The Press., 1894-02-15
wILLINGTON.

his visit at Warrenville and is at his old home near the Glassfactory village
 The proposed visit of the Christian Crusaders is still held under advisement. It is doubtful if they come at present, on account of sickness in their ranks.
 Past Master w. D. Holman, assisted by Miss Alice Holman, installed the new ly elected officers of the Wilmington grange last Friday evening. A bountiful feast was partaken of, and songs and speeches, besides the regular work, made the meet | ing an unusually interesting one. By re- quest the following lines by the lecturer, written for the occasion, are forwarded for publication:
 A few lines, just for send off, I To our installation l bring.
 They are founded on Bro. Reads lesson, Which is good to say or to sing. "A grange to be any way worthy | Must be the best grange in your power, And much of the pleasure and profit Will come from the lecturers hour'' Our grange is only chicken, And late fall chicken at best. But it's got itself pretty we'll feathered,
 And dropped into snug little nest. And, whatever our first impressions,
 We are growing each time as we meet To have F0ith in our grange and ''its
 workings"
 And we know not i'll luck or defeat. We've progressed since that first breezy evening,
 When we had one ''sister'' to spare, And the grange was simply two members,
 And the lecturer had no arm chair. The grip has tried to undo us
 Not the grange grip-that puzzles us
 still.
 We've stayed till midnight at each meet ing,
 And parted with Hope and good will. We've welcomed new brothers and sisters,
 And others are coming, they say. And our chickens no doubt will be crow
 ing,
 At no very far distant day, That, in spite of all opposition, And there's been a good deal here and
 there),
 Our growth has been healthy and steady,
 And our prospects in Charity fair. And now will you kindly remember
 That your contributions you bring To help out the lecturers program
 You may read, talk, argue or sing And let us be aoort1ty patrons,
 Agreeing with cordial good will That we'll have the best grange or not any,
 And work with Fidelity still.
 W. F. Carroll and Charles T. Preston, as representatives from Elisha Johnson post, are in attendance on the state en- campment, c. A. R., at Hartford.
 Mrs. Esther Slafter is recovering from an attack of the prevailing distemper.
 Were all the correspondents of The Press to enlarge on their grip experiences in gruesome description, we fear the pa- per would soon lose it's grip on it's readers. The experiences of one are the experiences of all, only, in some cases, rather "mole so."
 F. w. Weed closes his labors with the Congregational church April 1st next.
 Miss Emma Robbins has gone to West Woodstock to visit friends.
 A MT. Bradley of Rockville has hired the Edward Morrison farm three years AAOAA AP1A1 loU, AOAb.
 For the first time within the memory of the oldest inhabitant there is to be a public observance of Washington's birth- day here. On Thursday evening of next week, the 22d, the Glassfactory school, under the lead of it's efficient teacher, Mrs. Ida Brownlee, will give an exhibition in the Baptist church. Additional features will be ''The Honest Boys," the Fan Drill, vocal and instrumental music by Misses Brown and Holman, and reading by Miss Hall. Doors open at 6.30 o'clock, entertainment beginning at 7. Admission 15 cents, children 10 cents. As the pro- ceeds are for the benefit of the school, the proceeds of wall maps, etc., gener- ous attendance is hoped for.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 A young man from South Coventry, while sleigh riding with lady last Sun- day, when driving through the lower end of this village, in turning out for another team, was upset, spilling out the occr- pants of the sleigh. The horse continued on the way without waiting, and we have not heard what became of him. C.C. Essex took the couple to their home in South Coventry.
 Those two twelve months old pork CTS mentioned last week weighed LILO, instead of no pounds.
 Miss Lillie Scott is spending a few days in Stafford Springs, recruiting from the grip.
 Miss Clara Hall has been in South Manchester this week, and was invited to give select reading at concert held in Cheney's hall. -
 Miss Nellie Sanger of Springfield, Mass, has been spending few days with Mrs. Fannie Scott.
 -Ephraim Kyes is drawing good 18- inch ice off of Lake Beauty. (Moose Meadow correspondence) The Salvation Army laborers in the Moose Meadow church have been a suc- l cess for the last three weeks, there hav- ing been about forty converts that have testified to the ''saying power of Gods grace" and still the meetings are very in- teresting and the work is going on. We congratulate MT. and Mrs. Jacob Rife on the birth, the ath inst, of little daughter, Eva May. l ELLINGTON. | Crystal Lake Correspondence.) Meetings will be held at Crystal Lake I next Sunday at 10.45 8. m., 1.3O and 63O p. m. MT. Bruce and daughters will as-