The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19

and supper; 7.3O, song service; $50,
scripture reading and prayer; SO, ad-
dresses, Linking the homes to
the school," b-"O Oonnecticut's Sun
day school opportunity c-"Ten
reasons why the boy left Sunday
school. - Same speakers as in the
afternoon. See notice in last week g
Press for particulars.
WILMINGTON
Grapes do not amount to anything
around here this year.
Miss Amy Gardner of New Haven
is visiting at the Congregational par
sonage.
J. J. Dave has returned home, and
is now with his grandmother, Mrs.
Baldwin, again.
It is intended that Miss Florence M.
Pierce enter the Northfield, Mass. :,
girls seminary soon.
Mrs. Una Rounds Wood and her
little son are still boarding at her
father, George Rounds
Mrs. W. H. Hall and Miss Ida Hall
sang effectively a duet at the W. O.
7. U. meeting Saturday.
The sick ones reported last week
ale all about the same at this writing,
Mrs. Gardner being out again.
The neighboring towns of Mansfield
and Tolland are somewhat exercised
at present over a mad dog scare.
John D. Taylor is in town. He
reports doing a good business for the
soap concern for which he is sales
man.
Mrs. Sleight and her friend, Mrs.
Emma Finch Arnold, arrived from
New York city Tuesday for a visit at
Cozy Croft.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Coates, late pastor
at Stonington, who still remains in
town, addressed the Y. P. S. O. e.
Sunday evening.
The farms of this country have
produced more wealth in two years
than all the gold mines of the world
since Columbus landed.
Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Carpenter and
Mrs. Robbins have all been ailing of
late. Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Carpen-
ter required the services of a physi-
clan.
'Twould be an awful thing were
our girls to appear in company in
such dishabelle as represented in the
in some of our leading
periodicals.
The Congregational ladies will
give their last social of the season
next Wednesday evening. Cake, ice
cream and fruit will be served. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
G. g. Dave of New York city, who
accompanied his son, J. J. G.. Dave,
home on Saturday from their trip to
England, spent Sunday at Mrs. A. g.
Baldwin's. He returned to his duties
on Monday.
Municipal ownership! There need
be no great excitment over this
matter. Let each community decide
for itself whether on not it shall furn-
ish to the people light, fuel, transpor-
tation, water, etc.
The W. O. T. U. has another mem
bership contest on, Mrs. Wolfe being
the captain on the Hill. It is de-
sirous that the membership be much
increased, and all interested should
come into the union.
The north end of the old Dimock
lot, sold some time ago by George
Rounds, is being denuded of its wood
and timber. j. A. Dimock and an
assistant are now busy chOpping for
the steam saw-mill now located ON
the lot.
Rev. Winfield Scott Hawks, former
ly a neighboring pastor, Stafford
Springs, most useful and beloved
man in all his fields of labor, is now
in Caldwell, Idaho. He has a fruit
ranch near there, beside supplying
the local Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Coates closed his series of
evangelistic meetings in the Baptist
church last Friday night. His ad-
dresses were eloquent and helpful.
He has made himself very popular in
this community, and goes to his new
fields of labor with the best wishes of
all.
At the Congregational church the
pastor gave some "reminiscences of the
in Northfield, Mass. ! in
1892. At the Baptist church Rev.
DR.. Coates, in his closing arousing
address, spoke of the Goodness of
God" A comparatively large audi
ence greeted the speaker.
We are told that an effort is being
made by petition to the selectmen,
as provided for by law, to have in
serted in the warrant an article again
submitting the question of license to
the town at its annual meeting, now
near at hand. We understand that
club licenses are wanted.