The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-17
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
i Mrs. M. L. Dimock is still quite feeble.
| The children have been busy the past
week hanging May baskets.
The thunder showers Tuesday evening
broke up the proposed ladies' social.
The Misses Gibbs and Sturtevant are
visiting at Judge Holman's, Tolland side.
Rev. G. 81. Brown and wife of New
port, Vt, will be guests at Geo. A. Co.'S
groves next week. They are expected
on Monday.
This conundrum Is now going the rounds
this way: What is the difference between
a sewing machine and a kiss2 A sewing
machine sews a seam so nice, while kiss
seems no NIGEL r.
Meeting of the local w. G. T. U. at
the chapel, Tolland side, Saturday, 10Th,
at 8 O'Clock, p. m. Delegates will be
chosen to attend the county convention
at South Coventry. -.
A. s. Price utilized weeks vacation
In repairing his barn. His last job was
at Demorara, N. Y, wiring for electric
purposes public institutions there. He
returns to New York this evening.
J. L. Sanborn of Hyde Park, Mass,
who surveyed for the state road commits
sioners the highway between the railroad
station and the Hill last week, is Dart
mouth college man, 1899. His father was
a gunner on the famous Kearsage during
the civil war, and is Jealous member of
the G. A. r.
Alas, the differences in attained posi-
tons in this world! We had two class
mates. The personal estate of one who
recently died inventories $4,000 600; the
other is one of the justices of the supreme
court of the United States! But in a
hundred years, say, from now, the slate
will be entirely rubbed out.
One outside contributor to the new
| cemetery association has been heard from
to the tune of $3.50. Dea. E. D. Hayes
has sketched fine picture of the pro-
posed enlargement of the two cemeteries,
which may be reduced by Photographic
process so as to be inserted In the asso-
CATIONS pamphlet, containing the articles
of incorporation, bylaws, list Of officers,
etc.
In the Congregational pulpit Sunday,
DR.. Davies gave one Of his clean-cut and
forcible expositions in the series of dis
courses on Paul's first letter to the Co.
rinthians. In the Baptist pulpit Mr.. Hard
ing, class of 1900, Newton theological
seminary, preached eloquently ( rom the
words, "And there shall be no more sea. -
He is very fine singer, as was evidenced
by the solos he. rendered during the SER
vice and at the Sunday school session.
The Courant's Washington correspond
emit, in its Tuesdays issue, says that Will
lington Is to come into the free rural de-
livery system, probably by July 1st. We
> do not know just what this system Is in
regard to the ectent of the delivery, wheth-
or the dwellings on the cross roads are to
J be visited by the mail carrier, or not, and
so forth. We will try during the coming
week to get hold of some authentic in
formation in the premises, SO as to give
the benefit of Il to the readers of The
Press. AS 1t looks to us now, we don't
: see how the situation will be improved In
the case of those living near post Office.
One postmaster, at least, in town will not
take the change to heart very much. M.
L. Dimock would have resigned the COM
ing fall anyway, not being able to attend
to the duties imposed by the Office any
further in cold weather.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Special meeting of Uriel lodge, F. & A.
M, Saturday evening. Work in the de-
grees.
r. Fl. Worden attended the republican
convention In Hartford last week as alter
nate in the place of Homer Mel, who was
= unable to go.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will meet at the chapel, Tolland
side, Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
= notice the hour, changed from two tc
three.
> Swift N. Long, formerly of this village
and now foreman for the Flynt Construc
: ton Co. of Monson, spent Sunday with his
- sister, Mrs. John Huntington, and with
numerous friends.
Leonard Gibson, who worked here a.
q one time will move from Daleville, where
he has lived the past two years, onto {
b large farm north of West Stafford, which
}. he lately purchased.
|. Mr.. Harding, fellow student of Chas
IT l.. Snow preached an eloquent sermon il
the hall Sunday, from John 81 %. 1t Il
o. probable that Eugene Philbrook will
# preach here next Sunday.
If the town of Wellington is on the lis
J. for free mail delivery, to an outsider, /
J. looks as though it might be benefit t,
n the outlying districts at the expense o
those living near a post-ofice.
# The South Wilmington ball nine will
n play their first game of the season Satur
"a day afternoon In Stafford Springs, wher'
Il they will endeavor at least to hold thei
q own against the borough nine.
ROCKVILLE.
Eli I. Smith, 88, died last week Thurs
n day. He was born In Tolland in 1912, a
10 the old Smith tavern, which was kept b,
Is his father. This tavern was a famou
It hostelry, being located on the old turn
l. pike between Boston and New York. an,