The Press., 1886-07-15
WELLINGTON.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Daniels of Central Falls are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Lucius FL dridge.
 Mrs. Wealthy Lathrop, widow of the late Otis Dimock, who died at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Jane Holland, in W1llimantic, the 9th, was buried in the new cemetery Monday. She was 96 years of age. A goodly number of friends and relatives from Massachusetts, Willimantic and this town were in attendance upon the services at the grave, which were conduct ed by the Universalist minister from Will limantic. And so has passed away another of the old Wilmington stock, kind, peace able, intelligent woman, who really finish ed her life work years ago, and has been patiently awaiting her call beyond. Mrs. Dimock left three sons, Edwin, Ira, Lu- cius, and two daughters, Olivia and Jane
 The appointment of women on school boards is rather worthy of consideration. In cases where the innovation has been successful in other states, we hear no com plaints of the operation of the plan. Peo- pie in Brooklyn, N. Y., are nearly if not quite as intelligent as Connecticut folks, and Dr. R. s. Storrs of that city has re- gently given his strong, hearty and helpful endorsement to the addition of women to the Brooklyn board of education. Since the great majority of our teachers are of the female sex, why should not intelligent, level-headed, influential women take part in the deliberations affecting school affairs 1 We learn that tIao' Bosworth was overruled in the supreme court. He had been found guilty of cruelty to animals in the superior court, and had demurred on the ground that several offences were grouped in each count of the complaint. | Speaking of cases of cruelty to ami mals, the recent local one, that of the state against Frank Rider, was settled by the payment of fine and costs of some $16.
 Moses Aldrich, son of the late Moses Aldrich, senior, former resident of this town, has been stopping for some time with his aunt, Mrs. Hannah Fisher. MT. Aldrich IS an old soldier, member of the 7th reg't. R. l. Vols He talks of starting a singing school in the town hall about 1st October next. Success to him. And wouldn't it be a good thing for the church choirs to have weekly drill?
 The school visitors and selectmen in their meeting as 8 joint board Tuesday evening made the following appropriations for next years school expenses Center, $185; Daleville, $17O; Hollow, $15O :; Roaring Brook, $16O; Village Hill, $132 i; Glass Factory, $40; Thread Factory, $2OO. The board adjourned to meet the 10th Sept. next, at 2 p. m. The Potter district was passed over for the present, as the average attendance was only six and nine-tenths. The secretary of the school board requests us to remind the clerks of the several school districts that it is their duty to report to him a certified list of the officers elected at the annual meetings. If this IS not none within thirty days from time of said meeting the clerks are each li- able to ? forfeit of ten dollars. Only two have yet reported. Our school laws from year to year are getting to mean business
 Mrs. Rev. Theron Brown with her nephew, Master Clarence Preston, left for Boston Tuesday morning.
 At the annual meeting of school dis trict No. g, South Wilmington, June 25th, Wm. F. Essex and Wm. H. Brackett were chosen committee, Chas. L. Westcott clerk, Adolph Korpar treasurer, and D. B. Ben ton collector.
 Mrs. Parker, mother of Mrs Gardner Hall, and Eddie Carpenter, are sick with dysentery.
 We are glad to note this good record of the Daleville school last term: Neither absent nor tardy, Emma Hoyle, Lydia Hoyle, Olive Spring, Ida Hobby not ab- sent nor tardy but once, Eddie Hobby.
 The type last week should have said MT. Clarence D. Fuller, inttead ''Mrs. c. B. Fuller, one of the invitedguests at the Parker reunion.
 Later: The rain has come s"The prayers of the righteous" &c.
 Mrs Codd and her two childr en, and MT. Gilchrist of Brooklyn, N. T., are boarding at Dr. Wilson's.
 Miss Helen D. Lockwood has been visiting friends in Southwick, Westfield and Springfield, Mass.
 l Stephen Slingsly has a handsome piece of wheat, two kinds, grown from seed sent to him from Washington. Why don't farmers around here raise more wheat, anyway?
 Father" Coggswell, who died recent ly in Rockville at ripe old age, was the man who repaired and remodeled the old Congregational church that was torn down a few years ago.