The Press., 1897-06-10
WILMINGTON. 

wILLINGTON. (CorTespondence.) You have 10 go out of town to get the news.
 To the mosquito or any other individ ual of that ilk: Don't stand on the or der of your going, but go." Edward Hayes, of The Republican edi. torial staff, Springfield, Mass, came hith. CT this week on his wheel to visit his pa. rents.
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor is still quite poorly She has closed her house and gone to l.. Johnson's to stay until she recuperates. We never heard of the voracious crow pulling up young potato shoots and eating the seed until this year. The store and post office, with its new coat of paint, would astonish its old-time oH ner, the late Gideon N. Merrick. The stated meeting of the grange fol tomorrow evening will be postponed to Friday evening next week. It is thought that by such postponement the "Straw- berry," the topic for the evening, can be more practically treated on the last named evening-if this wet spell shall hold up little, so that the luscious fruit can be saved from rust. The old folks say That a cold May
 Fills barns with hay.
 The local Y. P. s. c. E. are talking of having an ice-cream social to celebrate independence day, but as July 4th this year comes on Sunday, it is not yet de- cided on which evening, Saturday or Mon- day, to hold the festival.
 The spring term of the Potter school district, including Moose Meadow this term, closed at the expiration of nine weeks. The teacher, Miss Pie1son, suc- cumbed to an attack of measles.
 On Saturday p. m.. five o'clock, the Sunday school will gather in the Baptist meeting house for a rehearsal and to trim the audience room for the morrow. Will all kindly bring fiowers2
 Judge Holman was a candidate for the office of cattle commissioner, and many of his friends hoped he would be the suc- cessful appointee.
 Children's day will be observed at the Baptist church next Sunday, 18th inst, when, as usual, the annual program of the American Baptist Publication Socie- ty, musical and recitative, will be given.
 An auxiliary of the Womans' Christian Temperance Union has been organized, with Mesdames w. D. Holman, F. w.. Pratt and Legrand Johnson respectively president, secretary and treasurer. 1t is proposed to hold the meetings on the Hill, at the chapel, West Willington, and at South Wilmington.
 "We must avoid intemperance in eat ing, drinking and language; also in work and recreation; and, whatever we do, strive to do qoeU. Let us be quiet, peace full citizens, feeding the hungry, helping ing ourselves unspotted from the world" :" Good doctrine in this hortation; good enough for most anybody.
 The first meeting of the W. c, T. U., the new organization above mentioned, will be held in the chapel, West Willing ton, on Saturday, 18th inst, at 8 p. m. All are cordially invited.
 Rev. c. H Brown is visiting friends ir New York and Philadelphia. He is ex. pected to be at his post on Sunday, 20th inst.
 Another new order in town, the 70. U R. S's." We hear that every male mem Der is obliged to wear mittens at it's meet iings.
 + An Armenian, whose English name Is David Moore, a student at the divinity schpol, New Haven, has been hired to supply the Congregational pulpit for the present. He boards at John Whitford's Sunday school, 12 o'clock m.; church service at 1 o'clock p. m. Persons inter ested will note this change.
 The proposed shingling bee over the Baptist parsonage barn yesterday did not materialize on account of the rain.
 South wiIIington Correspondence. There will be stated communication of Uriel lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M., Sat. urday evening. Work, 3d degree. Lewis Harwood has sold his farm to Dr. Jacobs. Mir. Harwood had lived or this farm for good many years. He is contemplating purchasing another from nearby.
 Communion service was held in the hall Sunday after meeting. About twenty participated.
 Children's day will be observed in tho hall next Sunday. There will be recita tions and singing by the children, and tht choir will have something extra. The program is under the management O Miss Clara A. Hall. Pastor Brown will be in Philadelphia, but his part will b' taken by the superintendent. A number of the Connecticut dailiel published this week the changes of post masters in several postoffices throughout the state. Among them was So. Willing ton. It should havc read So. Wilton Fairfield county.
 Chas. c. Essex Is having his house re paired. George H. Baker, of Morrow, Il doing the job.
 The legal voters of District No. ar' requested to meet in the school hous' Monday evening, June 14th, for the pur pose of electing officers for the ensuing year; also, to see if the District will re pair the school buildings. Leo A. Korper captured last Monday { carrier pigeon which had been staying around here for a number of days. At tached to one of it's legs was the follow ing: "58 E. A. s. '96." The pigeon fl very pretty one and is at present in MT Korper's barn.
 Ice is being shipped regularly from th' ice house here to w. R. Perry in Nev | London. A car can be loaded in 8 yer, short time by means of the elevator | Eun,,lr in rrnnorir,fnr,dincr fhi