The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-09-04
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
Come, gentle rain, once again.
The town hall has been shingled.
Are you getting ready for the fair?
Willington's county tax this year Is
$142.47.
Mrs. W. Fl. Marsh is in feeble health
just now
Communion at Congregational church
next Sunday.
Charles F. Spooner of Westford was In
town last Friday.
Mrs. Slelght has gone to New York,
being called thither by case.
The L. T. LIS at the Baptist confer
ence room this afternoon at O'Clock.
Our 81. o. c." pig, Belle Blakeley,
caught and played with mouse quite cat
fashion.
George Brown, having recovered from
his recent indisposition, resumed work
Monday.
Mrs. A. D. Dimock of Moose Meadow
was guest at Charles T. Preston's over
Sunday
Miss Marsh left the Misses Palmer and
Dunning Tuesday for her home In Plain
field, N. J.
Labor day was unobserved In this vi
cinity, except by the display of an U. s.
flag or two.
Matthew Burdick, now In his ninety
fourth year, the Oldest person In town, Is
In fairly good health.
Phil. Ryder is teaming, along with his
father, for w. E. Demond. He has been
engaged In that work for some time.
Harold Gardner of Yale university is
staying with his grandfather, Rev. A..
Gardner, seeking to recuperate his health.
The subject of Miss Lords discourse
at the Baptist church Sunday was "Christ
the fountain OF life." Text, eff any man
thirst" etc.
An automobile appeared recently on the
Hill. 1t came from the south, but ex-
actly whence 1t c1me and whittier it went
nobody seems to know.
The ladies' Thursday afternoon club re-
sumes its meetings to-day at the Misses
Palmer and Dunning's. Subject for the
month, ''Our new possessions"
A contingent of the peoples singing
class, under the lead of Miss Dunning,
sang in the twilight on the Congregation.
al church steps Saturday evening.
There will be musical and literary
entertainment on the occasion of the Bap
fist ladies' social Tuesday evening, 9th
inst. Supper from to 8 p. m. All In
vited.
Another one of President Roosevelt's
nuggets Hardness of heart Is dread
full quality, but it Is doubtful whether II
works more damage than softness o.
head"
The topic at the Congregational church
Sunday was Marian, the sentinel sister,
Mum. 2O:1. Next Sunday the topic fol
the children, Introductory, will be "Jesus
saves"
| Two young men from South Wilmington
stopped while to rest themselves ant
their wheels, about morning service TIM
last Sunday, on their way to Staffort
Springs, via. Moose Meadow.
The new hymn books, lately introduces
into both churches on the Hill, will seen
novel institutions for while, but as U.s.
shall make familiar, the superior order O
the tunes will become apparent.
CA. Robbins returned Sunday evenin,
from Bristol, whittier he had taken hi
daughter by carriage drive last week
She passed the examination successful
ly and is attending the high school there
The Y. P. s. G. E. meeting Sunda
evening, led by Mrs. Esther Dimock, wa
unusually large and interesting. Rev
A. Gardner read an appropriate origina
poem, which was characterized by happ
diction and perfectness of rythm.
Lots of candidates for the next legisls
ture loom up. We give their names a
alphabetically, as far as we have heard
It. A. Cosgrove, J. L. Emo, G.. B. Marble
w. Ii. Marsh, Homer Mel, E. G.. Ricf
ardson. There are others, no doubt.
Moses Chanler of Ashford, who recent
ly lost his life, teaming from Southbridg,
Mass. thither, was brother of formt
} Mail Carrier Spooner's wife. 1t Is though
} by some, including the doctors, that
club wound on the young mans head we
the cause of death.
Again we urge that the work deslgne
: for the old town burying ground be speed
lily completed. II necessary, and it cel
tainly would be very proper, bee migt
be formed of our inhabitants and the muc
needed work done-picking up the stones
: turing the unsightly western terrace, an
things righted generally.
W. A. Vreeland of Newark, N. j., VIII
has been visiting for week with h
friend, George A. Cosgrove, left Monda
morning for Boston to attend the CONVEX
tion of stationary engineers, of which
Is member. He has put some of h
, time In taking views of the scenery
wellington, which greatly excited his az
miration.
eff you are bald, never make love to
, woman taller than you. Looked at fro
, below, you are all right.
"Never let your ladylove see you will
out collar; no-not even the very wi
/ OF your bosom. A mans head without
collar Is like bouquet without a holde
Never marry woman richer tina
you, one taller than you, or one oldt