The Press., 1892-10-27
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
 Democratic caucus to nominate rep- resentatives and justices will be held at the town house on Saturday at 7 p. m.
 The republican convention for the Holland probate district will be held at the Holland town hall next Saturday, at 3 p. m.
 People interested in the Village Hill cemetery (Willington) will meet Satur- day, Nov. 5th, at i o'clock p. m., to clean up the grounds. If stormy, the next fair working day at the same hour.
 {Correspondence.)
 -"The idea is becoming prominent that the mission of the church is not to get people out of hell, but to get hell out of the people; not so much to get people into heaven as to get heaven into them. :" The first real stiff white frost of the season in this vicinity appeared last Thursday morning. There was ice half an inch thick
 -Tardy tax payers must hand in their lists to the assessors by Monday next, or else comes the ten per cent business.
 MT. Weeds father, mother and brother visited at the Congregational parsonage last week.
 Charles Reynolds, the veteran butch CT and egg dealer, is now at work for MT. Cowles on the Wheeler place.
 Miss Hattie Cowles is in Norwich for while, perfecting herself in millinery work.
 John F. Whitford is to give up his night watchman job at the thread factory and return to his farm. No more smoke now, and plenty of heat, when wanted, in the Baptist audi ence room. It was discovered Columbus day that solid mass of soot and bricks had nearly choked up the pipe from the furnace to the chimney. How long the obstruction had existed nobody knows. All things considered, especially the necessary absence of the secretary of the board of school visitors during the week, :, and the novelty of the duties imposed on the school district committee as to mak- ing the arrangements, the celebration of | Columbus day here was decided success. The Congregational church was crowded with eager and patriotic participants, both young and old, to listen to the exer- cises, while the collation which followed in the town hall was ample and highly enjoyable.
 Mrs. Clarissa Eldredge Russ died at her home early Tuesday morning after long and trying illness-a dropsical affec- tion. Mrs. Russ was long and eventful life. Soon after her marriage she accom-. panied her husband, long since deceased to Tennessee, from there to Minnesota. and from there down the Mississippi river on fat-boat to Texas. She was driver out of her home by Indians, and suffered from fire and flood at various times, bu through it all was hopeful, industrious land courageous. She was spared to return to her native town, and passed her Jas years peacefully, greatly respected by hel neighbors and friends. She was 84 years 8 months, of age.
 | Discoverer's Day. We did not discover 8 continent, | But discOverers were we,
 For none of us knew every one So in this we all agree:
 II discovered some of you,
 And you discovered me.''
 Our dear old towns not very large,
 But we seldom meet together
 We've not in my time, if in yours,
 Or, not in such fine feather.
 One man discovered early friends
 Not met for many year,
 And said, "Well, now, it's good to see
 How young you do appear"
 We all were proud to find that we,
 Town-wise, are so good looking, And that our women can't be beat II In plain or fancy cooking, To discover the children so we'll bred,
 So dainty and so sweet. We are grateful to Columbus For helping us to meet. ,l And now next year let's try agaiu | To have s"TOWn Chi1dren,s Dav