The Press., 1895-08-22

the cemetery grounds. If stormy, the work will be done Monday.
 (COrrespondence)
 Mir. and Mrs. Harrow and daughter, of Washington, D. G., and friends from New York, and Brooklyn, N. Y., are at Geo. A. Cosgrove's.
 Mrs. Angie Dave Is visiting in Boston
 As usual, there was a number from here in attendance at the annual Bible meeting in Ashford yesterday.
 Geo. Baker is at work for s. P. Mor- risOn, making extensive repairs on his house.
 Nellie Morrison returned from her long visit in Salem, Mass, last Saturday
 Walter B. Allen, MT. and Mrs. Chas. T. Preston, and MT. and Mrs. Theron Brown desire to express their deep sense of gratitude for the kind attentions, ready sympathy and help of friends and neighbors during the sickness of the late Mrs. Helen P. Allen, and especially in the sad preparation for her burial. Their gentle services and many beautiful tri- butes of affection will be long remember ed.
 The newly-mown lower cemetery looks very neat and attractive once more.
 -Drs. Johnson and Higgins held con. sultatiOn over the case of Samuel Swift last Monday. He is very feeble.
 If you desire humming- birds for sum- mer visitors you must have tiger lilies in the borders.
 The cold wave of yesterday made us feel as if we had skipped September, and were in the midst of October at least.
 At the residence of c. T. Preston last Saturday, Aug. 17th, at six o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Helen P. Allen, af- ter prolonged suffering, found the sweet relief of death. Her loss is keenly felt, not only by her distressed husband and now childless parents, but by the lovina relatives in whose home she slept her last sleep, and by all who witnessed her gentle patience and knew the beauty and sweet ness of her life. At the funeral the be- reaved husbands partner, Everett Hall, and his wife, were present from Boston, beside the immediate mourners from Bos- ton and Worcester, and a loving circle of kindred and friends. The lamented young wife and mother was buried from the Baptist church on the Hill, Rev. Chas. H. Brown preaching brief memorial ser mon of striking appropriateness and beau ty. JOrdan's quartette of Willimantic sang several selections with tenderness and true feeling, and the burial services, managed by G. H. Baker & Co.,, were in every way impressive and complete. She rests beside her little brother, and her babes will be brought from Newton vile, Mass, to sleep beside her.
 Postponed G. A. R. and w. R. 0. Saturday evening.
 W. B. Allen has returned to Block Island, hoping to further build up his health before resuming business. He is accompanied by Clarence Preston. Miss Lizzie Hall returned to Worces- ter yesterday.
 Mi. and Mrs. BrownTare still at c. T, Ppeston's. r." + Grange meeting Friday evening. Flora has charge of the program for the lecturers hour. Watermelon and cake hasvebeen promised by an interested pa. tron. ~.'' South Wilmington Correspondence. There will be an excursion to Watch Hill next Saturday. Tickets will proba. ply be $1.
 Mrs. Clara Preston, of Willimantic has been visiting friends in town. Two of our wide-awake citizens boarded the Palmer merchants day ex cursion train at Willimantic, and got $ free ride to State Line, arriving there about nine o'clock. They arrived home footsOre, at about a. m.
 The South Willington and WestfielC ball hines played scientific game of bal last Saturday, the former winning by { score of 37 to 4.
 W. H. Bracket and wife and Mrs Harriet Maine are visiting relatives a Florence, N. J. Mrs. Maine is to make her home there for the present. | Quite a number attended camp-meet ing at Willimantic last Sunday, some go ing on their wheels, and others in thu team provided by Everett Richardson.
 w. H. Hall is now having the celia to his house dug on Main-st. Details will be given later.
 Miss Lilly Spland, of Manchester, i visiting at Wm. Morrison's.
 Lyman Lillibridge, of Jersey City, i visiting his son, Herbert Lillibridge.
 (MOose Meadow correspondence.)
 Mrs. Myra Hunt and three children from Bridgeport, and Miss Sarah Rider from Hartford, visited their father, Cal win Rider, over Sunday.
 Mrs. Jenney, mother of Rev. H. F Snow, went to New Bedford, Mass, thi week Tuesday for visit.
 The attendants of the Willimanti camp meeting report very enioyabl time.
 There will be 8 prayer meeting a Mrs. H. P. Shows at o'clock next Sat urday afternoon.
 a. w. Rider and three children fror Rockville, were at F. H. Ballou's owe Sunday.
 The ladies' aid society of MoOs Meadow met with Mrs. Frank Orcutt las Thursday. A very pleasant evening wa enjoyed.
 Holmes castle" in Chicago was dC strOyed by fire early Monday morning. is generally supposed that the fire was ( lncendiary origin and was for the purpos of destroying any evidence it might col tain relative to the Holmes case.. ''Pillsbury's Best" is America,s fines | flour, and not only makes the best breaG