The Press., 1901-03-07
WILMINGTON.


Mrs. Emily Warren is better, and is
going to work at the Costellos, Mansfield.
Mrs. Samuel Swift came up from Eagle
Vile and was a guest OF Mrs. e. A. Morse,
Friday.
| Yes, once there were Indians about
here, for we have one of their stone hatch
cts found in this vicinity.
Dea. Ell D. Hayes is improving in
health, while Mrs. Hayes lie rather more
| enfeebled from, general weakness.
Mrs. Sleight, who recently made brief
visit at her fathers, now has permanent
position In wealthy family In New York.
Mrs. L. w. Holt is among those who
are more seriously affected with the grip.
Her son, DIR. Holt, came up from New
ark, N. j., Tuesday.
Mrs. II. r. Fuller, widow OF the de-
ceased soldier, John G. Fuller, who lives
with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Lyon, is
quite indisposed this winter from CON-
plication Of maladies.
| Retribution, sooner or later, surely and
miserably follows one, man or woman,
who has been the means of breaking up
household, especially in the line of SUM-
dering ties between husband and wife.
At the neighborhood whist party given
Saturday evening, Mrs. John q. Ryder
and Frank d. Preston won the first prize,
| %hao k3y,n Mlsa Tor-lo Thr,ob o,d
Charles H. Ryder won the second prize.
Miss Church gave little "spread" on the
Occasion.
DR.. Jacobs, who removed from Buff
Cap few years ago and bought the Har-
wood place, Tolland side, where he has
been living alone for some time, died
Sunday from effects of shock received q
short time ago, and from grip or pneumo-
mia setting in. He was an honorable,
lpeaceable man and good citizen.
II the fish that Levi left near our we'll
Monday is specimen of the days sport
l-one of the trophies he carried to Stat
ford Springs-all we can say is, well
done The flnny one Is alive and lively
at this writing-he Is in glass jar, going
to grow into gold fish, but the owner
can have the same by proving property,
paying charges and taking away!
Philip Armour, by far the richest man
whose ancestors sprang from Eastern
Connecticut, over in Union, in his case,
said, "1dleness! l hate the word itself.
Whether he be sick or poor, there Is no
more vicious man, in any community,
than the one who is voluntarily idle" At
one time this man employed 81, 900 men,
and there wasn't lazy one among them,
to his knowledge. In one branch of his
vast business thirteen animals minute,
during working hours, were slaughtered.
We note In a little periodical, around
the World" foreign missionary organ,
very life-like pictures OF Rev. Sumner r.
Vinton and his wife, who sailed for Ran
COON, India, last summer. He Is the
grandson of the late Rev. Dr. J. Fl. Vim
ton, native of this town. We also no.
tice an article In the children's page by
Ellen Dimock Pettitt, whose father and
grandfather used to be residents of this
town. In this connection, and with ref
erence to Pastor Shows discourse on mis-
sions Sunday, it may be not out of place
, to say that his church Is noted, both In
the association and the state convention,
| for It's missionary record as to work and
| UnPkoro would 70
} ly proper to keep in mind the old tradi.
| tons.
A gathering of some over one hundred
went away from the mems oyster supper
in the Baptist church parlors, and the
2 band rehearsal In the audience room
3 Tuesday evening, greatly pleased al
, around. For once, at least, the ladies
: were much relieved by the unaccustomec
t exemption from kitchen duty. All were
8 especially enthusiastic over the perform
. ance of the new South Wellington brass
band. Tolerably good judges of time
( harmony and scores spoke of this band
+ James Lawrence leader, as a marvel O
n proficiency, when bearing in mind thu
9 newness of the organization and its shor
. experience In drill under Its instructor
i from Willimantic. A rising vote of mos
: hearty thanks was given for the band'
highly appreciated and gratuitous ser
wives, as we'll as for the fine selection
i rendered by the male quartet, Messrs
Snow, Harrison,T. G. Denman and Jane
n Lawrence. The pecuniary proceeds o
the occasion we're satisfactory and tn
supper was first class, both In materia
: and service, barring one kind of cak
u made by baker man not Of this town.
South Wellington Correspondence.
" Chas. johnson is confined to the hous
n with the grip.
Miss Rosa Hall is visiting with friend
d and relatives In New York city.
9 John Starkweather returned Tuesda
j from Norwich, where he had been visit
>. Ing few days.
n The company lost one of a valuable pal
of team horses last Saturday. The pal
were bought year ago of Adelbert Need
ham.
Ia The band is soon TO hav a bran ne,
bass drum with the name of the organiza
ton, South Wellington brass band, paint
y ed on 1t.
= Some of the ladies In the village hav
:. organized praying band and meet 9
different houses occasionally In the aftel
noon for mutual help.
ls We notice that the order Of Buffalos
4, which had such mushroom growth in II
earlier and undeveloped stage, and whic
gave promise of an early and deserve
!. death, has been put upon permaner