The Press., 1885-04-30
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at Il. Afternoon services open at 1:3O, at 2. B.
 WILMINGTON.
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 Charlie Morris is home from Spring field, sick with fever.
 -Wm. Finley of North Manchester, has bought Ezra A. More's farm, near Dale vile.
 Willie Holmes, of Willimantic, broth CT of Holmes the fish, oyster, and fruit dealer, is the present assistant of depot master Carpenter.
 There are continual complaints on the part of stranger passenger, about our Wilmington railroad station being called Holland" Parties last week were carried by to South Wilmington. A little back bone on the part of the proper persons ought to put stop this injustice.
 Covenant meeting at the conference room, Saturday afternoon, at ? o'clock.
 A teachers institute, under the lead ership of Sec Hine, will be held in the Congregational church on Friday, 10th inst, at 10 a. m. It is hoped that the friends of education and of our common schools will turn out, and also help pro vide collation to be served in the town hall for the entertainment of visitors.
 -Drs. Wilson and Johnson last Satur- day lanced Mrs. s. Taylof's foot, that has pained her so intensely all winter. A large quantity of pus was found collected. She is still suffering good deal, but 1t IS hoped she will soon be on the gain.
 Among those Ill every community who have their troubles, trials and tribulations, is Tommy Hughes in this of ours. He complains of great and constant domestic because of too much company. Tommy's calls upon the. selectmen and others in authority for redress ali relief are frequent and many.
 -Dr. Kelsey, it is said, has settled or is to settle ill Truro, Barnstable Co.,, Mass
 We forgot to duly chronicle an occur renee week or two ago: Freddy, son of w. H. Holt, on essaying to get into win- dow of the centre school house, found him. self caught therein the sash falling down tightly upon his neck. A distant neigh bor, MT. Lathrop, happening to pass as the little fellows struggles were nearly ended, released him from the death-trap. Many school-boys and schoolgirls, before Freddie, have tried this fascinating feat of entering school-house, the majority with fatal results.
 The goods of John Alderman, that Loren Bosworth attached last March, will be sold at auction by Constable Bugbee, at the sign post, May 18th, at p. m., un- less the debtor pays up the bill of some s2O, principal and costs, beforehand.
 A large Wilmington crowd will proba- bly, attend the Perry Potter auction next at 10 a. m. It is said the estate inventories $13, ,500
 John Himmeler has arranged to live in the widow Edgerton house another year.
 John B. Carpenter has taken little son of the late Elisha Shaffer to bring up.
 W. F. Roswell, who is employed on one of the freight trains, with his family and his father, has moved into the Sher- man Babcock house.
 Samuel Wilson has made quite lot of maple sugar and mOasses from the old trees that the late Hubbel Loomis set out, years ago.
 Mir. Wilson hopes to do still better with cabbages this year. They went like hot cakes in Rockville and elsewhere, last winter.
 The present officers of the Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society, of the Baptist church, are president, Mrs. Judson Potter; vice. president, Mrs. Way land Pratt; sec'y and treas'r, Mrs E. P. Taylor; assistant sec'y, Mrs, A. A. Pres ton. Mission Band-s'C Cheerful Workers" President, A. A. Preston vice-pres't, Jen- nie Sharp sec'y, Stella Potter assistant sec'y, R. A. Potter; treas'r, Charlie Hull. FROM OCCASIONAL CORRESPOND
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 Mrs. N. Buekminster leaves soon for Els sex, where she intends to make her home in the future :. Mrs. E. Ashley moved to Holland, Monday. :. Wm. Neil left on Wednesday, for Easthampton, where he is to work in the dressing room. We hope that his bsother John R. will not follow his example in leaving here. Miss Jen- nie Smith, of Wtllimantic was in town over Sunday. Miss Emily Knight has been spending few days in Coventry .... Mrs. Chas. Morrison is having her house painted, which will greatly improve the looks of the village. =. Miss Mary Mar ble is attending school at Stafford Springs. =. Mrs. LeGrand Johnson, formerly of Wilmington, is sick here at her fathers, l.. H1huuluS OuaS. EIShoA WAS HI I1dEt1OfU, last week, at the close of the legislature. . :. Walter Seagrave had the misfortune to break one of his fingers last week. . Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Oldershaw, who wore mar- ried a few weeks ago, are pleasantly situ- ated, in part of the house at his fathers. Many willing hands and hearts send this young couple bravely onward over the voyage of life, to Eternal harbors. :. A large number of friends and relatives of MT. and Mrs. G. B. Marble assembled at their residence on Monday evening to eel ebrate the 25th, anniversary of their mar riage. The weather was all that could be desired, the presents many and beautiful. Among those present were MT. and Mrs. J. Fiske, fMr. and Mrs. F. Winter, MT. Booth, Jacob Neil, MT. and Mrs. J. Brown, Mir. and Mrs. s. Nichols, Mrs Albert Hall, MT. and Mrs H. C. Gnrley, and many oth- CTS. A large table filled with choice yiands, was spread for the guests. Toasts were. given by Wm. F. Essex, and c. c. Essex, and responded 10 by the groom. Music, both vocal and instrumental, add ed to the pleasure of the scene. All pres ent joined in the one wish that 25 years hence they would have the pleasure of meeting the bride and groom on thier 5Oth anniversary.
 ELLINGTON.
 The town of Ellington has offered $400 reward for information that will lead to the conviction of the persons who have A .I~..s~ Il.