The Press., 1894-08-23
WELLINGTON.

| J The apple crop hereabouts will be fairly good.
 -S. Taylor's recovery is doubtful at this writing.
 Bertha Farnham, of Boston, is visit 1 ing with her friend, Miss Alice Holt. Mrs. Chas. H. Ryder is recovering from recent without the aid of physicians. l John Merrick, his daughter, and son and a daughter of the late Timothy Merrick, of Holyoke, Mass, passed thro' the town Tuesday.
 I John C.. Bowers has been admitted into the soldiers home at Noroton. | -Geo. Minister is visiting at Geo A. Cosgrove's.
 | Meeting of the Wilmington grange to- morrow evening. Work in first and sec- ond degrees.
 l The town burying ground, having been recently thoroughly moved, pre- sents 8 very neat and attractive appear lance. Who will be the next former resi- Ident to send money for the fund for the perpetual care of the yard? Charles Holt, who gave that drinking fountain to Stafford, is the only one Ohrough his wife) who has responded as yet. | Edward Morrison, long a respected citizen of this town, died in Willimantic, where he he had lived for the last three years, last Saturday evening, of cholera morbus, at the age of 76. He leaves a widow and three children-Mrs. Judge Holman, Mrs. Mclean, of Illinois, and Walter, of Willimantic. His funeral was attended from the Baptist church here Tuesday morning, where large concourse was in attendance. He was buried in the family lot in the old cemetery.
 Miss Kate Parmeter, of Willimantic, is visiting at Garret Ladue's.
 Mrs. G. B. Tyler, of Meriden, is with her husband on his farm this week.
 It is said that the word NOW is a menosyllable in all languages.
 Yesterdays Republican has an ad- vertisement reading thus: "An Ameri- can young man wants work of any kind Sundays" Wouldn't this have sounded queerly fifty years ago? 1 -S. P. Mo1rison's tenant, G. Ladue, has shingled the shop on his premises near the Baptist church.
 Special meeting of the Woman's Re- lief Corps Saturday, at 3 D. m., in the c. A. R. hall.
 | Delegates to represent the Baptist church at the meeting of the Ashford As sociation, to be held in Warrenville, Wednesday, Sept. 9th and 9th, will be chosen next Sunday.
 l Mrs. s. P. Swift is visiting his sister at Crescent Beach.
 The Nichols Bros are making rapid progress with their new grain warehouse. South Wilmington Correspondence. | MT. Harrison, of Yantic, is visiting his son, J. w. Harrison. l MT. Milikin, of Warrenville, preached here last Sunday in exchange with Pastor Brown.
 The entertainment last evening was a success, pronounced ny every one present to be the best ever given by the Y. P. s. c. E. Rev. c. A. Piddock has always been given rousing reception in South Wilmington. Proceeds were $16.SO.
 Miss Emily Darrah, of Providence, R. l., is visiting at Wm. Brownlee's.
 As there was no ball game between the Staffords and Willingtons last Satur- day two hines were picked up and had a fine game. Capts. Harrison and Sholes chose up, and Capt. Harrison's side won. Score 20 to 19. W. H. Brackett tried his hand at umpiring, and, considering that it was his first attempt, did well There was one close call on third base al the end of the ninth. Umpire Bracket said it was out, but Capt. Sholes said il wasn't. There were some signs of fight This decision gave the game to Capt Harrison's side.
 There is some talk of an excursion next Saturday to Watch Hill The tooth anniversary of the birth o Mrs. Fanny Bradford was passed quietly last Monday without special celebration owing to the illness of Mrs. Bradford There were good many callers, but the, were not permitted to see her. Mrs. Brad ford was the recipient of a good many let ters from friends and former students O the academy who were under her care when at school, among them being letters | nn of Fl N. Y., Rev. MT. Colton of Hudson, Mich. Rev. J. s. Ward of Boston, Dr. H. s Pomeroy and MT. Bardwell of California She was the recipient of many presents among which was cap 150 years old, 10 silver dollars, books, vases and flowers il ) great profusion. The many friends o Mrs. Bradford will be pleased to knov that she has been improving in health fo the past ten days.
 Frank and Dwight Peck picked tel bushels of cucumbers (small ones, fo pickling,) from their field last week.
 The Springfield district grange held picnic on Flynt's park yesterday. Tn attendance was about 600, and the grange of Hampden, Wilbraham, Fast Long meadow, West Springfield, Agawam, Gran by, Ludlow, Monson and Suffield, Conn. were we'll represented. In the forenoon a business meeting was held, at which
 was voted to change the district grange t a Pomona grange at the annual meeting in Wilbraham, November IA.
 ROCKVILLE.
 -Bowler and Coogan have sold ou
 their saloon, corner of Market and Brook
 lyn streets, to s. J. Farrel and John Fin
 ley. MT. Coogan will go to Crystal Lake
 where he will join MT. Bowler in the man
 agement of their hotel there.
 Rev. Father Furlong has purchase