The Press., 1899-01-26
WELLINGTON.
"Sh-h-h. there's a hen on"

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| town.
"Oi have an appearance an sthep av
me own, captain"
| Mrs. A. d. Dimock spent Sunday with
| friends on the Hill.
F.W. Preston, with his children, Gladys
and Waylie, visited at his brothers., Sun
day.
Installation of new officers at the regu-
lar grange meeting tomorrow evening,
9th.
DR.. A. A. Lawrence of West Midway,
Mass, was a guest at G. T. Preston's
last week.
DR.. Brewster of Wales, Mass, former
ly of Maine, is visiting his old friend, A.
H. Walker
Mrs. Jane L wife of Horace q. Holt,
formerly Of this town, died at her home
In Rockville, Saturday, 21st inst.
The Congregational entertainment last
week was an interesting one. The ice
cream served was good, and quite stock
| of candy was offered for sale.
g. G. Daw, formerly of this town, and
in recent years in the employ of The Re-
view of Reviews, New York, is now in
The Cosmopolitan magazine office.
"Why Is a frog of more value than
skunk or even a COW? Because a COW
has only four quarters, skunk has four
quarters and a cent, while frog has four
| quarters and greenback !"
Grosvenor Dave of England, late of
Central America, visited last week his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Angie Daw. and her
sons, his nephews. He is a mahogany
wood expert, and Is now on his way to
South Africa, where his company employ
force of 500 natives In Telling the trees,
etc.
| We are always glad to chronicle the
success of a useful writer. Earl d.
Church of Hartford, recently visitor at
Widow Gilbert Ide's, brother of Miss
Jenny Church, and former editor of The
(Hartford) Religious Herald, lately wrote
an acceptable article for the Congrega-
tionalist. Amy body who can get into
that paper must be first class writer.
We hear he Is the private secretary of
Hon. j. G. PATTERSON of Hartford.
| Mrs. Condella Blackman, department
president of the w. R. c., visited the To-
cal corps last week. She was the guest
Of the local president, Mrs. S. P Nor.
rison, In whose house a reception was
held, members of the Il. A. Il. post meet
ing with the corps. Planning for future
work, readings, etc., made up pleasant
} evening. There is to be meeting Of the
local corps Saturday, goth, at 2 p. M.
All interested in its newly formed sew
ing circle a"e cordially invited to be pres
emf.
The ladies of the local w, C. T. U.
held pleasant session last Saturday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Holman, the president,
was unable to be present on account OF
sickness. The vice president at large
presided, while Mrs. w. H. Hall led the
singing. In this connection we are led
to animadvert to one of the earliest tenn
perance movements in this town. 1t was
years and years ago, and was pioneered
by the late Amos Preston. The meetings
were held In the district school houses OF
the town, as we'll as in the old Congrega-
tional meeting house. Notwithstanding
the movement was looked at askance by
many of the leading citizens, church
members, of course, for in those days 1t
was the rule, not the exception, to drink,
at least cider, the gatherings were large
and enthusiastic. Some good must have
been done. Anyway, 1t is simple fact,
II not resulting one, that the aforesaid
pioneers nine children, every one of
them, were and are strict teetotalers. This
for the encouragement of the devoted
band of women who are at present en-
gagged In this same business. Both In
moral and physical points of view, no
discreet and kindly labor is too great OF
sacrifcial to be expended in the effort to
save the youasg particularly from the use
of narcotics and Intoxicating drink
From another correspondent0