The Press., 1894-05-03
WELLINGTON.

-MrS. Wlllam hOyc0 naS bought the Aldrich mills farm.
 Miss Emily Conant of Willimantic has been visiting friends here.
 We are in receipt of bright little monthly, '"rhe Pendulum,'' the centre of its oscillation being at Powers Institute, Bernardston, Mass Among the former pupils in this vicinity is Mrs. Annie A. Preston.
 Judging from progress already made, the repairs on our roads are likely to be completed by the first of June, according to the town vote.
 Mary Marble, Emma l.. Brown, Mrs. J. G. Ryder, Mrs. c. T. Preston, Mrs. Jennie Ladue, Mrs. Mary Lyon, Martha and Rhoda Lyon, Mamie Kingsley, Oracle Ryder, G. B. Marble, w. I. Nichols, G. Ladue and c. T. Preston formed party who went over to Ashford last Sunday af- ternoon to her Rev. s. Thatcher's farewell sermon.
 List of owners of dogs who registered "on or before 1st day of May": Seth Schofield, 3, Charles Thresher, Charles T. Preston, J. P. Marsh, Dwight Lamb, A. G. Blair, Lewis Korper, John Wads- worth, Sam. Nichols, G. Spicer, w. E. Battye, Arthur Devereaux, H. c. Gurley, Wm. Morrison, s. P. Morrison, Charles Macfarlane, o. D. Lockwood, Lyman Blair, F. B. Converse, F. M. Barrett, Frank Marcy, w. A. Pierce. Are there but just twenty-four dogs in town?
 .-J. G. Ryder has bought of H. c. Woodworth the old County House in the Glassfactory village.
 "A lively scrap occurred in the road way by the side of the new cemetery last week. A yawning excavation was near, on which two of the combatants had been at work, and whether the desire to fill it prematurely was the motive of the tussle or not is not known. Report says that the fight was three against one, and that the end is not yet.
 Henry c. Woodwork has moved back to Coventry.
 The next two meetings of the Mans field Grange, on the evenings of the 18th ana 23d inst, are to be competitive be- tween the men and women members. The first meeting is to be officered and all the work done by the women. The following meeting the men alone are on deck, when they will compete with their sisters in the literary exercises, music and secret work. L.J. Wells, secretary of Quinnebaug Po- mona, Miss H.G. Phelps and Mrs. Charles T. Preston, lecturers of Andover and Will lington granges, are the judges. The beat en side are to furnish supper for the Mansfield Grange June 18th. A large delegation from here will probably be in attendance.
 A pleasant company from this vicin- ity attended the grange meeting at Tol- land Tuesday evening -"I were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races"
 These five dollar raids down here un- der the @gis of the law are not going to pay in the end.
 MT. Billings will supply the Congre- gational church for the present. Services begin at 1O30 a. m. | zrSociable in the Congregational vestry this afternoon and evening. : The Y. P. s. c. E. are now holding meetings in the Baptist conference room Sunday and Wednesday evenings. Last night the meeting was led by Miss Clara Pratt. Next Sunday night the leader will be Mrs. Ladue; subject, "Hope." On Wednesday evening evening Mrs. Lyon l willlead, the regular Endeavor topic be- ing followed.
 F South Wilmington Correspondence. l Stated communication of Uriel Lodge, No. "A, F. A. M., next Saturday evening. Work, 3d degree.
 A ball game is planned between the married men and single men for Saturday afternoon next. =.
 Charlotte Brigham has purchased a team
 1 A nest of young foxes were discov- cred about half mile out of the village Wednesday morning, and number of our local hunters dug them out and captured tive, three of them alive.
 -Ephraim Kyes lost one of his span of gray horses one day last week