The Press., 1906-03-21
Real spring begins to-day.

Sunday and Monday.
J. A. Houchens returned to his
business in New York city Tuesday
AS is often the case, measles is fol-
lowing in the wake Of mumps, in
this vicinity.
On account of the snow fall the
meeting of the local W O. T. U. was
rather thinly attended
The annual meeting of the Willing
ton Cemetery association will be held
in the town hall next Monday az 30
p. m. Al
The storm of Monday makes it
somewhat disagreeable for the team
sters, besides cutting off some of our
mail.
There will be special meeting of
the Ladies' Aid society at the Bap-
fist parsonage next Tuesday afternoon
at half-past two O'Clock.
Mrs Lorraine Cummins, formerly
of East Longmeadow, Mass, who
used to live there with her husband
after he had left work for G. Hall &
Co., is now at her home in the Glass
Factory village, where her father, the
late Trial Hanover, used to live.
At last accounts Mrs. Gardner was
not quite as we'll. Her physician
was 'phoned for, but he could not re-
spond owing to illness in his own
family. This is another reminder
that we ought to have local physi-
clan. 1t was not long ago when an
old and experienced one said to us:
81 don't see why so many young and
capable doctors will stay and half
starve in our larger communities,
when one could do good deal of good
to others as we'll as do good thing
for himself in old Wilmington, or
some such place.
The old document sent us by a
friend, as mentioned recently, is
"The Minutes of the Seventeenth An
niversary of the Ashford Baptist Asso-
ciation,' held in the First Baptist
church in Ashford, Conn , May 26th
and 9th, 1S41. 1t bears the imprint
of Burr and Smith, Hartford In it's
statistical table we find that the dele
gates from the local church were e.
Cushman, pastor, Dea. David Vintor,
Dea. Joseph Merrick, Hosea Vinton,
Daniel Glazier, S. T. Preston, Sam
uel Wilson, AMI that it's membership
was 1922. The association met here
looo1 oh ho
and although wee shaver then, we
we'll remember prayer made by the
Rev. Ezekiel Skinner, NJ D., the first
president of Liberia, one of, the dele
gates from the Westford church. He
stood at the time in one Of the wing
seats, then owned and occupied by the
late Hon. Origen Dimmock, the space
now occupied by the choir and organ
There were no churches then in Dan
ielson and Putnam, Killingly and
Putnam soon taking their places re-
spectively. There is not a shingle
left of the old meeting house in Ash
ford where this meeting took place.
Thompson was then the largest church
in the association, having 3O4 mem
bers. We note that Stafford had 1872
members, while Holland, always a
feeble folk, now entirely obliterated,
had so members. We also note that
GA Circular Letter from the Associa-
tion to it's Churches was then in
vogue and was printed in the minutes.
We reproduce here the Wilmington let
ter: "Willington-Are in geNsral
united and Harmonious, but are SEN
sible of their need of more love to the
Saviour. Brother Elisha Chapman
has been ordained as their pastor.
Meetings are we'll attended, and dur
ing the winter they have had some
seasons of more than usual interest.
when few precious souls have been
born into the Redeemer's kingdom.
Have increased their efforts in behalf
of benevolent operations, and the Sab.
bath school continues with enhanced
interest. Invitation renewed for the
next session of the association with
them ~ We will say in passing and
in closing that this church soon be
came the largest in the association,
both in it's membership and benevo-
lent contributions. This reminds us
that the late Eber Durham, one of
it's members, has been the largest ben
efactor in the history of the associa.
ton. Indeed, these relics become
more and more valuable as time pass
es. (*We note that invitations were
also extended from the churches in
Stafford and Thompson).
THE CARPENTER GRNEALoGY
A short time before his death, our
esteemed neighbor, the late Hon. John
B. Carpenter, handed us paper in
his own handwriting, containing this
genealogy, for possible future use in
The Press, from which we collate
This family comes of good old Eng
lish stock, the progenitor, William
Carpenter, coming over from England
with his wife, Abigail, in the ship
"Bevis," and settled in Weymouth,
Mass. From him descended Urih B.
O"A p0A0oA' @ AoAu III 1hsClOIu, VIII
was the father of the late Hon. John
B. Carpenter, prominent citizen of
the town and judge of probate of the
district, and postmaster at West Will
lington for number of years. He
also served the town twice in the gen
eral assembly, beside holding several
minor town offices. He was also lead
er of the Baptist choir. and supeSin-
tendent of the Sunday school for many
years. In his younger days he taught
singing and day schools in this town.
May 18th, 1914, he married Miss
Emily Shaffer of Wilmington. He
died May 9th, 1898. They had no
children of their own, but brought up