The Press., 1895-07-11
WILMINGTON.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the P. O. July 10: Winford E. Slater, T.W. Kirk patrick, Menghini, James l.. Thomas.
 In common with other localities, pro- jected 4th of July festivities were some what dashed by the rain.
 Clarence 5. Preston came down from Holyoke, Mass, where he is at present engaged on interior decoration for Allen, Hall & Co.,, Boston, to spend the Fourth with friends here.
 M. l.. Dimock has had his store and the post office newly foored.
 Rev. 0. H. Brown and Miss Lillian Scott represent Wilmington at the great Y. P. s. c. B. meeting in Boston. The school in district No. i, taught by Miss Nellie J. Mowry, closed on July Morse and Walter Davis were neither ab- sent nor tardy throughout the term; Rhoda Lyon was absent only one day, practcing for Mrs. Brownlee's school ex- hibition in Holland; Philip Ryder was absent only two half days, but he was tardy three times,
 Rev. Truman Johnson, M. D., of Bur- nah, British India, will occupy the Bap- tist pulpit next Sunday. The Sunday fol-9 lowing there will be no services in that church. MT. Brown urged his people to1 attend the Congregational church that day
 The Osbournes, who bargained for the Sharp place, have moved on to the premises. MT. Sharp has rooms in the house for the present.
 Some one was accused of f1bbing not long ago when he represented that the strong, rich, grass land on and near the Hill did not need, with proper top dress ing, restocking for twenty-five years or more. Charles T. Preston has a piece of grass land that has not been stocked down for over one hundred and fifty years, and yet bears heavy crop.
 The early morning of the Fourth was ushered in by the ringing of the church bells, firing of improvised cannon, cannon crackers, etc., and footing of horns The climax of noise was reached when an old shaft coupling, formerly used by the FL dridges at their mills on the Stafford Springs road, preserved by the late Dan iel Bancroft as relic, later coming into possession of M. L. Dimock, having been charged full with powder, with a rock be- heath and huge stone on top, exploded. The relic burst into four pieces, each one respectively making bee line for the two churches and the two parsonages. Quite a hole was made in the south wall of the Congregational church, an incision was made in the Baptist church front, and the southwest corner of the Baptist parsonage just escaped. The most serious damage was done to the Congregational parson- age, now occupied by John c. Ryder, and in front of which the improvised cannon was placed. The missile went through the house front, the parlor, splintering hole in the dining room partition, and landing on pillow at the head of sofa near by. A moment before the explosion MT. Ryder had occupied both the sofa and @ chair which the missile had shattered. It was a miracle that no one of the cele- brating parties was injured. The aper- ture in the Congregational church was speedily repaired, c. T. Preston furnish ing the materials and J. G. Ryder doing the work, although the former had not the pleasure of participating in that part of the local celebration. In the evening a fine display of fireworks was made by Clarence Preston, followed by pleasant ice cream party, in which Misses Emma L. Brown, Ethel Bronson, Emma Leckler of Asbury Park, N. J., Clara Nichols and Walter Nichols and others participated.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 The Fourth of July was very quietly spent. There was very little noise in the daytime, but considerable display of fireworks in the evening. w. H. Hall sent off some fireworks on the hill in the village. Among those who spent the day at other places were J. W. Harrison and wife and Edith Scott at Yantic; w. H. Hall and wife, Irving Sholes and wife, Ar thur Devro and George Brackett at Nor wich.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bowen of South Manchester have been visiting at Grand ma Parker's.
 Miss Lillie Scott is attending the Y. P. s. c. B. at Boston.
 Arthur Benton of Saxton's River, Vt. is visiting at home.
 Mrs. William Brownlee is attending the summer school for teachers at Nor wich.
 Edward Whitcomb and wife of Bos ton have been visiting Mrs. Whitcomb's mother, Grandma Parker.
 Thomas Denman, who left here about year ago to work in Stamford, has re 5 turned, and is working in the dressing room.
 Miss Florence Denman has been wis f iting her parents at Norwich. ] To the Worshfpful Master, Wardens t and Brethren of Uriel Lodge, No. 24, F
 & A. M.:
 Whereas, it has pleased the Supreme
 Architect of the Universe to remove iron
 our earthly lodge to that celestial lodge l on high our esteemed brother, Herbert J l Curnan, therefore be it
 Resolved-That in the death of Brothe Curnan this lodge has lost true and up . right pillar, one whom we could alway y meet upon the level, and one whose faith = full adherence to the tenents of our frater
 ity is worthy of our best emulation. Faith
 full and true to all the relations in life, w , can but regret his loss. Words are bu s empty sounding phrases, but when com }, ing from the hearts of true Masons w a feel that we can sincerely tender to tn
 afflicted widow and child our earnest sym
 pathy in this their hour of trial, May tn @ Great Father above comfort and sustain s them through the journey of life till the shall meet the loved one above.
 Resolved-That CODY of this memo }. rial he forwarded to tho widow oP 0ur dn