The Press., 1891-08-20

The barn was very fine and substantial one. The loss is about $3, GOO. partly in sured.
 Alfred L. Whitehouse, % years of age, single, was drowned in Atwoodvilie pond while in bathing Sunday afternoon. The body was not recovered until several hours later. WILLINGTON.
 (Correspondence)
 Attention is called to snotice'a in ad- vertisements.
 Misses Lottie Ruby and Katie Bug bee are visiting friends in Boston and vi- cinity. Miss Bugbee and her mother are to go to Long Branch next week.
 -S. Taylor and Lucius Eldridge are in Providence this week.
 A bicycle rider made the trip from Holyoke, Mass, to East Willington last week, some forty miles. He returned on the steam cars.
 Il. W. Jacobs, recently of Warren, Mass. has removed to West Wilmington. A fine granite head stone, from Thos. Bowden, New Haven, has been placed over the graves of the late Abel Johnson, Jr., and wife. | r There was 8 good attendance at the | illustrated lecture by MT. Vinton at South Wilmington last Monday evening. The notice in last weeks items that it was to be given last Sunday afternoon was not furnished by us. We sent the correct an- nOuncement. .-@-E5 A very interesting discourse on John 4-25 was given in the Congregational church last Sunday afternoon by Rev. MT. Morgan, of North Mansfield, who ex- changed with MT. Breed. We have heard both sides of the story of the assault, made by one woman upon another, mentioned in last Press. Widow Cyrus Snippee, of Ashford, an old and sickly woman, taking her staff and bank book representing deposit of $24O, also sum of ready money, started on her | way to join the Shakers in Enfield. After a friendly call on Widow Reuben Stanton she proceeded on her way, accompanied | by the latter, who, her friends claim, was to show her the nearest way, across lots, over the river, to the Ellington road. While in the woods Mrs. Shippee became weak and could go no further. Mrs. Stanton then took her satchel con- taining the bank book and money and re- turned to her home to get help. She was removed to Mrs. Rollins Lathrop, where she recovered, and is now busy sewing for Mrs. l.. This is the version of the affair as given to Selectman Thomas White house of Ashford by neighbor of Mrs. Stanton. On MT. Whitehouse's return home he learned that there was another side to the episode, which had gained considerable credence. He forthwith re- turned to seek an interview with Mrs. Shippee herself, and to gain from her and
 others, if possible, the particulars of the
 alleged assault. We have not as yet
 learned of the result. -
 Miss Asenath Holt is on from the
 west visiting at Josiah Sparks. It is ex-
 pected that on her return she will take
 with her to care for and educate W. H.
 Holt's two little daughters. -
 -Reminiscences of by-gone days like
 the following are always interesting to
 older readers here and elsewhere. Names
 of persons now living, SS years of age and
 under, who attended school in district
 No. with Mrs. Clarissa Eldridge Russ also of the teachers, beginning in the yaal
 1914: Mrs. Sophia Loomis Edwards, Al
 ton, nl.; David Burt Loomis, Solyman
 Eliza, Sanford and B. F. Taylor, Mrs
 Abagail Eldridge Durham, Denver, Col.
 Elam Eldridge, Esther Eldridge Slafter Mrs. Hannah Fenton Presbey, Mrs. Mar,
 Holt Adams, Mrs. Esther Burnham Mer rick, Bristol; Mrs. Maria Holt Noble
 Mary Royce Cook. Teachers: Joshui
 Holt, Cyril James, Dr. Joseph Sibley Horace Bicknell, Jedediah Amidon, Ebe
 Durham, Nelson Carpenter, Flavel Bas com, Ralph Johnson, Oliver Holt, VII
 liam Curtis, Chloe Pearl, Bethia Crock CT, Harriet Merrick. Wages of nal f teachers in those days, $10 per month
 and "board around;' female teachers $1.25 per week, with like board.
 -''Christian Endeavor" societies ar now so much the vogue it is interesting t
 note that more than half a century ag Rev. Dr. Wade organized the native as sistants among the Karen converts, Bur ! nah, into body. under the name c ! Christian Endeavor," which receive
 special training for evangelical service , It is generally thought that Rev. Dr. E . E. Clark was the first to give this nam l to christian society.
 t P. H. Brangs, of Newark, N. J., wh ) married Miss Bradley, 8. former inmate C l the home for soldiers orphans, while J l B. Carpenter was manager, is the elet trician of the M. and E. division of tn 8 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western = R. We have been interested in readin
 a lecture of his on electricity as applie
 to the railroad service" MT. and Mrs Brangs, with their two children, who hay been visiting at MT. Carpenters, retulne
 to Newark last week. a& =: l As Wallace, 15 years old, son ( , Frank Preston, of South Wilmington, wa n jumping across a ditch near the bleac - house, Tuesday p. m., his foot caught
 the embankment and he fell, breaking h n left arm in two places, and badly cuttin y his scalp on stone. The bones were s'
 and wounds dressed by Dr. Higgins, all
 he is as comfortable as could be expected l. ROCKVILLE. sa-. k Chester D. Fiske, editor of the Rocl h vile Journal, has lost the second of h e pair of twins, aged six months TT