The Press., 1897-01-28
WELLINGTON.


 A crazy sociable twill be held at the. Congregational church next Tuesday even- ing. sAvgbedqnlt will be sold at that time. The ladies are particularly requested to dress7inyzerazy costume. Supper as usual. Adults 10 cents, children 5 cents. All are invited. 's,y. tCorrespondence.)
 sf The board of relief adjourned sing die Monday. '''' - ''7 Miss Ida Clark, of Boston, is spending this week at home.
 Deat Luther c. Glazier, of Hartford, formerly of the firm Holbrook, Glazier & O., was at Chas. T. Preston's Saturday. Did you know that May 1st, July 31st and December 25th always fall on the Esamesday of the week? @s
 John c. Ryder has sold his South Will lington building lot to James Smith, sJo-' hanna Tfberg, nominal grantee. Annie A. Preston, past president, acted as installing officer at the last meeting of the w. R. O., Past Com. Carroll for the G: AFR. post, and Past Master Geo. A. CosgrOve acted in that capacity at the last meeting of the grange.
 ~ Our mail route, West Wilmington to Woodstock. Valley, was bid off recently to J. F. Gilbert Of Ridgefield, for $3s4. The figures for some other routes in this vicinity are: ~Storrs to Eagleville, $1OS; Warrenvflfe to R! R. station, $519; Tol- land to Rockville, $236; Gurleyville to Mansfield Center, $1S9; Stafford Springs to Southbsidge, $479.- These figures are lower than ever before known. it is said
 The above c0mpels us to 8 comparison of the needs of human service in this world of ours We hear from an au- thentfc source of a professional fee re- gently paid in this town of the alleged sum of fifteen hundred dollars-one days work of d New York physicfan-an op- eration for appendicitis Now take one days service in carrying the U. s. mail on the first above mentioned route. This service reqaires one man and two horses from sun to sun, on an average a twenty miles rum in all weathers. The pecuniary reward is fraction over one dollar and twenty-two cents per day-$3s4 for one whole year! For all that might be set up in defense of high pay for ''skilled la bor," we hope for the sake of humanity that this alleged huge fee may prove to be myth. -. South Willington Correspondence. | Mrs Homer N. Neil and Mrs. Carlos .Garley spent Sunday with relatives in | Hartford. t..>:. e-.- :: 
 Miss Edith Scott has been visiting friends and relatives in Norwich. | The. literary meeting which was to have been held last Monday evening has been postponed one week, owing to the freezing of the steam pipes in the hall There was no meeting Wednesdayseven- ing, and If the pipes are not naenied there will be no service Sunday. >.'. '.'s'- Christian Endeavor day; Feb. 2d, will be observed. All the little boys and girls are going to speak pieces, ant,an enjoyable time.is expected. r The societies from the Hill and West WillingtouI have been inviteds: tg%. @~' ''; .i+-t ssa AN v James B. Hay attended the Grand Lodge at New Haven last week as 2 dele Egate from Uriel lodgea, "a. s.ss ,sa 4ess5sx ] F, The engine for the, ice tssasiness is aai up, and thereiisea big black chimney erected also. By the way the smoke and ssteanI comes out of their ctffrnay one would think that another largs:nfiE had been Ballt in South Wilifngt 6ts1I;3 T s.-.. Evefett, Richardson has given up his work in,,the dEessit tg room Z afia fiiIa gone sH teaching school, Good luck Exesests l.
 This village has-~been--c considerably alarmed the past week pecalse t6f 3.fbe se: rious illness of Miss Rose. Hall:1 Her sickness at first was thought to be due ts | inflammation of the bowels, but she grew rapidly Lworse, and Drs. Johnson and Weldon met in council and decided thai 1t was appendicitis. DF. Alfred w: Fay. Tor, of New York, one of the best; was immediately sent for. He came, and de: cided that an operation must be: perform. ed, and sent for Dr. Weirs, surgeon ot New York City, who immediately came and ths operation was perfol med Saturday morning. It was successful and Miss Hall id now doing finely under the care oi Dir. Taylor. She is very earnest worker in the Sunday school and Endeavor So ciety, and her speedy recovery is hoped for by all.
 Moose Meadow correspondence) | Mrs. Daniel Newcombe and daughter are visiting at Mrs. An drew Bosworth's. Il Nearly fifty persons attended the social at Jason Aliens last week, in spite O the uniavorable weather and bad travel ling, All of the old-time favorite songs were sung with much enthusiasm
 We have been told that Rev. O. G Terry is making arrangements for , change of residence from Mashapaug tt this place.
 Rev. J. B. Ackley, of Holland, will fol
 low the preaching by the pastor next Sun
 day with the administration of the sacra
 ment of the Lords supper.
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