The Press., 1897-04-01
WELLINGTON. .

5~* (Correspondence.)
 Mrs. E. P. Taylor returned home Tues day ss-
 I Miss Lena Korper spent Sunday with Nellie Morrison.
 and serious illness.
 Mrs. M. l.. Dimock Is so i'll as to be un- der the care of the doctor. G. B. Marble and wife are visiting their | daughter, Dora, in Westboro, Mass. List to the birds! Its worth something to be where you can hear the birds sing.
 The roads are nearly settled, and, for the time of year, are in fairly good condi- tion. -.
 | J. B. Carpenters health did not permit him to attend the recent funeral of his brother in Hartford.
 The discrepancy between Willie Clark and Potter and Payne, Hartford, was not as bad as at first reported.
 Mrs. George E. Sparrow has rallied from her last, the thirteenth, operation for dropsy, and is again comfortable. | Frank Joslin finishes his contract with I q will visit friends in Mass for while. 1 Daniel Eldridges rheumatic feet are giving him little rest just now, so that he can walk with some degree of con- fort. But his hands are now afflicted.
 Bear in mind the auction of the Ezra T. Converse property, farm, tools, house. hold furniture, etc., Saturday, April 3d, at 10 a. m., rain or shine. l Henry s. Knight and wife have adopted Arthur E., the four-years-old child of Mrs. Lydia Works. The adoption papers were signed by the selectmen yesterday.
 Among other sick ones of late are Mrs. J. B. Carpenter, A. D. Dimock and wife, Mrs. William Eldridge, and "Grandma' | Spicer. The latter is now quite helpless. The Steadmans' have completely clear ed the Curtis house, but won't rent it to anybody. The Hill residents would like to see it occupied by some desirable fam fly, more than one having made applica- tion and meeting with refusal.
 Rev. Oscar Bissell, now settled on a farm in Brimfeld, Mass, he recently bought, will preach in the Westford Con- gregational church, his former charge, next Sunday forenoon. There are many of his old friends in this vicinity who would be glad to hear him again here.
 'Is the grip catching ?' is an oft re- peated question just now. One physician says, "No, no more than is sore toe." But if you've got 1t, you'll know it, and you had better stay in doors and keep warm until you get over the miserable malady, or until 1t leaves its devilish hold in degree.
 Mrs. Wesley Storet and family, of As bury Park, N. J., are to move into the Congregational parsonage soon. Her husband, Lawyer Storet, will spend July and August with his family here. John G. Ryder vacates said parsonage, and re. moves to the Edgerton place, Tansy Lane that he recently bought.
 "West Willington Is gaining notorie , ty for Saturday afternoon 'knock-outs. A week ago last Saturday evening Elijat Barrows lined up with the usual Saturday ! night delegation at the Wilmington station t to welcome the coming and speed thu
 parting guests and see the cars go by Suddenly, being seized with a desire tt be entertaining. and seeing that the usua 3 Saturday night scrap was not imminent I he picked up club and playfully knock :. ed down George Knight, also of Willing ton, who uad just stepped from the train > Knights face was badly damaged by thu ) assault, and he entered complaint agains g Elijah, who acknowledged the error of hi
 way. and Justice Essex fined him $1 ant
 $S costs"
 The above from the wide-awake Staf ford Springs and vicinity correspondent of The Republican is a lively screed, bu the bare facts hardly warrants the roast ing the little hamlet gets. As a rule ! people who mind their own business, o - don't attempt to live double lives, seldon v get hurt. Come down here, brother, an - you'll find out there are two sides, 8 - least, to these things.
 South willington Correspondence. e Miss Lillian Scott is on the sick list. e Frank w. Spicer is home for a shor e vacation.
 T School in district began Monday, wit e e Miss Winnie Dimock teacher; in distric s g with Miss Baxter teacher.
 
 'cyclopedia for literary society is muc better than to go with none written at all tt The high schools in outside towns ar l. closed for short vacations, and student
 from this town are home doing nothin y but saving wood.
 Grandma" Spicer was taken suddenl J. i'll at her home last Friday. At first
 was thought to be shock. Dr. Johnso Is was called, and since then she has grow Is better. At present she is nearly as we
 as ever.
 p Miss Hattie Slingsby, with friends frol 3. ralcottville, was at home over Sunday. l. Rev. E. H. Price, of New Haven, spe1 n Sunday at Chas. c. Essex's. MT. Prit
 preached at the Congregational churc le on the Hill in the morning. y Mrs. Joseph Kingsbury is visiting rel' B, tives in South Coventry. 8, Miss Hester Hall, who is attendiI n school at Storrs college, is home on tt
 Easter vacation.
 Letters remaining in the post office Ill y called for, month ending March 31s K Mrs. E. Barrows, Mrs. Julia Dilwort 'e MT. Louis Johnson, Miss Mary Kingsb l- ry, Samuel Kierstead, Miss Leona \ IS Lawton, Wm. Porter, Chs. P. Williams
 J. W. Harrison has been appointed m cal counsel for Wilmington, Connectic Division, League of American Wheelme B. There is not as many changes the fir se of April as usual. Most everybody seen
 contented with their situation. Alfrs 7r House intends to move to the Lockwoe place, near the Hill, next week, and Leo
 ard Gibson, who now occupies it, w move ao the George Henderson place, st Mansfield.
 The literary society at South Willingtt