The Press., 1904-11-23
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 Lucius Eldridge's house.
 The coldess morning this season at this writing was last Friday.
 The little Brown boy.Ansentioned last week as being very ill. Is much better.
 Of the ten billions of dollars in the savings banks Of the world, the Uni- ted States hes three billions of dollars.
 Joseph Ruby will sell six dairy cows at auction on the Ben Lilli- bridge" farm next Monday at 10 a. In. :.
 At its annual meeting last month the town voted to reopen the "Eld- ridge mills" road, and it has been duly repaired.
 Mira. Whitford Is somewhat better, it is said. Some days show marked Improvements, while on other days she has set-backs.
 Rev. Mir. Gardner and his colleague, ". H. Marsh, returned last Thursday from the state conference of Congrega- tional churches in New London.
 One of the nuggets of Rev. Mr. Wolfe's sermon Sunday: "Chrisi often prefers to use the christening rod rather than to coddle his chil- dren.''
 Those who would like the names oi their Thanksgiving guests to appear in the paper must assist us g little. ILis impossible for us alone to gel them all.
 Mrs. James Macfarlane drove uI from Willimantic Sunday morning with Mrs. l.. Clark and daughter, at. tended Baptist church and subsequent. ly called on friends.
 Thanks have long been due to the sender of the various publications oi the First Baptist church, Hartford. The Monthly" especially is lively and edifying periodical.
 John Chandler isgthe new sexton oi the Baptist chnrch. We were ac' |quainted with his father. who some years ago was editor and proprietor of the Brsttleboro (vt. Farmer. Mary Ann Noble Royce, widow oi the late John M. Royce. of Monson, Mass. is seeking . pension on account Eof the services of her husband in ths 18th regiment, Conn. Vols, in the civil war. .--. ..- .... 7 Rev. Amasa Morse, in his sgd year, now of Putnam, we'll known in thil locality, left his home in that place last week to spend the winter with his son in Akron, Ohio He preach es occasionally in hi' advanced agt also. .-.~.-.
 At the Congregational church Sun day Rev. MT. Gardener. preached [ Thanksgiving sermon from Psalms 1O1: Il. He read the governor Thanksgiving proclamation, accord ing to the time- honored custom here abouts.
 Alfred De Wolf, 57, whose serioul illness has been hereinbefore men tioned, died at his home near the rail way station on Sunday. The funeral was held at the M. E. chapel, Tol land side, yesterday, at 3 p. m. Th' burial was in the old oenietery.
 As we interpret the statute i'm sucl cM A~~ m~A w>~~~x%loA %1~ wnaa-ar. who will be entitled to :. the rewarl in that horse-stealing case, in case O apprehension and conviction of tn thief. ia the woman, Mrs. Ripley Blandford. Mass, who saw the ri and caused the alarm to be given.
 We were led into error hers recent ly, in reporting Rev. MT. Gardner 44th anniversary ordination, in stat ing one of his pmstorates as being il South Windsor. We should have aaia Canton. Also, that he used to preael in Granville, Mass. when 1t siaoal, have been written West Granville Mass.
 The only living cosple in towl married by the late Rev. David Ban croft are George E. Robbins ant Caroline Rider Robbins, although J Franklin Dawley and sophronia Rob bins Dawley of Ashford and Marvin EK. Paul and Jeanette Fuller Paul O Illinois were married about that tima by that highly esteemed minister.
 Robert P. Pratt has entered tn, lists and has filed his application fol examination as carrier on this pro posed F. B. D. route. We are ofter asked when the change is to be made We do not know; we cannot tell When the change does take place the local P. M. will be relieved from having anything whatever to do with the mails of other people.
 Rev. Mir. Wolfe's topic Sunday morning was Thanksgiving found ed on Pa. 116:12. At the Sunday school session the superintendent, al has been customary, appointed 1, Christmas committee, Mrs. Ward, | = Miss H. o. Robbins and the pastor as musical committees. It was sub. sequently said that the committed would be considered as a general one, and Miss Mabel Clark was added thereto.
 Rev. Mir. Wolfe read . list of some twenty names as members of the home department of the Baptist Sunday school. thus reviving . former prac. tice. Among the names were Franh Joslin and wife, Mrs. Lee Burdick, Mrs. Marble. Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Charles Nichols. s. P. Morrison and wife. James Burdick and wife. There was formerly . home department ot the local Christian Endeavor. mem. bers of which wrote short edifyine testimonies and comments on the Idc AknAk