The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-09-08
WELLINGTON.


The sale of John Adamec's personal
property takes place next Monday at
p. m.
Miss Lillian Converse continues as
teacher of the school in Glass Factor
district.
Helen Nichols commenced her
senior year at the Rockville high
school on Tuesday.
Miss Edna Bugbee will teach the
coming year at the school, Tolland
side, and board at her home.
F. W. Pratt and his men are plac-
ling ratings along the sides OF the
new state road between the Hill and
East Wilmington.
If people would agree to believe
that the north pole had been reached
and give up further exploration In
that direction, there would seem to
be point gained.
Mrs. Sarah Mathews is to move
from Westford to a part of the Moses
l.. Dimock house, SO as to make a
home for her daughter, who is teach
ing the Center school.
| It is said that the many empty
houses at the summer resorts is due
to the fact that auto trips are the fad
of the season. A fascinating fad
truly to those whom fortune favors i
What seems to us q move in the
right direction is an unusually large
acreage of corn in town this year.
We have never been able to under
stand why, given the land and all the
time there is, farmers cannot afford to
raise corn.
Major Edward V. Preston, his
wife, their daughter, Miss Evelyn,
and his sister, Mrs. Estelle Preston
Hunt, motored here from their Hart
ford home on Labor day, visited the
old cemetery, called on J O Sparks
and his sister, Miss Marion, and at
Maple Corner. Major Preston s
qualification at the fine appearance of
the cemetery and at the great i'm
provement in the roads was genuine
and warmly expressed.
South Wilmington.
Miss Gertrude James was home from
Chester over Sunday and Monday.
The observance of the Lords sup
per was postponed until next Sunday,
Additions and alterations are being
made to Mrs. Ethel Kingsbury 5
house.
Harry Shaffer of St. Joseph, Mich.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs George
H. Nichols.
The Misses Alice and Julia Den
man were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Ramsey of Willimantio.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. @ Danman spsnt
Sunday and Monday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. ". E. Malo, in Pittsfield,
Mass.
Mrs Elias Scott and son, Leo, and
Miss Bridget Mcnamara of East
Hampton are visiting at Mr and Mrs
VIM. Il. Ba6tye's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes of Will .
mantle and Mrs. Richard Hamer of
Eagleville were guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Williams.
Ezra A. Morse was summoned as
grand juror at the superior court in
Rockville this week. E. O. Eldredge
was selected as one of the petit jurors.
VIM. Winan of New Britain and
sister, Mrs. E. J. Whittemore of
Hartford, are visitors at the home of
the son of the latter, Homer N. Neil.
The gelectmen have called a special
town meeting to be held in the hall
at South Wilmington at 2 O'Clock p.
M, Sept. 18th. See notice in an
other column of this paper.
The local ball team is unable to
arrange a game with the West Will
lingtons, but there is talk of a game
between the married and single men
that ought to materialize in a week
or two.
Attention is called to the notice in
another column of this paper of the
registrars of voters, who meet in the
hall in this village Sept Is and Sept
25 to make voters. All names must
be handed in by the 10th.
The republican caucus for the nomi-
nation of town officers for two years,
to be voted for Monday, October 4th,
is warned to be held in the hall in
South Wilmington, Saturday, Sept.
18th, at 80 O'Clock p. N.
West Wilmington.
Miss Elinor De Wolf is teaching
Roaring Brook school.
Peter Mogensen of Meriden visited
over Sunday with his parents
G. P. Bugbee and Mr.. Tucker at
tended the Hartford fair last Monday.
Miss Serine Hansen visited a few
days last week with friends in Filing
ton.
The West Willingtons defeated the
Hollands last Monday on Cartier 8
ground, Is to 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hansen were re-
Gently the guests few days of Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Hansen, sr.
Miss Bessie Brooks is staying this
week at N. o. Wards, until the re-
turn of her parents from the Hartford
fair.
f. II. Aldrioh and J J. Butler of
Burnside spent several days with the
latter's brother, E. M. Butler, at Mr..
and Mrs. ". WILDER.
L. Hansen has sold his farm to a
slavish party from Village Hill and
moved his household goods to Stafford,
where he will live in the near future,
after an extended visit to Hartford
and the west