The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-28

uUAlSHOE N1ClHsuX01luS WIG, VINO
was schoolmate of Miss Dougherty,
the principal speaker, in Holyoke,
M ass, was mistaken for the latter
lady by one of the audience, but the
mistake was brief and easily explain
ed away. .sfs5@
Mrs. Baker of the Stafford Springs
contingent was as youthful in manner
and appearance as ever.
Mrs. Cady of the Stafford Hollow
bus load was pleased to find herself
under the old choir loft, where her
honored father, the late Rufus Weston,
used to lead the singing years ago.
Our old fellow -townsman, G.. d.
Ide, and his wife came with the Stat
ford Hollow delegation.
The predominating UNCONVENTIONAL
composition of the convention was ev-
identity Universalist and Congrega-
t1onal, some sixty persons coming
from Stafford.
Rev. Mr.. Gray and wife's bright
little son made music with his whistle
during the intermission.
Many were glad to greet e. W.
Brooks and wife. MIR. Brooks reports
his physical condition as somewhat
improved.
Wesley Dimock came down with q
good Havana cigar and returned with
another. ..... III.
President Patten was evidently off
his base when he predicted last week
that perhaps dozen or SO from Stat
ford might be in attendance. He
made the amend honorable in his
closing remarks. Mr.. Patten is a son
of Robbins Patten of Stafford Springs,
and is a worthy descendant of an
hoEored sire.
Miss Hattie Werner's singing was
the feature of the occasion. She has
superb voice, and both her voice
and teaching are now highly enjoyed
and appreciated. She, as we'll as the
other singers, deserved the rising vote
of thanks they got.
Some home talent, in the person Of
Miss Alice v. Oosgrove, in the line
of solo singing, was also greatly
praised by good judges Of vocal music,
and was duly appreciated.
The performances of the choir were
also greatly enjoyed, and the audience
was not little entertained and moved
by them. .-<.
One of the speakers, the superin-
tendent of the old Center Sunday
school, Hartford, talked we'll, but we
guess he would find Sunday school
work in the small rural parishes quite
a different matter from that in the
large, wealthy old Center.
Some pretty loud stories were told
of the "home department. work in
certain localities.
That anecdote related by one of
the speakers about the single panta-
loon button noticeably abashed some
of the ladies, but it explained what
Responsibility" means pretty we'll.
The remarks by the local pastors
on the subjects assigned them were
timely and to the. point. Pastor
Gardeners summing mp as to our
foreign population was, in a NUT she'll,
the assertion about the survival of the
fittest-that we must take things az
they are. ~
One hundred and five partook of the
ample lunch served by the ladies, bat
many more persons were in attend
ance. ....- -. -.+.
The cross-country ride by those
'busses must have been exhilerating,
the vehicles filed as they were with
jolly occupants of both sexes.
"Unfortunately,'' said President
Patten, "there are thirteen Sunday
schools represented in this convention
all but one. That school was in
Union, and we venture to say that al
the next meeting that number will be
changed.
South WillingtOn.
Mrs. @. @. Essex is spending hei
vacation with relatives in Boston,
Worcester and elsewhere.
/ Misses Ida and Elizabeth Hall leave
to-day for St. Louis, where they will
spend few days at the worlds fair.
Mrs. Fred Newcomb and daughter,
Mrs. Ed. Conner, of Holyoke are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown.
lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Bracket
and w. HI. Bracket took a trip tC
Worcester Sunday in the formers
automobile.
Announcement has been made OF
the wedding of Horace Mckinney and
Miss Fannie Morrison, to take place
at Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrison
this forenoon. After the ceremony
the couple leave for short wedding
tour. ... ... ~
The entertainment at the hall last
Friday was we'll patronized, and had
the redeeming feature of being free
from vulgarity and coarseness. Taken
as whole, the feeling is common
that the entertainment was not al
complete and extensive as the adver.
tising matter would lead one to be.
lieve. RI. .
We give below the score of the West
Wellington VS.. Tolland ball game in
Stafford Springs last Saturday. We
are unable to give the score com.
plete, as the score book doesn't give
errors, put-outs or assists. =
Holland. alb ii
r. ON'eil, l, 5 L z
E. Collins, p, 5 L
Mack. m, s L
Mullins, 3, 3 L {
A. jacobsen, c, 8 2