The Press., 1904-11-30
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 A Christmas rehearsal was held at the ciose of the Sunday school last Sunday.
 Connecticut's annual income from railroad taxes lone is considerably over g, 900, 900.
 Rev. A. Gardner preached an in- teresting temperance sermon Sunday from Proverbs 31:4.
 s. P. Morrison has sold out the remaining goods in his store to Fl. M. Hansen, IT,. we hear.
 Munroe Robbins of East Woodstock visited relatives in this vicinity last week. driving across country.
 Good morning, Col. Hall, of the new governors staff, the first in our remembrance from this old town.
 It is an edifiyng spectacle to see the politicians scrambling into the band wagon as it goes up the hill.
 Win. Slater has bought ont the old fish market in Stafford Springs, and removed his household goods thither Last Saturday.
 Gan anybody tell why young folks are oftener gray headed than former ly, and why "old folks die much older thau they used to?''
 It was voted last Sunday by the Baptist congregation to hold their Sunday services in the conference room during the cold weather.
 Harold Gardner. who was with his fathers family, Samuel Gardner's, at Rev. A. Gardner's, Thanksgiving. 8 recent graduate of Yale, is now 8 member of the Hartford Theological 
 It showed Sunday enough to track . deer. Speaking of snow, last win ter that element fell fer the first time Nov. 9th, for the last time April 20. There were 36 severe snow storms and snow fell on 61 days.
 Rev. 0. W. wolfe's topic Sunday morning was the moral forces fighting against temperance, in line with the temperance consensus of to-day. Among other things he. said: "The courts of the land afford ample redress to suffering wives and husbands for damages in case of alienation of af- lection, etc., but such alertness of reparation is not shown in certain phases of the rum question. The address was quite original, being de- void of a certain tritenesl of speakers in dealing with this question.
 Among the Thanksgiving feasters hereabouts were: Harpld Pratt at Frank Joslin's; Mrs. Pierce and her chilrden and J. A. Dimock and wife at A. D. Dimock's; George Rounds and wife at Lee Burdick's; F. W. Pratt, wife and daughter, Alice at Rev. Charles W. Wolfe's; Chasies T. Preston and wife at Rev. s. W. Clarke's; Mrs. Westcott and her three daughters, MT. O'Brine of New York, Hans M. Hanson, IT,, and wife at George Lyons'; Mrs. Angie Young and son of Harwinton at Mrs. Bald wins; Charles Amidon and family at G. E. s. Amidon's, Westford ; Earl 0. Church of Hartford at Mrs. Ide's; Henry O. Sparks and wife of Mansfield at J. o. Sparks; Samuel Gardner and family of Burnside at Rev. A. Gardner's; K. Fl. Burdick and wife at James Burdick's; Mrs. Nettie Clark Russell and her husband, Charles Russell, of Cleveland, Ohio, at L. B. Clark's.
 The funeral of Alfred De Wolf was largely attended at the M. E. chapel, Holland side, last week Tuesday Q. m. The officiating clergyman, Rev. Charles W. Wolfe, pastor of the Bap- tist church, preached the sermon and conducted the services. He and the Misses Robbins sang. and Rev. Mir. Wolfe sang Q solo. Crossing the Bar" Flowers, the gifts of friends, were in evidence. The committal service at the grave in the old ceme- tery. beside that of his recently de- ceased daughter, Esther, was by Rev. MT. Wolfe. Thus has passed away another old and long time resident. The maladies that carried him ofi were grip and progressive heart dis ease. He is survived by his widow and one son, Eddie, and . daughter, Eleanor. A number of sisters also survive the deceased. He was not . commonplace man, and, somehow il always seemed as if he was not quite in the right environment.
 Augustus Miller, s3, died at his home. the old Ariel Eldredge place, in the "Topliff" schoot district, Sat. urday night from a.. throat trouble that had seized upon BiIm the proceed ing Thursday. He hads been' resi- dent of the town for some 30 years. He was good neighbor and a very intelligent and brainy man with all. The funeral was held at the home of his son, Charles Miller, yesterday fore noon, Rev. A. Gardner officiating, the burial being at Manafield by the side