The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-01


week to Charles Pease of Somers,
Charlie Bidwell is stopping a
Charles 7. Preston's for the present.
| Rev. G.. W. Wolfe's sbuject las
Sunday was 1.-THE salt Of the earth. ;
/ DwightsB. Gardner started out OF
Monday to do Connecticut in the bel
line.
g. B. Marble and wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Armitage, al
Wilson's.
The board of relief met for the last
time on Monday, no business coming
before it.
j. f. Whitford has resumed his
duties as janitor of the Congregation
al church. ~
Mrs. Gardner is better, and was
able to go for asleighride with Harold
Morse last week.
Somebody has said that dancing il
hugging set to music. We do not
know. we cannot tell.
Mrs. J. F. Whitford had a recur-
renee of her painful head trouble one
or two days last week. - -,
How this snow sticks and hangs.
How it has stuck and hung since the
advent Of the first stratum. ae
Martin Hansen was grip victim
last week, but is out again, taking
orders and delivering goods for his
brother as usual.
Mrs. Studley remains about the
lsame. Mrs. Carpenter is under the
weather at this writing. Mrs.
Robbins is now suffering from O bad
cough.
Miss May Lord is holding revival
meetings this week in the Baptist
chapel, East Norwich. She preached
in the Second Baptist church last
Sunday for Rev. Mr.. Snow to a crowd
ed house.
The quail are not all frozen to
death on account of the crusted snow,
for five or six have domesticated
themselves near our bay window bird
-Sasket of pplies-that holds the Sc
cfet of their protracted visit.
Speaking of the new F. R. D., we
now get our morning papers by 8 80
a. M, and can answer letters, going
north. at least, the same day. The
new carrier took his day off the 22d,
one of the nations holidays. The
mails, however, came to the station
as usual.
The ladies' Washington birthday
social came off with due eclat The
costumes were unique and attractive,
supper excellent, but, from what we
hear, Charlie Korner will not take
the pains to bring his graphophone to
another such entertainment unless
there is better order during his per-
formance. Thanks are due him for
his efforts, but remember, Charlie,
that we must bear and forbear in this
world, especially on such festive oc-
casions Besides, there are. always
people who prefer the sound OF their
own voices to anything else.
Years ago there was good Baptist
brother here who was little thin
skinned with all. He used to COM
PLAIN to his friends and neighbors
rev and then that at meetin' folks
Didn't notice him very much, that
the people. especially 'tthe quality"
snubbed him grievously. This COM
plant coming to the ears of a young
and waggish member of the congrega-
tion, he determined that on the fol-
lowing Sunday, at least, the dis
no cause for bewailment in the lines
indicated, so he laid in with every
member of the congregation, man,
woman and child, to vociferously
greet the old gentleman with pleasant
words and a hearty handshake. In
those times there were two preaching
services every Sunday, one in the
forenoon at half past ten, the other
in the. afternoon about one O'Clock.
The wag had stipulated that at the
close of the morning service every one
should proceed to the eastern end Of
the stone steps, where it was the old
mans habit to stand and wait for due
recognition. It was a pleasant sum-
mer day and a crowd soon gathered
about the old man, each extending a
hand, with cordial Chow do you
do, Uncle Bart" and "How do you
do, Uncle Bart The old man was
lame, always carrying a heavy walk
ing stick, with a crook, and it was a
sight indeed to see him change his
cane from one hand to the other, as
one became tired, as he was whirled
around by the enthusiastic crowd. At
first the digruntled brothers eyes shone
with pleasure and satisfaction, but
some little time before the two hun
dred or so greetings we're brought to
an end he smelled mice, and gave
some of the mischievous boys who
came around a second time vigorous
thump on the head with the crooked
staff. At the one O'Clock service in
the afternoon there were several
aching heads leaning over the pew
backs, while the disgruntled mans
seat was vacant, he having hobbled
home utterly tired out with his en-
welcoming. The following
week said he to one of the leading
church members, Wall, judge, if
you hadn't plastered it on quite SO
thick that day, and had spread it ON
q little thinner all the year it would
have been better, but I'll forgive you
all, fur twas Lime Taylor at the
bottom Of it, know" and the old
man took his accustomed seat the fol-
lowing Sunday, as if nothing unusual
had haDneDed