The Press., 1903-08-13

Some superb weather these days.
The memorable years are after us all.
Mrs. Mary Francis Davis is reported as
better. u
Samuel Gardner returned to Hartford
Tuesday.
Miss Annie Hansen Of Hartford - WIS.,
iting her parents.
Miss Marion Sparks Is not qnite as we'll
as usual this summer.
| J. Arnold Houshen and wife drove to
Jewett City Saturday.
Samuel Gardner passed Sunday at his
father, Rev. A. Gardner's.
Miss Backus Of Newark, N. j. was at
George A. Cosgrove's Sunday.
Mrs e. J. Pratt is guest at the Hall
cottage, Crescent Beach, this week.
A frost was imminent in this locality
Friday evening, but 1t did not material
ize
| MIR. Hutchins, wife and child OF New
York are at the Misses Palmer and Dun
ning's. ..
| G. s. Amidon Is recovering from seri-
GUS cut on his foot while working In his
saw mill. ..u -
Mrs. Amos Odds has returned to Pal
mer, her daughter, Mrs. Chas. III. Davis,
accompanying her.
Winfield Slater and family visited their
brother and sister, Clinton Slater, at
Preston City last week. .f
Mrs. Skinner and her daughter, a Smith
college girl, Of Manchester, came to visit
the Gardeners last week.
Six million of the ten million spindles
In New England are now idle on account
of the cotton speculation. ..s
Miss Isabella Merrick is now in Revere,
Mass, in the family of Rev. ]. P. Bixby.
She Is In improved health.
Mrs. w. F. Essex came from Hartford
last week to see her mother, Mrs. Will
bur, who is In rather feeble health.
"Track not the steps of such as hold you cheap,
The real, genuine, no-mistake Tom Thumbs
Are little people fed on great mems crumbs"
There was an unusually large and in
teresting Y. P. s. G. E. at the Baptist
conference room Sunday evening, Miss
Sara Dunning leader. -.* -.
The topics at the Congregational and
Baptist churches Sunday were respective
ly "The Samaritan woman and '"The
ascension of our Lord" ...
Corn, come to compare notes, Is a poor
crop this way. The plant is stunted, the
ears are near the ground and there Is a
puny aspect to 1t generally.
Frank johnson was on his annual visit
hither last week. He has been salesman
in leading dry goods house in Provi
dence for long term of years.
An agreeable social, singing, games,
and lemonade and cake served to guests
while sitting around the room, was held
Friday evening. Pecuniary result was
satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cosgrove, Mrs. G. FL.
Brown, Mrs. Sleight, Mrs. Hutchins OF
New York city and the Misses Dunnine
and Palmer were guests at "Maple Cor.
ner" yesterday.
There Is a copy of The Press that Is
sent from this vicinity first to Massachu
sets, then to Providence, r. l., ther
back to Massachusetts,, then 1T finally
goes to Aurora, Ill. 49,.
"a true poet is infinitely worth more
than whole generation of millionaires
A rich man can buy a wife, but not 8
woman's love; books, but not an appre
ciative mind; pew, but not pure con
science" :.. .as. il
During the recent gales tree was UP
rooted and fell over the grave of Mrs
Mary Parsons Curtis. AS soon as hel
brother, j. D. Parsons, of Springfield
Mass, heard of IL, he ordered its instan
removal, and it was removed instanter.
Six persons joined the Baptist churcl
Sunday, two by letter, three by baptism
and one on profession of faith. They ar
Sara Dunning, Danta Palmer, Alice V
Cosgrove, Harold Pratt, Charles Bid
we'll and Mrs. Catherine Burdick Dimock
"Men will increasingly, year by year
without heat or passion, but with will
that turns not back, reject the system
which is not Christianity, but growth,
parasitic growth, which has intertwine
itself with that imperishable plant that
yet to overshadow all nations" ,r.
We didn't suppose they put "knock
, out" drops in cheese. But now, after
dose or two of a certain factory brand
we guess they do, for, II 1t was not tina
article. good Lord Of heaven, what wa
, 1t! A specimen of the commodity 'ha
been sent to New Haven, to, the state o.
ficials, for analysis. ,r...1 T..
Rev, @. L. Snow went on his annus
vacation Tuesday. 1t was given out fror
the desk that If no notice of supply
< possibly Rev. G. L. Chamberlain of Mort
Ashford, shall appear in The Press thi
week, there will be no services for tn
two following Sundays. The mid-wee
prayer meetings will be held as usual.
A friend in New York city sends us
valuable, though simple, cure for choler
morbus or other summer complaints, an
= we herein pass 1t around: A teaspoonfr
soda (saleratus) In pint of cold watel
drinking freely now and then; for Chi
dren half teaspoonful in tumbler of We
ter. We presume the alkali allays tn
3 stomach's fermentation.
Mary Trask, ", wife Of Uriel Hanover
died at the home of her son-in- law, e. {
Richardson, 9Th inst. Mention was mad
not long ago In The Press of council G
physicians called In her case. An opers
, ton was not then deemed advisable, bu