The Press., 1898-12-15
WILMINGTON.

Dea. E. D, Hayes and wife have re-
turned from Springfield
Fred M. Preston has entered hos
pital in Baltimore for treatment of his
throat
There will be no special Christmas OBJ
servance in the Baptist meeting house
this year.
Regular monthly meeting of the w. G.
T. U. at the chapel, Holland side, Satur-
day p. M, 18th inst.
The recent wedding anniversary of e.
E. s. Amidon and wife. as reported in
this column, was the Both, not the goth.
Every member Of the g. A, r. post is
doubtless aware that the time for it's reg
ular and annual meeting for the election
of officers will be Saturday evening, 18th
inst.
A. E. johnson of Washington, D. c., is
guest of w. H. Holt. The formers
wife was the adopted child of Miss Azen-
attn Holt, the veteran school teacher, now
living in Illinois.
The Boston and Portland, Me-, papers
had it that Loren Golden and wife-nee
Emma Brown-were on board the ILL
fated steamer Portland. 1t was cruel
and unfounded rumor.
Letters remaining in post-off1ce uncaIl-
editor Dec. 18th: CIR. Rees, ROSEMARY"
Hall, Mrs. j. B. Stebbins, Mason's Home,
Will Skinner, Mrs. E. q. Hastings, Mr..
Isaac Snitcodsky, j. Buckley & Bros. Co.
1t is of often easy to trace what is on
DIT in the households of families of the
community by the precocious utterances
of the younger members of the families
in the stores or other places of public re-
sort.
The divorce case of Dora q. Himmeler
against John j. Himmeler was set down
for trial in Rockville, Tuesday of this
week. The Springfield Republican says
that the case is one of the results of the
Starkweather assault case, which created
a sensation few years ago.
Mail Driver Talbot was arrested last
Saturday and tried before Justices court
in Westford for adultery with Jessie, the
wife of Ed. Barrows. Probable cause
was found, and he was bound over in the
sum Of $500 to the next superior court In
Windham county. This is another un
fortunate result of the recent blockade o
snow. We hear that the defendant was
not represented by legal counsel.
Mrs. Celenda Waldo, who is spending
the winter with her sisters, Mrs. Dimocl
and Mrs. Carpenter, and the friends o
the family were saddened to hear of tn,
death, In Hartford, 9Th inst, from diph
iberia, Of Florence L., the youngest chile
of Frank and Jennie Waldo Knox. TIL
necessary isolation of the family and tn
hurried private funeral on account of tn
nature of the disease makes the affiictiol
more distressing. 1t is not time yet t,
learn of the malady in the family.
At the regular meeting of the loea
grange last Friday evening the following
officers we're elected: M, F. w. Pratt
o., E. G. Richardson; L., Mrs Ida M
Brown; s., Geo. A. Cosgrove; A. s., B
E. Benton; G., Rev. G. H. Brown; T.
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Mrs Ellen Morrison; secretary, A. H
Eldridge; g. K, q. T. Preston; Pc
mona, Mrs. Harriet Eldridge; Flora
Mrs. Annie A. Preston Ceres, Mrs. En-
lily Carpenter. L. A. S., Mrs Estella J
Pratt; organist, Miss Nellie P. Morrison
The grange voted to give banquet com
plimentary to Senator-elect Hall and t
Representatives. Hall and Brown o
the evening of the 9th inst.
{From another correspondent)
The pie sociable, which was postpone,
on account of the blizzard, will be held a
the Congregational church next Tuesda
afternoon and evening. Aunt Jemima'
art gallery will be shown. All who ca
enjoy a good time Will do well to sc
those works Of art. All kinds of pies al
D acceptable. All are invited.
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