The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-02-21
Considerable ice has recently been
a ru ochod hoToo houfo

harvested hereabouts.
Eugene Dimock, Tolland side, has
had lately his eyes successfully oper-
ated upon for cataract.
There was one list before the board
of relief, that of James Burdick. He
applied for the $1,000. soldier ex-
emption.
The recent incendiary fire in the
Hanover block, Willimantic, suggests
Wilmington ownership, by the Han
over family.
Mumps is most prevalent and
pernicious malady in this region
about now. The malady seems to at.
tack all ages and conditions. There
have been no serious results as yet,
We we're in error in stating that,
or conveying the impression, that
John Morrison was still alive. We
learn on good authority that he is
dead, SO that only Fanny and Fred,
the youngest twins-are still alive,
and they are IA years of age.
Notwithstanding the shocking waste
caused by the cutting of trees, the
most conspicuous thing in the land
scape of New England, as one looks
out from any high place, is the forest
like aspect of the country.
Comrade B. F. WILDER, since the
death of his wife, still remains at his
old home, but the intention is to visit
his several children soon. We are
told that this is the first death break
in his family for so years.
MIR. Bliss has closed his labors
with the Congregational church at
Westford His familiar figure will
be missed on his way to and from our
railway station The church is not
to have an acting pastor until warm
weather, we hear.
They played conundrums at Miss
| Gardeners musicale the other evening.
Now here is an old chestnut: In what
month do women scold the least?
February, because it's the shortest
month. This conundrum may be new
/ to some folks, however.
Next Sunday at the Congregational
church the topic will he "What we
owe to the Bible.'' The occasion
will be the Goth anniversary of the
American Bible society, and special
collection will be taken to aid in the
circulation of the scri ptures
THE ORIGINAL WELLINGTON DIMMoOK7.
They seem to be liable to be over
looked or superseded, at the present
stage of publication of DimOck his
tory They are the family of Jedu-
than Dimmock and Mercy (Cham ber
lain) Dimmock. His line seems to
be as follows: Jeduthan 6. Jeduthan
5, Shubael land Ester Pierce) 4, Shu-
bael of Barnstable 3, Dea. Shuhael 2.
Thomas, the emigrant, 1. Jeduthan
was born about 1860, just over the
Mansfield line between South Willing
ton and Morrow entered the Connec
ticut militia in Mansfield, Aug. "a,
I1777, Capt. Wales company; dis
charged Oct. Is, 1777; enlisted Aug.
II, 1879, discharged Jan. Is, 1870
enlisted in the second regiment Conn.
Line" Capt. Shumway, Col. Starr
July 1, 1880; final discharge Dec. 8
I179O. Was severely wounded in the
leg during the revolution, and re-
ceived a pension of $96 per year from
April 19, 1918. Returned 1890, he
, | I,o VILLAGE nj
South Wilmington as a blacksmith
> Had 10 children 1, Jesse, married
Polly Maynard; had two daughters
lived near South Wilmington. 2, Dan
iel, worked on the farm of DR.. Tim
othy Dimock in Coventry, and dice
there unmarried. 3, Jeduthan; NJ
children; not certain that he evel
a married. 4, Rachel born Feb. 10
, 1885; thought to be the Rachel D
who married Royal Newcomb. 5
Betsey, married her cousin, Ephrain
Chamberlain. 6, Benjamin, borl
> 18th April, 1897 (or 1866. Z, Pol
8 ly, born about 1888; married, first
{ George Washington Coggswell; TIN
D children were, DR.. Henry D. Coggs
| we'll, who gave fountains to severa
4 cities, also James Lafayette, and tire
T.. children who died unmarried; sh
married, second, Alpheus Knight 8
Patty, never married. moved to Una
dilla, N. Y. 8, Marlin, never mar
a ried; worked for DR.. Timothy Dim
n ock. 10, Marcus, born about 1915
n died 1927. Benjamin above marrie'
+ Eliza Olney, descended from Thoma
+ Olney and Roger Williams of Provi
!. dence. His only son who lived t
I marry was George Monroe Dimmock
O whose only child is Prof. George Dim
r mock, zoologist, Springfield, Mass.
n Museum of Natural History, to who1
[ am indebted for the material of tn
foregoing sketch. J. N. Emo.
=, south WilingtOu.
Eat Gorton's Codfish--no bones
& A daughter was born last Sunda
"a to Mr.. and Mrs. James Service, Jr.
# Mr.. and Mrs. Origin Hall hav
l. been spending q few days with rela
is tives of Mr.. Hall in Fall River, Mass
VIM. Maine is able to be out an
around, after being confined to hi
bed with a severe cold for a mum be
70 of days.
IS A son was born last Friday to MI
- and Mrs. Harry Luce of Newingtor
10 and grandson to Origin Hall of thi
), village.
eI Miss Alice Cosgrove is teaching til
20 Satisfactory school this week, Will
), Mr.. Richardson is in Hartford o
10 business.
D. George HI. Nichols was presente
N with a handsome gold watch an
70 chain last Saturday by the firm of G