The Press., 1894-12-06
WELLINGTON.

The world owes so much to ball l! And, really, has the bicycle come to stay :?
 Rev. F. T. Knight of the Hartford Seminary preached an able discourse in the Congregational church Sunday, Nov. 18th, on "It is good thing to give thanks unto the Lord" The stated supply, MT. Billings, was absent on account of illness.
 Somebody has gratuitously sent the N. Y. Weekly Tribune to many persons hereabouts the past year. That great journal has been no mean factor in the recent political uprising for conscience. How many who have had the Tribune the past year for nothing will now continue it by voluntary subscription?
 Miss Nellie Mowry is to teach the Center school next term. Mrs. c. A. Robbins relinquishes the school, as she and her family are remove to Woodstock.
 What we can easily do is never done.
 The Glass Factory school closed Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Oscar Hemme- Ter, Clifford Hemmeler, Eddie DeWof, Linneaus Nichols, Lloyd Burdick, Ernest Burdick and Clarence Richardson were neither absent nor tardy. Clayton Rich ardson was not absent, but was unavoid- ably tardy three times.
 The Congregational Sunday school is preparing for Christmas festival.
 W. H. Holt is at work for Dr. Ball, Westford. His son Fred is at present working for Judge Holman.
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor, having decided to spend the winter visiting friends in Hart ford and New Jersey, Miss Bertha Earn ham has employment at the thread mill. The former took Thanksgiving dinner with her late husbands brother, B. F.. Taylor, Stafford Springs, the latter at G.. Ladue's.
 -J. w. Pratt and Miss Clara Pratt are visiting in Boston.
 The school at South Wilmington closed last Friday. Clarence Essex, Homer Neil, Florence Neil, Eva Gibson, George Gib- son and Iva Latham were neither absent nor tardy.
 On account of the sickness of the | teacher, Mrs. Robbins, it has been neces- sary to close the school on the Hill after term of ten weeks. Walter Davis, Geo. Davis and Claude Washburne have not been absent nor tardy.
 Walter A. Allen is to teach the win ter school, Holland side.
 Charles T. Preston and wife spent Thanksgiving day with Dr. and Mrs. Hig- gins, South Coventry,
 --Rev.C H. Brown is visiting his friend, Rev. Dr. Moxom, in Springfield, this week. His sister Emma is now visiting friends in Boston.
 I The board of school visitors have ap- pointed T. Woliscroft committee in the Potter district to fill vacancy. There is an increase of twenty-three in the enumeration list of school children over that of last year.
 The old time religious observance of Thanksgiving day is really back num- Der. We were forcibly reminded of the fact last week in South Coventry in at tending the church services there. It was union service for the large Congrega- tional and Methodist churches of that growing, prosperous village. There was Just epflnkllnS or people present III the handsome, commodious audience room to hear an excellent discourse by the Meth odist pastor; not soul in the choir, not note of song!
 South Wilmington Correspondence. | At the annual election of Uriel Lodge, No. "A, F. & A. M., the following officers were elected and installed w. H. Brack- ett, w. M. E. L. Connor, s. w.; H. N.