The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-03-14
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Charlie Bidwell is at work for
Charles z. Nichols.
Alfred House expects to move to
South Wellington soon.
Mrs. Esther B. Dimock led the Y.
p. s. O. e. Sunday evening.
Ada Wilbur and Willard Eldredge
are the latest mumps victims.
Jimmy Burdick comes home from
his work at Eagleville Saturdays.
Rev. Charles W. Wolfe and Mrs.
Wolfe were at Stafford Hollow last
Thursday.
Frequent thank ye ma ans in our
highways would obviate auto scorch.
ing somewhat, they say.
We would state here that we are
not the author of an engagement an
nouncement in this column last week.
Beginning April LIST, the services
at the Baptist church will be held in
the afternoon for the six months fol-
lowing, as was announced by the pas
tor, Sunday.
The funeral of Frank Chocol, who
was killed at the railway station, was
held the following Sunday afternoon
at his home in Westford, Rev. g. g..
Chappell OF. Warrenville officiating.
The burial+was in the Westford Hill
cemetery.
Pastor Gardner of the Congrega-
tional church is preaching series of
sermons on missions. Sunday he took
for his text John 4:26. Subject,
"Home missions. At the Baptist
church Pastor Wolfe's text was Luke
1926. Topic, Between us and you
there is a great gulf fixed"
We wish, in company with many
other persons, that it could be author
atively stated what colored stockings
are poisonous. The late Mrs. Draper
and William McVeigh, were poisoned
by black stockings, the latter being
still a sufferer, and now we hear that
a Bristol boy was recently poisoned
to death by red stockings. OF course,
some sort of an abrasian on the foot
or ankle must occur before the poison
can act. We are inclined to think
that only the cheaper grade of stock
ings are colored with poisonous dyes.
Apropos of the recent decision of the
supreme court increasing their own
salaries, a New Haven paper says
eff the judges of the supreme court
and superior court are not persons, }
and are not officials what in thun-
der are they? Where do they get
off ?' Oh, money, money! What
won't folks do for money? even in
the supreme court, where you are be-
yond all human CONTROL The people
of this state will not long stand such
nonsense, or, rather, the more serious
matter of running over the state con-
stitution. See?
The minutes of the eighty first an
nual meeting of the Ashford Baptist
association, held at Danielson last
September, have been distributed.
We append from the digest of letters
the one from the local church: =
WilliDgton-The past twelvemonth
has been one of steady seed sowing.
Services have been held regularly and
very we'll attended. Especially note
worthy was our annual roll. call in
June. More has been done for mis-
sions this year than last. Our finan-
cial condition is good, all obligations
being met promptly, and balance
on hand at the close of the fiscal year
In the death of Sister Sophia Peck }
Gurley the church loses a valued and
faithful member, one of the founders
of the Sunday school at South Will
lington. Two young men from the
Sunday school there have been added
to the church by baptism, and anoth-
er candidate is awaiting the ordi-
nance. The church chapel has been
thoroughly repaired and re-decorated
by the Ladies' Aid society, most of
the money being raised by each mem.
Der earning a dollar or more for the
work. Also the hall at South Will
lington, whore meetings are held, has
been repaired and put in fine shape
by Gardiner Hall.
The son of the late Norman Holt
and Sophronia Eldredge Holt, daugh-
ter of Ariel Eldredge, Esq. was killed
some time ago on his fathers farm
in Missouri by falling from load of
corn. Norman Holt married for his
second. wife Katharine Griggs Holt.
widow of his brother, the late Win
field S. Holt. By the second marriage
there we're four children, two sons
and two daughters. The oldest, Win
field, is postmaster at Little Rock,
Arkansas, while Burt, the younger
son, has been in Honolulu for some
years. Mrs. Katharine Griggs Holt
was q niece of the late Seth Griggs,
mentioned in the johnson genealogy.
The Root Tailor" Johnson-O. P.
Ryder Rufus Robbins Mrs. NJ Bowers
Wilbur Duncan-S. D. Topliff-E. P.
Tyler and s. P. Morrison place has
been sold to Mrs. Annie Dimock Hou-
chans, and hereafter is to be known as
Meadow Brook Farm Possession
has already been taken. Her hus-
band, John Arnold Houchans, belongs
to the New York Worlds photograph
ic staff, and when he comes here it is
hoped that he will employ his leisure
moments in taking various views in
town for picture postal cards, which
seem to be in great demand, especial
ly by former residents and other
friends. May success and happiness
attend the couple in their new home !
Me learn that the late Seth Griggs,
mentioned in the johnson genealogy,
used to teach school in the Glass Fac.
tory district, and that he once spanked,
while a teacher in the old red school,
house, his pupils. Albert Sharp, Tim