The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-28
Much gold Of many finds; :
Much lore and many kinds.

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well lately. Is how able to be out
Mrs Charles II. Brown left for he,
home in Newport, VT, last Thursday
The topic at the Congregational
church Sunday was Waiting to see
Jesus. -
| Daniel Eldridge remains about the
same, we heal, quite weak in both
mind and body. -: IT. Y
l., Rev. MI. osgood Of Cambridge,
Mass, viii again occupy the Baptist
pulpit on Sunday. ~ @.@.
F is. P. Morrison is still under the
care Of his physician, At this writing
he is confined to his bed, :.
!: The physical condition of Mira. 8.
| w. Clarke remains about the same.
Ifoanything, it is somewhat improved.
|. Saturday, after the rain and thaw,
the aspect fA trent Of our premises
reminded us Of the childhood desire
to live near the seashore. r. .7 2.
:. We hear Of recent depredations In
and upon the store Of Hans NJ. Hansen,
Jr., at West Wilmington; a little law.
lessress afioat. We refrain from giving
details now. ...,
a"No man can serve two masters, for
either be, will hate the one and love
the, other, or hold to the one and de-
spise the other. Ye cannot serve God
and Mammon. = Good ethics every.
time. -. -. ......-... :. -.
On elaboration we think, the parcels
post bill, FIVE cents for q one pound
package to twenty-five cents for an
eleven pound package, cannot be pass
ed unless Uncle Sam buys out the ex-
press, companies.
Mrs. John F, Whitford is decidedly
better, we hear, while Mrs. Mary
Francis Davis is little on the gain,
which condition her friends think she
will maintain and improve if she
needs her physicians advice.
/ A house occupied by one Cunning
ham, Mrs. Gertrude Taylor Sands and
some French wood choppers, known as
the old Williams house, bat of recent
years owned by John D.. Taylor and
wife, was, totally consumed by Are
about noon Tuesday. -.
The snowy, sploshy condition of
the common and adjacent roads forci-
bly, reminds us of the time when we
had horse and used to make paths
and take. the women folks to church,
etc. We still have our snow pillow,
but nobody seems to want to borrow
it, ........
Rev B. M. Osgood of Cambridge,
Mass, again supplied very acceptably
the Baptist desk Sunday, preaching
from Col. 8: 11-"Christ is all and in
all. " Its q pity for o church to be
obliged to change pastors in such
weather as this, one reason being in
the fact that representative .congre-
cation cannot be gathered to hear q
new man when the going is 80 bad.
We presume it will be borne in
mind that our. new senatorial district,
the 'sS5th," given to us by our legis-
1ative solons, is composed Of the fol-
lowing thirteen towns: Andever,
Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Filing
ton, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stat
ford, Holland, Union. Vernon, Will
lington. "Behold all things are be-
come newi old things are passed
away = ...
Unclaimed letters at the post office,
Jan. 20, 1904: Richard Jones, The
E. e. Remington Co., Jas, q. Belt,
Robert r. Gone, s. Meyre, M. B.
Danforth, Mabel Lyman, Thomas Pag-
man, George L. Jones, Charles, Ward,
9. r. Brougham, Mrs. Mary e. Nor
gan, N. Y. Insulated Wire Co., Mrs.
F. Gregory. Other letters received
prior to Jan. 20 were retained by the
retiring postmaster.
Mrs. Annie A. Preston received her
commission as postmaster last week
and assumed her duties yesterday. The
Office at present is in her dwelling
house. When the weather permits it
will be in the adjacent building,
under The grange and G.: A; r. hall.
In passing, she desires us to thank
ali those, far and near, who have
written their congratulations on the
acquisition of this rich government
sinecure. +. .,':.i ....' ..i
We hear through the courtesy of
Rev. q. W. Williams, formerly of
Stafford, now Of Cape May City, N.
j., Of the death there on the alst inst.
of Wight Marc Dew Marcy, M, D., 81,
of Wilmington ancestry, A recent issue
of the Star of the Cape, sent by Mr..
Williams, says: His father was
Samuel Sumner Marcy, born in Will
ington, = Conn, 1885, The good
doctor was highly esteemed by every
body, and in many families had been
the family physician for generations.
south Willington. D."
The ". g. T.. U. will hold meet
ing in, the hall Saturday afternoon at
q. 80 O'Clock. :. IS, 49, ~-.. vi.
Regular communication of Uriel
lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M, next Sat
urday evening. Work in the f. g.
degree 49,
I . A very enjoyable feature in connec-
ton with Rev. B.. NJ. Osgood's edify-
ing sermon last Sunday was that
beautiful duet, Rock of Ages" sung
by Miss Ida M. Hall and Thomas A.
,Denman.
The stereoptfcon lecture ON "Alas-
ka," given by Mr.. Snyder last Friday
night, drew a small audience on &C.
count of the weather and bad walking,
sbut it was very interesting and much
enjoyed by those who did attend
Clifton Waldo of Oberlin, KaHsaa,