The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-04-20
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
| Mrs. Legrand Johnson spent last Sum
day with friends in New London.
/ Joseph Dimock has gone to work for
Legrand johnson at Bolton Notch.
Geo. E. Sparrow has taken from the
temporary home in Vernon, Frank Cooley,
Stafford boy.
A. S. Pierce returned to New York
/ Monday night, after spending few days
with his family.
/ Y. Q. Brown, Jr., and wife Of Brook
line, Mass, spent Sunday and Monday at
the Baptist parsonage.
/ Harry Morse is ill with pneumonia,
while Mrs. e. d. Hayes has not been as
well as usual the past week.
In Neighbor Wishwell's bicycle screed
last week read soords of the Preacher,
ETC., instead of "morals," etc.
A party of friends recently celebrated
the SEVENTEEN birthday of Lucius Eldridge
at his home, and Is notable as pleasant
occasion.
t At the close of the g. A. r. post meet
ing Saturday night camp fire was held,
the refreshments being served by the wife
of Commander Morrison.
Folks in this vicinity woke up Monday
morning to find the earth again shrouded
with some more beautiful snow. Soon,
alas, the sun mastered it.
Joel Emo is teaching the Potter school,
while Mrs. E. w. Brooks and Miss Mabel
CLARK are teaching the Roaring Brook
and Daleville schools respectively.
Charles Leonard of Mansfield Center
was guest at G. T. Preston's Friday
night His wife is daughter of the late
Charles Trumbull, the old time Mans
field tanner.
The house and barn, Tolland side, for
merly occupied by Lee Burdick, were
struck by lightning during the thunder
shower last Friday morning. Little or
no damage was done. .
According to the new act just passed
by the legislature, even the letters &C.
IA H. O1A III AOuECA no u6Ou Ou buc uS~
mortal flags placed on the graves of the
dead soldiers on Decoration Day-in this
state.
"Who Is DIR. Eli Todd?" enquired a
representative, as he rose in his seat 10
the legislature last week. So say we,
now that we have hunted for the name in
the latest encyclopedias. This may be
exposing ignorance, but II the man de-
serves a tablet in the capitol, by all
means let him have it.
There will be opportunity to call on
Warrenville neighbors this summer, as
the Baptist Assooiational s. s. conven-
ton will be held in the church there in
June, while in August following the Ash
ford Bible society will be entertained by
the same church. This will give chance
to trade with Bro. Baker.
| There will be an entertainment Tues
day evening, April a5th, in the school
house at East Wellington, given by the
young people Of Westford Hill, under the
auspices of the Mission Band. Exercises
to consist of tableaux, mock court trial,
plays, singing, etc. Admission, 10 cents.
If stormy, Thursday evening.
An interesting meeting OF the W. C. T.
U. was held Saturday afternoon. The
program as arranged by Mrs. Dawe was
as follows: Singing, led by Miss Ida
Hall and Rev. S. w. Clark; reading by
Mrs. Clarke; talks by Rev. Messrs.
Clarke and Brown; reading of original
story by Mrs. Preston r readings by Mrs.
A. D. Dimock and Mrs. DAVE. The
county convention will meet with this
union in May. The time and place will
J be duly given.
At the regur lameetipg of Elisha John.
I son post, No. SO, G. A. R., last Saturday
evening, Memorial Day committee, con.
sistipg of Comrades Carroll, Preston
Morrison and Marble, were appointed
They will simply place email American
flags, purchased by the comrades, on the
graves of the dead soldiers In the differ.
ent cemeteries In town. AS usual, there
will be no public observance, as the sur
viving old soldiers do not feel able to pay
for music and refreshments. In passing,
Neighbor Wishwell would submit Sup.
pose there had been large fire in a vii
} lage, and through the heroic exertions OF
the firemen, many losing their lives, q
vast amount Of property had been saved
and numbers of men, women and children
had been rescued from the - mes, how
would it look, In case 1t was deemed be.
fitting to keep in mind their self-sacrific.
ing deeds, for their comrade firemen
} themselves, who had worked with them
as rescuers, to be obliged to carry out the
idea alone, while all those people who
had been benefited stood aloof, quite In.
. different to the whole business? Let the
present generation read up bit the story
OF the civil war, and see how a mighty
empire was saved from destruction by
these same old veterans. The late little
episode with Spain, still kept vivid in oul
, mind, wherein our sailors and soldiers
did we'll their part, was only flea bite
in comparison. 30, tensporu, o, eores,
! in Wilmington! s.
south Wellington Correspondence.
: Orion Southwick has purchased Albert
, Richardson's team
!, Mrs. G.. ID. Peek of New York City Ii
/ visiting at Gardiner Hall, Jr.'s.
/ Mrs. Cornell Green has returned from
, a two weeks visit in North Guilford.
, Louis Gergler was called to Bostor
Saturday by the death OF his younger
Z brother.
| Chas. johnson got severely hurt by &
roughing machine, Tuesday, while tend
ing same.
, Selectman Korper is laying down three