The Press., 1903-01-29
WELLINGTON.

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F. w. Pratt and wife visited friends on
the Hill, Monday.
John F. Whitford Is the new sexton OF
the Congregational meeting house.
Eddie DeWolf Is now assisting Post
master Hansen In his store and office.
Covenant meeting this evening at Bap-
fist conference room. Communion next
Sunday.
We received another call from Neigh
Dor Wishwell recently. We will endeavor
to repeat his theme next week.
Perry Davis, son-in-law of the late Dan
lei Eldredge, has recently bought the
Horniss place, Stafford Springs.
"Many things are private which are
not wrong; delicacy is different from
shame, reticence from concealment."
There will be social in the Baptist
church parlor Tuesday evening, February
10th, to which all are cordially invited.
Sore throat has been somewhat preva-
lent In this Vicinity of late Mrs. Nellie
carpenter Is convalescing from an attack
The Roaring Brook branch of the Bap-
fist Sunday school starts off with much
enthusiasm, as evidenced by the number
In attendance.
The assessment list of Bristol shows
that there Is another well-to-do citizen
there who went from this vicinity-Mar-
win Edgerton.
Miss Alice V. Cosgrove brought home
with her the other day a sufficient guam
tity OF whooping cough to keep her iso-
lated for WHILE
widow Legrand johnson writes that
she Is now pleasantly domiciled with her
sister In Bridgeport. She hopes to return
as soon as the spring opens.
We hear that various complications and
combinations are developing in regard to
our new county commissioners. Prob
ably some of the candidates will be
slaughtered In the premises.
The affair of Ed. Barrows the other day
at Wtllimantic was not as bad as at first
reported. He settled for the team he
used, and, pleading guilty to the charge
OF intoxication, paid his fine.
We note the flash of the retaliatorv
knife In the substitution of the name of
L. j. storrs Of Mansfield, by Senator
Chaffee. In place of that of Ex-senator
W. Ell. Hall of this town, as a trustee of
the Conn. Agricultural college.
eff there is anything that should be
dreaded as visitor to any town In this
state 1t Is the steam portable saw mill,
the miserable moloch of destruction of
our beautiful woodlands, which are of un-
told value to our New England towns"
Dwight Gardner has been spending a
week with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Gardner. He went to Hartford yester-
day, where, with his brother, he Is to en-
gage In the loan and real estate business,
they having sold out their grain business
In Rock vllle
One ninth of the population of this town
habttually attend church. Fifty years
ago the figure was seven-ninths. One
hundred years ago one-ninth stayed away,
and they were often arrested for contin-
ued absence. Probably everywhere hu-
manitarianism Is getting the start of &C.
clesiasticism.
We note with satisfaction that the An.
CORA goat Is being cultivated In the neigh.
boring town of Stafford. It may be that
good seed were sown In this column 9
year or two ago In our article on the
adaptability and profitableness of the An.
CORA goat in our brush lands, laid waste
by the portable steam saw mill.
1t Is expected that Mrs. Lisa Kent Full.
Ter, former Wilmington girl and presi
dent Of the Windham County W. G. T.
u, also editor of the White Ribbon Ban.
ner, will give an address In the hall al
South Wilmington Friday evening, Feb.
9Th, under the auspices of the local W. G.
T. U. Further particulars next week.
We always say "No, sir !" to applicants
for old rubbers. We don't believe In the
scheme Of aiding the making of new over.
shoes by boiling up old rubbers, coating
the same on new stock and then varnish.
ing over. We note that a rubber com.
pany has recently declared dividend
this year of eighteen per cent. How
much more "inside'' profit there was no.
body knows.
The Icy conditions of the roads caused
collision between the teams of g. A.
Cosgrove and J. G. Sparks, Monday. 1t
occurred near the cemetery, the latter
running into the former. No damage
was done except sprlnglng the wheel and
axle of Mr.. Cosgrove's wagon, Mr.. Sparks
settling with the blacksmith, thus setting
good example to those who cause any
damage-pay for it, or offer to, right off.
South Wellington.
The ice company began moving ice into
the ice house Tuesday Morning.
Mrs. Harriet Morrison has been grant
ed pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Chas. johnson returned to his work
last Monday after being out sick for two
weeks.
Milo Willard died at his home In Mer.
row last Sunday afternoon at the age OF
83 years.
Miss Sarah Sampson Is laid up from the
eff cts of severe cut from knife while
at her work last Saturday.
School in this district closed last Thurs
day noon on account Of the teachers i'll.
ness, resuming Monday morning.
Mrs. G. G. Essex left yesterday on a va.
cation Of two weeks which she will spend
with relatives In Boston and Worcester
Next Wednesday evening, Feb. 4, the
annual election of officers for the Y. p.
s. G. E. will take place at the close Of