The Press., 1885-11-26

l the Congregational church at 10 a. m.
 Rev. F. E. Jenkins will preach at the Methodist church Sunday p. m. Rev. J. o. Dodge will conduct the evening servi- ces.
 Rev. s. V. B. Cross will be absent I from town for some days.
 WELLINGTON. tcoRREsPoNDENcE.
 Winter comes on apace. Now the question is, will the men in our hamlets and villages spend these long evenings lounging at the store, or remain at home with their wives, children, sisters, keeping them company, entertaining them by reading, &c.
 Rev. F. James returned from Massa- chusetts, and was the guest of w. F. Essex last Saturday night. He occupied the Congregational pulpit on Sunday. The types will go wrong. For in stance: Mrs Sarah Fowle died at Mrs. George Shows, not Mrs. George ''Irons' ;" Annie Dimock is TO enter the service of the New York Bible and Fruit (not ''tract'') Mission.
 The late Clark B. Moore's daughter is in telegraph office in Manchester.
 William Shaffer is visiting his grand children and great-grand- children, the Knoxes, who recently moved to Hartford. There will be 8 Sparks 1st and 8 Sparks 2d in our next legislature. Be- sides our worthy representative Litchfeld county furnishes one of that name.
 And now E. M. Thorne has had his barn burned in Willimantic
 The examination, Dist No. 9, Thread Factory, passed off very creditably to both scholars and teacher. The exercises, in .al, 1,1 o11 I,vy N10%0 Cummings, were quite interesting Some interest in this school is manifested by the district. Settees from the hall were bro't in to accommodate the parents and friends of the scholars who came in on this occa- sion. We were quite pleased with the sys- tenn Mrs. Miller uses in teaching the small CT scholars to read and spell from the blackboard.
 Charles H. Rider and Lena Weinberg were marred some two weeks since. They are to remove from Linwood, Kansas, as soon as practicable.
 Marlin Knight has taken the job peeling Vinton X Whites railroad ties at the depot.
 The commissioners on the estate of the late Julia Weinberg had their final meeting last Monday. Claims in the neigh borhood of 1000 in amount against the estate have been presented and allowed. The prospect of the estate paying anything beyond preferred claims is dubious.
 Travellers say that the only watering trough on the direct road between Putnam and Holland, is in this town, near the Glass Factory village. There is none from Holland to Hartford.
 There will be no Thanksgiving ser vices in the churches.
 The Wesleyan academy pupils, the Halls and Angie Baldwin, are spending the vacation at home.
 The auction at Legrand Johnson s last Saturday, advertised in last weeks Press, drew quite a crowd, especially from out of town. Mansfield, Holland, Rock vile, Stafford, Ellington, Eastford were represented by bidders and buyers. Some $700 worth of personal property was sold. The stock was struck off at figures ranging from $16 to $50.5O. Samuel Rockwell took away the best COWS, while he and Cushman bought the hay.
 Mrs. $. Taylor reports some progress at the hospital in Hartford. She hopes to return with an artificial foot.
 Mrs. Martin Hancock has sued John A. Brown for trespass on land The trial is before Justice Essex on Saturday. l ASAEOADs
 Davis A. Baker, who has for many years been town clerk and judge of pro- bate in Ashford, has been appointed post master at Warrenville. wEsTFoRD.
 At the annual meeting of the second Baptist society of Ashford the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year : Committee, Herbert B. Buxton, Joseph M. Nichols, Albert c. Squier; secretary, l s. B. Tifft 1; treasurer, Anson G. Barlow !: collector, c. H. Badger; tythingmea and ushers, John T. Sampson and Jacob Walls. Nine new members were admitted by cer- tifcate Mrs. IL. Fenner has been hold ing meetings at the Baptist church.
 The Westford village cemetery asso- citation have made choice of the following officers :: Committee, Chas. A. Walker, Jas. H. Burrill, Geo. Platt secretary and treasurer, 5. B. Tifft; sexton, J. F. Daw- ley. The committee were instructed to grade the avenues of the cemetery. E.-Herbert D. Buxton has had & nice monument erected on the family lot in the cemetery. It is from the marble and granite works of J.J. Love, Webster, Mass. l The Babcock library is now fairly es- tablished ill its new quarters, which are all that could be desired. The library will be open to the public every Thursday from o'clock a. m. till 8 p. m.l A new purchase of books is to be made soon, and any one in the town who has any books they wish to have purchased should hand ill a list of the same to the committee. The present committee are Davis A. Ba. ker, Andrew H. Byles and Stephen B. Tift.
 ,lK# fa MANSEKELD. I "A fellowship meeting of the churches in Coventry, Bolton and Mansfield was l held Wednesday, 18th, in the Secord Con : gregational church at Mansfield. There , was a full attendance in the morning, Rev. F. E. Jenkins of South Coventry , preached an able discourse. The next meeting of this group is to be held with the North Coventry Congregational church , Rev H. Hoisington pastor, on Wednes day, Dec. 2d, commencing at 10. 30 a. m. -Mr. Louis Brigham, son of the lafs L. D. Brigham, for many years station master at Mansfield station, has just wed ded Miss Hattie Spaford of Mansfield
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