The Press., 1895-05-30
WELLINGTON.

--.7ss WILMINGTON. .... Collector Dimock will receive taxes at the town clerks office on Saturday from to 3.30, and at the selectmen's of- flee in South Willington on Monday next from to 6. 4
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 --Chas. H. Ryder has a rooster with rare musical abilities. It is worth while to listen to his roundelays. t.
 Ed. Eldredge, with his teams and gang of men, is pushing road repairing. i The "boys in blue" were greatly pleased with MT. Billings memorial ser mon. His theme was "After the War, What?" The discourse was unpretentious, and the work of the dead and living union soldiers in the war of the rebellion and it's results were flttingly dwelt upon.
 Meeting of the town authorities to choose jurors for the coming year at South Willington, Monday, June 3d, at p. m
 -Forty-eight dogs have been registered at this writing. Additional list of dog owners who have paid for licenses: c. M. Wood, G. Wilson, l.. H. Blair, A. Kor- per, D. Lamb, John Dorsey, 9, Charles Miller, D. L. Royce, Geo. Lyon, Fred SOOs uls A. Js T., Joseph Grazer, Charles H. Ryder, John Fisher,2 By the way, didn't the soldiers do ] their little share in country saving in the late war, and is it just the thing now, when the old fellows get cooped up in church Memorial days, to everlastiDgly lecture them on other duties in that line for them to perform? Now that there. is | < q <.l, speakable miseries of that war have been suffered, let somebody else lend hand in reforming" the nation. Give Ws a rest! ,, Dancing season at the Hollow (East Willington) opens tomorrow nightp A new platform has been erected, good mu- sic will be furnished and Jackson of Ash ford is to act as prOmpter. We are re- quested to say that everybody is invited, and that officers will be on hand to pre- I serve order. It is proposed to hold dances every Friday night for the present. ] -Orrin Watrous has a fine new hen house for his flock of one hundred fowls
 Mrs. Frank Barrett is recovering from malarial attack.
 The Conn. Agricultural College ca- det band furnishes the music for Memo rial exercises here to-day. This little post has few dollars in it's treasury as nest-egg for relief fund, which it will devote to the expenses of the day. The dead soldiers gave their lives for their comrades, you know, not for the country, soft is meet and proper that they should pay out of their abundance for this busi- ness here in Wilmington. The Post asked the town for $25, about two cents and a. half per inhabitant! The neighboring tows of Stafford and Windham, respect lively, appropriated $1OO and $2OO for Memorial day expenses, and these towns are pretty heavily in debt too!
 It is not generally known. we think, that Willington is the strongest republi- can town in the state-more than two to one. South Wilmington Correspondence. / Stated communication of Uriel Lodge Saturday evening, Work 1st and 2d deg.
 -Lathrop Manning has moved to his farm from Legrande Johnson's place, where he has lived for the past years.
 Mir. John Smith of Willimantic is visiting his sister Mrs. c. c. Essex.
 It is reported that w. D. Barrows has sold his barber chair and outfit. to George Palmerton, who will continue the business and also repair boots and shoes at the same place.
 Mrs. SOper and MT. Smith of Yantic, have been visiting at Mrs. Fannie Scott's. E CMoose Meadow correspondence)
 Mrs. Wm. Battey and Mrs. George Battey, from Oxford, Mass, are visiting at M. P. Fenton's, and attended church Sunday evening. ... :.a: ..". .~..
 The ladies' aid society will meet with Mrs. M. P. Fenton next Thursday even- ing. All are invited.
 -Children's day will be observed on the third Sunday evening in June, with con- cert.
 Mir. and MT. F. H.. Ballou and son spent last Monday with E. E.. Mathews, Rock Meadow. .-.
 Josephine Prentice returned home last Friday from Attawan, N. Y., where she had been visiting for seven months.