The Press., 1900-06-07
WELLINGTON.

- WELLINGTON. Next Thursday, 14th, is "Flag day." remember
 Dea. and Mrs. E. D. Hayes returned from their Longmeadow visit Friday. James McFarlane and wife and Widow Lucius Preston drove up from Willimantic Memorial Sunday.
 The Congregationalists will have no services next Sunday, on account of the commencement exercises on that day at Storrs.
 Fred Holt, employed for some time in Putnam, is on visit to his fathers. His sister, Jessie, has secured work in fam- fly there.
 We hear of approaching weddings June bliss, west, east and southeast, from the maiden in her early teens to the vet eran widower.
 E. Il. Burdick has been appointed cen- sus enumerator in place of A. H. Eldridge, removed. The former qualified and be- gan his work on Saturday.
 Grass comes along in good shape, and perhaps late planting of gardens will turn out as we'll in the end, as recent frosts in some localities have nipped early growths.
 Mrs. Annie E. Houchens did not return to New York Saturday, on account of be- Ing called in her professional capacity to attend the late c. 0. Essex. She left Tuesday, the day after his death.
 There are nearly sixty thousand census enumerators now at work throughout the land. This most important and useful decennial job will cost Uncle Sam this time about thirteen million dollars
 The new Knowlton residences in West Ashford are distinctly visible from the Hill. We are glad to see every one of our neighboring towns prospecting and beautified by the accumulated wealth of former residents.
 | George Wilson has sold his team and farming tools to Charles Downs, and, with his son Ernest, is working for him stead- fly, carrying on his farm, the Weinberg place, near the Ashford line MT. Downs, who is yet attending to his business in Brooklyn, N. Y., hopes to erect dwell- ing house betimes.
 Miss Lord, the evangelist. is revisiting the town. Monday evening she held a meeting at John F. Whitford's, Tuesday evening at South Wilmington, and next r ! FTn0cdQv cho ic %, l. S,,A q Congregational meeting house. She is in the employ of the State Congregational Sunday school union.
 Notice of the examination and ordina- tion next Thursday, 14th, was duly given in The Press last week. Doubtless am- pie entertainment for both man and beast will be provided on the Hill, where the exercises are to be held. The council will be called at 10.30 a. m., and the afternoon l service for the people at large will be held at 1.30.
 l The Baptists had no services Sunday. Persons who had no notice of the omis- sion came to the place of worship only to turn back disappointed. We had known that a recent death and sickness in his family would make it extremely improb- able for Rev. MT. Piddock to fulfill the appointment here, but no request was made for us to make the statement last week.
 It may be not generally known that the distinguished Holland boy, Hon. Rat. I cliffe Hicks, is the author of recently published book, Observations" While written by man absorbed In business for % years, who, among other achieve. ments, has crossed the ocean some forty . times, chiefly as 8 pastime in compulsory leisure hours, it Is both interesting and instructive from beginning to end.
 At meeting of the ordination commit tee, at the house of its chairman, L. Johnson, Monday afternoon, the follow Ing special committees were appointed - Reception, Charles T. Preston and wife : entertainment, F. w. Pratt and wife table, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Cosgrove l. music, Mrs. W. H. Hall; flowers, Mrs i Hattie Pierce, Mrs. Ellen Morrison gen
 eral committee, Mrs. w. D. Holman - Mrs. l.. Johnson.
 Rev. Charles H. Brown, the late pas tor, made the address at the funeral o
 the late Mrs. M. l.. Dimock, while thu /, choir sang "Rock of Ages" and "One b, . One." A vase of beautiful flower de luce :, tied with black, was placed in her pey ', she had so long occupied during her resi- d dence here of nearly seventy years, com + ing hither from North Coventry, wher
 she was born, with her parents, in he
 early girlhood. Mrs. Waldo is stayin,
 on with the family. MT. Dimock is fav 5. orably considering offers for his store ,r and, as has been stated, he feels oblige
 to resign his office as postmaster soone le or later, he will retire from active bust
 ness. It remains to be seen what will r. be done with the town clerks office tha
 has been practically on the same spot, a !. the Centre, for nearly century an
 three-quarters.
 s, South Willington Correspondence.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge ,e F. & A. M., Saturday evening. Work 1
 the 2d degree.
 { Wm. Carroll and T. A. Denman ar e both on the sick list, suffering from
 form of the grip.