The Press., 1897-06-17

| Graves if the weather Is favorable.
 The concert Sunday evening was enjoy ed by a fair sized audience; beautiful flowers were in profusion, the children did themselves and theil instructors much credit.
 Arthur Snow from Suffield is guest of his brother Harvey. WILLINGTpN. | t-s--.' (Correspondence)
 Young people will be interested in the free scholarship contest started this week by The Press. Conditions given on the first page.
 | Horatio Carpenter, of Globe Village B. Carpenter, whose health is improving. | All are glad to see Mrs. John Stark weather, nee Rose Nichols, out driving again.
 1 The Glass Factory school, Mrs. Winni- fred Dimock teacher, closes with an ex- animation tomorrow. This teachers methods are excellent. She has done good work in the school during the year, and is much beloved by her pupils. | Walter Nichols is at his post at the station, after his two weeks serious ill., ness.
 The Roaring Brook school closes to- day. Each family has received from the teacher, Miss Kate Ward, a handsomely written formal invitation to attend the | exercises. Tomorrow she and her pu- pills commemorate the close of their pleas ant and helpful year together by picnic. This teacher sent away for memorial day exercise for her school, and .--uch disappointment was felt that there were no public observances at one of the churches, where it could have been used as part of the program. | The grand list of Wilmington was in- creased $2O,OO0 by the state board of equalization which completed it's work last week.
 Mrs. Henry H. Starkweather was in town last Saturday.
 I Charles Nichols hurt his side while re- moving large stone from one of his fields last week, and is off duty just now. He went to see Dr. Newton on Tuesday, and Is on the gain.
 Mrs George Rounds is caring for Mrs. E. P. Taylor.
 Burt Latham is having for Nelson Towne.
 Gilbert c. Brown is quite ill at present.
 Quite hail-storm, that of Monday p.m.
 "Shall we go to the Storrs commence ment or to the Sunday school convention at West Stafford ?" was the query yester, day; and since the N. T. s. s. U. comes quarterly, and the other but once year } and that on a June day, the state college had it.
 The unusually damp weather has l brought forward marvellous display oi l flowers and ferns, and the roadsides are , lush with verdure. Roaring Brook is making good its name these days, and one may go far to find SC l beautiful a brook and as picturesque scenery as is to be found along the olc turnpike that for several miles keeps its
 company on its way. People go afar tc admire hills, streams and ravines who = have never looked upon scenery as fint within a few hours drive of their owr
 doors. There Is wonderful cascade neal Elam Eldridge's, and the view from oul
  many town people have taken the pain' to enjoy it ?
 The grange meets Friday evening, yol 7 know, and the strawberry is the expert . mental subject, with Burns as literar, . spice.
 G. A. R. and W. R. c. meetings o1 , Saturday evening. , Rev. Chas. H. Brown has returned iron his visit in New York and Philadelphia. s Letters in post-office uncalled for: Mrs J. W. Briscoe, Mrs. Winlye-for Bush :, w. M. Story, G. H. Kathrick, Mrs. Geo a H. Worden.
 , Up to Tuesday there had been twelv 8 successive days when it rained. |, The new Congregational supply for tn 2 coming year, MT. David Y. Moore, is 8 graduate of Moody's school, Mt. Herman f Northtield, Mass, class of '92, of Will ; Hams college, Williamstown, Mass, anc
 has passed his first year in the divinit : school in New Haven. We mentionet f his boarding place last week, but hi d study is in the Congregational parsonage D where he can be found the greater part o |, the time. MT. Moore has made a goo ? impression so far, both pulpit-wise an t socially. We are requested to say tha = the Sunday services will be thoroughl f gospel meetings, and GU are cordially in t vited. Sunday services at p. m., Sun e day school following. Mrs. Chas T. Preston has been appoint {, ed town visitor of the Conn. Children t Aid Society Hartford.
 A pleasant and largely attended socis
 was held by the ladies in the Congregs 8 tfonal chapel Tuesday evening.
 J. Thomas, from Providence, is visitin his uncle, Benjamin Gee, at F. w. Pratt's n He came on his wheel.
 South Wilmington Correspondence. l Harry Allen from Boston Dental CO r lege is at home for vacation.
 Representative W. H. Hall has bee . appointed by Speaker Barbour on tn 0 good roads commission. @ Mrs. Jarvis will show her collection O @ district at the school house, Morrow, Sat
 urday evening, June 18th, at o'clock Il After the entertainment a supper will n served. Admission, including supper, l. - cents.
 Albert Richardson has sold his team.
 gentleman from Holland purchased th' horse, and Adolph Korper the buggy. ! Mrs. Fannie Scott and daughters, Lil Han and Edith, attended a wedding o Mrs. Scotts cousin at Springfield, Wed . nesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Irving Scholes, -ormerl of this place, but now of Providence, R i l., have been visiting at Wm. H. Buck
 highlands.
 Last Sunday, Rev. MT. Brown being il
 Philadelphia, the Rev. MT. Leonar
 Smith, of Spring Hill, preached to larg