The Press., 1900-07-12
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
E. G. Richardson, finished Mrs. A. w.
Baldwin's haying Tuesday.
I. Colds, some of them bad ones, are
quite prevalent 10 this vicinity.
The Fonrth's casualties In the country
this year were 81, killed and 1895 wound
led a@.es, ..
a colony. Of bees hived themselves In
the Conner OF Dea. Ell p. Hayes, house
Tuesday. =.
1 Miss Grace NJ. Knox and her brother,
Master Howard, of Hartford, are visiting
atm. L. Dimock's. ,..
| The Fourth passed. eff quietly In town.
There were neighborhoods picnios in the
gay time and private displays of fire.
works in the evening. ,.
:. The Springfield Republican is sorely
veAed over the adherence Of Senator Hoar
toThis party presidential candidates. Too
bad "Uncle George" acts SOL
+ A. g. Pierce, while on a brief visit to
Instantly last week, purchased that six
legged calf. When you can get 500 for a
piece of veal 1t, pays. to raise that kind of
| Meat. >S:-:4.fr .4a =. y -
There was pleasant musical at Miss
Dasie Ell. Dimock's Tuesday afternoon.
Among those who, took. part were Miss
Grace M. 9KnoY OF Hartford and Rev.
Charles sefs Il; tS5noya ysxg 81. ,As =
George Fl. Sackett and family, OF West
ISpringfiald. Mass. have been spending q
Vocation With F. e. Richardson. MIR.
Sackett is one Of the highest grade of
passenger engineers on the Boston & AL
bany r. R.
! The ordinance of Baptism will be ad-
ministered at the lakelet In South Will
lington, Sunday afternoon, 22d inst. Five
candidates have been recommended by
1.-The church committee, and others are ex-
pected to 30 forward. ''
There will be social at the Baptist
church next Tuesday evening, 18th inst
1t Is expected that literary and musical
program will be carried out. Refresh
! ments, probably ice cream and cake, will
fbe served, and all are cordially invited.
Rev. DR.. Storrs announced to his peo-
Iple here, Sunday that, although he had
received a. call to professors chair In
the state university of Ohio, he had not
yet accepted; but IL he should accept,
: due notice would be given to both the
: churches, here and at Storrs, of which he
rslfs aating pastor. Personally. we guess
he will 60 to. Ohio. We would were we
In his place.. - ,,.: 49,: 81
: Henry d. Cogsweh, 80, half brother to
, Marlin Knight, died last week In San
Francisco, Cal. He was the founder of a
J polytechnic college In that city, but will
| be, remembered chiefly by the drinking
{ fountains which he presented to many
, cities throughout the union. He was an
ardent prohibitionist and we'll known as a
: philaanthropist. His mothers body lies
] in the; old cemetery, here. In this con-
nsetlon, I'VE recall the treatment one of
J [tHoss drinking fountains received at the
! hapddse ofs- Rockville folks. The bronze
tsthtne Of the doctor surrounding it was
Ie4st into st s sntpsic pond. e.. "a ,..~
10 HAstsstsfsl pamphlet from the press of
IMcLahehiin &aSoay Stafford Springs, con-
tanning historical and descriptive sketch,
act of ncorporationy b. laws. and regula-
tons, etc., of the new Wellington ceme-
terry, association Is being sent out here
and there to descendants of deceased
4 friends and others. We quote the follow.
1i1g troll II 'i ppags 8: '.'.. '~ ~
Il H'This pamphlet ls personal letter to
an teawheanit is sent, stating our plan.
WesWant to- raise sufficient mOneY to- thor
oughly renovate the old yard, grub out
the thorn, root and branch, straighten UP
the aneieflt tomb. stones, smooth and grass
4 the whole In a way that will be attractive,
r and enough to create fund for It's future
care. We purpose to expend one-half OF
the mOneySraised now, and invest the bal
q ance as a fund. We feel confident that
we have hundreds of kind, willing friends
4 who viii contribute literally we have
= already received donations Of from ten to
: two hundred and fifty dollars. We are
I DESTROYS Of making. this memorial to
4 lHoso WHO SAyS, dAu LINK we are uOt
dfasing' an over rated picture when we
9 say that4with what. mature has done, this
J, can be made an ideal spot, with It's ridges
!. and slopes, It's parks and lakes. It is
a bordered the entire length on the north
and sWest BY tall growth of pines"
n The frontispiecex lisa fine view, reduced
: from q sketch made by. Dea. Ell d. Hayes
ID of the two cemeteries with the proposed
= improvements. -
III. Children's day was very appropriately
J. and impressively observed at the. Baptis
Church, Sunday. This was the program
Gospel bells," choir and Sunday school
y instrumental music, Miss Hattie C. Rob
bins. organist; cornet solo, 1.-THE Hol!
Y City" robert P. Pratt; the Lords pray
W err school; "Tell the Glad Story,
choir; scripture reading; prayer by tn
e pastor; "My mothers prayer. Mabe
d Clsrk "Tellthe story of Jesus" choir
a "Ungarnered sheaves," Alice -Cosgrove
solo, '"L Lord, remember me-" Miss Grac
II M. Knox, Of the choir Of sufield stree
" chapel Hartford; "The flowers Sun
+ day," Florence Pierce; "ThIs day only,
d choir';; Henibfematic piece, '"The water .
/. flife," Daisy 81. Dimock, Mabel Clark
EMrs. Nellie Carpenter, Grace M. Knox
Miss Martha Koirheer, Grace ChamplIn
Rhoda Lyon, Alice Cosgrove, Mabe
Woodworth, Alice Pratt Edna, Florence
70 Inez and Dorothy Pierce. The whit
lgowns and theoerowns, ornaments, etc.
1T Of the participants, the we'll OF water Il
the midst of ferns and flowers on tn
1T platform, the correct and intelligent ren
dition Of the various parts, Miss Dimock