The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-03-06
WILMINGTON.

It 10 now proposed to hold the \. +. ..
O. e. .box social" Tuesday evening, 18th
Inst.
Neighbors and friends enjoyed their
calls on Mrs. A. \. Pierce's birthday,
Monday last.
Mrs Col. Rodmon, who recently died
10 New London, was cousin Of Mrs. A.
D. Dimock.
Miss Jennie Goulding is still seriously
III at Willimantic. No hopes Of her re-
covery are entertained.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday Rev. Mr.. Gardner will have for
his theme s'What Is Christ to us ?" Luke
2:11.
Said Washington once: sit is the d.
vision into townships which lie 80 favor
able In New England to the maintenance
Of order, police and public establishment.
Rev. Mr.. Snow last Sunday prefaced
his morning discourse by an account OF
his recent labors with his classmate, Rev.
Mr.. Foye, in his parish at Thompson.
He recounted interesting cases Of CONVEX
sion.
There will be special Baptist church
meeting, to choose clerk, next Sunday,
after the morning service,
which will be the postponed service,
"Song and Story" Special music is ex-
pected.
Dea. Hayes writes from Longmeadow,
Mass, that he has been confined to his
room for twenty-one days, In consequence
of the recent injury to his hip, but hopes
are entertained that he Is not permanent
~ crippled.
Silas A. Corbin, formerly of this town,
is located In Warren, Ohio, where he is
secretary and treasurer of the Warren
Marble 4 Granite Co. It will be remem-
bered by older readers that his father,
the late Augustus Corbin, built and owned
for time the 'stone block. in Stafford
Springs.
Alonzo Roswell has moved from the
Joseph Sparks place into Mrs. William
SHOWS house. 1t 10 said that she has
given deed of her premises, considera-
ton maintenance, to him. The Widow
Snow Is suffering from dry cough, and
her general health Is poor. Mrs. Snow
was the widow of J. J. Moulton before
she married the late William Snow, who
built the house on the side hill, little
west Of the late Joseph Sparks house.
There was no service In the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday on account of
the storm. At the Baptist church Rev.
Mr.. Snow founded his interesting and
timely discourse on Isaiah 1920, For
they shall cry unto the Lord because of
the oppress ors, and he shall send them a
Savior. and great one, and he shall de-
liver Them" Miss Stones recent rescue
was used as type of the spiritual bri-
gands of the soul, comparing the great
ness Of Miss Stones savior, the United
States, and the greater savior, the Savior
of mankind.
II Is gratifying fact that we have now
on the Hill so highly an accomplished
a musician as Miss Gardner and one
who so pleasantly and eheerfully exer-
cises her gifts for the pleasure of her
friends Last Saturday evening we were
immensely entertained by her rendition
of masterpieces from Mendelssohn, Beeth.
oven, ETC.. through the medium Of her fine
piano, which she does not pound, bul
makes to sing, her execution being quite
out Of the ordinary. The unsteady In
clined young people in this vicinity should
spring to the opportunity of taking les
sons Of such an accomplished and expert
enced teacher, as, we understand, she will
receive pupils.
It certainly is to the credit of old vii
lington that she has for her delegate II
the constitutional convention one whose
name often figures In it's deliberations
coupled with timely, pertinent and sensi
BILE suggestions, remarks and resolutions
Ex-senator Hall shows that he fully ap
preciates the dignity, Importance and tn
conspicuity Of his position. Thus far VI
have no reason to be ashamed of eth,
delegate from Wilmington" Apropo, ,
Hartford correspondent, who has touchet
up pretty regularly the constitutional con
vention this winter, and intends to see
through, writes US: "The majority OF tn
participants act like school boys and no
like men of business. Tommy Vale
is whole team, and your delegate Hal
does himself and your old town credit"
Present owners and occupiers Of tn
old homesteads in school district No.
The Henry O. Holt place, owned by Wild
ow Janette Shafer, and occupied by Al
fred House; the Roderick Fenton place
owned and occupied by Charles 81. Davi
and family; the Chester Fenton farm
owned and occupied by the Widow VIII
liam Eldredge and family the Simo
Carpenter place by Ed. Eldredge and fam
lily; the Elijah Eldredge farm by Luc
Eldredge and farmer, William Brown
the Ralph Holt place by David Eldredg
and his son, A. H Eldredge; the oil
Experience Taylor place by Lucius FL
dredge; the William Holt place by Wi
liam Henry Holt and family; the Austi
Pearl place by Widow Daniel Eldredge
the Royal G. Eldredge place by John g
Ryder; the Jonathan Walker place b
Charles A. Robbins; the DR.. Brow
place by Frank D. Preston the Deaco
Asa and Solyman Taylor place, owned b
Rev. 8. w. Clarke Of Westford; the c
N. Merrick place, owned by Ell D. Hayes
Longmeadow, Mass, now unoccupied
the Jerome Holt, or Rev. DIR. Loomi
place, by Winfield Slater; the Rev. Z
Bancroft place by M. Z. Dimock th
Dea. John Turner place by e. A. Morse
the old Dea. Turner place, or Congress