The Press., 1894-05-17
WELLINGTON.

CTS at the selectmen's office, South Will lington, on Friday, 18th, from 12 to 5, and at the town clerks office on Willing ton Hill, on Saturday, 18th, from to 5. Legal fees and additions are the penalty for neglect to attend to his calls. tCorrespondence.)
 Regular meeting of Post No. 86, G. A. R., Saturday evening, 18th. A full attendance is expected. The w. R. c. meets meets at p. m., same day. Mus tering-in and initiating in each order re- spectively. The several committees on memorial day exercises will report and confer.
 There was quite frost in spots last Sunday night.
 F. W. Weed, who has supplied the Congregational pulpit for some two years, l is to settle in East Thompson. Dixon Vanzandt is on the U. s. rev. enue cutter "Bear," stationed near Fort 1 Townsend.
 And again, this season thus early, our kitchen gardens are suffering for want of rain.
 Mrs. Julia Holmes Dilworth, with her children, arrived from Minneapolis last week, and is now on her farm, the old Oliver Holt place. Her husband, James A. Dilworth, is war veteran, he having been member of Co., "F," Fifth Reg't, Conn. Vols.
 The fiftieth annive1 sary of the mar riage of J. B. Carpenter and wife was celebrated Monday evening by friends calling, with congratulations.
 The Baptist church have invited the Congregational church to unite with them in the special services the Sunday before memorial day, 27th inst. | F. W. Pratt is out with a new farm wagon, made by Amidon Bro's., at the Hollow. By the way, jobs are promptly and satisfactorily attended to at their saw and grist mills and blacksmithing stand.
 HI. c. Robinson's gratuitous slur at our agricultural college on public oc- casion in Hartford recently will be noted in this part of the state, at least.
 Rev. c. H. Brown is spending the week with relatives in Boston.
 The company of ten from here who attended the meeting of the Mansfield grange last week were very pleasantly en. tertained. The ladies' program was de. lightfully carried out. The gentlemen's competitive program next Wednesday evening.
 Program for Decoration Day. | Nine o'clock d. m. detail of comrades to decorate graves in Moose Meadow and Village Hill cemeteries. Contributions of flowers received at G. A. R. hall and food for collation. at town hall from 10 a. m. to 12 m. Collation at town hall al 12.3O p. m. Procession formed (with music) at p. m. to march to the ceme. teries on the Hill. Meeting of Willing. ton grange, No. 137, in their hall, at same hour, with their badges and implements to form for joining the procession. At p. m., in Baptist church, oration by Com rade B. F. Rooms, president of Conn. az ricultural college, and exercises by tht children of the public schools. Memoria Sunday, 27th, the Post, W. R. O., Grang' and sons and daughters of veterans vii meet in G. A. R. hall at 10 8. m. to forn in line of march to proceed to the church where an appropriate sermon will be giv enSby the pastor, Rev. 0. H. Brown, ant T special music rendered by the two choirs J. B. Carpenter and Chas. c. Essex lead CTS. Clarionet, violin, bass viol anc drum. special instruments.
 South Willington Correspondence.
 -Wm, Newcomb, who we mentioned as being seriously sick last week, died a the residence of his father Wednesda. morning. He was 29 years old, single and will be greatly missed by his parents as he had always lived at home. All hi relatives join in saying he was always af fectionate to his mother. The funera will be at Il o'clock Friday morning Frank Grant and wife, of Hadlyme, ar at Mr. Newcomb's, and will remain unti after the funeral.
 James Stills, of Hartford, has beel spending a few days with Homer Neil MT. Stills son, Charlie, is reporter ol the New York Press.
 - Mrs. Ida Brownlee attended tn teachers convention at Willimantic, Fri day.
 Miss Helen Vinton, of Willmantic spent Sunday in town. } A committee was apponted at Sunda school last Sunday to made preparation for children's day, consisting of Mis-