The Press., 1896-09-17
WELLINGTON. NCorroan0ndnnooN

Post and w.. R. c. stated meetings in Grand Army hall Saturday evening, 18th inst full attendance is request cd, as the committee on amusements for the coming season is expected to report, and as preparation for inspection by Colnrade Phelps of Rockville is to be made.
 The Daleville school, Mrs. Angie Dave, teacher, opened Monday with eighteen scholars, with one family in the district yet to hear from.
 Rev. Thomas Denman is expected to occupy the Congregational pulpit next Sunday.
 The N. Y. Tribune gratuitously sends a copy of it's semi-weekly edition to the local G. A. R. post.
 "There is no such fool as the man who thinks he is smart"
 We are indebted to Albert Hall for copies of Denver, Col, papers, republi- can and democratic, both silver.
 Oracle, daughter of John G. Ryder, has entered Mrs. Porter's family boarding school for girls in Everett, Mass, near Boston. Her mother and Mrs Chas. T. Preston accompanied her thither yester- day.
 We were anticipated last week in mo- tices of the death of Lucien Holt and the rededication of the Congregational church, and as report of the latter may have been handed to The Press ere this by some one of the number from Stafford Springs, or by somebody else, we refrain fl om possible superfluous information. John c. Fuller is seriously i'll at this writing. Dr. Higgins of South Coventry attends him.
 The vote at recent grange meeting, changing the time of meeting from Friday evenings to Saturday evenings has been rescinded. Meetings henceforth are on the second and fouth Friday evenings of the month, as usual.
 w. H. Holt has returned from the west. [From another Correspondent.)
 There was pleasant home wedding at the house of Ezra Morse in Wilmington Wednesday afternoon, Sept. IS, Rev. c. H. Brown officiating. The contracting. parties were Joseph Lejeune and Miss Gertrude I. Morse, both of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Rev. Thomas c. Denman will preach at the Congregational church on the Hill next Sunday, at o'clock.
 Miss Lillie Whiting and Lizzie Dimock
  Miss Bertha l.. Young, Clarence Essex and Linneaus Nichols are attending the Natchaug school at Willimantic
 It is to be regretted that Mrs. Brown lee, one of our best teachers, is not to take school in town this year. She will spend few months observing in the model schools of the state.
 Mont Seagraves of New London, but formerly of this place, was in town Sat | urday.
 Chas. N. Allen and family are home from their vacation at Fishers Island.
 Stephen Slingsby has purchased a good looking horse from MT. Southmade of Mansfield.
 r Sept 5th boy weighing g pounds ar- rived at Louis Silvey's.
 James Corcoran of Providence, R. l., but formerly of this place, has been visit l ing friends in town. There was base ball game here Sat urday between nine under the manage paNr kthe Stafford high school and the So~ lllingtons. The former won by Ia score of 25 to 23. Hall and Korper pitched for Wilmington and Stevens for Stafford. All pitchers did good work, striking out quite number of men. Con- verse did the batting for Stafford, while Harrison's excellent batting for the Will lingtons brought in a good many runs. Enough said. Following is the score by innings:
 sSnf6 sfs4orT %illlngton s ] 9 9 2 2 s
 Miss Mary Baker, who has been quite sick with typhoid fever, is convalescing.
 w. H. Hall, L. J. Korper, H. c. Cur ley and Carlos Gurley attened the Rock vile fair Wednesday.
 Letters uncalled for in the post office |: c. F. Roswell, Chas. L. Cummings, Geo. Henderson, Miss Johanna Tibery.
 Misses Clara and Ida Hall have been visiting at North Adams, Mass.
 The bleaching and dyeing departments of the Thread Company have been stopped the past three days, as new floor is be- ing laid.
 Mrs. Edward Whitcomb of Boston is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ann Pal ker.
 (Moose Meadow correspondence.)
 Miss Maria Jeffson, from Manchester, is the guest of Mrs. Frank FentOn.
 MT. and Mrs. Hanson were favored last Thursday by the birth of daughter.
 Norman Cleveland will soon start on an extensive visit to Providence, Kings ton and Lowell. He expects to return to Brookfield, Mass, next spring, believing that section better adapted to agrlcultu- ral purposes than this.
 All persons having an interest in the welfare of the cemetery are requested tC meet there next Wednesday, for the pur. pose of beautifying it to such an extent as possible. If stormy, the work will be Il postponed to the following Saturday.
 MANSFIELD. (Correspondence.)
 The mills at Eagleville and Mansfield Hollow keep their machinery in motion