The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-07-05
wILLfNGTON.


next Sunday, 9Th, postponed from last
Sunday.
A parsonage is soon to be built by the
church In North Dakota, of which Rev.
p. z. Moor is pastor.
3. 81. Burdick finished his duties as
census enumerator Saturday and forward
ed his returns to headquarters.
Among the casualties caused by the
lightning recently in this vicinity, calf
belonging to Nelson Emo was killed and
Mrs. Gilbert's house In the Hollow was
struck, causing slight damage.
The Hartford papers report pitiable
fall in the case of Marion Knowlton, we'll
known in this vicinity as a prominent
prohibition worker. He was arrested In
that city last week for begging.
Children's day services at the Baptist
church next Sunday, 9Th inst, in place of
preaching. The usual program will be
carried out -recitations, singing, dialogs,
pastors address, collection, etc.
L.W. Holt was kicked by horse while
In Daleville last week. A fractured rib
was attended to by DIR. Converse. The
Injury was not very serious, but bad
enough to cause considerable pain and an
enforced laying up for while.
Mr.. Kegnin of Ekonk Hill is visiting
at A. d. Dimock's. He is veteran
school teacher, and Mrs. Dimock Is one
of his old pupils. A. s. Pierce also went
to school to him for time. He is 70
years of age, but bright and vigorous yet.
| AS the Hill folks were about to con-
graduate themselves over the acquisition
of new neighbors In the Chas. A. Rob-
bins house, the trade fell through. A
woman and her daughter, the latter a
nurse, of Hartford, were the prospective
occupants.
Charles M. Topliff, formerly Of this
town, now of Springfield, Mass, was
married on the 9th inst. to Miss Hattie
E. Wilcox at the home of her mother In
Rome, N. Y. The wedding was quite a
tony affair, with maids of honor, best
men, etc. After the wedding trip they
will leave in Springfield.
One of the Bible writer's says there are
two certain things that puzzle him sorely,
and goes on to particularize. But what
puzzles us the most is why, just as soon
as sale of farm or other real estate Is
about to be effected, a neighbor, If he
has chance, will try to block things by
running down the property, thereby low
ering the value of his own by the opera
ton.
The new and third deacon chosen Sun.
day Is F. w. Pratt, and the two persons
chosen to act with the deacons as the
church standing committee are Mrs. Pres.
ton and Miss Rose Hall. That commit.
tee, as now constituted, consists of the
pastor, ex-off1cio, W. FL. Bracket, J. G.
Sparks, F. W. Pratt, Mrs. Preston, Miss
Hall. Mrs. Preston was also chosen
church clerk and treasurer In place Of
Mrs. M. L. Dimock, deceased.
Rev. Mr.. Snow, Sunday, happily re
|
has been delegate to a Sunday schoo
convention, an associational meeting, {
state convention or other religious gath
ering of public interest, to tell his people
the following Sunday all about the pro
l ceedings. In this instance the paste
told of the Sunday school convention h
attended the previous week. He reporte,
large, enthusiastic and helpful meeting
1 All interested parties, past, present o
future, are reminded that the poppy-cocl
yarns, whether inspired by envious mem
bers of the fraternity or ignorant and ma
licious laymen, about the inability Of an
local lawyer and magistrate to prescott
civil and criminal actions at law are un
safe, at least, to catch on to. Try 1t an
see. A long while ago brutal conspirac
:. among rival and jealous lawyers doesn
J. affect this statement at all. By the way
some people think Its smart to ignore an
Il "lawyer's letter." But that course ofte
g courts trouble. Its always the safes
way to notice a courteous, though pei
: functory and disagreeable letter, frol
J. anybody. Nothing new whatever inspire
this screed.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, In r.
: cent article concerning his college (Ha
vard) life says of one of the then pres
dents, Jared Sparks, native Of Willing
ton: "He was profound student of hi
tory, somewhat dull as a narrator, b,
c of admirable and unerring historic jadl
: ment. suppose he would be placed
b all our writer's of history with great unal
unity at the head If American histor
10 investigators. His lectures were gene
IL ally dull and heavy, but occasional
l. made intensely interesting when he
q scribed some stirring event OF the Rev
lutionary war. We hung breathless {
l. his account of the treason of Arnold ar
v, its detection, and the class broke out I'M
:, applause when he ended-a thing, tt
10 like of which never happened in my tin
n in college,"
South Wilmington Correspondence.
le Miss Nettie Shaffer of Derby is tt
r. guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo Nichols.
10 Mrs. Mary Marble Armitage of Win
(, sor called on friends In town last week.
= Regular meeting of Uriel lodge, F.
A. M, Saturday evening. Work in Il
L Sd degree.
VIM. Holdridge OF New Britain spe
= the fourth with M. III. Whitford, We
Wilmington.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carroll have gOl
TO Warren, Mass, for few days wiz
with relatives.
ar Herbert Cahoon and Mrs. Edna brow
g. returned Sunday from a ten-days' tt