The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-02

LIS lim0 w A0Bl5b6r your uOg.
John Merrick, formerly Of this town, is
now IN South Minneapolis, MINI.
John D. Taylor played on his zono-
phone In the Congregational choir Sunday.
Mans inhumanity to man isn't TO be
comp red to woman's inhumanity to wom-
a,.n
| A number of people from the north part
Of the town attended church on the Hill
Sunday.
Grace Gaal has not yet returned to her
place In Hartford, still remaining at w.
81. Hollis.
The widow Of the late Herbert G.
Preston Is now In Spellman seminary,
Atlanta, Ga.
| 1--WE are told that the truth will out,
and 1t seems to be everlastingly out OF
some people,"
The Satisfactory school is closed on
account of the sickness of the teacher,
Miss Moriarty.
Our potatoes, peas, lettuce, radishes,
etc., are not advanced enough to be af-
fected by these late frosts.
F. W. Preston Of West Stafford was In
town Tuesday, being the auctioneer at
the sale of goods at the late Daniel Ell
dredge place on that day.
| Nine tenths Of the inhabitants of New
York city live in tenements. One-half of
these ''flat jewellers" move from one to six
times yearly and some move three times
a month.
We here in the United States annually
consume one pound Of tea per capita. In
England the rate Is six pounds, while In
Canada the folks consume four pounds
per capita.
Mrs. Louise M. johnson Is now at her
old home. Miss James, formerly teach
er, Tolland side, now teaching at Wind
sorville, Is spending her vacation with
Mrs. johnson.
Father wonder what's the matter
with Nellie this morning. She acts like
one possessed. Mother-She probably is.
l noticed new ring on her finger when
she came downstairs"
At the G.. e. social next Tuesday even
Ing, where, by the way, the entire femi.
ninity Is expected to appear in aprons,
there Is to be given the dialog, "Why ]
never married. besides the supper, mu-
sic, etc.
Referring to the w. G. T. U. meeting
Saturday afternoon, some of the papers
were rather long; and why don't more OF
the folks of all creeds and conditions In
life come out to the meetings, and SO give
N 70 hon OP tod
women?
i Somebody In West Haven has sent us a
"Keeley Cure" prospectus of the branch
institution in that place. II we ever had
need Of such t'cure" we don't now. Sc
the person who favored us needn't do &C
again. We have been In receipt of such
things before.
The proposed social next Tuesday even.
ing, mentioned last week, Is to be under
the auspices of the Y. p. s. g. E., SO, II
is presumable, that there will be large
attendance, as this society Is undenomi
national, although, as 1t Is we'll known
the general society Is largely Congrega
tional In Its makeup.
Everybody, all over town, ought to &c
to the stereopticon exhibition In the hal
at South Wellington Friday evening, April
10Th. 1t must be fine, as 1t confessedly
is, this superb illustration by Rev. A. l.
Kempton, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Fitchburg, Mass, and his wife
natives OF the land of that immortal poem
Evangeline, and her habitant In Arcadia
Nova Scotia. In war times we were IL
thelTegion In Louisiana whittier those Ar
cadians were driven from Nova Scotia.
Program prepared by the superintend.
emit of anti-narcotics and used at the W
G. T. U. meeting at Baptist conference
room Saturday afternoon, some of the
Loyal Legion members taking part In the
exercises. The president being out Of
town, Mrs. Annie A. Preston took the
chair Meeting called to order by sing.
ing "Woman's Cause Shall VIM re.
sponsive reading; prayer by Rev. G. L
Snow; roll call, responded to by appro
pirate articles on cigarette smoking
there were eight visitors; reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting; singing
Sowing In the Morning; address by Rev.
q. l.. Snow, showing clearly the Injurious
effect of nicotine on person using to.
bacco, especially the young; reading by
Mrs. Lawrence reading, ''Shall smoke
J or not by secretary; fourteen questions
on tobacco, question asked by president
members responding In concert recita.
tion by Miss Alice Cosgrove, "Whe
struck the blow 2" reading, "Tobacce
and the drink habit" Mrs. Wilbur; two
articles published by the department o.
anti narcotics, national w. G. T. u, were
} read by president; recitation by Master
Carl Pratt, ':When l become man >
solo, 1.-The bird with a broken wing
Miss Alice Cosgrove; reading, How ht
kept his pledge" Miss Alice Pratt; min
utes read and approved singing, "GoC
Be With You," etc.; w. G. T. U. bene
diction. Miss Ell. G. Robbins presided a
the organ and was the accompanied To-
the solo rendered. Mrs. Holman's mes
sage to the union: Who goes forth to
day without white ribbon, who appears
on the street without white ribbon, VIII,
goes on journey without white ribbon
Is clipping the wings of the angel, influ
ence.
South Wellington.
Miss Anna Goodman Is visiting her sis
ter In Meriden this week.
Miss Flora Fox is riding new DAY
bicycle purchased from Chapman.
! Clifford Dexter has gone to Stonington
where he is to work In a machine shop.
The measles are still prevalent In town
there being several cases among tn
, younger people.
Sterry of Tolland was in the villag
) last Friday with his saving machine bus,
, at the woodpiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brownlee hav'
! moved this week, into the VIM. Bracket
! tenement, New Village.
Mrs. Geo. Brockett of Avon and Mrs
| Hattie Hale of Weatogue were the guest
} Saturday and Sunday of their brother
Frank Edwards.
Miss Fannie Denman, Mrs. w. o. Ell
dredge and Miss Rosa 0. Hall have beef
elected as committee by the Sunda,