The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-09-20

The Holland county conference Of
Congregational churches will be held
with the local church in Coventry,
October II and -.
Rev. Clarence Pease of Gurleyville
called on us Friday. His maternal
grandfather was the late Sylvester
Glazier of Hartford.
Miss Ida Hall has been added to the
list of delegates from the local church
to attend the Ashford Baptist associa-
tional meeting at Danielson.
Mrs. Exile A. Radford, sister of
Fred Draper, again sang effectively
at the Baptist church last Sunday,
and will continue her singing at this
church until her brother comes for
her to go south.
J. N Weisenbacher has sold his
farm, known as the F. JUL place, to
a Mr.. Allen of Vermont, who will
take possession October LIST. Mr..
Weisenbacher will sell his household
furniture at auction next Tuesday at
10 a. N.
S. A. Morse and wife are to occupy,
the coming winter, the G.. N. Mer-
rick, Clark Noble, Henry Fisher, E.
D. Hayes, Palmer Dunning house, he
caring for the horse, etc., belonging
to the present owners during their
absence in New York city.
Samuel Portray and daughter moved
into their new quarters, the Rufus
Robbins house, Monday. We hear
that J. Osborne and wife are also
looking at Portray's recently vacated
house, owned by G. D. Ide of Stat
ford, with view of purchasing.
We have said before, and have been
rebuked for saying it, that President
Roosevelt has no moral right to take
extraordinary risks, while so much
depends upon the preservation Of his
life and health. He is not his own,
and has no right during the next three
years to expose himself to dangers, of
which the consequences would affect
not merely himself and family, but
the peace and prosperity of the nation.
The editorial in last Fridays
Republican on "The
Waning of Sympathy for Japan,
furnishes suggestive reading. We
note that that paper has at last recog-
nized the attitude of Russia during
our late civil war. We ourselves
cannot forget seeing the huge, pro-
tecting masts of the Russian war ships
at the mouth of the Mississippi at
that time, while a French feet, our
then enemies, stood menacingly near
by.
The services at the Baptist church
last Sunday afternoon we're quite i'm
pressive. The desk decorations of
wild flowers, arranged by Mrs. Wolfe,
we're much admired by the unusually
large audience present. There were
three ministers on the platform who
in the services, Rev.
Messrs. Gardner, Brown and Wolfe.
The notice of the meeting of the North
Tolland Sunday school association
was given out, and all the congrega-
ticn wss cordially invited to attend.
At the session of the Sunday school,
held previously, Mrs. Samuel Bartlett
and Miss Mabel CLARK were chosen
delegates.
West Wellington.
J. Straka has been quite ill.
Fl. Hansen is shipping his peaches
to New London.
Baseball game at Carriers grounds
Saturday between single men and mar
ried men.
south Wellington.
Potatoes are selling now for 20 to
30 cents per bushel.
VIM. Morrison of East Hampton was
in town last Saturday.
A. L. Howard, the dry goods mer-
chant of Stafford, was in town Friday
On business.
Andrew Macfarlane of Norwich is
the guest of his brother, Charles, of
this village.
Mrs. Minnie McIntire of Stafford
Springs spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Gergler.
Two new nominations on the town
tickets will have to be made this fall,
Constable James F. Lawrence and
5electmaE J. J. Oldershaw having
moved out of town.
There was light frost last Thurs
lay morning, followed by a heavy
one Friday morning, but the damage
to the gardens was not as great AS
might have been expected.
The republican town caucus called
for the purpose of nominating town
officers for the ensuing year will be
held in the town hall next Saturday,
Sept. 23d, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
A boy living on the Henderson
place lost a finger of one hand and
two fingers and thumb of the other,
last Sunday, by fooling with dyna-
mite cartridge that had been left in
the house by it's last occupant.
J. W. Harrison, who for the past
10 years has had charge of Gardiner
Hall, Jr., & Co.'S store, also post
master of the South Wilmington Office
for II years, has resigned from both
positions and will in the near future
make his residence in Hartford, where
he expects to engage in another pro-
fession.
VIM. Thurston of Simsbury is spend
ing few days in town. He lives
near the scene of the recent horror in
Avon, where 13 lives were lost in the
explosion and subsequent fire at the
fuse factory. Mr.. Thurston was we'll
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