The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17
WELLINGTON

An old.fashioned maxim is, always
carry friend in your pocket.
Miss Gardner went last Thursday
to visit friends in Manchester.
The sunset of last Friday night was
indeed q sight to behold, it was re-
marked.
Bags of provisions were left on the
doorstep of Rev. s. W. Clarke and
wife as holiday presents.
DIR. Kelsey, who used to be prac-
ticing physician here, is now in Say
brook, where he is medical examiner.
Jake" Goosen went to New York
city Monday to join his father there,
who opened his store the following
day.
1t has recently been ascertained
that the late Russian japanese war
cost Russia one billion, five hundred
million dollars.
The elements" not being forth
coming, etc., there was no communion
in the Congregational church, as an
nounced last week.
Mumps are now somewhat preva-
lent in town. We hear Of victims
near the railway station, the nearest
to the Hill as yet.
It has taken three hundred years to
get one little vessel through the
northwest passage. How long before
the next ship will get through?
State Evangelist Baker, who has of
late been assisting Rev. Mr.. Snow of
Greenville, a former pastor here, is
called by some the Nova Scotia cy-
clone. ="
Henry Bruossou is soon to vacate
the premises owned by W. f. Squier,
late P. M. at the Hollow, aud is to
move into the red house adjoining
Charles F. Amidon's.
Louis Schmidt, who lives on the
old David CLARK John A Brown place.
succeeds Jacob Goosen on his meat
route. His days for the Hill are
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Julius Reed, an old and much IA
vored resident, is now living in the
Dimock house on the corner, Glass
Factory village. William Baxter is
the new owner of the house, we hear.
Era A. Morse has bought the Rich
ardson house in the village at South
Wilmington. He intends to remove
thither about April LIST, next, after
having had the house somewhat reno
waited and fixed over, we are told.
This is indeed a climate of great
changes, as the past week or so wit
nesseth. We are reminded in this
connection of the old saw that the
late George A. Holt taught US in our
boyhood: First it blew, then it
snew, then it gan to friz.'
This is Franklin's birthday. He
was the first greatest man this coun
try produced He was a New Eng
lander by birth and breeding, a
Pennsylvania by adoption, but the
whole world owns and honors him.
We hear that some nine persons
rose for prayers, and that six of them
have manifested desire to unite with
the church, as result of the extra
meetings held by Rev. Mr.. Farrell of
Willimantic in the hall at South
Wellington last week.
Speaking of Elder Lillibridge and
his remark that he had 'never seen
president of a college," we are led
to say that Wellington has not only
furnished a man who has seen a pres
ident of q college, but has been one
himself, and that college the Oldest
and the most distinguished in the
United States.
Dekkar said this: .
1.-THE best of men
That e'er wore earth about him, was
a sufferer;
A soft, meek, patient, humble, tran
quill spirit;
The first true gentleman that ever
breathed. !"
AS true now as when that famous
wrote it three hundred
years ago!
A telephone has been placed in the
Baptist parsonage, under the direc-
tion of Rev. G. ". Wolfe. The
Wolfes, as we'll as nearby neighbors,
the Pierces, Prestons, Robbinses, Nor
risons, Ryders, Morses, Gardeners and
can now have communi-
cation with the outside world. To
all points in the Willimantic system,
to (which the phone belongs, the
price of service will be ten cents.
Springs, belonging to another
system, will be Is cents; other points
in proportion. This phone is No.
10. The enterprise is commemorate
one, and it is no more than right that
Mr.. Wolfe should have the benefit of
a nickel or so when the outside pub
lie are accommodated.
It has often been suggested to US
that we name the old farms now &C.
cupied by our new Bohemian friends.
We are unable to name them all, but
will give such as occur to us, begin
ming up the Fenton river: The B.
Chandler place, the John HARRISON
farm, the Captain Oliver Holt place,
the Simeon Williams farm, the Gen
eral Orrin Holt farm, the Orris Farm
ham, Henry Feloh place, the Abner
Church -McVeigh place, the Roderick
Fenton- Tomlinson- Davis place, the
Henry o. -Shafer place, the Rob-
art Sharp mills and farm, the Soly-
man Taylor DR.. Brown Lucius Preston
place, the Rev. Hubbell Loomis-Je-
rome Holt-Newman Marcy place, the
Royal G. EldredRe- Edgerton place,
the Austin Pearl-Daniel Eldredge
place, the Deacon David Vinton- Lock