The Press., 1884-09-18

spent the Sabbath with relatives here. He has been travelling for some weeks in Flu rope, and has visited many places of inter- est in England, Ireland and Scotland, and even reports of cholera did not prevent him from visiting the continent, but Ger many, France and other countries were al- so in his route of travel. 3s..l.' s14atai .- ae..s5s., ,.i.5 wIlLaNGTON.r @,sd 74H ;. (oonRHspoNDzNoE.) a.ss.i Lucas H. Niles, formerly of this town, died in Hartford on the evening of the 3d inst MT. Niles visited his brother, San then in apparent good health. Says the Courant ...s.g.sa.sa .sss.s. -.,-
 Major Lucas H. Niles, noted drummer on the snare drum, and we'll known as teach CT and instructor of the same, died quite sud- denly last evening of pneumonia at his res idence, No. 59 Bellevue street. ssMajor' Niles will be remembered by our military oT- ganizations for his skill as a drummer. He has frequently accompanied them on their ex- cursions, and has had schools for instruction l in the city, Windsor, Rockville and other places. The seNiles drum corps' was named after him, and there are many who will re- gret to hear of the ssmajor's" death. It is on- ly few days since he was about town, ap parently in perfect heath. His age was 69. He leaves: wife and daughter.
 l Sanford Niles is now the the sole sur vivor of his fathers family. 1 A little game of fisticufs was had at the Hollow Saturday night, the 9th, but no bones were broken.
 The picturesque beauty and the grate- ful shade of some noble oaks on the Will lington road below Rawitser's mills will be missed by many. It was sad spectacle to see them chopped down few days since. '@s #-+ aI. A Grand Army post for Wilmington, South Willington and vicinity is talked of.
 Mrs. Origin Hall of Wilfimantic visit ed her aunt, Mrs. Alice Glazier, last week.
 Mrs. Deborah Eldridge has been wis., ing friends in town. s' -.s.. ,. TT .azts 5A4< | The windows of the Baptist church are undergoing repairs, and there will be no services in the church for the next two Sundays. as -C6arles H. Morris, son of Rev. MT. Morris, has gone into partnership in the w. A. Ford, at 161 Main-st., Springfield, Mass. 1...s
 John Storrs and wife of Ware, Mass, visited his cousin, Sherman Toplif, day or two this week.
 List of letters uncalled for in post of fee: J. w. Alliver, Cashier of German club, Martha Hamilton, Geo. w. Cuth, Rockford Cotton Factory, Brandywine Cotton Mills, Mattie H. Parmerlee, Edga Scranton, Jas. D. Rhodes, J. M. Pusey, Lee Pusey, Jas. l.. Kinnie. e#$t
 The much. talked of divorce suit oi Chas H, Rider against his wife Sarah was heard in the Windham county guperiol court at Willimantie last: Thursday Al one stage of the proceedings plaintiff with. drew hls case on the agreement with de. fendant's counsel that & cross-bill should l be filed by defendant granting her bill of divorce from plaintiff on confessed charges of habitual intemperance and adul tery. Judge Andrews reserved his de cision of the whole case until Friday, when somewhat contrary to the expectations oi plaintiffs and defendants counsel, he gave 6 deGree dismissing the petition of the plaintiff, finding the charges in the same against his wife to be untrue, giving tho custody of the two children to her and se forever debarring the plaintiff from pro curing divorce from defendant on the . charges alleged in his petition. This de cision of course necessitated a previous withdrawal of defendants cross-bill, and renders future divorce of the parties i'm l part of Mrs. Rider. Counsel for plaintiff Bowen and Hall for defendant, D. B Sumner, c. T. Preston. Err .t7
 --Wm. H. Holt's tin wedding was pleas antly celebrated last Friday evening, some
 Delegates from the two churches hers are expected to attend the Sunday schoo convention at South Coventry on Wednes day next. H- szsa | Widow W. W. Marcy, who was tn. only child of the late Thomas Knowlton I formerly of this town, who will be pleas antly remembered by many of the olde readers of The Press in this vicinity. diel in Bloomfield at the residence of her daueh ter, Mrs. Hannah Starr on the inst. Sh< had been great sufferer for the past fiji . teen years from chronic stomach diff cllty, Her remains, accompanied hithel by her son, Dr. T. K. Marcy, and Mrs Starr, were buried in the old cemetery o,
 Wednesday of last week,
 MT, and Mrs. Knox, lately of Willi mantio, have moved into the house nea the depot recently occupied by Frank Car penter.
 Levi Preston of Greenpoint, l.. |. whom many of the older residents of West ford and vicinity will remember, spen last Sunday with Selden Curtiss. MT , Preston taught school in the sRider schoo house" 55 years ago.
 Ezra Morse and his boys have con strqeted trout and bathing pond on thei land north east of the house.
 The ladies' benevolent society of tn, T Baptist church will meet in the conference room one week from to-day. A genera attendance requested,
 ,I sS ztFron smother cosrespondent.)
 Marvin KnoWlton, Esq, the notes
 temperance orator, lectured to 8 full hous, } at Halls Hall, Wednesday evening, 17th w. G. Essex was the chairman. MT. Hal } invited Mir. Knowlton to speak again soon 7 He has lectured over two thousand time in Canada.