The Press., 1901-08-08
WILMINGTON.

Try the Ginger Ale made by the
Stafford Springs Mineral Water Go. 1t
Is all right. On sale at Charles Nichols,
West Wilmington.
Mrs. Legrand johnson Is spending the
week with friends at Groton.
Mrs. G. A. Robbins returned home
Monday from visit to friends In New
port, r. /.
Frank Knox, Jr., of Hartford, one OF
the messenger boys of that city, is visit
ing friends on the Hill.
Advertised letters: Alfred La France,
Charles H. Ernst, Sarah E. Stafford, Mrs.
Angie Mathews, J. Ressler.
Remember that we are to vote next
October whether we will or will not have
a constitutional convention.
Mamie O'Keefe, who recently died In
Stafford, Is we'll remembered here as an
attractive, bright and good girl.
Mrs. Fred Draper Is recovering from
poisoned ankle, caused by colored
stocking she had bought of a peddler.
Jesse L. Emo has about recovered from
his recent attack of measles, but his
daughter, Della, still remains an invalid.
A party of relatives and friends cele-
brated Widow Lathrop Manning's eighty
eighth birthday at her home last Satur-
day.
At the close of Miss Mary Lords ad-
dress in the Baptist church Sunday a
touching duet was sung by her and Pas
tor Snow.
Clara E. Nichols Is now the new station
agent. She has as assistant and as pu-
pill in telegraphy J. Everett Pickering of
Springfield, Mass.
Yes, the potato crop in this vicinity
will be poor enough. The vines In many
instances have blossomed twice, which Is
always bad sign.
Israel Whiting, who joined the Nor
mon colony out west years ago, lived to
an advanced age, dying about year ago,
in Utah. He was an elder In the Nor
mon church.
John D. Taylor has in his possession a
Philippine macheteros, sort of swoId,
said to be in use in the Philippine Islands
400 years ago. 1t is an ancient as we'll as
a murderous looking weapon.
w. l. Nichols horse, Gladys, died sud-
denly in Ellington last week, whittier it
had been driven. 1t had been duly sta
bled, ate its feed all right, apparently as
we'll as ever, but was found dead soon
after.
Mrs. Heck, Jessie Holt, Mabel Clark
and Robert P. Pratt are members of the
Wellington delegation, under the charge
of Pastor Snow, who are now in attend
ance on the Moody meetings at North
field, Mass.
This can be said, at least, of the coun-
sells and efforts of the good women of the
w. G. T. U. as to the rising generation ::
In an eunomical point of view it would be
best to heed them than to bring up at the
hoeloy cures
The infant daughter, Margaret Mich
OILS, of Charles A. Armitage and Mary
Marble Armitage, who died at their home
in Hartford last week Wednesday, was
buried in the new cemetery extension the
following Friday. Prayer was offered at
the grave by Rev. Charles L. Snow.
Rev. Henry Davies, Phi. D., read his
resignation to the Congregational church
last Sunday. He accepts the call to West.
Vile, entering upon his duties there the
first Sunday In September. He expects
to be on his vacation for the next two
Sundays, and, we hear, will preach his
farewell sermon here the following Sun.
day.
Next Sunday morning at the Baptist
church there will be memorial service
for the late Miss Grace Champion, whose
death, in Texas, was recently mentioned
largely under the auspices of the Local
W. G. T. u, of which she was a mem
Der. Pastor Snow will conduct the ser.
vices, while the mother of the beloved
deceased will tell of her triumphant death
and tender her dying messages to the
church, the union and her friends here
Mrs. Holman will read paper prepared
for the occasion and Mrs. Preston viii
contribute an original poem. 1t Is re-
quested the members of the w. G. T. U
sit together In the body of the church and
wear their white ribbon badge.
The following from Conn. paper re-
fleets our individual views. We are also
in the minority in regard to our opinion
of the Pittstield, Mass, Fosburg case:
A member of the board of trustees who
Is thoroughly conversant with the affairs
of the institution, when asked concerning
President Flint's alleged purpose to droE
agriculture to secondary place in thu
curriculum of Storrs college, said that hi
did not think that anything of the kline
was contemplated. Necessarily, he said
agriculture must be the foundation of thu
institution In order to secure the govern
ment appropriation. Naturally, he add
ed, President Flint, whose training hae
not especially been along agriculture
lines, might be disposed to exalt othel
branches of study with which he Is more
expertly familiar and to which he has
given large share Of HE life's attention
The member quoted said that he believed
that there was an opportunity for grea
expansion of the efficiency, usefulness, in
fiuence and constituency of the college.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Try the Ginger Ale made by the
Stafford Springs Mineral Water Co. 1
Is all right. On sale at the company's
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spicer of Hartford
spent Sunday in town.
Clarence Pease of Somers has Teen Wis
iting at Charles o. Latham's.
Samuel Nichols contemplates trip tt
his old home In England In the near flu
ture.
w. III. Hall has concluded arrange
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