The Press., 1896-03-26
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 ,g--Jennie Golding is visiting at J. B. Carpenters.
 Grange meeting tomorrow evening, 27th inst Subject during lecturers hour "Poultry."
 Hannah Presby, widow of the late Wales Presby, and daughter of the late Solomon Fenton, died last week at the home of her son in Rockville at the age of 98 years.
 The winter term of the center school closed last Friday. There will be va- cation of one week, the spring term be- ginning on Monday, Both inst Neither absent nor tardy, Oracle Morse, Harry Morse; tardy once, Martha Lyon, Walter Davis; absent once, Eddie Lyon, George Davis. A large delegation of parents and friends who were present at the examina- tion pronounced the school decided suc- cess under the administration of H. F. Starkweather. His services have been secured for next term
 Ed Waite and family have moved to Wethersfeld. Henry Barrrows, Mrs. Waite's father, is spending a week with tthem.
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor returned last week from her winter sojourn in Willimantic. Leonard Roswell is now comfortably located in Brockton, Mass, where, in or der that he may fill in his spare time, he is keeping fruit and confectionery store. l This town was we'll represented at the group meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. at Storrs Tuesday. The gathering was an interesting one. Forcible and we'll re- ceived addresses were made by Rev. Messrs. Lewis, Pike and Brown, while the rest of the program was impressive and edifying. The delegation, through the courtesy of Prof. Phelps was conducted over the college premises.
 Mrs. Betsey Manning Jacques of Bridgeport Is visiting at Legrand John sons
 We had the pleasure yesterday of sampling full grown head of lettuce raised in this locality.
 The season for trailing arbutls and May baskets comes on apaoe!
 As memorial day approaches wishes are expressed on all sides that the school children in all the districts, with their several appropriate exercises, turn out in larger force than last year even. The center, South Wilmington, Glass Factory and Moose Meadow schools will undoubt- edly make fair showing, and it is hoped that the other schools will follow suit this year. Music, speaking, collation. at the town hall, etc., will probably be important features as usual.
 South Wilmington Correspondence. School in this district will begin next Monday, after a months vacation, and in district No. 8 it will close tomorrow. Frank Spicer of Lincoln's furniture store, Willimantic, spent Sunday at home. Miss Lizzie Hall is home from Will braham Academy for a vacation.
 Several from this place attended the Y. P. S. 0. E. group meeting at Storrs College last Tuesday and report very instructive and pleasant time.
 We are now favored by getting the Sunday papers from Boston early Sunday morning. Leo A. Korper is the dealer. The mOnotonous life of the people of South Willington was changed little last Monday night by the alarm of fire in the boarding house. The first intima- tfon they had was that one of the board CTS smelt something burning, but SUD- posing it to be something in the stove no attention was paid to it, but soon after a young Swede went up stairs and found it full of smoke, so he went into his bed room, took his trunk and some bed | clothes and hauled them down stBirs with a strap. When he reached the outer door he turned around very deliberately and said Fire" At this there was great confusion. One of the boarders reached his room, took his trunk and started, but got wedged between two doors, and being portly man, it is said he used some language which wouldn't look very we'll in Sunday school book. However he extricated himself and went out on the
 
 be heard outside of the town of Willing ton, while another boarder went down the road with dinner bell and woke up the good citizens of the neighborhood. About this time one of the citizens ar rived with a Babcock fire extinguisher strapped to his back and began playing on the building, but not until after MT. King, the boss carpenter of w. H. Halls ter. The loss was suit of clothes and an overcoat. Origin of fire not known.
 (Moose Meadow correspondence.)
 Brethren from Stafford Springs con- ducted the service in the church last Sum- day.
 M. P. Fenton has been sick with the grip.
 Mrs. Jason Allen is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Knowlton, in Meriden this week. Mrs. Wm. Carroll is sick with the grip.
 UNION.
 Mashapaug.
 -Keefe Brothers are moving their port able saw mill from Palmer on to Lyman Moores lot, and will soon commence to cut off the timber.
 WALES.
 [COrrespondence.)
 The Old Folks concert, by Stafford talent, was given at the Baptist church last Friday evening. All were we'll pleased with the entertainment.
 Willie Royce, who has been at work in Holland for the past year, has gone to Somers.