The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-08

WILMINGTON. Z
J. r. Whitford has released hi
claim on the Lucius Eldredge place &
Lucy Eldredge.
In two or three recent instances in
town whole families have been aff1ct.
ed with the grip.
Miss Mittman, Rev. O. w. Wolfe's
sisterin- law, left for her home in
Pennsylvania last week.
March came in as lamb, now will
it go out like lion? A nice old bit
of ALTERNATIVES any way.
Charlie Bidwell went to work March
1st at w. H. Hollis, making his bar
gain with his son-in- law, W. Davis
sit would be impossible to exagger-
ate the fantastic imaginations OF
which enamored women are capable.
What has become of the Adamee-
Williams case ?'' AS hereinbefore
stated, we do not know, we cannot
tell.
Harry, son of Frank L. Hanover,
formerly of this town, essayed suicide
the other day at Willimantic, where
he now lives, by taking iodine.
The Daleville mill is closed for the
present, and some of it's former en-
ployes, including W. McVheigh, have
gone to Blackstone, Mass, to work
in the mills there, we hear. "'
r One piece of old glory was display
ed on the Hill inauguration day, and
one townsman at least, the Wilmington
rIsosa Der of the governors staff, was
present at the ceremonies in Washing
ton. .
The Willimantic Chronicle recently
said that "The Wilmington CORE
spondent of the Stafford Press was
anxious to have Tolland county divid-
3D." Oh, no; not anxious he
simply presented the feasible side of
the matter.
Parties from this vicinity speak
highly of the masquerade ball at Hill
side hall last Friday night. They
give glowing accounts of the crowd
in attendance, the costumes, the sup
per, and all the evenings entertain
nent.
We wonder does it ever occur to the
patrons of the r. F. D. how much
they owe to Uncle Sam for bringing
their mail matter to their doors. It
costs somebody from so cents to one
dollar to deliver every letter and
newspaper to recipients on this route.
We hope that our voters have duly
noted the record Of our congressional
in regard to their vote as
20 the contemplate mileage grab of
asst week. Let it not be forgotten
that it stands thus: No, Henry and
Hill; yes, Brandigee; absent or
paired off, Lilly and sperry. What
10 the goody -goody voters now think?
And, in regard to one other. recent
candidate, how about that
block of consolidated" railroad
stock suddenly acquired by him a few
years ago? b.. ... j.. ..:e
Quite a number of years ago there
lived in town a prominent citizen of
'potless integrity but as. "olose as
The. bark to tree. - One day man
handed him q silver dollar sent by a
to pay debt. The miserly
'itizen eagerly grasped the coin and
liuckly tucked it into his waistcoat
pocket. s"Hold on q minute, Uncle
simon, - cried the loun.loving mes
Ienger,t who was we'll aware of the
sid mans boarding tendencies, hold
IN a minute, let me see that dollar
,nce more. - It was reluctantly
placed again in the messengers hand.
Gazing at the coin steadfaslty for a
e 3ment he returned it to the owner,
aging solemnly with. an emphatic
hake of the head, Good bye, dollar,
,ood bye forever!" The wag was
he son of the senior deacon of the
Baptist chruch of which this good old
nanw as a member. His misery in
tincts descended to the next gener-
tion, for his son, a we'll and vigorous
nan at the time, drank up the medi7
enc that was left at his deceased
ister's bedside, "to save it, - he said.
his same worthy son, however, who
lever married, left a considerable
ortune to some eighteen or twenty
ousins, slice of it going to the state
f Connecticut as an inheritance tax.
10, after all, the boarded dollars were
CATERED about, increasing the COM
ort and happiness of many people, to
7hom during their lives the misers
themselves wouldn't have given a
ollar to have saved them from the
oor- house.
, We copy the following from a
ecent issue of state paper. It con.
erns former resident. of this town,
nd we always supposed him to be a
alive. He is one of the old stock =
Twenty friends and relatives of Mr..
nd Mrs. George N. Marcy gave them
surprise Saturday afternoon, in
onor of the fiftieth anniversary of
heir marriage, and presented them a
andsome parlor lamp. There were
everal individual presents besides.
Ir. and Mrs. Marcy each received
so from Mrs. Marcy's mother, Mrs.
usan Ledoyt, who has passed her
inety first birthday, and who makes
er home with her daughter. Mr..
Iarcy also presented his wife with
so in gold pieces for taking such
God care of him for the last fifty
ears. The friends came provided
With refreshments which were served
uirng their stay, and after extending