The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23
WILMINGTON.

newspapers Is go, or somewhat so.
Widow Lathrop Manning and Eunice
johnson are at Legrand Johnson's.
1t Is said that Rev. d. Y. Moor Is to
accept call to the church In Granville,
Mass.
q. B. Robbins has a. new, heavy pair OF
horses In lieu of the pair he sold to B. E.
Benton.
Pastor Davies was at his post at the
Congregational church Sunday, and
preached from John 4:23.
It's impossible for us to give an account
of the Storrs concert at the Congrega-
tional church last night for this issue.
We hear that certain poor woman re-
ceived the gift of plump but very or
derby pig, in May basket, the other
night.
Owing to the small number present last
Sunday at the Baptist church, there was
no sermon, the Sunday school taking the
part of the usual services.
George A. Cosgrove goes tomorrow to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Fl. Brown,
at Newport, VT. He hopes thereby that
his health may be recuperated also.
DIR. Davies thought Sunday that he
might represent the local church at the
semi-annual meeting of the Tolland coun-
ty conference of Congregational churches
at Somersville, Tuesday.
Sat Town Meeting Legally Warned
and holden at Wilmington the first Mon
day of December, 1857, it was voted that
Benz. Croker, Ebenezer Croker and
Moses Holmes should be committee to
take Care of the Burying Yard, to keep
Down the Brush and Repair the fence
During the Towns Pleasure"
The transformation In the Vicinity of
the old cemeteries Is wonderful. The be-
ginning of the end of the improvements
already made show that here in old Will
lington will be one of the finest rural
burying grounds in the state. We have
always had faith In the desired outcome
no more now than at the beginning.
We are requested to say that the law
says that the U. s. flag must be displayed
on the school house or its grounds on
every school day, "when the weather will
permit" and on the inside of the school
houses on other school days. When such
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resident of the school district or the board
of acting school visitors must notify the
selectmen in writing.
The following from Wellington town
records is an instance of exemption from
paying rates for minister's salary under
the then ''standing orders"
''South Brimfield, January the 4th
1868. This may certify all that it may
concern that Elisha Robinson of Willing.
ton professeth to be of the Baptist Per.
suation, and that he frequently attended
the publick worship of God with us or
the Lords Day, and we Contientiously
Believe that he is as he professeth to be-
JAMES MELLEN, Elder.
SAMUEL MUNGER.
BENZ. JOHNSON.
The above Is True Copy of the orig
inal Certificate which was Received and
Recorded Jan. 18th, 1868, by me.
MOSES HOLMES, Town Clerk"
We have been asked to transcribe the
original ay-outs of other school districts
This Is No. 3, the "Hollow" district
"John johnson, William johnson, Jr.
Capt. Pearl, Deacon Ballard, John Yves
ton, Abril Holt, Jr., Josiah Whitney, Jr.
Peter Whitney, Nathan Holt, Darius
Preston, Leonard circuit, Isaac Johnson
James Pearl, Thomas Chaffee, Milajaf
Whitney, Samuel johnson and Dea. Ell
bridge shall be Known by the Name o
No. 3. The place appointed for the schoo
house is on the road that leads from
Abril Holt, Jr., to Capt. PEARLS, abou
80 rods from said Holt, and about 10 rod
to the Southerd to Small Run of waite
"a stake and heap of stones"
"It is quite common thing to see or
rors In town and school district warrants
Our experience has been that the mos
correct warrants are drawn by men o
cool, common sense who keep away from
lawyers and law forms as much as posi-
BILE. Those who copy words in a sing
song fashion, without verifying the exac
meaning of each word, will soon rul
against snag in town warrants or any
thing else that is liable to be challenged
But think of the tens of thousands of IL
legal papers in existence because no on
has interest or care enough to pick flaw
In them! The whole universe would b.
in an uproar If the chronic kicker go
loose In all the archives, and knew enough
to count the holes In the skinner
South Wellington Correspondence.
DR.. Taylor of New York was CUES
of g. Hall, Jr., Sunday.
Adolph Goldberg of Norwich was CUES
of T. G. Denman over Sunday.
Mr.. Macdonald, state supervisor O
roads, made short call here last Satur
day.
Miss Lizzie Hall has been home from
the Boston Conservatory of Music a few
days.
The bicycle trade has been very dull
here the past week, not sale beinl
recorded.
Pastor Shows mother arrived here las
Monday afternoon from her former hom
in Lynn, Mass.
William BROMLEY has recently pur
chased fine young Jersey COW of g
Hall, Jr., & Co.
Chas. Carpenter of Maine has entere'
the employ of the company, and will
work in the spool shop turning spools.
The ball game which was billed TO
last Saturday was postponed on accoun
of the rain. The "Tigers" are gettin,
hungrier each day.