The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-13
Walkers mill at Daleville was started

Walkers mill at Daleville was startet
up Monday, we are told.
BERTHE Royce Is very sick with pleurisy
and congestion of lungs.
| a There was pleasant social at the Con
aogational vestry last evening.
Ndeorge p. Curtis, now of Stamford
called on friends on the Hill Monday.
This drouth Is getting to be serious
matter this way. A near by storm Is pre-.
dicted, however.
Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost, but some people can't recognize
their own property.
There was large and orderly gather
ing at Roswell's Mountain House dancing
pavilion Saturday night
The entire cong1 essional delegation,
Chas. I. Preston (proxy for A. Korper),
E. 81. Burdick, FL. Neil, J. 81. Harrison.
was In attendance at the convention In
Hartford Saturday.
The Wilmington drum and fife band,
eleven pieces, are fourishing. Monday
evening they practiced again on the COM
mon, and pleased spectators gathered in
the pleasant moonlight to listen to the
inspiring music.
South Wellington Correspondence.
James Corcoran of Willimantic was In
town last Saturday.
Miss Luler Devereaux Is attending high
school In Willimantic.
Adolph Coleburg of Norwich was the
guest of T. G. Denman last Sunday.
James Smith discovered nest of
snakes under his doorstep last Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Squires of Atwoodville
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Isabel Colburn.
George Cooley, who has been working
for Frank Preston, Is now at work for
VIM. Brownlee.
Rev. Chas. L. Snow will return from
his vacation this week and resume his
duties this coming Sunday.
George Curtis of Stamford was In town
from Saturday until Monday, staying
with his daughter, Mrs. T. A. Denman.
The dressing room shut down for the
day Saturday, the overseer, Mr.. Neil, be.
Ing In Hartford attending the congression-
al convention.
We noticed j. W. Harrison's name on
the credential committee at the con-
gressional convention held in Hartford
last Saturday.
The South Wellington base ball nine
will play the South Coventrys at the
latter's own stamping grounds next Sat-
urday afternoon.
The work of Strengthening the road
running south from the new village to the
main road, which was begun last year, is
practically completed, and it Is certainly
a great improvement.
Next Saturday afternoon the "Tigersn
will play ball with athe Eaglevilles on the
Pinney grounds. The lovers of base ball
have given their support to the games
played by the first team of this place.
now why not indulge yourselves by see-
ing this game? 1t is safe to say that it
will be an interesting one, and the bows
would appreciate the support they have
earned.
Five boys, forming a class in Miss
Britton's school, were very agreeably
surprised Monday by receiving from their
teacher 80 cents each, as result of a
contest last term between a class of bows
and q class of girls. The prizes exceeded
In value what was promised, but Miss
Britton had found 1t so difficult to select
presents for each one that she decided to
give them the money and allow them to
select their own presents.
George Morrison had an agreeable SIR
prise last Saturday evening. He was re-
quested by his mother to light the lamp
in the parlor and look around. On doing
so ne was confronted by the smiling faces
OF "a OF his young friends, who had met
to have an evening of enjoyment, which
they certainly had. Ice cream and cake
figured In the entertainment. George
will carry fine umbrella with him after
this If 1t looks cloudy, said umcbella hav
ing been provided for him by the afore-
mentioned friends.
The game between the West Ends of
Rockville and the South Willingtons,
which was played Saturday, was not near
ly as we'll attended as it should have
been. The visitors showed themselves to
be sharp players, their base running be-
Ing very good, and they were not scrap
pers either. At the end of the fifth in
ming the score stood to In favor of the
but the next time to bat the
home team accumulated 4 runs, while the
visitors had to be content with what they
had. The star play was by Lyman in the
9th inning, when he gathered in foul
fly way back of the back-stop. Score by
innings
So. Willingtons, O2O14 Ill
West Ends, O1321 OOO-7
Umpire, John Starkweather:
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are prompt,
palatable, pleasant, powerful. purifvjnp