The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-07

The rain of Saturday night and Sun
day morning was very welcome and
very refreshing.
The Pinnacle continues to draw
daily visitors, who are we'll paid by
the view and by the cool, fresh breeze
for their short but strenuous climb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ward, Toll
land side, have been entertaining
friends from Holyoke, Mrs. Arthur
Kjoller and little son, Arthur, also
Anders Kjoller.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Pratt returned
from their Providence visit Monday
afternoon. Their son, Robert, looked
after the creamery route during his
fathers absence.
Rev. Charles Wolfe preached Sun
day from Coll. 3:3, "Your life is hid
with Christ in God" Communion
was observed. Deacon Brackett from
South Wilmington was present.
The Connecticut public library COM
mittee have loaned for free circulation
an excellent collection of books, some
so volumes that may be had on Tues
day afternoons at the Baptist parson-
age. If the kindness is appreciated
and the books are read, this collection
may be returned and another sent in
it's place. This is an opportunity that
ought to be appreciated, and that
should be benefit and means of cul-
ture. "To be grateful for little is
the way to get more" the old adage
reads, and this small library in it's
neat case may lead to something that
has been only dream in the minds
of few.
The Glazier Ohapins, who visited
recently at Maple Corner" took
with them to New York kodak pictures
of the late master of the premises,
and have had them enlarged by an
expert. with excellent results They
took many views about town that are
very attractive, notably the Baptist
church and S. P. Morrison's premises,
where David Glazier lived the last
part of his life and where she died,
and which was for years the home of
Mrs. Fear Glazier Preston and others
of the family, and the old David
Glazier place at Moose Meadow, now
owned and occupied by James Burdick
and wife.
Saturday was an ideal day to spend
out of doors, and the Wellington Bap-
tist Sunday school. with other friends,
enjoyed it to the uppermost at Samuel
Bartlett's, where he and his family
made them most cordially welcome
to house and grounds. Tables were set
under the trees, where the contents
of the baskets were spread, the Bart
lett family providing delicious baked
beans, tea, coffee, etc. Games were
played, hymns sung. Miss Jennie
Church presiding at the organ, and
much pleasant social talk enjoyed and
acquaintance renewed. There were
no formal exercises, although the
whole company marched over to the
site of the old church, opposite the
dwelling, where the stills of the quite
large structure can be traced by the
soil being of a darker shade. Pastor
Wolfe, standing on the southwest
corner stone, led in singing Nearer
My God to Thee,'' the whole company
taking part. There were reminis-
cences of the good Elder David Lilli-
bridge, who came from Exeter, R. l.,
in 1777, who was a son of Benjamin
emigrant from the old
country, and Mary Sherman Lilli-
bridge. sister of Roger Sherman of
national reputation, who, as judge
and member of the Connecticut legis-
lature. was a delegate from Oonneoti-
cut to congress, and was one of the
of five to draft the Declara-
tion of Independence and was one of
it's signers. He was later in the U.
s. senate from Connecticut. Elder
David Lillibridge came to Wellington |
and purchased a large tract of land |
Of Moses Holmes, for which he paid |
$4,000. Being a man of considerable |
means he built the church in which |
he preached for many years without
salary, looking after his people faith
fully, paying their debts when they
were in, financial straits, caring for
Them in sickness and burying them
when they passed away, sometimes at
his own expense, all of which goes to
show that he we'll deserved the title
1f elder. the pastor, the shepherd.
That he was respected and esteemed by
The neighboring churches is.shown by
records of his taking part in public
services of dedications, ordinations,
,tc.,: OF his. nine children, six became
heads of families, and it is hoped that
The descendants, with others, may
place some suitable memorial on the
,ite of the old church. There is
tradition that Elder Lillibridge was
\ convert of the celebrated George
Whitefield during one of his seven
visits to America, and some of the
;rHits that have been called eccentric
may have been patterned after the
great leader and. founder of Metho-
lism. F. Wayland Preston, wife and
daughters from West Stafford we're
present. Mrs. Webber from Stafford,
Miss Elizabeth Whitford from Crom-
we'll, Mrs. Eliffalet Pierce and daugh-
;er, Margaret, from Central Falls, r.
L, Miss Annie Pierce from Providence,
R. l., Miss Corrinne Austin from
Lynn, Mass, Miss Annie Mentzner
rom Pittsburg. Pa, Robert P Pratt
rom Providence, r. l., and several
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