The Press., 1896-07-23
WILMINGTON.


 Mrs. J. H. Hills and son, Bennio, of Willimantic, are at s. P. Morrisons.
 Clara 0. Nichols went on the Stafford excursion Tuesday.
 Grace Morse returned from her New York visit by boat train Tuesday morn- ing. Her sister Gertrude accompanied her, and her brother Robert is also at home. for the week. Everybody is pleased to have "Gracie" back, and all the Morse young people always receive hearty welcome from their many friends whenever they visit their parents in their pleasant hill top home.
 James Hoyle has been spending few weeks with his sisters in England.
 The families of William James and Sam Jillas are the only ones left in DalevilIe. We can get no reliable information in re- gard to the starting of the mill.
 Mrs. Origin Sparks lies at the point of death at this writing "Wednesday morn- ing.) She has been feeble for many years.
 The schools, taken all in all, need great deal of supervising, it would seem. First comes 8 man, on a salary, to criti- else the scholarship of teachers, pupils and school visitors, and also to ridicule the school houses in an expensive book printed by the state. Next comes man, on salary, to get the dimensions of the school houses. Then comes a man, on salary to look after truant matters. Next comes a man, on a salary, to look oil 10 nd lot Of hn "ten dollar' school houses. If the money used in all this supervising could be put into the school buildings, we think the results would be as good, to say the least, and perhaps, the plans of the fathers who had to do with the establish ing of the school fund would be as we'll carried out.
 The Center district school committee has hired Henry F. Starkweather to teach another year.
 The mail man has carried by our post office the Press bundle the last two weeks. Those are the times when you find the place that The Press holds in the hearts of the people.
 Mrs. Annie A. Preston, who is unusu- ally busy with her literary work, has purposeful and interesting article in the July number of "Light in the Home," Religious Tract society, 56 Paternoster Row, London.
 Wallace D. Preston rode up from Will ltmantic on his bike, Tuesday, and staid over night with his grandfather, Lucius Preston.
 But some one said, with most uncommon
 sense,
 When that silver plank was in suspense, ''I hear lion in the lobby roar; Say, MT. Speaker, shall we shut the door,
 and keep him there, or let him in To try if we can turn him out again ?' We'll keep him out," the Speaker did
 reply,
 "They'll want him in Chicago in July"
 Charlie Ryder's fast horse 'Hustler," with a record of 2.2044, that won the races at Norwich, died just a week later. He was raised by MT. Clark, of Hartford, and there was a good deal of talk by his admirers about his being sold to be put on the circuit in the eastern part of the state. Those people may not be very sorry to hear that he is dead, but Mr. Ryders' friends express much sympathy for his bad luck.
 Christian Endeavor ice cream social at Baptist conference room tomorrow even- ing.
 Phil Ryder's bright dog Jack" was run over by heavy team at the station recently, so "Cute" has sole charge of ''the hill"
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Little Vernon Brothers gave an excel lent entertainment before large audi ence in the hall last Friday evening. Encores were numerous. It is expected that they will come again during the latter part of August.
 William Parker and wife, of Willi- mantle, are spending a week in town.
 James Penny, wife and child, from Providence, R. l., are visiting Mrs Penny's sister, Mrs. Irving Sholes.
 The Eaglevilles and Battles played g game of ball at Eagleville, Saturday, the former winning by score of IS to IA.
 Adolph Keeper has purchased horse of E. N. Washburn, of Stafford Springs
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bowen and MT and Mrs. Austin Rowland, of SoutE Manchester, took a carriage drive ou here Wednesday.
 Fred Tockerbury, of New York, wal the guest of Gardiner Hall over Sunday
 Mrs. Sarah Brown, widow of the lat Wm. Brown, of Stafford Springs, is visit ing Mrs. w. w. Richardson.
 Mrs. Gardiner Hall, ST., is quite sick being threatened with pneumonia.
 Letters remaining in post office un called for week ending July 18th Will Converse, s. F. Clark, Hattie Coal, Mrs Susan Geary, Robert J. Holmes, Wm Smith, Eliza Trask.
 Miss Francis Huntington, of Yantic Conn.,, is visiting with Mrs. J. W. Harri son.
 Gardiner Hall is in New York cit on business.
 Frank Burd1ck is to enter the em ploy of c. Hall, Jr., & Co.,, at an earl date.
 ! "" Ad1A3 OEs, O OO. nave COmLueuC6 the stone work for the Improvement which is to be in the near future of a nev bridge in the village.
 Chas. Mcfarland has traded hi trotter for a silent steed which eat nothing.
 J. w. Harrison has returned from trip awheel in company with party C Norwich gentlemen. The party left o "Wednesday last wheeling from Sag Hal bor, L. l., to Brooklyn, riding over som very fine roads in Prospect Park t Coney Island, Central Park, N. Y., an up Riverside drive. One hundred an seventy eight miles were covered al together.
 (Moose Meadow correspondence)
 Burt Ruby and Harry Remmert hay severed their connection with w. D. Ru by. The former has entered the emplo ! Of tho Roolzu,o