The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03
WILMINGTON

VI Oh 0OnUAOAS1 UObWOOu 61Iu0E anu w lila
mantle on the Central Vermont Railroad
are requested to meet at Wilmington Hill
on Tuesday. October 9th, at p m.
The law was off on cartridges, etc.
Oct. LIST.
Communion will be observed in thu
Baptist church next Sunday.
Covenant meeting in Baptist con
ference room Saturday at 4 O'Clock p
m.
An interesting program has beer
arranged for the Sunday school rally
at the Baptist church next Sunday.
We are requested to say that thu
Baptist Sunday school will begin it,
sessions at IL m. for the winter and
preaching service at II a. m.
The sunset of last Sunday evening
was remarkably glorious one, ever
for this time of the year. Its refleo
tion on the baptismal waters Of the
lakelet herein before mentioned clio
tied much comment.
Soldier haters can read the follow.
ing with some gusto: 48, 500 old
soldiers throughout the country have
disappeared from the pension rolls
during the past year, by reason OF
death. 1t is expected that the de.
crease of old soldiers by death the
coming year will be much larger.
Miss Annie Mentzer, present owner
Of the Weeks place near Samuel
Bartlett's, sailed from New York Sat
urday for Alabama to pass the winter
with relatives there. The evening
preceding the clerks from Robertson IS
and other friends from Stafford
Springs gave her a farewell surprise
party at Mr.. Bartlett's, where she
had been staying while making her
preparations for departure. Good
wishes and good luck attend this
popular lady from her many newly
made friends.
At the Congregational church the
subject was "The rivers of God g
pleasure, Psalms 1913. Incidental
ly the pastor prayed touchingly, while
abiding to the greatness of our coun-
try and its possibilities made by the
old soldiers, for the survivors of the
civil war. There were three veter-
ans of the civil war present. At the
Baptist church the topic was "The
thirst for good and evil, )" John 4: 13,
Il. The pastor prayed earnestly for
good results from the morrow's town
elections in the state. Six persons
were baptized into the fellowship of
the church in the lakelet near the
house of L. B. Clarke at O'Clock p.
m.
South WillIngt on.
The mill closes down Wednesday
and Thursday of this week for the
fair.
School in this district closes We'd
nesday to allow the children to at
tend the Stafford fair.
The North Coventry ball team are
booked to play the local nine on the
Pinney grounds at. 3 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon.
The town report shows that the in
debtedness of 1918. 81 from last year
has been paid, and the town has a
balance of $3.50. 10.
Commencing next Sunday services
will be held in the hall as follows
Sunday school at O'Clock and preach
ing service at 4 O'Clock in the after
noon.
The town clerk has blanks for state
ments of expenses incurred by candi-
dates for office at the election last
Monday, and will furnish same free
on application.
The rite of baptism was admins
tered to six candidates for membership
in the Baptist church Sunday after
noon at the pond near Lucian CLARK g.,
Glass Factory village.
If there was any question as to
whether the majority of the people
in the town wanted liquor sold in the
town, the vote of 113 to ID against
license ought to settle the question
beyond any doubt.
At the annual town meeting held
Monday the following town officers
were elected: Selectmen, Adolph
Korper, VIM. D. Ruby. H. L. Lilli-
bridge assessors, Charles W. Eldredge,
D. L. Royce; board of relief, F. W.
Pratt, Ezra A. Morse, Addison D.
Dimock; school visitors, VIM. H.
Hall, Walter A. Allen, d. L. Royce
grand jurors, William Watson, T. O..
Denman, George P. Bugbee, Dwight
Lamb, Marlin Knight, Edw. l.. Ly-
ons; collector, D. O. Dimock; audi
tor, VIM. F. Essex, George H. Nichols
constables, William o. Eldredge, Will
liam H. Nichols; treasurer town
deposit fund, VIM. H.. Bracket ;
registrar of electors, VIM. H. Hall, F.
R. Mason; agent town deposit fund,
George A. Cosgrove; fire warden,
Charles W. Wolfe. For license, 10
113. The town voted to
hold it's future town meetings bienni-
ally.
Moose Meadow.
Mrs. Jason Allen entertained a
party of friends from Rockville last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Femier were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ruby last
week.
Mrs. Jospeh Leczer is confined to
the house from an operation on her
foot last week.
e. A. Bates and son have returned
home after attending old home week
and the fairs at Uxbridge, Belling-
ham and Upton, Mass.
ASHFORD.