The Press., 1893-07-06
WELLINGTON. (Correspondence.)
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We are needing rain again.
 Our items for last week, in an ad- dressed envelope, but no stamp then af- fixed, were mislaid either at the post of flee, or the County House in Holland, where we were trying case last Wednes- day. We hoped some bright and benefi- cent person would put on stamp and mail the letter to The Press. But it wasn't done.
 At the annual school meeting in dis trict No. 1 Edward Eldridge was chosen committee, and w. Holt clerk and treas urer. At the Roaring Brook district meet ing George Wolcott was chosen commit tee.
 Most of the items written last week are now unreasonable, hence they do not appear in this issue.
 There were enjoyable lawn parties on the Fourth at s. Slingsby's, E. A. Morse's and CT. Preston's. At the latter place 8 collation. of sandwiches, cake and lem- onade was served. Croquet, quoits, swinging, jumping the rope and masquer- ading were indulged in. In the evening
 
 quet was kept up till 10 o'clock. J. B. Carpenter beat at quoits, while Mrs. Charles Nichols bore off the palm at jumping the rope.
 Misses Gibbs and Sturtevant, now of Ware, Mass, have been visiting at Judge Holman's, and calling on their many friends in the vicinity. They still hold their home near the depot and are plan ming to return next spring. The strawberry and ice cream social at the town hall Friday evening passed of pleasantly. The exhibition of "half breeds" a aixs@ of Manager Pratt's de- vising, prozed N1<E be as entertaining in every way d N6s &3pected Their sing ing and acting Wek6 Appropriate. Among | those present from out of town were Dr. and Mrs. Johnson, Geo. Huntington and wife, MT. and Mrs. Goddard of Mansfield, l Miss Farwell of Hartford, and Miss Grace Preston of Brooklyn, N. Y. | Mrs. J. B. Carpenter has been visit ing her brother, William Shafer, in Will limantic, where her sister, Mrs. William Waldo, is staying for the present.
 There will be prayer and testimony meeting in the Baptist church next Sun- day forenoon. It is expected that the pastor will return from Chicago and Mon- treal next week.
 Recent guests of c. T. Preston and wife: Mrs. Helen Brown Allen of New tonville, Mass; Mrs. Dr. Higgins and daughter of South Coventry; Dr. P. w. Street of Holyoke, Mass. Clarence Pres ton of Brockton, Mass.
 The community will be glatified tc and of good repute will locate here Mon day next. P. w. Street, M. D., comes from Holyoke, Mass, and his rooms vii be the same as those formerly occupied by Dr. Higgins at 0. T. Preston's.
 The season is at hand when visitors come to different localities in town. Its impossible to chronicle their advent un less we are communicated with orally ol by mail. Residents, as we'll as distant readers of The Press, are always inter ested in such news.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 The Fourth passed off very quietly There being no special celebration here quite number spent the day at Stafford and Willimantic. The boys had their us ual glorious time, beginning with cannon fire crackers, etc., at 1.3O a. m., and end ing with fire works at 1030 p. m. N accidents, except 8 few burned fingers ant a hammock burned. Miss Lillian Scott is taking a tw' weeks vacation, visiting friends at Thomp sonville and Meriden. Mrs. 0. c. Essex has been visiting her sister in Willimantic. J. c. Jennings and wife are visiting at Norwich.
 Homer Mel and family are visitin MT. Niel's mother, Mrs. James Stills, a Hartford.
 Miss Mary Corrigan of Holyoke visiting at E. l.. Connors.' Harry Allen is home from Hartford Wilbur Duncan of Thompsonville at his sisters, Mrs. Scott.
 Frank Westcott and wife of Staffor Springs spent the Fourth with his brother Charles Westcott.
 Representative w. H. Hall, and sis - ters, Misses Rosa, Ida and Lizzie, an l cousin Etta, started for the worlds fai last evening.