The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-08-11
WILMINGTON.
South wilmington Correspondence.

Mrs. Ida Brownlee is visiting friends
and relatives in Bristol.
A 10 pound boy arrived at John Rich
ardson's on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Fannie Scott entertained party
of six cyclists last Sunday.
Mrs Fannie Scott is spending a two
weeks vacation in Norwich.
Dewitt Manning of Westfield, Mass,
has been home for few days.
Edwin Reynolds of Mansfield, noted
engineer, was In town Saturday.
Arthur L. Spicer has been suffering the
past week from the effects of ivy poison
ing.
There is good South Wellington horse
for sale. See advertisement In another
column.
There will be a meeting of the Willing
ton w. G. T. U. in the hall Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck of New
York, N. Y, are spending the week at
g. Halls.
Miss Martha Olive of Rockville, who
formerly worked here, is visiting at d. G.
Dimock's.
Mrs. George Howe and son, Ralph, of
of Springfield, Mass, have been visiting
at A. Korper's.
Mrs. J. Sanford Davis of Pawtucke4s
l., has been spending few days at ]. w.
Harrison's.
w. Fl. Bracket attended court at Stat
ford Springs, Monday, as witness in the
case of Royce VS.. Keens.
Stephen Lockwood gave up his job
here Monday, and went to work for
George Manning at Westfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams and daugh-
ter, Amy, and Brainard Tiffany of Will
mantle were in town visiting friends re-
Gently.
Mr.. Kuhnert's son-in-law and family
from Gurleyville have moved into the
tenement recently vacated by Clayton
Hanks.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual excursion to be held Saturday,
Aug. goth. Particulars will be given
next week.
Benjamin Benton has purchased the
homestead of the Benton estate, and will
make his home there. Mrs. Daniel Ben
ton has gone to live in Tolland Street.
Harry Allen, graduate Of the Boston
dental college, has passed an excellent
examination before the dental board, and
has been licensed to practice in this state.
He will have his Office and dental parlors
on Pratt-st., Hartford. Mr.. Allen will
have the best wishes of his many friends
in town.
The community was shocked last Satur-
day evening by the report of the death of
Edward Pearl, but were happily surprised
Sunday to learn that he was as we'll as
usual. 1t seems that Mr.. PEARLS horse
behaved badly Saturday, and broke
part of the harness, but as far as can be
learned no serious damage was done.
500 and get the Buff Caps ~ was the
Cry at the ball grounds last Saturday az
ternoon, when the Buffalos of Rockville
attempted to play ball with the South
Willingtons. The game that they put
up was the worst seen here this season,
and there was but one good thing about
it-they were gentlemen, and kicked very
little. The South Willingtons put up a
good strong game, and Fred Vinton play
ed new trick that surprised everybody
bat himself Vinton is tricky, and it is
hard for runner to stick to first base,
for he can't tell what will happen when
Vinton is playing it. The Rockvilles
tried two pitchers and also two catchers.
The South Wilmington battery were Prue
and Sullivan. Score by innings:
So WillingtOns, A 0 O 0 4 5 ga
Rockvilles, 600 900 / 3
A party of twelve South Wilmington cy.
clists rode to Norwich on their wheels
recently, and took the boat to Watch
Hill. The day was fine one, and every.
body enjoyed themselves. Incidents hap
pened as incidents will, and each had his
little mishap. The first one on the un
lucky list was Louis ]. Korper. He
| SldEG0u OIL SdllJ Will lHo rest anu WAR
thinking of the CLANS waiting for him al
Watch Hill, when suddenly he struck 6
stone and broke his crank. He turned
around and counted fence posts back tx
Wilmington, and we judge that If the whee
could talk 1t would tell good story
about the trip. The next one whom
Dame Fortune struck in the neck was w
H. Hall, who broke his saddle when nea
Lebanon. Afterwards Mr.. Hall stopped
every ten minutes to adjust it so that
would fit him. We will not tell of Nor
rison's troubles, over which he had ne
control, nor of how Leo was so struck b,
the beauty of one of New London's fai
daughters that it was hard work to ge
him to Watch Hill. The party returned
home late at night, and dreamed of red
haired girls and sea-weed until morning.