The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-10-02
WILMINGTON.


moving pictures, opera house, Stafford
Springs, Saturday evening.
There were 1891 battles fought In the
civil war
The law is off to-day (1st) for par
tridges, etc.
The democratic probate convention is
called for Friday at the West Wellington
station at o'clock.
Good work has recently been done on
the late Edward Morrison lot In the old
cemetery by q. B. Marble.
Mrs. Lucius Eldredge is now on the
road to recovery, it is hoped. She is
able to be about the house.
The democratic caucus for the nomina-
ton of town officers will be held at the
town hall Friday evening at O'Clock.
Harry Morse returned home from New
Canaan Monday. Now let the coons look
out, for he's brought with him new dog.
Miss Lucy Eldredge was guest at the
golden wedding of her kinsman, Amasa
A. Hunt, and his wife, at Columbia last
week Monday.
Miss Sara L. Dunning unexpectedly re-
turned from New York Friday last, one
OF the school buildings in which she Is
to teach not being quite finished.
Communion at Baptist church next
Sunday. The covenant meeting, new
departure, will be held in conjunction
with the mid-week prayer-meeting this
evening.
Rev. s. w. Clarke has removed from
Westford back to his home, the Solyman
Taylor homestead. He shows the Of
fects of his recent shock, but he thinks
he Is In better health.
Rev. A. J. Culver, who married Au-
gusta Sparks, and brother of the late
William K. Culver, an old soldier, was
recently injured by a bicycle accident In
Hartford, where he lives.
Samuel Bartlett, late of the 10th and
25th Conn. Vols, s. P. Morrison, late of
22d and LIST heavy artillery, with their
families, attended dedication day proceed
ings in Hartford last Thursday.
Another lesson to be derived from the
recent burning catastrophe at Hydeville
Is that 1t behooves the men folks to have
on hand for ready use for the women a
good supply Of dry wood and kindlings.
The income of William A. Clark, the
western mining magnate, Is over one mil.
lion dollars a month. That Of John A.
Rockefeller Is $4,000 a day. But q
hundred years, say from now, what will
the significance bep
The rain postponed the s. s. picnic
mentioned in The Press as to be held last
Saturday, till Saturday of this week
Should the weather prove unpropitiouf
then, we guess the affair will be given up
1t will be so late for picnics.
George W. Woolley, an old and highly
respected and substantial citizen of Hart
ford, whose widow nee Miss Rhoda l.
Fuller, sister of the late John G. Fullel
and Joseph Fuller, and an aunt of Mrs
Mary Lyon, died from paralysis in tina
city last week.
Miss Alice Cosgrove was chosen secre
tary of the local G. E. society Sunda.
evening. We are requested to say tina
next Sunday evening, "consecration meet
ing" night, all members are asked to re
Dond to the roll-call either In person o
by letter, In accordance with the pledge.
The delegates to the Baptist state con
vention, to be held in Hartford, Oct. IA
Is, IS, from the local church are Dea
Bracket, Mabel Clark, w. A. Allen an
Robert P. Pratt. Mrs. Preston will
probably attend In the capacity of asso
ciational director of the Woman's HON
Mission society.
!, The Buckleys, Hartford, brothers @
the late Capt. Charlie Buckley, an oil
chum Of ours contributed nearly one-hal
, of the cost of the "mortar" monumen
recently dedicated in that city. By tn
way, In reading the reports of the speech
! es on that occasion, that of Comrade Wn
! I. Lewis of Westbrook hit the nail O
the head several times.
) Rev. g. A. Paddock, well-known /
( this vicinity, has resigned his position a
, field secretary of the Conn. Baptist col
vention and superintendent of Its mil
a sions. He Is to be succeeded by Re,
! Frank Ell. Divine of the First church, A
bany, N. Y, who will begin his dutie
Nov. next. He is called good, brigf
man, but he Is an entire stranger to tn
Conn. churches.
We hear that the recent probate cal
Gus in West Wilmington could make n
choice, the Tolland delegates insisting O
! Lawyer and Assistant Clerk of Court
, Agard and the Wilmington delegate
standing by Adolph Korper, Esq. W
, learn that the convention adjourned
meet in South Wellington Monday, DC
18th, 2.30 p. m. It remains to be see
what the democrats will do.
The following were placed In nomin,
3 ton at the republican caucus for town o
ficers: Assessor, Eddy II. Burdick
4, board of relief, F. w. Pratt, Ezra
. Morse; selectmen, Adolph Korper, WI
liam D. Ruby; agent town deposit fun
e George A. Cosgrove; collector, DeWi
G. Dimock treasurer town deposit fun
. s. P. Morrison registrar of electors, v
81. Hall auditor, W. F. Essex col
stable, g. Fl. Worden; grand jurors, v
II. Bracket, j. F. Lawrence, FL. L. Keen
The sermonette to the children at tt
! Congregational church Sunday was abo'
Christ, the supporter of life. The then
of the sermon was "The Bible not IL
morals OF the devil" Next Sunday tt
preliminary talk to the children will
"Christ, the example," At the Bapti
9 church the services consisted mainly