The Press., 1891-04-09
WELLINGTON. (CorrespOndence.)

 fred Knight place of Henry Williams.
 The selectmen have instructed J. B. Carpenter who has charge of the town hearse, to put up small building near the town hall for housing it.
 The repairing of the first district highways has been let out to Chas. H. Rider, who proposes to begin work as soon as this snow is off.
 Lorenzo Roswell has received some $9OO back pay, and future allowance of $12 per month, on account of the services of a son in the late war. He has bought the Abbey tract, and is to build barn and repair his house which he now occu- pies, opposite Rufus Robbins.
 Ed. Whitman is very low with con- sumption.
 Rufus Robbins has taken the job of repairing the center school house.
 Widow Chas. F. Morrisons health is greatly improved.
 It may be allowable for us to say that the enlargement and the new dress of the oldest and most influential paper in the county is a matter of congratulation on the part of it's patrons in this vicinity, and of many Wilmington people scattered over the land who have long taken the old home paper.
 D. c. Manning, desiring a change l from the confinement of a factory, has gone to Eastern Point to work for Her bert Hanover
 Samuel Wilson is severely ill from cancer.
 Joseph Pratt and wife and F. w. Pratt and family have returned from Providence to the farm near the depot.
 We omitted to say at the time of it that Gov. Bulkeley's fast day proclama- tion was read by the Baptist pastor, as was very meet and proper to do.
 Mrs. Charles Nichols is among the sick ones.
 Those who have planted peas in this vicinity can hardly expect them to peep up from this snow; aud still one more snow-storm is predicted.
 
 Orleans and Connellsville killing of for eigners. Our free and easy way of ad- mitting the refuse of old countries into our social life and citizenship ought to come to speedy end. And then this isn't the place to fight Ireland's or any other nations wars, either. A notable event was the silver we'd ding reception of MT. and Mrs. Legrand Johnson on Monday afternoon and even- ing. There was an attendance of some one hundred, who greatly enjoyed the sentiment of the happy occasion, as we'll as the various and substantial refresh ments served. Pastor Chas. H. Brown invoked the divine blessing, while singing and congratulatory speeches were inter- l spersed with the festivities. Various presents were left, including silver dollars to the amount of nearly one hundred. Relatives and friends were present from New London, Groton, Willimantic, Tol- land, Stafford, Bridgeport, Mansfield Westfeld, Mass, Providence, R. l., and other localities, together with the large delegation of townspeople. All joined in best wishes for the continued and useful lives of the genial and still youthful cou. pie, who are both of the old Wilmington stock, and ever active, public spirited and helpful in all good works.
 List of letters remaining uncalled fol in post-office April Sth: Carrie A. Lin coin, G. N. Edwards, Good Stories Pub Co.,, Mrs. Norbert Sivgny, L. A. Horton
 Mrs. Clarissa Russ remains about the same.
 The discrimination used by the Willi mantle correspondent of the Courant il selecting Wilmington items of interest i. somewhat noticeable.
 ELLINGTON.