The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1912-03-20
WELLINGTON.


Better be safe than sorry. Safe
with Taft than sorry with Teddy.
Fs The annual meeting of the Willing
ton Cemetery association will be held
in the hall at. South Wilmington next
Monday at Z. 80 p. NJ, I; ..
The annual state convention of the
Woman American Baptist Home Mis-
sion society will be held at the Asy-
l1m avenue Baptist church, Hartford,
April 18th. j. A large delegation
from this-part. Of the state Is hoped
for. ri s
Rev. Mfr. barrow has very re.
markaBle, flock Of black Orpington
fowls. Some Of the last summers
Echickens now weigh ten pounds and
Fare extremely handsome He has sent
crate'to Georgia recently and the
eggs for setting are in great demand.
We were very proud and happy to
receive from W. H. Brown, postmaster
at Jewett City, piece of the Allan.
tic bell and also piece Of wood from
the U. S. frigate Constitution, g
launched in 1897. A very valuable
addition to our collection of articles
of, national and patriotic interest.
W. G. Ruby and his gang of lum-
bermen broke the saving record at
Ibis mill last Monday. The pace was
as follows: At noon they had IL, $40
feet; at a quarter to four q 900
feet; at half -past five 24,378 feet.
Exact running time, 81 hours. W.
| c. Ruby, sawyer; VIM. Hamilton,
marker; William Downs, fireman,
and Jacob Bartrivor, log-roller,
/, We were told the other week that a
gentleman who we highly respect in
the borough said, ''That Wilmington
column in The Press is the calker. "
It was just after our little expression
regarding Col. Roosevelt, and we did
not know whether we had been COM
plimented or not, but looking in Cen
fury dictionary we find: Calker-an
|:unanswerable fact or argument; that
which makes further discussion or
argument unnecessary Or impossible ;
q settler Very we'll. Thank you,
friend. - 7Wescertain1y> do intend to be
appropriated and on the right side.
West Wellington. .
Medose Labonte, who is to move to
Stafford Springs, will sell his live
stock, farming TOOLS and household
furniture at auction on Saturday,
March 10, at 10 a. m 49, -. i, -
b. 81. ~x. South. Wilmington. ~.
WAn.rH.: Bracket spent Sunday last
with his: sister in Springfield. Mass.
The presence of smallpox in Wilt
mantle will mean. less visitors from
this village, :: >...s. - So ..->.
The prediction that the deep frost
would make exceedingly bad roads
this spring is being verified in most
uncomfortable way for the travelling
public, .%'.r.s q. XXX, ..~., ..~.
The village was without electric
lights from early Friday evening un-
til Saturday evening Of last week,
giving those who usually have the
benefit Of them an idea of their value,
Persons wishing to set brush fires
should bear in mind that permit is
required to be. obtained from the fire
warden or district fire warden before
building a fire between March 18th
and June st. p .~
At last it would appear that the old
Charles P. Ryder property on the Hill
is to have resident. owner. The in
dications are that, the present resi-
dents are to-: be congratulated. =, The
transfer of the Anton Zemina property
suggests other changes as we'll.
At the caucus held by the lantern
light last Friday night Messrs., VIM.
H. Hall, Arthur: L. Spicer, J. A.
Houchens' and George a, Cosgrove
were chosen delegates to the New
Haven convention, and Messrs. VIM.
H. Hall, Arthur L. Spicer and Cliff
ford J. Hemmeler were chosen repub-
lican town committee.
A recent request that the selectmen
adjust a claim for damage done fruit
trees by deer, raises the question
whether it is worth while. to afford
: this protection to deer at such an ex-