The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-20

WILMINGTON.
Considerable frost in spots Tuesday
night.
Albert M. Root is building silo for
Geo. E. Sparrow.
Mrs. Jenny Waldo Knox of Hartford is
at M. l.. Dimock's.
j. A. Houchens and wife OF New York
are at A. D. Dimock's.
Mrs. Harriet G. Lippitt OF Norwich is
visiting at Geo. E. Robbins.
Herbert Graves returned to Boston
Monday from a visit at F. w. Pratt's.
Rev. A. B. PEBBLES, Spring Hill, sup
piled the Congregational church Sunday.
A democratic caucus was held in the
town hall Saturday. We are not inform
ed Of the result.
A picnic party from West Wilmington
and the Hill drove to South Coventry
Saturday. They fished some. !,
Edward Hayes of the Spring field Re-
publican and his wife spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli ID. Hayes.
1t is notable how many pupils go on
the cars from this town and from Mans.
field and Coventry to attend the high
school at Willimantic.
Ahira Pearl, formerly of this town, is
still active at his trade, that of a stone
and brick mason, etc. He recently reset
the boiler at the Daleville mill.
There's almost always mischief
brewing headquarters In every communi-
/ ty. Sometimes It's In one place, some
times in another, and then look out for
squalls!
Austin Holt of Stafford Springs has
one OF Willington's old deeds framed and
hung up In his house. Whether 1t Is old
or than the one printed in last weeks
Press we do not hear.
A meeting of the local W. G. T. U.
will be held in the M. e. chapel, Tolland
side, Saturday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock.
Delegates to the state convention will
then be chosen. Tee result of the mem
bership contest will be announced.
The Baptist ladies will hold a social
and give an entertainment Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 9th. This notice is given be-
times, 80 that folks can plan to attend,
and that those who have parts in the en-.
tertainment can make due preparation.
Since the last writing gracious and
copious rain has fallen. A violent gale
preceded it, and many are the evidences Of
it's great force in this vicinity-blown-over
trees, fields and stacks of corn levelled
apple and peach trees denuded of Their
immature fruit, etc.
1t Is on record in the capitol at Hart.
ford that this township, consisting Of
some $1,000 acres, was originally sold fol
about 1880. This was some time ago
In 1870, and the bargain was made be-
tween the then colonial governor ant
eight men from Boston.
| "Any contrivance or invention intended
to supersede the use of feet on Gods owr
ground is damnable. Walking, running
leaping and dancing are the Legitimate
and natural joys of the body, and every
attempt to stride on stills, dangle OF
ropes, or wriggle on wheels is an affron
to the Almighty"
I. Not long before the death of james
} Mclaughlin he said to us that he wished
short historical sketches Of the differen
towns in Tolland county might be fur
: nished for The Press. We had one O
Wilmington written at the age of eighteen
years, which we were to furnish. Per
: haps, in few weeks, 1t may appear.
Who now among us will be movers II
1928 for the celebration of the two-hun
dredth anniversary of the settlement O
the town? 1t might be made grea
homecoming" affair. Rev. F. A. Hold
en-, who supplied the Congregational pull
pit some years ago, lately successful,
> promoted such an enterprise In the tow
. of Morris, where he Is now located a
> pastor.
Subscribers to The Press on the mai
route from West Wilmington to Westfor
labor under some disadvantage in no
getting their papers till the day after pub
LEGATION, owing to the present mail ar
- engagements. But it Is likely that
change Of mail trains will restore the oil
order of things before long. The pres
q emit order is annoying both to the pull
Usher and the subscriber.
d The Courant said last week that Je
J. seph Dimock had bought farm nea
9 Mr.. Burdick's. The transaction intenG
y ed to be noted, doubtless, was that J.
y Dimock had bought of Mr.. Burdick tn
's old Daniel Glazirr place. Joe is going
g try farming little on his own accoun
but whether he is going to keep hous
alone or not remains to be seen. TIL
l. price named In the deed Is $500. I'll
extensive wood and timber tracts wei
- sold long ago.
:, The ladies interested in the Methodi,
chapel enterprise, Tolland side, gave
n dinner to the men who have recent
painted and shingled the chapel and hors
sheds. e. G. Richardson has been larg
ly instrumental in effecting the good worl
receiving liberal donations therefor
South Wellington and elsewhere. TIL
enterprise Is unique In that its benefa
of lions in money and Christian work can
sr chiefly from adherents to and Eaembel
'r Of other denominations, principally Col
gregational and Baptist, who live in tt
r. vicinity and are glad to have religio,
a services maintained In the neighborhoo'
D. South Wellington Correspondence.