The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-02-27
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Miss Jennie Church is an excelle nj
cake maker
Uncle Sans R. F. D. mail carriers
we're not on their routes the 22d, it
being a national holiday.
| Anton Neiman returned to his con
rade. Charles T. Preston, from Spring
field, Mass. Friday evening.
Rev. Charles W. Wolfe attended
the funeral of Mrs. J. O. Jennings
mother, Mrs. Scranton, last Saturday.
Butcher Schmidt has made his ap-
pearance again on his route, after a
confinement of seven weeks with pneu-
monia.
discoursed upon the subject, "The
book of revelations: it's message to
the world to-day"
Miss Julia Chism of Westford came
up from the state normal school
Thursday and visited until Monday
at the Baptist parsonage.
George L. Lyon is among the sick
ones at present. What adds to the
poignance of his malady is that he is
unable to lie down at all, we hear.
We have a few blanks for applica-
tions of pension claimants under the
new law of Feb. 6, 1907. We sent
for some in response to many en-
quiries.
A Rockville paper states that
Dwight B. Gardner and his wife re-
ceived serenade Monday night fol-
lowing the wedding, from the teach
ers of the east district school,
A neat brochure, entitled "Year
Book of the Travellers Insurance COM
pany, Hartford, 1907" through the
courtesy Of Maj E v. Preston, for
many years superintendent of it's
agencies is before us.
Miss Estelle E Pratt of Providence,
R. l., eldest daughter of Merrick J.
Pratt, formerly of this town, now and
for some years past resident of that
city, came Friday last to visit at her
grandfather. F. W. Pratt's.
Rev. Mr.. Wolfe attended the funer-
al of grandchild of Arnold Upton
in Ashford last week. These grand
parents are both in poor health this
winter, Mrs. Upton not having been
out of her house since last August.
An active little snow storm, which
set in late in the afternoon, prevented
the meeting of the Y. P. S. @. E
which had been appointed to gather
in the chapel of the Congregational
church, Rev. A. Gardner leader, Sun
day evening.
This community rarely has the
privilege of attending so good con-
cert as that given at the hall, South
Wellington, last night. We are sorry
we were unable to attend. The
managers deserve great praise in get
ting up so nice an affair.
Dwight B. Gardner and his bride
came over from their home in Rock
Vile last Friday to visit their parents
at the Congregational parsonage. The
couple, with their sister, Miss Gene
We've Gardner, attended the Washing
ton party in the evening.
The Baptist ladies' social last Fri
day evening, which took the form of
George Washington party, was success-
full in many ways. Mrs. Wolfe ap-
peared in colonial costume personify-
ing Lady Washington. We, as we'll
as others, can testify as to the excel
1once of the ice cream and cake, dis
pensed on the occasion.
The 22d of February, 1907, Wash
ington's birthday, was the coolest
within the time "when the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary
We are generally in the throes of a
February thaw, and only few years
ago the frogs we're heard peeping for
the first time that season on that
evening.
We cannot help admiring the fine
charity expressed by the committee,
Rev. F. Fl. Devine chairman, of the
Baptist state convention, at the de-
alterations over the late stealing of
over $55, 900 of their funds at their
meeting in Hartford last week, in
saying We deplore more the loss of
the man than that of the money"
The picture of the defaulter's faith
er. the late Rev. William Q. Walker.
formerly pastor of the local Baptist
church, which had been hung among
the pictures of the ex-pastors of the
church in it's conference room, has
been in great demand of late. "Chap-
lain Walker was greatly beloved by
all classes in this community. He
was an officer of the 18th Conn Vols.
We are indebted to Mrs. Isaac
Glazier of Hartford for successive
copies of The First Baptist Monthly
of that city. In the current numb Der
we note that among the contributions
of that church for the past year is the
sum of $3.50 sent to the late treasurer
of the Baptist state convention for
safe keeping, and that an item speaks
of broken arm sustained by fall of
Mrs. Glazier. 1t is neat, useful
journal.
John Stone Morrison, As. died in
Windsor the 21st, after an illness of
only three days. duration from con-
gestion of the lungs, and was buried
in Spring Grove cemetery, Hartford.
He was the youngest son of DR.. AL
bert Morrison, formerly of this town,
and a brother of Miss Jennie Nor
rison, we'll known in this community,
especially as a teacher. Much sym.
pathy is felt for her in the compare
lively sudden loss of this favorite