The Press., 1901-06-20
WILMINGTON,

Mrs. Lucius Preston has returned to Willimantic.
 Mrs. Sleight was called to attend a case in. New York last week. Winfield Slater consulted Williman- tic doctor last week, who thinks no seri- ous result will follow his recently cut shin bone.
 A number of people hereabouts attend ed the beginning of the anniversary exer- cises of the Conn. agricultural college last Sunday afternoon.
 J. Jeune and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y, came to E. A. Morse's Saturday. He re- tuned the same day, while she remains for visit of some two weeks. We inadvertently omitted to say last week in the report of the 'roll-call" meeting that the pastor received pres- ent of $50. We were not present, so ac- curacy could not be expected. After some nine weeks stay on the Hill, H. G. Preston went to the Springs House to board last week, hoping there- by, in the way of the mineral water and the change in cuisine, to benefit his health.
 Quite company from the Hill attend ed the burial services of the late Joseph Toberman in the cemetery Sunday after noon. This is the first interment in the new grounds. The services were con- ducted by the Baptist pastor, Rev. Chas. l.. Snow.
 ! A"Loyal Legion," as auxiliary to the last week. For the present it's meetings will be held alternately at the Congrega- tional and Baptist conference rooms at 5 50 p. m.-this afternoon at the Baptist conference room.
 The attending of public worship here on the Hill Sunday of Mrs. w. D. Ruby, her new neighbors, Mrs. Bates and daugh- ter Mrs. Samuel Bartlett and her family and others from the north part of the town reminds the old settler of the time when everybody all over town used to go to meeting Sundays.
 During the vicious little thunder show CT Friday afternoon lightning struck and killed Charles H. Ryder's four -year-old colt, while feeding on the roadside in the plot just south of the Baptist church. Some five minutes before the bolt de- scended the owner had refused an offer, in trade, for the animal.
 Children's day will be observed at the Baptist church next Sunday. The pro- gram will be "The Ladder of Christian Progress" A ladder trimmed with ev- ergreen and flowers will be used as an H. lustration. All interested are requested to bring evergreens and flowers to the church at o'clock Saturday afternoon, l22d inst, when there will be rehearsal German F. B. Parker, 45, Holland side, died suddenly Tuesday night of heart trouble. He had long been ailing, and of late had been hopeful of recovery. MT. Parker was highly esteemed and the com munity deeply sympathizes with the fam fly. He leaves wife and daughter. He had been the trusted test operator of the Postal telegraph line, Holland side, for some ten years.
 This is what the Springfield Republican recently said about our cemetery i'm provement:
 The new cemetery association has made ia great improvement in the vicinity o | Al hs,rsx md hn |, one near by, little west of the 'sHill When the work has been completed this cemetery, with its lakelets in front along the new state road, and its background O fine forest, will be one of the finest ant most picturesque in the state. People living in this city, Holyoke, Hartford ant
 other places, near and far, who have an
 cestors buried there, are sending in funds in aid of the good work. .
 This instalment closes up the origina
 foundations of the different school dis
 llicts in town, as per vote of the town : Feb. 18th, 1766. Hardly a vestige of th 8 old families of this district remains. Tn
 living descendants here can be counted e on one's fingers. But hundreds of then : are scattered all over New England an'
 the interior and western states. Thi 6 was the old "Glassfactory' school dis l. trict, No. 8: Esquire Merrick, Josepl e Parsons, John Hirkley, William Johnson
 ye 3d, Benjamin Nye, Daniel Rider f Stephen Merrick, Joseph Parsons, Jr.
 Joseph Rider, Joseph Merrick, Danie ,> Fuller Shall be one District and Know : by the Name of No. 8. The place az
 pointed for schoolhouse Is on ye part
 ing of the roads from Maj. Wolcott' Road and the Road that Leads to Stephe u Merrick's.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 CARD OF THANKs.-To all those wh - have been so kind to us during the sick @ ness and at the death of our boy, by thei sympathy, the gifts of flowers, and tn
 material help, we desire to express ou
 heartfelt thanks and appreciation,
 MR. and MRS. JOSEPH FOREMAN, d Mrs. Albert Hall has been in town tn it past week as the guest of the family of
 Hall, Jr.
 L. Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Harrison returne r Monday from visit with friends and re ! atives in Norwich.
 e Miss Sophia Gurley has returned hom tt from Willimantic, where she has bee n spending several weeks.
 Nineteen members of Uriel Lodge,
 & A. M., from this villege attended th ,- funeral of c. G. Cummings at Sprin
 Hill, Mansfield, last Tuesday afternoon l, Everything looks favorable at presen
 and unless something unexpected hal ,r pens to prevent, the rite of baptism wi y- be administered to several candidates ft
 admission to the church on Sunday, Jur m 3Oth.
 e-l T. C. Danman tn0k tha second install