The Press., 1900-08-16
WILMINGTON.

Wallace Preston and wife of Middle
ton, last week.
Mrs. A. s. Pierce and two of her chill
dren are visiting at Frank Dawley's,
Westford.
The usual delegation from this way at
tended the Bible meeting In grove in
Westford yesterday.
There's to be high old game of ball
on the South Wellington grounds week
from Saturday, we hear.
In the item last week concerning the
recent church accessions cur copy said
not "country"-meaning Tolland
county, of course.
List of letters remaining In the post Of
flee uncalled for Aug. 10Th: Miss Nettie
by, N. Levy-care G. Wimen.
Mrs. George E Sparrow is now obliged
to sustain two operations weekly. Her
daughter, Daisy, who has cared for her
the past four years, is now absent.
That st. Louis, Mo-, cast steel stove
company, with two mule teams, are again
the country side. After the
men and teams stayed over Monday night
on the Hill they passed on to Ashford.
A party of twelve, including Pastor
Snow, left for Mortified, Mass, on the
boat train Monday morning. Those from
the Hill were Mrs. James Carpenter,
Rhoda Lyon, Dasie FL. Dimock, Grace
M. Knox, Robert P. Pratt and Ed. G.
Carpenter.
The regular W. G. T. U. meeting ap-
pointed for the 18th inst. Is postponed for
one week. That meeting will be held at
the East Wellington school house Satur-
day p. M, 25th inst. A meeting was ap-
pointed to be held at Moose Meadow
Tuesday, 18th inst.
Mrs. Wesley B. Stout, who has been
visiting at Newport, VT, left here this
for her home In Asbury Park
N. j. She made brief visit at Geo. A.
Cosgrove's. She reports the Browns to
be about as usual, Mr.. q. G. Brown now
being able to get around on crutches.
Some fourteen years ago, with the CO.
operation of Selectman Korper, we Sc
cured the admission of Isaac HARRISON
into the old folks home at Hartford-a
little property of his own, put with sum
the town appropriated for the life main
tenance of a prospective town charge, be-
hospital in that city, whittier he was taken
five months ago, on Sunday p. M, the
18th inst, aged SO years. Ever since his
young manhood, 80 years ago, or more,
he was called "crazy," at least by spells
but we always considered him as merely
a pronounced "eccentric." He came tC
Wilmington with his parents, when quite
young, from the north of Ireland and
lived here until his removal to Hartford
He was quite fond of trade, or "dicker.
ing" and long pursued the calling of 6
peddlar in this vicinity. He was thought
by most people to be honor able in his
dealings and man of correct principles
He was relative of the present mayor O.
Hartford, Alexander HARRISON. His wife
and son his only child, died many years
since. His death was attributed to ole
age.
South WELLINGTON COrresuondence
Frank Spicer was home from Spring
field over Sunday.
Mrs. Marguerite Wadsworth is visiting
at L. E. Wadsworth's.
Charles Buckingham Is home from New
Haven for a week or two.
Clarence Eldredge is working for thu
company at out door work.
The Christian Endeavor meeting will
be held Thursday evening this week.
Miss Iva Latham and Geo. Richardson
are visiting with relatives in East Hamp
ton.
Mrs. Field returned to her home in Eas
Hampton Monday, Miss Lena Korper &C
companying her.
At the republican caucus held last nigh
the following delegates to the severa
conventions were chosen: State-W. H
Hall, o. Hall, w. F. Essex, g. Hall, Jr.
congressional-A. Korper, J. W. Harri
son, Fl. N. Neil, E. Fl. Burdick; senate
rial-W. H. Bracket, D. G. Dimock, ]
R Neil, J. Kingsbury probate Geo
Fl. Worden, W. A. Allen, G. A. Cosgrove
g. B. Marble.
The national game was the attraction
on the Pinney grounds Saturday, whel
the South Coventry nine made their bow
to Wilmington audience and, assisted by
fifteen cents worth of Willimantic play
ers, started in to clean up the Wilmington
men, but 1t is case of their winning
when the brick stays up. The fun begaI
In the second inning, when the locals
scored four runs. In the third the visit
ors came up with determination writer
all over their haggard features. ]. Mich
right, but Worden did some sprinting ano
gathered it In on the run. Shea rolled &
grounder down through the left and tooh
the first bag. A. Nichols spit on his
hands, took an extra reef in his trousers
and lifted the ball into the worst place hi
could tind-deep in center. Harry was
there as usual, picked the ball out of the
air and hustled 1t to first before Shea
could return. The Coventry rooters use6
their handkerchiefs literally at this juno
ture. The locals scored one In the thirC
and three in the fourth. In the fifth the
visitors struck a soft place and made
seven runs on four hits. The Coventry
rooters broke loose, and for a few min.
utes the bowls and screeches of the visit
ors, who had been suddenly lifted out Of
the depths of despair, was enough to drive
band of Apaches wild with envy. II