The Press., 1885-08-13
WELLINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE.

Widow William Still has returned tc town, and is living with her daughter, Mrs. l.. B. Clark.
 The Friday evening dances at South Willington are well-ordered, enjoyable oc casions, we hear. Young people, and old. CT persons, for that matter, aOiW congre gate for recreation and amusement, dc what you may. and in the absence of any kind of attractions, in the shape of lyce- ums, reading circles, Chautauqua clubs, &c., in these our smaller communities, why, folks will dasace. Last Friday night some 45 couple were in attendance, and tomorrow night more music and larger company are expected. There is talk of enlarging the platform in the hall. The managers ill the beginning of these assem-. plies determined to ensure good order and to exclude all ''tough" characters of either sex. In fact, respectable parties in the village, including the families of both em- ployers and employees, would not attend as they do were such not the fact
 MT. Burrill, son-in-law of MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Clark, with his wife, have gone to California, where he has a contract with party to whom he has sold his patent carpet tack machine. He is to manage the running of the machines there some IS months.
 Cholera infantum is somewhat preva- lent about here. MT. and Mrs. Ward Cor tis lost their eight years old baby last week, and early this week MT. and Mrs. Dewitt Dimock were called to part with their little one, both victims of this dan- gerous distemper. These young parents have the sympathy of their friends and neighbors in their bereavement.
 MT. Dows, the young man who IS boarding at Mrs. Baldwin's, will occupy MT. Morris pulpit next Sunday.
 Fred, the little son of W. H. Holt, fell from hay cart last week, and receiv- ed, what was thought at first, serious in- jury. He was carried up to Dr. Richards, who thought there was no ground for ap- pretending a fatal result.
 A paper from Moline, Ill.,, comes to us which gives an account of severe hail and wind storm that visited that city and vicinity the 3d inst. Crops were damaged considerably at various points. Some of the hail-stones measured 2k inches in length. Among the items of damage in Moline mentioned was the demolition of the wooden awning in front of c. P. Ry- der's harness shop.
 A son of Dr. Bently of Providence, now of the sophomore class in Brown Uni versity, is visiting in town. He is neph- ew of Mrs. Tomlinson.
 Mrs. s. Taylor's amputated limb is healing rapidly. Of course her general system is in weak condition yet.
 A demented person, 8 woman from an adjoining town, made varioue calls on the Hill last week. How strange that some people will pay any attention to and so make light of the talk of such unfortu- mates. But when parties will try to stuff up such persons, whther he or she is re- ligious or any other kind of crank, to see what they will do, say, or attempt to write, that is contemptible. This poor woman thinks she has call to preach besides, she carries written effusions of her own alleut with her.
 Sherman D. Topliff has gone on vis- it to Groton and to Brooklyn, N. Y., for a week or so.
 Quite touching sight at the funeral of D. c. Dimock's little one was the four little girl bearers dressed in white.
 list district annual school meeting has been warned for next Saturday night.
 -Danford Ruby, of watch, violin and poetical fame, and of Stafford, is working at having in this vicinity.