The Press., 1901-12-26
WILMINGTON.

Hall < Go. at present, filling vacancy.
 The Congregationalists have decided to hold their Christmas festival Wednesday evening, Jan, 1st.
 A pleasing feature of the services at the Baptist church Sunday was solo by Thomas A. Denman.
 K. 0. Richardson, who Is now employed in the New London shipyard, spent the holidays at his home here.
 Children of the late Amasa Holt and Betsey Holt: Amasa, Chester, Jerome, Maria married Clark Noble, all dead. { ,In our pig item last week, in the clos ing paragraph we said, "Men and breth- ren, we have got rich from that pig alone" not ''sick."
 Many say that Sunday morning was the coldest snap so far, 12 degrees below zero in low localities. Here on the Hill the mercury stood two degrees above.
 It is 80 long now since we lived in a large city that passing teams wake us O nights. It beats all how much night travelling there is in such a town as this.
 In common with the other employees of the company, Miss Clara E. Nichols had a holiday present of $10 from the Ameri- can Express company. Last year 1t was $500.
 One of Willington's bright girls, Miss Eva Hobby, was married to Ex-Repre- sentative Henry Woodward of Ashford, son of the late Otis Woodward, last June, 1t is said.
 Some fifty guests were present recently at the third anniversary wedding of Chas. Korner and hts wife, Martha Lyon Kor- ner, and the festivities, including SUD- per, passed of pleasantly.
 At the Congregational church Sunday MT. Tone of the Hartford theological seminary preached from Mark 1:13. At the Baptist church Pastor Snow con- cluded his sermon on ''The prodigal son. :" For good reasons the entertainment and "gift tree'' social of the Baptist Sun day school has been postponed until New Years eve, Dec. 31st. The children are expecting good time at this festival. Dwight Lincoln, who has lately made his home with Mr. Woolliscroft, just over the line in Westford, and whose mind of late years has been somewhat impaired, is now living with sister, Mrs. Buck, in Willimantic.
 Children of the late Dea. Daniel Vim ton: Bethia Martin, step-daughter, mar ried Marcius Johnson, both dead; Mary married Samuel Stone, both dead Olive married = Washburn; so. and George live in Eagleville.
 Children of the late Capt. Oliver Holt and Martha sibley Holt Marcia; Su- san married Eber Durham, Mansfield ; Maria married Chauncey Durham; Mar tha married B. c. Roots, Tamaroa, H.; Eliza c. married Nelson Holt, Tamaroa, Ill.
 Twenty-Five friends of Chas. H. James and wife, Amanda 0. Wells James, cele- brated the tenth anniversary of their mar riage Saturday evening. Numerous pres- ents were made to the couple, and music and refreshments enlivened the happy occasion. At the Congregational church meeting Sunday 1t was decided to cooperate with the Storrs church in hiring MT. Starr of Providence for the coming year. J. Os- bofne&was re-chosen deacon and c. H. Hobby Sunday school superintendent. The meeting was adjourned two weeks. | Last Thursday evening Pastor Snow began another series of mid-week homi- lies on the attributes of the Christian life, an acrostic on the word Christian. '' l I'eCourage' was the first subject. The former series was Justification, Enjoy ment, Safety, Usefulness, Specification, an acrostic on the word "Jesus." His church members lose by staying away from these lectures. He has recently dis tributed neat, printed card which reads thus:-
 AEss ns Ie,a ys apa let ss go up to z0n unto
 Dear Friend We cordially invite you to every and all of the services of the Wilmington Baptist church, which are held as follows:
 At the church, Wilmington Hill: Sun. day-Preaching service, 1O.4 45 a. m.; Sun. day school, 1915 p. m.; Christian En. deavor meeting, 2 p. m. Thursday-Mid. week prayer meeting, p. m.
 At the hall, South Willington Sunday l-Sunday school, 3.30 p. m.; preaching service. 4.30 p. m. Wednesday-Mid week prayer meeting, under the auspices of the c. B. society, 7.30 p. m.
 All seats free. If you are stranger or without regular church home, yor are specially welcome.
 Cordially yours, . ....o
 T was glad when they said unto me, Come let us go into the house of the Lord.'"
 Nobody in town can now say, II was nev or invited to church, and don't know when the services are."
 One of Willington's oldest citizens John H. Holmes, died at his home neal the Hollow on the 18th inst. He wa. the son of Daniel Holmes and Annie Ba nOA aAAOaAAO5, 6AO W0S UOIA 6S tu0 Olt Holmes homestead in West Stefford, Jul, IS, 1877 His mother was sister of tn, late John Baker and Gilbert Baker, Sr. of Stafford. In his early manhood, som' sixty years ago. he came from Stafford tt this town and built the house he alwayl occupied and died in, bringing his bride his first wife, the late Wealthy Jane El Idridge, thither. He was twice married his second wife befEg Catherine Stiles widow of the late William Vint0n. H, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jul, Dillworth, little son dying in childhood I-both children of his first wife. Th' only relatives he had in town, and thos, by marriage, are F. D. Preston, who's mother was cousin of his first wife, ant
 Widow Phii0 Wright, sister of his sec