The Press., 1897-08-05
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON. Emma Brown is away on a trip to Birmingham, Boston and the White Mountains.
 We had the pleasure of a call last week from Principal Arthur N. Burke, of Mon- son academy.
 Merrick Pratt, wife and two children, Robert Taylor and MT. Burgoyne, of Wor- cester, are at F. w. Pratt's. In Mexico every one is required by law to keep a bowl of water in the entry-way dogs.
 If you can't go of on a vacation in real ity, go in imagination. That answers
 just as we'll in some cases. Oh, too bad,
 Poor Tray"
 Rev. Charles H. Brown is at Asbury Park, N. J., for a vacation of two weeks.
 It is expected that next Sunday Rev. Tru-
 man Johnson, M. D., late missionary in
 Burmah, British India, will supply the
 Baptist pulpit. The Sunday following
 Rev. Lester L. Potter, favorite here,
 will preach. He was licensed by this
 church. His pastorstes have been in Ev-
 erett, Springfield, Mass, First Baptist,
 Park Congregational, Hartford.
 Mrs. Henrietta Holt Read, her son, Clarence, and her friend, Miss Prudence
 M. Sherman, of Fall River, Mass, are at | Charles T. Preston's. Mrs. Reads hus-
 band, after the expiration of his vacation lat Popham Beach, Me-, will reioin her I here.
 l The following, clipped from Mondays Republican, relates to an old-time, much esteemed citizen of this town. Funeral
 services were held at the home of Stephen
 Slingsby, Tuesday, at Il o'clock, Rev.
 Lester l.. Potter, of Hartford, officiating The burial was in the new cemetery. An | other honest man has departed:
 William Slingsby, 92, died at the home
 of his son, Thomas Slingsby, at 78 Taylor
 street, Holyoke, Saturday night. He was
 born in England, and was cabinet turn CT by trade, also working at spool turn ing. He came to this country in 1S4S and settled in Webster, later going to
 Fall River and then to Wilmington, where
 he had a farm. He went to Holyoke to live with his son about ten years ago.
 He was a member of the old order of
 Manchester Unity Odd Fellows in Eng land. He leaves three sons, Thomas,
 employed at the Merrick thread company, William, living in California, and Stephen of Wilmington, and three daughters, Mrs. Ann Nichols and Mrs. Helen Morrison of
 Wilmington, and Mrs. Mary Sloan of Sa- lem.
 South willington Correspondence. Miss Florence Neil is visiting relatives
 in Hartford.
 Stated communication of Uriel Lodge,
 No. M, F. & A. M., Saturday evening. ] Owing to the absence of Pastor Brown
 next Sunday, Rev. Truman Johnson, oi
 Burmah, India, will occupy the pulpit !, There will be game of ball on Pinney lot next Saturday between the Young Mems League nine, of Willimantic, and
 the South Willingtons. Game called al
 3.30. Admission 15 cents. This is ex. pected to be the game of the season. l Dr. Newton, of Stafford Springs, assist. l ed by Dr. Johnson, of Mansfield, ampu- tated Daniel E. Benton's left foot Tues. !, day. The amputation was made necessa. ry by senile gangrene, which was caused , by obstructed and diseased arteries, and
 was first noticed about month ago. MT l Benton Is 73 years of age, and has the l sympathy of all. He Is doing as we'll as l could be expected.
 There was ball game last Saturday or Pinney lot, between the Staffords anG 3 South Willingtons, and 1t came near be l ing farce. The Staffords were never 1T the game. English was knocked all ovel , Ithe field, while Prue was hardly hit at all a Haven't you got another team fin Stafford B that can come down and tackle the in r vincible South Willingtons2 If you have , let us hear from you. The score follows |. Staffords, 0 8 300 4 o. 0-8 , s. Willingtons, 4 6 6 3 9 4 2-3;
 Hall made home run.
 eI Moose Meadow.
 | Mrs. Marvin Liske, of Springfield, il
 depending few days at her former home Having returned from his vacation Rev. F. B. Adams occupied the pulpit o
 the M. K. church as usual last Sabbath. The Congregational church was sup . piled last Sunday by former pastor, Rev Oscar BisseH of Brimfield Mass