The Press., 1891-10-01
WELLINGTON.

The report of the selectmen shows a continuance of improvement in the finan- cial condition of the town, the net indebt- edness being $411, against $2, 187.76 last September. The items of towns expense l for the last year were: Aims, $543 :; 1 damage to sheep, $10; state and county tax, $278.92; interest, $160; schools, $1 ,475.7 76; bridges, $173.94; highways $1 ,O2S. Ii; town officers, $342. 50; mis- cellaneous, $270.17; total, $4,283.20. The Wilmington selectmen and school visitors issued their printed reports just a week before town meeting. Evidently they are not ashamed to have their years doings fully looked over and digested by their masters-the people. From our regular correspondent.) A good smart rain about this time would be very acceptable, The wells, springs and brooks are getting low; in fact, some are dried up. Miss Ellen Stone of Canterbury is teaching the Hollow school.
 The Baptist conference room is being shingled.
 MT. Brown of Newtonville, Mass. father of Rev. 0. H. Brown, visited the latter the past week.
 Miss Kitty, daughter of Gustavus Holt, of Louisville, Ky, visited friends here last week.
 Emory Smith, formerly 8 resident of this town, died recently in Mansfield, aged 84. He used to make combs for the late John Heath and Ariel Eldridge.
 The church in Paris, Maine, of which Rev. Perley Wedge, formerly of this town, is pastor. holds it's centennial to-day. An interesting order of exercises has been sent about by postal card. --.-
 At the republican caucus last Satur- day nearly the whole of the old ticket was renominated. The exceptions were L. B. Clark for member of board of re- lief, instead of R. Edgerton, and Rev. c. H. Brown member of board of school vis- itors, instead of J. B. Carpenter. The grand jurors nominated were w. H. Bracket, Arthur H. Eldridge and B. A. Morse.
 As Rev. Charles H. Brown, although qualified as a voter, did not have his name put on the voting list, we are inclined to the opinion that he is not eligible for the office mentioned above.
 Creditors of Milo Willard in Stafford, this town and other localities petitioned the Mansfield judge of probate last Friday for the appointment of trustee of his estate, thus forcing him into insolvency. An adjournment of the hearing appointed for last Tuesday was had for one week, MT. Willard and his counsel not being present It is claimed by him and his friends that the proceeding was too prev ious, and that, ifiproper time is granted, he can pay dollar for dollar.
 Mir. Eddy, of Westford, claims that dogs belonging to the Potter district, this town, killed and wounded 13 of his sheep last week.
 (From other sources.) The social gathering with Mrs. Edger- a pleasant affair.
 Mrs. Sykes, of Three Rivers, Mass. has been spending 8 few days with her friend, Mrs. Charles H. Davis. HOLLAND. About 100 persons, including men, women and children, have been at work gathering cranberries on the Maxwell and Reed bogs in Holland. The Maxwell bogs will yield about 2,OOO bushels, and the Reed bogs about 900 bushels. w. B. Martin has the contract for harvesting the Maxwell cranberries. The pickers are conveyed from Hartford early in the morning and brought back at night L.. B. Brown has charge of the work at the tbogs. The pickers receive 50 cents per bushel, and @ number can pick three bushels sal dayss.each, but many of them | pick only from one to two bushels day. l The cranberries bring from $2. to $s3 a bushel, but do not net much over $1.5O r per bushel.
 | (Correspondence.) Miss Pettingill from Maine, grad uate of Holyoke college, opened a select school here last week with about twelve pupils.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth odist church held their annual meeting last week and the following officers were elected; Mrs. Thompson, president; Mrs. Stedman, vice president; Miss Edith Stedman, secretary and treasurer.
 MT. and Mrs. John Clough have wis., ited friends in Hockanum, Suffield and Westford recently.
 MT. Wm. Sumner is putting up an addition to his house. Mrs. L. s. Fuller is having hers shingled. l Calvin Whiton has sweet apples some of which measure foot in circum- ference. He has large crop of all kinds, Some of the trees are breaking under the heavy load.
 Mrs. Wm. C. Ladd started for the west on Monday. She will spend the winter with friends in Chicago and St. :, Paul.
 pr. Simmons, in coming from Rock vile few days ago, just before reaching the Street collided with Fred Young The occupants of both teams were thu owr out but were not seriously injured. The doctors horse ran home, clearing him self from the carriage.
 MT. Moulton's daughter from Yer mont recently visited him. Last week he accompanied her home and is to be gone two weeks. His sons wife from BostoI has spent some time here also.
 The friends of Mrs. F. Mack, for merly of Holland, but now of Chicago will be pleased to hear that she has an other daughter.
 l MT. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson O
 Barre, Mass, were at John Clough's re gently.