The Press., 1897-11-04
WELLINGTON.

great force.
 WELLINGTON.
 Mrs. Ida M. Bronson is at Oyster Bay, N. J., for week or so with friends.
 The Congregational Sunday school will have concert exercises next Sunday.
 Rev. Theron Brown and wife, who have been iourneying in New York City and
 tate, are at Chas. T. Preston's.
 Chas. A. Robbins and family are to re- turn to town this week. Mrs. Robbins Is to succeed Miss Mason as teacher of the Daleville school.
 Forty-five candidates were initiated in- to Sphinx Temple, Mystic Shrine, Hart ford, last Thursday night. The candi- dates from this vicinity were Origen Hall, Adelbert Needham, W. H. Hall, M. Bol- ieau and J. A. Mix. Illustrious Poten- tates Beecher of Bridgeport and Miller of Springfield, Mass, were present.
 We are requested to request all off, Cers and members of the grange to be present at the next stated meeting, Nov. 18th, for annual inspection by the dep uty, who writes that he will be present
 We know not what record of sin there may be against us in another world, but this we do know, that we have never yet sold old india rubbers for two cents a pound, which millionaires make over into new, shiney, shoddy rubbers that will last about fifteen minutes. The bell did not ring forlast Thursday nights prayer meeting in the Baptist con- ference room, causing disappointment to those especially who had come from 8 distance, to find the room locked and un- lighted. .>1 South Willington Oorrespondence-=<.'
 TFt.sre will be a stated communication of Uriel Lodge, No. e4, F. $ A. M., Sat urday evening. Work, M. M. degree
 Mrs. Fannie Scott is in Manchester at- tending her sister, who is quite sick. -.
 Miss Alice Walker of Willimantic has been visiting at George Worden's.
 There was 8 party of ~ hunters from
 Hartford out here hunting one day last week, and they carried home a good string of game.
 I Harry shaffer caught a good sized cat
 owl in trap Monday, which has been re-
 ceiving a good deal of attention this week Il W. H. Hall and W. F. Essex were sum.
 moned to court at Willimantic Wednes.
 day, in a case of state vs. George D. Pal. merton, a former resident of this place.
 .E. l.. Mckinney has been laid up fol the past week by having his leg damned quite badly. There are no bones broken
 but it is very painful.
 !, W. Fl. Hall and Origen Hall were ini ) tiated in the Mystic Shrine at Hartford
 last Thursday.
 A family named Aldrich has moved in l to the village, in the house which wal
 formerly the Morrison property. There has been 8 plumber from Nor wich making Improvements at Selectmal Korper's residence the past week. Anon, 1 the most important Is fine new bath tub ! conveniently arranged on the second floor 8 John Brownlee, a we'll known citizen o !. this place, and Miss Gertrude May Allel t of Westfield, Mass, were married a - Westfleld Wednesday, Oct. 27th, by Rev - NIT. DOrCn0St0E. A1C6r W0OOlDS tour J which included the principal cities of tn . state, they returned to Wilmington abou !, nine o'clock Saturday night, supposin - no one one had seen them, and stoppe at w. H. Brackets. Word got aroun 2 that they were there, and it spread lik . fire in hay mow, until about 103 l. o'slock some twenty five fellows of al 2 Eaees, had collected, with plenty of ti pains, shot guns and fish horns. The n marched in front of MT. Brackett's, an I there was "hot time in the old town 2 for about fifteen minutes. MT. Brownie . was aroused from a sound sleep CD an # got up and made an elegant speech an a passed around the cigars. After givin '- him a parting salute they left, and h n went into the house as tickled as hen 1 # q bin of corn. MT. and Mrs. Brownie Nfil board with MT. Brownlee's brother William Brownlee, during the winte \ They have the best wishes of score ( Q friends.