The Press., 1902-10-23
WILMINGTON.

~. She goes out of doors now.
The autumnal foliage In this vicinity is
unusually bright and gorgeous this sea-
son.
Mrs. Jane Dimock Holland OF Will
mantle and Boston recently visited friends
In town.
The old Augustus Corbin house, next
above r. E. Carriers house, is being ex-
tensively repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cushman of Church-st.,
Hartford, visited their old friends, the
Gardeners, recently.
Mrs. M. Burdick was stricken with
paralysis Sunday morning, and her condi-
ton was reported as serious.
M. L. Dmock was obliged to have his
fine old COW shot and killed, on account
OF age and disease, last week.
Let all hands turn out to the caucus
next Saturday afternoon, 80 that there
shall be no bowling after wards.
Mrs. w. L. Scott and little son of
Springfield, Mass, visited her parents,
Rev. 3. W. Clarke and wife, last week.
Old observers say that we are yet to
have our Indian summer, and that there
will be no more frosts for some time. We
shall see
1t Is expected that there will be "Hal-
loween party" Friday evening, Oct. 31st,
at the Baptist church parlor. Harvest
supper. games, etc.
In the items last week "Geo." Chaffee
should have read "Doc' Chaffee, our can
didate for senator, and In another item
fertility for ''futility."
A hearing before the commissioners on
the estate of the late Judge Holman was
recently had in this town. Counsel from
Willimantic were present.
Harold Irving Gardner of Hartford,
grandson of Rev. A. Gardner, has re-
ceived an honorary class Gunior) appoint
ment in Yale university.
Mrs. L. johnson is with her brother,
George, in Westfield, Mass, for short
time. Her brother, Dewitt Manning,
goes to Pittsfield for the winter.
Alfred House, the present occupant OF
the Baptist parsonage, broke his wrist
while saving wood last week Wednesday.
Dr. G. B. Newton of Stafford Springs at
tends to the case.
The theme at the Congregational church
Sunday was ga withered profession"
Ps. 1-3. At the Baptist church Miss
Lord spoke on Joshua III, "Be strong
and of a good courage"
Notice was given from the Baptist pull
pit last Sunday that there will be church
meeting directly after the service next
Sunday, to see about changing back the
time of Sunday service from the afternoon
to the forenoon.
A pleasant social was held In the Con-
gregational vestry last week Wednesday
evening. There was good supper and
amusing games we're played. In this con-
nection we are led to say that sometimes
it Is as bad to be too early as too late.
or late years we have been electing rep
resentatives whose entire material inter-
ests were, or are, conferred In Stafford
Springs, and we don't see now why legal
resident of the town, but who spends a
town locality, should be objected to on
account of this fact.
Fred Woodward was arrested on COM
plant OF Grand Juror Bracket, made to
Justice Cosgrove, Sunday, for shooting
on that day. He was fined the minimum
penalty, $40 and costs. Tolland County
Game Warden George W. Eaton, Stafford
Springs, and Deputy Game Warden j. L.
Section of Ashford made the arrest.
The annual meeting of the local w. c.
T. U. was held at the home of its presi
dent, Mrs. Holman, last Saturday after
noon. New officers were chosen as fol
lows President, Mrs. Holman; vice
president, Mrs. Walter Allen; secretary
Mrs. Pratt; treasurer, Mrs. Lawrence
Mrs. Allen read an excellent report of the
tended as delegate.
Two years ago little clique of ouI
party, out of spite, undertook to defeat
us In caucus as to our nomination for thu
high and mighty Office of justice of thu
peace. We have held that position near
/ ~ all the time since we were twenty ont
| years old. We want it no longer. 81
we hereby positively decline to run again
Let those who wanted the Office so badl,
two years ago take 1t now.
We hear that Louis Korper is talked o
for one of our representatives for the ap
preaching legislature. Not a word hav
we heard directly or indirectly from hin
or any one of his family or immediate
friends In relation to the matter, but W.
cannot refrain from saying that younl
Korper Is bright young man and IL vel
equipped, both as to Intelligence and edu
cation, for the position. And we predic
an enthusiastic nomination at the caucu
next Saturday, and large, If not al
unanimous vote, of his party at the poll
next month. We have always been II
favor of giving our bright. capable youn
men chance politically, wherever 10
Gated, and we don't think we shall ge
bitten in the future by this entirely volun
tary advocacy.
There is considerable talk just nov
throughout this probate district, compris
ing the towns of Tolland and Wilmington
over the candidature of the republican
nominee. We should be remiss In GU
duty, under all the circumstances, did W
not say word In the premises We ar
entirely out of local political councils, an,
SO for this reason, If for no other, we cal
appropriately voice the public sentimen
of the party. We think the nomination
a good one and the best that could b
made, as we read the proceedings of tn
caucus that made the nomination, AM
we bespeak hearty endorsement at tn
polls. In this case, also, we have neithe
seen nor heard from the candidate, .eithe
before or since the caucus, with referenc
to the matter. Neither do we belong t,
any organization the candidate does.
south Wellington.
Mrs. A. Korper spent Sunday with he
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Bracket, In Hart
ford.
Miss Maggie Brownlee is visiting
friends In Hartford.
VIM. Carroll received bad fall from
step ladder breaking under him severa
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