The Press., 1898-08-18
WELLINGTON.

Il c WELLINGTON.
 Legrand Johnson Is confined to his bed by Illness.
 These srubber-necksi Every com- munity has them.
 E.C.Richardson is improving his prem ises by grading, etc.
 Mrs. Angie Dave Is spending the week Is Springfield, Mass.
 There was pleasant lawn party at John F. Whitford's Tuesday. l The local grange was represented at the meeting at Snipsic Monday. l The centre school, E. 0. Richardson teacher, will begin Monday, e9th inst.
 The Osbornes' front yard Is greatly im- proved by freshly gravelled walks, etc. Il You have to use your lawn mowers ev- cry fifteen minutes this kind of weather.
 Pastor Brown has concluded to post pone his annual summer vacation this season.
 This kind of weather portends potato rot. It is indeed dlscouraging to the farmer.
 | It Is expected that Miss Nellie P. Mor- ! wheel tomorrow or the next day.
 Mrs. J. J. Narrower returns to Wash ington, D. C., tomorrow. MT. Narrower is an old soldier, having enlisted from this state in the civil war.
 Nothing has been heard from Clarence Preston since July A.. Presumably he is still in Porto Rico, but whether we'll or not his friends do not know.
 Rev. $. W. Clarke will supply the pull pit of thew estford Congregational church next Sunday morning, At 4.3O p. m. he will preach at the grove meeting.
 The meeting of the local W. 0. T. U. was held in South Willington last Satur- day, instead of the third Saturday of the month. on account of the excursion. | Hartford and Springfield papers speak of the desirability of a hotel on the Hill for summer boarders. But how about such hotel wiggling through the win ter?
 The local G. A. R. post and the w. R. c. have been invited to join Chaplin G. , A. R. post in an all day basket picnic at Warrenville Wednesday, 24th inst. Some members are going to accept the kind in-
 vitation.
 Mrs. N. l.. Graves and children, Her. bert, Mable, Clifford, Helen, and Master
 Walter Cooper of Boston, are occupying the Snow place on the Hill for the sea- son. Mrs. Graves Is the sister of Mrs.
 F. w. Pratt.
 |, "Why don't you speak in The Press of
 the horrible condition of our roads {? You ,fraid to ?" Guess not. The gutted road
 from the Hill to the railroad station, Q f section of highway having the most trav.
 el in town, speaks for itself.
 A monument, perhaps the finest in the
 old cemetery, has been recently placed over the remains of the late Horace Holt 8 and wife. By the way-"This Is sight
 to behold l" said a visitor the other day n while endeavoring to make headway through the bushes, briars and rank wirs e grass of the cemetery. "Get out a man
 damus and compel the selectmen to SCI f to this piece of town property. Indeed F it Is shameful neglect"
 a There will be a"Volunteer Social" un
 der the auspices of the Y. P. s. O. E., a e the town hall next Tuesday evening a weathet permitting. The money gaines for ad kission-1O cents for adults, 6 cent for chi 4dren-will go toward buying hymn
 books. An attractive musical and liter h ary program is in preparation, and n pleasant and interesting evening is antic Q 1ipated. Now all willing to assist in tn V entertainment will please "volunteer. .r Mrs. Preston and the Misses Bronson an s Lyon are the committee.
 Among the guests In town are Mrs. J s J. Narrower and daughter at G. A. Cos grove's; Miss Kelley and MT. Marthen il at Henry Cooper's; Mrs. Maud Macfal II lane at s. P. Morrison's H. G. Presto il of Williamstown and his son, Fred M. q paymaster and book keeper for Maguir ,s & Penniman, Providence, R. l., at Chas
 T. Preston's; l.. B. Price, son and Mrs
 Essex of Holland at J. G. Ryder's Mis-
 Jennie Lord of Asbury Park, N. J., 8
 Rev. Charles H. Browns Wallace Pres
 ton, Miss Gertrude Green and Berth l. Young of Willimantic at Lucius Pres
 tons; Jennie Golding and Jennie Ma Cortiss at J. B. Carpenters. The following obituary from Monday
 Springfield Republican will interest th
 older readers of The Press in this an
 other localities:
 Word was received Saturday of th
 death of Miss Ann Merrick at Minneapt d. lis, Minn., the 18th. Miss Merrick spes at 35 years of her life in Holyoke, lesvin
 | oalk~ k<~ -r&AA L Iok. (
 Minneapolis in 1895. She was the daugl gs ter of Col. Joseph Merrick of Willingtol or and the sister of the late Timothy Me
 rick of Holyoke.. Besides John. one oil + CT brother, Rev. s. D. Merrick, of Al - dison, n. Y., survives her. She alway IT, made her home with her brother Johl
 and when he went west accompanied hin H. For the 35 years that she lived in Ho my yoke she was a member of the First Ba
 Gist church, and the pastor, Rev. Dr. l
 M. Wilcox, will oficiate at the funera IT. which will be held tomorrow afternoe ne at 2.30 o'clock, at the residence of MT ', Timothy Merrick in Elmwood. A spe
 ial invitation Is extended to her old frien' sr, to attend the funeral. The burial will or in the Forestdale cemetery. ,ir South Wilmington CorrespOndence.
 Miss Edyth Scott Is spending the wes ve visiting friends in Providence. ,st Miss A. Clair Morrison of Willimant ng spent Sunday at w. H. Halls. as- Origin Hall attended the veterans r
 union in WillImantic Wednesday. nd Miss Nellie Morrison has purchased ke new Eagle bicycle of J. W. Harrison. Ln- MT. and Mrs. 0. W. Holman of Bridg nd port have been visiting at W. H. Hall's ed Miss Lillie Whiting has been spendiI i'll a short vacation with relatives in Blool
 field. s.8-a -.s~- 'ur MT. Aldrich, who has been fn the Nc