The Press., 1900-10-11
WILMINGTON.

Framington, Mass.
Harry A. Preston and wife of Auburn
dale, Mass, are at G. T. Preston's.
A. s. Pierce of New York spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his family.
Miss M. B. Lord held meeting in the
Hollow school house Friday evening.
Estella Potter and Henry Arnold were
married in Willimantic Tuesday evening.
M. L. Dimock has given up his pur-
pose of resigning as postmaster for the
present.
Rev. Theron Brown of Boston came to
G. T. Preston's Monday, via Hartford
and Willimantic.
Rev. s. w. Clarke and wife of West
ford called on former friends and neigh
bors here last week.
1.-THE one who runs along with you may
more easily trip up your heels than he
who wrestles with YOU"
Mrs. Mary Miller, who has been visit
Ing Mrs. Pierce, returned to her home in
Germantown, Pa, yesterday.
For the second time the town has been
wise enough to place one of its bright,
capable women citizens on its school
board. ..e.
Joseph La June, wife and little son of
Brooklyn came last week to E. A.
Morse's. The former returned Thursday
evening.
Miss Jennie Golding, Mrs. Nettie Cor
tbs and her daughter, May, of Whitman
tic, visited at Mrs. Emily s. Carpenters
last week.
Friends, when you write, make quite
plain the w in Wilmington, in the address,
else letters will go to Mis1ington, East
Haddam, first
Chas. II. Hobby and wife were chosen
delegates Sunday from the Congregation
al church to the north Tolland s. s. con-
vention at Union to-day.
Miss Lord is in town, and she was ex-
pected to be present at the mid-week
Baptist prayer meeting last Thursday
evening, but she did not come.
The ordinance of baptism will be adj
ministered near Dea. Osborne's house,
Osborne's mills, next Sunday afternoon
at three O'Clock, weather permitting.
Most of the public schools will probably
be closed next week Friday, as the teach
ers will be given the day If they attend
the state convention or visit some school,
We hear more about those performing
birds at the fair than of any other attrac-
ton from folks who attended in this vi
cinity, although mention has been made
Of the snakes.
Mrs. E. j. Pratt and Miss Lena Whit
ford have been elected delegates to the
w. q. T. U. convention at Meriden, Oct.
1918. The meeting of the local union
is postponed one week.
GA five dollar bill blew around the
corner" How would you punctuate the
sentence =? Most people would simply
place period at the end of it, but we
would make dash after it.
The Baptist ladies' social has been
postponed to tomorrow evening, Friday,
on account of the storm. There will be
some attractive features, including the
dialog, "Murder will out" recitations by
Mr.. Snow, etc. Supper, of course.
4 A. Needham and D. Bramble have
bought of E. A. Morse his timber tract
of land on the Stafford road. Adjacent
owners have sold standing trees to the
} buying parties, and they will soon put a
steam mill in operation on the premises.
:, DR.. Davies theme Sunday was "The
unrecognized presence of God-in nature,
history, personal experience, and in
l Christ" founded on Jacobs dream In
Bethel; while Mr.. Shows topic was
= "The enioined purity of the Christian
} life."
r We duly chronicled the placing of 9
! bell on the Hollow school house, and of 9
: new platform, pictures, organ, etc., in
( side, and now we have to note their re
moval. We are told that the district Il
to procure another bell and another organ
In the near future.
Official vote and count, town meeting
g Oct. /. Elected officers are designated
: bya*:
Assessors--E. H. Burdick, r, 71*; George A
g Rounds, d, 17+.
il selectmen1 Korper, r. n, W: D. Ruby, !
It L. W. Holt, d, 6.
Board Of Relief-F W. Pratt, r, rs; Fran
0rcutt, 7, r.; A. D. Dimock, d, IT,; Nelso
% Agent Town Deposit Fund-eeorge A. Cos
Town Treasurer-M L. Dimock, r, 73+.
e Treasurer Town Deposit Fund-M. L. Dimocl
Coliector-D. c. Dimock, r, 7s+.
:. Constables-G. II. Worden, r, 72*; L. E.Wads
worth, +, ~; Seth schoneld, d, II. w..
RegstraMEs ss OF Eleetors-W' H. Hail. r. TO-
fs%z % sessn' T. Essex, r. 49,. L. W. Holt,
School VisitOrS-i OniSa lehman R3s
l. Sie5sis 4: 81; George + Slshois' a.
son, d, II; H. L. Keene, d, l6'; A. M. Dewol
d, 17+.
RI 1t was voted to lay a tax of 81 mills
payable on the first Monday of May
- 1901. The item in the warning concern
ing free text books was passed over.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Miss Blanche Squires and Miss Isabt
10 Crane were guests at Fred Colburn's las
week.
3 James Smith and Charles Macfarlan
al went coon hunting last Saturday night an
" didn't get bite.
ls 1t has been decided to administer th
" rite of baptism at Sharp's pond next SUI
at day afternoon at O'CLOCK.
Of The mill closed Wednesday and Thur
g. day OF last week to allow the employee
]. to attend the Stafford fair.
IN Special meeting of Uriel lodge, T. &
. M, next Saturday evening, working tt
8. 3rd degree. The district deputy will
!. present to inspect the work. Brethre
ID will govern themselves accordingly.
"a William Bracket spent Wednesday ar
= Thursday of last week In Worcester, ar
attended the celebration of the anniver
airy of the birth Of the historian, Geore
Bancroft, having the privilege Of liste