The Press., 1889-12-12
WELLINGTON.
Correspondence,

-Perley Wedge, son of Edgar Wedge, formerly of this town, was ordained over 8 church in Paris, Maine, last month. l Send to Forbes < Wallace, Spring field, Mass, for copies of their neat cata- logues of dress and housekeeping goods, house furnishing stuffs, books, &c. On request they will send you samples of goods, which, for variety, quality and prices, this honorable and successful firm is not excelled by any in the land. They do large business by mail = Monroe Johnsons Thread Go. at Mansfield lost about $11 900 by the recent fire in Boston. Partly insured.
 Mrs. John F. Brigham, of late years resident of South Wilmington, died at her residence there last Monday, after long greatly beloved by large circle of reia- tives and friends She was the mother of Mrs. Adolph Korper Her burial was in Holland
 William E!dridge, whose serious ill- ness has been mentioned in this paper, died at his home, where he had lived for many years, on Friday afternoon last. He was respected citizen and judicious and prosperous farmer, who will be missed from the family circle and from tho walks of life on which he was fellow pilgrim. Mir. Eidridge's first wife was Anna, the only child of the late Chester Fenton, who bore hlm two daughters, Jenny, wife of Chas B. Nichols, aud Annie, who lives at home. For his second wife he married Adelaide, daughter of the late Timothy Holt, whom he leaves, with two sons and one daughter. His disease. which was complicated one, has rather baffi d his at tending physicians, Dr. Johnson, and his | <,. of Hartford, and Fiynt of Coventry. The funeral was largely attended last Monday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. D. Breed, pastor of the Congrega- tional church, assisted by Rev. Mir. Terry of the Baptist church. MT. Eldri6ge was 63 years of age last July. He had con- veyed both his real and personal estate to his wife, who, with her children, will re- main at the homestead for the present, or until the farm is sold, as it is Mrs. FL dridge's intention to sell both the farm and the stock at an early date.
 MT. Clarence Fuller, of the Newton Theological Seminary, has been visiting friends in town few days.
 Stephen Slingsby is juryman at the county court, and Lucian B. Clark was t U. s. juror at Hartford last week. Miss Mary 0. Miller, teacher at South Wilmington, is spending her vacation with friends in Kingston, R. I.
 Miss Maggie Nichols, whose school on the Hill began on Monday, visited friends in Palmer last week.
 Everett Richardson has gone to work in thread factory in Newark, N. J.
 -E. Morrison IS conducting spring wa ter to his house and barn.
 Tommy Denman and Henry Cooney have gone to Willimantic to work.
 Perkins steam saw mill leaves the Williams lot this week.
 E. B. Tyler, of Meriden, was in town on Tuesday. He Is a veteran of the 14th Conn. Vols.
 -Gnstavus Holt. of Louisville, Ky, ctother of Mrs. EIdridge, was present at me funeral He returned yesterday.
 The ladies of the Baptist church and congregation meet in the conference room at o'clock this p. n., to form mission ary society. Without doubt the matter of arranging for Christmas entertainment in the church fort benefit of the chil- dren and young folks will be broached at the close of the meeting.
 -Rosebrook, of North Mansfield, fur nished and drove the hearse at Wm. Fl, dridge's funeral.
 The ladies at South Willing ton will try to get up Christmas entertainment if those who are interested and critical will take hold and help
 thirteen children, all of whom lived to be over 60 except one, and she, the youngest, Is now 57.
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