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

Mr.. Gardeners text at the Baptist
church the last Sunday in September
was Deut. 20: 81
Rev. Mr.. Gardner took charge OF
the Endeavor Sunday evening in the
absence of Mrs. Preston, the assigned
leader.
The storm of Monday night and
Tuesday morning was very severe In
this locality, the wind doing consider
able damage.
Miss Alice NJ. Preston left for New
York and New Jersey ION Friday en-
route for Baltimore, where she ex-
poets to pass the winter.
Mrs Preston and Mrs Theron
Brown expect to go to the meeting at
the country temporary home to-day,
Wednesday, weather permitting.
Rev. Jacob David, Persian who is
now visiting this country, will speak
at the Baptist church, Wilmington
Hill, Thursday evening, at 7.3O.
Orrin Watrous has broken the REQ
ord raising potatoes this year-15 for
q peck, so for a bushel. Smooth
white, regular in shape, and good
many bushels.
The beautiful asters that graced
the pulpit at The Baptist church last
Sunday and Sunday before last we're
contributed by Mrs. Hattie Cowles
Himmeler, and were very much appre-
ciated.
"No class of mon, rich or poor,
will be able to establish the right in
this country to say who shall work
at any honest calling, or when, where
and h Nv any honest and industrious
man or woman shall work.
Several from here who were plan
ming to drive to Mansfield Depot to the
recognition services of the new Bap-
fist church we're glad to hear that the
meeting was called off, ALSO the Sun
day school convention at Staffordville.
Verify the telephone is great con-
venience.
Rev. Threon Brown returned to
Maple Corner Monday evening from
his week among the publishers and
with college friends in New York
city. He has severe cold, that is
giving way to treatment, however,
and hopes to be able to enjoy the
autumnal air and scenery when the
weather permits.
The Ladies' society of the Baptist
church are complaoent over the fact
that there is new hard wood floor
on their parsonage kitchen, and new
windows in kitchen and dining room,
and also storm windows, as the result
of their efforts. The repairs on the
parsonage barn are progressing.
Mrs. Addison Dimock was quite i'll
last week and Sunday, preventing her
attendance at church. Mrs. Watrous
and Miss Grace and Mrs. Heck were
not aware of the change in hour of
meeting, and came in the afternoon
Please remember that until April
lst the preaching service begins at II
a. m and Sunday school at Il m.
south Wellington.
Origin Hall, who, week ago, was
considered to be at deaths door, SO
low in fact that no hope was enter.
tanned of his recovery by either of
his physicians, has rallied. and is
evidently on the road to health. 1t
| is wonderful how he has lived through
the crisis of his illness. His daugh-
ter, Hester, and her husband, Harry
Luce, of Newington have been with
him, and q trained nurse is in attend
ance.
Rev. Charles L. Snow of Norwich
and Rev. Jacob David, graduate of
Newton Theological Seminary, who
| has been preaching in his native
country, Persia, are to conduct the
meeting in the hall this "wednesday
evening. Mr.. David, it will be re-
called. conducted a meeting in the
Gurley pine grove one Sunday about
five years ago, just previous to his
leaving here for Persia.
At the town meeting Monday the
following officers we're elected for the
two years ensuing: Assessors, Charles
W. Eldredge, r, D. l.. Royce, d.;
selectmen, Adolph Korper, r, VIM. d.
Ruby, r, Fl. L. Lillibrfdge, d; board
of relief, F. W. Pratt, r, Ezra A.
Morse, r, George Wilson, d; town
clerk, Walter A. Allen, r; town treas
urer, VIM. II. Brackett, r; agent town
deposit fund, George A. Cosgrove, r;
grand jurors, George P. Bubgee, r,
T. O. Denman, r, George A. Oosgrove,
r, Dwight Lamb, d, Marlin Knight,
d, Addison Dimock, d; collector, R.
Fl. Worden. r; constables, VIM. o.
Eldredge, r, VIM. H. Nichols, d;
auditor. George P. Bugbee, r; regis
trars of voters, VIM. III. Hall, r, Frank
r. Mason, d; tree warden, Charles
W. Wolfe. There was no vote on the
license question. The vote for con-
stitutional amendment stood 80 for
and % against. A very small vote
was cast-straight republican 81,
democratic IL. A very neat compli-
ment was paid both the town clerk
and tree warden by nominating the
republican nominees on the democratic
ticket. tax of 20 mills was laid
for each of the next two years, 4 mills
of which is for school purposes. The
fact that the town has net assets of
1914 80 seemed to be a pleasant
feature of the selectmen's report. The
citizens also appropriated $50 per
year for the next two years for school
library purposes. and Rev. Charles
W. Wolfe and Rev. Austin Gardner
was chosen to purchase the books.
Rev. Austin Gardner was moder-
ator of the town meeting, and George
A. Cosgrove chairman of the business
meeting.
Moose Meadow.