The Press., 1896-06-18

O10NO-O M ONAo -AO-~N Wednesday afternoon and evening. All are invited.
 (Correspondence)
 G. A. R. post and w. R. c. meetings Saturday evening, 20th inst
 The rain last Sunday necessitated the postponement of childrens day exercises to next Sunday.
 l.. Johnson has affixed new piazza to his house, and is grading the grounds
 At the special town meeting last Satur- day, to see if an appropriation of $1,OOO would be made for road building under the new law, the project was defeated.
 Mrs. Sleight, Miss Bronson and Ed Drew left for New York Monday evening.
 J. W. Pratt is visiting his sister in Medford, Mass.
 Don't forget about that new law con- cerning wide tires that goes into effect July 1st.
 George A. COsgrove has begun haying.
 At the meeting of the joint board of school visitors and selectmen Tuesday,, the appropriations were made as follows: District No. i, $272; No. 9, passed over No. 3, 1925; No. 4, passed over; No. g. passed over; No. 6, $780, No. 7, $19O; No. 8, $2.25; No. 9, $272. The total amount appropriated is $1,374, as against $1 ,872 last year. It is proposed to unite the Daleville, Moose Meadow and Hollow schools, as the two former fell much be- low the required legal average attend ance. Some provision for the schooling of the Potter district children will doubt less be made.
 Charles T. Preston is at the reunion of his regiment in New Haven. He was in the same company with the present mayor of that city, "Bert' Hendricks.
 The 18th anniversary of the adoption of the American flag was locally cele- brated by throwing to the breeze the G. A. R, posts ''Old Glory' Monday.
 Sixty-three years ago Tuesday Gilbert c. Brown saw Gen. Jackson at the ova- tion in Boston.
 The first districts annual school meet ing will be held Saturday evening, 2Oth inst, at 7.3O We are asked to say that a full attendance of the legal voters is desired. It will be borne in mind that registered women voters can exercise their right of suffrage at these meetings, and hold office also.
 Its much the better way for us all to treat everybody, white or black rich or poor, learned and unlearned, with due consideration, for we don't know just what kind of box we ourselves may be in one of these days. South Wilmington Correspondence.
 School will close next Tuesday.
 Special meeting of Uriel Lodge, Mo- 24, F. $ A. M., Saturday evening, 2Oth. Work on M. M. degree.
 Children's day will be observed next Sunday. Service commences at 4 D. m.
 Gardiner Hall, Jr., < Co.'S fine held of Holstein COWS were tested for tuberculo- sis Wednesday. Only one out of 22 was condemned. The minds of a few facti- tious people will be at ease now.
 Miss Mary Miller, teacher in Brattle- boro, Vt., is home for the vacation.
 Louis Korper has graduated from Hunt singers Business College of Hartford.
 Clarence Essex has been visiting in Willimantic this week.
 G. Hall, wife and daughters attended the graduation at Wilbraham academy this week. MT. Halls youngest daugh- ter, Lizzie, was one of the graduates. Mrs. Charles Westoott is in Williman- tic attending the high school graduation. Her daughter, Bertha, is one of the prize speakers.
 Meetings are being held at Mrs. Wm. Morrison's every Sunday morning at 10. 45. George Richardson officiates. All are in- vited.
 Always in season. Hopkins Steamed Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch l in milk 01art oan 10 otC