The Press., 1898-01-13

Ouu VI luH n06GIAS mousse, inc CROFT
makes none whatever. And singing tn,
same tunes, the same words, Sunday af
ter Sunday-worse and worse.
List of persons in town assessed, 1897
for over 81, 200: A. Baldwin, A. Blair
M. Burdick, ~. Burr, L. B. Clark, NJ
F. Dimock, A. F. Eldridge, Daniel Ell
bridge, Elan Eldridge, a. s. Gurley, G
Hall, Jr., q. Hall, Jr., & Co., w. H
Hall, Jas. HOyle, @. FL. Hobby, LOUIS
Johnson, FL. L. Keens, M. Knight, A
korper, D. Lillibridge, M. Lohse, s
Matterson, E. A. Morse, s. & G. Nichols
G. E. Nichols, j. Osbourne, T.. Preston
9. T. & A. A. Preston, F. w. Pratt, N
D. Royce, A. G. Rosebrooks, George A
Rounds, W. d. Ruby, Charles H. Ryder
Emma E. Sparrow, N. Towne, G. P. VIII
nams, 5. Wright; non residents, w. D
Rife, Rockwell & Ruby, Isaac Still, Chas
5. Downs, q. B. & N. Pierson.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Charles Smith of Yantic has been visit
ing at Mrs. Scott's.
Miss Rose Hall spent Sunday at Nor
witch with Mrs. g. F. Noyes.
Miss Helen Boss of Willimantic hal
been spending few days as a guest O
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving sholes of Provl
dence, R. l., formerly of this place, have
been visiting at W. II. Buckingham's.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Gardiner Hall, Jr., anc
daughter, Miss Ida Hall, Origen Hall
Chas. @. Essex and daughter, Miss Jennie
Essex, were in Fall River, Sunday, at
tending the funeral OF Albert Essex, who
died there recently. Mr.. Essex was vel
known In this place.
This kind of weather is not very good
for the ice business; but few have filled
their Ice houses. Mr.. Battye harvested
some good ten inch ice last week, as did
W. D. Holman MI. Perry has every.
thing in readiness, and will begin cutting
as soon as he thinks the ice is Just right.
One Of the men working for Mr.. Hall
cutting birches on the Pinney place cut
his foot quite badly on Tuesday. He
was chopping birch, when In some un.
accountable manner the axe slipped and
struck the upper part of his foot where
there Is but little flesh, making a bad
wound. 1t was necessary to take three
stitches in it. He was taken to his board
ing place at Frank Poboda's, and DIR.
johnson dressed the wound, assisted by
Charles Essex. -
The annual election OF officers of the
Sunday school took place last Sunday.
There were but a few present. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Superin-
tendent, w. H. Bracket; assistant super
intendent, Chas. II. Brown; treasurer,
1t. Hall, Jr. secretary, George w.
Bracket; librarian, Charles Bucking-
ham. The superintendent appointed the
following teachers and organist: Glass
No. /, Miss Lillian Scott; No. 2, Miss
Lillia Whiting; No. 3, Miss Rose Hall /;
No. 4, Rev. Chas. Il. Brown; No. 8,
George o. Richardson; No. 6, Mrs. H.
q. Gurley; organist, Miss Lena G. Kor-
per.
The South Wellington Literary and De-
batting Society held meeting in the hall
Tuesday evening. The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, Rev. Chas. HI. Brown; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Callie Hopkins; secretary,
George w. Bracket. The debate was
on the question, Resolved, that pluck is
better than luck" The disputants, on
the affirmative, were w. HI. Hall and
John Wadsworth; on the negative, Chas.
81. Brown and Leo Korper. The debate
was fast and interesting. Stories and
facts were told, Illustrating both luck
and pluck. abraham Lincoln" said
Mr.. Wadsworth, speaking for pluck
''showed pluck in splitting rails and In
being called the rail splitter" Eyes, /"
said Mr.. Korper, speaking for luck, she
did show pluck in splitting the rails, but
he was lucky in not splitting his toes"
The debate was decided in favor of the
negative.
Last Friday evening the outside at
fractions took large number from this
place. The evening was nearly perfect,
and it was a pleasure to be out. The
masonic ball at Hillside Hall was we'll at
tended. About 70 dancing tickets were
sold, and as many more tickets for sup
per. Wadsworth's team carried load
down from this place, and number went
IN single teams The committee, Messrs.
George Fl. Nichols, John r. Neil and
George III. Baker, are to be congratulated
upon their success. There was also
chicken supper and entertainment at
Wesley chapel, West Wellington. The
company's team carried up load. The
chicken supper was fine and the entertain
nent good. After supper games were
played, and the joke was on G.. B. Mar
ole, who did not say word but took the
honor modestly. With these two enter
ailments as an attraction the village
was nearly deserted. 1t Is reported that
hose who stayed at home sat up nearly
Ill night with Babcock fire entinguisher
lnder their chair to be ready in case Of
Moose Meadow .,
Those who attended the sociabIe at
Mrs. Jason Aliens last week Thursday
evening had very pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Weeks ale enter
aiming their daughter, Mrs. Mullens, at
The Meadow Brook farm.
CROOKER's HONEST FERTILIZERS. Mr..
:. w. Burdick, general agent for Crock
9r's Honest Fertilizers, has established
ocal agencies for the sale of these goods
With H. F. Cady, Stafford, Arthur Ell
iredge, Wilmington; james Green. Name
1eld Depot; w. G. Latimer, South Gov
'ntry. DIR. johnson of Mansfield Depot,
las used Crockers for the last three years,