The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-23
WILMINGTON.


WELLINGTON.
Rev. Mr.. lyric will preach at the
Methodist church at Moose Meadow
Sunday afternoon at 2.45.
A masquerade ball will be held at
Oartier's pavilion Halloween night,
next Thursday. Woods orchestra
will furnish music. Prof. jenkins
will prompt.
South WnIinGtOn.
A son was born Friday, the 18th,
to Mr.. and Mrs Albert E Richardson.
Miss Margaret Mallory attended the
teachers convention held in Hartford
last Friday.
Miss Harriet g. Werner Of Stafford
Springs spent Saturday with the family
of T. O. Denmar.
John F. Whitford of Cromwell was
in town Monday and stopped with
Arthur Devereaux, Sr.
Mrs. J. Hansen has been appointed
Administrative Of the estate of her
father, the late Herman Gross.
Origin Hall continues to improve,
but very slowly. The attending
physician says that he will have him
up around yet.
VIM. Il. Hall attended the farewell
dinner rendered Supt. e. D. Nash in
New London Sunday, going on the
special made up for those who attend
ed
Through the efforts of the teacher,
Miss Mallory, supplemented by the
enthusiastic children, an organ has
been added to the equipment of the
upper room in the local school.
John Richardson, Jr., is kept at
home by a swelling on his face due to
blood poisoning, as he is told by the
doctor. How dangerous the trouble
may be we do not know, but it GER
tainly is painful.
Although no name is given, it will
not be difficult to make close guess
as to whom it was that gave $4,000
in the name of the Wilmington Baptist
church to the Restoration fund" of
the Baptist state convention.
Several of the fraternity from this
village attended the funeral of Charles
IB. Babcock in Mansfield Monday.
The funeral services were conducted
by the mem bers of Uriel lodge, No.
"a, f. & A. M, of which deceased
was q member.
D. O. Dimock was surprised last
Thursday to receive a check in pay
ment Of taxes that had been paid
about two weeks before by the same
person who sent the second check
He will be very we'll satisfied if the
i. taxes are paid only once.
The dressing room hands did the
handsome thing by Charles e. Aller
Monday, when they gave him 6
beautiful eight-day clock, cathedral
gong, half-hour strike, in an orna
mental ebonized case. We nearly
forgot to say that it was a wedding
present and as such, together with tho
expression of good will, it will BIZ
especially priced.
ASHFORD.
VIM. Hewlett of East Brimfield
formerly of this town, met with what
is believed to be fatal accident last
Wednesday, Accompanied by his
sister and niece he was driving neal
the Holland town line when, in turn
ing around, the wagon was run into 6
bank and was tipped over, throwing
the occupants to she ground. In fall.
ing, Mr.. Hewlett struck a tree and his
skull was fractured near the base.
He was picked up unconscious. Word
was received yesterday that he had
not regained consciousness. and the
doctors did not expect that he would
live but few hours.
| WestfOrd.
Miss Abbie Amidon of the Wilt
mantle normal school was home over
Sunday.
Grant Foster and Cyrus Ramsdell
of Stafford. Street were in town Satur.
day on hunting trip.
The personal effects of Mrs Abbie
Kinney having been sold at private
sale, the auction previously announced
will not take place.
1t was announced last Sunday that
if there is to be services at the Con.
gregational church the bell would be
rung at IL O'Clock.