The Press., 1900-01-18
WELLINGTON.

Joseph remnant Suu0r0O TWO SGEoAoS VI
paralysis Monday night.
Charles L. Snow will supply the Bap-
fist pulpit next Sunday.
The local w. G. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. E. J. Pratt, It's secretary,
Saturday, Goth inst, at o'clock p. m.
Austin Holt of Stafford Springs was in
attendance at the Congregational meeting
house last Sunday, the first time in forty
years, he said to US.
Uncle Sam Is getting to be quite a chap
for business. His transactions In that
line last year amounted to nearly one
hundred billions of dollars.
"First M. D.-What a lot of things
have been found in the vermiform appen-
dix. Second M. D.-And look at the
money that's been taken out of 1t !"
Widow Lucius Preston was hurt quite
badly last week by fall, caused by a
frost covered door stone. She expects to
be about the house in short time.
"Why In the world don't the Baptists
call minister and put him and his fam
lily, If he shall have one, into the parson-
age?" say folks in all parts of the town.
Rev. Daniel Y. Moor, the former Con-
gregational supply here, was ordained
and set apart for the Gospel ministry at
his new field, Williston, North Dakota,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Sleight returned from Newport,
VT, with some very fine kodak pictures
of the exterior and interior of the Baptist
parsonage there. She also took some
elegant California and Utah pictures
when recently in those states.
The program of the Christian Endeavor
entertainment, as given in The Press last
week, in the Baptist church Tuesday,
was carried out quite we'll. One hundred
and thirty persons were present, while
those who took supper and paid for it,
ten cents, left 1926 for the Y. P. s. G..
E. treasury. The icy condition of the
roads was unfavorable for larger attend
ance.
Under all the circumstances, 1t was
deemed expedient by the local grange, at
its last regular meeting, to vote to sur
render its charter. All the members in
good standing were granted permits, so
that, at least, there may be as much fun
in store for the members in attending the
sister oranges in surrounding towns, as
there used to be in the first blush and
flush of the local gatherings-when the
thing was new.
A report of the social given in the Con-
gregational meeting house last evening,
impossible for US to give, will doubtless
be furnished by some one near the station
AS things go now, 1t takes about four
days for those on the mail route from
West Wellington to Westford to com.
municate with Stafford. Query: What
are the sworn duties of the postmasters
as we'll as the mail driver in the premises
At the Baptist meeting house an earn
est, thoughtful sermon was preached by
the days supply, Charles L. Snow, of the
Theological Seminary of Newton, Mass.
class of 1900. He founded his theme OF
tie parable in Matt. vii, houses built OF
the rock and on the sand. Both the en-
forcement Of his subject and his illustra
tons in the way of personal observation
were touching and convincing. Mr.. Snow
is native of Nova Scotia, his mothe
temporarily residing in.Lynn, Mass. FL,
graduates, as does his classmate, Mr.
Philbrook, next summer. The increas
in church and Sunday school of late i
noticeable.
Rev. DIR. Davies text Sunday afternoon
in the Congregational meeting house, wa
Galations 60. Prefacing his discourse
he said that he should be more than gla,
to welcome any who had been made re
ceptive under Miss Lords recent religion
work to the fellowship and labor of thi
church, and hoped that at the next com
munion season there would be some VIII
would present themselves for churc
membership. All of Miss Lords labo
would be like spilled milk unless thos
interested shall unite with the church
The preacher emphasized the importanc
Of conduct In the Christian life after tn
receptive mood had passed. He aptl
quoted Matthew Arnold's dictum tina
conduct was five-sixths of life.
South Wellington Correspon dence.
Miss Hester Hall Is sick at her home.
Mr.. Snow will hold services here agai
the coming Sunday.
Charles L. Westcott, formerly of thi
place, was in town last week.
Mrs. Mary Mundell is quite sick. Mrs
Il. G. Gurley Is taking care of her.
W. E. Battye has filled his ice house
with eleven inch ice, harvesting abou
one hundred tons.
There will be a special communicate
of Uriel Lodge Saturday evening. Wor
Of the third degree.
A son was born to Frank L. and Clar
L. Joslin Of Winsted, Jan. 9Th grandso
to F. W. Pratt of West Wilmington.
Mrs. James B. Weeden of Staffo1
Springs has been visiting her mothe
"Grandma" Parker, the past week.
While playing 'shinney" on the ic
last Saturday, Charlie Allen, son of Wa
ter A. Allen, was struck by a block
the face, cutting his lip quite badly.
The W. G. T. U. will meet next Satu
day Afternoon. at 2 o'clock, at the hon
of Mrs. F. W. Pratt, West Willingto
A cordial invitation is extended to al
If stormy, the following Saturday.
Joseph Kingsbury has been doing
fine piece of cabinet work in the way
an altar for the Coventry lodge. A. q.