, and surely the G.. A
Err. post will stand shoulder to shoulder
for this their principle. "to encourage III,
i spread of universal liberty, equal right.
aud Justice to ali men!" Tones nigh
be written on this question, but this poor
hurried screed over with, and the read
ers OF The Press shall be burdened n,
more with stuff of this sort. We unl,
say In closing, Ia ten years from now PEG
pie Will wonder VINO OF US were so ShOr
sighted as to oppose the pacif1cation ant
emancipation Of the PHILIPPINES 1"' 49,,
| south wilmington Correspondenes. =
Mr. and Mrs. George S.ElIiott; were ii
town over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Essex has returned from
her visit in Boston, ~. -
John Benson of New london was Ii
town Sunday visiting his brother, Adolp
Benson.
i o. d. Lockwood has purchased O
Frank Pabuda the house formerly owne
by Miss Charlotte Brigham.
DIR. johnson was out the early part Q
the week with new sleigh, purchased G
CHESHIRE & Elliott of Willimantic;
j. G. Jennings has been granted twelv