The Press., 1894-07-19
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WELLINGTON.
 (Correspondence.)
 Meeting of Elisha Johnson Post and the Woman's Relief Corps at their hall next Saturday evening, the 21st. Install lation at former, initiation and new appli- cations at latter.
 Last Friday night the lecturer sur prised the grange by,inviting the members present out upon the lawn in front of the hall to partake of cake and ice cream.
 We are requested to forward the fol- lowing notice: There will be an enter tainment at the Wesleyan chapel Tuesday evening, July 24th, under the auspices of the Y. P. s. 0. E. Miss Katie Dunham East Hartford, elocutionist, will give sev- eral recitations; there will be music, both vocal and instrumental. Ice cream and cake will also be served.
 The third recent attempt to fire the store of M. l.. Dimock and the adjacent dwelling house of Henry Fisher, known as the Noble place, was made last Sunday night. This time the fire was set in feed box in the store shed, and had made such headway that the light and the cracking awoke woman sleeping in chamber of the dwelling few feet away. Help was called and the flames were put out The next previous attempt was made in a pile of hay on the floor of the Fisher barn early in the morning. The flame was seen by neighbor, B. A. Morse, and the fiend- lsh act was that time frustrated. This incendiary's first venture was to kindle fire in M.' L. Dimock's wagon, standing under the store shed. Now this serious business, both for the fire bug and the property owners. The former may not understand that a pretty long term in the state prison is looming up, for suspicious are now strong and detectives are at work. A fire successfully started in this locality would be serious business indeed, for not only would the store and dwelling house above mentioned be destroyed, but the adjoining Ryder buildings, the Baptist church and other property would be in great jeopardy.
 
 There will be base ball game on Pinney's lot next Saturday afternoon be- tween Stafford and Wilmington boys. In either nine the players will not exceed if teen years of age. Collection willbe talk en on the grounds. Game called at 3. 30. A new conner appeared at the home of Charlie McFarlane last Sunday eve- ming. It is girl. Charles Allen and wife are enjoying the sea brsezes at their cottage on Fish CTS Island.
 Miss Carpenter of Yantic is spending a few days at J. w. Harrison's. Albert Hall, wife and daughter are spending 8 few days at his mothers, Mrs. Gardiner Hall, Sr.
 For the past few days Wm. Bucking- ham has been on the sick list. Miss Mary Forrest of Eagleville is spending few days with her sister, Mrs. David Barrows.
 | Charles Johnson, who left here some time ago, has returned, and will work for MT. Hall. He has been to his home in Sweden.
 Miss Lulu Champlin of Norwich is visiting at G. Halls, Base ball is all the go in South Will lington.
 The boys of the SouthWillington ball nine are nursing their sore arms, which were vaccinated. They will probably be pretty we'll crippled by Saturday. 1.-The ball game between the married aid single men came off last Saturday. There was great deal of talk about um- piring, but no fights. The catcher of the married men was as afraid of the balls as the batter was, and that is saying con- siderable. Score, married men, 30; sin gle men, 19. Batteries, single men, Kor- per and McNalls; married men, Hall and Barrows.
 l -Danford Lumbard of New Haven, whose wife has been visiting with Mrs. McNally, her cousin, spent Sunday here. MT. Lumbard is purchaser of supplies fol the N. .Y,, N. H. & H. R. R. He is g native of Ashford.