The Press., 1892-11-24
WELLINGTON.

MT. Weed, the Congregationalists SUD- ply, attended the Christian Workers con- vention recently held in Fremont Tem- pie, Boston.
 Widow David Pearl is now living with her son, Edward, in South Willing ton. She is recuperating from her recent illness.
 Mrs. c. o. southwick is visiting at IS. P. Swift's.
 Miss Grace Van .Zandt and Helen Yinton, of Willimantic, are at home for Thanksgiving.
 -Is public religious service on Thanks giving day, as is, even in these days, recommended by our presidents and gov ernors, thing of the past in our smaller communities Are we better, wiser or happier than our ancestors who founded and religiOusly observed this duty It is within the remembrance of many, when, on Thanksgiving morning, the bountiful dinner being well under way in the big brick oven, the family, old and young, fixed up and went to meeting, in some stances driving a number of miles, with their guests, and decorously sitting thro' the services. It was indeed pleasant custom, for everybody met everybody else and their visitors, and the day was thus made general reunion. It Is hoped that when the next term begins in our various school districts uni form text books, as prescribed by the board of visitors by law, will be provided each scholar. Some of our schools, as recently observed, are sadly remiss in this matter. It is true that the expense involved in the premises is burden in some instances. But here is the statute in such cases made and provided: "The district committee shall, when the schol- ars are not properly supplied with books, and their parents are too poor to furnish them, provide the same, the cost thereof to be included in the incidental expenses of the town" We give herewith the list of books now used in town: Greenleaf's arithmetic, Swinton's grammar, Buffers geography and U. s. history, Harper's writing book, Patterson's speller, Thatch- Ter < MorrilPs physiology.
 Joel Enc teaches school in Westford this winter.
 One of our intelligent and successful farmers is Fred. Juul. The old David Potter farm, now owned by him, shows decided Improvement.
 Our roads, as a general thing, are now in good shape; some of them are in an exceptionally good condition. Pro- truding bushes have been cut away, rocks removed from the road beds. and neces- .sary gutters made. Messrs. Rider, Ruby, and Eldridge, road makers, and others, whose names we do not know, have done good work this season.
 S -"But its lonesome here," said the bright, active oldest boy to us the other day. But the abundant health and whole some freedom that growing children have on these farms is @ salutary compensa- tion, and books and papers bring the world, without it's temptation and misera- ble selfishness, to every country fire-side. Don't forsake the old farms It is the opinion of wise men, who narrowly watch the signs of the times, that the tide is turning, and it is fact that even now the dwellers in our cities are returning to the old ancestral homesteads. 'sGod only knows how long to be back on those old hills in Connecticut" said a 6lt1se den- izen of New York recently, "success- ful' man, as the world says, but within 8 week, stricken with paralysis, he fell life less from his office chair-and only at middle age.
 If we wish to get our share of thrifty families, desirous of bringing up their children in the country, we must improve the condition of our schools. For almost the first question asked by prospective buyers of farms is, "How about your schools ?" ..-..