The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-08
WILMINGTON.

| N lew lFIeHuS COOk ulnD0r az ". . F-F0S'
toms New Years day.
Mrs.. Alice Sullivan Is on visit from
Boston to her parents, E. A. Morse and
wife.
"When a man begins to go down hill
he meets lot of people with their noses
turned up"
Jessie Holt has returned to her home,
and i to keep house, now that her STEP
mother Is dead.
Charles H. Ryder lost a good work
horse last Thursday. 1t was a severe
case of bolts or stomach worms, it is said
The board of relief, F. W. Pratt, E. A.
Morse and A. D. Dimock, met last Mon
day, and adjourned their meeting two
| weeks.
Rev. G. l.. Chamberlain, pastor of the
churches in Westford and North Ashford
will exchange with Rev. G. l.. Snow next
Sunday.
Granular eyelids are getting to be toe
common with children at school. The
disease Is Infectious, and case should
be as vigorously isolated as one of scarlet
fever or of small pox.
Herman T. Hull, formerly of this town
now foreman of the laborers in Bushnell
fpark, Hartford, was severely injured by
boys coasting on the southwest side Of
the park last Friday.
The increase in railroad wages the past
year has been $43, 100000 The rise Ii
! this kind Of wage costs the Pennsylvania
system alone 100000 year, the N. Y
Central $3,00O,O 900, and 80 on.
We have little sympathy for the Gagged
up millions who, from choice, swarm oul
cities, whose feet never tread unpaveG
earth, and have no use for the "country,
except for occasional summering. W.
simply pity these hived and smotherec
folks.
Our neighbOr, Alfred House, the pres
ent occupant of the Baptist parsonage
was the recipient of Christmas gift Of
some 1926 from his friends In South Will
lington. His injured wrist Is improving
80 that ere long he will be able to ring
the church bell-not as a fire alarm.
Appendicitis Is not new disease by
any means. 1t has been discovered lately
that an Egyptian mummy over 1900 years
old died with it. The best medical au.
thorities say that the modern frequency
OF the disease is caused by the fine wheat
flour, roller process, now demanded by
all classes.
The Congregational church and society
officers for this year are: Church com
mittee, J. Osborne, Charles H. Hobby
Mrs. L. w. Holt; deacon, J. Osborne
clerk and treasurer, Mrs j. F. Whitford
Sunday school superintendent, Ed. Hob
by; society committee, FL. Smith, W. II
Marsh, G. H. Hobby clerk and treasurer
L. W. Holt.
Recently mention was made in this col
umn of the surprise felt by the relatives
of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Glazier Spauld
Ing of Willimantic over her will, givine
the bulk Of considerable estate to E. A
Buck of that city. Last week an appea
was taken from the probate court by hel
nephews, and the case has gone to the
Windham county superior court.
Speaking of the Office Of county commits
sioner We are firmly of the opinion thai
the office, as we'll as that of the superior
court judgeship, should be elective, thai
the people should pass on the question
Generally appointive powers have very
little regard for the public sentiment Of
the community. Such things have gone
by "pulls' altogether too much In the
past.
1t Is the opinion of many republicans
In this town and county that F. w. Pratt
has the proper and necessary equipment
In the line of character, brains and educa.
ton to qualify him, as one of the candi.
dates for county commissioner, to fill the
position In an eminent degree. He Is not
an office seeker and pursuer, else he would
have been representative from this town
ere this, as we'll as judge of probate fol
this district, having been repeatedly urged
by the party managers and others to &C.
cept nomination. He has the courage OF
his convictions, and, If elected, would
neither t1undle to the rum interest nor to
fanatlcal persuation on the other side.
Besides, as professed temperance man,
he does not drink on the sly, nor is he a
man who would have his hand open behind
his back to receive brides. We pay this
tribute entirely voluntarily, and let it go
for what good it may do. 1t Is simply the
truth, and If the candidate and his pro-
posed friends and workers make some ef-
fort he will get there. Mark the predic-
ton.
We Gull from the minutes of the 18th
meeting of the Ashford Baptist associa-
ton these statistics of the local church :
Financial-Total amount raised, 81 $780,
35; Sunday school, 800 so; state mis-
slons, $14; home missions, So. so; for
eign missions, $14 SO; women's home
missions, $1275; publication society,
So; support of church poor, 1904 ;
Sunday school benevolence, $500; total
henevolence contributed, $65 88. Church
and Sunday school statistics Members,
90; erased; deaths; loss 4. Sunday
school number, rs; average attendance,
30. South Willington-members SO; av-
erage attendance, Al. We append the
letter missive:
During the past year we have stricken
from our roll names whose whereabouts
were unknown Our brother, Legrand
Johnson, who was with US at the associa.
ton &C Stafford last year, met with an &C.
cident In January last, and was instantly
killed, which was great shock and loss
not only to the church, but to the COM
munity. Sister Sabra Shaffer, who had
been member for many years, was also
called home. She bequeathed to the
church $500. Sister Jennie Golding died
In Willimantlc, after an illness of many