The Press., 1899-07-06
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
A. s. Pierce came up from New York
Saturday and spent the Fourth with his
family.
Miss Lena Whitford has gone to North
field, Mass, to work In the telegraph Of
fee there.
Charles P. Williams was thrown from
arm, 1t is said.
Once in while somebody steals our
copy Of the daily Courant en- route to
this post office.
The standing grass on the David Lilli-
bridge estate will be sold at auction next
Tuesday at p. m.
Mrs. Gertrude Morse LIE June and her
infant son, Joseph, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
are visiting her father, E. A. Morse.
Mr.. David Y. Moor, the Congregational
supply for the past two years, gave notice
last Sunday that he was to accept call
to North Dakota, going thence about the
first Of August.
Miss Jennie Church gave musical,
complimentary to A. s. Pierce, at the
home of Charles Fl. Ryder, Monday even
ing. Rev. q. Fl. Brown gave an address
on Mexico, while Mrs. and Miss Church
read selections. With the music, refresh
ments, etc., 1t was pleasant affair.
]. Duane Parsons, wife and daughter,
Sadie. and her husband, Lewis Morris,
of Springfield, Mass, were guests of Chas.
T. Preston over Sunday and Monday.
Next week some account Of what Duane
has been doing since leaving Wilmington
when boy may be given.
The Fourth was an ideal day as to
weather, and the company assembled on
the Fill to enjoy quiet celebration ex-
pressed themselves as greatly enjoying
the occasion. Among those from out OF
town were Mrs. Mary Sloan and daugh.
ter, Jessie, of Salem, Mass; Miss Law
of Springfield, Mass, cousin of Mrs
Dave F. w. Preston, wife and children
Gladys, Helen and Waylie. of West Stat
ford Comrade Frank Winter and wife
of Stafford; Mrs. LIE June and baby o.
Brooklyn, N. Y; A. s. Pierce OF New
York. Music and singing, interspersec
by selections from the Wilmington cornet
and drum band, ball, croquet, backgam
mon, games, kite flying, cannon firing
bell ringing, much visiting, etc., enliv
ened the occasion. The tables under thu
Trees at "Maple Corner" were bountifully
supplied. Solos were sung by Miss Jen
ME Church, D. Y. Moor and Chas
T. Preston. Gladys and Helen Preston
delighted the company by singing ant
acting charming little song.
South Wellington Correspondence.
w. H. Bracket and wife have been Wis
iting relatives at Ashland, Mass.
Ernest Stiles of Hartford and Harr,
Traver of New Britain spent the Fourtl
with Homer Mel and family.
Miss Ida M. Hall, started Wednesda
for a few months sojourn at Idah
Springs, Colorado.
Leo A. Korper returns home from Hart
ford this Thursday, having finished
course of studies and received diploma
from Huntsinger's business college.
The ball game between the Jaspers {
: Rockville and the South Willingtons las
Saturday resulted as follows:
Jaspers, 9 o.
The annual school meeting of the ct
district was held at the school house la
Friday evening. 1t was voted to hay
running water and to have the buildir
G. heated by furnace.
Miss Rose Hall of this place starte
Wednesday from Boston, In company viii
, the Christian Endeavor delegates, for So
Fracisco, Cal, to attend the conventic
-, to be held in that city,
Twelve of the wheelmen of this pla,
started early In the morning of July Al
y to ride to Hartford for days outin
They made circuit of the village befo
starting and created quite commotie
- for few minutes. Hartford was reacht
in due season. The return trip was mat
late in the evening, and owing to the vel
4 bad condition of the loads for wheelir
q on the last eight miles, some very goo
samples of headers were made.
, Moose Meadow.
70 Valley Wilson's horse cut himse
p quite badly while rolling on some gla
70 recently.
II, James Church has finished haying al
Ia has about two-thirds of crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Tracy of Worce
70 ter, Mass, were at the home of her ps
ents TO spend the Fourth.
n George Wilson is out with a ne
horse.
in Miss Mabel Price has excepted poi
(. ton at the home of Rev. Julian Wac
ID worth of Stafford Springs.