The Press., 1893-01-12
WELLINGTON.

f- !. It was cold Tuesday night and yeg
 terday morning!
 We have good many snow-falls, ths
 foundation is excellent, but it's hare
 matter to have good sleighing. 1 -.One may be young in mind If h. will keep his mind open to fresh infu
 ences from nature and wholesome human
 life. The sunny temper may be culti
 vated, and it is the secret of perpetua
 youth. '
 The Burnham Lillibridge farm has
 been sold to Massachusetts parties. I've
 steam mills are to operate in converting
 the forest trees into lumber and fuel
 The product will be. one of the largest I ever realized from one pllnt in this vicin, lity.
 Mrs. Slafter is spending the winterat l Elam Eldridge's.
 Everett Richardson has greatly i'm. proved the appearance of the corner near his house, which the highway curves around, by means of the erectiontof fine stone wall. Altho' he is teaching the Tolland-side school this winter, he has taken the contract to draw the timber to the depot from the steam saw-mill now operating on the Lewis Harwood lot, hir- ing help in the meantime.
 -Lucien Holt, one of our oldest citi- zens, who voted for the seventeenth presi- dent of the United States last November, is again in rather feeble health.
 Jason Bugbee, Jr., is teaching school in Essex, where his family now is.
 South Wilmington came near 6beingsa a money-order office recently. The gov ernment issued the order, but 1t was f1eally thought that the business would hardly pay for the increased responsibili- ty necessary in the premises.
 Tt is thought that there will be changes this time, sure, in four of the five post-off1ces in town-those now held by Willington, East Will lington, Moose Meadow and South Will lington. The West Wilmington office will hardly suffer any change. The new post master at South Willington will probably be Edward Pearl. For East Wilmington we hear the names of H. o. Sparks, L. w. Holt, and others. For Moose Mead ow A. D. Dimock is spoken of. AS to the possible successor of the veteran post master of Wilmington Center, M. L. Dim- ock. in office some twenty-five years, its a matter of guess work. The present in- cumbents of these offices are all efficient, the patrons of them would hardly demand any change-but to the victors belong the spoils. -'~s:~
 Mrs. Angie Daw, who has been a successful teacher of music in this vicini- ty for some time, has been solicited to give musical exhibition in the near fu- ture.
 -"Our Church Gazette" a neat, spicy and purposeful monthly journal, publish ed in the interest of the Baptist churches of the Ashford association, made it's first appearance last month. Altho' it is a large paper of twelve pages, it is issued for twenty-five cents per year-not to make money, but to do good. Quite large list of subscribers has been secured in town.
 The message of the mayor" of some of our new, small neighbering cities is an unique affair especially as to it's gram mar!
 ; hat will help resdrreet euisrursl churches? If strong, tasteful, large hearted, learned and devoted men in the ministry will shun the communities where such churches are languishing for the bread of life, not dough or garbage, but will struggle for and enjoy their big sal aries in the cities. then the next best thing is the thorough circulation of a first-class religious newspaper. Its mis- sion would be most saiutary in eradicat2 ing the purse-stinginess, the narrowness of soul, the spiritual deadness-all con- centl ated into hide-bound indifference that is now paralyzing the people. In our childhood we we'll remember that a large bundle7of religious journals came to this post-of1ce. Fhe papers were taken to our homes and eagerly and devotedly read. Now, not one copy of, a Congrega- tional organ, for instance, or a single copy of any paper Of It's kin, is taken by persons here of that denomination. To be sure, numbers of those old readeIs have passed away, but there yet remain many of their children and children's children; and there are other present. in- habitants of the town, naturally belong ing to this religious body, who could, had they the disposition, comfortably fill from Sunday to Sunday the now nearly desert ed church, and also make up sizable club for such an able and admirable fam fly paper, for instance, as. The Christian Union, Clinton Hall, Astor Place. New ' ork. Such a paper would not only quicken spiritual life, but would bring to our f1resides the news from the whole christian world-what christians are doing in 1t. y
 From another correspondent.) 9.e
 A very enjoyable affair took place at the residence of MT. Reuben Edgerton on Monday evening, Jan. 2d. Invitations had been sent to about forty old friends and neighbors, asking them to join in giving MT. and Mrs. Edgerton .sarprise party. Nearly that number aeeepted, and came well laden with good things for the bountiful repast, which was furnished soon after aH aH had arrived. The table looked very inviting ,Iaad all highly prais. ed the cooks. Fhe remainder Of the eve. ming passed very pleasantly in conversa- ton and merriment, and when at twelve o'clock all left fos home, every one felt that they had been to one of the most pleasant entertainments of the season. The roomy house of Mrs. Edgerton has been the scene of many cheerful Uather