The Press., 1904-02-18
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, great and good Lincolnl Hi
birthday as we write.
This kind of weather, above an,
below, makes perilous walking.
George A. Cosgrove culled 157 egg
one day recently record breaker.
g. B. Marble went last week to at
tend the funeral of his brother il
Greenwood, Ill.
Widow William Snow is lying seri
ously ill at the home of Alonzo Ros
we'll, Daleville, it is reported.
Miss Cora Prouty Of Westford,
who cared for Miss Davis few days,
who remains about the same, hal
gone home.
The local W. @. T. U. will hold q
meeting in the conference room OF
the Baptist church on Saturday, goth
inst, at $50 p. m.
Harry Morse 10 ON a two-weeks'
visit to his brothers in New Canaan
and New Haven and to his sister,
Mrs. Joseph LIE June, Brooklyn, N. Y.
At this writing Robert e. Cartier
is at his home sick with the "shin,
gles,' being obliged to relinquish
his position at Browns grocery at
Stafford Springs.
Friends and acquaintance of the
late Miss Lena Lyon in this vicinity
were greatly shocked to hear of her
untimely and sudden death in Stafford
Springs recently.
George E. Robbins, while getting
over the new state road embankment
recently, fell and sustained some in.
jury from bruises. He was returning
from visit to his barn.
The valentine social given by the
Y. P. s. @. E. Friday evening was a
successful affair. Mrs. Nellie Car
penter went to Willimantic previously
and procured the favors distributed.
A recent issue of the Mexican Her
aid now before us, through the cour-
tesy of Mrs. Clarke, says that Roose-
velt's an astute politician, and that
he will be a hard man to beat in the
coming campaign.
There were added to the 25, 34S Bap-
lists of Connecticut last year by bap-
tism $50. The benevolent contribu-
tions were $25. 629. AZ. Church ex-
penses, 1926, 562.25. Other denomina-
tional increases, benevolences, etc. /,
would be given had we the data ct
hand.
Miss Alberta Handy, a cousin OF
Rev. @. L. Snow, late pastor here,
babe good bye to her many friends OH
the Hill and vicinity last Sunday.
She left yesterday, with her aunt,
Mrs. Snow, for Greenville, Rev. Mr..
Shows new field. Miss Handy was a
very popular young lady hereabouts,
and made hosts of friends during her
stay in town.
Hereditary influences are fixed
facts in human experience, but they
are commonly misinterpreted. A
child iuherits from his ancestors, but
it may be from any one of the two
Thousand which are included in only
ten generations of his forebears. He
may resemble neither his father nor his
mothet, and yet be marked case of
| heredi farv Influence - ,.... s-s
Rev. A. A. Bennett, a returned
missionary from Japan, preached in
the Baptist church Sunday, his text
being Acts 4:12, "For there is NO
other name under heaven given among
men whereby we would be saved, -
the theme being japan. Rev. d. w.
Dalzell will, it is expected, occupy
the desk as candidate next Sunday.
1t ia hoped there will be q full at
tendance. ''The Lords leading
will probably take Rev. Mr.. Osgood
to another and larger field.
Speaking of Willimantic, folks
around here now are obliged to 90
there instead of to Stafford Springs
because the mail, the only convey
ance procurable, doesn't connect with
the morning northern trains. The
passenger and mail service has been
greatly demoralized anyway ever
since Downer's old train was changed.
Before a person could leave here be-
tween nine and ten a. m, go to Stat
ford Springs and other points north,
and get back at three p. M, or there
abonts.
The annual free-will Offering meet
ing of the W. O. T. U. will be held
at the hall, South Wilmington, Thurs.
day evening, the 25th. inst. It is ex-
pected that Fl. H. Spooner, secretary
of the Connecticut organization, will
be the speaker, followed by a social
and perhaps light refreshments. We
are also requested to state that il il
shall not be convenient to give in the
offering envelopes at this meeting,
they can be handed to either Mrs. e.
J. Pratt, secretary, or Mrs. M. N.
Lawrence, treasurer.
The old house originally known al
the Amos Lillibridge place, near Sam.
uel Bartlett's, in the north part OF
the town, in recent years owned and
occupied by Pat. Gilmartin, Dea e.
T. Converse and at last by an Italiar
family named Pra, was totally de.
stroyed by fire last week Tuesday
morning. The fire started from the
chimney. Mrs. Pra was alone in the
house at the time. We do not learn
of further details. The neighbor.
hood is an historical locality, the site
of the old first Baptist meeting house
in Wilmington being just south of the
now deserted homestead.