The Press., 1908-04-15
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Clarence EIdredge and wife have
been in Ashway with Mrs. Eldredge'I
sister, Mrs. Stuart Moulton.
The lawn is raked off at Maple
Corner, and croqueE set, is out anc
practice has commenced for the sum
mer. -
Mrs. Addison Dimock attended Sun
day school and church and led the
Endeavor in the evening, passing the
night with her daughter, Mrs. Houeh'
ans.
Several of the older pupils in the
Center school have left, to find en-
ployment here and there Charlie
Lyon is to enter school in Holyoke,
Mass.
B. G. Robbins is putting up q
blacksmith shop on his land near the
old roadway that will be conven-
fence to many besides himself, no
doubt. u
Arbor and Bird day May LIST. The
Village Improvement society ought to
make some sort of record. We used
to make q point of having social on
May 1st at Baptist conference room. &
There is to be another new beauti'
full Pierce Arrow at South willing
ton, we hear. The more motors,
the nearer neighbors we are to the
pretty village in which we all take a
reasonable pride.
For all the furious wind of Sun.
day, making it one of the most un.
pleasant of days to be out, there was
a good attendance at church, some
being present who have been shut in
by illness for weeks.
People in general hope for pleas.
ant Easter Sunday, and enjoy the
spirit of the day, the flowers and the
music. Here, we are hoping that the
services will be held in the audience
room of the churches. $50
That fire at Stafford Springs de-
prives the Wilmington people of their
fish and oysters for short time, and
there are many regrets. for it is
several years since they Eave had as
good "sea food" as during the past
winter.
Rev. A. Gardner had another
touohy sermon on Sunday morning.
Topic, "On being in touch with other
people. - The Myrtle family. who
attend his church, are among the
most regular in attendance of any of
the new residents. .t
The postal department. have been
investigating the reason for the non.
appearance Of the Courant and Repub-
lican on this route every now and
then day, and find it to be that the
pouch containing them is not opened
until after the train passes Whitman
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The exact date of Mrs. Louise
Johnson's uniting with the Baptist
church was April 4th, 1858, SO it
would have been so years Saturday,
the 4th, and she and Mr.. johnson
were married April 9Th, 1856, so the
9Th was the AID anniversary The
9Th was also the birthday of Mrs. F
W. Pratt. 3
Congratulations to our favorite
neighbor, the Borough, in being con-
nected with the trend of trolley
travel, CT, as the old lady of the story
said when she had telephone placed
in her house, she was glad to be
hitched on To be quite accurate,
that is Pastor Smith g of Spring Hills
story.
West wellington.
EASTER Ball at Eaton's Hall, Stafford
Springs, Monday. April 90, by Wood and
Benton.
Miss Mary Lyon of Westford recent.
ly visited with DR.. and Mrs. F. B.
Converse.
Rev. Thomas lyric will preach at
the chapel Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
s. johnson has purchased thorough.
bred Jersey bull from Ed White of
Rockville.
Miss Serine Hansen is spending the
week at Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Hansen's in
Mansfield Depot. :..s.
Mrs. N. Larsen and daughter,
Carna, of Stafford visited Sunday at
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hansen's.
Quite a number of this place at
tended the tenth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. o. Ward of Toll
land last Friday evening, and a very
pleasant evening was spent,
Moose Meadow
Mrs. W. D. Ruby and daughter
visited her son, Alphonson Ruby, last
week at Rock Meadow.
E. A. Bates has sold his farm to
Samuel Rockwell, and will move in
few weeks to Upton, Mass.
Mrs. Karl Doane and daughter of
Upton, Mass, have returned home
after visit with her mother, Mrs.
E. A. Bates
There was quite fire in the
Meadow last Friday, and if it had not
rained the M. E. church would prob
ably have been destroyed, as there was
no help on hand to save it.
South Wellington.
Mrs VIM. o. Eldredge is improving
somewhat. slowly at the hospital in
Springfield.
Miss Grace Morse is keeping house
for her father for few days while
her mother is away.
Reports from Norman Griggs are
much more encouraging. It was
thought at one time that he might
not recover.
Gardiner Hall, Jr., who had an
operation for the removal of cataract,
has just had second operation of the
same kind on the other eye, which,
so far as can be known at this time,
is also successful.
Miss Lura . Loucks, who taught