The Press., 1901-05-30
WILMINGTON.

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a cousin of our present governor.
1 Mr.. Meserve of the Hartford Theolog-
ical seminary preached for Dr. Davies
Sunday.
Daniel Eldredge remains about the
same, although his malady is slowly In
creasing In violence.
George E. Robbins has sold to Need
ham & Bramble the timber and wood on
his tract of land north of the Hill, on the
Stafford road.
J. Arnold Houchen has sustained an
other operation In a hospital In Brooklyn,
N. Y. It is now hoped that he is on the
way to recovery.
Next Sunday evening the recording Sec
rotary and treasurer, Mrs. Preston, will
give short history of the local Y. +. 5.
g. +. since its organization. ~
II. G. Whitford and wife, James Mac
farlane and wife of Willimantic, and Ed.
Whiting, wife and two daughters of Stat
ford visited friends here Sunday.
Speaking of fishing, the lightning last
Friday night struck a maple tree near the
brook at ''Tinkerville'' and tore off the
sign board warning against fishing.
Mrs. Minetta Davis Is one of the sixty
four heirs of the millionaire, W. M. Rice,
who, 1t Is alleged, was murdered in New
York last fall, leaving a fortune of six
millions. -
F. D. Parsons, son of J. Duane Parsons
of Springfield, Mass, recently caught a
2O-pound salmon in Maine. But the fish
got away before he was finally scooped-
"taking flies and leader with him."
The local Y. P. s. G. E. elected the
following officers at their annual meeting
Sunday evening: President, Mrs. Pres
ton, vice-president, Miss Clark; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Holt. Miss Robbins
holds over as corresponding secretary.
The near proximity of the State Agri-
cultural college at Storrs to DR.. Davies
co parish here Is of substantial benefit,
not only to the Congregational church,
but to the general public who patronize
such admirable entertainments. as have
been given here.
cat Town meeting Legally warned
and holden at wilmington Dec. ye list
1777, chose Esquire Holmes moderator
chose Benz. Nye, Joseph Rider, Capt.
Heath, Ensign John Pearl, Isaac Holt a
Committee to Provide for the Soldiers
families which are in the Continental SER
vice."
} Communion will be administered at the
Baptist church next Sunday by Rev. John
A. Harding of Newton, Mass. On &C
count of the absence later of the pastor,
the covenant meeting, at which was to be
submitted for its adoption the new by
laws of the church, was appointed for
. Tuesday, 28th inst.
President Flynt has sent invitations to
the old soldiers In this vicinity to attend
the Memorial day exercises at Storrs, be
ginning at 10 O'Clock a. m. 1t will be
much more befitting to be present al
these quiet and appropriate memorial
services at our state college, SO near by,
than to help desecrate the day in larger
places.
Ahisa Pearl did the plaster work In
Rev. A. Gardeners house last week
: Pearl married his third wife, Martha
Mary, widow of the late George Adams
of West Ashford, last January, and lives
there with her in the old Knowlton house
J His two sisters, Mary and Caroline, mar
ried, now live in Brookfield, Mass. AL
though he Is seventy-one years of age, he
? works at his trade as nimbly as he die
years ago.
7 The original survey of school distric
= No. 4, Moose Meadow: civilian Or
cult, Samuel Stiles, Obidiah Abbey, iona
Cass, Thomas Broughton, Justus Hatch
8 Paul Simons, Peter Walker, Samue
Able, Richard Pearl, Solomon Fuller
Isaac Holt, Solomon circuit, Samue
Steel and Joseph Able shall be one dis
trict and known by the name of No. A.
the place appointed for school house il
at tine parting of the roads between Jus
tus Hatch's and Obidiah Abbe's-a heal
of stones.' The Justus Hatch here men
toned was the grandfather of Rev. DIR
J. H. Vinton, missionary to Burmah.
The following program was we'll carrie'
8 out at the Congregational church last weel
y Wednesday evening, and the good size'
audience, representative of the genera
g public, were more than pleased with tn
;, entertainment from start to finish DR.
Davies has given no small amount O
time and pains to bring out the Storr
4 young people, and they acquitted them
selves with credit:
PARTI
u ::Dried Apple Pies," elee Gu
s Cello Solo, Herr julius Hauschil
Recitation, j. B. Twin
Song, Mrs. StimSO
Coster Song-"Wot Cher" Glee Gu
/, Vocal Duet, Mrs. Knowles and Mr.. Blakesle
}. Song, Mrs. Greonoug
Coster song-"Mrs. Emery 'Awktns," Glee Gu
d Vocal Trio-.welcome Lovely Spring. '''''''
Mrs. stimson, Mrs. Davie
) and Mrs. Greenough
r Recitation, A. N. Clar
Debate-Resolved: that pumpkin Is bigge
than squash, MeSSrS. BlakeSlee, EmmOn
df Brown and living
: | Del1neatiOnS, Mr.. Dalla
q Patriotic Airs. Glee Gu
20 Torch Swinging, Prof. Knowle
Members of the glee club were: Firs
~ tenors, Messrs. Clark, Dallas and Wa
:, tiers; second tenors, Messrs. Gilbert an
:. Blakeslee; first basses, Messrs. Brow
and Davies; second BASES, Messr
living and Emmons. The proceeds wei
= some over $18, and the performing guest
-, report that they were entertained royal
:, at the collation. provided for them in til
chapel at the close of the exercises. W
= would like to specify some individual e.
- cellences in the program, but comparison
might seem uncalled for, as we'll as insi'
uOus under the circumstances