The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-01
WILMINGTON.


again.
Grace Morse is visiting relatives in
Stafford.
The Hill school is closed for two
weeks vacation.
We thank Hon. e. s. Henry for con-
gressional documents-timely and valu-
able.
Jenny May, daughter of Mrs. Nettie
Cortis, and Miss Jenny Goulding Of Will
limantic are guests at Mrs. Emily s. Car
penter's.
Charles Fl. Ryder has contracted with
Demond & Fisk, Stafford Springs, to haul
lumber in Preston City, and weat thither
yesterday.
Washington's birthday was not marked
by any striking demonstration in this vi
cinity, although the schools were of course
closed on the 22d. :
The Baptist ladies' social is waiting for
the decision as to the cantata, 1.-THE Pill
lar Of Fire." before announcing the time
and features Of the next entertainment.
The Methodist bishop, Mallalieu, when
young man, worked In a mill in Rock
vile. His salary last year was $4,750,
and for his travelling expenses he was paid
1851.
Miss Jenny Church attended ''Co. KS"
ball In Hartford last week. She was in
| vffo6 fhi<hop hx, hnr Tor1 q
Church, who was one Of the company's
managing committee.
| A "kid !" How ridiculous to call ones
child kid. The appelation was an i'm
portation to this vicinity from New Jersey
some years age. II a child Is kid" Of
course, its mother Is goat.
| Mrs. Emma Sparrow returned from the
hospital to her home yesterday by team,
and was quite comfortable-none the
worse for her Journey The willing hands
of her household must be a great comfort
to her.
!. Rev. Arthur P.Wedge, formerly of this
town, has left Rockville to enter on his
new labors in Springfield, Mass. Next
Sunday Rev. Mr.. Chappell of Warrenville
breaches in Rockville az a candidate for
the vacated pulpit Of the Baptist church.
There were notable freaks throughout
Sunday as to variations of the mercury.
There was a variance of nearly forty de-
grees from Saturday night during the
thunder shower, during which barn was
, struck and consumed in Mansfield, to
Sunday night, when there was about the
coolest snap of the season.
DIR. Thomas Knowlton Marcy, formerly
of this town, now of Poquonock, has a
, sketch Of his ancestor, Capt. Reuben
q Marcy, an officer in the Revolutionary
war, in the January number of The Con.
necticut Magazine. A picture of Capt
Marcy's house in Ashford accompanies
b the sketch. This one-dollar magazine
published ini Hartford, ought to be in ev
G cry old New England family.
The war in South Africa, the war in the
Philippines, these bloody embroilios JUS
now largely engage our minds, both II
COGb6k6 dUu 1u CtsSL1C IL 10 WOAl1 Pok AdR5
for all of us to reflect that every histori
4 cal advance Of mankind has been marked
}. by all sorts of misery, martyrdom even
Especially has the white mans burden
= been great, as it will be until barbarian
:: and all forms of political injustice shal
j. disappear and the whole earth be at res
and peace.
just over the Wilmington line, in Mans
. field, on the road below the old JOSEPH
Hull place, was born, Dec. 10, 1918
Charles Barrows, one Of the oldest, bes
and most respected public school teach
ers in the land. He now lives In Spring
: field, Mass, where, for the period Of A.
- years, he taught school without losing
one day. A reception was rendered hin
r and his wife in that city last week by hi
old scholars, one of whom Is 80 years O
n age. He retired In 1885, and is now il
g. his S7th year. He was an uncle Of tn
late Mrs. Della A. Rider.
J. We express the minds of many person
10 when we say that 1t was both unfortunat
% and unwise to abandon the proposed an
extensively advertised cantata set dow
y for the evening Of Feb. Goth, In the Cor
10 gregational church. Parties from out c
j. town, not knowing Of the decision, cam
l. in their teams, showing that the road
Or were by no means impossible, while tn
folks on the Hill and in the vicinity, RI
gardless of age, sex, color, previous col
~ dition and denomination, were all plal
j, ming to go. 1t was superb evening, bu
I'd to be sure, there was some snow drifte
10 In the not very smooth roads. We hes
that the entertainment Is not exact
n postponed" for the matter Of giving th
b. cantata at all Is to be considered befol
b. final announcement Is made.
9. South Wellington Correspondence.
"a. A. Moore of Palmer, Mass, wi
be at Stafford Springs House Saturda.
hi March Sd, with all Office instruments Il
examination of the eye. Difficult Cas-
solicited. Examination free. Rememb
at the date, March Sd.
L. A very lively thunder shower with viv
lightning occurred late Saturday evenin
81 AlOerC RICHARDSON CnlnKS tnaC ne INK
"riding the goat as we'll as riding
wheel.
al Mrs. Origin Hall has been visiting
mo- few days the past week with relatives
d Coventry.
he Arthur Spicer is improving his spa
time in getting subscribers for "The Ii
e. of D. L. Moody" written by w. r. Mood
YES Adolph Korper and Robert H. Fisk
OF Stafford Springs have been appointed Col
L. missioners to examine the claims again
81. the estate Of the late David Lillibride
IN and they will meet at the Office of Gart
re- naI Hall lr a Co Saturday at IL a.