The Press., 1899-05-25
WELLINGTON. .

Rev. Dr. Herr called on Representative Brown on Monday
 The news from Harry Morse at the hos pital in Norwich continues to be favor able.
 The former Widow Bentley and Mrs. IS. o. Vinton of Mansfield called in town this week.
 The two successive earthquake shocks last week were quite audible in this vi- cinity. Many folks exclaimed, Whats tAGt !'
 Judge w. D. Holman and John G. By der started last week on 8 business trip to Moline, III. They will be absent some two weeks.
 The body of the late Mrs. Mary Vinton Stone was removed from the Coventry burying ground and inferred in the Vim ton lot, Saturday last.
 William Greene is building pavilion at his place on Roaring Brook, which will be used for dancing on Memorial day, afternoon and evening.
 Mrs. Macfarlane has moved from Ash ford into the Burr house at the Hollow. Her brother, Fred Squier, is soon to move thither, as has been stated. Marion Knowlton has left Ashford, where he lived with his sister, and is at present engaged in duties connected with the legislature at Hartford.
 Grange meeting tomorrow night. A '"variety program will take up the lec- turer's hour. Besides, the postponed stereopticon exhibition may be given. The two sons of Herbert Hanover, Walter and Clinton, are engaged in house building in Groton and vicinity. The lat ter is an extensive contractor in that line The Smith children from the north part of the town have been taken to Up- tons, where they will be cared for, at least until their legal residence is ascer- | tained. . In driving about the country side it is noticeable how much better care is taken of home premises than formerly; espec- ially is this the case with front yards. Example, both good and evil, is con- tagious.
 l MT. D. Y. Moor has entered upon the third year of the supply of the Congrega- tional pulpit here. Although not definitely hired yet for the coming year, and having other fields in view, as he says, the probabilities are that he will re- main.
 ! No N,s ley greeted us in his usual cheery way at the funeral of the late J. B. Carpenter, that in one weeks time he would be the next to go. So another old time resi- dent, of the old New England stock, has departed. He lived among us, when the town was practically a unit, and locali- ties in it were not so sharply defined as now. These repeated instances of mu- liability startle us for the moment, and the race to 'get ahead" the chief end oi modern civilization is hardly checked!
 Every tax payer, yes, every man, wo, man, and child in town ought to hail with pride and satisfaction the contemplated improvements of the resting places of the dead, the two cemeteries near the Hill as very wholesome forerunner of other improvements that will tend to enhance the value of property in and lend attrac- tion to this picturesque old town" said Neighbor Wishwell the other day, as he was passing the beautiful piece of wood. land bordering westerly the now ceme. tery, where Senator Hall and his mer were clearing away the undergrowth. That's right" we responded and it is hoped that our good citizens will appre ciate the tGct.
 | South Wilmington Correspondence.
 CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to sincere ly thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness to us during the sickness and death of husband and father, and fo1 the floral tributes rendered to him at his death. MRS. HENRY GURLEY,
 MR. AND MRS. CARLOS GURLEY
 Gardiner Hall, Jr., is having his house painted.
 George w. Morrison has purchased { new Crescent wheel.
 Mrs. Walter Allen, who has been quit, sick of late and was convalescing, hal suffered 8 relapse.
 MT. and Mrs. Clinton Allen of Mysti, were the guests of MT. and Mrs c. N Allen over Sunday.
 J. w. Harrison and Joseph Kingsbur, examined the wheeling between this plac and Norwich recently. Dr. H. P. Allen and Leo A. Korpe1 o Hartford spent the Sabbath at thei homes in this place, making the trip o their wheels.
 Henry 0. Gurley died at his home las Friday from the effects of fall from ladder received on May 18th. MT. Cur ley was Fl years old and was born i Gurleyville. About forty years ago located in Willington and married Mis- Zephire Peck of this town, who survive him. One son, Carlos Gurley, is a res dent of this place. MT. Gurley was al honest, upright man, fair in all his dea ing and citizen who was an honor any community. In politics he was re publican, representing this town in tn
 legislature of 1879, also holding othe minor offices. He was always ready lend helping hand in all church work The funeral was held at his late hom ? Monday forenoon at 1O.3O, Rev. H. Brown officiating. Rev. Dr. Herr ( s Norwich offered the prayer. Three St
 lections were rendered by quartetts
 Among the many floral tributes was 8
 anchor from the South Wilmington Sur day school. The bearers were Samu' u Nichols, Charles Nichols, Origin Ha
 and Ephraim Kies. A large number { t friends gathered to pay their last respect t to the deceased. The interment was
 the Wilmington cemetery.
 TOLLAND. Mrs. Morgan Johnson of Hartford WE
 the guest of Miss Lucille M. Agard fe, v days last week.
 S Tilden Jewett, the little son of Jame R. Jewett, has been very i'll with pnel