The Press., 1894-02-08
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 The very best of sleighing hereabouts.
 -The mercury in the valleys in this vi- cinity ranged from 12 to 16 degrees below zero Monday night
 The wife of John E. Grant, now of East Haddam, is in feeble health from a cancer
 A pleasant surprise party was given to- Miss Maude Bridges by her young friends at the Hollow last night.
 -"The quiet country town, where are buttercups in summer and clean snow in winter, and fresh air and simple manners all the year!'
 The Baptist church last Sunday voted to invite, through the pastor, the Cru saders to labor here, and they may come, in week or two, if, on presentation of facts, they deem the whole field really inoitiaag and hopeful one. Of course, some domestic and pecuniary sacrifices must be made in the premises. In this matter, as well as in analogous cases, the burden ought not to be borne by the few, for all should have an equal interest
 State Deputy Reed, of Rockville, will visit the grange at their meeting to- morrow evening in the G. A. R. hall, and install the newly-elected officers. After this work, the proposal of new candi- dates, and the initiation of those already accepted, there will be supper.
 DsJa close tomorrow.
 -"Can it be possible that you've got a neat little hall here on Wilmington Hill, a G. A. R. post. grange, and are going to be social and be like folks as in the towns around you?" said former Wilmington resident the other day.
 After the subscription paper has gone it's rounds the names of the patriotic and public-spirited citizens and outsiders who have aided in the expense of fitting up the new G. A. R. hall will be published in The Press.
 The last issue of "Our Church Ga- zetter," circulated quite extensively in Windham and Holland counties, did not quite come up to the scratch. Such a periodical is nothing if it is not gazetteer. Anybody can use scissors, and most every body can preach nowadays. Its the news from the churches that's wanted, Reverend Editors Lemon and Ashworth ! That's what we subscribed for, But we suspect the blame is not wholly yours. We should suppose that the pastors of the sisterhood of churches in the associa- tlon would be alert, painstaking and prompt in forwarding their items. This can be said, at least, the brethren and sis- ters don't look in vain for the Wilmington column from month to month.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 John Wadsworth, of South Coven- try, has been employed by G. Hall, Jr., x Co.,, and has moved into the tenement vacated by Mrs. Miller.
 E. l.. Mckinney has been quite sick with the prevailing grip, and it was fear ed he would have pneumonia.
 The horses in these parts are kept busy through this fine sleighing.
 Our mention of the heavy hogs bro't out the fact that the company had killed two hogs before, the combined weight oi which were 1110 pounds.
 - Miss Hectic Cummings, of Easi Longmeadow, Mass, spent Sunday with Mrs. Fannie Scott.
 It is fine coasting now, and the boys are all out with their sleds.
 For about two years G. Hall, Jr. has been experimenting with grade Hol steins, and they gave such good satisfac tion that recently he added to his hero three thoroughbreds from the Brattlebort (Vt.) retreat farm Moose Meadow correspondenee3 The revival meetings are continued this week every evening. A good deal O religious interest is manifested.
 Royal A. Thompson, of Columbia aged over 80, died last last Friday nigh of injuries received by falling down thu steps at the Hooker House, Willimantic He leaves wife and one daughter in Go lumbia and one son in Kansas. The report which has been given pub licity that the Kinney hotel at Holland Mass, was recently burned, is withou | foundation.