The Press., 1898-05-26
WILMINGTON


 27th inst.
 The Baptist ladies' benevolent society will meet Tuesday evening, 31st inst.
 Walter A. Wyckof's ''Workers" in the current scribners is, perhaps, the most interesting of the series thus far.
 The Cooper family have moved from Ashford to George E. Sparrows. Mrs. Sparrow bears her long and distressing illness with great fortitude.
 '"The ''lilac storm" is in full mistiness and fogginess. Ask your grandmother if that wasn't what they used to call the inevitable storm the last of May.
 We will not trespass upon Bro. Brack- ett's territory by mentioning in detail Charlie Eldridges critical illness, but must say that the community as one voice unites in sympathy with him in his suffering, and with the family in their anxiety.
 After all, our peas, potatoes, etc., planted March 9th, pulled through the frosty weather. The former are in bloom. By the way, our lettuce and strawberries must be seen to be appreciated. Is prox- imity to the P. of H. hall conducive to the early growth of vegetation?
 It may not be out of place for us to say here and now, after these many years, that we are not alone in the opinion that the Washington letters, that have been running in The Press for long period, are most admirable feature of the pa- per-an excellent weekly resume of na- tional affairs.
 Arthur H. Eldridge has added to the collection of curiosities at the G. A. R, and P. of H. hall what is apparently a correctly rolled up bundle in a shawl strap, but which, on examination, proves to be cut of Clever" wood. This freak of nature that sent out branch and then absorbed it again, by self engrafting, was found by him the other day while at work in his woods.
 No public observance of Memorial day this year. The town again refuses to make an appropriation of some $2O or $30 for music, etc. Comrades Carroll, Marble and Preston are the local G. A. R. post committee. They, with s. V. Commander Morrison, will themselves place proper c. A. R. memorial flags on their deceased comrades graves, the post having purchased sufficient quantity, as usual. As yet the old soldiers have re- ceived no invitation to attend divine ser vice anywhere next (MemoriaD Sunday. Some of the comrades may go to Stafford Springs as last year. We ought to add that the ladies of the Relief Corps will provide and arrange flowers for the dec. oration of the graves.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 w. H. Hall and wife are spending a few days In Bridgeport.
 Arthur Devereaux, who is working in Collinsville, spent Sunday at home.
 Valentines tent show will soon begin an engagement in this place. At present they are playing in Eagleville.
 J.W. Harrison, Joseph Kingsbury, Leo Korper and George Morrison took a bi- cycle trip to Hartford on their wheels re- gently.
 Children's day will be observed in the hall the second Sunday in June A con- mittee, of which Miss Ida Hall is chair man, will arrange the program. E Charles Eldredge was taken suddenly Dick last week. Dr. Johnson, who at ended him, called Dr. Cassidy of Nor
 Gh in consultation, and they decided 1t
 Appendicitis. He was taken to Nor
 h Saturday, and Dr. Cassidy success lily performed the operation at the hos .pital Saturday afternoon MT Eldredge is now doing as we'll as could be expected.
 The South Wilmington ball team de- feated the Willimantic high school team in a well contested game at Eagleville Saturday. It was pitchers battle, and Prue had the best of it, striking out 12 men. Bradshaw pitched good game, but was not given very good support. The batting of both teams was not up to the average. The batteries were: Will limantic, Bradshaw and Hyde; South Wilmington, Prue and Hall. Score:
 Willlmantic, OOO1O2 OO-1O South Wilmington, 01O1 8 o 6 4-16 The South WilliDgtons play the Lincoln Athletic club of Stafford Springs, at Staf- ford Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. Mary s. Hammond, more oom- monly known as Grandma" Marsh, who of late years has been making her home at Charles c. Essex's, died very suddenly Friday morning of heart disease. She was apparently as we'll as usual Thurs day, although for some time she had been quite feeble. The funeral was held at Mir. Essex's house Sunday morning, Rev. Daniel Y. Moor officiating She was buried in West Woodstock beside her husband and children. Mrs. Hammond was seventy-five years old, and was born in Woodstock.