The Press., 1893-03-23
WELLINGTON. fCnrresnnndence.l

l tCOfTeSpOnQonC6.) l There are heavy bodies,of snow yet, in spots, from two to five feet deep in va- rious parts of the town.
 The center school closed last Friday. Eddie Lyon was neither absent nor tardy. I The spring term of the Potter district school began on Monday. Neither ab- sent nor tardy last term, Harry Juul, Carrie Juul tardy once, Fred Juul. The winter term of the Roaring Brook school closed last Saturday. The exami- nation exercises the previous day passed off very creditably to both teacher and scholars. The school room was tasteful ly dressed with evergreens, while the reel tations and dialogues were given in a pleasing manner and without break. A I commendable feature of the afternoon was the encouraging presence of large number of parents and friends. Miss Josie Newell, of West Stafford, taught the school (this is her first experienced, and she has proved to be an excellent ! teacher.
 Jacob Rife, of Newport, R. l., has bought for $1 200 the old Fuller place, lately owned by George Williams, de- ceased, and, with his family and two hired men, have taken possession. A distress ing circumstance attending the moving and settling was the sickness and death of young child of the family during the | recent snow blockade.
 Certainly, an oyster has brains, for it knows when to shut up.
 Porter Edwards, an old-time resident, recent years living in Hartford, is now an inmate of the old folks home in that city.
 George Snow has bought of Mrs. s. Taylor the moving lot opposite his house. Henry Fischer, having rented his place in Mansfield, is to move to the Hill shortly.
 -"Standing on one's dignity is as un- certain way to get along in this world as walking on stilts."
 Ladies' social in the Baptist confer ence room next Thursday afternoon and evening. A geography match''and lit- erary enigmas will be interesting features | of the evening.
 Wrote man in New York to us this week: II find on looking at my railroad guide that after the arrival of the boat at New London, early in the morning, I must wait there until 2:3O p. m. before I can leave for So. Willington." The man wanted to come to Wilmington Che didn't know anything about "Tolland") to look for 8 summer home, and, of course, thought we had shaded matters little when we had written him that six or more passenger trains stopped at our station. This is appropo to what we said last week. The divorce suit of Marion Manning against Dewitt Manning will be heard in the Middlesex county court at the April term. The latter contests, and also en- ters counter claim for damages.
 The Wells claim against the to wn for damages was withdrawn some time ago, and this week Holland party demanded of Selectman Korper $150-on account of slipping on the ice neal the thread mill. Our town fathers promptly pony up when valid, reasonable claims for damages are presented - injuries sustained on the highways of our towns are not uncommon but they resist blackmail every time.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Master Clarence Gergler has beer sick with chicken pox.
 Ernest and Willie McNally have beer in New York this week, acting as wit nesses in a divorce case.
 l Arthur Deyereaux and daughter, Lu lu, have been spending few days at New Haven.
 There is quite good deal of chang ing of tenements in this village. Wm Buckingham has moved into the tenement lately vacated by Frank fiber, and Ii wing Sholes has moved into. Mr. Buckingham's tenement.
 Mrs Fannie Scott has been visiting friends in Springfield.
 Mrs. May Manning, of East Hamp ton, spent Sunday in town.
 1 '-Mr. Augustus Spellman, of Stafford Springs, was in town Monday. ! Solomon Carpenter of Dalton, Mass. was in town Monday.
 Everett Shippee. of West Chester has engaged to work for c. Hall, Jr., d Go. His brother, Nathan s. .Shippee, il to work for Stephen Slingsby, and Chas
 Becker will leave there April 1st. ,l Allie Young and Miss Lewis, of Will limantic, spent Sunday with Mrs. Charle
 Westcott.
 ] George Smith was called to Vale Sunday to attend the funeral of his uncle
 Rev. Leonard Smith, accompanied b, ) Orville Gurley, of Spring Hill, held . meeting here Tuesday night,
 Sylvester Morrison has sold the lone place to Charles Cassiner, who contem plates starting bakery there to suppl South Wilmington and adjoining neighbor
 hood. Sylvester Morrison is to move int Albert Halls house April 1st. s Edward Pearl is still confined to hi
 house. The rheumatism has left him ENTIRE STOCK OF : Mpn'c Rnvc' and chi