The Press., 1885-10-01

-Ihe republicans of Willington are re- quested to meet at the town hall on Saturday, Oct. 3d, at o'clock p. m., to nominate town officers. Per order town committee.
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 .-Leverett Merrick and wife, of Bristol. have been visiting at Reuben Edgerton's.
 Henry Pratt and wife, who removed hither from Shutesbury, Mass, some time ago, have returned MT. Pratt was an honest and peaceable inhabitant.
 Mention has heretofre been made in this column of the rare attractiveness of MT. Reynolds, who has been supplying the Baptist church, as gentleman and a preacher. He has made many warm friends here, and now that his engagement here has terminated, and he has resumed his studies in Brown University as senior this term, their prayers and best wishes attend him. After completing his college course at Brown he intends to enter upon his theological studies at Newton, Mass. so that 1t will be nearly four years before he IS ordained as minister.
 The following anecdote of certain distinguished literary man and preacher of the state may not be out of place in these items, apropos both to public and private scurrility: Going homeward one evening with a heavy folio under his arm he saw what he supposed to be rabbit run across the path and stop by the roadside. It was moonlight and he could not see very dis tlnctly but thought to himself, "I'll have a shot at you, anyhow" So, when he came alongside the supposed rabbit, he hurled the book at the mark, but received in re- turn point-blank shot of an unmistakable character which required him to bury his clothes, book and everything about him in the earth Tn order to become presentable. In after life, being asked why he did not reply to certain person who was abusing nm through the press, he replied: "I the best of it. made up my mind never to try it again.
 MT. J. B. Carpenter gave to his Snn- day school last Sabbath some interestino "reminiscences of the Sunday he spent in Canada the week before. His stay was in French Canadian village, and he was struck with the great regard the people had for their church observances. Fami- lies for miles around came crowdine in all sorts of vehicles, so that it was hardly pos slble that there could be any stay-at-Romes Ill the whole region. MT. c. thought this afforded good lesson for our rural com munlties here on this side of the line There IS surely great and ominous con trast m this respect between this commun- lty, for instance, and the one he described The Romanist, whether in Canada or else where, IS very self-sacrificing, constant and consclent1ous in his attendance on the mass, which is his preaching service. pray CT meeting, covenant meeting and com munlon all m one. He is surrounded in hls devotional meeting with crowds of his brethren, rain or shine, while on the other hand the little handful here who attend upon the means of grace of their fathers nave for company cold, silent and empty seats.
 A canary bird belonging to the family Of Albert Preston of Hartford. Willin1- ton boy, died last Thursday at the age of l3a years. remarkable age for one of these birds. It had been blind for six months, and apparently it died of old age but 1t sang until within a week. of it's death.
 -George Weston, son of the late Abrain Weston, formerly of this town, as select man of Belchertown, Mass, made the pre- sentation address at the recent dedication of the soldiers monument at that place.
 Mrs. A. D. Dimock's father. Mr.. Brown, of levitt City, who has been stop ping with her for some time, is quite viz orous for man 80 years of age.
 -Origen Hall, long a resident of South Wilmington, the pioneer in the thread busi- ness there, now of Willimantic, is one of the very few survivors of the old fire en- zine company which was organized in that village in 1880.
 Potato rot is complained of in some localities. We hear of some yields where one-quarter was not fit for the cellar. The early lose variety seem to catch it the most. -J..J. Himmeler received dispatch Tuesday announcing the death of his brother in New Haven.
 -S. Taylor, Lucius Preston and Daniel Eldrldge comprised the party who joined the Hoosac Tunnel excursion at our depot.