The Press., 1893-05-04
WELLINGTON.

renders futile early garden planting.
 We were favored with succulent dan delion greens last week.
 Now comes the abomination of worth less garden seeds!
 w. F. Essex, conservator, instead of c. c. Essex, as stated last week. I Mrs. Sarah Griggs Pepper, of Provi- dence, R. l., was the welcome guest of friends here last week.
 I 70. H. Hamilton, of Springfield, Mass, has class in music at the town thall, using a novel method originated by him. By the use of it he claims that one can learn to read music in all the different keys in one evening.
 Whats the use of further humoring spectators in their wicked extortion in pork? When we have to pay as much for salt pork as we do for beef steak, why not combine and severely let alone the former for awhile?
 Merrill Cushman is now at work for c. H. Rider.
 Daniel Eldridge has completed new wood-shed and milk-room combined, l which makes pleasant addition to his premises.
 | To "mister," 'esquire," and "friend' everybody was never a ridiculous feature of these items. It never was in good forsn in print, and it is noticeable that our model newspapers don't do so. Then, we are not given to such phraseology as this: Jones has "entered into the en- ] ploy" of Smith. We simply say Jones is at work for Smith.
 -Horse-sense seems to consist of the ability to say "nay."
 Pastor Browns sermon, repeated at the hall, South Willington, in the p. m., last Sunday, founded on Genesis 9:22, was 8 timely and able reminder of the home- l ly and scriptural truth that ''the tongue is an unruly member" and should be gov erned by ''that charity which is love-"
 The Curtis cottage on the Hill has been further repaired, and it's present owner, Mrs. Esther Slafter, will soon re- turn for the summer.
 | evening last, as advertised, but on ac- count of the threatening weather many were hindered from attending. It was repeated by request the following eve ming. The two hundred or more listeners from town and out of town were unani- nous in praise of it's excellence The Press having already very kindly given so much space to the announcement o1 this concert and the report of the previous one, we will only say that much praise is due to manager F. w. Pratt and Misses Brown and Holman for the time, trouble and pains taken to make the pleasant af fair the success that it was. Requests for it's repetition have been received from several localities, and at the present writ ing it is expected that it will be given al
 Hillside Hall, Mansfield Depot, next Tuesday evening.
 Covenant meeting in the conference room at 10 o'clock next Sunday morning
 A prompt attendance is requested. Rev. c. H. Brown and several mem
 bers of the Y. P. s. c. E. expect to attend the reunion at Mansfield, Saturday, thu
 9th.
 List of letters remaining in the post
 flee uncalled for May 4th: Larmdon
 Winderkee & Co.,, s. E. Payne, Mrs. FL
 Hall.
 I The object (insurance of the churcl for five years), for which the concert wa given, was attained.
 List of owners o. dogs who have pail the license-thus far: c. T. Preston Dexter Robbins, J John Dorsey, $. A. Lamb Edward Pearl, B.. c. Wilbur, G. w. Fl
 lery, L. B. Clark, l.. H. Blair, Frank E = Converse, E. T. Converse, John P. Marsh . 0. P. Williams, Arthur Blair, o. H. Wat 3 rous, W. M. Bidwell, o. D. Lockwood James Pierce, Willie Pierce, Frank Marcy 3 Samuel Nichols, Arthur Devereaux, w
 Morrison, H. c. Gurley, W. W. Latham !, S. P. Morrison, l.. w. Holt, s. Slingsby ] G. Spicer, Chas. McFarlane, John Fisher
 Fred Gilman, Wm. Baxter, ,Chas. Threshel f South Wilmington Correspondence. t Albert Hall has taken a house i 8 Englewood, 8 suburb of Chicago, an g will reside there during the year of tn !, fair.
 g -Dr. White, of Willimantic, was cal D ed to attend Wm. Buckingham's son, Wi 0 lie, and found him suffering with pne, - monia, complicated with measles. As @ Geo. Morrison is confined to the hous
 with measles, and Jimmy Connors is lai : up with badly sprained ankle. f 70. H. Allen is making some improve @ ments on his house, Geo. Baker, of Mel e row, doing the work.
 e Geo. Starry, of Holland, has move
 into the Richardson house, and is en
 ployed in the spool-making department
 G. Hall, Jr., & Go. 7 Miss Ida Hall is visiting her siste Clara, in Boston.
 Mrs. Harriet Maine, who has bee staying in Willimantic the past tw ,, months with her granddaughter, Mir