The Press., 1904-10-19

in W0gtfi0ld and SOuCnW1Ck, MasS. !
land Wellington and GuilfoRd, her last
school being in the Hall district In
IStaffordville, where she was taken
seriously i'll and died. Miss Rousseau
leaves to mourn her loss besides her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Rousseau, one brother. Frank
Ell. Rousseau of New Haven, and two
sisters, Mrs. William Il. Stevens OF
Hartford and Mrs. DIR. 4. J. Lallay
of Waterbury. The body was taken
to Springfield ON Friday. where the
funeral and burial was held on Sat-
urday.
i M. A. Cady was in Hartford last
week
| Miss Brown of Springfield is q
quest at Ell. J. Greaves'.
Irving Goodell has been the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Ell. A. Glazier.
Mrs. Frank Busher and three chill
dren of Rockville are at Il. B. Neff's.
Mrs. M. A. Cady is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Whitaker, in New
Haven.
Remember the harvest supper serv-
ed by the members of the Ladies' Aid
society this evening.
George Ellithorpe has traded his
pair of white horses to Wendell Pease
for his pair of bay horses.
Mrs. Hattie Cummings of Spring
field is with her mother, Mrs. J. r.
Washburn, who is very ill.
Spencer Bradway and George Bar
low were guests of VIM. s. Shepard at
Feeding Hills, Mass, this week.
Rev. O. s. Davis of Stafford Springs
occupied the pulpit of the Oongrega-
tional church last Sunday afternoon.
John Brown and family of Stafford
Hollow were guests of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Brown, Sunday.
Mrs.sLucius Kibbe of Somers has
been spending few days with her
sisters, Mrs. Adelia Dimock and Mrs.
Janette Newell. g.a@
We are glad to note that Mrs. ID.
j. Glazier has so much improved in
health that she was able to attend
church last Sunday.
Mrs. Philo Atwood of Willimantic
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Newell.
Mr.. Atwood is ON his annual hunting
trip in the Maine woods.
@. d. Glaizer shot fox Monday,
which proved to be- the largest one
captured in this vicinity for several
years. It's weight was 133 pounds.
| Nelson Wilton, 81, died at his
home in Palmer late Friday night,
after q short illness. He was born
in West Stafford and lived in town
until the outbreak of the war, when
he enlisted in Co. I, 18th Connecticut
volunteers. He saw active service,
and was finally confined in Anderson
willie prison, where he remained six
months until the close of the war.
His health was badly shattered by his
imprisonment, but he gradually re-
covered. and for the past 80 years had
enjoyed fair health. He moved to
Monson % years ago, and from there
to Palmer 20 years ago. He was a
lover and expert trainer of horses.
He was married at Somers September
IL, 1866, to Miss Adeline Prickett,
who survives him. He also leaves q
mother, Mrs. Ann s. Wilton, sis
ter, Mrs. l.. A. Abbey, of Athol,
Mass. and three children, Ernest of
New London, Forest at home, and
Mrs E. q. Burlington of Palmer. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon
at 2. The burial was in the Thorn
dixie street cemetery, Palmer.
=: WILMINGTON.
Rev. Mr.. Gardeners theme Sunday
was "The great CONTRAST John
A. 3, IA. .-.E......
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Schofield are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son. Friday, the 14th. ,>;
Sunday afternoon Miss Alice v.
Cosgrove saw three beautiful deer
near her grandfather premises.
Rev. g. w. Wolfe took for his text
Sunday Galatians 6: 16, the topic be-
ing "A new creature in Christ Jesus. !"
The old town grave yard, or church
yard, looks great deal better now
that it is moved; besides, it is easier
getting around.
Somebody has painted the base of
the Marcy monument red, also the
four sandstone lot posts the same col
or, hardly befitting the place.
The democratic convention, for the
nomination of representative and the
transaction of other business, will be
held at the town hall next Monday
|evening.
Miss Alice V. Cosgrove read an in
teresting report of the state meeting
in Hartford of the Y. p. 8. @. E.,
which she attended as the local dele
gate, Sunday evening.
There will be a Halloween So
eia1 given under the auspices of the
Y. p. s. G. e. at the home of it's new
president, Mrs. Wolfe, the Baptist
parsonage, ON the evening of the 31st
inst Further details next week.
List of unclaimed letters: Willard
Saunders, Joseph Counter, Mrs. Mary
J. Lynde, Miss Mary Willis, @. r.
Young, Miss Jean Brissart, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth p. Lee, care s. B. Smith, for
|eign. Italy,, Fred Cedotte, (Canada)
The foliage about here is simply
gorgeous this year, provocation as it
is of many carriage and automobile
rides across country. Horses are fast
getting used to these new vehicles,
we are told, especially those horses
who have their habitat in the large
centers.