The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-15
There are fifty three Sundays in

| L. s. Manchester of Norwich was il
town one day last week.
All the grip victims in this vicinit.
are getting along fairly we'll.
A single seat in the N. Y. stock ex
change was sold last week for $82, 500
And SO it goes in that line.
G. b Robbins is about to raise hi
barn up even with the embankment IL
front, thrown up by the new state
road.
She certainly saw and heard blue
bird last Monday. Despite the sur
rounding snow he was singing cheer
fully, thus teaching us lesson in
faith, hope and trust.
The Baptist church and congregation
voted last Sunday to thank the chief
Idonor. John Merrick, for the clock
received for the audience room, and
INSTRUCTED the church to record the
vote among the church minutes. The
clock is a large, fine, useful affair.
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late Col. Joseph Merrick and his wife,
Lodicea Dunton Merrick, is much APP
preciated. A memorial table OF
plate is soon to be placed beside the
clock. And now the ffteen-day
"Merrick clock'' will be the standard
of time on the Hill and vicinity, we
presume.
Communicated
Reports have been circulated that
Postmaster III. M. Hansen has been
interfering with my mail. wish
to state that there are no grounds for
such a report. My treatment from
Mr.. Hansen has been all that could be
desired. Mrs. G. B. Pierson.
south Wellington.
Charles Fox spent Monday in Ston-
ington.
A daughter was born Thursday, the
9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott O.. Pot
ter.
Miss Lille Whiting and her niece,
Helen Dimock, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Shepard in Bloomfield.
The monthly meeting of the W. G.
T. U. will be held in the hall next
Saturday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
Regular communication of Uriel
lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M, on Satur-
day evening. Work in the E. A. de-
gree.
Contractor Powell of Willimantic
was in town Saturday looking over
the H. @. Gurley house, which the
owner, W. H. Hall, contemplates hav-
ing moved back from the road and re-
modelled. 8.
One of the fruits of J. Davis Smiths
visit here last week was the organic
ing of a ''Two cents per week "class
of 13 members, and a surety of the
class increasing in size. The money
is to be used by the society for mis-
sions.
The address in the hall last We'd
nesday night by J. Davis Smith of
Middletown, under the auspices of
the O. E. society, was among the
best ever given in the hall, and was
listened to by fair number, consid-
ering the bad night.
The church advisory board acted on
two applications for membership last
Sunday. The. masonry has been
cleared away from the old mill boil
ers, SO that they may be easily moved
out. Two out-of- town men who
wished to purchase them we're here to
look them oyer last Monday.
Daleville.
Miss Daisy Mason has been engaged
to teach the school in this district
next term:
+: Samuel Watrous has moved into
the village, so as to be nearer his work
at the steam saw mill.
The recent rains have taken the
snow about all off the roads, and
wheels are in order now.
VIM. McVeigh. has returned from
Blackstone, where he has been at
work the past two months.
Moose Meadow.
Jason Allen lost a very nice COW
last week.
Prof. Jordan of Stafford Springs is
the guest of e. A. Bates for a few
days.
The social at the church last Friday
evening added about $3.50 to the
treasury.
Miss Annie M. Hanson of this place
and Charles HI. Stevenson of Hartford
were married there last Wednesday.
Rev. @. S. Davis will give his IL
Illustrated lecture on "Christ in Art"
at the Moose Meadow church, for the
benefit of the church, Friday even
ing at O'Clock. The views are some
of the most beautiful in the world.
Admission, including lecture and sup
per, zoe; lecture alone, 15c. This
will probably be the last opportunity
to hear Rev. Mr.. Davis in a lecture
uO1O1 as uO 10 W UO OIduS10IIOu W a
western conference at the close of the
conference year. His many friends
in this locality will very much regret
to hear of his intended removal.
ASHFORD.
West6Ord.
Rev. Mr.. Todd, who is on a visit
here with his father law, preached
last Sunday, giving a very able SER
mon.
Miss Betsy M. Brooks, "a, a life
long resident here, died the 9th at the
home of d. A. Baker in Warrenville.
The funeral was held from the house
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