The Press., 1895-12-12
wILLINGTON.
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many of the enjoyable day.
 WELLINGTON. &Correspondence.) -" Birds of one feather will flock to- gether."
 The ladies of the Congregational church will give another entertainment next Wednesday evening. A dialog, etc.
 James Mscfarlane has removed from Wigimantic to Hartford to engage in the grocery business, it is said.
 Arrangements are being made for an entertainment in the Baptist church Christmas eve. Due announcement will be given.
 The grange will hold its annual stated meeting tomorrow evening for the choice of officers for the ensuing year, also for work in first and second degrees.
 Joshua Preston, formerly of this town, has returned from Chicago to Hartford to live. His only survlng ais ter, widow Chas. F. Morrison, Is in feeble health at her home in South Willfngton. Should time allow, lecturers hour at the grange meeting tomorrow evening will be spent in discussing this question: |: What are the proper social duties of the public teachers who occupy our local pull pits?
 The time Is not far distant-the first day of next month-when the law re- quires the name of our railroad station to be changed from Holland" to West Wilmington, the present sign on the pas senger station shall be replaced accord ingly so.
 The fall tenn of the Center school closed Saturday last. Instead of the pro. posed vacation this week, the winter term began Monday and the vacation will be Christmas week. Scholars neither absent nor tardy last term, Martha Lyon, Oracle Morse, Eddie Carpenter, Eddie Lyon. ~
 Fall term of the school at South Willington closed November 29d. Lulu Devereaux and Charles Latham were neither absent nor tardy. Eva GibsOn, Mary Gibson, Robbie Battye were not absent, but were tardy once. George Gibson was tardy twice. Homer Neil, Clarence Essex and Wallace Lillibridge were absent one day only.
 After all, Is rot cycling a curious kind of craze? A writer calls 1t q queer cross between the treadmill and the tight rope-demanding such constant strain of attention to keep your balance, with such a monotonous and restricted acti0n of the limbs as to render 1t a work of penance rather than Q pleasure. To be sure, there Is the enjoyment of rapid mo- tion, and the exlguity of seat and tackle also creates 8 charm.
 (From another correspondent.)
 The sOciable held at the CongreGa- tional church last Wednesday evening was success. The parlors were we'll filled. Credit is due the young ladies for the entertainment given. The pieces were very finely rendered, and the singing by the children was we'll done. The next social will be held next Wednesday with an entertainment. Supper 1Oc., children Sc. All are invited. . South WilIinEtOn CorFeOD0adonea. :, At the annual election of Uriel lodge, No. 24, F. < A. M., Saturday evening, the following officers were chosen: w. H. Brackett, W. M.; Frank Backus, &. w.; Homer Neil, J. w.; George Baker, Sec. ; Adolph KOrper, Treas. John Mel, s. D.; W. H. Buckingham, J. D.; Irv- Ing Sholes, s. s. John Brownlee, J. S. ; James Hayes, Chap; c. ". Moore, Mar. 1; A. Devereaux, Tyler.
 While stepping into chair last Sun day Mrs. Wm. Buckingham fell and broke small bone in her arm. Dr. Weldon, of Willimantic, was called and set it. .l-.
 Mrs. William Brownlee spent Sunday at Willimantic with Miss Emma Bugbee.
 Miss Rosa Hall Is visiting friends -at Bennington, Vt.
 -Ephraim Kies has greatly improved the John Graham place, and will make his residence there for the present. Moose Meadow correspOndence)
 Rev. J. H. James, of Rockville preached an excellent sermon last Sunday morning. A good sized audience gathered at the church in the evening to listen tc an interesting and Instructive illustrated lecture on the evils ef iaUomperance by Rev. Mir. James. 1 Mrs. Angle Dave did not close hei school last Friday as stated last week but nlosad thla Hteak znu Madneadau