The Press., 1898-05-26
WILMINGTON

WELLINGTON
 Grange meeting tomorrow evening, 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. Sparrow's. 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 Eldridge's 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- unity 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 a 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 $20 or $50 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 G. A. R. memorial flags on their deceased comrades graves, the post having purchased sufficient quantity, az usual. As yet the old soldiers have re. fAak k& lsx,Sx 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 wiIlington Correspondence. W. H. Hall and wife are spending a few days in Bridgeport.
 Arthur Devereaux, who is working ir 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 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 com mittee, of which Miss Ida Hall is chair man, will arrange-t the program. N Charles Eldredge was taken suddenly Sick last week. Dr. Johnson, who at landed him, called Dr. Cassidy of Nor
 h in consultation, and they decided il
 frpendicitis. He was taken to Nor
 h Saturday, and pr. Cassidy success
 lily performed the operation at the hos bital Saturday afternoon. MT Eldredgt lis now doing as we'll as could be expected The South Willington ball team de feated the Willimantic high school team in a we'll contested game at Eaglevills saturday. It was pitchers battle, anc PIue had the best of it, striking out 1: men. Bradshaw pitched a good game but was not given very good support The batting of both teams was not up tc the average. The batteries were: Will limantic, Bradshaw and Hyde; Soutl Wilmington, Prue and Hall. Score:
 south Sn!1nanIlG; %nhngton, 0S11ss7s29-11ss The South WilliDgtons play the Lincoll Athletic club of Stafford Springs, at Staf ford, Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. Mary s. Hammond, more com monly known as Grandma" Marsh, wh, of late years has been making her hom at Charles c. Essex's, died very suddenl Friday morning of heart disease. Sh was apparently as we'll as usual Thurs day, although for some time she had bee quite feeble. The funeral was held a MT. Essex's house Sunday morning, Rev Daniel Y. Moor oficiating. She wa buried in West Woodstock beside he husband and children. Mrs. Hammon was seventy-five years old, and was bor in Woodstock