The Press., 1896-10-22
WELLINGTON.

I land district, Judge Wm. D. Holman was unanimously nominated for reelection Judge Holman has filled the office very acceptably for 8 number of terms. anC ! probably will be re-elected.. (Correspondence.)
 Let us still hope for a prolonged Indian summer to compensate for this; col l, de pressing spell of weather.
 Help "nit' the business, not keep Init the business. in item last week.
 Grange meeting tomorrow night, 23t inst, subject for lecturers hour, "Othel issues in the present political campaign beside the silver question" Inspection by Deputy Larned will proceed
 Isn't it funny that folks don't know their own crockery, napkins, etc., when they take their things home from enter. tainments, sociables and the like?
 Mrs. Della Rider attended the fifteenth anniversary of the wedding of her daugh- ter and Dr. Wilbur Holt, of Newark, N. J., last week.
 An unusually pleasant and entertaining social was held at the Baptist conference room Tuesday evening. Over fifty pat ronized the ladies tables. Walter A. Allen, of Allen, Hall x Co.,, of Boston, was at c. T. Preston's Mon- day and Tuesday. He brought fine chrys- santhemums and carnations for the Hill cemetery lot where rest his deceased wife and children.
 No appropriation was made by the town at the recent annual meeting for expenses next memorial day. The local G. A. R. post does not feel able to pay for music, etc., so it seems likely that there will be no public observance next year. The question of disbanding and surrendering it's charter is to come before the post in the near future. The little post is itself alright, but the attitude of the townspeople towards it is an anomaly in the history of the country since the civil war.
 Jansen, of Buff Gap, has been doing mason work in this vicinity lately.
 There is a rumor that Hoyle is soon to start the Daleville mill.
 Joseph B. Dimock, who has been ab- sent at school in New Jersey and New fork the past two years, is now at home.
 The pastor, Legrand Johnson and wife and Misses Clara and Rose Hall are dele. gates in attendance at the Baptist otate convention now in session at New London
 There are large registrations of new voters this year all around-over fifty ir this little town we are told. This latter Der 3d.
 The autumnal foliage this year has not been as brilliantly varied in it's coloring as it sometimes is, but we are reminded however, that green and gold make 2 beautiful combination.
 Mrs. Belle Height has returned to New York for tho:winter.
 Miss Alice Morse is home for the present,
 Mrs Hary Sloane, of Salem, Mass, is vieitin her sister, Mrs. E. P. Morrlson
 MT. VWaugh, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is visiting his cousin, Mrs. Angie D. Dave
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 George Richardson will read a sermon entitled "A Vision of God in tho Heavens" at Wm. Morrison's next Sun day morning at 1O.45.
 A gentleman from the Berlin iror bridge works came here Monday to super intend putting in the new bridge. Owing to slight misunderstanding about tht contract work was not begun until Wed nesday morning. It is expected that the bridge will be ready for use in shor time.
 Don't forget the auction at w. F Essex's former farm next Saturday al p. m.
 Early Sunday morning a freight trail bound south ran off the track just below what is known as the "second" bridge But little damage was done. A gang O men were at work all day Sunday repair ing the track.
 The people of this place are glad tC welcome back Austin Rowland and wife who have been living at So. Mancheste for the past few years. They took pos session of Mir, Essex's former house las Saturday.
 The Misses Clara and Rose Hall are at tending a Baptist convention at Nev London this week.
 MT. Perry is pushing the work abou his ice-house right along. They hay dug through the hill and the switch is t. [ be put in soon. When that is done tn } ice-house can be rapidly built. There is a man in this place who say that his name and the writer's nam l should have been mentioned in that lis } of men running for the legislature. B t the way, it is the town health officer. t (Moose Meadow correspondence.)
 The M. E. church having been exter sively repaired will be re-dedicated nez Sunday. Rev. J. I. Bartholomew, Stafford Springs, will conduct service q at 3 D. m., and Presiding Elder G. W Bates at 7.3O p. m.
 Mrs. Norman Holt, of Knox City, Mo !. visited her former home (now owned b e Mrs. Baldwin, last Friday, after a res l. dence of 30 years in the west. It was l. this home nestled among the hills ( d Wilmington that Mrs. Holt came as a brio l. and she ever holds the place in fond r. membrance The house was built | q Mrs. Holt's father-in-law, General Hol @ Every few years some of the general d family visit their former home.
 UNION. U Mashapaug. 8 The Ladies Aid Society of the M. @ church will hold an apron and neckt j.. sociable at Mrs. Major Smiths next We t nesday afternoon and evening. d Rev. Charles Smith and wife, who ha'
 been visiting his brother, M, c. Shit