The Press., 1897-04-29
WELLINGTON. lCnrresnnndanceN

COmmunlOn ab bapilSI cuuEcH uo8C Sunday.
 Mrs. A. D. Dimock is spending the week at levitt City and Norwich.
 Miss Emma L. Brown, with L. Gould ing, returned from Boston last Saturday. MT. Goulding returned Tuesday.
 ''No dishoner soils our ermine, and the judges of the supreme and superior courts retain the full confidence of the bar and the people," The laws delay is not en- couraged by the present courts of Con- necticut. The time has been when the judges, on the east side of the river, par ticularly, were too much the contrary of the lawyers, and rather narrow-minded.
 The present judiciary, from the chief down to the newest judge, is an honor to our beloved Commonwealth.
 Miss Adelaide E. Hallen, of Lebanon, 8 pupil of the Willimantic Normal School, spent Sunday with the Misses Mason, and with them attended the Baptist church Sunday.
 A. H. Eldridge is dealing extensively in fertilizers and agricultural implements.
 A very interesting discussion was had over the law concerning peach yellows at the last Grange meeting. Fine selections were read from Byron, as the literary part of the program. At the next meet ing the subjects for lecturers hour will be Potatoes how to raise them, and how to cook them 7" literary part, Shelley.
 Dow Ide, who had a responsible posi- tion with the Phoenix Woolen Co.,, Staf- ford, with his family, spent Saturday and Sunday at his house in the Hollow. He is also putting in considerable work as agent for the Holland Co., Fire Insurance Company.
 Frank Preston, formerly of this town has, with 8 partner, bought out Bugbee's grocery and provision stand in Willi- mantle.
 Rev. 0. H. Brown was in Willimantic yesterday arranging for the annual meet ing of Ashford Baptist s. s. convention to be held with the church here in June.
 Things are getting down pretty fine these late days, all around, and there's more to follow.
 John A. Brenon, of Ashford, was at Chas. T. Preston's Saturday last.
 By the new law, assessors must swear that they have placed property on the list at it's .fatH valuation. Now watch our assessors next fall.
 Charlie Amidon is enlarging his black. smith shop at the Hollow. He is to further utilize his water power.
 The innumerable stories and reports concerning the recent Ryder divorce suit the counsel in the case, the parties In 1t the witnesses and so forth, were amusing to say no more. But the old world will still whirl in space, as usual.
 There will be no public observance oi Memorial day, so far as the Grand Army of the republic post here is concerned No speaker, no sermon on Sunday, nc music, no childrens' exercises, no colla- tion. Two comrades will simply go tc leach graveyard Sunday morning and place flags, purchased by money from the little fund belonging to the post from dues, or the deceased soldiers graves. Shame shame, on the town of Wilmington. A Ispokesman for the soldier haters here re gently offered to be one to detiIe the graves of the soldiers, instead of decorating anC honoring them
 | Idella c. Ryder returned to New HaveI this morning. She visited Mrs. Lev Gary, Tuesday. Mrs. Ryder has beer visiting at Chas.. T. Preston's, in Willing ton, of late.
 I Mrs. Annie A. Preston is now writing unsigned articles for the Youths Com panion.
 T Moose Meadow. The usual service at the M. E. churcl was omitted last Sunday because of tn inability of the pastor to be present.