The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-03-12

george Heck OF New York has been
vi4itii g his mother, Mrs. Agnes Heck.
The illness Of Alfred House has devei-
oped into pluio pneumonia. He is crit
ically III.
Florence M. Pierce, with her young
day yesterday.
Little Dorothy Pierce joined her sister,
Florence, in celebrating her birthday,
which occurred early in the month.
We see nothing further In tbs papers
about Deacon L. q. Merrick's illn, So In
Bristol, 80 we presume he Is better.
0. D. Lockwood, formerly of this town,
married lately In Canada, where he has
been living since his removal thither, 1t
is said
James Carpenter, we hear, is now re-
ceiving sick benefit from Harmony Tenn
Pile of Honor, Stafford Springs, 10 which
he belongs.
Lincoln had 1t about right when he
said you can't fool all the people all the
time. Some of the time you can fool
some of the people.
M. l.. Dimock has been of late and Is
now: In very good health. The veteran
postmaster, town clerk, ETC., even goes
without his cane now.
Some fifty persons greatly enjoyed the
Baptist ladies' social Tuesday evening.
The Congregational side of the common
was largely represented.
We note that our old friend and neigh
Dor In Northfield, Mass, Ira D. Sankey,
is now afflicted with blindness at his home
10 Brooklyn, N. Y, having recently un-
dergone an operation.
/. This community is now suffering from
the lack of a resident physician more
than ever. One out-of-town doctor can't
respond to calls from here anyway, while
another can only come when he gets a
chance.
Pa, who was Shylock ?" 'Great good
ness, boy You attend church and Sum-
day school every week, and don't know
who Shylock was 2'' cried his father, with
a look of surprise and horror. $50 and
read your Bible, sir"
, Mrs. Janet Fuller Paul, formerly of
this town, eldest daughter of the late
Willard Fuller, and her husband, M. K.
Paul, son of the late Capt. Paul of Union,
are now in excellent health and prosper
GUS circumstances in Geneseo, Ill.
School at Village Hill, Selma A. Car
son teacher, closed last Saturday for a
two weeks vacation. Miranda Palshaw,
Beatrice Royce and Fred Royce have
been present every day during the term.
The prizes for spelling were given to
Fred Royce and Fanny Castillo.
Alfred House is seriously i'll with the
grip at the Baptist parsonage at this writ
ing. From Friday, when he was taken
Ill, till the following Tuesday at least, 1t
was impossible to get doctor to attend
him. He is cared for chiefly by the neigh
bors, although his sister, Mrs. Sam. Bart
lett, was with him Saturday night.
Charles Barrows, 90, born just over the
Mansfield line, south of the old Joseph
Hull farm, died last Sunday morning In
Springfield, Mass, where he had taught
school 46 years, most of the time in the
Oak street grammar school, now called
the "Barrows" school. He had been a
teacher 50 years, returning In 1885.
;, Rev, A. Gardner, In exchange with Rev.
e. L., Snow, preached in the Baptist
church last Sunday from Matt. 22:42.
At the Congregational church Rev. c. T..
Shows text was Gen. 1917. 1t was un-
fortunate that both of the pastors had
such slim audiences-nine at Baptist and
eight at the Congregational church, the
weather being very unfavorable.
Mrs. Preston received an appreciative
letter Monday from the widow of Charles
Dudley Warner, Hartford, In response to
a sonnet to his memory which appeared
In The Courant the preceding Saturday
Mrs. Preston and Mr.. Warner were old
acquaintance and friends. Mrs. Warner
is niece of the late Henry Ward Beech
or, and stakeholder In that newspaper
company.
La the case of John T. Atwood of Mans
field, charged with non-snpport of his
wife, which came before Justice Il. II
Allen by adjournment last Thursday, At.
wood pleaded guilty and offered bond o.
800 for the payment Of his wife the sum
of % a week for six months. justice
Alien accepted the bond, with Martin T
Atwood as surety, and released the &C.
cused from custody.
Hezekiah r. Congdon died Monday
morning, after an illness of three weeks
aged 70 years. Mr.. Congdon had been 6
resident of Willimantic for many years
and was a carpenter by trade. He leaves
one son, Herbert Z. Congdon, with whom
he; resided. The funeral was held at tn,
house, No. 1873 Spring street, at o'clocl
Wednesday afternoon, and the burial wa
In the Willmantic cemetery. Mr.. G ing
don passed his summers at Fishers Is
land, where his son conducts a summe
boarding house.
Tho accident which befell James Car
penter, chronlcled in The Press last week
was pathetic In one particular at least
When he fell, breaking his right leg jus
above the ankle, he became helpless, o
course, and his cries for help were un
noticed for over an hour. Had this mis-
hap came during the recent cold snap h
would have frozen to death. AS 1t was
the family Of G. A. Cosgrove finally hearc
the outcr1es and went to the rescue, In thu
pasture where Carpenter lay, when, witt
the assistance of the neighbors, he wal
taken to his home. Mrs. j. B Carpenter
| now has fhnv handle ft111 indood RooidQa