The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-16
WILMINGTON.

Rev. -. I Moor has returned from
New Haven.
Mrs. Sleight returned from New York
Monday for her summer vacation.
Herbert G. Preston Is more comfort
able, and is gaining In strength somewhat.
1t is said that Bert Cartier has rented
Of Rev. E. W. Clark OF Westford the
Solyman Taylor house for a store.
When calf pulls almost out of It's
socket ones arm, and that same arm gets
poisoned with Ivy, all in the same day,
Its pretty hard luck.
We are unable to give the program of
the concert at the Cong1 egational church
next Wednesday evening, but without
doubt it will be recherche In It's make up.
"There is moral virtue in a garden.
One may come in time to take pride, not
only In ones sweet peas, but In the sweet
principles gained from contact with the
soil.''
The recent failure of the Eastford
creamery is embarrassing, to say the
least, to some of its patrons in the north
part of the town. A meeting of the cred
itors was lately held in Putnam.
The regular meeting of the w. G. L. U.
will be held at the chapel Saturday after
noon at o'clock. The meeting is to be
parliamentary drill on woman's suf-
frage, and promises to be interesting. All
are cordially invited to attend. Please
note change of time.
Ed. Hobby was injured on the mouth
while at work for Mrs. A. q. Baldwin
last week. He fell against one of the
wheels of the wagon he was using, and
cut his lip on the sharp tire. The doctor
stitched up the incision; the dentist will
have to BE- seen later.
| DR.. Davies announced In the Congre-
gational pulpit last Sunday that the long
delayed concert by the young people Of
Storrs, to help the ladies' social, would
be given Wednesday evening, 22d inst.
in the Congregational church. The num-
bers on the program will be varied as
we'll as interesting. The price of tickets
will be given next Sunday probably.
This clipping from nelghboring paper
is of local interest:
The Congregationalists have sold their
charmingly located parsonage to Rev.
Mr.. Gardner, formerly of Hartford, late
of Ashford. This will be a great acqui-
| sitiOn and great gain to the Congrega-
tional cause, the Baptists having no resi-
dent minister. People on farms all about
town, although the fact may not always
be recognized, have souls, and it is from
the farm that the brain and Drawn of this
great republic have started. The spirit.
ual power, also, dates back to the farm
stead family affairs. 1t is strange that SO
few people nowadays recognize the i'm
portance of STRENGTHENING the things
that remain"
The following program was successfully
carried out at the press meeting at the
Baptist church Tuesday evening: Orches
ira, members of the band; devotional
reading, local president W. G. T. u, Mrs
Holman; prayer, Pastor Snow; male
quartette, Messrs. Snow, Lawrence, Den
man and Harrison roll call, by secretary
w. G. T. u; state rally song, by thu
union the relation of the W. G. T. u. tt
the press at the opening of the Goth cen
fury, Mrs. Holman Boil 1t Down (poem)
Miss Julia Chism; solo, Miss Ida Hall
, The people, the customer, the press tn,
caterer, Mrs. Pratt; How our forefather
got the news (origlnal), Mr.. Snow; mall
qaartette The EDITORS fluctuations (il
rhyme, Originally, Mrs. Preston; The edi
tors telephone call, Miss Lena Whitford
duet, Mrs. w. FL. Hall, Miss Ida Hall
They vote for rum, Messrs. Snow, 'Har
rison and Denman; selection by orchee
ira; eshments--pressed chicken sand
witches, newspaper cake and pressed lem
ons Qemonade). The evening was YER
enjoyable one, and rising vote of thank
was given by the audience.
, South Wellington Correspondence.
Chas Buckingham is now working i
the spool shop.
Mrs. Rathbun is another recent recruit
to the ranks Of the bicycle brigade.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lanigan of Prov
dence, R. l., are visiting at VIM. Potter's
James Smith has just received his ne,
alto horn from Springfield, and 1t is
beauty.
Chas. W. Eldredge arrived home frel
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, last Friday for
few days. vacation.
A big improvement Is being made t
the gardens southwest of the new villag
L by removing the large stones.
Miss Pearl Clark of Willimantic is no
visiting in this village. Her health
very much improved since leaving hel
. last fall. .
:. Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Neil attende
the funeral of Mrs. Nei's grandfathe
Seymour Carpenter, in Stafford Spring
last Friday.
Chas. G. Ives, local manager in Sprin,
O field for the Prudential Insurance cor
s pany, with whom George W. Bracke
was for time associated, was in tow
=. last Saturday as the guest of Mr.. Brac1
- EFT.
The indications are that there will /
a decidedly more bicycle riders in this vi
lage this season than ever before, Wa
lace Lillibridge and Clarence Essex eat
having purchased new wheels, the form'
. buying an Eagle and the latter Colun
bia racer.
II Mrs. Charles Macfarlane and daught
left for Hartford last Tuesday, in con
, pany with Mrs. M. g father, Sylvester
# Morrison. During their stay they wi
m visit the capitol and also call on o
W friends, among whom are Mrs. Mary Arr
h itage, formerly Miss Mary Marble.
ii THE Tigers" a title adopted by {
y aggregation of young aspirants to fan
| 10 Goll "a.