The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-20
WELLINGTON.

ahead.
! Winter indeed hangs on with a
reluctant grasp.
| The Baptist ladies will hold social
on Friday evening, Goth inst.
Mrs. John F. Whitford was able to
go to Willimanitc last week to see her
daughter, Lizzie.
Ii encouragement enough can be
evidenced, telephone may soon be
placed in the post office.
The Congregational ladies met last
week, and the old board of officers of
their aid society was re-chosen.
Sam. Gillas lives in the old Peter
White house-not near Mr.. Wood
wards, as was stated in last Press.
A. D. Dimock and J. f. Whitford
are also among the witnesses for the
defendant in the Adamek- Williams
case
John B. Mcintyre of Pawtucket, r.
l., visited his brother in law, J. f.
Whitford, last Friday, returning the
following day. 81.
The Bristow place, the Experience
| Amidon farm, over the Ashford line,
has again been sold to New York
Bohemian parties.
We hear good reports of the present
condition Of the Village Hill school,
the last two teachers being largely in
strumental thereto. +*
Now we ourselves have little hen
and egg story to tell: Last Sunday
our nine hens laid eleven eggs
true IS we live and breathe.
- The act granting an increase of
pension to the soldier, referred to in
this column some time ago, was sign
ed by the president on the 9Th inst,
when it became law. The original
paragraph was a LITTLE too previous.
The ordination of Henry Ryder will
occur in the church at Ashford Town,
Monday, May 2. Delegates thereto
from the local Congregational church
were chosen last Sunday. Mr.. Ry-
der's pastoral work will include the
churches in Ashford Town and West
ford parishes.
1t is undoubtedly true that one of
the worst misfortunes, as we'll as one
of the most singular marks of weak
ness and incapacity in either man or
woman is the absence of faith and
the habit of suspicion. Suspicious
amongst thoughts are the bats
amongst Birds
Dwight B. Gardner writes us from
the Hotel Berkeley, Saranac Lake Viii
lage. Adirondacks, where the men on
the porch, out of doors, of course,
were taking the air cure, playing
cards with their overcoats and gloves
on. The towners call these invalids
''lungers, it seems.
| We hear of a very pleasant enter
tainment at the Glassfactory school
house Saturday evening for the bene-
fit of the district. The affair was
carried out by the teacher, Mrs. Lydia
Andrews Richardson, and the pupils,
Mrs. Mary Lawrence assisting. Coffee
and cake were served, and a goodly
sum of money was realized.
Mrs. Preston, Charles H. Ryder,
John. G. Ryder, Jesse L. Emo and
others. subpoened as witnesses on be-
half of the defendant in the trial of
the Adamek Williams case, set down
for last Thursday, did not have to go,
after all, as the parties were wired
that the case was adjourned to Tues
day: of this week, another case taking
more time than was anticipated. -
The post office is now in the ad-
Joining building, under the G.. A. r.
and grange hall. The U. s. flag is
displayed at the entrance, agreeable
to the request of the postmaster gen.
eral, made some time ago. Post Of
fee hours business hours. The Of
flee would have been where it now is
before this, had it not been for the
long and exceptionally cold
weather.
Here is letter from whilom resi-
dent, and pretty, blithsome girl, now
living in southern California, that
may interest some of our older citizens
hereabouts, as we'll as old readers of
The Press scattered here and there.
We, give the letter entire, thus avoid
ing mutilation and disconnection.
The author will pardon us, we think ::
S57 West 9Th ave.,
Pomona, CAL, April 9, 1904.
Charles T. Preston:-
Dear Sir:-I have had the pleasure
of reading The Press for the past few
months, and find many items of in
terest. left Wilmington, my native
town, many years ago. My child
hood days we're spent at the old Top
lift homestead, endeared to me by
many tender recollecitons.
81 love the consecrated spot
Where stands that dear time honored cot
Home OF my ancestors now gone,
| - MY early, peaceful. happy home.
love the streamlet passing near
That sparkIed in the sunlight clear,
The orchard, school-house hill and grove
| That near thee stood, all these love-"
| | was much interesed in a recent
letter in The Press, written by Rev.
Is. D. Merrick, describing the old
church on the Hill, and giving the
names of the regular attendants in
eye olden time" with location of the
slips they occupied, all Of which were
familiar to me. am very glad to
know that two of my beloved school
teachers are still living-Asenath
Holt and Abigail Eldredge Another