The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-13
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
1t Is expected that Pastor Snow will bt
In his pulpit next Sunday.
DIR. Frank L. Ryder and wife returned
to Waterbury, Saturday. His brother
Charles A., returned to Bridgeport the
same day.
.. F. Maine of Stafford occupied the
Baptist pulpit Sunday very acceptably.
His topic was the translation Of Enoch-
or Walking with God"
Mrs. Ada Morrison Sergeant, her son,
frankie Morrison, Mrs. Emma Sauter
and her daughter, Edna, Of Kearney, N.
j., are at 8. P. Morrison's.
James Burdick and family of New
Hartford have been visiting at Mr.. Bur-
dicks. The former returned to his bust
ness Saturday, the family remaining.
DR.. Davies was warmly congratulated
Sunday on the recent birth of a son. He
will be absent from the pulpit next Sun
day. circumstances have caused his va /.
cation this year to be rather fragmentary.
There was a large attendance at the
Ryder auction Thursday last, and good
prices ruled for the personal effects. The
real estate, the homestead, with the two
dwelling houses and two small outlying
pieces of land, was struck off to Charles
T. Williams for $1175. 1t Is understood
that he bought to sell again.
DR.. Davies announced from the Con-
gregational desk Sunday that he would
continue his services as pastor of the
churches in Storrs and here for the pres
emit, or as long as they, the services, were
desired, postponing the acceptance of the
call to Ohio. Those in the community
who wish to look up to public teacher
and be fed by his discourses are gratified
over the announcement.
One of the delegates from this town to
the congressional convention In Hartford
Saturday visited a jail and court room,
attended political meeting and funer-
al, and was enabled to leave that city be-
fore O'Clock In the afternoon. He could
not, however, take in the fine dinner pro-
vided by Congressman Henry at the AL
lyn House. 1t might be mentioned, too,
that on the way he passed circus and a
moonlight dance.
"Chloe Bigelow," of the Willimantic
journal, whoever she or he may be, is
mistaken about Connecticut being "orig-
inal nutmegdom." He or she could not
have read last weeks Press. We now
produce and quote our authority. Says
Sir Walter Besant, an eminent English
man, in the September Century, "The
making of wooden nutmegs has been un-
justly attributed to Connecticut, In New
England. 1t was practice in vogue In
East London (England SO far back as
the sixteenth century,"
The contest plan," for increasing the
membership of and interest in the W. G.
T. .. during this month, has been enthu-
sfastically adopted by the local union.
Miss Lena Whitford and Miss Ida Hall
have been chosen "red ribbon captain
and "blue ribbon captain" respectively,
and the union hopes that, on Oct. list, all
the townspeople, old and young, will be
included In its membership men and
boys as honorary members, the children
joining the L. T. L. The captain who
shall report the longest list Is the winner
In the contest. A ''jubilee meeting" Is
then to be arranged, the winning side
having charge of the literary and musical
program for the evening, while the losing
side Is to provide light refreshments for
the occasion. During this month a red
Or blue ribbon, showing what captain you
are training under, will be added to the
usual white ribbon badge of membership.
This business costs only fifty cents per
year for adults, and mere trifle for chill
1ren.
The following Is copy of one of the
Did colonial deeds from the towns earliest
land records. 1t Is given uer6otims ct lit
'r0tim. 1t will be noted that, in those
long ago days, Wilmington was in Hart
lord county:
To all People to whom these Presents
shall come, GREETING.
KNOW YE, That Lemuel orcutt of
wilmington In Hartford County, For the
Consideration of Seventy six pounds Law
full money received to my full Satisfac-
ton of Darious preston of wilmington
afore-D By these preasents Do give,
grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto
the said Darious preston and to his
Heirs and Assigns For Ever one Ger
tain piece OF Land scituate Lying and
Being In wilmington afore-D Containing
by Estimation forty one acres be the
same more or less bounded as Followeth
Beginning at stake and heap of stones
The N side of wolcots Road Ye s E Cor
ner OF John westOns land thence Easerlv
rs the Road runs until it come to q stake
and stone on the west Bank of Fentons
River thence Notherly on SD River Bank
unto the west end of westons Dam
and thence Notherly By the grin Stone
pond that is fiod by the preasent Dam I'M
I'LL 1t come TO John westons Land N |
westerly a strait Line to a graft Rock
about Rod west of the mill Dam
which is John westons Northwest Cor |
ner thence e sterly on westons Line un-
ILL 1t CONS to stake and stons on the
west Bank of SD River thence N-ly
Bounding ON SD River until 1t comes to
ashford old Line thence Nord.ly on SD |