The Press., 1896-11-12
WELLINGTON.

I ciable in the Congregational c church next Wednesday evening. Supper as usual. All are invited. Prayer meeting at the church Friday evening at 7.3O. :
 (Correspondence) Meeting of Wilmington grange to-mor- row evening, 18th. Work in first and second degrees, which may take the place of any discussion during lecturers hour. :
 Miss Annie E. Dimock arrived home from New York Tuesday morning.
 Edward Pearl now makes periodical visits in. this vicinity with his stylish team, selling tea, coffee, spices, etc. :
 The Congregationalists held pleasant social last Wednesday evening. The repairs and painting of the Baptist church are completed, but the new car pets not being down, Sunday services are still held in the conference room.
 Miss Emma Leckler, of Asbury Park, N. J., who is wintering in Norwich, is spending week with her friend, Miss Ethel Bronson.
 The fall term of the Roaring Brook school, Miss Kate A. Ward teacher, closed yesterday. The examination Tues day afternoon passed off creditably to both teacher and-scholars. A large number of parents and friends were present, and ex- pressed themselves as greatly pleased | with the appearance of the school. Be- sides remarks of the acting visitor and the district committee, Miss Annie Han sen of Stafford Springs spoke appropriate and encouraging words. The school room was tastefully decorated with evergreen, and every pupil from the oldest to the youngest took part in the reel ationa and dialogues. This Is Miss Wards flrst ex- perience as 2 teacher, and she has scored success The school, now numbering twcnty-eight, Including pupils from the Potter district, will enter upon the winter term Monday, Dec. 7th.
 Mrs. H. H. Starkweather has new, handsome easy carriage, and is enjoying driving over the hills, finding her health considerably improved since her residence among us.
 
 Wilmington, Conn, Nov. g, 1S66 | 1 desire to state to the voters of Will | lington that the placing of my name as democratic candidate for representative, at the late election, was entirely without | my knowledge and consent. When the tickets were brought in by the chairman of the democratic town committee, F. M. Barrett, I vigorously protested against any such use of my name; told him II was republican, and should take my pencil and erase my name from the bal lots.'' He said, "I could not lawfully mark or mutilate ballot, except the one I should vote myself" "What can do ?" I asked. "Must 1 run as a candidate against my own party, whether I will or not?" MT. Barrett replied, 'He did not see as could do anything; any voter had a right to vote for me who wished to-" and he then went away. After thinking the matter over, concluded it would not affect the result as the democrats were | such small minority in the town, and took advantage of my position as one of the booth tenders, to explain to such as l thought were democrats, "that the names on the representative ticket were republi- l cans, and they need not vote it if they did not wish" So much in justice to myself Now, MT. Editor, want to ask, what cGr1 man do in such circumstances? Can po- | litical suicide be thraLSt uron a man? Moth ing in the present election laws touch such a case, and our representatives would do well to endeavor to have law passed making it an offense to offer any one's name as candidate for office without first obtaining his consent.
 GEORGE A. CosGRovE.f South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Owing to change in the bylaws, there will be stated communication of, Uriel Lodge, No. 24, F. & A.. M., Saturday evening. Hereafter the stated eommuni- cations will be held Saturdays, on or be- fore the full of the moon.
 Bible day, which was postponed last Sunday, will be observed in the hall next Sunday. There will be no meeting or Sunday school, and the exercises will be- gin at 4 o'clock.
 Miss P. Grace Baxter, teacher in this district, received word Tuesday that her mother in Montreal was seriously sick. School will close Thursday and Miss Bax- ter will leave Friday morning. Under her the school was progressing rapidly, and she will be missed by all the schol- ars. School will be closed until after Thanksgiving.
 Amos Chaffee started Tuesday morn ing for the Hartford hospital. He re- turned on Wednesday morning with his foot done up in plaster cast. He says : ''Doctor says that I've got to lay abed or keep still for ten weeks. Its pretty hard, but hope grow fat on it." This is the second time that he has started for the hospital. The first time he thought that it was too hot place for him.
 Miss Rose Hall attended the Christian Endeavor convention in New London, Tuesday.
 Frank W. Spicer, of Hartford, spent Sunday at home.
 Miss Ida Hall has returned fl om a three weeks sojourn in Boston.
 Owing to another misunderstanding in the contract, the building of the bridge has been delayed. However, it seems to be straightenened out now, and work has begun again.
 The switch is almost completed for the ice house and the carpenters have arrived, We shall soon have another building h the place.
 Quite number will attend the ce1ebra- tion at Willimantic tonight.
 CMoose Meadow correspondence)
 MT. and Mrs. Clark, from New Britain have been spending few days with Mrs Clark's brother, Jason Allen.
 Revival meetings are being held each evening this week at the M. E. church beginning at 7.3O, conducted by Rev. O. G. Terry. They may also be held thro another week, when visiting revivalistE are expected to be present.
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