The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-02-21
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
The malady on DanielE Eldredge's face
slowly increases In violence.
A. D. Dimock's household is down with
bad colds, or the prevailing grip.
Anybody who wants handsome, good
COW, see advertisement In another column
Georgia Bidwell, son Of the late Mrs.
Bidwell, lies quite Ill at Alonzo Roswell's.
The East Wellington G. E. society met
at George Wilson's, at the old Gen. Orrin
Holt place, near the Ashford line, last
Friday evening.
By the way, which, If either, of our
town representatives voted, In caucus,
for Willingeon's candidate for county
commissioner
We note with sadness the death of our
old friend, Hon. John Hooker of Hart
ford, last week. He was good man, as
we'll as Intellectually great.
DIR. Davies essayed to get here Sunday
before last. After getting little this
side of Four Corners, the condition Of
the roads was such that he was obliged
to turn his horse homewards.
There was pleasant whist party at F.
d. Preston's Saturday night, with sup
per. Chas. FL. Ryder and Miss Jennie
FL. Church took the first prize, and John
g. Ryder and Mrs. s. P. Morrison Sc
cured the second prize.
Daniel Malhansen of Mount Hope, the
wide-awake agent of "Our Native Herbs, !"
was in town last week. He left stock
of that popular and really efficacious
remedy, both in tablet form and in pow
der, at M. L. Dimock's store.
At the Congregational church Sunday
DIR. Davies, In his discourse on lincoln,
took for his text Hebrews II: 1894. Pas
tor Shows address, Frances E. Willard
memorial, was founded on Mark IA: g.
"She hath done what she could" etc.
We are glad to note that the nonsense
Of husband deciding property to his
wife, through third person, Is probably
to be done away with by bill introduced
into the legislature last week by Mr..
Tucker of Ansonia. Thus, one by one,
these back-number customs or laws are
being obliterated.
When good, Intelligent, helpful wom-
an like "Grandma" Hall, Zeviah E..
widow of the late Gardner Hall, ST., the
Oldest inhabitant withsl, dies, the whole
town is moved by the intelligence. Many
are the expressions of sympathy on all
sides. She was indeed fruitful sheaf
fully ripe for the harvest. Those of us
who know something of her active, useful
life are glad that she dwelt among US sc
many years, and that finally the blessed
release from the infirmities Of age has
come.
AS matters look In this part OF the
state, 1t wouldn't be the strangest thing
in the world should Representative King
of Willimantic be called to wear the er.
mine on the superior court bench before
this session Of the Legislature closed. He
has the Judicial temperament" an6
there isn't much of the old granny about
him. We recall appointments of thai
kind from Eastern Connecticut, years
ago, that caused much more furry among
the lawyers than this probable appoint
ment would.
The Baptist ladies have reason to con
graduate themselves over one of tn,
largest gatherings ever held on the Hill
on the occasion of the antique socia
last Friday evening. The pecuniary re
suit was also pleasing. We do not exag
gerate when we say that the conference
room was crowded with one hundred
guests. Those who acceded to the re
lquest of the ladies OF the society, and 81
helped on the affair, were Mrs. Carpen
ter, Mrs. Waldo, Mrs. Preston, Mrs
Lawrence, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Jas. Car
penter, Misses Emma F. Robbins, jennie
Church, Hattie C. Robbins, Mabel Clark
Dasie Dimock, the four Pierce sister
and G. T. Preston, James Lawrence ant
Carl Pratt. Mesdames Carpenter, Wal
do, Pierce, Lawrence, Nellie Carpenter
the Pierce children aforementioned an
Mr.. Livermore wore colonial clothes
while Mrs. Preston was costumed Ii
Spanish dress of the 18th century, G. 7
Preston of the Elizabethian period, an
, Master Carl Pratt In perfect boys cos
tune of the time of George III. Mrs
Lawrence was declared the winner of tn
prize, on a show of hands, but nearly al
the competitors received encores, and de
serve honorable mention. Three team
from South Wilmington and West vii
lington brought quite a number of guests
south Wellington Correspondence.
Albert Hall arrived here from Colorad
Tuesday afternoon.
Geo. 0. Richardson will supply tn
desk at Wesley Chapel next Sunday.
A daughter, Clara Alice, was born t
MI. and Mrs. W. H. Hall, Monday tn
18th inst.
/ w. r. Perry completed the work c
filling the addition to his ice house las
, Tuesday, and began removing the Ice rur
! The subscription for the brass ban
has already reached handsome proper
tions and there will undoubtedly be NOR
received.
The sermon in the hall last Sunday
delivered by Pastor G. L. Snow, was
memory of Miss Frances E. Willard, an
the text from Mark IA: 6.
Mr.. Daniels escaped by narrow mai
gin of few inches Of being struck on tn
p head with $50 ID. cake of ice last Sal
urday. He was fixing an elevator, an
a cake of Ice was pushed off from ovel
head before he was prepared for 1t.
. Rv mere o0Od fortuna Villa Ruckins