The Press., 1897-04-15
WELLINGTON.

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- lives and friends in Providence and Fall River.
 Mrs. Idella 0. Ryder is at Chas. T. Presten's.
 Mrs. M. I. Dimock is slowly recupera- I ting
 J. B. Carpenter has been quite feeble ! of late, but Dr. Johnson hopes to have him soon out again as usual Rev. O. H. Brown is in Boston this l week.
 The Daleville school is being taught by Jennie Church of Rockville
 Mrs. Wesley B. Stout and family are expected to take possession of the Con- gregational mansion tomorrow. l 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.
 l9nzo s. Pierce of Wyncote, Penn, n-law of Addison D. Dimock, is taslkipg of purchasing 8 residence in town. | Charles H. Davis is on the jury from Wilmington.
 | Mir. 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 Edger- 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. It's center was clearly defined higher than the spiHe of the Baptist church by dust, twigs and last years dry, -I dead leaves, while at the base a flock of surprised fowls danced an impromptu Iys sfz on the green. Up and down, here and there, sailed brand new British 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- turned last week from his visit in Long, meadow, Mass, has erected slightly, as well as an ornamental, bird house in front of his house. J Meetings of the G. A. R. post and W l R. c. Saturday evening, 17th inst. Il
 members care to have 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 wha
 eel be done.
 } iA very pleasing change has beer foaght in the school room of the Hol ststw Ilstrict through the efforts of various ef0k ssss iahabWants.- Bright, new -pape t adorns the walls, while other improve
 ments are pleasing features. a South Willington Correspondence. . Stated communication of Uriel Lodg
 No. 24, F. & A. M., Saturday evening
 Work first degree.
 Ernest Stills rode from Hartford ol
 his wheel last Tuesday, and is visiting at Homer Neil's. Arthur Benton, who has been spending his vacation here, has returned to Worces ter Acadamy.
 Stephen Slinsby has purchased a bone |, cutter of s. F. Maine, to use in the
 poultry business.
 Everybody was after trailing arbutu : last Sunday. The woods were full O | them-people, not trailing arbutus. Mrs. Amos Chaffee was taken suddenl
 sick last Sunday. It was first though r. she had a fever, but she is better a y present.
 The latest report from Albert Cahoor 5 who is at the Norwich hospital, says tha 8 he is much better and will soon be abl to sit up.
 If Miss Stella Shaffer and Miss Edyt Scott have each ordered a Packer 'cycle l. They have an old wheel now on whic = they are learning, but when they get thei
 new ones they say they will make tn 8 dust fly.
 t The meeting of the Literary societ X last Monday evening drew out a crowo @ More seats were procured and all ths
 was needed was standing room only 5 sign. The crowd doubtless inspired tn b debaters for they all did finely. Il William Cullen Bryant was the Literar
 subject. His most famous poem "Than n topsis'' was recited by Rev. Chas. t IS Brown and other poems, of his were reaC
 One pleasant feature of the evening wa f the cornet playing of MT. Hunt, wi s played two pieces, accompanied by Mis
 Lena Korper on the organ, and he W, t. encored. The subject for debate WI
 "Resolved that capital punishment shou n- be abolished" Affirmative, Rev. Cha ie Denman and Charles Buckingham, Neg
 tive, Chas. l.. Westcott and Leo A. Ko D. per. Theiudges were Messrs. Richardso le Hunt and Benton. Messrs. Denman al le Westcott opened the debate, and thu ul both made very convincing argument ul Messrs. Buckingham and Korper eac
 spoke for about eight minutes and ea' m brought out good practical points. IT
  ,d especially one of them. He had a stril 'n of points for each side, and in order to k
 time he had the secretary ask questio ', in regard to the ruler. The judges decid b. two to one in favor of the negative. 'A MOORa Meadow.