The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-07-11

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John G.. Ryder's
The Congregationalists held pleasant
Ice cream social last evening.
/ Miss Rachel M. Robbins is spending a
month with friends In Woodstock.
| Henry Dixon is falling slowly, although
he Is quite comfortable some days.
i Charles Benton has built new barn on
his premises at the Satisfactory village.
| Lena Whitford and her sister, Lizzie,
spent the first of the week with friends
in Willimantic.
/ Chas. w. Holman and family of Man
chester are spending two weeks with his
father, Judge w. D. Holman.
Mrs. Frank Carpenter of Wethersfield,
who has been visiting friends in Wilt
mantle, spent Sunday at Judge w. D.
Holman's.
We saw a letter last week addressed
"Mr. G. T. Preston, ESQ.," 1t was done
by professional man, too. School chill
dren, don't you ever go and do such a
thing.
F. W. Preston, with his brother, Her.
bert, and his daughter, Gladys, drove
down from Stafford on the Fourth. F.
W. Preston, Jr., accompanied the party
on his wheel.
A new veranda on the east end of his
house and the newly painted outbuild-
ings greatly add to the attractiveness Of
Marlin Knights homestead. Our farm
ers don't go to the poor house quite yet,
| 1t seems.
At the Baptist ladies' strawberry social
Tuesday evening, although the weather
was unpropitious, there was goodly at
tendance, the proceeds were satisfactory
and six new members were initiated into
the society.
An additional force of sixteen Italians
came up Monday to work for Legrand
johnson on the telegraph line near Put
nam. Later the whole gang Is to return
and resume work on the state road and
the cemetery.
The Fourth was very quiet on the Hill,
diversions elsewhere drawing away many
of the residents. Some went to the cele-
bration at South Wilmington, party from
the Hollow and the Hill went to Crystal
Lake, some to Woodstock and some to a
picnic In Westford.
Nine persons, Mrs. Gardner Hall, Jr.,
Widow Edward Morrison by letter from
the church in Willimantic, and Mrs
Homer Mel, Misses Maude Potter, Iva
Latham, Hattie Lockwood, Rose Gross,
Clarence Elliott and Walter Allen, Jr.,
by baptism united with the Baptist church
Sunday.
Rev. W. w. McLane of New Haven
preached in the Congregational church
Sunday, taking for his text Prov. 1877
"There is that maketh himself rich, yet
hath nothing: there Is that making him.
self poor yet hath great riches" Miss
May B. Lord spoke in the Baptist church
from II Sam. 1921. The pastor assisted
In the service.
Speaking of moving machines, Legrand
johnson, with span of horses, the late
s. T. Preston's "Roger" being one oil
them, cut the first grass ever cut by ma.
chine In this town. The grass stood In
the late Charles P. Riders barn lot, and
the stone fences around 1t were lined by
spectators. Then machine cost $500
The same thing now costs $40.
During the severe electrical storm last
week large hail stones fell at intervals
between torrents of rain, and tree neal
Winfield Slater's barn was struck by the
lightning, killing hen and her chicks
near by, and shattering some of the glass
In the barn windows. Some trees in thu
Vicinity were blown down. It was gra
cious downpour of rain, however, not
withstanding considerable hay was soaked
Poor, lean stock was rare thing whe1
our fathers finished their haying along il
August. Whatever may be said abou
early haying, there's lot of heavy, nu
tritious underground always left on tn
field. When, In the dark past, men wen
: into the hay fields, and taking the rip
grass, an acre and half or two acres
day apiece, keeping the heel of the scyth
we'll down, pretty good results followed
a all along into the early spring.
Vincent Horky of New York, who re
Gently bought the old Gen. Orrin Hol
farm, near the Ashford line, is movin,
8 his family and help on to the premises
Mr.. Horky was a successful baker TO
many years, and although somewhat Inn
paired in health, which, in great measure
explains his coming into the country, b
will doubtless make farming pay also
His wife, five children and the help b
brings with him will make substantial
addition to the East Wilmington schoo
Il district.
Parties from the Hill augmented tn
! large concourse gathered at the head O
. q. Hall & Co.'S beautiful lakelet Sunda,
to witness the baptism of the candidate
. who joined the Baptist church. The da,
: was an ideal one, the ceremony was fault
] lessly and impressively performed b,
] Pastor Snow, while the singing by Mrs
Harrison, Miss Essex, Miss May B. Lord
Miss Ida Hall and Messrs. Lawrence
Harrison and T. A. Denman greatly add
ed to the interest and solemnity of tn
= occasion.
. Mildred, the little daughter of Charles
s. Amidon, met with serious acciden
while playing near an active buzz saw IL
her fathers blacksmith shop, Saturda!
: morning. Rising suddenly while unde
the table her head came In contact witt
wound. At first the child was though
3 to be killed, lying insensible as she was
near fhe table DOuhtlass If WAS fht