The Press., 1891-01-01
WELLINGTON. {Correspondence.)

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 Compliments of the season, and best wishes.
 Tho first day of the new year And here is a bit of Ruskin that is apropos However good you may be-, you have faults however dull you may be, you can find out what some of them. are and, however slight they may be, you had bet ter make some-not too painful, but pa. tient-effort to get quit of them"
 William Bugbee, from Providence, is at his fathers, sick with the grip.
 E. A. Morse's daughters were all al home on Christmas. ~ : Mrs. Minnie Robbins and her son, Webster, of Norwich, visited at Brown Marbles and at Geo. B. Robbins last week. .>' s<:
 -Lucius Preston visited friends in Will. limantic last week. 7''-
 Mrs. John Rider returned from Willi. mantle on Saturday last.
 -Letters uncalled for Jan. 1st A. Kopplarr, M. O. Ellis, 3. Celenda Leten, dre, E. Benedict, Mrs. Julia Stearns. --The hall at South Willington Christ mas eve was packed with people, old and young, eager to witness and take part in tho proceedings. The 6xercisea began with beautiful anthem by | selected choir, after which Rev. Mr. Brown ofzor6d lprayer. afuallsrs1 k varied anu n1s ractive 6gram. 0onsisling of r8adinGs. |recitations, | eantata entitled nFroel Queen aad Santa Claus, z all appropriate and well Fendereds A lag drill by eight young gfadies and personations iron Moth.
 Ia bv aevaral of the litle people
 s.nong the especially pIeiaing feat uras ,s the eas ing's entertainment. The hail was pre,tily trimmed with evergreen and sae tree well filled with presents.
 -Tle board of relief will meet in the town hall on Monday, January 9th, 8. ID. i, when the claims of all persons who con- sider themselves aggrieved by the doings of the assessors and those who require off, sets will be considered.
 The entertainment at the Oongrega- tional church Christmas eve passed of very pleasantly, and was we'll attended. Appropriate music was we'll rendered by the choir. An interesting program of rec itations by the children was carried out, Grace Morse and Bertha Rider deserve special mention for speaking clearly and distinctly. The room was tastefully trim med with evergreen festoons, wreaths, and mottos. ..-, ..-.......-
 "A fine crop of ice has already been harvested.
 The Hartford Pest has been figuring out the list of old folks in town we recent ly furnished The Press, as follows: Will. lington is @ rural town few miles north of Willimantic and from the following facts it certainly is the most salubrious There are in the town forty-four people whose combined ages amount to 3,51l years. The oldest of them is 92 years an( the youngest 70 years of age. making th' average age 79 years aud six months What town can beat this
 The annual meeting of the Congrega tional society was appointed to be helt last evening.
 The reopening of the winter term o the South Wilmington school has been post poned till next Monday on account of sick ness among the children and bad going. | The people assembled in the Baptis church last Sunday morning were oblige' to go home without @ sermon on accoun of the nou-appearance of the exchange, Rev. MT. Smith, of Spring Hill. | (From an occasional correspondent.)
 -Christmas exercises at the Congregs tional church on Wednesday evening wer a success and fully met the anticipation of the younger members present Tn house was finely trimmed, the two tree beautifully decorated and richly Jade with brilliant gifts for old and young I The occupants of the parsonage were prt fusely remembered. The recitations, reai ings and music occupied one hour, and th distribution of the gifts another. II ~ WALES
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