The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-17
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WILMINGTON.
Mrs. Eva Hobby Woodward is recover.
ing from an attack of measles.
Rachael Robbins gave lawn party to
her young friends Saturday night.
| Mrs. Ida Clark Dorkins of Dorchester,
Mass, is visiting at her father, L. b.
Clark's.
| Mrs. Sleight's arm Is doing nicely. She
rides out often and is quite hopeful of q
speedy recovery.
There was q smattering of hail in this
locality when the thunder storm began
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Linsley Moriarty of
England and her son, William, were
guests at g. T. Preston's Monday.
Mrs. J. A. Dimock left here for West
Hartford Monday morning. Mr.. Dimock
has returned to his work In Putnam.
One of the stained glass windows of
the Baptist church was damaged during
the recent shingling. The window will
have to be sent to Boston for repairs.
/ The Thursday afternoon club meets
this month at Mrs. e. A. Morse's. Sub
ject, Alaska" Current events are also
given at these three O'Clock p. m. meet
ings, which last just one hour.
| At the G. E. meeting Sunday evening
Rev. MIR. Gardner spoke to the point In
treating of the given topic, Companion
ship" when he exempIified the truth of
the old adage, "a person Is known by
the company he or she keeps"
/ "A new hymn book, "In Excelsis," pub
lished by the Century Co., New York
! city, will shortly be In use In the Baptist
church. Miss Dunning has made ar
rangements whereby copies can be pro.
cured for 80 cents each, very cheap In.
/ deed for really the best hymn book ex.
tant.
Miss Danta Palmer and members of hel
family have reduced camping to sci
: ence, as is evidenced by an article In last
J Sundays N. Y. Tribune. This literary
lady, who Is also an accomplished artist
is connected with the woman's annex O
Columbia university, N. Y. She is also
. tfon."
At the Congregational church Sunday
: the subject was "Blind Bartimeus." o.
the closing of the sermon Grace Morse
Rachael Robbins and Lizzie Whitford o
the new choir sang effectively "Mercy
0 Thou Son of Daniel" At the Baptis
church the topic was "Home Missions.
/, Miss Grace Knox, Miss Hattie G. Rob
bins accompanying, sang solo, 'sHav
I'll you Sought?"
i Next Sunday the new time for service
t at the Baptist church Is O'Clock p. m
Sunday school at 3.15 p. m. We intended
tr say last week that this Is a six months
trial scheme. It Is presumed, however
that the arrangement will be permanen
one. The new time for service at tn
Congregational church, 1915 a. M. In
stead of 2 p. M, Is to be continued 70
the present.
4 Mrs. Asenath Whitford Manning, Sc
widow Of the late Capt. Lathrop Manning
died suddenly In her chair Tuesday after
noon. She was the oldest woman /
. town and highly respected by all VIII
: knew her. She died where she had mad
1t her home In recent years, at the res
;. dence of her son -in-law, Legrand johnson
: Funeral this afternoon at o'clock. d.
tails next week. ....
Louis w. Morse, third son of e. A. an
;, Susan Church Morse, has lost his est
mable wife. She died In Stafford Hollo
the 10th inst The funeral was held l
st. Edwards church In Stafford Springs
Saturday, at 8 a. M. A fine solo, "Neal
er My God To Thee" was sung on th
occasion. The deceased, Mrs. Louis
It M. Young, was forty years of age, an
her death lie much lamented by her hus
~ band, her relatives and all who know hel
She left no children. 49,
Ia OF late, and going so far back as th
T time when we began to give histories
sketches of our school districts, etc
the space taken up by Wellington In tn
local news of this paper has not bee
commensurate with the size and impor
ance of the locality. We have felt a
- along that we were trespassing on bot
70 the editors and readers time. We hoE
10 relief will now come. But we have bee
trivial never, and don't propose to recor,
20 for instance, the event that Tom, Die
al or Harry went to Buff Cap or Staffor
ID Springs on such and such day.
Some people in this vicinity will reca
VI bright yought young man, Lewis 4
% Thomas, Of the class of '99, Brown un
d versity, who visited his cousin, Mrs. ]
o W. Pratt, shortly before his graduation
50 He Is one of the four missing teache
whom, 1t was feared, were murdered /
le the Filipinos. The latest news, howeve
y Is that he is probably alive, as he wrote
at letter from Japan to friends in this cou
Or try at about the time 1t was alleged tn
Id he and his three companions were killt
in the Philippine Islands. There is
10 mystery about the affair yet. We ha'
H. been favored with some of his publisht
y letters from Manila, which are very i
g. teresting.
q In her young days, here in her natl
town, Jane Dimock was a most attractiv
On amiatle and popular girl. The old
Of readers of The Press will be saddened
ke learn that she died In Colorado on Il
It. I'd inst. She was the widow of Robe
ne F. Baker, M. D., for many years lea
ing physician In Davenport, Iowa. 81
at was educated In the district school he
rk and In the academies in Ludlow al