The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-11-15
WILMINGTON.

rents, Augustus Miller and wife.
L.sW. Holt and wife have gone to New
ark N. j., to spend Thanksgiving with
their son.
I'D Fairns has concluded not to move
into Winfield Slater's house, as was con-
templated.
Mrs. Marieth Bosworth is quite i'll at
present, but 1t is hoped she is improving
just at present.
Lesters advertised: Bertha A. Lawler,
81. b Bennington & Co., Edward Taylor,
Emma johnson.
Rev. Austin Gardner of Ashford and
his son, Samuel B. Gardner, OF Hartford,
were in town Monday.
Thunder, lightning, hail, rain, snow,
gales, balmy sunshine and placid moon
light, all in one day last week!
John Alderman, for disturbance at his
home In Willimantic last Saturday night,
is 81 ending term in Brooklyn jail.
The regular monthly meeting of the
local w. G. T. U. will be held in the Bap-
tist church parlor on Saturday, 18th inst.
at 8 p. m.
The law says that the returns of cleo
tors meetings must be deposited within
two days thereafter in the town clerk e
office. Hurry up, John.
Jamie Carpenter was installed as w. s.
Of Harmony Temple of Honor, Stafford,
last week Wednesday night. He is an
enthusiastic member of the order.
The Baptist folks are planning for a
Christmas entertainment. In the mean.
time, social is to be given to raise funds
to buy gifts for the Christmas tree.
Much disappointment was felt over the
non-appearance Of Mrs. Reynolds on the
Hill Monday. Ladies In the vicinity, es.
pecially ladies from distance, who came
to meet her, were surprised that she die
not meet her appointment.
L. W. Holt has shipped to his son ir
Newark, N. j., quantity of white birch
trees, mountain laurel and other New
England indigenous shrubs. The doctor
Is anxious to see these reminders of his
native soil thriving in his New Jersey
grounds.
DIR. Davies subject given to the Con
gregational church Sunday was "The
call of David" on the Divine method Of
calls to men. Pastor Shows discourse
to the Baptist people was "The believers
freedom to know, serve, initiate and en-
joy Christ"
In the light of New England history
and in the beams of much that is writer
nowadays about the "decadence of coun
try churches" we don't know, after all
but that we prefer the times when churchei
had their towns, instead of these times
when towns have their churches.
We had it straight, from an ancestor
that one of the old time owners of Georg'
A. Cosgrove's farm, the late Capt. Amass
Holt, would make nothing of sitting
down and eating half bushel of apples
with cider to match, of a winters even
ing. That farm has always been a grea
place for fruit.
The house in Mansfield, occupied by E
P. Eldredge, struck by lightning Frida.
morning, formerly stood near the G. N
Merrick house, now owned by e. d
Hayes, and was moved to Mansfield SOM
years ago. It used to be occupied her
~ Widow Truman johnson and after
wards by J. E. Morrison and John A
Morse.
Mrs. M. G. Reynolds Of Boston, secre
tary of the Women's American Baptis
Home Mission society, was a guest o
Mrs. G. T. Preston Monday, where sh
received friends interested In her work
In the evening she went to South Willing
ton to give stereopticon lecture illus
trative of the society's work in variou
parts of the world.
The storm necessitated the postpone
ment of the W. q. T. U. "jubilee" to to
morrow friday evening, 10th. In cas-
of unfavorable weather, the next Satul
day, evening. In addition to details CIV
en- last week, we are requested to sa
that each member Of the order has tn
privilege of inviting one guest, and tina
after the short entertainment in the aud
ence room of the Baptist meeting hous
there will be refreshments served in tn
ladies' parlor, followed by social hour.
We were unable to get at the officis
count of the votes of the elected justice
OF the peace of both parties last weet
and at this writing the official count hs
not yet been left at the town clerks Office
We give list of justices, and the vote q
far as we are able: Charles T. Preston
r, 149; George A. Cosgrove, r, 100; "
F. Essex, r, 1877; Frank circuit, r, 161
E. II. Burdick, r, 161. Minority repre-
sanitation, democrats: A. M. DeWol
H. Lillibridge, Dwight Lamb, D.
Royce, Charles H. Ryder.
| A meeting was held in the Congreg'
tional church on Wednesday, Oct. Bis
to consider the report of the committe
appointed several months ago to revis
the manual of the church. The churc
was well represented at the meeting,
Il. Hobby being chosen chairman. Tt
report of the committee was read, an
then each article of the new constitution
creed and covenant was discussed. Wit
the exception Of few verbal changes, tt
report was adopted as given by the con
mittee. The members who acted In tn
work were Mrs. Lucius Holt, G. T
Hobby, Deacon Osborne and DR.. Davle
the pastor of the church. The manua
as adopted, will shortly be printed an
copies will be handed to each member
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