The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-10-27
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New Haven for two weeks
d. B. Gardner, who haa returned
from a prolonged western trip spent
Friday with his parents here
"Muoh Of the pleasure of living
comes from the ties of friendship
which bind us to one another. -
It is better wrong to suffer
Than it is wrong to do.
To say with smile fThe fault was
mine,'' e
Than to frown: 1T is up to you."
"The American people dearly love
fight. It will be a great disap-
pointment if they are Obliged to post
pone the decision of the Cook Peary
dispute until all the documents are
in" ....s.
Clayton Morse and two friends
from Stamford are at Louis Morse's
for few days for the shooting. The
gentlemen are J. Miller and Cashier
Clarence Bell OF the First National
bank of that city.
John Wostrel is i'll with diphtherIa,
the house is quarantined and 1t is
hoped there may be no more cases.
The Edwards family are all improv-
ing. The rumors regarding other
ceases seem to be unfounded.
h Margorie. the infant daughter of
EDllarles Amidon and Mrs Alice Holt
lAmidon, who died last Thursday, was
buried Saturday, Rev. E. W. Darrow
officiating at the service, q. s. Baker
Of Stafford Springs conductor. The
bnrial was in the new cemetery.
Much sympathy is felt for the parents
in this first break in their interesting
family of eight children, four boys
and four girls.
The ancient story of the man whose
head was taken off SO deftly that he
didn't know it until he sneezed, ap.
plies to the disooyerers of the axial
center of the earth that we lesser
people inhabit. and the controversy
suggests different rendering of the
Bramb BILE bush man: And when they
found their heads were off, straight
way with might and main they each
set up another fight to stick them on
again.
Rev. A Gardner of the Oongrega.
tional church preached Sunday morn
ing from Mum. 10: 20. Topic. "The
great journey - Rev. Mr.. Darrow at
Baptist church gave a most compre.
hensive report of the state convention
exercises. held at Niantio. and Mrs.
Gardner gave a graphic report of the
Woman's Foreign and Home Mission
ary societies meetings. Mr.. Darrow's
sermon on the matchless character of
Jesus was very fine. MIR. and Mrs.
Darrow sang duet very effectively.
Our last weeks query regarding
the 1858 comet is very Interestingly
answered by our esteemed friend, DR..
Frederick P. Batchelder, All Massa-
chusetts avenue, Boston, although
thanks are also due to Brother Herbert
Thresher, clerk of the Stafford Bap-
tist church, who looked the matter up
in the Stafford public library. The
data he gives is as follows: About
October 18th, 1858, Donati's comet
attained length of 40 degrees from
the horizon toward the zenith and a
width of 10 degrees. - When we
consider that 45 degrees is just half
way from horizon to zenith, this gives
us in this day some idea of the
tremendous and awe inspiring spec
tacle. Brother Thresher says that
at the time of this comets appearance
astronomers computed that its cyole
covered about 1850 years. In our
Century Dictionary of Names we find
that Donati was q celebrated Italian
astronomer, and that he discovered
the comet named for him June I'd,
1858 We are grateful for the in
formation, as we member the won
derful celestial visitor that was visible
for many weeks, rising little later
each evening and gradually growing
smaller, until at length it was only
visible after midnight and gradually
passed from sight.