The Press., 1895-06-06
WELLINGTON.

-Children's day will be observed at the Baptist church next Sunday. Mrs. I. M. Bronson has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y., her little niece, Alice Cosgrove, accompanying her.
 The estate of the late Lucius Edger- ton inventories about $5,OOO-the heirs receiving some $1 ,6OO apiece.
 Il. w. Holt's name should have ap- peared last week in the list of dog owners who have paid licenses.
 Judge Holman is building a new ad- dition to his barn.
 Bert Kernan is improving.
 E. A. Morse and wife spent Sunday with Chas. A. Robbins, North Woodstock.
 Mir. Darling, son-in-law of MT. Felt ham, has moved into J. J. Burr's house weaver at Hoyle's mills.
 The post desires to express it's thanks to Selectman Ruby and F. W. Pratt, who each voluntarily gave $1 toward defray- ing the expenses of memorial day.
 People from abroad who were on the Hill the 3Oth: Mrs. B. E. Smith, Miss | Annie Smith and friend, Master Willie Smith, James Macfa1lane and wife, Mrs. Helen Vinton, Willimantic; Sheriff Kib- be, of Somers.
 The Hollow school closes tomorrow.
 The selectmen of Holland and Will lington met Monday to consider the question Of building 8 new iron bridge between the two towns, near the depot. They are tosadvertise for proposals. The following is the list of jurors chosen Monday: J. B. Carpenter. Geo. A. Cosgrove, Vim. HI. Marsh, James Hoyle, George Wilson, L. w. Holt, Jesse Eno, A. D. Dimock, Wm. D. Ruby, F. M. Barrett, Frank Orcutt, Nathan D. Royce, A. NJ. DeWolf, G. B. Marble, L. B. Clark Chas. Nichols, E. L. Cennor, H. c. Cur ley, D. 0. Dimock, 0. H. Davis.
 Tuesday evening MissN NellieMorrison, daughter of s. P. Morrison, assisted by Miss Lena Korper, gave 8 pretty and pleasant "cobweb party' at "Hillside" in honor of her 21st birthday. The daintily written invitations were in cute and orig inal rhyme, and the offered prizes were won by Miss Ethel Bronson and Miss Emma Brown, George Bracket receiving the booby prize. Miss Morrison was pleasantly surprised by the gift from her South Willington guests, Geo. Bracket being spokesman, of a beautiful silver Tol Soo served-and music, charades and "char- acters'' filled out the very enjoyable even- ing.
 Memorial day was for the second time appropriately observed by the Elisha Johnson Post, No. 86, c. A. R., and it's auxiliary, w. .R.C. No. AS. The program, as printed last week, was successfully carried out. The Cadet Band from Storrs was in attendance, and their fine music added much to the pleasure of the day. Driggs drum corps from Vernon was also in attendance, the fife and drum stirring the blood of the old veterans, and recall ing many thrilling experiences. The graves at Moose Meadow and Village Hill were decorated by details; and, after the bountiful lunch provided by the w. R. O., the procession, consisting of the two bands, the veterans, F. W. Pratt's carriage with flowers, w. R.C., the grange, school children, and a large number of citizens on foot and in carriages proceeded to the two cemeteries near the Hill. At the Johnson monument there was singing, and the beautiful G. A. R. service was read. On the return to the Baptist church there were exercises by the school chill dren. The Moose Meadow school, Mrs. Angle Dave teacher, acquitted themselves finely in ''The Offerings of the States to the Goddess of Liberty Miss Annie Dim- ock making a beautiful and stately god dess. There were recitations by Miss Dasie Dimock, secretary of the W.R.C.; by pupils of the Hill, Glass Factory, a dialogue, "The Blue and the Gray" and the South Wilmington schools. The ad- dress by Past State Commander B. B. Smith, of Willimantic, was interesting and instructive, dwelling upon the lessons of the day, and the necessity of impress ing spirit of patriotism upon the hearts Of thn riainO orenaration If xvaS nlnas