The Press., 1895-04-25
BURLINGTON.

l le Each one must contribute to the enter tainment. or else pay the fine as men, tioned at tho last meeting.
 Mm. Dr. ". E. Holt presented her husband, tn Newark, N. J., with very acceptable Easter present on the 14th inst, in the shape of beautiful little daughter. This is their first child, the happy couple having been married four teen years
 Rev. H. Johnson, Baptist state evangelical will occupy the pulpit with the pastor next Sunday. He has been employed by the 0. E. Society at South Willineton to labor there for while. He stops at lIrs. Henry Gurley's.
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor has returned to her home on the Hill.
 -Merall Cushman is at work for Den tist Ball, Ashford.
 Our copy of the Daily Courant dated March 2lth was received at this office yesterdaf. Funny business. Come to town meeting!
 Widow Truman Johnson, of Provi- deRce, R, l., was buried in the old ceme- tery tlis afternoon.
 Have you licensed your dog? Only five days more.
 Weekly Congregational prayer meet ings are now held at half past seven Sat- urday evenings.
 ~-Oomrade and Past State Commander B. E. Smith. of. Willimantic, is to deliver the o1 [tion Memorial day. l 1T bacon J. c. Sparks has built new additi to his barn.
 Mistakes are sometimes made in the hlghBlt quarters. For instance, The Gen. tury Cyclopedia of Names says that Kath- crime Parr was the etghtb wife of Henry the VIII.
 -FoWn meeting next Saturday, 27th, at two p. m. These are the matters to be I passed upon: 1, to lay tax on list last competed to defray town charges and ex- pensas 3, to act upon the matter of re- building bridge near West Wilmington R. R. station; 3, to act upon the matter of providing for text books for our schools 4, to make an appropriation for Memorial day.
 -The. tall fir tree that has so long been a landmark in front of the Congregational manse, being likely to become a prey to the high winds, was felled last week. MT. Billings, the present pulpit supply, wig oroasly yielded the axe, in Gladstone fashion, and laid the old evergreen low.
 Ladies, you have right to vote next Saturday, we think. See sec. I, chapter ICCEXVI: Public Acts, 1893.
 f--Given the time, the strength, the team land the land, why cannot the Wilmington farmers afford to raise corn?
 Eli D. Hayes and wife of Springfield Mass, are moving into their house neal the post office to-day. He was formerly an engraver of pictures for the magazines and illustrated newspapers, but since the new process of illustration came into vogue, he has turned his attention tc sketching from nature and painting ir water colors. We may hope to see bitt ilof our picturesque Willington scenery transferred to canvas. He had a public exhfbition of his paintings 8 short time islnoe. He has son on the editorial staf l0f the Springfield Republican.
 lur old friend Sherman D. ToplifP lasstory in The Press was indeed wortl reading.
 South Wilmington COrrespOndence.
 Uncalled for letters in the post office Mrs. Mattie Courtney, Robert J. Holmes A--Evangelist W. H. Johnson is expect ed to assist Pastor Brown with extra ser slvi8ss next week, beginning Sunday even iEEfE. sad.
 T {--Herbert Curnan, who was reported t be improving, is now in a very critica lcondftfon with pleurisy in the head Dr Weldon of Willimantic was called il council with Dr. Johnson last week. rs- Albert Richardson is visitin i relatives in Holyoke, Mass. II Dr. Taylor of Pawtucket, R. l., yisiting at Gardner Halls. Miss Rena Young of Hartford spen Sunday at home.
 2 The social held in the hall last Fri ? day evening was very creditable affair Over six dollars were realized by the Y Ps. c. E.
 Charles Copeland, who has charge C ! Legrande Johnson's farm work, is movin from the Manning place to MT. Johnson house.
 i, [MOose Meadow correspondence) --Rev. H. P. Snow has hired for tn looming year the Geo. Wolcott farm, an taken possession.
 The Ladies' Aid Society met for wor Thursday with Mrs. Samuel Bartlett, an had a good time. A Christian Temper . anee Union was organized the same ever = ing with officers as follows: Presiden Mrs. Wm. Ruby; vice-president, Mrl Mark Fenton; chaplain, Frances Ballou secretary, Mrs. Frances Ballou; treasul CT, Mrs. Jason Allen. f Mrs. Jenny, Pastor Shows mother, q ton the sick list.
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