The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-04
WILMINGTON,

thank most heartily the friends VINO
were so kindly sympathetic and helpful
during the illness and death OF their IN
FAINT son.
Mrs. A. D.. Dimook is visiting hen
daughter, Mrs. Houchens.
Franklin Wolfe of Bangor. Pa. at
tended the funeral of his little grand
son last Wednesday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Clarke have
been suffering with grip. Now MISS
Clarke is victim.
Rev. O. W.. Wolfe preached Sunday
morning from John 1878 The SER
vices were we'll attended.
| Very best wishes and safe return to
the Hall family party who leave In q
few DAYS now for Florida.
We hear that the children of
Nathan o. Ward, Tolland side, are
recovering from diphtheria.
The inclemency of the weather and
the bad walking kept many at home
who would have attended the funeral
at the Baptist parsonage on Wednes-
day.
Charles Korner and wife, who have
been at Hans M. Hansen, Jr's., dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Hansen in
Florida, have returned to their own
home at George L. Lyons.
There was lemon party at William
Davis last Thursday evening, in honor
of. Mrs. Ella Church Hoxie of Wilt
mantle, that all the young people seem
to have enjoyed immensely.
"The true test of character il where
what is borne or done must remain
unknown, where the struggle must be
begun and ended, and the fidelity be
maintained, in the solitary heart
Eddy Burdick, who has been a
great sufferer for many weeks from
an injury to his right elbow, is inn
proving rapidly. 1t was feared at
one time that amputation would be
necessary.
'There are two plurals to hen,"
said little pupil in one Of our schools
the other day, as he was writing his
"English - "Give them, please"
said the teacher. Hens, chickens. -
was the surprising reply.
Whitman Wilson, the Oldest person
in town, has so far recovered from
the effects of the shock that Frustrated
him for a time in the autumn as to
be about and attend to his chores as
usual Mrs Wilson is also in COM
Portable health.
A good many pleasant things are
said of President Stimson of Storrs,
who is to go to the newly established
Oliver Smith agricultural school in
Northampton, Mass, as it's president
and one is that he is a beautiful
reader, having thu power of reading
the Bible from the pulpit in a way to
inspire interest and the devotional.
emotions. No one could settle into
state of dull apathy while Rev. Rufus
Stimson was reading the Scripture
lesson.
The tragedy at Springfield on Fri.
day, in which CLARK Lillibridge was
shot by Peter Anton Neiman, has
caused much local excitement. Mr.. !.
Lillibridge was native of the town,
a kindly man, much liked by many
friends. Neiman had been in his EN-.
ploy for long time, and had been the
reoipiant of much kindness from MIR.
.Lillibridge and family. 1t was
through Mr.. Lillibridge that he came
to Maple Corner and remained there
through the sickness and death Of Mr..
Preston, his comrade in the Union
Veterans's union. of which Mr.. Lilli.
bridge was also a member. Anton
Neiman was an ingenious, handy
man, who had been in the regular
army for years and knew ! how to do
everything as those men do, but every
one who came in contact with him
soon learned that his mind was unbal'
anced He has verified the oft re.
peated saying regarding the insane
that they are much more likely than
not to turn on their best friends. Mr..
Lillibridge leaves one daughter, Grace,
a teacher of French in the Spring
field high school, the daughter of his
deceased wife, who was Miss Julia
Chaplin of Longmeadow and his pres
emit wife Mrs. Lillian Ball Lillibridge,
who he married Sept. 9Th, 1906 The
ceremony having been performed at
Maple Corner by Rev. Charles W,
Wolfe. Mr.. Lillibridge has. been
frequently warned that Neiman was
an unsafe man to have about, but
persisted in is undertaking kindness,
through true sympathy for the friend.
less old comrade. -
West Wellington.
!. F. Jelinek sold his farm recently
to New York party.
Miss Jessie Converse, who has been
very i'll, is gaining rapidly.
Andrew Jacobsen Of Buff Gap has
moved into T. F. Mattessen's house.
D. Curtis is moving his saw mill
from the johnson lot on to Ed. Jacob,
sens.
The M. P. P. club will hold dance
at their hall in Buff Gap Saturday
evening. 80
F.. Lougee has hired the P. Hansen
house of N. Towne in Buff Gap, while |
working for D. Curtis.
Miss L. Loucks, teacher of school
No. 4, Tolland side, is boarding at
VIM. Brackets in South Wilmington.
Quite few from this place attend
ed the lemon party at MIR, and Mrs. |
VIM. Davis in Wellington. Many
games were played and lunch was
served. A very enjoyable time was
reported.
South Wellington. |