The Press., 1901-10-24
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
The. first frost On the Hill this season
was Saturday night.
g. e. 8. Amidon and wife of Westford
attended both churches here Sunday.
Chestnuts In this locality this year are
small In size, wormy and few, and far be-
tween.
Major E. V. Preston Of Hartford has
sent another $50 check fol the cemetery
association,
Mrs. Preston read at the Sunday school
session a report of the Ashford Baptist
association recently held In Stafford.
Children Of the late Lucien Holt and
Sophronia Wright Holt: Lucien lives In
Wilmington; Austin lives In Stafford.
The corn crop this year In this vicinity
was unusually good, while potatoes are
tolerably fair. Pumpkins and squashes
are rariuies.
The mother Of the new president OF the
Travellers insurance company, Sylvester
G.. Durham, was Wellington girl, Abb
gail E1dridge.
Apples crop out this season In this vi
entity rather queerly. Some folks have
"quite few" while others, near neigh
bors, haven't one to their names.
Charles FL. Hobby and wife were dele
gates from the local church to the Toll
land county conference of Congregational
churches, held In South Coventry last
week.
A. Cowles of Hartford now spends most
of his time on his farm here, the old
Wheeler place, and on Sundays Is usually
seen at service and Sunday school in
both churches. s:-..
Pastor Snow, with his cousin, Mrs
Wonson, of Gloucester, Mass, made calls
on the Hill and vicinity last Saturday
Mrs. Wonson's descriptions of the Glou,
cester fisheries and sea- faring life are very
interesting. >..4.... =
Louis F. Bennett has leased Charles s.
Amidon's shop at the Hollow, where hi
will continue the blacksmithing, carriage
and wagon business. Repairing, ant
shoeing trotters and colts, are Mr.. Ben
nets specialtles. =, 49,. .-s .,
| Children of the late John Wright ant
Lorenda Royce Wright: Sophronia, mar
ried Lucien Holt, both dead;' Spoffore
died In Michigan; Elisha, an officer IL
the Mexican war, died In Michigan Sarat
died when young woman.
When rural free mail delivery comes ii
these parts, the people will bear in mint
that the Corbin Cabinet Lock company
New Britain, furnish a light, serviceabl'
mail box at a price within the reach o
all. This article lately took the prize a
the Pan-American exposition. ..
Rev. E. P. Smith of Salem Depot, N
H., who supplied the Storrs church II
the morning, preached In the Congrega
tional church from Cor. $50. Theme
"The nurture and growth of the Christian
i life" At the Baptist church Paste
Shows subject was Echoes from the re
cent Baptist. state convention in New
Britain which he, Mrs. 8. Slipgsby AM
Miss Mabel Clark attended as delegates
The latter, at the close of Mr.. Shows ad
dress, read report Of the address O
Mrs. Amanda Miller Coleman before tn
Woman's Home Mission society, whicl
held its meeting at the same time am
place. i. .aA: -. .....s...:., .... q,
l. The various towns In the state are talk
ing. about the men whom they are t,
choose for delegates to the constitutions
convention. It may not be out OF plac
here to say! that republicans and demo
Gratis alike In this town have espresso
themselves as favoring the choice Of Ez
SENATOR w. FL. Hall as the proper man t
represent them at this very importan
Igathering. To say nothing about h1g
personal qualifications for this honor, TO
an honor 1t certainly is, Mr.. Hall Is fae
lgEowing in popularity on account of hi
public spirit, advocating what is for tn
interests of the whole community. w
have never exchanged a word with MI
Hall with regard to his candidacy. w
merely give in this column an expressio
OF the very evident wishes of large me
jority Of our voters. 1t is, too, no NOR
than what is called for under the cireun
stances for US to say that Mr.. Hall ha
been grossly misrepresented to us in til
past. ...~..
"Wall, vow," exclaimed Neighbo
Wishwell, as he fell into the same line {
talk the other day. 'Noao can't get
gal to come and help my wife week G
so-not for love nor money-go wher
you will. In my day good nice youn
women used to go out am be one of th
family, and learn other folks ways of d.
in things. That's the way good COOK
lam housekeepers was made-an' SINAI
wives, too. Nowadays If gal wants I
go out to work she must go to telegraph
in, typewritin', stenographyin', and so Q
l-keepin' out the boys from such occup,
lions. An, for the life of me, I can't 81
why Its so degradin' to do little hous,
work for somebody else besides their ow
families -dishwashin' at home from morl
ing till night. An, by thunder, what
to become of folks these days If they'l
taken sick-onless ye've got a mint
money. Why, my mother used to go o,
night an day nursin' sick neighbors, a
, never think of takin' cent for pa
either"-and Neighbor Wishwell took b
departure, shaking his old head.
:. The following, although It's substant
Is reiteration of what has appeared
!, this column from time to time, has son
original matter. The extract Is from
large and influential newspaper of n