The Press., 1904-09-14

b Mrs. Preston is busy correctin,
proofs for q London, Eng. publica
tion of hers.
Jenny Church had some humorous
verses in a recent issue of the Spring
field Republican.
Mrs. Cosgrove and her daughter,
Mrs. Sleight, are visiting friends in
and near Hartford.
Frank L. Fisher of Audubon. Penn.
was the guest of Charles T. Preston
Monday and Tuesday. ..f
You can no more stop one of the
Operations of nature-water running
down hill-than any other one.
| We stopped the other day before q
mudpuddle full Of frogs. We won
dered which one was the " chairman. -
Do folks ever stop to think what
large audiences newspapers have in
comparison with those which hear
the spoken word?
Envy and hate from dark conditions
rise,
Act we'll your part, heed not malic-
ious lies.
Mrs. Gardner returned Wednesday
last from her trip to the seashore,
Westbrook, her son, Samuel, driving
her across country from Burnside.
Since the recent death of B. II.
Bill of Rockville there is now but
one of the conspirators in our matter
years ago, in the Tolland county bar.
living.
1 We note that a recent number of
the Scottish American New York
has an article from the pen of form
er fellow townsman, Joel N. Emo,
entitled "The Great Irish Emigra-
tion.''
That North Tolland Sunday School
association, referred to in last Press,
will meet with the local Baptist
church on Friday, 23d inst, services
beginning at 10 a. m. COLLATION. at
/ noon.
Lawyer A. J. Bowen of Whitman
tic was in town recently, looking over
! that section of the new Estate road'
/ in front of George E. Robbins, in
the interests of the plaintiffs in their
suit against the town for damages. .
A party of musical friends of Miss
Edna G. Pierce gave her q serenade
on the eve of her return to the young
ladies' seminary at Nerthfeld, Mass. :,
Tuesday morning last. A"lollypop''
collection was taken for her benefit
on the occasion. F., .-l
The law lcase mentioned last week
as brought by George E. Sparrow
went by default Saturday. Although
the writ was worthless, there was no
one present to take advantage of a
plea in abatement. :. ..'
Charles Fl. Davis and wife, who
were here last Sunday. as mentioned
in The Press, are building new
house on the trolley line bewteen Pal
mer and Monson. A barn was already
standing on the location.
We wondered, as we met the nice,
prettily behaved children of the South
Wilmington Sunday school on the day
of the picnic, which one it was that
made the bright remark about the
proposed lurid time at the parsonage.
Now there comes to as another
traditional reason for the name "Cod-
fish fiat, linear this town, in West
ford. It is this: A certain person,
who was in the mood that night,
scattered lot of salt Goldfish over
that locality, either purposely or by
accident. Next. ~ ..
In order to facilitate the recent
movement to establish "R. +. ID. =
in this vicinity, perhaps, the Hill P.
M. sent in her third resignation last
week, SO that, as things now look,
the route must go through. No law
can compel reluctant p. M. to serve.
SO, after October lat folks around
here must go elsewhere for their mail.
The discourse at the Congregation
al church was ON the subject, "To
know child is of inestimable val
ue, +" founded on the Interrogation,
F" What think We of Christi" The pre-
liminary sermOnette to the children
was continuation Of the topic, 81
am the light of the world Dwight
B. GARDENERS flute was a pleasing
feature of the music.
The Sunday schools belonging to-
the North Holland association are
Tolland, Congregational and M. E. :;
Stafford, three Congregational, two
M. E., Baptist and Universalist
Union, Congregational and M. e. :;
Somers, Congregational and NJ. e. :;
Ellington. Congregational and M. e. :;
Wilmington, Congregational, M. E.,
Baptist, South Wilmington and Roar
ing Brook. ~ ,s ~.
We have often been asked what is
the longest word we know of. Here
it is: Observation-Disclosures
nioleiplanOdrimupo r m m atsilphio-
paraomelitokatakechumenokichiepiko
ssuphophatf o p 9 risteralektruonopteg-
kphalokigoklopeleio a goosiraiobale
raganopterugon. This is legitimate
Greek word, is found In Goldell &
Scott's Greek lexicon, and means in
English several toothsome dishes in
a sort of conglomeration.
The golden wedding of Henry 4.
Steele and wife, nee Matilda Holt.
daughter of the late John and Waity
Moore Holt Of this town, occurred at
Wales, Mass, at their fine residence,
9TH inst. 1t was quite an elaborate
affair. The Springfield Republican,
in its account of it, omits to state
that Mr.. Steele was at one time in
business as baker in Stafford
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