The Press., 1888-06-14
WELLINGTON.

-Childrens' day was pleasantly ob- served in the Baptist church last Sunday. Beautiful flowers were tastefully arranged, the exercises by the young people and children interesting, the remarks by Pastor Terry felicitous, and the collection quite generous.
 Mrs. s. Taylor was called to attend the funeral of her brother, Albert, in Hart ford yesterday. He was a son of the late Rev. Sylvester Barrows, and member of O. B, 22d Reg't. c. V. He was 61 years of age.
 Still more literary honors for Willing ton girls At her graduation from the Troy, N. r., high school on the 7th, Miss Clara Gnrley Sharp took the Latin honor, with the valedictory. The Troy papers say in their notice of the brilliant con- exercises in Music Hall : "Miss Sharp delivered the valedictory, 'Ltljatna Fuit.' The young lady's effort was splendid one, and showed her selection to have been fit choice
 Dewitt Manning and wife, the former 8 brother member of the A. O. of United Workmen, c. F. Essex and 0. T. Preston the funeral of the late c. T. Han son at Stafford Street last Sunday. Of the five lawyers present at the funeral but one followed the remains to their final resting place.
 There being no quorum present at the meeting of the joint board of school visit ors and selectmen on the 18th, it was ad-
 -Adolph Korper lately received the sad intelligence of the death of his mother in Germany.
 The lightning during the severe show CT. last Wednesday night struck several telephone poles at South Willington, splin- tering the one opposite the house of Frank Essex.
 When are our selectmen to move in the matter of new guide boards Neigh boring towns have been putting them up gently.
 The prohibition tent, which is being carried through the towns of Hartford and Holland counties, is to be pitched on the common in the center on the 18th instant for three days meeting. The tent is 4Ox6O, and from it's flag staff floats a streamer with the motto, ''The saloon must go." A party of three, the speaker, singer and tent man, accompany it.
 pr. F. l.. Dickinson and wife drove over from Rockville yesterday, and called on some of his old friends and patients.
 Rev. MT. Cooper of Norwich visited friends in South Wilmington this week.
 The sewing society meet with Mrs. Lathrop Manning this afternoon and even- ing.
 Mrs. Houses case puzzles the physi- cians. She remains ill about the same feeble condition, and is 8 great sufferer. Some few of the members of the church to which she belongs have called in and aided her.
 MANSFIELD.
 (Correspondence)
 Daniel Flaherty plead guilty in supe- rior court last week to an assault on James Costello in the store of s. O. Vinton at Eagleville. After the assault he fled to Wor- cester, and was pursued by Deputy Sher- if Levalley and brought back to this town, where he had hearing before Judge Pike, and was bound over to the higher court. Judge Fem imposed fine of $1OO and costs and six months in jail. Fine, costs and attorney fees amount to about $25O.
 The case of Martin Flaherty vs. Chas. A. Gurley, an action for damage in sale of land situated in Virginia, was tried to the jury at Holland last week, who failed to agree, being equally divided in their opin- ions of the matter. This is the second time the case has been tried, the jury fail ing each time to agree. The land in dis pute is situated in Spotsylvania county, Virginia, about twenty-five miles from Fredericksburg, and contains 1O7 acres of land, worth, according to the evidence, about $175. Flaherty paid for the tract $7O in money and mortgage on property in Gov entry, representing $25O, which proved to be worthless, therefore the seller got $7O for his hundred and seven acre lot, which would be fraction less than 68 cents per acre. It has already cost the parties over $700 and the end is not yet. Surely there can be but little pleasure in going to law, and less profit.
 A writer in The Press under the edito- rial head says it is hard for certain class of critics to believe that the farm connected with the Storrs school is for experiments rather than profit. Farmers who have a right in this case to be observers and crit ics fail to see the advantage in an expert ment of putting oxen to pasture with mug zles on to test which way they would thrive best, with them on or of, or of packing butter in four barrels to see if it be the better way to keep it through the year. Let those that are experimenting at the expense of the tax payers show results oi their experiments that will be beneficial to farmers and the 'Gatling gun" will lower it's aim, but as things have been managed, there still being plenty of ammunition in store, the old gun will be occasionally brought into use.
 The old Preston barn has been torn down to make room for much larger one to hold the increasing crops of the state experiment farm. It required the services, it is said, of nine stalwart men from Nor wich to rage the old structure.
 SOM ERS.
 [Correspondence)
 MT. O. M. Needham has erected a wind mill, which is to bring water to his buildings, also to MT. w. P. Fuller's, and MT. 0. s. Fuller's.
 The Somers creamery is being pushed rapidly along, and will be ready for use in 8 shorttime.
 Mir. Watson Prentice has commenced the building of his house.
 Mrs. R. E. Clark is spending few few days with her brother, MT. Philo Fuller.
 Mir. 0. M. Gager of Philadelphia has been with Mir. H. R. Kibbe for few days. Also Mrs. A. K. Thompson and daughter of Philadelphia have been there.