The Press., 1900-06-21
south willington Correspondence.

\ BOUGm W1kuM&COm mOOETGSpOmO0MG8s Mrs. w. w. Mitchell of Springfield, with her son, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. o. Eldredge.
 w. F. Essex has been appointed admin istrator of the estate of his brother, the late Chas. O. Essex.
 Mrs. Albert Richardson returned Mon- day from Holyoke, where she has been spending few weeks.
 Q. D. Lockwood and daughter, Hattie, started this morning for two-months' trip through northern New York and Canada, visiting with relatives on the way. Mir. Lockwood's trip will include stop at his former home in Enterprise, Ontario. School meeting will be held in the school house next Monday evening, at 730, for the purpose of choosing school officers for the ensuing year and to do any other business proper to be done at matter of heating the school building by means of a furnace will be brought be- fore the meeting. ~
 The children's day exercises at the hall passed off very pleasantly, reflecting much credit on the children as we'll as on those who had the arranging and carrying out of the exercises. The hall, which was crowded, was prettily decorated with laurel and wild flowers The program included responsive reading, speaking and singing by the children, singing by the l choir and congregation, and an address | by the pastor. One attractive feature not on the program was when at the con- mencement % children, joined by rope of flowers, marched to the music of the organ through the aisles of the hall and | %.~A AB~<>c Ar4 AL platform. A collection was taken to be used in helping support the chapel car movement. The failure of the South Willington base ball team to show up in Stafford Springs last Saturday afternoon, although a disappointment to all concerned, was in no wise the fault of the managers of the South Wilmington team, who had engaged Mclean of Storrs to pitch for them, and had been assured by him only the day be- fore that he would be on hand. At the last minute, when the team that had been engaged to carry the players was waiting, @ telephone message was sent to Storrs, inquiring as to McLean's whereabouts, and the answer was returned that he had gone to Hartford. The managers of the South Willingtons deeply regret the fact that they were unable to play, but feel that 1t was better to drop the game than to attempt to play when it was certain to be game that would fail all around of being satisfactory, as they had no substi tute pitcher or time to get one.
 The spring term of school here closed June 18th, and good showing was made in the regular attendance, which was greatly helped, no doubt ,!by the generous offer of Wm. H. Hall, to give to each scholar who was neither absent nor tardy during the term two dollars. Each one of the following received the two dollars
 Mabel Allen, Robert Battye, Charlie
 Butler, Ida Bramble, Vina Bramble
 Franklin Gurley, Louise Devereaux, Ed
 ward James, Gertrude James, John Rich ardson, Rachaeel Robbins, Milton Wads- worth, May Wadsworth, Peter Watson, George Richardson. MT. Hall further of fered two dollars to the scholar who re. ceived the most head-marks in his or hel respective spelling class, in which con-
 test May Wadsworth in the fourth class and John Richardson in the third class each earned two dollars; in the first clase Ida Bramble and Louise Devereaux, and in the second class Homer Neil and Rob. bic Battye were tied for honors, and the prize was divided, each receiving one ! dollar. Several scholars were very near to getting 8 prize, having been late only once or twice. Forty four scholars were registered. Miss A. c. Britton of Willi- mantle teacher.