The Press., 1898-07-28
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WELLINGTON. Mrs. Osborne of New Haven, mother of Mrs. Clayton Morse, returned home Monday.
 Every dog has his day, and there's 6 good deal of humidity attached to them (the days) this time. s. P. Morrison has bought the Bowers place, now occupied by Geo. Lyon, of E. B. Tyler of Meriden.
 w. l.. Scott, wife, daughter and son, oi Springfield, Mass, are at Rev. s. w. Clark's for their summer vacation.
 A New York paper suggests that al the present time members of base ball clubs be directed to near by recruiting stations.
 Henry Fisher was again elected district (Hollow) school committee. Mrs. Dave will probably take the school for the com. ing year.
 There was slim local attendance on the services at both churches last Sum- day, which made the presence of summer visitors more conspicuous.
 Dea. E. B. Taylor of Meriden was in town again this week to look over the wood land connected with his farm, which George Lyon now occupies. Mrs. Geo. E. Sparrow suffered one of her most alarming attacks Monday, her physician and her family being called in haste. At this writing she is more comfortable.
 Clayton Morse is teacher of a Bible class of some fifty men, including Yale professors and students, in the Sunday school of the Calvary Baptist church New Haven. He and his family returned with Mrs. Osborne.
 Lon Roswell's dances are now back numbers. The platform has been re- moved from Mountain Grove," and the organ, violins and the prompter's voice are no longer heard therein. It was i'm possible to procure special officers to pre- serve order, for one thing. Mrs. Davis Baker, long an estimablt resident of this town, she and her late husband occupying the old Leonard Hol' place at the Hollow nearly forty years died at the home of her son-in-law, Geo Pierson, Holland side, Sunday. The flu neral was held there Tuesday, Rev. J. Q Adams, Holland, officiating. The Y. P. s. c. E. meeting Sunday evening at the Baptist conference room was led by Rev. Mir. Clark's son-in-law w. l.. Scott, and was of unusual interest There were friends present from Pennsyl vania, New York, Massachusetts, New | Haven and Stafford. Our summer ii evidently not of the stamp that the little girl had in mind when in her evening prayer she said, Good bye, God, Pm go ing into the country to-morrow!"
 Gilbert Ide, for many years respected citizen of this town, died last Monda. morning. Coming from Ashford, ht bought the Horace Bicknell farm, sue cessfulIy carrying it on until he sold ou some five years ago, buying and removing to the John Heath place at the Hollow extensively repairing and improving thu premises. The funeral Is to-day, we hear burial being in the new cemetery. MT Ide was one of those old-fashioned sor of folks whose "word was as good as hii note."
 South wilIington Correspondence. Ice cream freezers are at premium. W. E. Battye is taking vacation of { few days at Mantle. a Mrs Ellen Blair of Stafford is workin, | for William Brownlee. The store wagon has been through tn repairer's hands, and is now in A condi tion.
 The Misses Hodsdon of Boston, Mass. have been visiting at Charles McFarlane' this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bowen of Soul Manchester have been visiting at GarA ner Halls.
 Miss Charlotte Brigham has purchaset horse and carriage of George l.. Young of Rockville.
 l John Walbridge peddled the first ap pies of the season in this village las Monday. They were red astrachans, ant very good.
 The company has a gang of men grad ing in front of J. w. Harrison's residence and MT. Harrison will soon have larg front yard.
 George Bracket has sold his silen steed to Arthur Spicer, who contemplate in the near future to go on the track. H has already acquired "that track bend.' D
 J. W. Harrison, Joseph Kingsbury an Leo Korper took long trip on thei wheels Sunday. They visited three citie l-Springfeld, Holyoke and Chicope Falls.
 A very pleasant surprise party wa held at Levi Bonds Wednesday evening Ice cream and cake were served, an Mrs. Bond entertained the company in pleasing manner.
 The Rockville Journal of last wee contained an elaborate account of tn Rockville-South Wilmington ball game But the writer must have been very in aginative, fol the full score is away off. l The boys from Stafford Springs, wh played ball here last Saturday, were ger tlemen in the true sense of the wort
 
 lent. We will be glad to see them hel again.
 , The South Willingtons defeated th St. Edwards team in 8 game of ball las Saturday by a score of % to 4. Tn game was slow and uninteresting, tn only feature being the catching of Sull van of the local team.
 The Junior League Stars of Willimal tic will cross bats for the second time tn season with the South Willington ba , team, next Saturday, on Pinney To Game called at 3.30. There should be good attendance, as this Is sure to be good game.
 A few South Willington people su1 aorihod for tho uovu fb FOO yor oap% rrox,ar,