The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-10
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. Lucfus Eldredge does not seem to
gain much.
Miss Bessie Potter of Willimantic was
on the Hill Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Holt lie no better, although
she has comfortable days.
There are more than three hundred
active volcanoes on the earth.
Joseph A.. Dlmock and wife are visit
ing their relatives In Moose Meadow.
People who talk one way and do an
other are not to be counted on In an
emergency.
Last year the Fourth occasioned sixty
deaths and some 1850 casualties. This
years returns have not yet come in.
The theme at the Congregational church
Sunday was "What is Christ to us"
founded on Luke Gil. The topic at the
Baptist church was 1.-THE value Of the
Sunday school,"
George Baker and D. l.. Royce are
shingling the Baptist church, conference
room and parsonage. These repairs are
made possible just now by legacy from
the late Mrs. Olive Sabra Whitford Shafer.
| ga maiden's wishes are but three,
| Ger all the world, where'er she be-
| To handsome grow,
| To have q beau,
And to the bridal altar go
All these fruitions Of her hope"
i rhoro 20 n orxi,or nood for ,,n}fino tho
three cemeteries. Somebody near the
Hill should have supervision of all of
them. 1t is not right to make folks ride
off miles to see about burying their dead,
to say nothing else. Besides, there Is
| great need for finishing up the old ceme-
tery-funds from out Of town were sent
for that purpose.
There are $4,000 ordained clergymen
In this country, and 5000 students fitting,
for the s'calling." 1t Is said that special
aptitude In this line of business Is the
ability to do we'll one or all of five things:
To rebuke, to organize, to instruct, to in
spire, to console. He who can do we'll
all these things can indeed justify the
ways of God to man.
The Willingtons played two games Of
ball on the Fourth, winning both. They
defeated the Stafford Hollow nine in the
forenoon by score of 80 to IS. In the af-
ternoon they played the Hawks of Stat
ford Springs on their home grounds at
Cartier's, the score being II to in favor
of the Willingtons. Batteries, Hansen
and Jacobsen. Umpire, johnson.
Mrs. L. B. Coupland of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Arthur Hutchins of New York city
are guests of the Misses Palmer and Dun
ming. The former Is sister of Miss Dun
ming, the latter Is young nephew Of Miss
Palmer. This makes some dozen of per-
sons from New York city alone who have,
thus far, this season, expressed their
great admiration of Wellington Hill.
The Fourth on the Hill passed quietly,
surrounding attractions drawing many
away. There was lawn party at E. A.
Robbins, while few neighbors availed
themselves of the outrageous "Maple
Corner" taking their tea thereon. There
was but one casualty to note. Phil Ryder
while too previously loading Fourth Of
July speaking piece, with some boys
near the railway station, had his face and
hands burned by premature explosion
The result will not be serious, probably
Stafford Springs Correspondent Spring
field Republican: Two New York schoo
teachers are solving the question of how
to spend vacation pleasantly and profit
ably. After camping In the Adirondacks
summering at various beaches, trampine
through Nova Scotia and enjoying the
they have bought house and small plo
of ground on Wellington Hill. Here, neal
the church and post office, and not too
far from the railroad, they propose t.
make permanent summer outing camp
The house stands on an eminence com
handing q fine view of many miles. TIL,
old-style farmhouse, with colonial fur
nishings and with the flowers grown b.
our grandmothers, gives an air much ap
preciated by the residents of the city
This is one of many like opportunities
that abound in this vicinity awaiting
! visitor with an eye for the beautiful.
The Baptist church, last Saturday even
ing and last Sunday, at meetings hell
respectively In South Wellington and Oh
the Hill, voted to change the Sunday ser
vice at South Wilmington from p. m. t.
10.45 a. M, and the service on the Hill
from 1915 a. m. to 2 p. m, Sunday schoo
a following the service. 1t has been noted
both in town and out of town, that W
did not put in our ten-cent piece into tn
discussion of the question that has ap
peared In The Press. This was becaus
personally we didn't care rap about tn
. change, because when we advocated tn
merging OF the society into the church
: under the provision of the statute, W
. knew what would follow In time, becaus
we did not wish to crafty certain elias
of people, and because we knew that ar
other class Of people did not sanction tn
structures, representations and threat
!. thrown out by the writer. or course
$ those who voted for the change will glad
o ly entertain the pastor Sunday afternoon
& while he Is on pastoral duty here on th
3 Hill and vicinity. AS for US, personally
S we shall continue to go to meeting In th
3 forenoon. as we were brought up to d.
z Its hard for old dogs to learn new tricks
!" The following program was successful
carried out Children's day. There was
good attendance In spite of the rain, an
Miss Clark's work as teacher Of the pr
mary class was highly commendable
Organ voluntary; song. "Praisa to Thee