The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-11
WELLINGTON.

noped Dy the people In general that this
may not be the last of these song services.
WELLINGTON.
Easter, 1901, was misty, rainy, sloppy,
disagreeable day. ...--
Mrs. Frank D. Preston has been suffer
ing severe cold.
Mrs. Preston has story in the current
Light In the Home" London, England.
Mail-driver Spooner had his lost pack
age restored to him, thanks to The Press.
Letters advertised: Timothy Single
ton, Mrs. Harriet Reeves, care Samuel
Means.
Charles H. Hobby has been drawn as
juror for this term of the superior court
at Tolland and Rockville.
Charles H. Ryder is now superintend-
ent on the road Improvement between the
railroad station and the Hill.
when knife blade loses it's temper
1t becomes dull, but when woman loses
hers she becomes cutting"
John G. Ryder is driving Bert Cartier's
order and delivery wagon, the latter be-
ing laid up with rheumatism.
The proposed "bee" at the Baptist
church has been postponed. Some other
way may be devised for the renewal of the
pew cushions.
Frank Woodworth's remains were bur
led in the new cemetery Thursday FORE
noon, Rev. MIR. Snow officiating at the
grave.
E. C. Richardson, who was in Norwich
and New London the first of the week,
says that potatoes bring dollar bush
Ell, and are in demand In the markets
there.
When the farmers In this vicinity get
into gear in the matter of raising and
keeping Angora goats, 1t may be recalled
that we advocated the idea, as one of our
vagaries, perhaps.
Howard E. Church of Rockville, who
often visits his sister here, Miss Jennie
II. Church, was the boy pupil selected to
represent the high school there In an ora
torical contest in Putnam, 10th inst.
Clarence s. Preston of Boston and his
uncle, H. q. Preston, visited at Charles
T. Preston's over Sunday. The former
returned Monday morning, while the lat
ter remains for visit and to recuperate
his health.
A daughter Of Charles Rider, formerly
of Moose Meadow, mysteriously disap-
peared from his house In Rockville one
day last week. She Is described as an
attractive girl of seventeen, and at last
accounts hsd not been heard from.
At every recurrence of Easter, since
the death of Mrs. Nellie P. Brown Allen,
a flower memorial has been sent by MIR.
Allen and brought from Boston by her
cousin, Clarence Preston, and before
decking the grave 1t has been placed in
the Baptist church at the morning SER
vice. Last Sunday, the display, supple
mented by Mrs. Pierce's potted plants
was unusually fine.
Owing to the facts of near vicinage and
that our probate Judge, w. D. Holman,
Is its treasurer, people about here are
naturally interested in the welfare of the
State Agricultural college at Storrs.
Hence the qualification felt that Hon. W.
e. SimOnds has been reelected as head
trustee. This man has done more for the
college, in real, hard, effective work, than
any other man in the state.
AS predicted by those about here who
opposed the legislative grant two years
of $500 for a "congregated dining
room" to he added to Middletown insane
asylum, large additional appropriation
8 165, 900, for it's completion Is now called
for. Emphatically, it was an unwise thing
to squelch the establishment of new build
ings In the eastern part of the state. We
felt and feel this matter here because the
chairman of the committee on humane
institutions in 1899 was one of this towns
representatives. That terrible crowding'
at Middletown would have been allevi
ated.
A very interesting occasion was the
Easter concert by the children, young
people and adults at the Congregations
church Sunday. Those who took part ir
speaking, reading and singing were Mary
James, Lucy Robbins, Eta Cahoon
Maude CahOon, Lizzie Whitford, Gertis
Davis, Faith Davis, George Davis Gin
ton, Davis Earl Taylor, Calista Brown
Rachael Robbins, Grace Morse, Jessie
Holt, Grace Holt, Eva Hobby, Mrs
Frank Chism, Miss Julia Chism, Frank
Chism, and Mrs. Henry Davies. At
tractive features were piece by ten chill
dren, trio by Grace Morse, Lizzie Whit
ford and Rachael Robbins, duet by
Mary James and Lucy Robbins, and {
solo by Mrs. Davies. Miss Robbins pre-
sided at the organ, while Miss Robbins
Miss Hattie Robbins, Miss Lena Whit
ford and Rev. III. Davies were accompa
nists. The pastor made fitting closing
remarks. Many beautiful potted flower
ing plants graced the occasion. A whole
some and praiseworthy feature was tn
participation Of so many of the grown VI
young people and adults-not considering
themselves as having Outgrown the periot
of helpfulness on such occasions.
II swow," said Neighbor Wishwell, al
he dropped in Sunday evening, II shoult
think had been to mass at old st. Peters
Barclay street, New York, or at st. Ed
wards, Stafford Springs, instead of at
tending divine service at the old Puritan
Congregational and the thorough goins
Protestant Baptist churches here on viii
lington Hill. have been hearing al
about Passion week., Palm Sunday,
Good Friday Easter and SO on, terms
used as Familiarity as from the lips of de
vout Roman Catholics and Anglican
Episcopalians. II the observances o
these feast and fast days, instituted b,
authority of the Roman Catholic church
are beautiful customs, let us be consist
emit, return to the bosom of the mother
church. seek and obtain the sniritua
grace promised, and not ape and be ,
laughing stock In the eyes OF all the rit
ualistic church. The Lutherans and Epis
cOpalians broke away from the RomaI
Catholic church, the Congregationalistl
broke away from the Episcopalians, Will,
the modern Baptists, going tie whole fig
ure, seeded from the Cong. egationalists
rejecting all the alleged man-made insti
tutions, including baptismal regeneration
both for infants and adults, and set them
sel0es uD as q sect. Well. I'm puzzled.