The Press., 1898-04-07
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ks--.-.>-A.--~---. .Wu.LuNGTON. Nellie P. Morrison spent Sunday wit | friends in Wiilimantic
 Es The Congl Social was held last Tues day evening, in spite of the rain. F. Alasl what a change has come owe the prospects of our early garden sauce! Grange meeting tomorrow night. Tn Cuban. question will come up for discus sion.
 This evening the Baptist weekly praye meeting will take the form of Fast da observance. 2.s@ .s . ! =
 A. H. Etdridge came within an ace O breaking his leg Saturday, and is stil lame and sore.
 Deputy Sheriff Price, with his son an' his housekeeper, Mrs. Essex, of Holland was in town Sunday.
 s. P. Morrison, for. many. years a ma chinist for c. Hall & Co, is to take va cation at his farm on the Hill to recuper ate his health, which has not, been goot of late.. 4
  tons grenddanghter. entered the training school of the city hospital, Orange, NJ. April 1st, to fit herself for a;narse. Hei friends wish her health and success,
 Letters uncalled for in post-oface Apri ,7th: James F. Shaw-care W. Wilson Margaret Doyle, Frank Johnson-2, Mrs H. B. Wilson. Walter Smith-2. J. A Southyorth. 6 H. Whlppie. Isaac Gibbs
 April In March Is very we'll
 If only 1t would stay;
 But March in April holds the .beast" Until the first of, May:
 We think we'd rather take the spring
 In the good old-fashioned way.
 W. Q. Parmenter, farmer for w. D Holman the past year, has bought farm In Colchester, and. with his family, ha. removed thither. Warren, of Coventry a nephew of Dr. Jacobs, has taken hii place. ~. The following batch of items for las weeks paper was duly dispatched to the post office at West Willington last weet Wednesday, but for some reason 1t seems the letter did not reach The Press office till too late for publication John Whitfcrdr is setting out, 1,OO( peach trees this season. The Baptist church have sent $15 te helpfslfeve, the starving Cubans.
 The indications in this vicinity are that fruit of all kinds will be abundant this year. c:s-
 The Cong'l ladies' social passed of pleasantly Tuesday altho' the threatening rain kept many away.
 J. B. Carpenters health remains about the same. He Is, as yet, confined to his room most of the time.
 'Dandelions, as greens, are especially toothsome this spring: But Its no little job to pick, sort and cleanse a mess. A cambric birthday tea party was re. gently given to little Dorothy Pierce Her eldest sister, Edna, and Ray Robbins poured.
 Rev. Truman Johnson, M. D., of Prov idence, was in town Tuesday, present al the interment of his aunt, Mrs. Orlar Glnzler. -,
 The trout law, as it stands now Is, ir short, you can fish between April 1 ana June 15. This don't apply to owners o enclosed waters" re~. ea Chas s. Amidon has bought of the Otis Woodward estate the farm at the Hollow lately owned by L. D. Ide, intending ts occupy the premises as his future home. "A surprise party was given tof Misl Emma Robbins Saturday night, there be ing in attendance Mrs. Pierce and chill dren, Mrs. James Carpenter, Daisy Dim -ock, Lena and Lizzie Whitford, Anni, and Mamie EIdridge, Ethel Bronson; al so J. J. .Himmelar and sons, Beni. Ben ton, Eddie Carpenter, Charlie Eldridge D. Y. Moore.
 Sophronfa M. Johnson, widow of thu late Drlan Glazier, native, and for man, years highly esteemed resident of thil town. died in Hartford, at. the home O her son, Elisha J., Friday evesipg Marct 25th, at the age of S4. She was the sur vivor of eleven children of Abel and De borah Preston Johnson. She had suffer ed for some months from maladies of { complicated nature. We extract the fol lowing from an obituary in Monday'' Courant:
 Wethersfeld, a former warden of the Conn state prison. manufactured the first linen threat ma made 1n ms country ana was the pioneer II to the. American Thread Company of Holyoke of which he was president at the time of hi Of Amherst college, and was for time principa of the Ellington high school. Mrs. Giaz!er wa.
 rs da s Sook was 8 woman of strong character and firm con Tcttons, devoted mother and Christian. witl seeking consolation in divine Providence amii the trials Of life Mrs. Glazier was member O the AS, lu% syenle RSR1iss sngren was She leaves three sons, E: Judson Glazier: tn she had lived for some years past, and Hubble L. Glazier of Glastonbury. one son, Lieut.. O tSe TnS was @ at Coa Har1os ago. E&F
 The burial took place in the old cemeter. here Tuesday afternoon. Her immediate relatives in this vicinity area niece Mrs. Grace Huntington; Legrand John Son, F. W. Pratt, M. Monroe Johnson Dr. F. M. Johnson, nephews. So, on, by one, the old native families are gath cred to their fathers.
 South willinEton Correspondence.
 Mrs. Oliver Potter ts quite sick with tuberculosis.
 The service of communion was held ii the hall Sunday.
 Joe Calvin from Hartford has beer whiting at Gilbert Spicer's.s
 Miss Hester Hall has been home iron storl for short vacation.
 Chas. Smith from Yantie recently pass ed few days at Mrs. Fannie Scott's.
 It is reported that the wheel will no run Friday and Saturday owing to Fas Day.
 A number are planning to attend "Th. Isle of Ohampagne', at Willlmantic to night.
 Will Shaffer passed the examination and entered the navy. He Is at presen