The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-05-07
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1t was frosty last Saturday morning, as
Ice and atmosphere both attested.
Two Of f. w. Pratt's children, the
youngest, are sick with the measles or
pneumonia.
Three or four men, with their teams,
are stopping at Charles Fl. Ryder's while
hauling lumber to the railroad station
bred COW, through the advertisement In
The Press, to Hubbard Parker of Andover.
An opinion from the attorney general
OF the state of New York, recently re-
ceived by us, confirms what we said about
national seals last week.
We hear that all the Sunday schools In
town are to observe Memorial day, meet
ing somewhere on the Hill, and deco
rating the soldiers graves, etc.
Now watch and see: Some folks POSI-
lively ASSERT that, as there were dense
fogs on the 14th and 28th days in January
last, SO there will be frosts on the CORE
spending days In May. Nous Verons!
An unueually good concert will be CIV
en- at the opera house, Stafford Springs,
next Wednesday evening. Mrs. 4. A.
Burnham will sing, and there will be sew
eral high class musical artists and a read
or from out of town.
George Brown, with his team, has gone
to Manchester to work for Cheney Bros. !.
helping to build new reservoir. His
family expect TO follow him In about
month. 1t is said that the consequent
vacancy at M. L. Dimock's will be filled
by d. G. Dimock and family.
Jonathan Osborn and Mary N. Osborn,
his wife, through Vincent Horky, have
sold their mill property, farm, stock, ETC.,
to William Masinda, Of New York city.
He Is pearl button manufacturer in that
city and may continue the industry here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn have not yet decid-
ed whittier they will remove.
The text at the Congregational church
Sunday, was John 10: 8, Subject,
Christ the door, Willard Eldredge, with
his brass instrument, is now a notable
and pleasing feature of the choir. We
presence of his father, the late Dea. Will
liam Eldredge, In this choir. By the way,
why is not the notice of the Sunday even
ing meeting Of the Christian Endeavor
society ever given out from this desk ?
1t must be owing to oversight. At the
Baptist church, Rev. Frank Ell. Divine,
state superintendent of missions, dis
coursed forcibly on the needs OF the or
ganization.
Two touching little episodes occurred
just after the close of the session at the
Baptist church Sunday, which show the
alertness as well as the devotion of the
new superintendent OF state missions.
Shortly after the dismissal of the congre-
CATION, he, Rev. F. II Divine, his face
beaming and his arms around little boy,
came In from the vestibule, saying,
Here's boy who says he wants to be a
Christian-is not quite one yet, he thinks.
Come, let's get right down here and pray
for him!" which was done. Again, In
talking with lady who wanted to join
the church by letter, but who belonged
to an extinct church In Litchfield county,
and referring to the dilemma, said he,
"Oh, we'll fix that In just two minutes y
So, as some of the results of. the first Wis
1t here Of this very good looking young
man, Of fine oratorical powers withal, this
boy and the lady's husband will be bap-
tized soon, and the lady, with them, will
join the local church.
Years ago Mrs. Carlos Glazier, nee
Phoebe Walker, as bride, lived for a
time in the Rev. DIR. Hubbell Loomis
house, behind the long row of naples,
near the Hill, with the then owner, the
late 8. T. Preston and family. She and
her husband soon removed to Hartford,
where they lived for over half century.
Her death was mentioned here last week.
Her relatives by marriage In this vicinity
were F. w. Preston and d. j. Glazier OF
West Stafford and Chas. T. Preston, VIII
lington, who, with all her nephews and
nieces, were very fond of "Aunt Phoebe
We clip the following obituary from a
Hartford paper Of April 90, 1908:
Mrs. Phebe Glazler, widow of Carlos
Glazier, died yesterday morning at the
home of her son, Luther G. Glazier, No.
212 Collins street, aged So years. Mrs.
Glazier was q native of New Bedford. her
father being Rev. Levi Walker, who was
of Revolutionary stock. Two of her
brothers, William Walker and o. T.
Walker, were Baptist clergymen. An
| other brother carried on an extensive
grocery business for many years on State
street In this city and her husband was
engaged In the same line, his store being
at the corner of State and Front streets
Mr.. Glazier was, while In this city, one of
the leading Baptists and was largely In
strumental In building the First Baptist
| church. He was for some time In busi-
ness In Chicago and die In 1887. Mrs.
Glacier, who had been an invalid for ten
years, was an honored member Of the
Asylum Avenue Baptist church and was
q woman Of rare and sterling qualities
Her home was always freely opened to
the uses of Christian hospitality and she
was active In benevolent work up to the
time of her sickness. During her long
illness she made her sick room cheerful
with bright and unwavering hope. Mrs.
Glszler leaves three children, two of
whom, Miss Mary o. Glazier and L. G.
GlazIer, live In this city. Another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sarah Bates, Is the wife of Rev.
J. N. Bates, rector of an Episcopal church
In Lincoln, Neb. The funeral will be
held at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at
the home Of her son, No. 212 Collins
street. The service will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. George M. Stone, assisted by
Rev. Harold Pattison. The burial will
be in Spring Grove cemetery.
OF these twenty-one persons who Joined
the Baptist church Jan. 8, 1880, Charles
Lee, Samuel D. Merrick, Rufus Weston,
B. 81. Wilson, Clark Holt, Elisha Weston,
Deluka w. Holt, Sally Murphy, Olivia
Fuller, (mother Of Mrs. e. G. Dennis,
Stafford Springs), Fear q. Preston, Eu.
nice Curtis, Harriet Preston, Mary Wes-
ton, Mary Golf, Mary Ann Hayward,
Louisa Merrlck, Rebekah Wilson, Louisa