The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-10-30


Pittsfield, Mass.
The meeting OF the L. T. LIS will be
omitted this week.
We never break any law; we only break
ourselves against 1t.
Phil Ryder after brief tussle with the
world, Is again domiciled with his father.
It was pop-pop-pop around here every
Sunday this game season until last Sun
day-as to our ears.
The meeting Of the local w. G. T. u.
will be held Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock with Mrs. e. A. Bates.
'Lon" Roswell and wife were recently
blessed with two-pound baby. She has
been seriously i'll, but is now better.
Mrs. James G. Robinson of East Hart
ford and Miss Mary X. Talcott of Hart
ford were guests at G. T. Preston's last
week.
Fortune telling is to be added to the at
fractions at the harvest FL halloween sup
per in the conference room tomorrow
night.
1t will be remembered, doubtless, that
the harvest supper and Halloween social
of the Baptist ladies occur on the evening
of Friday.
Mrs. Preston, as town director, and Miss
Harriet G. Robbins, an invited guest, at
tended the annual gathering at the Chill
dren's Temporary Home In Vernon yes
terday.
Rev. A. Gardner attended the meeting
of the American missionary association
recently held In New London, which he
summarized interestingly as preface to
his sermon Sunday.
1t was voted unanimously at the very
harmonious Baptist church meeting Sun
day that the time for morning service be
at eleUeaa o'clock O.. m instead of 2 p. m.
until May 1st, next.
An innovation Is talked of for electors
meeting next Tuesday in the way of the
ladies taking charge of the oyster lunch,
candy tables, etc. This was done In a
neighboring town at its annual meeting
recently.
Widow Daniel Eldridge went to Stat
ford Springs last Wednesday to be near
her daughter, Mrs. Perry Davis. She
took load of household goods with her
and expects to pass the winter at least In
that borough.
Mrs. M. Burdick, while yet quite feeble
Is more comfortable, and there are hopes
for possible recovery. She recently haG
as guests Robert Neff and wife Of Plain
field, and Henry Starkweather and wife
Of New London.
| We venture to say that no local church
In the state as this one was SO highly "a
vored with full, Interesting and accurate
reports of the late Baptist state conven
ton, held In Hartford, given to the people
Sunday by the pastor and his associates
In attendance.
Last week we noticed the Yale junio
honorary appointment awarded to a grand
son of Rev. A. Gardner. We saw after
wards that grandson of the late Frank
lin Glazier, formerly of this town, Frank
lin Williams Glazier, of Glastonbury, re
ceived like honorarium.
The theme at the Congregational churcl
Sunday was Heavens way of reckoning,
I Sam. 2O:M-"For who will hearken I'm
to you in this matter? But as his par
is that goeth down to the battle, SO shall
his part be that tarryeth by the staff
they shall part alike" At the Baptls
church the services consisted largely o
reports of the late convention at Hart
ford by the pastor, Mrs. Preston and Mis-
Ida Hall, read In her absence by Mis-
Clark.
Caleb Lee, formerly resident of thi
town, died at his home In Somers 1st
inst, aged 80. He left widow, tw
sons, Jerome Of Somers, George OF Wal
worth, N. Y, and a daughter, Mrs. EN-
ma Lee Bartlett, of Pomona. Cal. Ell
was buried in Somers, Rev. L. A. God
dard of the Congregational church off1ci
ating, and the two sons, with Arthur Da
Wis of Somers and Oramel Davis of Gran
by. acting as bearers. The deceased wa
a man greatly respected by all who kney
him. He was native of Vernon, VT.
At the largely attended republican eau
Gus Saturday afternoon, w. F. Essex an
W. A. Allen were chosen moderator an
clerk, respectively. Homer Neil and Loui
j. Korper were chosen as candidates 70
Representatives. A committee, CONSISTING
of w. 81. Hall, s. p. Morrison, F. w
Pratt and l.. B. CLARK, brought In the fol
lowing names as candidates for justice
of the peace: s. P. Morrison, Frank Oh
cult, w. F. Essex, G. Ell. Hobby and Z
II. Burdick. Before the committee wen
out G. T. Preston asked the caucus to a.
low the clerk to read an item from TIL
Press. copied that morning into the Dali
Courant, as a matter of privilege, whic
was granted. The lifelong justice of tn
peace In the item declined denomination
and 8. P. Morrison was put in his place
The makeup of the new list of justice
caused some comment or discussion, some
what foreign to the purpose of the caucus
In which Rev. A. Gardner, w. III. Hal
f. W. Pratt, q. A. Cosgrove, w. e
Bracket and G. T. Preston took par
, The meeting was throughout harmonious
AS an instance, Louis j. Korper receive
all but one vote, that one being for Gee
A. Cosgrove.
south Wellington.
Clarence Essex has gone to New Yor
| to learn the BARRIERS trade.
There will be a covenant meeting {
the church members In the hall Saturda
evening.
Charles Eldredge of Indian Orchard
Mass, spent Sunday with his parents l
this village.
Mrs. George w. Adams and littl
daughter, Phillis, were the guests of Nj
and Mrs. J. w. Harrison the past weei
Brit Latham, while hunting las
Thursday, shot white squirrel, III
doubleday one of family of gra
squirrels.
A special communication of Uriel lodg,
No. "a, F. & A. M. will be held Saturda
3 evening, Nov. 1st, 1909, at 73O o'clocl
' Work in the third degree.
Mrs. Whitman, housekeeper for Wn
' Brownlee, attended last week In Bristo
> the funeral of her daughters husband, L
N. Gale, the photographer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Bond announce ths
they will celebrate the 25th anniversar
of their marria0a (si1vpr woddanol {