The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-31
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! Willie CLARK returned from Hart
! ford and spent last Sunday at hi
! fathers.
The town Introduction against dog
will be off tomorrow. or tonight a
IL O'Clock. All of our CANNES cal
then run at large.
Marshall Whitford, formerly II
trade near the railway station. was
one of the bearers at his mother
funeral in Ashford.
Doubtless the influence of the Local
W. @. T. U. had something to dc
with the recent Overwhelming vote
against license" in this town.
| Il has been suggested that at come
future time suitable memorial, witch
appropriate exercises, be erected on
the site of the first Baptist meeting
house in sown, ON land little east
of Samuel A. Bartlett's. The first
pastor Of the church was the Rev.
David Lillibridge, and his numerous
posterity will probably contribute
toward the memorial stone.
At special meeting of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid society Monday afternoon
it was voted to accept the offer of the
republican candidates for representa-
tives to serve oysters, etc. They will
accordingly provide the eatables at
the church parlor ON election day next
Tuesday, the 9Th inst. All the Ia
dies interested are requested by Mrs.
Preston, the president Of the society,
to lend their presence and assistance
and to contribute pies, doughnuts,
etc., If so inclined. The tables will
be in readiness. at 8 O'Clock and Will
remain 80 until the close Of the polls
| South WlllinGtOn. r@N
| Mr.. and Mrs. Origin Hall have been
spending o few days in Fall River,
r. I.
Gilbert Spicer returned the Goth
from Illinois, where he has been for
several weeks.
The bi-monthly church covenant
meeting will be held in the hall this
week Saturday evening.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed at the close of the
preaching service in the hall next
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Harris e. Starr, pastor of the
Congregational church at Storrs,
preached in the hall Sunday after
noon, in exchange with Rev. Charles
W. Wolfe. Rev. T. O. Denman oc-
cupied the pulpit on the Hill.
Mrs. E. J. Holman, has been in
daily attendance at the national W..
O. T. U. convention in Hartford.
Others who have attended from this
village are Mrs. W. Ell. Hall, Miss
Rosa O. Hall, Miss Ida M. Hall and
Miss Claire Sheehan.
It is said of one young hunter in
the village, who bagged several squir-
rels and partridge lately, that he
uses a gun with a bent barrel and
shoots all around tree. The puzzle
is, how does he keep out of range 80
as not to get any scattering shot from
the rear?
Conflicting reports have been re-
ceived from time to time regarding
the condition of Charles r. Latham,
who was operated on at the Norwich
hospital Tuesday, the 23d, for appen-
dicitis. The Thursday following the
doctors said he could not recover, bat
later reports have sometimes been en-
couraging and at other times no hope
is held out. A great deal of interest
is shown, and several have been down
from here to see him. Later-He
died this morning at the hospital just
before O'Clock.
In the interests of those who like
good music and singing and those who
have lacked opportunity for musical
training, David Stone Kelsey of Hart
ford has been interviewed with the
object of having him conduct sing
ing school in this village this winter.
Mr.. Kelsey is a teacher of experience
and ability, and has expressed his
willingness to come one evening a
week for ten weeks. In order to give
those interested an opportunity to take
definite action, meeting is hereby
called to meet in the hall Thursday
evening at 7.3O O'Clock. This will
be an excellent opportunity to form
singing class, and everyone interested
is urgently invited to attend this
meeting. ',.-
Moose Meadow.
Roland E. Bates spent Sunday at
his home here.
Mrs. W. D. Ruby has taken the
school census of the Roaring Brook
school.
Miss Hazel Ruby is the guest of
her brother, Alphonso Ruby, of East
Wilmington.
Don't forget the chicken-pie supper
next Wednesday evening at the Metho-
dist church.
Mrs. Joseph Leozer saw three deer
yesterday morning feeding in Mrs.
Bates lot, close by her house.
Mrs. Jason Allen entertained par
ty of her lady friends at luncheon
held at her home last Wednesday
afternoon. 49,
Business III increasing in Moose
Meadow. Three saw-mills, all with
in q mile and q half of each other.
are now in operation. -.
Miss Mary Letan accompanied her
teacher, Miss Moriarty, to Hartford
last Saturday and attended the Loyal
Temperance Legion meeting in that
city.
Monsoon.
John W. Miller, 81, died at his
home on East hill early Monday morn
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