The Press., 1901-06-13
WILMINGTON.

| stone color, with white trimmings. i Mrs. Bump has removed from Mrs. Heck's house and returned to the depot. The observance of schildren's day. at the Baptist church is set down for Sun- day, 23d inst.
 Winfield Slater is laid up with ~aspad cut on his shin bone. The resd1t8 of | blood poisoning are feared.
 Widow Lucius Preston of WfIzlmantio' is stopping at Charles T. Prest0p's and calling on friends in the vicinity. Mrs. Helen P. Brown of Newtonville, Mass, returned home Monday morning Iafter brief visit at Charles T. Preston's. The regular meeting of the local w. 0. T. U. will be held at South Wilmington on Saturday, 18th inst, at o'clock p. m. here will be no services in.the Con- greGational church next ,Spdday, on acc count of the anniversary exercises of the Conn. agricultural college ht storrs. Lyman Lillibridge, an Sold resident of Westford, cut his throat Monday night and died almost instantly. He used to drive the mail on this route. Despond- ency was the cause.
 Lucius Dimock of Northampton, Mass i, was recently in town. He highly praised 1.-the Improvements made by the new cem- etery association, and left a substantial gift of money to help pay for them. Wallace Preston has relinquished his place in the l.. D. Brown Silk Co.,, Mid dletown, and with his wife is stopping at his father, F. D. Preston's, until the new Windham Silk Co. starts up at Williman- tic,s when he expects to work in that con- cern.
 Mercy A. Baker of Woodstock Valley, youngest brother of the late Davis Baker, a veteran of the 11th Conn. Vols, and formerly in the tin business in the Hol- low, visited at Cleo. Pierson's last week. On his journey he utilized his time at his old trade of soldering.
 Original layout of school district No. l6, Roaring Brook": Ezekiel Sibley,
 Samuel Parker, William Glazier, Samuel Comins, James Comins, Jr., Samuel Fen-
 ton, Samuel Fenton, Jr., Levi Glazier
 and the Widow antizlel Shall be one Dis- trict and known by the name of No. 6.
 The place appointed for school house is
 on Stafford Road about Ten Rods South
 of moose meadow Brook, a heap ot stones" School district No. 7, Village Hill": "Daniel Jennings, Nehemiah
 Parker, Jonathan Parker, Elisha Robin
 son, Eleazer Cushman, Tim. Pool, John Johnson, Jr., William Beale, William
 Cushman and Elias Lee shall be one Dis
 trict and Known by the Name of No. 7. The place appointed for school house is on the Road that leads from Nehemiah Parker's to William Beale's at the N. E.
 corner of Elisha Robinson's land, a heap
 of stones."
 The meeting of the roll-call and re.
 union at the Baptist church Tuesday was deeply interesting. Some fifty members
 responded to the roll call, each making a
 few remarks or quoting text of scrip. : ture. The letters from the absentees was , pleasant feature. At the business meet
 ing F. w. Pratt and w. H. Bracket
 were chosen deacons, while Mrs. c. T.
 Preston, Mrs. w. D. Holman and Mrs Henry Gurley were made deaconesses
 The trustees chosen are Mrs. l.. John.
 son, w. H. Bracket and Mrs. w. D. Holman clerk, l.. Johnson :; treasurer E Mrs. l.. Johnson; auditors, Miss Ids
 Hall. T. c. Denman; musical committee
 Rev. Charles L. Snow, Mrs. F. w Pratt R. F. Pratt, Miss Ida Hall, T. 0. Den man. The roll call was interspersed witt singing by the congregation and solos by
 Miss Ida Hall, Miss Grace M. Knox o
 Hafggord and T. c. Denman, Miss Fanny : Denman accompanist. The occasion was ] closed by the members joining hands in { F circle around the audience room and sing
 ing, "Blest be the tie that binds" The
 church membership has increased 24 tn. ] past year, and a new s. s. library, witt
 case, has been purchased. The financia , report was most encouraging. There wat an increase in benevolent contribution
 the past year, notably those for foreigl l missions, over $200. The resident ladie
 provided good and ample collation., ant
 delightful social time was enjoyed. 4 ' large contingent, drawn by one of tn
 Thred company's four-horse teams cam
 up from South Willington, as was expect ed. Thus was inaugurated the church. q first annual roll call, which, hereafter, ol s the second Tuesday of June, each year . 1t is hoped will be marked with great ma
 terial and spiritual prosperity.
 f| South Wilmington Correspondence. Il School in this district closes for tn
 summer vacation next Friday.
 :, Wolcott Potter has left the windin
 room to work in the dressing room.
 A party of eight Italians, who hay 5 been working on the improvements bein :. made in the cemeteries on the Hill, ar 2 now at work about mile south of thi d 4I,. io hoi,
 and strengthened.
 tt Dr. c. B. Newton of Stafford Spring d was called by Dr. F. l.. Johnson last Sur g day to assist in an operation, if found net y essary, in the case of Jos. Tobermar Upon examination, however, 1t was foun
 that there was no foreign substance i l. the wound, and an operation was deeme h unnecessary.
 s The ice cream social given by the youn h men of the Y. P. s. c. E. last Saturda s evening was we'll attended. Eleven do s lars were realized from the sale of ic
 cream. The entertainment consisted (
 recitations by John Wadsworth and Chas
 l.. Snow; songs by w. o. Potter, w. A
 Allen, 2d, and Clarence Elliott; two solo
 byfT. c. Denman; reading by W. H T Hall, and debate between 0. L. Snov
 and w. H. Hall.
 IF We made mention in these column
 some time ago of the forwarding by Jame ,t Smith, to the post office inspector in Ne
 York, of certain papers, mostly cores
 pondence, connected with Belgian har IS deal between MT. Smith and the proprit
 tors of the Animal World, ," wherein M
 Smith considered himself the victim of V swindling scheme. The treasurer of sal concern is now awaiting trial in New Tor k for using the United States mails fc , fraudulent purposes, and United State {. marshal served a summons on MT. Shit O. last Saturday citing him to appear as nl witness for the prosecution in New Tor
 Tuesday, June 11th EIt Is hoped tn,