The Press., 1885-03-19
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| generally are cordially invited.
 WILMINGTON. (coRREsPoNDENCE.)
 Mrs. Baldwin is enjoying visit from 1 her mother.
 Miss Grace Gurley from Troy, N. Y, is visiting her cousin, Miss Jennie Sharp Those ladies who arc in the habit o1 shopping by mail, and are expecting theil usual spring catalogue from Lord X Tay Tor, Br 'adway and Twentieth street, New York, will be disappointed that they issue no c'ta'ogue this year They will, how ever, sold samples and descriptions o1 goods and re dy-made garments to any one writing them what they would like. -Lale It al estate sales in thls vicinity Stephen Slngsby, 15 acres of land tc Charles R 1sebrook of Mansfield Harrl~o Roycr, the John Grant farm, near the Mansfield line, to Charles H. Hobby Perry Potter. undivided half of the home farm and personal property of Clarence Potter.
 The Congregational society law suits involve matters concerning the Oldershaw W farm, once occupied by the father of R. c. Hicks, not the farm mentioned last Week by mistake.
  furnished at the church and vestry of the Congregational church last Friday even- ing, passed off quite pleasantly to those who were in attendance. The tableaux, recitations, theatricals, &c., were enter tainipg. The music by Johnnie Whit ford, Henry O. Sparks, violins, and Mrs. Lewis Price of Holland, organ.
 Mrs. Deluka W. Holt, widow of Joshua Holt, died from paralysis early Tuesday morning, aged 78 years, II months. 9 "Aunt Deluka," as she has been long and affectionately called, served her day and generation well. Her resolute courage and alert sympathy all along her some what checkered life led her into paths of self-saeriticing devotion that many of a less selfish and scheming nature would have instinctively summed. Early in the late war she went to the front as an army nurse -one of that noble band of women whose tender yet heroic services great, rich and powerful government is tardy in recogniz- ing. Many scared and impotent vet eran fondly and gratefully recalls her cheer ing and kindly ministrations in camp and hospital. This community will miss a good, christian woman, a kind, sympa- thetic and appreeiatlve friend and neigh Dor. She died almost without struggle, and, as she had long hoped and prayed, without troubling" ministering friends. They were, however, near and quickly at hand, and tenderly performed the last sad offices for the dead. Her funeral will be attended from the Baptist church (of which she has long been member) at 1 o'clock this p. m.
 The annual meeting of the Women s Baptist Foreign and Home Missionary So- ciety here, that was appointed last Sunday to be held at the house of the late Mrs. D. W. Holt next Saturday p. m., is postponed. Thermometer 60 below this morning 0S;h) here.
 Judge Carpenter decided yesterday at a final meeting of those interested in dis trlbution of the estate of the late Mrs. An nie Brown, that, under the will, leaving the bulk of her property to her two co11s- ins, the Fentons,' in equal portions, the half which would have gone to one of them, Miss Della Fenton, who died be- fore the testatrix did, became lapsed legacy, or intestate estate, and goes to h CT nearest of kin, her father, Solyman Tay- Tor. This portion Is about $1, 100 in mou. ey. This construction comes under the general rule that when legacy is given to two or more persons to be equally di- vided among them, and one of them dies before the testator, his share becomes in testate.
 Rev. c. w. Potter, formerly pastor of Baptist church here, is to leave Sterling for Rowayton, near NorwaIk Mir. Wedge and family go with him. .~.
 UNION.
 (CoRREsPoNDENCE.l -Rey. Milford, from South Weymouth. Mass, is supplying the Congregational church at present.
 The singing schools close Friday eveu- ing, and concert Saturday evening at the Congregational church, commencing at ' o'clock. All are cordially invited to at tend.
 "Wednesday morning thermometer , b-low zero.
 A few have tapped their trees, prepar- atory to making maple syrup, but this weather is not very favorable
 SOSIEtsN.
 GcoRREsPoNDENcE,l Schools in town have closed for the spring vacation.
 We are glad to hear that Rev. Joseph Ackley Is recovering from his recent se- were sickness.
 70. A. Pease of Washington is spend Ing few days Ill town.
 Some of the ladies of the center gave an oyster supper at the town hall Wednes- d.y evening, the proc eds to go towards building a new town hall which we shall hope soon to see erected.
 MANSFlELD.
 Mrs. S. H. Green of Mansfield has parrot which was brought from Mexico in 1852, and has been in her possession some thirty three years.