The Press., 1896-04-02

ton, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. H. G. Boyer. These ladies were guests of their aunt, Mrs. Wm. McMillen, in Somers, on Tuesday.
 --Ephraim Kies, of Willington, has exchanged property for the Maddoms place on the hill.
 D. J. Glazier was in Hampden on a business trip Friday.
 Norman A. Gold took walk Thurs day to Monsom to visit his grandparents. Other guests present were: Masters Rufus, Willie, and Miss Mamie Chaffee, from Enfield, Mass, making in all a hap py group of grandchildren. Master Nor man returned Monday, bringing most pleasant reports of the delightful occa- sion.
 We are glad to learn that Mrs. Will bur, who has been very sick, is convales- cing.
 WELLINGTON.
 The republican caucus for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the state and district convention will be held at the S
 (Correspondence)
 -''Pick your flint and try again"
 Mrs. Della Rider visited her son, Frank, in Waterbury last week.
 Actions, not words, are the true measure of attachment between friends.
 The Christian Secretary, Hartford, the oldest Baptist newspaper in the United States, has ceased publication. The fact caused quite surprise in this vicinity among it's lifelong subscribers. Its former proprietors, whom we knew per sonally, Garfield, Burr, Cushman and Phelps, made The Secretary a good pay ing paper It has been pleasant means of communication for the denomination throughout the state these seventy-five years, and it's decease will be regretted by many.
 All will take notice of Collector Dim- Ock's pleasing announcement that he will be on the Hill, Saturday, April 4th, to re- ceive taxes.
 Mrs. BrOwnlees winter term. Glass Factory school, closed Friday last with one of her very pleasant and instructive receptions and examinations. Scholars neither absent nor tardy, Esther DoWolf, Oscar Himmelar, Clifford Himmelar, Ed ward DeWOlf, Linnaeus Nichols, Clar- ence Richardson, Lloyd Burdick, Ernest Burdick; absent one day, Clayton Rich ardson; absent two days, Robert P Pratt, Harold Pratt.
 The Starkweather brothers are board ing at George Lyons.
 Rev Clarence Fuller, formerly SUD- ply for the Baptist pulpit here, has re- gently been called to pleasant pastorate in Massachusetts.
 Don't let us get into a premature heat over our gardens. It's going to be a backward season, it is said. ''New occasions teach new duties; Time makes
 ancient good uncouth;
 They must upward still, and onward, who would
 keep abreast of Truth;
 To, before us gleam her camphres! We ourselves
 must pilgrims be,
 Launch our May1OWer and steer boldly through
 the desperate winter sea,
 Nor attempt the Futures portal, with the Pasts
 blOod-rusted key"
 John Blair Edwards, class '96, Brown University, residence Upper Alton, Ill. was guest of Charles T. Preston Thurs day of last week. He is a great-grand- son of the late Rev. Hubbel Loomis, D. D., who was pastor of the Congregational church here twenty years, and then, hav- ing changed his views, founded the Bap- tist church. The young Brunonian's grandmother is Mrs. Sophia Loomis Ed wards, now in excellent health at the age of S8 years. MT. Edwards was accompa- nied by his roommate at Brown, James Manning Kent, of Putnam.
 As it happened, we saw the robins when they arrived at twilight, whole family of them, and as they fitted from tree to tree, and held an animated con- versatton over one or two last years nests, debating whether it were best to use the old foundations or to start entire ly anew, then flew down to the water tub by the pump for a drink, looking askance at the dog and cat, we were convinced that they were our last years boarders without doubt; and we think Sancho and Lill recognized them also. As for the blue birds, they have been twittering around two weeks or more.
 The friendly talk at the last grange meeting was interesting and entertaining. It brought out the fact that Mrs. Charles Nichols has a brown leghorn hen ten years old:
 A fine old hen with yellow legs, Who lays her mistress many eggs, Has never clucked nor asked to sit. Nor scratched the flower beds the least bit. Her eyes are good, her hearing prime Sure, such 8 hen deserves this rhyme.
 There will be union Easter services at the Congregational church Sunday evening. Singing, recitations, &c. Pas tor Brown will be present.
 Mrs. s. P. Morrison has been spend ing few days with friends in Willimantic. Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols has an orange tree on which are three good-sized, nearly ripe specimens of it's fruit.
 Meeting of the Literary Club to-mor- row evening. Subject, Oliver Wendell Holmes
 (Moose Meadow correspOndence.)
 A delegation of brethren from Staf- ford Springs is expected to conduct the service in the church next Sunday at Il o'clock. All are cordially invited
 Charles Rider, from Rockville, has been visiting friends here for few days.
 School in district No. 4 commences next Monday, with Mrs. A. B. Dave oi East Wilmington as teacher.
 Horton Wilson and family, who have lived on Geo. Smiths farm for the past year, have hired the John Dorsey farm in Stafford, and moved last Wednesday.
 Merritt Durham closed the Potter school last Saturday.
 Frank N. Fenton intends to go to housekeeping in one of his fathers house.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge No. 24, F. & A. M., Saturday evening.
 The infant boy, three months old, oi r -