The Press., 1892-08-25

- l u0 fepuUllCduS Ol tAo GOWh OA w H. lington are requested to meet in caucus at the town house Saturday, Aug. 27th, at o'clock D. m., to choose delegates to the several conventions, and to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting. Per Order Town Committee.
 Wilmington, Aug. 8, 1892
 (Correspondence.l ,s- It is not so very long ago when the exhibition of flowers in places of religious worship here in New England was an un- known thing; taking them to church would have been considered almost sac rilege. Now the beautiful custom Is quite prevalent, and the churches here from Sunday to Sunday evince the devo- tion, care and taste of those women who contribute to the lovely display.
 Mrs. Clarissa Russ dropsical affec- tion has assumed serious phase of late. She is attended by Dr. Johnson. Daisy Sparrow is staying with her at present.
 The following delegates were chosen last Sunday to represent the church here on the occasion of the meeting with it of the Ashford Baptist Association on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. and g.: M. l.. Dimock, N. s. Marcy, Mrs. Ida Brownlee, Mrs. w. P. Cortis. A con- mittee on reception and entertainment was also appointed. The ministers meet ing is with the local pastor on Tuesday, the 9th prox.
 A. M. DeWolf has deeded back the J. B. Whitford place to the former owner.
 Wallace Preston and his friend, Fred Randall, of Willimantic, visited friends town Saturday and Sunday last.
 -"Grandpa" Shaffer is somewhat bet ter just at present.
 Andrew J. Sparks and wife are stop ping with Joseph Sparks.
 Mrs. .CarrieMoseley has moved into the Farnsworth house at the Glass Factory.
 The much-needed work of renova- tion in the old cemetery, which was so much talked up last year, has been de- layed chiefly because there has been so much difficulty in getting proper person to go ahead and superintend the labor to be done. The writer procured the legal number of voters and tax payers on pe- tition to the selectmen, as provided by statute in such cases, and duly forwarded it to them, who have been and are now willing, as we understand, to honor all proper bills for labor done in this ancient burying ground, which is town property. When individuals in town and out of town know to whom to hand and send money as an auxiliary fund they will gladly do so. There are persons also will assist by their own labor. The first dollar towards this enterprise, which may be called the nest egg, was contributed this week by John B. Whitford. It is now confidently expected that work will begin in a few days.
 The Keenes are on their farm at Vil- lage Hill this summer.
 E. c. Cranz and wife left yesterday for Virginia for the winter. Mrs. C.'s brother, William Jansen, and his family remain.
 It is thought that, the weather per hAoUlHS, IL VIII Uo HoCeSSdIy Go pTONluo entertainment for some two hundred peo- pie, delegates and others, at the coming associational meeting. Fifty or more may remain over Wednesday night.
 -"The shapings of our heavens are the notifications of our constitutions and MT. Feeble Mind or MT. Great Heart is born in every one of us.''
 WALES.
 The Springfield Republican suggests the name of Isaiah Hiseock for senior special justice of the Eastern Hampden district court, saying that "he under stands law as we'll as any man in the vii cinity outside of the regular practition- ers.n -------.