The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-10-22
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. Carpenter remains about the
same.
Dentist w. E. Holt and family
dined at George E. Robbins, Sunday.
Services at the Baptist church will
begin Sunday after next at 10. 10 q. m.
| Dwight b. Gardner and his sister,
Genevive, went to Hartford Friday
last. 81" 80.
| Let the winds howl and the frosts
come, we are yet to have warm and
mild weather.
| At the Baptist church Sunday the
discourse was ON joshua" his life
and character.
The local w. G. T. u. will hold a
meeting at South Wellington, Satur-
day, gath, at p. m.
The relatives and friends of Mat
thew Burdick celebrated his Goth
birthday, Saturday, 18th inst.
Rev. Theron Brown of Newtonville,
Mass. and of the Youths Companion,
was a guest at G. T. Preston's, Satur-
day.
Lewis Harwood has been for some
time living in the old Isaac Niles and
S. D. Merrick house, Holland side,
now owned by Mrs. Holman.
Mrs. Preston, the oldest director
in service in the state, went to New
Haven yesterday to attend meeting
of the state Home Missionary society.
Yes, there's fame, if not fortune,
awaiting the man or woman who will
invent a PERSONAL pronoun that will
cover both "him'' and cher" in
writing.
A Sunday school children service
relative to missions in Turkey will
take the place of the usual morning
service at the Congregational church
next Sunday. The exercises will be
interesting, doubtless, and an invita-
ton is extended to all to attend.
The golden wedding of L. w. Holt
and wife was observed on the 10th
inst. by relatives of the couple from
Stafford Springs, Newark, N. j., and
this town. In the evening the pair
was surprised" by a party, composed
chiefly, we presume, of the old neigh
bors and schoolmates of the groom.
Bang bang bang went gun or
guns southwest of the Hill last Sun
day morning. AS we have hereinbe-
fore said, better be careful, boys, OF
they'll be after you. Personally, we
don't go in for killing these innocent
creatures, anyway, and when it comes
to Sunday shooting in the face and
eyes of the strongest law, then we are
doubly exercised. @=
The papers, not long ago, had an
account of a distressing dynamite ac-
cident to Romano Tucker, while at
work on the roads in Tolland, that he
was injured internally, etc. The
papers have had nothing to say about
the matter since, but private inform
alton reaches us that he is getting
along we'll. We don't believe in pa
pers recording such events and then
letting them rest.
Mrs. Annie A. Preston, town direc-
tor and visitor, with Mrs. Gardner as
an invited guest, drove over to Vernon
last week to attend the annual meet
ing of the board at the County Chill
dren's Temporary Home. We are ask
ed to include Mrs. Preston's report in
these items: She reports very pleas
ant gathering. Twenty eight of the
town committee were present at the
board meeting held in the pretty and
convenient library, Mrs. Tillinghast
presiding, this preceding the usual
business meeting, when reports were
given by the officers and directors, all
of which were satisfactory. Aztec
tionate mention was made of the two
directors called away by death during
the past year, Mrs. Virginia T. Smith,
the inspirer of all the temporary homes
in the state, and of that of Mrs. Hois-
ington, formerly of North Coventry,
a woman beautiful in person and in
character. The Stafford delegation
were much missed, Mrs. Pinney, the
former chairman of the woman's board
being particularly enquired for. Mrs.
Upham of Union, who has missed only
one of these ANNALS, came laden, as
usual, with gifts for the children.
Miss Mary Hall was present with
helpful words, and many kind things
we're said by many invited guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot, the superintend-
ents, and of all who give time and in
terest to this beautiful charity. The
children have now pleasant rooms in
the third story, and are making good
progress with their teacher, Miss
Dwight, of South Amherst, Mass.
Their singing was much enjoyed by
the visitors, the little ones seeming to
enter heartily into the joyful spirit of
the day. Mrs. Holman sent her resig-
nation as director from Tolland, and
on motion of Mrs. Preston she was I'M
animously chosen as her colleague
from this town, where her home will
now be. A bountiful collation. was
served, and few after dinner speech
es from clergymen and county COM
missioners closed the exercises. The
handsome and convenient new build
ing is perfect from parlor and halls to
kitchens, dormitories, closets and
school rooms. The children's play
room, where each child has a chest,
the covers of which make the seats
that run around the room for tplay
house, was particularly interesting.
Every one in the county should take
pride in this home. If you don't be-
lieve in it, go and visit and change
your mind. Each child has section
of border in the well-kept grounds for
a flower garden, and this greatly en-
hances the beauty of the nremises as