The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-08-08

Miss CLARA Nichols has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs Edgar g. Pease,
Ellington.
We, at least, can snap our fingers
in the faces of all ice combines and
ice devotees.
Notwithstanding the hot weather
there were goodly assemblages at both
churches Sunday.
The hottest day this season, so far,
was Monday. Our thermometer reg.
istered 90 in the forenoon in the
shade.
John G. Ryder is rather under the
weather again. He was compelled to
leave his work and to call in physi.
clan last week.
There is one good thing from the
recent oopious rains: Our good
housewives have had an abundance of
soft water for washing.
If no better provision can be made,
we have in readiness a good, stout
rope for the "tug of war game, should
there be one, among the sports at the
union picnic on Saturday, the 18th.
Mrs. Sophia Church of Munoie, ILL.,,
was at church Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. L. B. CLARK. The former was a
euest of her sister when returning
home from the funeral of her brother,
Elisha Adelbert Still, at Holyoke,
Mass
The local w. O. 7. u. meeting held
with Mrs. johnson Saturday afternoon
was a pleasant and profitable one.
The Tolland and Windham county
unions assemble at the Willimantic
camp-grounds for their annual field
day, Friday, August IL
One of the most violent electrical
storms that ever visited this locality
occurred Saturday afternoon. We
hear of no damage in this Immediate
vicinity, but we hear of damages in
near by towns, where animals and
things had to bite the dust.
Good authority says that the Greek
emigration to this country is very
harmful to the emigrants themselves,
that they are happier and live better
/ in their old homes than In the oon-
gested quarters of our crowded cities
This criticism can be applied TO other
nationalities as we'll, we think.
The burglars who operated the
store and post office in Mansfield Cen-
ter passed through section of this
town early Thursday morning. A
bloody newspaper was found in the
road which the men had traversed,
which it would seem identified the
burglars, as one of them had been
hard shot at by Mr.. Oden, the post
master.
At the Congregational church Sun
day the subject, Moses" was con-
tinued from last Sunday, Heb. 1924.
In his prayer the pastor feelingly
prayed for the an-American congress,
now assembled in South America.
At the Baptist church Rev. Thomas
O. Denman gave helpful and in
spiring discourse on the Poor wom-
ans deed of love-" Founded on
Mark 14;S.
The maternal ancestry of the late
Rufus H. jackson, business manager
of the Hartford Times for many
wears, the Edwards family, used to
live in this town, on or near the late
Daniel Eldredge farm. One of the
heaviest mortgages held by the late
Rev. DR.. Hubbell Loomis, who was
quite a fnanoier, among his many
other assumed duties outside his
ministerial work, was laid on this
property.
An exchange prints the following
about our congressman, Hon. X. 5.
Henry. In the nominating oonven-
ton, soon to be held, he will be nomi-
mated by acclamation. See If he isn't.
Mr.. Henry is in the harness all the
time: Bristol is we'll satisfied with
Mr.. Henry, and believes that the old
policy of keeping men who are we'll
and faithfully in the harness Is the
wisest and best for the district, state
and nation. Mr.. Henry's work in
connection with the meat inspection
bill the last session was conspicuous,
and has entitled him to the support OF
the republicans of the district. He
was the agent of the president in the
committee meetings and stood for the
people throughout, as has been indi.
Gated in the press during the past
several weeks. The snnb given him
by Speaker Cannon for no other reason
than that he was known to be
against the lobby of the packers, is
fresh in the memory of the voters of
the district. I"