The Press., 1896-12-03
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 Chas. E. Nichols house has new bay win low. A remarkably warm and pleasant No, Ysmber just passed. ~.F < The service at the Congregational church last Sunday was we'll attended. MT. Rand lost his ms. sermon on the road from Westford, and 80 extemporized a Thank ksgIEing address. The mail driver picked up the missing ms. the next, day. here was . good attendance. at the Bible day exerciees in the Baptist church last Sunday. Those who creditably took part in reading aud recitations were Alice Cdsgrovas Rhoda Lyon, Eva Gibson, Mary Gibson, Jennie Church, Dasie VII sor, Alice Pratt. Dasie Dimock, H. K. Stark weather, George Bracket, Robert Pratt, Harold Pratt, Groysnor, Dave, arIdIBg Dave
 K. At the adjourned meeting of the Bap- tist Eoeiesiastloal Society Monday even- ing, E. ". Pratt, s. Slinesby and Edward Feltham were chosen society committee. It was voted to orepatr the parsonage barn. Eli;D Hayes was admitted member of the society. The pastor, Rev. Charles H. Brown, is now in the seventh year of his ministry He was ordained over the church October 1890
 :, The first sThanksg gfving'' in New Eng land was appointed by Governor Brad- ford at Plymouth, Mass, September, 1928. The services conducted by him were three hours in duration. The festi- vaLin this vicinity was observed as fol. low Mrs. Wm. Eldrfdge and her daugh- ter's Annie,, with friends in Springfield, Mass; Amos Olds and a niece of Mrs. Davis, from Three Rivers, Mass, with C.. H. Davis; Mrs. Snow at ED. Hayes |; 5. F.. Morrison and wife at c. T. Pres tons; Mrs. Della Rider with her son in Waterbury; Mrs. H. H. Starkweather and sons at George Lyons; Charles Hol- man and family, from Bridgeport, at his fathers; M. l.. Dimock and family at D, c. Dimock's; Frank Joslin and wife at F. W. Pratt's; Mrs. William Waldo at J. 5. Carpenters; Loren Goulding, from Livermore, N. H., at Gilbert c. Browns 1; George Snow and wife at Dr, Shows, Stafford Springs; Rev. 0. H. Brown with friends at Willimantic; Alfred Cowles, from Hartford, with his family. There were many other observances of the day in town doubtless, but we are unable 10 get names.
 Miss Nellie Mowry, whose school at the Hollow closed last week, is to teach in the Bicknell district in Ashford, we hear.
 In the South Willington school Flor ence Neil, Iva Latham, Wallace Lilli- bridge, Homer Neil, Robbie Rattye, Wm, Buckingham and Louis Dimock were not absent or tardy during the fall term i; Willie Hill and Charlie Hill were not ab- sent, but were tardy once; Lulu Hill was absent but one day.
 The Hollow school, Miss Nellie Mowry teacher, closed last Friday. Olin Wilson was neither absent nor tardy.
 Jennie l.. Sharp, formerly of Willing ton, and Isaac 6. Braman, of Troy, N. r., were married at 1880 p. m., Thanks giving day, Nov. 96th, at the house of Clarence Potter, on the outskirts of Will limantic. Rev. 0. H. Brown, of Willing. ton, ofRciated, There were present only the, immediate relatives of the bride and bridegroom.
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 There will be special comMdH1satton of Uriel Lodge Saturday evening, if not too stormy.
 The wheel did not run Monday, as the brick-work between the boilers had fallen out, making necessary delay.
 There was a Thanksgiving service at George Rtchardson's house the Friday evening before Thanksgiving.
 Miss Bessie Huntington spent Sunday at her home in Yantic.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen slingshy spent Sunday with their daughter at Taloott- vile,
 We learn that a boy has been born to MT. and Mrs. Arthur Potter, formerly oi this place, but now of Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Ed. Connor and son, James, from Westfield, and Miss Kate Horrigan, from Holyoke, have been spending few days with Mrs. Connor's parents, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Newcomb.
 Preparations for Christmas are being made by the local Sunday school. A committee, consisting of Miss Clara Hall Miss Rose Hall, Miss Lena Korper, Rev, C.. H. Brown aud w. H. Brackett, have been appointed to take charge of the af- fair.
 Miss Rose Nichols has been quite sick, but is now improving.
 The new bridge was opened for travel last week, and is a great improvement over the old one, as we'll as an additional feature of the place.
 Wadsworth's big team carried a load from here down to the dance conduct d by Palmerton and Badger, at Hillside hall, on Thanksgiving evening.
 w. H. Bracket went out hunting Thanksgiving day for the first time in twenty years, He shot at about ten par fridge, but confessed when he came home that he couldn't hit the broad side of 8 barn when the door was shut.
 Wm. Reynolds stone puller from Spring Hill has been in operation around here lately. Powell Green has had about 290 stones taken out, and Henry Gurley has also had quite number, The charge is ten cents for each stone.
 Thanksgiving day in this place was spent in regular "Willington" style. Most of the men went hunting in the morning, and woe to any squirrel that happened to be out of it's hole; but the cartridges were all right. There were more than the ordinary number of visit ors, among whom were: MT. and Mrs