The Press., 1908-10-07
We hear of a new baby at the

We hear of new baby at the
Parasek farm house.
Mrs. George L. Lyon and son.
Charles. returned yesterday from Hol-
yoke, Mass, where they have been
visiting relatives.
Mr.. Church of Rockville, the father
of Miss Jennie Church, has been re-
moved to Hartford hospital, and is
much improved. His wife and
daughter, Miss Leila, are with him
there at all available hours.
The next door neighbor of Mrs.
Dawson in Lewisburg, Pa where
Mrs. O. ". Wolfe is visiting. is a
Stafford native, and takes The Press
of course It is such happenings that
incline us to repeat, after all, the
world is small"
Kindly messages have been received
by friends from Mrs. Wolfe and little
SON, who have safely arrived at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Dawson, In
Lewisburg, Pa, and from Rev. Mr..
Wolfe from Niagara, en- route to
Chicago. They have the best wishes
of all who are left
The delegation from this church tc
the Associational meetings at North
Ashford, which is in Eastford, tc
the confusion of many, were well
paid for the long drive across country
The weather was perfect for driving,
and the roads in remarkably good con
dition. The attendance was large.
and the visitors we're taken excellent
care of by the hospitable people living
in the picturesque village and in the
neighboring farm houses. The
church edifice is pretty and convenient
the new pastor, Rev. Mr.. Goodsell
whose ordination made very inter
esting part of the exercises, an able
man, who has already gained the love
and good will of his Practitioners
who are we'll content in their pleasant
environment. and as one said WheI
the horses were harnessed would jus
as soon drive IA miles to railway
station as two miles. +" But the time
is coming when the trolley will come
along and pick them up. This church
had not entertained the Association
for 20 years, but some were presen
who had pleasant memory of thai
occasion. All of the exercises were
of interest, the reports from the
churches encouraging, the sermons ant
discussions excellent and the COLLATION.
good and abundant. Rev. DR.. Coates
presented the work of the state con
vention in his own captivating way.
and promised the Wellington delegates
to come out for Sunday in the neal
future. Mr.. Norcross, who came from
Boston to present the needs and work
of the Home Mission society, was
highly elated at being told as he wal
leaving that he told story SO well
that he would make a good lend
man" in a minstrel show, but his
talk will be long remembered, and
people will have a more kindly feeling
for the little brown men from Italy
who are making our state roads, and
for the hard working peasants who
are picking up stone and QUITTING
brush on our farms on account of it.
Mrs Mary o. Reynolds also came
from Boston to speak at the meeting
of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, Mrs. Annie A. Preston. associ
ational director, and gave one of her
most eloquent reviews of the work.
covering the whole field, Indians,
colored people, immigrants, Alaska,
and writes since her return that she
shall never forget that beautiful day
among the North Ashford hills The
association meets next year with the
Spring Hill church, it being their
centenary, as it is also of the Stafford
church, but they have to wait year
for the visit of the association, as
Spring Hill gave their invitation a
year ago. A very pleasing feature
was the reading of a beautiful letter
from Rev. Frederick Batchelder of
Stafford, who is the oldest minister
in the association. Rev. Asa Rand
lett, the next to the Oldest, was
present.
West wilmington.
Mrs. A. Jacobsen, Jr., of was iD
Willimantic last Monday. ...#
Miss Alice Pratt was home over
SUNDAY from Willimantic.
Mrs. Charles Taylor of Coventry
was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. A. DeWolf visited Sunday at
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilbur in Tol.
land.