The Press., 1904-01-07

Much lie and little fact.

Frank Ohism is now at work for
Henry Woodward, Ashford.
Our Congressman Henry is nobly
advocating parcels post bill.
There was no mail Monday, owing
to the capers of the young blizzard.
Samuel Gardner of Burnside has
been visiting his parents and sister.
Our fowls began to lay copiously
again New Years day. Good hens
Speaking of hens, George A. Cos
grove picked 1O5 eggs Christmas day.
We are uninformed as yet in regard
to further services in the Baptist
church.
George e. Robbins last pull-back
necessitated the calling of the family
physician.
Look out, boys, this year-leap
year, for the girls can propose to you
according to custom.
The unpropitious weather also
knocked out the Y. P. S. 9. E. meet
ing Sunday evening.
BY an unfortunate twist in the loop
of the "o' Miss Rose Gross name
was misspelled last week.
Julius Reed is now living in the ell
part Of the Slater house, where he
may be found as occasion demands.
Will the person who recently took
our umbrella kindly return it? That
steel ring attached to it is trophy.
The blizzard of last week Saturday
night and Sunday morning thwarted
divine service on the Hill again Sun
day. .........
Miss Edna G. Pierce returned Tues
day evening to her school in North
field, Mass which closed it's vacation
on that day.
We note that much good work is
being done in our Center school
can't help noting it as we hear and
are told about the pupils.
We omitted to say last week that
that paper, "The church and the COM
munity," was written by former pas
tor, Rev. g. H. Brown, Newport, vt.
But Sunday night was a record
breaker as to cold in this unusually
cold winter. The thermometer, even
on the Hill, ranged from II degrees
below to II degrees below zero.
We recently received from Mayor
Charles T.. Dean, Maiden, Mass, a
handsome brochure, a program of the
one hundredth anniversary exercises
of the First Baptist church in that
city. ..
Joel N Emo, formerly of this town,
has an article in the current number
of the Connecticut Magazine entitled,
1.-THE Nomenclature of Connecticut
Towns. - A copy of this most excel
lent Hartford periodical should go, in
to every Connecticut family.
Mrs. Charles H. Brown of New
port, VT, came to her father, George
A. Cosgrove's. Monday. She went
Immediately to her sick daughter,
Mrs. B. E. Benton. Mrs. Sleight,
who. returned from New York last
week, ia also with Mrs. Benton.
= Funny that folks when they are
along, say from 40 up, they want to
appear as young as ever, notwith-
standing the tell-tale touch of time.
They don't want to die, and, at the
same time. they object to the passing
of time. :. It's not only ridiculous, but
it's pitiable. .. -,
Mrs. Annie A. Preston was appoint
ed last week postmaster of Wellington.
She takes this position solely on the
grounds of neighborly accommodation
and public spiritedness. 1t had been
given out that unless she accepted
the position the old landmark would
be removed. It is we'll known that
the pecuniary reward attached to the
Office is not tempting one.
"Confound it ALL" said Neighbor
Wishwell, his eyes swapping and
grunting Indignantly, "I'll be blest
if can get stick of wood or spear
of hay drawn, even with the cash in
my fist, on account of, this eternal
wood and lumber business now so
strenuously prosecuted. Well, all
right just now, but the time is not
far distant when teaming and labor
will be at discount, when this cut
ting and slashing of our woodlands
shall have ceased. Now, have you
ever thought he continued, as he
removed his pipe, chow much these
farms, the teamsters themselves and
the community in general really gain
by the crazy devotion to the Moloch
of devastation, as seen in the telling
Of our beautiful trees? Suppose all
this hard work, blacksmith bills, cost
of feeding extra horses, and so on,
were devoted to the betterment OF
land, there would be greater and more
substantial gain in the long run
Besides, the country side would look
much better with good fences and
plenty of grazing stock, including
sheep. l can remember when the
country about here SO looked, when
all the farmers in all directions had
money jingling in their pockets, as
we'll as substantial bank accounts
Not long SINCE he went on, rubbing
his hands over the glowing Glenwood
range, 81 asked an intelligent young
farmer, for instance, could he raise
corn cheaper than he could buy it ?
Yes, he repeated, decidedly. Then,
said I, why don't you do it?' To
tell the TRUTH, he answered, I hate
to hoe the darn stuff, and the present
dollar can get for working out is so
tempting, and Neighbor Wishwell
said "Good day." and managing in
some way to get his wagon up on the
n,x,Io rbYuo,,k II, fr0nt IF our hOua0