The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-08-10
WILMINGTON.
Miss Edna q. Pierce is visiting at
Wilbur Towne's, North Woodstock.

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Miss Edna q. Pierce is visiting at
Wilbur Towne's, North Woodstock.
"Just look, !" cried city child the
other day, see that COW chew gum. I"
Dwight B. Gardner and Miss Mary
Hill are at the Congregational parson-
age.
Many people hereabouts were caught
out in the deluge of rain which fell
on Monday.
| 1t was phenomenally dark herea-
bouts Monday morning. A copious
rain followed.
A dance will be held at Cartier's
pavilion Friday evening, with music
by Jordan's orchestra. Tickets, 500.
We are gratefully obliged to the es-
Unable lady from whom we received
a beautiful note on our birthday last
Sunday. af
Miss Harriet narrower and Miss
Alice V. Oosgrove. her cousin, are
visiting relatives in Hartford, Glas-
tonbury and Manchester.
At this writing Mrs. W. R. Wilbur,
Glassfactory village, is lying very
low; in fact, her physician says she
cannot live longer than day or two.
A committee, consisting of George
A. Cosgrove, Rev. Charles W. Wolfe
and Deacon F. W. Pratt, was chosen
to arrange for Sunday school picnic
in the near future.
Samuel Gardner and his eldest
daughter, Amy, drove from Burnside
Saturday and spent Sunday at the
Congregational parsonage. Mr. Gard
ner is in real estate business, as we'll
as dealer in wood, coal, etc.
| The theme at the Congregational
church Sunday forenoon was "Look
up, founded on the 121st Psalm.
The text of the preliminary sermon
cite to the children was IT am the
light of the world.''
On Wednesday, Aug. 18th, occurs
the annual Ashford Bible meeting,
this time at the Westford Hill grove,
near the Congregational church.
Among other speakers invited is Rev.
Charles W. Wolfe of this town, who
will give an address on "The Bible
our guide of life.'' The picnic is q
basket one, we hear.
Large punches of fashioned
flowers, corn, grape vines, etc., from
O. T. Preston's grounds, arranged by
Mrs. Preston, we're among the decora-
tions at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon. The corn and grape vine
we're significant, as it was communion
day. Pastor VOLTS discourse was on
"The faith of Abraham. One per-
son received the right hand of fellow
ship
A big blaze, over in the east, later
located at Pomfret Hill, was discover
ed by Mail Driver Chapman's family
Saturday evening. The confiagration
were large barns belonging to a stock
farm. The owner was Thomas s.
Harrison of Philadelphia, Pa. The
loss was some $55, 900, including 1875
tons of hay. The owner was an ex-
consul general to Egypt, and donkey
presented to him by the kedive was
burned up.
Mrs. Rufus Robbins died at her
home, Glassfactory village, the Sd
inst, of bronchial pneumonia, al
though she had been ailing for a, long
time. She served her day and gener-
alton we'll. Three husbands preceded
her, Andrew Bubgee, son of the late
Jason Bubgee, ST., Alva Francis of
Stafford, and the late Rufus Robbins.
The funeral was held on Friday after
noon at her late home, Rev. Charles
W. Wolfe officiating. He, his wife
and Miss Dunning sang appropriate
selections. Her only child and near
relative, Mrs. Mary Francis Davis,
died recently, and no doubt this long
sickness and death in the house told
upon her health.
The nickel social given by the Bap-
fist ladies at their church parlor last
Tuesday evening drew large crowd.
The program was this: Solo, Miss AL
ice V. Cosgrove; flute solo, T. A.
Denman; guitar duet, Miss Dunning
and Rev. Charles W. Wolfe; vocal
solo, T. A. Denman; solo, guitar &C
compartment, Rev. Charles W. Wolfe !;
solo, Mrs. Wolfe; solo in German,
Herr Peter Tull; parliamentary drill,
followed by buzzing bee, the audi
ence; singing, "Rye stram,'' and
"There's hole in the bottom of the
WE'LL" by the audience. On request,
in both cases, T. A. Denman rendered
two more selections on the flute, and
Mrs. Wolfe recited. The first chair
man in the parliamentary drill left
the rostrum puzzled and tired, while
W. HI. Hall. his successor. stuck it
out until the adjournment On the
whole this experiment, a social with
out supper, was enjoyable and a
success; and it was heard on all sides,
Lets have more of the same Sort
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Clarence Essex, musician in the u.
S. NJ, stationed at Norfolk, Va, is
home on a short furlough. $685..
The "East Ends' of Rockville play
the West Willingtons on Cartier's
grounds next Saturday afternoon.
Harry Denman, I'd, and Miss Flos-
sic Griggs of Willimantic spent Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Denman.
Miss Margaret Morrison, who is
now living in Stafford, spent Sunday
with her brother, William Morrison.
Mrs. Frank Phillips of New London
and Mrs. George Nichols of Madison
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ