The Press., 1885-01-01
WILMINGTON.

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 youth, cut fearful gash in his foot whil,
 chopping one day last week, which vii lay him up for g time, though probably
 David of Stafford Springs did the surgery
 -J.. c. Sparks can feel reasonably saft in challenging comparison with brother farmers in size of carrots raised, having 2 ] specimen of this years crop which weighs six pounds. Many in the same field ranged from two to four pounds in weight MT. Sparks exhibited beet at the last Stafford fair which weighed IA pounds. He also recently butchered calf 10.wesks and five l daysfold which weighed BIO pounds, F5 Preaching at Potter school house next Sunday at 12 o'clock by Elder A. Morse. tooRREsPoNDENcn.) 4e H Joseph Tennant and George Rounds have moved into the Noble house, owned by Mir. Tennant, near Mrs. Cortis'
 A funny pair of old tramps were around the Hill last Monday night. The man was dressed in very anticipated garb, while the woman wore poke bon net of the fashion of a hundred years ago. 7ReY. MT. Morris and wife are visiting their daughter in Holyoke, Mass.
 a5 The mercury ranged about 16o below o hereabouts during the late cold snap.
 The compliments of the season to all our friends and enemies
 A Methodist minister somewhere not long ago called the skating4rink sshell- hole" We attended yours, in the bor- ough, the other evening, the first roller skating we ever saw, and saw and heard nothing that would warrant such 8 mug wump assertion. On the contrary. the music, the poetry of the motion and the evident enjoyment of the participants were charming. Let the young folks enjoy themselves in such innocent amusement
 Annual Baptist New Years visit at the parsonage this afternoon and evening.
 -Socials and hops seem to be taking the place of our old reading circle this win ter in various quarters.
 Covenant meeting at the Baptist con- ference room next Saturday p. m. at 2 o'clock.
 -Selden Curtis is getting better.
 Christmas evening was pleasantly ob- served at the Congregational church. The room was tastefully trimmed, while the two trees bore some 600 presents, large and small Clayton Morse personified Santa Claus. There were recitations by the children of the Sunday school, select readings by the young ladies, and appro- priate music by the choir A social time. with games, &c., followed in the adjoining conference room The annual gift festival of the Baptist Sunday school occurred the same evening. The rscitations, dialogues, &c, were interspersed with music by the choir. Substantial and useful presents for the children took the place of candy, pop corn, &c., this year. Much merriment was had over the distribution of the presents to both old and young from the two well loaded trees. It would take too much space to make meritorious mention of all the thirty performers, but we must speak of the recitations of little Daisy Dimock, Lizzie Farnsworth Gas Mrs. Santa Claus), and Orrie and Georgie Potter as especially pleasing. The church was we'll filed dur ing the evening. <.
 -AtSouth Willington, Wednesday even- ing, although the weather was very un- proritious, the festival held in the large, handsome hall there was we'll attended and highly enjoyed. The two trees bore many and acceptable presents. The recitations by the young people and the fine music rendered were attractive features of the happy occasion.
 The most valuable present on the Congregational trees Eas $20 overcoat
 A collection for inoidental expenses is now taken every Sunday morning at the Baptist church.
 Board of relief meets next Monday at 10 l O clock a. m in town hall.
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