The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
B. r. Wilbur has been granted an In
crease of pension $12.
Frank Chism and wife drove into tow
last week to visit friends.
Four persons received the right han,
OF Fellowship at the Baptist church Sun
day.
Mrs. w. II. Holt still remains abou
the same, as does also Mis-. Lucius Ell
bridge.
Mrs. I'll. L. Keens will sell her farm
stock and farming tools at auction Aug
ust nth.
The Misses Clarissa Davis and Haze
Robbins of Stafford are visiting at Widow
Daniel Eldridge's.
The Baptist ladies will hold singing
social Tuesday evening, Aug. 18th. De
tails, perhaps, next week.
According to an old saw this rainy
weather is to continue 40 days, from St
Smithin's day, July 10th. Phew!
Dea. Leveritt 8. Merritt and family o.
Bristol are taking a carriage outing ir
this vicinity. They return this week.
Think Of being of no account In q great
world teeming with interest, and begging
for hearts, hands and brains to do its
work |!
Clarence Mclean of Westford and his
sister, Mrs. Theodore Eldridge, of Nor
witch, were in attendance at the Congre
gational church Sunday.
Miss Dunning will give the children o
the Baptist Sunday school fifteen-min
utes' drill In singing just before its ses
sion, beginning at three O'Clock.
The pastor and Deacons Pratt ant
Bracket were delegates to the. council
and ordination of Rev. G. L. Chamber
lain at North Ashford yesterday.
A tree near Samuel Nichols house wa
struck by lighting recently. and vii
Davis, who was pitching off a load of ha.
at the barn, was somewhat stunned there
by.
Mrs. Preston attended the "hom
week" exercises at Mortified, Mass.
Tuesday. She and Rev. DIR. Pentecos
delivered the poem and address, respect
lively.
There are 5000, 900 farms in the Unite,
States valued at sixteen billions of dol
lars. Their annual product brings fiv
billions of dollars. Average size of tn
farms Is 1882 acres. ...-
Surprising, but its SO: There are 10,
427 more bachelors In Connecticut tina
spinsters, and In the whole country Their
are 1850, 600 more single men than singl
women of manageable age.
Mrs. G. M. christensen Is spending he
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. s. FL. Mat
tersen. Martin and Thomas Christense
and Charles and Christian Peterson, al
of Hartford, also visited there over Sur
day.
Dea. l.. G.. Merrick and wife of Bristol
Widow Reuben Edgerton Of Lynn, Mass
Mrs. Anna M. Pomeroy of Saybrook, an
John Edgerton and wife of Tolland drov
over from the latter place Sunday and Al
tended the services at the Congregations
church.
Isaac M. Still of Holyoke, Mass, ha
sold to F. 81. Baker of Stafford Spring
lot of land near the thread factory.
Is the same land formerly owned by Mrs
Mary Still, with the exception of piec
Of 10 acres bought some time ago by G
Hall Jr.
Nothing new under the sun. AS Rev
Mr.. Gardner was dwelling Sunday o
Moses, Aaron and the golden calf, Nose
pulverizing 1t and gave doses of the mix
ture to the Israelites, one could not he'll
saying to himself that the gold cure
pretty old.
It Is now known beyond a doubt tina
the young man heretofore spoken of |
this column, Louis A. Thomas, was mul
dered by the Filipinos at Cebu along wit
| his three companions, teachers In the Ii
lands. He was nephew of Benjami
Gee and cousin of the latte1's daughter
Mrs. F. w. Pratt.
At the Congregational church Sunda
the subject was "Thoroughness," Will
the preliminary five-minutes' talk to til
children was about 1.-THE broad way I
Christ" Next Sunday the topic for tn
children will be 'The narrow way" A
the Baptist church the theme was eth
propitiatory blood of Christ"
Mrs. Asenth Manning, daughter of ii
late Nicholas Whitford and Lucy VOL
colt Whitford, and widow of the lat
Capt. Lathrop Manning, was born in Co
entry, R. l., August 4, 1918. removing I
this town when child. She had been
highly respected resident nearly 80 year
and constant member of the local Ba
fist church, to which she was warmly a
tached, for a period of 70 years. ST
is survived by six living childre
George of Westfield, Mass; e. J.
Willimantic; Louisa, widow of Legrar
johnson; Mrs. Betsy Jacobs, Bridgeport
Mrs. Frances Champion, Houston, Texa
and d. c., who now livys with his siste
Mrs. johnson. John dfed a number
years ago, policeman In Philadelphi
Pa; Durand, who died In early manhoo
and two children died In infancy. "Gran
ma" Manning will indeed be missed by
large number of friends and relative
Her resoluteness Of character was vel
marked. For instance, it forbid her fro
taking to her bed when the infirmities
age first took hold of her, coupled vii
occasional attacks of Illness, and thus b
coming burden to attendant relative
She was also q most self-sacrificing WOE
ton d.,