The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

All things fail to him Who's late.

All things fail to him Who's late.
The gold product of the world for
1908 was 1928, 56S, TIA.
Rev. 8. W. Clarke returned from
his visit to Springfield Tuesday.
g.. B. Marble has resumed his cold
since returning from the west.
What is it that looks like q cat,
walks like cat, but isn't cat?
The mid-week prayer meeting il
held, for the present, at Mrs. Pres
toms.
Mrs. Gardner returned Friday.
Her son, Dwight B. Gardner, came
with her. ... #....#.
The theme at the Congregational
church Sunday was (Which way?''
Text, Ps. Sc.
March coming in 80 much "like o
lion" we shall expect some lamb like
weather betimes.
We are requested to say no more
about the egg industry although
something might be said.
Good bye, you darned old February
OF 1901 You won't be forgotten very
soon, even If you had Ave Mondaysl
Letters remaining in post Office un-
called for March LIST: CliR Waldo,
Wyllis Van Amburg, Mrs. W. J.
Whitaker.
Its a good time now to light out
from New York city, rents are going
up so-from 30 to 80 per cent. in the
Harlem district, for instance.
We still think it the part Of wis
dem for old cocks not to crow till they
get out Of the woods. Let other roos.
tiers do the premature growing.
Anton Woosrtel has bought of Geo.
Baker the Ryder Potash lot" con.
tiguous to the purchasers land, form.
erly belonging to the late Lucius
Preston.
We had always supposed that Uncle
Sam was an unmarried man, but
some say his wife is the Goddess OF
Liberty, or Columbia, or some other
such old thing.
No, that "new school law" doesn' 4
hold water, and is about as useless as
is the appendix worm in the human
body, and as was the recent constitu.
tional convention.
Auctioneer f. w. Preston, for e.
H. Burdick, sold at auction Friday
afternoon a certain wood lot to AL
phonzo Ruby. Price realized $3.50
$5 above the recent appraisal.
Why won't people make legible
W when they direct letters to Will
lington, 80 they will not go to Mil
lington, Middlesex county? It would
save lots of trouble all around.
Its poor policy to appoint special
religious meetings at this season OF
the year in rural districts. Let the
cities and boroughs, with their nice
and lighted sidewalks, etc., have the
benefit of these gatherings. The
country should have the best of wealth
er for all sorts Of meetings.
Charley Topliff has been laid up at
Pawtucket, R. L., with a bad arm.
His sister, Miss Ida Topliff, of Spring
field, Mass, owing to his wife's ILL
ness, has been caring for him. Mr..
Topliff has returned to Springfield
mNch better, where he has been EN-.
ployed in a church organ plant fol
over a dozen years.
We have said all along that oul
common school teachers don't have te
make up for the legal hoidays-nev
law, or old law, and recently oul
humble opinion has been backed by
the opinion of our attorney general,
Hon. w. A. King, who very lucidly
and learnedly comments on the ques
tion. BY the way, kindly remember
that law is common sense every time.
Charles Wagner Wolfe of Bangor,
Pa, an alumnus of Bucknell univer
sity and at present member of the
senior class of Newton, Mass, Theo
logical seminary, preached in the
Baptist church Sunday morning from
John 1876. Theme, "The way, thu
truth and the life." Mr.. Wolfe is {
young man decidedly out of the com
mon, and is evidently destined tt
make his mark in the gospel ministry
We understand he will consider . cal
hither, but he has now! another fielt
in view. North Oxford, Mass. Thu
girls needn't begin to set their cap
for him, for he is a married man
His wife, also a college graduate, il
pursuing studies in the same institu
ton. It is expected that he will
again occupy the desk next Sunday.
"There's good deal of talk jus
now about the old stock being sup
planted by Bohemians, - said Neigh
Dor Wishwell, hanging up his hat o,
it's accustomed peg the other evening
after having been present at q con
summated sale of an old Yankee
farm to one of the above-mentiones
nationality. 'For my part" con
tinued he, with an animated face
II don't know but twill be goo,
thing-this imminent interminglinl
of blood. Now take it in the way O
manners, for instance, a little Bohe
milan chap took of his hat politel,
and said, Good EVENING" in a wa,
I have not noticed in American chill
dren in late years. Yes, these new
acquisitions can doubtless teach q
something. while they may learn,
hope, some helpful things from Us
I'm not disgruntled at all over thi
invasion hereabouts and whereabouts
I've yet to learn of one instance whel
0ood citiZenshin has not heeu Ohta ine