The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-09-10
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The average length of human life
is 86 years.
Labor day was duly observed herea-
bouts by laboring.
Miss Pierce went to the female SEM
mary. Northfield, Mass, yesterday.
Martin and Frank Chism have shin
gled one of G. T. Preston's buildings.
Miss Edna Works of Manchester is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Loren
Trask.
There will be no services at the
Congregational church the next two
Sundays.
1t was an Irish wit who once said
that it is wise man who marries his
last wife first. a
J. f. and Lizzie Whitford assisted
in the orchestra at Laurel Park, East
ford, Labor day.
The common tent was used for an
lecture by Rev. Mr.. Gard
ner last Friday night.
Mrs. Gardner returned from Maine
Saturday. She reports a delightful
trip, especially by sea.
Willie Waldo of Hartford spent q
day here last week with his mother
and his aunt, Mrs. E. S. Carpenter.
Uriel Hanover is to return to his
old home, with his widowed daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cummings, as his house.
keeper.
A monument has been set up in the
lot of the late George A.
Ormsbee and wife, Rhoda Leonard
Ormsbee.
John G. Ryder and family are to
occupy the Baptist parsonage soon.
The present occupant, Alfred House,
will go up stairs.
The snappiest thunder shower of
the season on the Hill occurred Satur-
day afternoon. The roar from the
northwest was terrific.
Charley Bidwell has been appointed
librarian of the Baptist Sunday school,
in place of Miss A. ". Cosgrove, who
has left for her school in Newport, VT.
The social at the Baptist ladies'
parlors Tuesday evening was success
full every way. Parties from Nova
Scotia, Cambridge, Mass, Washing
ton, D. c., New Haven and Westford
were present.
1t would now seem as if those New
York city-Willington ladies had been
game of the Rockville and
trolley men-the boot be-
ing on the other leg. !
Rev. Austin Gardner, pastor of the
church, will be alb
sent on his annual vacation for the
next two weeks. We are not posted
as to the pulpit supply during his alb
sence. Bill. ..4-.
Four Stafford Springs members of
the !. 0. o. F. attended the funeral
Of Benjamin Gee last Friday, and
we're the bearers. Rev. @. L. Cham
berlain of North Ashford officiated,
both at the house and at the grave.
There are some folks who SO polar
ize the thoughts and purposes of 9TH
ers, generally through their sympa-
thies, hypnotic them, that some lit-
lie time, perhaps, elapses before things
are made bare and the victims come
TO their normal, sober senses. ~
Fall, the season of the falling leaf,
is again here: ~ a
'Yet though a sense Of grief
Comes with the fading Leaf, 1.
And memory makes the Summer doubly pleas
ant,
In all nay Autumn dreams
future Summer CLEANS, +"
Passing the fairest glories Of the present"
J. F. Whitford- and his daughter,
Lizzie, and w. Fl. Marsh and wife
attended a basket :. picnic given to
state fruit growers by J.
Il. Hale, the celebrated peach grower,
1t South Glastonbury, Friday last!
They report a very enjoyable time,
including the trolley ride from Rock
Vile, changing at East Hartford. d
south Willington.
George o. Richardson of Williman4
tic was in town Monday. i
VIM. Ladr lost valuable COW last
week from injudicious feeding.
Covenant meeting in the hall Satur-,
lay evening at half-past seven.
w. E. Butler and G. N. Flagg are
irving the store building a new coat
IF paint.
Lewis Madsen is moving to Stafford
Springs this week, where he is to work
'or Rawitser Bros.
Charles Williams and wife of Wilt
mantle were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Denman, Labor day.
Communion service will be obsery-
ID at the close of the preaching service
n the hall next Sunday.
Mrs. III. A Wheeler returned We'd
lesday from Mortified, where she has
,een spending the summer.
Miss Ethel Charter of Stafford has
,een spending few days with her
lister, Mrs. J. r. Neil, in this village.
We are glad to note that Mrs. W. HI.
Hall, who has been quite ill, is gain
ng strength, and little Doris is i'm
proving steadily.
It seems probable now that school
N this district may commence Sept.
IL, although the downstairs part will
not be completed then.
Very encouraging reports come from
Mrs. Charles Latham, who is in the
in Norwich, and she is likely
20 return home much sooner than was
first expected. III:
Labor day was not generally observ7
I'd here. The dye and bleach house
was shut down for the day, and q
number from other parts of the mill
took day off.
The republican town caucus is
warned to meet at the town hall Sat
nrday afternoon, Sept. s6th, at 2
o'clock, for the purpose of nominating