The Press., 1891-12-03
WELLINGTON.
 (COrrespondence.l

Thanksgiving day opened finely. The air was both both genial and bracing. A fine layer of snow on that day is thing of the past.
 Collectively, we have good deal to be thankful for these days. For instance, there has been an increase this year of $700, ,000, ,O00 in the value of the country's farm produce. These figures look large, but Secretary Rusk says it's so.
 The governors Thanksgiving procla- nation was read from the Baptist pulpit and an appropriate sermon was preached last Sunday by the pastor.
 There was, as usual, good deal of going and coming among friends and rela- tives on Thanksgiving day to participate in the feasting thereof. The Misses Ger tie, Edna and Alice, from Stafford, at E. A. Morse's; Frank Preston and family, from South Willington, and Miss Bertha Young, of Willimantic, at Luciuss Pres tons; F. w.. Preston and family, from West Stafford, at c. T. Preston's; Judge Holman and family, from Holland. Wal ter Morrison and family, from Williman- tic, and Miss Jeanie, of Windsor, at E. Morrison's; Miss Mary Topliff and friend, of Springfield, at s: D. Toplifrs; H. c. Whitford and family, from Willimantic, at Johnnie Whitford's; Will Parker, from Hartford, at William Parker's; w. H. Hall, from Wesleyan University, Misses Ida and Lillie, from Wilbraham Seminary, at Gardner Halls; M L. Dim ock and family and J. B. Carpenter and family at D. O. Dimock's; MT. and Mrs. Geo. and Merrick Pratt, from Providence, at F.. W. Pratt's. s. Taylor and wife went to B. F. Taylor's, Stafford Springs; R. Edgerton and wife to friends in Bris- tol; E. W. Holt and family tS Dr. Wilbur Holt's, Newark, N. J.; Rena Smith and Charles Macfarlane and family to Willi- mantle; James Corckran to Norwich; J. c. Jennings and wife to Norwich Town Ida Brownlee to North Coventry. This list doubtless might be extended had we the requisite information.
 Mrs. H. 0. Gurley, c. J. Gurley and D. O. Manning attended the funeral of Mrs. Gurley's sister at New Haven last last week.
 A cordial letter from Gustavus Holt, Louisville, Ky, recently received, places him upon the list of out-of-town friends with the Merricks, Marcys, Westons, Parsons, Dawleys, Prestons, and others, who have expressed themselves as thank full for the opportunity of contributing to- wards fund for the thorough and per- petual care of the old burying ground.
 John Smith complains of being struck by log chain and intimidated by re- volver in the hands of Dell Babcock, Tues day morning. The parties have been liv- ing at Mrs. J. D. Taylor's, cutting spool birches. We have not heard the other side to the squabble, and no arrests will probably be made.
 Rev. MT. Bevington, of Stafford Springs, was in town last week.
 A monument purchased by the Shaf- CTS, Carpenters Dimocks and Waldos has been set up in the new burying ground by firm in Vermont Pleasant young peoples parties were given at Albert Sharp's and Mrs. William Eldridge's last week.
 Mrs. M. l.. Dimock, among others, Is recovering from severe attack of the epidemic influenza. There has been and now is great deal of it this way. -Burnham, of Hartford, has set up a tablet in the old burying ground for the late Mrs. s. T. Preston.
 Deputy Sheriff Phillips was in town last Saturday serving notices on the cred itors of Milo Willard his appeal from the decree of bankruptcy lately issued by the probate court.
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