The Press., 1897-01-21
WELLINGTON,

A CARD.-Regretting that III health necessitaees my resigning the teaching of the center school, desire. at this time, to express my sincere thanks for the un- failing support granted me as teacher by many friends and we'll wishers in the dis trict, and my grateful appreciation for their kind and helpful interest in the school under my teaching. e.
 HERNY F. sTARKwKATHER- Wilmington. Jan eO 1897.
 Friday evening, at Wesley chapel, Tol- land side, there will be a chicken pie SUD- per and entertainment. Admission to supper and entertainment, 20 cents; chil- dren half price. Supper will be served from to 8. All are cordially invited.
 Walter A. Allen will sell his farm at West Willington at public auction, Feb. 18th, at 10 a. m.
 tCorrespondence.) Incidents pass, as all incidents do. and the blank of common life returns. The Religious Herald states that Rev. MT. Rand has settled in West Woodstock.
 The enquiry, why doesn't the Congre- gational church settle a minister or pro- cure a stated supply? Is getting to be a common one.
 W. H. Black, of Stafford, who was ap- pointed by the Conn. dept, G. A. R., as installing officer of this post, not being able to be present on account of sickness of his children, Past Commander Carroll acted in that capacity last Saturday night.
 John F. Whitford butchered three pigs weighing 901 pounds.
 Charles Westcott joined the Congrega- tional society at its ast meeting. 1T. F. Starkweather has relinQuished the Hill school, and the district commit tee have hired Everett Richardson to teach for the remaining ten weeks of the term. The school will reopen next Mon- day, 25th.
 Grange meeting tomorrow evening when, 1t Is expected, the installation oi the new officers will take place.
 It Is asserted by many that Mondays cold was the severest of the season.
 An interesting school document, con. taining suggestions for the observance in the schools of the s7th birthday of Henry Barnard, the "nestor of American educa. tiOn," on Monday, 25th inst, has beer sent out. Appropriate music and recita. tions for the pupils are among the con. tents. Presumably the teachers are ir receipt of copies of the document.
 Probably the cold kept away the ex. pected large attendance at the Congrega tional 'crazy" social Tuesday evening and the sale of the bedquilt and other parts of the program were deferred. A lively time filled the bill, however. We enjoyed good supper, if we didn't get g bid at the bedquilt, and the "crazy" cos tunes of Mesdames Morse and Hobby created considerable amusement.
 Mrs. Dave has placed in her schoo room in Daleville fine new clock
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 At this writing Miss Rose O. Hall is quite sick and under the care of Dr. John son. Miss Olive L. Carpenter, of Nor wich, has been visiting Mrs. J. W. Har rison the past week.
 Mrs. Gilbert Spicer Is recovering from a severe attack of neuralgia.
 South Wilmington was we'll represented at the ball at Hillside Hall last Friday evening. One hundred tickets for dane ing were sold, and about one hundred anC seventy-hve supper tickets.
 Walter Church and wife, Lydia An drews Church, have been visiting olC friends and relatives In town.
 Miss Rose Nichols, who has been Il with typhoid fever for the past month, ii about the same. Dr. Bennett, of Will mantle, Is attending her. .--
 Mrs. Dilworth, of Norwich, formerly o this place, has been visiting friends 1T town.
 George Southwiok met with a bad acci dent last Monday. He is working for w E. Battye. and while cutting hay in a ha, cutter he got his fore finger caught in tn. knife and cut about of. Dr. Johnson wal called, and he, with the assistance O Chas. c. Essex, dressed the wound. Il was necessary to take five stitches in 1t It Is hoped that MT. Southwick will hay, the use of Ms finger soon.
 Miss Nellie Sauger, of Springfield spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. Fam, Scott.
 Your correspondent has been informed by a member of the social committee O the Endeavor Society that the sociable which was to have been held Friday even ing, has been postponed because of tn, illness of Miss Rose Hall, the chairman of the committed.
 Letters uncslled for in the South Will lington post office for week ending Jan 16: Henry N. Clark, Mrs. Frank Ed wards, Mrs. Arthur Eggleston, Ida Ed wards, David Frazier, Mrs. F. Hesse Mrs. Willie Whiton and Albert A. Rich mond.
 w. R. Perry, the ice man, expects t' commence filling his big house next week The machinery Is now all here and is be ing put up. It will be an interesting sigh to any one who has not seen foe handled with the latest and most improved meth ods. It is expected that there will be cut of the Ice house, and the machiner, while working, in The Press soon. An, one wishing extra copies may get then by leaving their order with the core spondent.
 A three table game of progressive whis was indulged in at J.W. Harrison's Tues day evening, in honor of Miss Olive l. Carpenter, which was much enjoyed b. those who participated. Progressiv, whist is all right when you win once in while, but 1t Is rather hard on fellow O lady to shove them in the corner tabl, and keep them there nearly all the even ing. At the end of the series of hand played Miss Carpenter had rolled up tn, highest score. Then @ picture of tn, party was taken, but we won't say a worC about that.
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