The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-09-16
Minneapolis. Mimi. Aue. rs

! minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 70
One item in recent Press set me
to recalling my early days. You
mention Mr.. Phelps being brought
to Wilmington for burial You say
that he was a brother of Buck Moore g
wife. In that think I can enlighten
you little. In my boyhood days
there were but two families between
the bridge and the turn in the road.
CLARK Moore lived near the bridge on
the north side of the road, and Mr..
Phelps on the south side, about half
way to where the station now is. Mr..
Moore had, I think, three children
Waity, who married one of the Hollis
on the east hill, one of those who
carried on the shoe business there
Mary Ann, who was a milliner and
dress maker. and CLARK, or Buck, as
he was called. On the other side of
the road Mr.. Phelps had, I think
four children, three SONS and one
daughter-Luzerne, Josiah and one
whose name don't recall and Mary
Jane. The daughter was but small
girl when left school. Mr.. Phelps,
think, carried on a shoe business in
the building that was afterward the
little store near the station, and the
sons carried on for some years after
their father died. Now comes the
relation of Phelps and Moore. Luzerne
Phelps married Mary Ann Moore.
Buck Moore did not marry young. He
used to play the violin and go to the
singing school and attended the Con-
gregational church. I think that
Luzerne Phelps wife was several
years his senior, he a bachelor and
she an old maid before they were
married. About 1851 I remodelled
their house for them, putting a new
cornioe on and putting in new win
dows and making thorough repairs.
The house was one story in front and
one in the rear, having, as it was
said, one short and one long leg
CLARK Moore had one brother, Wanton
Moore, who lived across the river
about opposite the Henry Whitford
place. They had one son, William
Moore. I can recall nearly all of
those who lived on each side of the
river from the Center turnpike, as it
was then known, to the Peck's bridge
There was at that time carding ma
chine at what is now South Willing
ton, but the Glass Factory was the
principal place of business of the town.
1t was owned by Gilbert, Turner &
Go, they having factory at North
Coventry, running the factories each
alternate year. There have been very
great changes in Wellington since my
remembrance. With the kindest re-
CARDS, I am yours truly,
John Merrick.
West Wilmington.
S. H. Mattessen was in Hartford
one day last week.
Miss Helen Nichols was home over
Sunday from Rockville.
Raymond Brown of Willimantic
recently visited his aunt, Mrs. VIM
Bowler.
Rev. Thomas lyric will preach at
the chapel Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
@. E. Nichols expects to harvest
about three hundred bushel of ears of
corn this fall.
Miss Victoria Labonte of Westerly,
r. I recently visited her cousin,
Mrs. A. Deveraux.
Miss Minnie Converse and Miss
Alice Pratt were home over Sunday
from Willimantic.
A party of young people from this
place attended the dance at Crystal
Lake last Saturday. i
Mr. and Mrs H. M. Hansen, Jr.,
attended the Hartford fair last We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Jacobsen, Jr,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Jacobsen, ST., at Ellithorpe's crossing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Korner and
Mrs. H. M. Hansen, Jr., left last
night on the excursion for New York
H. M Hansen, Jr., T. Jacobsen,
Jr and W. o. Potter were in Spring
field last Saturday to attend the ball
game there.
G. Patnode and family of Wilt.
mantle and M. Hansen and family of
Mansfield were the guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Hansen, Sr.
South Wilmington.
Mrs. Gilbert Spicer is quite ill with
neuralgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Underwood of
Tinkerville were guests Monday IF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gergler.
We are unable to learn that the
democrats are sending any delegates to
the various conventions from this
town.
Homer N. Neil is at Jamestown, r.
L., for few weeks. Post card views
of that locality have been received by
several in this place.
Notices have been given to the
delegates that the probate convention
will be held in the town hall in Toll
land at 10 q m, Sept. 28th. The
present incumbent. Hon. E. S. Agard,
will be renominated, no doubt.
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