The Press., 1894-10-18
WELLINGTON. ICnrrasnondanoo

Meeting of Elisha Johnson Post, G.. A. R., and w. R. O., next Saturday eve- ming, 20th. Every member is requested to be present, as final arrangements are are to be made for the campfire one week from that evening.
 John Collins, of Indian Orchard, Mass, was at Chas. H. Ryders Monday.
 Mrs. A. D. Dimock, with the pastor, represents the local church at the Bap- tist state convention held in Norwich this week. Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Preston, the previously elected delegates, were un- able to attend.
 -G. D. Ide Is rushing things at his cider mill at the Hollow. By the use of George Knights "Acme' steam engine his mill grinds out seventy-five bushels of apples an hour.
 "Seltishness is 8 glass prison; we don't know we are in it till we try to get out of it."
 An interesting relic loaned to the G.. A. R. hall by N. s. Marcy is snow shoe made by his father, Zebediah Marcy, in 1780. Among other relics in the hall kindly loaned by friends is saucer used by Gen. Beauregard in the late war. -Inadvertent omission last week was made of noting of the interesting meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. at the depot, Tol- land side, the Sunday evening previous. It was the occasion of the third anni- versary of the formation of the society in thai locality. Miss Gibbs read brief account of its history and work, Miss Sturtevant read a report of the late meet ing in Willimantic, Miss Marble read an appropriate poem, and Rev. Messrs. Ack- ley and Brown made short addresses. The membership of this union society has doubled, and the outlook is good.
 %The Wilmington union Y. P. s. c. E. ! will hold an "autumn leaf" social at the Baptist church tomorrow evening at o'clock. A musical and literary program l will be carried out. Cake and coffee will be served. Admission five cents. Electors who have never voted in Willington, and have lived In the state one year and in Wilmington six months must apply on or before the 18th inst. tc the registrars to have their names placed on the list of voters "to be made" Sec registrars notice.
 | Come to look back, wasn't 1t funny that The Courant on the morning of the day of the late congressional convention in Hartford never said a word about it nor even printed the list of delegates or that morning or the next?
 (FrOm another correspondent.) | Mrs. Brownlee's school in district No 8 closed two days this week for the Staf ford fair. The scholars in this distric manifest an unusual degree of interest il their school work. In the spring tern the average attendance was 2O55, with registration of 22. There were twelv who were neither absent nor tardy, al though many of the children were oblige, to walk a long distance. During th school year there were five who wer neither absent nor tardy: Edward A De Wolf, Oscar F. Hemmeler, Cliffor, Hemmeler, Linneaus Nichols, Clarenc W. Richardson. This is record, we be lieve, never before equaled in town.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Flora, the infant daughter of Gordo Baker, aged two months, died on Wednes lday, Oct. 10th.
 George Corrigan, of Holyoke, Mass, is visiting at E. l.. Connor's. | Miss Ida Hall has gone to the Bosto Conservatory of Music.
 l A very pleasing entertainment wa given on Wednesday night by H. Leste Green, accompanied by Miss Avery Rus sell, consisting of sleight-of-hand pel formances and second sight.
 (Moose Meadow correspondence.)
 Rev. J. B. Ackley supplied the pu pit here on Sunday, preaching a goo sermon to large audience; also baptize five candidates in the river on the Lill bridge farm.
 Rev. H. B. Snow is attending tn minister's meeting this week at Staffor Springs.