The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-09

Miss Rhoda Lyon is quite i'll, threat
ened, 1t is said, with typhoid fever.
Miss Jennie Church had whist party
Saturday night In honor of her sister.
1t takes two men 10 hours to wind the
parliament tower clock In London once
week.
The friends of Miss Grace Gael gave
her a surprise party on the night OF the
let inst.
Rev. Mr.. Gardeners topic ct the Con-
gregational church Sunday was '..Christ
In Gethsemene."
There was considerable trout fishing
hereabouts LIST of April, with moderate
success, we should Judge.
Its funny when you come to realize 1t,
how many parliamentarians we have all
the way from the capitol la Hartford clear
out here!
"Splitting the infinitive $" we have no.
ticed glaring instances of this Of late, no.
tably In the Boston Congregationalist and
the Philadelphia Press.
An interesting report by Its secretary,
Miss Estelle Bartlett. of the new Sunday
school at Roaring Brook was read by
Rev. G. L. Snow from the desk last Sun
day.
At the Baptist church, Sunday, Rev. @.
L. Snow preached from Gen. 1917, "The
analogy between Lot fleeing from Sodom
and the escape of the sinner from Divine
wrath"
And now idols are manufactured In this
country, In Philadelphia. England has
been In the business for a long time. The
Philadelphia concern turns out images of
Buddah for Corea. ..a~
Miss Mclaughlin will speak in the
Baptist church Sunday, the 10Th inst,
(the audience room being used, as 1t will
be next Sunday for the Easter concert,)
on "Young peoples mission work"
The cold, snow, ice and frost did the
business for the peach buds In this region.
This won't matter much with Rockefeller,
Carnegie, Morgan, etc., but it will make
great difference with John Doe, for In
stance.
Mrs. Preston has an article In the N.
Y. Tribune concerning the alleged de-
generacy In Ashford. The way she takes
up the cudgels in behalf of that town will
doubtless evoke deep, palpable and last
Ing gratitude. a
Dwight Gardner, Harry Morse and E.
9. Carpenter were quite successful in
their fishing essays of late, catching 30
one day and 10 on another day. The
former of the trio was the hero of the oc-
casions. He Is an adept In the art.
Speaking of the old Glassfactory. G. e.
s. Amidon owns the old slug washer; we
have large piece of glass slug, an ink
stand, glass cane and glass rolling
pin, while Mrs. L. B. Clark owns the site
of the old factory and the old ''store"
building, with the sign, "Willington Glass
Co.," still on 1t.
Miss Clarissa E. Morrison, 81, one of
Willington's old school teachers, died In
Windsor last Friday afternoon. She was
sister of the late DIR. Albert Morrison OF
that town, and with her two sisters, Maria
and Fannie, who survive her, had long
made her home in that family. She also
leaves one brother and number of
nephews and nieces. She was sister OF
the late Charles F. and Edward Morrison
of this town.
Memorial day Is coming on apace, and
what shall be done, If anything, towards
decorating the soldiers graves Last
year nothing was done. This was mis-
sionary ground before the establishment
of a q. A. r. post, and now 1t has been
disbanded, although Illegally, as we claim,
these cemeteries have become missionary
ground again. A coterle of old soldiers,
In an independent way, may do something
this year. We shall see
Tolland county folks doubtless are glad
to learn through the newspapers that the
proposed Radcliffe Hicks industrial school
in Tolland, near Snipsic Lake, Is not to
given up, as feared. The incorporators,
Radcliffe Hicks, John G. Bixbee, William
Henry Hall of this town, Charles Phelps,
Alvarado Howard, Frank T. Newcomb,
Charles F. Holcomb, Mrs. Emma 81.
Downing, Minnie Helen Hicks ARE soon to
meet to choose trustees of the institution,
which promises to be of great benefit to
the boys and girls of this county, state
and country. We sincerely hope that this
proposed manual school will speedily ma
terialIze, 80 that children up and growing
now may get the benefit.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Wilmington Cemetery association, Mon
day afternoon, was large and enthusiastic.
The treasurer's report showed a balance
of $621.93, after paying all liabilities.
F. W. Pratt was chosen superintendent
and sexton. Voted, that the uniform fee
for excavating graves, removing the earth,
etc., shall be 81, payable In all cases to
the superintendent and sexton. Voted,
that the treasurer be instructed to pur-
chase canvas, with handles, to be used
at all excavation of graves. Voted, that
the secretary, superintendent and sexton
charge the fee of one dollar for deeds con-
veying lots and graves. Voted, that he
be authorized to change the title of GER
tain deed to the late James Macfarlane to
Miss Hodsdon of Boston. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the decided sense Of the. meeting
that the wishes Of donors of funds for the
express benefit of the old cemetery be
speedily needed, and to this end 1t was
unanimously decided to call town meet
ing forthwith to straighten out matters,
and to attend to the terracing and further
renovating the old burying ground. At
recent meetings new officers, some of
them additional members of the board of
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