The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-09-29
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Armitage & Amidon's saw mill il
now at the Dwight Lincoln -Four
Corners, in Westford. ..e.~ ,ea
Elmer Squier is recovering. from his
injuries, although his neck is very
lame and his head pains him still.
Mr.. Lipp, who lives on the Elk
perience Amidon farm, Ashford side,
seems to be the champion market
gardner of this section. ---..'s
1t is said that the motor that
heightened Elmer squier's horse. with
such disastrous RESULTS, was that OF
DR.. Converse of Eastford.
Miss Mary o Gla1ier went on Mon
day of this week to visit DR.. Kitty
Vinton Luther, granddaughter of the
late Rev Justus Vinton of this town.
Andrew Holasko, who iagoing back
to Pennsylvania, will sell fis stock,
farming tools aud household furniture
at auction next Tuesday at 10 m.
at the old Sparrow place. one mile
north of the West Wilmington station
on the Tolland side.
Prof. John Hammond of Northamp-
ton, Mass and his cousin, Mrs. Rioh-
ards of Ashley street, Hartford, were
in town Saturday, looking up their
johnson ancestry, Isaac Johnson hav-
ing been one of the towns early in.
habitants They visited the cemetery
and called at Maple Corner.
All roads lead to the fair grounds
at Stafford Springs this week We
believe in the fair; we like to have
"our'' fair the best in the circuit.
We should like to go ourself and see
Asa Wilkes. May there be a big
crowd, with fine weather and good
time for everybody. r
The Goth annual meeting of the
board of management and town com
mittee of the Holland Temporary
Home for Children will be held. at
the home, Vernon Center, Tuesday,
October 9Th. This is always pleas
ant occasion, and those hidden usually
consider it privilege as we'll as a
duty to attend. a
Going, going, gone Miss Preston
to Hanover, N. H., the Dartmouth
college settlement; Mrs. Brown at
Asbury Park; Mrs. Sleight. New
York; Miss Coleman 60 New York for
the winter; The ladies at Rest Cot
tage to New York for the Fulton Hud-
son celebration, and everybody is
going to fairs and associations and
conventions, far and near.
Mr. Merrick says: "I noticed the
slip you made in giving the name of
Hubbell Glaciers father, and think
your correction needs correcting, II
think the name was Orland. OIL
course we are all liable to mistakes,
and I may be wrong. | was sorry to
learn also, through The Press, of the
death of Mrs Gilbert Ide, a cousin of
my father. l notice that she was
married in October, 1912, a few
months after the death of her grand
mother Atwood. who died. in June,
1912, aged SO years. -
Rev. Sherrod SouIe of Hartford,
state secretary, gave delightful ad-
dress at the Congregational church
Sunday morning, and spoke at the
Endeavor in the chapel Sunday even.
ing on Bunyan, telling of visit made
some years ago to his birthplace and
his tomb. Mr.. Soule, whose father
was a native of the town, but who
had not been here since boyhood,
found much to interest him here All
who were SO fortunate as to hear him
and all who met him will be- glad to
welcome him here again.
We have in advertantly failed to ex-
press our appreciation of the artiola
printed in this column a short time
since, written by Mr.. Lawson of
Union. It was read with interest,
and several people, near and far, have
made pleasant mention of it, 1t was
sent to Vinton descendants, and to.
day comes a letter from Minneapolis
from John Merriok, who says: "II
was interested in the article from Mr..
Lawson of Union. He referred to
many who very we'll remember. -
Another reader said: "Why did he
not mention the Glaciers? There
we're many of that family in the
Baptist church at that time. ;"
Last Tuesday Rev. Theron Brown
and Mrs. Brown took pleasant drive
from where they were visiting,
through Ashford and Westford, calling
at Maple Corner on their way back
Mr.. Brown has a new book, story,
"Under the Mulberry Bush,' . an
no0nced in the New York Times
literary supplement-. Mr.. Browns
books all have permanent value and
are good sellers ''The Story of the
Hymns and Tunes and "The Name
less Women of the Bible" have both
found their market among the best
people. and are very highly COM
mended for their literary value as
well as for the valuable information
they contain.