The Press., 1897-12-09
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Arthur Wood is now at work in Ami
don's blacksmith shop.
The late seriously i'll folks are all now
on the road to recovery.
Yet another season sees Sanford Niles
engaged In butchering hogs.
The sale OF household goods at the
s. Taylor homestead is closed.
George A. Cosgrove has been drawn as
juror for this term Of the superior court
G.. E. s. Amidon & Sons are building a
blacksmith shop on their mill premises
at the Hollow.
The sFx sheep stranded on George A.
Rounds premises, lately advertised in
The Press, have been claimed and taken
away by one Taylor, of Manchester.
Regular meeting of Wellington Grange,
No. 1877, tomorrow evening, 18th inst.
A full attendance is desired, as election
of new officers must then take place, ac-
cording to the bylaws.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in post Office: Conrad Hamenstein, Jr,
Miss Florence Charter, Miss Lottie His
COX, care Andrew Smith, Miss Maud
Ames, Edgerton Burnett, Miss Maggie
r. McLennan.
"In society where it makes no differ
ence to the best people whether they are
vicious or vlrtuous, where their credit,
incomes and social positions depend on
who they are, not on what they do, virtue
remains mere theory"
The fellow who rushed through here
not long ago selling stove polish, with
very glib tongue and action, now lies in
Jail In Mass, for running off and living
with another (Conn. mans wife, pretty
Irish young woman, married only five
months.
Klondike reminds us of the California
excitement, and of the fact that the late
Carlos Glazier was the only Wilmington
boy, but resident of Hartford for fifty
years, who had to do with an expedition
to the gold fields of California. He was
one of i've men in that city who caused
the chartering of the ship Henry Lee, to
sail thither via. Cape Horn. Who's GO
ing to Klondike from here in the spring ?
Christmas Is coming on apace. The OBJ
servance at the Congregational church,
we hear, will consist of children's con-
cert on the Sunday before Christmas.
At the Baptist church, on Friday, Christ
mas eve, there will be an entertainment
participated In by both young and old
A play, written for the occasion by Mrs.
Preston, will be presented by the younger
people, while dialogs, pantomimes, reci-
tatiOns, ETC., interspersed by musical Sc
lections will fill out the bill. The de.
tails, not yet perfected, will be given In
next week.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Miss Alice Denman is quite sick with 6
severe case of the grip.
Homer N. Neil recently made a bust
ness trip to Providence.
Miss. Ida Hall assisted by singing at ar
entertainment at the Baptist church al
Willimantic Tuesday night.
Gardiner Hall has made noticeable
Improvement in the former Morrison
property by cutting the brush and clear
ing the meadow between this village anC
the depot.
Austin Rowland purchased a short
time ago the horse formerly owned b!
John Starkweather He has lately bough
new two-seated canopy top and sleigh
from Wightman's carriage shop at Stat
ford.
Twenty years from now South Willing
ton ought to be quite musical place
| Two music teachers are now kept bus,
nearly every night in the week teaching
the younger generation the art of playing
the organ and piano.
At the annual communication of Uric
Lodge, No. %, F. & A NJ, held last Sat
urday evening, the following officers wer
elected: W. M, Frank l.. Backus; s
W., George Ell. Baker; j. w, E. Yves
Marcy treasurer, Adolph Korper; sec
rotary, w. FL. Bracket; s. D., w. II
Buckingham; j. D., Earl G. Walker
s. s., John r. Neil; j. S., Homer V
Beebe; chaplain, james B. Hay; marsh
al, VIM. r. Essex; tyler, A. Devereauz
Moose Meadow
School at Moose Meadow closed O.
Saturday, Dec. 4th, that friendly attach
ment of teacher and pupils necessary TO
success being ever apparent Throughout
the term. By earnest, efficient work c
the teacher, Miss Lillia l. Fenton of Stat
ford, and deep interest taken by tn
children, the school has been made on
Of much value. The following scholar
were neither absent nor tardy during th
term: Della j. Emo; not absent, Mar
Emo; absent one-half day, Alberta Enc
Robert Emo.