The Press., 1897-12-23
WELLINGTON.

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 WELLINGTON.
 Compliments of the season!
 Charles Amidon dc es not seem to gain much as yet.
 c. H. Hobby is at present confined to his house by sickness.
 James Morse of Brookfield, Mass !, is visiting his brother, E. A. Morse.
 David Alfred of Nebraska recently vis- ited his cousin, Mrs. Baldwin. They had not met for the last fifty years.
 Tonight, after the prayer-meeting, and tomorrow afternoon. at one o'clock, in the Baptist church, there will be rehears- als for the Christmas entertainment A delicate surgical operation was lately performed in Springfield, Mass, in the throat of Master Lyman Dave, success fully removing natural formation that had affected his breathing from birth. Charles s. Downs. who recently bought the Weinberg farm, is running a steam saw-mill on, the premises, getting out | railroad ties, etc. He Is 8 brother of Mrs. Whitman Wilson, and is welcomed among us as a new resident.
 The regular grange meeting for to-mor- row night has been postponed on account of the Christmas festivities in this vicini- ty.. It Is expected that the installation of the new officers will take place at one of the regular meetings next month. Mrs. Della A. Ryder has been appoint ed postmaster at East Wilmington in place of L. W. Holt She has duly filed her bonds, and will probably resume her old duties about the first of January. Miss Emma F: Robbins has been sworn in as her clerk.
 There will be present on the tree for each and every child who may be present at. the Christmas entertainment. in the Baptist church Saturday evening. One of the original plays for the evening, "Circumstantial Evidence" is entirely a free-will offering from the Willington grange.
 It seems to be more and more difficult for The Press bundle to reach the Hill on the day Of publication. For the two weeks last past the bundle has not been btought up till Friday. Those whose buslnese 1t Is to see that the bundles are promptly and properly forwarded are eager enough to get and peruse their own free copies, but they forget that there are other pebbles on the beach.
 The" ofacers of the w. R. c. for the coming year are: President, Mrs. Ellen s. Morrison; s. V. F., Mrs. H. Z Mar ble 7: l. " F., Mrs. Ida Lock wood ; tre&sssssf, Mrs~Annie- A Preston score ltary,o Miss, Nellie eMorrisoni O., Ms. Clara Joslin; conductor, Mrs. Mary Ly- on Az G., Mrs. Sarah Jennings; O., Mrs. Nefhe Carpenter: A e., Mrs. Agnes Heck. The president and s. V. P. are to lrerFesent the corps at the department convention at Hartford.
 Atths regular meetingof Elisha John- son Post: No. S8, G. A. R., last Saturday evening, the following named officers were elected and appointed to act for the ensuing year: P. O., O. D. Lockwood ; S:-V.C::, 8. P. Morrison; J. V. O., A.W. Walkes; Q. M., WE, Carroll; s., J.. W. Pratt O., ]. c. Jennings; 0. D., c. B. Mafble; O. G.. Edward Pearl; adjutant C.. T. Preston; $. M, Edward Pearl; Q. g., Chas. N. Alien; representative to state encampment. Chas. T. Preston; al. ternate, Edward Pearl.
 | From another eorrespondent.)
 4 popcorn sociable will be held at the Congregational church next Tuesday evening, Supper as usual, from to p. m. Corn balls and ice-cream will bt on sale.z A. A.bedquilt is to be sold. All are Invited. s-
 The schooi in district No. 8, taught by
 Mrs. Angeline B. Dave, closed a 1;
 weeks' term Wednesday, the 18th. Ly
 man Dave, Gridley Dave and Alice Will
 son were4not absent or tardy; Heller
 Fisher and Grosvenor Dave were absen
 but 8 single day.
 ;t Robert E. Hull of Norwich, formerl,
 of iWilliDgton, has been an inmate of tn,
 Backus hospital the past week, where h, was taken for the purpose of undergoing
 an operation for appendicitis. The cas,
 was a seyere one, but the operation wa
 very successfully performed last Sunday and the patient at last accounts was com
 fortable and in fair way to recovery He was taken Ill about two weeks ago
 and the physician then feared an opera , ton would be necessary, but as MT. Hull
 soon seemed to be much better, it wa strongly hoped such step would b averted. But he suddenly grew worse land last Saturday evening a council wa
 called, and it was found absolutely necee sary to perform the operation as abov ! mentioned. MT. Hulfs parents will mos assurodiy have the sympathy of wid circle of friends in Wilmington. t~ sE Mrs. Maggie Blair, aged 37; and he sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Harper, 42 year
 of age, both of Willineton, Conn.,, wer
 arrxiened in the court of special session : at New York Tuesday to answer eharg of shoplifting. Tho value of the article !, claimed 10 be purloined amounted t about g, and the sisters were held i ] $s0e,bail. SThey had with them enoug money to bail out one, but finally mar t l aged, through-a friend in the city, to ge
 money enough to ball out both. The tw
 sisters finally left court very much dis 3 gustedy and later took a train for thei thounes h Willington.-Hartford Couran, sE, s@@AA Wilmington Correspondence. , Miss Ha1fh. Scott has returned from ! months visit ct Springfield.
 ' The sngiss in the mill has been take tspaxf aDdssndlaway for extensive repairs
 1hs mali fs now faaniag by water power.