The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-09-16
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
Miss Walker of Pawtucket, R. l..
is visiting Lucy Eldredge.
/ Miss Stella Bartlett and Miss Mabel
Clarke visited Hartford by trolley on
Saturday.
Charles A. Robbins, who has beer
visiting his mother. has returned te
his home in Middletown.
Rev. A. Gardner preached Sunday
morning on CATER death fame, -
from the text Romans 14:7.
Everybody expected our Congress
man E. s. Henry to be renominated,
and all are glad at the result.
Mr.. Oosgrove has been seriously i'll
since his return from the convention
at New Haven, but is somewhat
better.
Miss Mabel Graves of Boston has
been visiting at F. W. Pratt's, she
being a daughter of Mrs. Pratt's only
sister.
Mrs. Bartlett is quite i'll and, with
her family, was absent from church
Sunday, an occurrence so unusual as
to be worthy of mention.
The social last Friday evening was
very largely attended and was very
pleasant in every way. A good sum
must have been realized as the pro-
ceeds.
The Y. P. s. o. E. in the Congre-
gational chapel was led by Mrs.
Esther Brown Dimock, and was a
helpful meeting. One new name was
prese nted for menu bership.
Everett Richardson of Hartford is
looking after his property in town,
making repairs on the buildings. etc.
He attended the social Friday even
ing and was heartily greeted by old
friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Edward Childe and daughter
from Granville, Ill are visiting
their cousin, Mrs. Nathan o. Ward.
Mr.. Ward took them to Hartford on
Friday, and they were much pleased
at the beauty of our capitol city.
We saw the most beautiful and
graceful baby fawn in the road frisk.
ing in front of our horse for some dis
lance, as we were on the way to the
station last Wednesday morning. It
was near the brook on the cross road
leading from Glass Factory to Sharp
Mills.
Rev. Leonard Smith of Spring Hill
exchanged with Rev Mr.. Wolfe on
Sunday, and preliminary to the
sermon read the resignation of Rev.
Charles Wagner Wolfe of the pas.
torata of the Wilmington Baptist
church, to take effect the second week
in October.
Oomrade Cowles is in attendance
upon the 44th annual reunion of his
regiment, 18th Conn. Vols, at
Middletown. He has missed but two
of these reunions in the A years,
truly remarkable record. This meet
ing is always held on Sept. 18th, the
anniversary of the battle of Antietam,
the first battle in which the regiment
was engaged.
The Wilmington Baptist church has
always been noted for loyalty to its
pastor, and the present condition is no
exception, the pleasantest relations
existing between pastor and people.
Mr.. Wolfe will not take another pas.
torate just at present, but his plans
are not quite formulated. On leaving
here they will visit relatives in
Pennsylvania.
One of Bentley's horses got into
the river, Holland side, last Wednes-
day morning. AS it was attempting
to drink it sank into the mud and
water, so that when discovered moth.
ing was visible but it's head Clifford
about its neck, and horses being
hitched to the CLAIM, it was landed
safely on solid ground, not much the
worse for its adventure.
A new bridge is being put in over
the Fenton river at Daleville It is
to be an iron bridge, and will be
placed considerably higher above the
water than the former wooden bridge
This has necessitated the constructing
of stone foundations, and the fine
piece of work will be a great improve
ment. Edward Eldredge has the
work in charge, B. G. Robbins with
his team and others being employed.
The girls social was good, the
young mems was better, and now
Rev, Mr.. Wolfe and the boys of his
class are expecting to make theirs
hest. 1t will be held on Tuesday
evening, the 22d. Chickens and
waff1es are the strong points in the
menu. There will be some choice
music, and possibly the class will act
charades that the audience will guess.
Last, but not least, colored walters
will be in attendance at the supper.
The invitation is general and it is
hoped that the attendance will be
large, as this will be the last social
and good time together during the
passionate of Rev. Mr.. Wolfe. Mrs.
Wolfe will superintend the cooking of
the chicken and waffles, and that is
equivalent to saying that it will be
supper worth coming some distance
to enjoy.