The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-08-31
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
Mrs. Wilbur is considerably better,
it is said.
The tower of the congregational
church is being repainted.
Arthur Coles of Boston repentiy
called on old acquaintances here
abouts. ~
Mrs. J. F. Whitford returned from
q weeks stay at the Backus hospital,
Norwich, last week.
George W. Nichols of South Had
ley Falls. Mass. visited relatives and
friends in town last week.
A collection will be taken at the
4 Congressional church next Sunday
for the benefit of the missionary 90
ciety. sa So
Mrs. A. 8. Pierce spent the past
week at her father, a. ID. Dimock's.
Her daughters kept house during her
absence
The Rural New Yorker these days
contain interesting matter, entitled
"Oosgrove's Hen Notes, from Che
pen of George A. Cosgrove.
A SON was born early Monday morn
ing to George Brown and Dasie Dim
ock Brown. Both the mother and
the new conner are doing we'll.
Mrs. DIR. Charles Frost, nee Mrs.
DR.. George Ryder, with her son,
Harry, of Waterbury, called on her
aunt, Mrs. George e. Robbins, last
week.
A musical instrumental recital,
nine different instruments being in
evidence, stringed, reed, wind, was
held at E. A Morse's last Friday
night.
The Baptist church, with it's re-
paired belfry and regilded weather
vane, and the new coats of paint on
| it and it's parsonage, are pleasant
features in the hilltop landscape.
Mrs. Marvin Fisk of Springfield
has been visiting at Samuel Bart
lett's. She, with the Bartlett fam
lily, visited Mrs. Bartlett's old home
in Andover last week and called on
friends there. .r
Mrs. Annie Robbins, teacher in the
Daleville school district, with her
daughter, Lucy, have been boarding
at Philo Thompson's, Mansfield, while
her eldest daughter, Rachel, is at
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that town.
Mrs. Preston loaned an antique
bonnet and other articles for the "old
folks concert at the Westford Con-
gregational church Monday night.
The wearer of the bonnet, Mail Driv-
er Chapman's wife, looked cute
enough in it, trimmed with green.
The most powerful influence in the
politics of the world to-day is relig-
ion. But, when religion is weighted
down with superstition, it's influence
is harmful Superstitions will die,
and out of them will emerge religion
more pure and powerful than ever.
When we referred to those August
days as being grand ones, we didn't
think of the word great ALI
right, but August is grand old
month, both physically and on &C
count of its being named for Augustus
Caesar, the then greatest man in the
world
To hZks and girls. peA5erIy,s trained,
the wickedness OF great city varSfs
no more temptation than smallpox or
typhoid fever does. The evil clearly
seen is so ugly that it is repulsive,
and any form of pleasure which may
be temporarily associated with it loses
it's attractive power. .l. -s.,- .....f i.
Mrs. Luella K. Scott, with her two
children, started for her home in
Springfield Friday. She had changed
her mind for an important reason and
left on that day instead of Saturday,
as she had previously stated. She
gave a piano recital at Jenny Church's
the day before she departed. ...
A friend informs us that Goldfish
Flat Westford, is SO called because,
years ago a store was kept in the To-
cality, whose proprietor used to i'm.
perfume all his customers to buy a
Goldfish. Our friend said he could not
vouch for the truth of the story, but
he gave it to us as he heard it.
When we look at the world in a,
narrow way, how small it seems J!
When we look at it in a mean way,
how mean it seems When we look
at it selfishly, how selfish it is! But,
when we look at it with broad, gen..
erous, and helpful spirit, what a
beautiful world it is, and what won.
derful people we find in it
The topic at the Congregational
church was "God opening the under
standing" Luke "a As. The pre-
liminary sermonette to the children
was on the words-a continuation
ST am the light of the world :"
Communion next Sunday, when Rev.
D. Y. Moore will preach, as an
nounced by the pastor, who desired
that full notice be given.
At the Baptist church Sunday after
noon Pastor Wolfe discoursed upon
Rom. PA, the theme being "The
goodness of God leading to repent
ance." Rev. D. Y. Moore, pastor of
the Congregational church in Odell,
ILL.,, assisted in the services. Two
persons we're admitted to the church,
one by experience, one by baptism,
and received the right hand of fell
lowship. .... ...s....
Tomorrow evening, Sept. LIST, will
occur the first wedding anniversary of
Rev. O. W. Wolfe and his wife. It
is proposed to give them sort of re-
ception. The program is the usual
mid-week prayer meeting in the au-