The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-09
WILMINGTON.

| Miss DlmO6K, Ceacner, passou sun
day at Gurleyville.
Mrs Theron Brown returned to
Maple Corner on Saturday.
80 me out of the shadow of regret.
live in the sunshine of content.
john Dave and other visitors are
aud have been at Mrs. Baldwin's.
Miss Alice M Preston left Maple
Corner for New York and New Jersey
on Friday.
| George Baker and his men are
pushing the repairs at the parsonage
rapidly forward.
Repairs have commenced at the
Baptist parsonage, and are going for
ward on the Studio.
The quaint cream colored house on
the Hill, with it's setting of green.
ia certainly q pleasing sight. Mrs
Gardner was right She usually is.
With the Hall Pierce Arrow flying
up and down with it's loads of voters
on town meeting day the Hill seemed
to be quite in the midst of things.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and Miss Allen
Of Hanover, parents and sister OF Mrs.
Clarence Eldredge, have been visiting
her and her husband the past week.
Rev. and Mrs. Theron Brown are
on vacation, with headquarters at
Maple Corner. Mr.. Brown has taken
in New York city and New Haven,
and Mrs Brown Stafford Springs and
the fair and West Stafford.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will hold
social at their conference room on
Friday, Oct. 18th, it being the birth
day of the president, Mrs. Preston.
She hopes for the good of the cause
that quite sum may be realized by
the members following her example
and giving as many cents as they are
years old 1t is expected that there
will be game of Chinese ball, Hans
M. Hansen, Jr., umpire, and other
attractions along with the usual sup
per. Misses Alice Oosgrove, Mabel
CLARK and Sarah Dunning, committee.
A mistake was Inadvertently made
by the writer of this column in refer.
ring to Miss Isabella Merrick. AL
though Col and Mrs. Dean have been
assisting her in her emergency, she
has not been member of their. fami.
ly. She has been living in Revere
the past year until some two months
ago she went to q place called Gordon
Rest, Hanson, Mass. She has now
returned and her address from this
time will be 14O Shirley avenue,
Revere, Mass. A recent letter from
Miss Merrick expresses appreciation
to The Press and to the writer for the
item referred to, and to all the kind
friends who have assisted her in her
need.
At the Baptist ohurch Sunday morn
ing delegates we're elected to the state
convention that meets with the Bap-
tist church in Putnam, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week
Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Pratt were
named from the Hill. Delegates to
the recognition by the association of
the new Baptist church at Mansfield
Depot on Tuesday were Deacons Pratt
and Bracket Pastor Wolfe preached
an admirable and seasonable sermon
from Mark 10 "a and Iasiah 5: 20.
Communion was observed. At the
Sunday school delegates were ap.
pointed, Pastor Wolfe and Mrs. Bart
lett, to the North Tolland Sunday
school convention at Staffordville on
Tuesday. It was voted to hold a
Bible day concert the second Sunday
in November. Misses Mabel CLARK,
Alice Cosgrove and Stella Bartlett,
committee; Miss Harriet O. Robbins,
organist, chairman of the musical
committee.
Reuben W. Griggs and wife of
Novelty, Missouri, were guests at
Maple Corner last Thursday. Mr..
Griggs was born in Mansfield in
November, 1882, and went west in
1855. He was soldier in the Sd
Missouri Vol. Cav, and at the front
during most of his term of service.
He was q delegate from the depart
ment of Missouri to the national G.
A. r. convention at Saratoga. Col.
Burton, who was elected national
was of the Missouri dele
cation, so of course Oomrade Griggs
is we'll pleased with the result. It is
Mrs. Griggs' first visit to New Eng
land, and her appreciation of every
thing beautiful and pleasant that
comes in her way is delightful. They
are farmers on a large scale, having
grown up with Knox county, living
for many years of their early married
life in log house. They admire our
good roads, fine wells of drinking
water and many improvements and
and consider them some
compensation for not being able to
plough furrow miles in length. Mr..
Griggs was here several years ago
with his sister, Kate, widow of Nor
man Holt, son of the late General
Holt of this town. They visited the
Pinnacle, and were daily astonished
and delighted at the view gained of
Connecticut. They left
home the last day of August, have
visited in many places and have many |
more places to visit before their re-
kurn thora in lato NovoRnhor Tbov
have four SONS, two of whom are TAX |
ing charge during their absence Mr.. |
Griggs' knowledge of the descendants |
Of the old families in this section who |
are holding positions of responsibility |
in all parts of this country and in the |
and in China is astonish-
ing. and gives one increased respect |