The Press., 1901-08-22
WILMINGTON.


Try the Ginger Ale made by the Stat
ford Springs Mineral Water Co. It Is all
right. For sale at Charles Nichols,
West Wellington.
Mrs. Annie A. Preston took trip to
Hartford last week.
Frank johnson of Providence, R. l.,
called on friends here last week.
Widow Trask Is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Fanny Squiers, at Coventry.
L. 81. Holt and wife returned Saturday
from visit to their son In Newark, N. J.
Mrs. Fred Himmelar, with her child,
Of New Haven, is visiting at J. j. Him.
melar's.
The Loyal Legion will meet in the Con-
gregational vestry Thursday, Goth inst.
at $50 p. m.
Mrs. Fl. II. Starkweather, who resided
here for time not long ago, is back can
wasting in Norwich.
Miss Dasie FL. Dimock entertained a
birthday party of twenty-three young
friends last Saturday night.
There are some of us who want to see
and enjoy the world as God made it
without fringe or furbelow.
Its noble gift for an aging man that
he can keepin sympathy with the thoughts
and purposes of younger men.
| "Oh, how can you live without the
sights and sounds of such places as VIII.
limantic, Hartford and New York ~
Widow Daniel Eldridge's two grand.
daughters, Ethel and Clarissa Davis, Of
Stafford have been visiting her the past
week.
A goodly delegation from the local w
G. T. U. attended Temperance Day. ex
ercises at the Willimantic camp grounG
last Friday
A missionary concert" will take The
place of the regular service at the Bap
tist church next Sunday. There will b.
a dialogue written for the occasion by
Mrs. Preston.
Years ago our forefathers would hav'
opened wide their eyes in astonishmen
had they beheld the spectacle of last Sun
day-Divine service conducted by bev,
of young girls.
"The first thing lido after l open m,
Press" says a Willimantic subscriber
els to look over the Wilmington column
to see how the person who can't rea'
writes the Items"
The report comes straight that the Will
limantic camp meeting this year is not
success. Few cottages have been rented
and many people have been kept away b,
reason of the small pox scare.
Miss Belle Merrick, now quite out O
health, is living in Wellesley, Mass. He
old friend and fellow school teacher, Mis-
Emily Peck, Is now living in Mansfield
Ohio, keeping house for her brother.
Mrs. Ida Clark Dorkins of Dorchester
Mass, has been visiting her father ant
mother, L. B. Clark and wife, the pas
week. They accompanied her to he
home Monday, where they will make
visit.
Mrs. Nettie Cortis of Willimantic, wit
her friend, Rev. Alvin Golf, of New Lor
don called on friends here Monday. II
has been pastor of the churches in Wal
renville and Tisbury, preceding Rev. W
R. Terry there), Sutton and Williams
town, Mass. Congratulations!
The social waters have been but slight
ly stirred as yet by the advent of som
thirty new corners, at the John A. Brow
farm, Daleville, and at the old Gen. Hol
place. May be that these new Hartford
Boston, New York and Maine immigrant
come here to lose themselves, as 1t were
| It's funny to note the scornful sni
with which deserved reprimand or b
, of good, well-meant advice Is given whe
, 1t is considered that surely and wildly, l
the coming years, as they swiftly roll by
these same scornful souls will then e.
actly see things as their former good az
visers and we'll wishers did.
Clarence Hollis annual exhibition
, fireworks at "Stearns' HILL" MANSFIELD
was greatly enjoyed here on Willingto
Hill last Tuesday evening. 1t was jul
the night for such display. The burs
ing of the rockets could be plainly hear
at this distance, while the explosion I
the sc, 900 fire crackers looked like tt
I tull moon rising In the south.
The young ladies who conducted tt
service at the Baptist church Sunda.
: Echoes from Northfield," did then
q selves great credit, and the attentive ar
greatly interested audience appreciate
! their unselfish and praiseworthy effort
3 There was not hitch in the very Who'll
some and helpful service, and the so
!. and choir singing were appropriate ar
a inspiring. This was the order of exc
cises: Doxology; invocation by &.
Cosgrove; responsive reading, twent
seventh Psalm, Mabel Clark leader
o choir, "My Jesus, Love Thee )" rea
ing of Romans, fifth chapter, by Nab
Clark prayer, Dea. E. ID. Hayes sol
= "The home of many mansions" Ida Hal
collection and notices solo, Mrs. Heck
j. choir, "Draw me nearer 5" General i'd
J. of the Mortified conference" NAB
J. Clark "Mr. Pope" Jessie Holt; sol
:. Ida Hall; CDR. Torrey," Lizzie Hal
Is "Mr. Whitman" Jessie Holt; mi
n Berry," Mabel Clark choir, ''Tender
Calling - ''Mr. Newton" Jessie Hol
solo, Ida Hall; choir, "Wonderf
= words of life" closing prayer, Dea.
D. Hayes.
I'll At the Congregational church Sund
Dr. Davies closed his pastorate here
preaching from Matt. 25:29-"For I'm
every one that hath shall be given; al
Il he shall have abundance; but from hi
IL that hath NOT shall he faken awav ev