The Press., 1898-10-27
WILMINGTON.

A small man must not undertake to fill
too large place.
Mrs. Myron Upton Is slowly recovering
from that shooting accident.
Matthew Burdlck and wife are visiting
in Plainfield and New London.
There was shooting galore all about in
the woods last Sunday and no arrests.
Rev. Theron Brown of the Youths
Companion is stopping at CT. Preston's.
Its little singular that some ugly
spots in the highway on the Hill were
left unrepaired.
Rev. g. III. Brown attended the Asso-
ciational minister's conference at West
Woodstock Monday.
A letter in the Wellington post Office
for Chairman of the Democratic Town
Committee" awaits the rightful party.
The wife of Henry Clay Whitford in
Willimantic has been seriously Ill. Miss
Lena Whitford, his niece, is now with
them.
At the we'll attended Congregational
social Tuesday evening, w. H. Marsh
guessed successfully on the weight of the
pumpkin doll.
The late Gilbert Ide's estate inventoried
So, 800 This does not include gifts made
by the deceased to his surviving wife at
various times during his long illness.
Did any one pick up an overcoat Mon
day on the road near Westford? II SO,
and the finder desires to be honest, the
owner can be identified at The Press Of
flee.
Notice has been given that there will
be republican caucus at the town hall,
Saturday, at p. M, to nominate candl-
dates for representatives and justices OF
the peace.
Letters uncalled for in post office Oct.
Goth: J. Buckley & Co., Will Skinner,
Miss Lizzie Belts, G. Kuntz, Pres. Har-
mony Hall, Mrs. E. q. Hastings, Mrs. J.
B. Stebbins, I. Snitcodsky.
| A beautiful and impressive service was
held at South Wilmington last Sunday,
when the Misses Ida and Lizzie, daugh-
ters of Gardiner Hall, were baptized by
their pastor, Rev. G. III. Brown.
1t would seem to be queer procedure
to go to work in political convention
and nominate man for the purpose OF
showing him UNDER" as has been con.
fessed by the delegation in attendance.
There will be social held in the Bap-
fist church parlors Tuesday evening,
Nov 1st. The ladies interested in the
mission society are requested to meet at
p. m. of that day for further organiza-
ton.
The estate of the late William Sumner
Of Tolland, we'll and favorably known in
this vicinity, inventoried $4,000. Many
persons supposed he was millionaire, y
but he was too liberal and public spirited
for that figure
| A home wedding occurred at George A.
Cosgrove's yesterday. The contracting
parties were BENZ. E. Benton and Ethel
Bronson. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. G. H. Brown. The couple are to
live in the newly repaired and furnished
Benton house, near the Mansfield cream
cry
Pref. PEBBLES of Storrs will preach fol
forenoon, and at the hall in South Will
lington in the afternoon. Mr.. Brown will
occupy the pulpit of the Congregations
church at Storrs on that day In exchange
The new pastor, Rev. Henry Davis, Phi
D., of Rocky Hill, begins his labors the
Sunday following.
At the meeting of the Tolland County
Congregational conference recently hello
in Ellington, the following local repor
was handed it:
Wi11iogtO1a, on the hill, small, at times
almost ready to halt, still moves on
Her word is, 81 cannot speak of anything
special in reference to the spiritual wei
fare of the church, but can say that thu
attendance has Increased since the coming
of the present preacher, Mr.. Moor"
(From another correspondent)
At the Morse homestead a reunion o
the entire Morse family was held Oct
10Th, occasioned by the return for shor
visit of the oldest son, Wayne E. Morse
of Wyoming, after an absence of sixteen
years.. The family consists of father
mother and ten children, who, with thei
families, making total of twenty three
were present as follows: Wayne E. Mors
and family OF. Wyoming; Wallace r
Morse: and family, Louis W. Morse an
family, Edna L. Sullivan and family an
Alice /. Morse of Stafford; Clayton w
Morse and family of New Haven; GeI
trude 1! Leieune and husband of Brook
Ign; Robert B. Morse of New York city
Harold S. Morse and Grace Morse G
Wilmington. 1t was one Of the pleasant
est times. in the family history. TIL
fatted sheep was killed and heartily on
joyeds by all. Many were the hair breadt
ESCAPES told of the far west, while.th
father played the old time music on tn
violin. Photographs were taken of tn
group. A pleasant feature of the coca
sion was on the following day, Sunday
when all attended church In body.
south Wellington Correspondence.
i w. IL. Bracket was IN Springfield
Mass, Monday. '''is
The large barn of the company,ls re
oeiving new coat of paint.
Mrs. ]. E. Earle, mother of Mrs.. W
Harrison, is visiting at Norwich.
The small boys of the place a1er doinl
quite business at trapping game! ~
The boilers at the mill were inspected
Monday, and found to be in good order.
L. E. Wadsworth has just completes
walling up his we'll, the engineering being
done by local parties.
Stated communication of the Uric
lodge, Morrow, will be held at their lodg
room Saturday evening.
A good gravel walk has been laid Ii