The Press., 1902-12-25
WILMINGTON.

Venezuela has had 104 4revolutions with In the memory of man.
 If you've got an American cent with ! the date of 1786 you can get $2OO for 1t.
 Rachel Robbins returned home Satur- day from Bristol to spend her Christmas vacation.
 Two Willington boys: Horace q. Holt, Rockville, is assessed on $9 500; Deacon L. q. Merrick, Bristol, $11 ,6OO
 Fred M West, who used to supply the Congregational church, with his family, Is now on his fathers farm in Granby.
 Niles Alice 0. Morrison of Willimantio, daughter of the late Walter Morrison, is going to marry c. c. Case of Andover.
 Ayers, the Holland coal man, was over last week and said he could serve his old customers on the Hill with one ton each for $12.
 William Smith, father of the boy who recently died suddenly just over the Ash ford line, Is recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
 The 1901 allotment for Wilmington for the new but yet unfinished state road is $1.95O. The cash will be soon forthcom- ing by comptroller's order.
 And now Willimantic has the small pox again! How much outsiders have cost our country first and last in the way of Infectious disease, crime. etc.l
 Automobile riding is getting to be quite the vogue in this vicinity, both men and women indulglng occasionally. The bi- cycles are in comparative innocuous dis uetude.
 It has always been mentioned that hens teeth are scarce article, but we have number of them among our curios. We have had them in our possession for sev- eral years.
 How foolish to say "mum-ma" for mama. And while we think of it, why say "Christmas" instead of Christmas, or "ClarWaace," Florunce," etc., for Clarence and Florence, etc.2
 At tho Congregational church Sunday the text was Gen. 2S :: 12. Theme, "Ja- cob's ladder. At the Baptist church the text was Matt. 28 20. The topic was ''The Abiding Presence There are 76,O00 post-offices in the United States. In ten years the sale of stamps has increased two billions. There are now $500 rural free delivery routes and 10000 more petitioned for. There will be Christmas exercises at the chapel, Holland side, Saturday even- ing, 27th. All are cordially invited, and folks interested are hereby invited to as- sist in making the occasion success.
 The Congregational church clerk has not the early records of the church; they are Or are supposed to be in Hartford, where such records were sent when that church was the state church. We shall however, get the early names, if we can.
 How many people are aware that the English have recently finished dam across the Nile river one and one-quartel miles long, 130 feet high, with four locks each 260 feet long and B feet wide? Ii took II ,0OO men to build 1t, at cost o $24, ,OO0, ,OOO.
 Remember the Christmas festivities al the Baptist church Thursday evening, tho 25tBs They say they will be fine, anc kthe4 will be lots of presents. All hands young and old, Congregational, Metho dist, Baptist, Unitarian, Universalist Lutherans and agnostics, all cordially in vited.
 Hon. Marcus P. knowlton, the new chief justice of Massachusetts, tried te go to the front in the civil war, in 1863 but was rejected by the U. S. surgeon o1 account of physical disability. This fac was not mentioned in recent notices O ) session of a letter from the judge stating !, this fact.
 There is now telephone connection a
 the old Preston house, now owned ant
 occupied by Charles s. Amidon, in tn Hollow. No appropriate public plac could be found on the Hill for tele , phone, it might accommodate somebod ! else, so one can take his choice between the Hollow, South Willington and tn : railway station. In the matter of dis l tance the Hollow has the advantage.
 Rev. George w. Shepard, the new pas
 tor in Stafford Hollow, and his very inter esting family are very pleasantly remam
 nered here. Some years ago they occu pied the parsonage month or so, he sur : plying the church and officiating at it
 ordinances soon after Mr. Fuller, tn ? young iiUgncIate, left. His old friend l hers arc glad he now DsIongs to this as . socfafl0n. He ana hls family will doubt
 less be present at It's next session wit
 the church here.
 f The longer we live the more incline ]. we are to think that the teachings ( @ Jesus and the ethics of the New Tests - ment. as held up by the Christian churcl e embrace enough of general goodness | - make all other organizations quite e,
 traneous. Were all "unions," ..lodges
 schapters," etc., conducted under th
 auspices of the Christian church, we'll an !. good. 'Twould save great deal of tim
 strength and money; and we opine tt g ministers would say that their audience
 would be increased and human charit
 concentrated.
 !. Impressive exercises were observed ,s the funeral of Mrs. Silvia Marcy, wife ,s William H. Holt, Saturday last. Re
 Charles l.. Snow officiated, assisted I I. Rev. A. Gardner, and Mrs. w. H. Hal i. Miss Ida Hall and MT. Snow sang. I'll
 body was buried in the old cemeter
 She left, besides her husband, two son