The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-14

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Queer. ae
Nichols saw mill makes short worl
{ of the wood piles.
s. p Morrison is still under ths
| care of his physician. .a aa1
Mrs. Pierce has been under the
weather of late with bad cold. g
Auctioneer F. w. Preston drove
down from West Stafford, Tuesday. {
There will be preaching in the
Baptist church, as usual, next Sunday.
Between the two recent Fridays
there was jump in our Thermometer
of 20 degrees.
Mrs. J. F. Whitford is still suffer
ing from neuralgia. Mrs Samuel
Bartlett is also i'll, we hear.
Deacon Eli D. Hayes is recovering
from an attack of bronchitis at his
home in Longmeadow, Mass.
The recent cold weather gave Mrs.
Mary Francis Davis sort OF set back,
so she is not quite as we'll as she has
been.
The doctors, for instance, when
they come to call on us can not do so
now without trespassing on private
property.
Our copy last week said, "Much
lie and little foO1,;'' not fact. That
sounds much like the old Much cry
and little WOOL Besides fact made
the, parody or travesty faulty. 80
Newman S. Marcy, the Oldest resi-
dent, in his 87th year, died Monday
morning, 18th inst, at the home OF
his son-in- law, James Taylor. Flu
neral was held at the Baptist church
at p. m. yesterday Obituary next
week.
Rev. = Truman johnson, M. D,
medical missionary to British India.
is on his way home. His steamer
will soon be due in San Francisco,
where his wife and son now are. He
will probably visit his birthplace,
old Wilmington, before long.
We note that bricklets of bog fuel
that we expatiated a little on here
some time ago are being extensively
manufactured throughout the country,
in some localities the product being
sold, at a profit, for $3.50 per ton.
We repeat that there are great posi-
bilities in this line.
Perhaps this is good time of the
year to trot out again the following:
81 expect to pass through this world
but once. Any good thing, there
fore, that can do, or any kindness
that can show to any fellow -crea-
ture, let me do it now. Let me not
defer or neglect it, for I shall not
pass this way again.
Charles T. Preston's ambition last
Friday in moving wood in his shed,
that Nichols had just sawed for him,
was the means, in his blindness, of
a fall, the result of which was a COM
pound fracture of his left thumb.
The member. was set Sunday by Drs.
G. B.. Newton and F. E. johnson.
We are told, and we are inclined to
believe, that q broken thumb is as
bad as a broken arm, in many re-
spects. III. 1
In Joel l.. Eno's article in the cur
rent number of the Connecticut Mag
azine, entitled, "The Nomenclature
of Country Towns he is wrong about
Wilmington. The town. was named
from Wellington, England, not. We'll
lington. We had some correspondence
on the subject with the rector of the
parish there, which was set forth in
this colmun some time ago. When
10 years of age we wrote a little his
tory of Wilmington, and were led into
the same error Mr.. Emo is in calling
the original Wellington.
"How easy and how silly it is for
q man to say, Il belong to all church
es. 1t is a cheap way of Sinking
responsibility in any. Why does he
not say in his politics, I belong to
all parties! Why does he not say
in his sickness, 1t does not make any
difference what physician i have.
Why does he not say, I send my chill
dren to all schools, now here, now
there. Because he is not quite a
fool, but only little off on religion.
He is very particular about what sort
of a cook he has; he has decided
opinions about his tailor; he is quite
rigorous in demanding the education
of his children; he sits up nights
with his own ills Of body; he is extra
careful in choosing man to manage
his property; but his immortal soul
20, he can trust that to any one
who happens along, or to no, one.
Men are queer. Some a little queerer
than Others; that is ALL - r:
:.. south Wellington. 81,
M. Tesar is at work for the company
turning spools. .+'5.t-.::'.
Stephen Slingsby's health continues
to be such that he is as yet unable to
resume his work. 4 .-.
Walter Allen, I'd, of Willimantic
has been granted letter. from the
local Baptist church. to the Baptist
church in that city.
Rev. B. M. Osgood of Cambridge,
Mass, will preach at the Baptist
church on the Hill and at South Will
lington at the usual hours next Sum
day. ..g +.
At the New Years reception given
the pastor in the hall, he was pre-
sented with a purse of $5s. 60. Mr..
Snow took occasion Sunday to thank
all for their expression of respect and
loyalty. .s@4.24"@.A '<"." 80 .s.s#
The suggestion that Wellington
should belong to the Stafford probate
district has the novelty of being a