The Press., 1897-07-22
WILMINGTON.

Joshua Preston, of Hartford, is visiting his brother, Lucius.
 Mrs. Nettie Cortiss led the Y. P. s. c. E. meeting last Sunday evening.
 Regular grange meeting tomorrow even- ing, 23d. Lecturers hour, "lndian corn" and "Walter Scott"
 Having in this vicinity goes on apace, altho' it has been rather catching" weather for that business the past week.
 Ed. Drew, of Boston, visited at the Cosgroves last week. He accompanied Mrs. Sleight to Langley Lakes for an out ing.
 Lester Potter and wife drove over from their summer home in Holland Street Sunday morning, and attended the Baptist church.
 Marie Jansen, the actress and singer, who used to visit here, Is summerlng at Winthrop, Mass. She goes to Nova Sco- tia soon.
 The Fisher boys, from Stafford, gave an exhibition on the platform after the dancing at Mountain Grove" Friday night. This week the dancing there will occur on Saturday evening, 24th, in- stead of Friday evening.
 An impression prevails, as is evidenced from time to time by word of mouth and through the mails, that the writer, as le- gal adviser, stands as a barrier between creditor and debtor in this vicinity. This Is not so. He is handicapped by no such "entangling alliance" Hereafter let each tub stand on its own bottom.
 The July Century has an interesting article on the benefits of the bicycle in the case of unmarried women who have passed the hay-day of youth and have not reached the calm of middle life, but who are passing through period of men, tai fermentation and physical irritability of varying degree, according to their sO- cial sphere, temperament and habits.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Miss Lillian Scott has purchased an organ.
 Walter Shaffer from Derby has been spending few days at home.
 Master HuberlM Morrison from Williman- tic has been visiting at w. H. Halls.
 Robert Hall from Norwich, formerly of this place, rode up on his wheel Saturday, and made short visit here.
 The Morrison property, after changing hands several times, has at last come into the possession of G. H. Hall, Jr. w IT Hall vuil1 rYO Ao uavH Saturday to play ball with the North Windhams against the Danielsons.
 John Starkweather and wife have re- turned from the mountains. Mrs. Stark weather is very much improved in health.
 The semi-annual election of officers of the Christian Endeavor society will be held at the next regular business meet ing, Aug. 4th.
 The water on Lake Beauty Is now quite high, and every pleasant evening there Is crowd of boys there in bathing.
 The old sewer in the village is being taken up and a new one laid. This is a great improvement, as the old one was found to be leaking In several places.
 The granite for w. H. Halls wall has arrived from Monson, and large gang ot men have been at work, under the direc ton of Monson foremen, moving 1t from the cars.
 The Misses Rose, Ida and Lizzie Hal are at the Highland house, Block Island for fortnight's stay. Mics Clara Hall who was there for short time, has re turned home.
 There was very interesting game O ball here Saturday on Pinney lot, between the Eagles of Stafford and the Soutl Willingtons. The game was free iron kicking and wrangling and the umpire Dennis Mccarthy of StaffordIgave genera satisfaction. There were not many play and the South Willingtons received twC or three of their runs on wild throws b, the Staffords. The batteries, Mccarthy English and Foster for the Staffords anC Prue and Hall for South Willingtons dit good work. Following is the score :- Stafford, O1 0 0 0 0 1-' South Wilmington, 9 9 0 0 '-1 MANSFIELD.
 Dr. Clarence SimOnds, who was detain ed at home on the account ofthe sicknes and death of his father, went to Daniel son last week where he intends to practice