The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-17
WELLINGTON.

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Charles F. Downs of Brooklyn, N. Y,
was in town last week.
| Quite variable weather this A hot
snap and then cold snap.
Rev. Mr.. Davies Of Storrs supplied the
Congregational pulpit last Sunday.
| Mrs. Belle Mcintyre of Pawtucket, r.
l., youngest sister of John F. Whitford,
is visiting him and his family.
| The tax official of the center school
district is essaying to collect special tax
for the recent repairs of the school house.
| According to public announcement last
Sunday, the Baptist Sunday school hold
a picnic under the trees in front of Mrs.
Preston's this afternoon.
Mrs. Fl. g. Preston of Baltimore, Md. :,
Miss Elizabeth A. Traver and her brother,
William Allen Traver, of Worcester,
Mass, are at G. T. Preston's.
| Letters remaining In post Office uncalled
for Aug. Is: Arthur Ellchredge, Esq,
Master Henry Mauser, care Mrs. W. o.
Bavelay, Miss Cora Spring, - William,
Box 26.
| Miss Mary Francis of Wellington, &C.
companied by Mrs. Harriet A. Lippett of
Norwich, is spending the month with
Miss Francis sister, Mrs. Davis, of Derby,
Vermont.
| Clarence s. Preston of Boston is at G.
T. Preston's. He Is just out of the mill
itary camp, birmingham, Mass, where
he was with his troop, the Roxbury
Horse Guards, for one week.
Frank Johnson, the youngest son of
the late Truman Johnson, of Providence,
R. l., visited friends about town last
week. Frank has been behind dry goods
counters in that city for the past thirty
years.
D. Y. Moore reports himself as greatly
pleased with his new surroundings out
west In this connection we will say
that hereafter we will endeavor to secure
more accurate information as to pulpit
supplies, socials, etc., of the Congrega-
tional church.
Doubtless there will be big crowd al
the auction at the Bottum place, Stafford
Street, Wednesday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Its historical place, with asso
Citations of Washington and Lafayette
while the antique and modern pieces Of
furniture will bring purchasers from with
In large radius.
Some smart person left a marauding
and chicken stealing cat on or near the
Hill some time ago. He was harboreG
a while by one family, then another fam
lily took him. After making way with
nine of our big Plymouth Rock chickens
he was dispatched. Thus the barn dool
was shut after the horse had been stolen
We meant to have recorded about thu
Fourth of July last notable freak which
occurred at previous celebration. Al
old time mill gudgeon, which was useo
in firing salutes, burst into four frag
ments. Now note the religious trend o.
the flying missile. One tore into the
Congregational meeting house, another
went through the front Of its parsonage
another struck the Baptist meeting house
while the fourth chunk of iron was hurled
at Mrs. Browns, the Baptist parsonage.
The body of the late w. D. Irons, wht
died in Stafford Springs Saturday last
was inferred in the family lot, new GENE
terry, Monday. A large representation
from the Winter post, g. A. R., of which
, he was jealous member, accompanied
the remains thither, and its ritual wal
| hn al n
the funeral and Of the interment also wa.
not known to the comrades here, OF
doubtless the local G. A. r. post would
have been represented. The adiutant, a
least, would have been present. Com
rade Irons served his country In the civil
war in Co. K, 22d Conn. Vols. While
living in this town he was sent to the leg
islature one term. Comrade Irons wa.
somewhat reticent and undemonstrativ'
as general thing, but he was a goot
neighbor and citizen. He died as he hat
lived-in F. G. & L.
South Wellington Correspondence.
VIII Bracket spent Sunday in Spring
, field, Mass.
, Miss Nora Parker is visiting relatives
in Leeds, Mass.
Mrs. Fanny Scott and daughter, Edith
} is visiting in Norwich.
/ Harry Traver has been visiting at Homer
: Neils' for the past ten days.
7 Miss Lizzie Hall spent Sunday last will
Mrs. George Elliott at Willimantic.
w. R. Perry is shipping some thirt.
tons of ice daily from his houses here.
, The many friends of q. G. Essex will
, be pleased to learn that he is on the gain
L. A. Korper Is 10 the store and post
Office In the absence of Postmaster Ha1ri
q son.
, Mrs. E. A. Chaplin and boy of Worces
ter, are visiting with her sister, Mrs
Charles Gurley.
Mrs. George Howe and son, Ralph, O
Springfield, Mass, spent last week will
Selectman Korper and family.
New cement walls are being laid abou
Senator W. II. Halls new residence. TIL
work is being done by Monson parties.
Owing to the excursion to Watch Hi
!. Saturday, the mill and store will b
+ closed for that day. II the weather
q fair the excursion will be well patronizec
: Mis-. Eliza Fitch. who Is with grandm
j. Parker, met with quite loss last week
d by the burning of her house with all II
contents, at Montville. The house ha
just been re-shingled and generally repair
ed. AS there was no insurance on til
house or furniture, it makes a heavy los
o to Mrs. Fitch.
j, w. Harrison and Joseph Kingsbur
q are spending week a wheel through tn
states of Massachusetts, Rhode Islan
Q and Connecticut. The circuit they 81