The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-10
Miss Grace Knox's solos last SUNDAY

Miss Grace Knox's solos last Sunday
we're highly appreciated. ssaf
Frank 81. Cosgrove, with his wife, Of
New York, Is at his father, 8. A. Cos
groves.
H. r. Woodward OF Ashford Is admin
lstrator on the estate of the late James
Hoyle, as per the public sign-post.
Miss Dora Eldredge from Rockville
visited her relatives here previous to her
journey to visit her aunt, Mrs. Durham,
In Colorado.
At the request Of the pastor, Rev. O.
L. Snow, the church voted nearly unani-
mously last Sunday that they like him
and want him to stay.
Miss Jessie Holt now wears family
heirloom In the shape of string of gold
beads that used to belong to her great
aunt, the late Bathsheba Holt.
South Wellington.
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missions next Sunday.
Clarence Gergler spent the Fourth with
his parents In Rockville.
Geo. Morrison returned to his work at
New Milford last Monday. VI
Miss Gertrude James has been appoint
ed secretary of the Sunday school.
Gilbert Splcer has been marketing early
cabbages from his own garden this week.
Mrs. Jas. Smith returned Monday from
a visit OF several days with friends In
Stafford.
The rite of baptism will be administered
to two persons at Beauty lake next Sun
day afternoon at two O'Clock.
Beginning with Sunday, July Goth, the
time of holding services will be as fol-
lows: Preaching service at 10 As, follow
ed by Sunday school at 12 O'Clock. =,
A fish pedler who would stop at the
houses without being held up at the point
of gun would do good business in this
locality. 1t doesn't tend to make house.
wife feel angelic, after watching for three
hours for the purveyorof fish, to be called
away for minute and to get back In time
to see the tail-board of the wagon disap.
pear over the hill.
An "old-fashioned" social will be held
in the hall tomorrow evening under the
auspices of the Y. P. 8. c. e. Those at
tending are requested to wear old-fash
toned clothes. Any falling to comply
with this request will be fined five cents
children excepted. The entertainment
will include old-time songs and recita
tions. Ice cream and cake will be served
at ten cents. Remember the "povert!
soshul2" That was call right" and this
will be. Use your wits In initiating thu
dress OF your forefathers' time.
The horrible parade of the horrible
antiquities on wheels came off as adver
tised on the morning of July Fourth. l
was small, but select company that tool
part-an even dozen, but they will do bet
ter next year. Several expressed them
selves as of the opinion that Miss Id
Bramble was entitled to the prize for tn
most grotesque attire. There we're other
comical enough for most purposes. Afte
the parade Mr.. Harrison took a horribl
picture of the freaks, when the meetin,
Kadjourned for one year.
Among those from out-of-town VIII
have been visiting here during the pas
week we noticed, John and Annie Wads
worth home from Woonsocket; Mr.. an
Mrs. T. Rudolph Prentice from Staffor
Springs Mrs. Frank Spicer at Gilbei
Spicer's; MI. and Mrs. VIM. Lanigan an
Miss Rose Moore of Eagleville at Wm
Potter's; Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Oldersha1
Of Plainville, and Mrs. Lucy Rogers c
Bethel at Juan Oldershaw's; Robel
Brownlee at William Brackets; Georg
Elliott of Willimantic at q. Hall, Jr's
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Charter of Staffor
Springs at J. r. Neil's; Miss Florenc
Neil, Miss Belle Ewett and Miss Jenni
Neil from Hartford at Homer Neil's
L
ford at A. Korper's; Peter Watson an
bride, on their wedding tour, at Williar
Watson's.
For the amount of work done, the ne
profit to the South wellington band frol
the bake and picnic given Jul
Fourth was very small. Two hundre
people In round numbers partook of til
dinner. Ice cream, candy, peanuts, sods
etc., were on sale In various parts of tn
Igrove. About $25 clear was realized
The doll game was we'll patronized an
furnished lots of amusement. The ba
game In the forenoon belonged to the vi,
itors from the first inning. The loca
secured three runs. and the T. T. C's wei
we'll up In the teens. At no time we
the game SO exciting that it would hay
been unsafe for any person, however nel
vous or excitable, to watch it. Deleg'
tions from out of town were not extreme
large, probably slightly larger than la
year. The display Of fireworks In II
evening, furnished by W. II. Hall, WI
witnessed by large number OF peopl
some of whom came several miles Il
that purpose. We have not heard of ar
accidents from the use of fireworks In tn
vicinity. The occasion brought togethe
many people, friends, relatives and a
quaintances, in one large family gathe
ing. es54 .''
Moose Meadow. ~ =
From another correspondent
81 About thirty from this vicinity passt
the Fourth pleasantly at a Methodist pl
. mic held at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
Frank Fenton. A plenteous spread, ic
cream, lemonade, amusements and mus
shared In making the affair satisfactol
, to all present. A few dollars were +
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