The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-03-27
wTLlrMOTON.
Fred Holt is at home from Putnam.

alent In this vicinity.
Between 700 and 800 persons are killed
by lightning in this country every year.
Martin Sparrow and the housekeeper,
"Viola, !" left Geo. e. Sparrow's last week.
Miss James from Massachusetts, q for
mer favorite teacher (Tolland side), Is
visiting her former pupils.
We presume the governor will issue an
order, betimes, for the election Of a new
judge Of probate for this district.
Miss Jennie Morrison of Windsor came
to town Saturday to attend the funeral of
her Cousins husband, w. d. Holman.
Think Of the tons of maple sugar that
might be made from the trees in this re-
gion and the cords Of "tips'' that lie rot
ting in the fields!
The meeting Of the Wilmington Gene
terry association stands adjourned to Mon
day, 31st inst, at two p. m. A full at
tendance is requested. ~
Roland Squier and Mary Mckinney
were married by Rev. A. Gardner at the
former Congregational parsonage on the
evening of the 10Th instant.
Errata In last Press concerning old
homesteads In district No. 8: Origen
Weston for Payne Weston, and Burt
Snow place for the Bart place.
Albert Sharp of Schroon Lake, Essex
Co., N. Y, and his daughter, Miss Jen-
ME Braman, of Watervliet, N. Y, called
on friends in town last week.
We hereby thank member Of the
"Celtic' party for copy of Greek
newspaper, which we shall be pleased to
pass around among our friends for them
to read.
Arthur Watrous is boarding at M. L.
Dimock's. He and George Brown care
for and drive Bramble's eight horses, now
quartered in Rev. A. Gardeners barn and
that are drawing lumber to the raill DAD
station.
We know of no other instance In town
where four generations dwell under one
roof: Mrs. John 9. Fuller, great-grand-
mother; Mrs. Geo. g. Lyon, grandmoth-
err; Mrs. Charlet Korner, mother, and her
little son.
AS Squier Bros horse was being driven
over some bridge not far from Daleville,
Tuesday, we hear, the animal fell through
it and was severely injured. The veteri-
nary from Storrs was sent for and dressed
the wounds.
1t was finally deemed necessary to per-
form an appendicitis operation on Alvin
Ladd, but he did not rally and died last
Thursday. His funeral was held last Sat
urday p. M, Rev. G. L. Snow officiating,
and the burial was in the Taylor lot in the
old cemetery.
We hear of a very pleasant gathering
Of some sixty friends at the Goth mar.
riage anniversary of e. G. Richardson
and wife last Saturday evening, bearing
good wishes, presents of china, etc. A
Hartford paper we see made 'special''
of the occasion.
We hear of the death of Mrs. Marietta
Bosworth, only child of the late George
Whiting, at her son Herbert's at Stafford
Vile. She had been long sufferer from
Inflammation Of the bowels. She was one
of the last surviving pupils at the old
Moose Meadow school.
There Ia a new phase now to the Widow
Snow Roswell real estate transaction.
Last week Mrs. Roswell, with the con-
currence Of her husband, quit-claimed
back the property to Mrs. Snow, and then
the latter decided 1t to w. +. Squier, he
assuming the back taxes due the town.
In both transactions we presume Mrs.
Snow had the right to act In the premises.
We clip the following from copy of
the Chicago Record Herald, March 18th |,
George A. Holt, a brother of Mrs,
Frank Thorn of Highland Park, died at
the residence Of his sister Monday at the
age of rs years. He was born In Will
lington, Conn.,, in 1897, and spent most of
his early life In London, Canada. Mr..
Holt was unmarried and an invalid, hav-
suffered for nearly thirty years With con-
sumption.
At the Congregational church Sunday
Rev. A. Gardeners theme was "Now Is
the accepted time" He had intended, he
said, to preach temperance sermon, but
the fact that Judge Holman, that most
useful citizen, lay lifeless at his late resi-
dence, led him to change the topic to that
Of the necessary preparedness for death.
At the Baptist church Mr.. Richardson,
with whom Pastor Snow exchanged that
day, preached from Psalms 70: 16.
News from the "Celtic" comes regular
~ through the public prints and from the
voyagers to home friends. The following
is an extract from a very interesting let
ter received by Mrs. Preston, dated Con-
stantinople, Feb. 2Sth: "We have visit
ed five places in our itinerary already.
Saturday and the day before we were In
''fair Athens" and never shall we forget
the wonderful sights we beheld there.
We visited MASS HILL" and Mr.. Lemon
read the 18th chapter of Acte In the pres
ence of large number of the "Celtic"
people, and In our Imagination we pic
tured noble Paul as he stood there and
gave that address to the superstitious
Athenians SO many years ago. Late this
afternoon we anchored In the Bosphorus,
little way from the city of CONSTANT
nople. Tomorrow morning we shall be
taken ashore In steam tenders and visit
the many places Of interest. We find 1t
very cold here, and more like the weather
we left In New York three weeks ago
than any we have encountered since.
Sunday morning we are expecting to at
tend divine service at Robert college,
and at one o'clock In the afternoon Get
sail for Smyrna. Next Wednesday we
expect to arrive at "Caifa," where our
donkeys that are to carry us through sa-
maria and Galllee will meet us. We
shall tent nights on this trip, and are
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