The Press., 1904-05-04

Jacob eGoosen, the. local butcher,
saw three handsome deer near r. e.
| Cartier's the. early Part of Last week.
BY the way, Mr. Goosen bought q
new meat cart in Hartford last week.
He says the meat will taste enough
better from a. nice new cart
Rev. Mr.. Gardeners topic at the
Congregational church Sunday was
Sympathy better than angels food, :"
Ps. rs: 25. In this connection we
are moved to ask, "Why is bread like
the sun?' We give the answer here
and now Because when it rises it
is Light
Sarah Calender, So, wife of J.
Duane Parsons, formerly of this town,
but for the last 40 years resident
of Springfield, Mass, died at her
home, so Byers street, in that city,
on the Goth ult. She was a Hartford
girl, and was one of the loveliest
women who ever lived. She visited
here some three years ago. Mr.. Par
sons has the deep sympathy of all his
old friends hereabouts in his bereave-
ment. She was indeed during all
their long married life a true help
meet. Aside from Mrs. Parsons
lovely traits of character, she was
highly educated, intelligent and gift
ed.
This interesting letter speaks for
itself. We send it, and by the edi-
tors leave is appended herewith -
3129 Colfax Ave SO.
| Minneapolis, Mimi, April %, 1904.
Mr.. Charles r. Preston,
Wilmington, Conn.
Bears Sir:-Some two months ago
I subscribed for the Stafford Press,
and the column of Wilmington items
is always of interest to me. Mention
of certain localities brings to my
mind many incidents of my early Life.
"A letter from Julia Topliff Greenwood
in this weeks paper, just received, is
Of peculiar interest to me, and 1 won
der If she was a sister of boy about
my own age, Sherman Topliff, who
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remember distinctly Mercy Topliff as
the wife of Harvey Vinton. She af-
forwards married a man named Ben
nett, and lived in Ontario, N: Y.
Mr., Bennett in 1856 sold my brother,
S amuel, a farm in Ontario, and he,
with his family moved there, and it
was there that brother. Samuel was
ordained and begun his work as a
minister. Mrs. Greenwood also men
tions Asenath Holt, an intimate friend
of my sister, Elizabeth, and about her
age. Mention is also made of litiga-
ton in regard to the Sim Williams
farm. AS I remember, that was the
farm where the Samuel Stiles family
lived, some one-half mile from the
Hollow, on the road from the Hollow
to Origen Dimock's. Of the Stiles
family was one son, Samuel, Jr., and
three daughters, Sally, Catherine and
Faith. don't recall who Sally mar
ried, but Catherine married. William
Vinton, and afterward was the second
wife of J. Ell. Holmes, and Faith be-
came the wife of Philo Wright.
Above the Stiles farm was Uncle John
Wright, father of Elisha and Sarah
Wright. Elisha, I think, at one time
taught one of the schools in town.
Sarah Wright and Louisa Marcy were
also very dear friends of my sisters,
Anna and Elizabeth. Your mention
| of the double row of naples in. front
of the Hubbell Loomis farm recalls
my very early days, when we lived
in the old gambrel-roof house in g the
city, where Sanford Niles lived for
so many years. It was about 1885 a
number of us boys and young men of
the Hollow walked to church, and a
path ran between the rows Of maple
trees. can recall exactly how they
looked to me then. Among the young
men at that time was Orrin H. Wes-
ton, who was learning the tanner and
currier trade of your father. That
could not have been, as he could not
have been more than - or IA years
old, but afterwards did live with your
father. I wrote paper of my per-
sonal recollections of the early days
of the Baptist church for their 18th
anniversary, and sent it to Pastor
Snow at his request. I learned that
the day was very cold and stormy,
and feared the meeting was not sue
cess. don't know as the paper ever
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Snow did not acknowledge it's receipt
My son-in-law type-wrote it for me,
and I have a copy of it. You and
Mrs. Preston know of the interest I
have taken in the improvements that
Mr.. johnson started in the cemetery,
and see by The Press that the asso-
citation have had their annual meet
ing. I wish you or Mrs. Preston
would let me know how things are
left. I feared Mr.. Johnson's sudden
death had left them in bad fix
The last time saw him I told him
that he had planned too big job I
was afraid. He said I was right, but
he had put his hand to the plough
and couldn't turn back. Excuse this
long letter from an old Wilmington
friend. Sincerely,
John Merrick.
| South Wellington.
The company is taking orders for
coal at So per long ton.
Mfs. e. J. Holman is visiting with
her son, Charles, in Manchester.
Mrs. Eugene Charter of Stafford
spent Saturday with Mrs. TT. N. Neil.
Mrs. Alonzo Charter of Stafford
Springs spent Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John r. Neil.
Delegates W. H. Hall, H. N. Neil
and Origin Hall attended the county
caucus at Tolland, Tuesday.