The Press., 1905-11-29
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Communion at the Baptist church next Sunday.
 Miss Gardner gave another musicale Friday evening.
 Gan anyone doubt now about when the Indian summer is?
 The Baptist choir have begun re- hearsing new music for Christmas.
 We thank John Merrick of Minne- apoils. Minn., for an interesting late copy of the Journal of that city.
 A little boy once said during an al- teroation of some kind, "Its too bad, and let us be sorry, but don't let us be mad.''
 He who is always asking how what he does may affect his personal for tunes, always misses the mark of his calling, whatever that is.
 The funeral of the late Simeon Os- car Vinton, a former resident, was held in the church at Storrs, the in- torment being in the cemetery near by.
 "Anger and worry do no work that is worth doing. A good workman may worry and be angry, but these things are not the sources of his strength. ''
 William Snow, 8 former member of the local Baptist church, is now in Bridgeport. He recently visited his mother, Mrs. Jennie Snow, in Greenville.
 We note in New York papers that Miss Sarah E. Dunning is making herself useful, as uusal, as supervisor of music in various charitable schools in that city.
 Had the late George E. Robbins been alive and we'll on the 29th day of November, 1905, relatives and friends had it in mind to celebrate his and his wife's golden wedding.
 An Ohio Methodist minister recent. ly incurred the ire of his community, in preaching against dancing, card playing, etc. by saying that amuse- ment was intended for poodles, mon. keys and babies.
 The late Horace G. Holt of Rock vile, a native of this town, in his early boyhoed here was in the family of the late Jonathan Weston, first postmaster of this town, and went to school to the late Orlan Glazier.
 The friends of the late G. o. now say that in relation to his pecuniary affairs, he purposely delayed probate action as to his brother Nathan's estate in order to protect himself and his children.
 The late celebrated Rev. Dr. Ed ward Payson, a noted and successful was much troubled by some of the doctrines he held and preached. He said on one occasion that he could give points to so-called 'infidels" that they never thought of.
 The value of products in this coun- try for the year 1905 amounts to $6, 415, ,OOO,OOO. This is the largest yield ever made in any country in the world. It is estimated that the farms the land increased in val ue daily $3, 400, 900. This is a pret- ty good showing for Uncle Sam's do- main up to date.
 Is this a heathen land? We learn that the young man recently killed on the railroad tack at Eagleville was buried in the Willimantic ceme- tery without any committal service and religious ministers ga. lore in that city! Shame on our boasted Christianity and civilization. Talk about foreign missions in heath en lands! Fudgel
 It would seem, in looking over the history of the inhabitants of this town, that, Rockville was the favorite point for migration some fifty years ago, thrifty and wide-awake men go- ing thither, adding in no small de- gree to that city's prosperity and ex. pansion, as witness the Eldredges, Holts, Dickinsons, Skinners, Presbys, Glaziers, etc., while Stafford, Willi- mantle. Hartford, Springfield, Mass Holyoke, Mass, Boston, New York and other large communities have benefited in like manner. Doubtless this same kind of talk will apply to towns.
 We hear of no Thanksgiving day service appointed here on the Hill, according to the request of the gov ernor. Thanksgiving day services are among the things of the past in many communities. We can recall when our mother, after filling the brick oven with goodies for the after noon, with the whole family, as in 'cores of other instances, would attend ihe morning service, 8 mile or so away, getting back before the baked meats. fowls, puddings, etc., were 'ver done, and in time to cook the vegetables to go with the late dinner. Both of the churches were we'll filled 'n that day, as were the adjacent lorse- sheds. "Elder" Oushman and Priest' Bancroft would give us ;ood sermons, too!
 Sarah, second daughter of the late )arlos Glazier, is now in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is the wife of Rev. 'ohn Bates an Episcopal clergyman l here. She is the mother of three ons and one daughter. The oldest on, Luke, married, with one child, a practicing lawyer. Her second | on. George, is a civil engineer, while )arlos Glazier, the youngest, is in a | ailroad office. The daughter, Louie, Il, remains at home as yet with her mother. Mrs. Bates, who has been
 visitor in this town, is one of the arliest graduates of vassar college nd was for time professor of math-