The Press., 1901-04-25
WILMINGTON.

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Now look out, it's spring cleaning timel
George A. Cosgrove 10 recovering from
an attack Of illness.
Mrs. l.. johnson Is visiting Mrs. Grace
Huntington at Sharon, Mass.
There was no service In the Congrega-
tional church Sunday on account of the
storm.
Dea. and Mrs. Ell d. Hayes returned
last Thursday from their visit to Long
meadow.
The w. G. T. u. postponed their meet
Ing at East Wilmington till Saturday, 9th,
at 2 p. m.
Long before this, last year, persons In
this vicinity were carrying cooked dande-
lion green's to the sick.
Harvey Copeland Of Ashford is repair
Ing Rev. A. Gardeners house, recently
bought of the Congregational society.
Matthew Burdick has had erected a
handsome granite monument on the GEM
etery extension grounds, the first to be
erected in that locality.
That one dollar bushel item In this
column recently, which was not ours, was
misleading. We lately bought nice po-
tatoes for 70 cents bushel
cold Kitty" the handsome family
horse of F. W. Pratt, that has been so
long the go-to-meeting and w. G. T. U.
horse, has gone the way OF all such good
faithful animals.
3. s. Philbrook Of Newton, Mass, will
occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday.
He will hold meeting at the conference
room Saturday evening, 9th, and large
attendance is expected.
The weather permitting, the Armenian
will discourse on his native country, in
the Congregational church, next Sunday
forenoon. The storm of last Sunday
necessitated the postponement.
Mrs. Pratt and her son, Robert, went
Tuesday to hear Sousa's band. Robert
was the starter of the new South Willing
ton band, and we hope in time he may
see 1T stand alongside of Sousa's.
The w. G. T. U. will hold a free will
offering social at the hall in South VIII
lington tomorrow evening, Goth inst We
are asked to say that all the envelopes
should be handed in before that night,
either to the secretary, Mrs. Pratt, or to
the treasurer, Mrs. Lawrence. Every
VI ia Aio1l -
devoted ladies sometimes meets with
marked encouragement, as, for instance,
on going to the Moose Meadow church
with program all arranged to organize a
union, they found but one person, wom-
an, in attendance. But they have learned
THAT the inner side Of every cloud
Is bright and shining.
They therefore turn their clouds about,
And always wear them inside out
/ To see the lining"
The following Is from the report of the
State Board of Charities for 1899 and
1900 as to Willington's almshouse:
Wilmington owns no almshouse, but
boards its dependent poor with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Upton, who live four miles
east from Wellington station and ten
miles from Stafford Springs.
At the date of visit one man and two
women were being boarded at the place
at the rate of $3.50 week, in addition
to which the town furnishes clothing,
medical attendance, etc. The younger
woman was about twenty years old, and
had been ward of the Tolland County
Home, from which she was adopted by Q
resident Of wellington. After his death
the selectmen appointed Mr.. Upton guar.
dian of the girl.
81 The town poor of Ashford are also
boarded at the same place, and there are
in addition few paupers from the towns
of Tolland and Ellington. Separate sit
women, and the inmates eat at the same
, table with the family. The place was
reasonably comfortable, and the inmates
appeared satisfied with their treatment.
In this connection we cannot forbear t.
make another quotation from the report
of our near by sister town of Mansfield:
The house for the inmates
stands at short distance from the keep
er's house, and although old, was clean
homelike and cheerful. Although the
house Is without modern conveniences, i
! furnishes as happy and contented a com
pany OF poor people as one often finds,
model in its way.
cat town meeting legally warned
holden at Wellington on the 9th day o
April, 1865, chosen Esquire Barker Mod
3 orator, and whereas Benz Sibley wa
chosen collector to collect the town rate
: In December last past, and hath who'll,
t refused to renew the rate bill, Voted t,
choose collector by Hand vote to sup
q ply said Sibley's place. Voted and chos
\ en- Nathan Holt collector for the presen
] Iyear, and upon his refusal in open tow
q meeting, then was voted and chosen Da
RUS Preston collector for the town rates
and to give the said Preston the fine @
y 26 shillings which was paid in by Benz
Sibley, Jr., as a fine for his refusing t
, serve as a collector, and to have 8 pc
cent as his Compensation to collect tn
town rate. Voted that the committe
which was appointed to measure the tow
have done according to the vote of tn
,, town. Voted not to exempt any perso
}, from paying rates to our minister by res
son of protesting themselves Baptists an
q procuring certificate, unless their Gel
d tlficate should show that they belong
lsome Baptist church In full communion.
III Wilmington, February ye 9th, 1865
q To stephen Foster and Mary Foster, viii
# Of said Stephen and Your Family: Thes
: are to Warn you and Your Family fortl
with to Depart the town of Wiliingto
and no more to Reside in the town
Wilmington Upon the penalty of the Law
n of this Colony In such case made and Pr,
,, vided. To Mr., Elijah Fenton To Ser,
and Return:
H Sss;: 5s :iss$