The Press., 1897-04-15
WELLINGTON.

(Correspondence.)
 Parties from here attended My Friend from India" at Willimantic last Friday evening.
 Mrs. Edgar Pease, Ruth and Carlton, returned to their home in Ellington on Saturday. These carriage drives across country are very delightful. Why do not more people owning teams indulge in them that way?
 Mary Francis is with her mother for a few weeks.
 Benjamin Gee has been visiting rela- tives and friends in Providence and Fall River.
 Mrs. Idella 0. Ryder is at Chas. T. Presten's.
 Mrs. M. I. Dimock is slowly recupera- ting.
 J. B. Carpenter has been quite feeble of late, but Dr. Johnson hopes to have him soon out again as usual Rev. C.. H. Brown is in Boston this week.
 The Daleville school is being taught by \ OAu1Cn Ol 1NOChEA1lO.
 Mrs. Wesley B. Stout and family are expected to take possession of the Con- gregattonal mansion tomorrow.
 Late features of a spring moving tend ing toward Tansy Lane: Nine vehicles, three men, two tin horns, one triangle, one dog; all drawn by one small horse.
 apnzo s. Pierce of Wyncote, Penn,
 n-law of Addison D. Dimock, is talking of purchasing residence in town. 1 Charles H. Davis is on the jury from Wilmington.
 MF. Hunt from Colum bia, cousin of Arthur Eldridge, last Sunday played a cornet at both churches very acceptably. Come again.
 | Through some misunderstanding be- tween the churches here and at Westford there was no supply at the Congrega- tional church last Sunday. c. H. Hobby conducted the service.
 J. G. Ryder has moved to the Edge1- ton place.
 Geo. A. Cosgrove's many friends are glad to see him out again after his long illness.
 On Monday afternoon a miniature whirlwind came gyrating over the hill in the most fascinating and fantastic manner. Its center was clearly defined higher than the spiHe of the Baptist church by dust, twigs and last years dry, dead leaves, while at the base flock of surprised fowls danced an impromptu lv- stz on the green. Up and down, here and there, sailed brand new British helmet that had been plucked from the head of it's unsuspecting wearer as he was out to see what all the noise was about. The hat was landed without injury on a neighbours piazza and re- turned by bicycle. Eli D. Hayes, who, with his wife, re- meadow, Mass, has erected slightly, as we'll as an ornamental, bird house in front of his house. 4 Meetings of the G. A. R. post and w. R. O.. Saturday evening, 17th inst. If members care to have a public observ- ance of Memorial day this year they must be present to talk the matter over. The town would make no appropriation for music, etc., so it's a question what eel. be done.
 , "A very pleasing change has beer koaght in the school room of the Hol
 M dlstrict through the efforts of various sf ssYF ssssss iahabBtant Bright, new paper adorns the walls, while other improve ments are pleasing features. South Wilmington Correspondence. Stated communication of Uriel Lodge No. 24, F. & A. M., Saturday evening Work, first degree.
 Ernest Stills rode from Hartford oI his wheel last Tuesday, and is visiting at Homer Neils. Arthur Benton, who has been spending his vacation here, has returned to Worces ter Acadamy.
 Stephen Slinsby has purchased bone cutter of s. F. Maine, to use in the poultry business.
 Everybody was after trailing arbutus last Sunday. The woods were full ot them-people, not trailing arbutus. Mrs. Amos Chaffee was taken suddenly sick last Sunday. It was first though : she had fever, but she is better a present.
 The latest report from Albert Cahoon } who is at the Norwich hospital, says tha he is much better and will soon be abl, to sit up.
 f Miss Stella Shaffer and Miss Edytl Scott have each ordered 8 Packer 'cycle . They have an old wheel now on whicl they are learning, but when they get thei new ones they say they will make the dust fly.
 | The meeting of the Literary societ, \ last Monday evening drew out crowd 6 More seats were procured and all tha was needed was ''standing room only sign. The crowd doubtless inspired tn l debaters for they all did finely. l William Cullen Bryant was the Literar subject. His most famous poem "Thana n topsis' was recited by Rev. Chas. H 8 Brown and other poems, of his were read
 One pleasant feature of the evening wa the cornet playing of MT. Hunt, wh 5 played two pieces, accompanied by Mis-
 Lena Korper on the organ, and he wa - encored. The subject for debate wa
 Resolved that capital punishment shoul l. be abolished" Affirmative, Rev. Chas @ Denman and Charles Buckingham, Mega
 tive, Chas. L.. Westcott and Leo A. Kol - per. The judges were Messrs. Richardson @ Hunt and Benton. Messrs. Denman an @ Westcott opened the debate, and the Il both made very convincing arguments Il Messrs. Buckingham and Korper eac
 spoke for about eight minutes and eac n brought out good practical points. Tn
 iudOes had hard time deciding the debatt