The Press., 1897-09-16
WELLINGTON,

field spent Sunday with their parents.
 Mrs. Frank Morrison and son, Frank, of Newark, N. J., are at &. P. Morrison's.
 Last Friday was hot day. The mer- cury in this locality ranged from 900 to 9So
 Regular meeting of Elisha Johnson | Post and the W. R. O. Saturday evening, | 18th.
 Helen Persis Morrison attended the Smith -Hartwell wedding In Wlllimantic yesterday afternoon. Gertrude Morrison has returned to her | home in Pawtucket, R. l., where she is taking the college course in the high school.
 Alonzo s. Pierce has moved around the ell part of his dwelling house, thus af- fording greater convenience to the in mates.
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor is failing. Her brother, John Barrows, had started for Colorado, via New York, but has been recalled.
 Gilbert Brown, Jr., and wife, of Bos- ton, have been visiting at Baptist parson- age. They returned to their summer home in Hull yesterday.
 Daniel Blakely has placed his son, Charles Blakely, at the state agricultural college at Storrs, intending that he shall take the four years course. | Inspection of Elisha Johnson Post, G. A. R., by Comrade John Bolls of Francis Long Post, Willimantic, will be held at the next regular meeting, Saturday even- ing, Sept. 18th. Inspector Bolls hopes to meet every member of the post. | The minutes of the sixtieth anniversary of the Ashford Baptist s. s. convention, held here June 30, are out. A very meagre affair, hardly worth the money expended for 1t. We cull from the stat Organized 1929; whole number, 45; largest number in attendance in one day, 25 average for the year, 2O church members In Sunday school, 20; number under 16 years of age, 15; officers, 4; teachers, A. baptisms, O; amount con- tributed, $S.15. This is a significant showing as to the general decadence of this church and Sunday school, once the largest in the association. l Leonard Roswell, whose serious illness was mentioned in The Press, died Satur- day morning. The funeral was held in the grove adjoining his house Monday | forenoon, Messrs. Brown and Moore of ficiating, the latter at the grave. A dele | gation, Comrades Brennan, Howard, Jewett and Lathrop, acting as bearers, ceased belonged, was in attendance, as also were comrades from Elisha Johnson post. The deceased was a good, quiet citizen, and kind neighbor. His wife died some four years ago, and he leaves three children-Alonzo, George, now in California, and Mrs. Aldrich, Warrenville. | South Wilmington Correspondence. l Frederick Newcomb, is quite i'll. Mrs George Worden, Miss Edna and Harry Worden are visiting relatives in Pittsfield and Dalton, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Harrison, spent Sun- day with relatives in Yantie. l At the semi-annual election of officers of the Y. PS. c. E. last Wednesday even- ing the entire old board was reelected.
 Gardiner Hall and Misses Clara and | Rose Hall, are in New York this week. | Albert Richardson has purchased a horse.
 Il Amos Chaffee is at the Brooklyn fair. Il Next Saturday the South Wilmington ball team goes to Eagleville to play the second game of a series of three. Every body is invited to go and help the boys win the game.
 Il Last Saturday the best ball game ever seen on Pinney lot, was played between the South Wilmington and Eagleville teams. The score was kept down very low, there being only one run made by either side after the first inning, home run by Hall. The game was a pitchers battle. Hall struck out about 15 men, while Prue struck out 10:
 So. Wilmington, 4OOO1 O. Eagleville, 3OOO0 o 0-a Another game will be played next Satur. day at Eagleville. Batteries South Will lington, Hall and Bracket; Eagleville, Prue and Vinton.
 Mrs. John Spicer, familiarly known as Grandma" Spicer, died of old age at the home of her daughter Mrs. Stephen Slings by, at 9 o'clock Saturday last. Mrs Spicer, was born in Hebron 76 years ago last June. She has lived in Wilmington for the past 20 years. During that tim, she has made many friends, and has beer loved and respected by all who knew her The deceased leaves four children, two sons and two daughters. The funeral wal held at MT. Slingsby's home Monday The interment was in the Willimanti' cemetery.
 ,I Moose Meadow. | The union services of the M. E. church es of Mashapaug and Moose Meadow tha l were announced to be held on Sunda, next at the latter place have been post poned. Notice has been received that tn
 presiding elder will make an of1lcial5visi . to both churches on that day. WALES. Mrs. J. Ferguson of Montville Is wis it ing her mother few days.
 Wm. Harris and wife have returnet from their stay at the sea shore.
 Mrs. Willard Needham of Utica, N. Y is visiting her sister, Mrs. William Bray . man.
 Mrs. c. s. West of Hampden is spend a Ing few weeks with MT. and Mrs. c. A Harwood.
 Rev. c. H. Walters of Southbridg
 preached in the M. E. church last Sunda
 afternoon.
 H. A. Eaton will be at his repair sho