The Press., 1902-03-20
WELLINGTON.

WILMINGTON.
We are under obligations to Hon.
Charles A. Russell, M. c., for valuable
public documents.
Mr.. George Richardson OF the Metho-
dist church will exchange with Rev. Mr..
Snow next Sunday.
We are at this writing about out OF the
woods-in regard to severe attack OF
acute bronchitis. We don't banker after
the like again.
Alice and Carl, children Of F. w. Pratt,
were badly poisoned by dogwood recently
while in the woods seeking for sumac
quill for maple sap purposes.
Alvin Ladd, at the Henry Felch place,
is sick with appendicitis, but the physician
whom the selectmen sent to attend him
last week, thinks the patient may recover
without an operation.
The annual meeting of the Wellington
Cemetery association for the election of
officers and any other business lawful
and proper to be done at said meeting.
will be held next Monday at 2 p. m. at
the town hall.
A very pleasant time Is anticipated at
the residence Of Everett Richardson and
wife on the occasion of the twentieth an
niversary of their marriage Saturday
evening, March 22d, 1909. Congratula-
lions and good wishes!
Intelligence has been received here of
the death Of George Holt, third son of
the late Gen. Orrin Holt, at Chicago,
10th inst, at his sister, Mrs. Eliza
Thorn's, with whom he had been living
for some time in failing health. The
news came to us from J. D. Parsons,
Springfield, Mass. an old schoolmate in
the "City" school.
Judge Holman Is recovering from his
severe attack of pneumonia. The family
physician, DR.. Johnson, called DR.. White
of Willlmantic one day last week in coun-
Gil, owing to the appearance of some un-
usual and bad symptoms, but the services
of all concerned, including those of a
trained nurse from Hartford, and the
strong recuperative powers of the Judge,
will, 1t is hoped, pull him through.
Miss Glare Morrison of Willimantic,
daughter of the late Walter 3. Morrison,
formerly of this town, has been awarded
scholarship at Wellesley college. class
of 1909. This being the first year that
scholarships have been awarded at this
college, the prize is very pleasing to her
and to her many friends in this vicinity
This charming, highly accomplished
young lady will doubtless wear her hon
ors gracefully.
At the Congregational church Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Gardeners theme was"The cpl
tome Of the book of Joshua the epitome
OF every mans book" At the Baptist
church the exercises were "services of
song and story" as follows: Doxology,
Invocation, hymn 172, responsive reading,
solo by Thomas A. Denman. CLEAR and
Answer )" prayer solo, "Ninety and
Nine," by Miss Ethel Burdick, accompa.
MED by Miss H. G. Robbins. The fol-
lowing hymns, "Just as 1 am" Jesus,
lover of my SOUL" "Abide with me-
"From Greenland's ICY mountains, ~
"Blest be the tie that binds" were sung
by the choir, and the origin of each hymn
was given by Rev. Mr.. Snow.
Present occupants of the old home.
steads In school district No. 3-"City"
Gen. Orrin Holt place by a family OF
Germans of New York 5. the Walbridge
place obliterated; the Dawley and John
Morse places, the Dawley house burned
down, the land and the Morse place own
ed by - Wood of Ashford; the John
Wright place, house gone, land owned by
- ---; the Simeon Williams
place by Chas. P. Williams; the Lucius
Preston place by Whitman Wilson; the
John Heath place by Widow Gilbert Ide ;
the DIR. Partridge place by Geo. Wilson
the Morris Hastings place by Ernest Will
son; the Gen. Orrin Holt place by Mrs.
A. G. Baldwin; the Edward Morrison
place by the Squier brothers, the wagon
shop used as store; the James Weston
place by Mrs. Snow and children; the
Payne Weston place, store and post-office
vacant; the Austin Niles place by Fred
Squier, store and post Office; the Rufus
Parsons C'mill house'O place vacant
with the old saw and grist mill property
and the Capt. Joshua Niles place, owned
by g. E. s. Amidon; the Hosea Vintor
place by L. W. Holt; the Darius Ames
and S. T. Preston place by Charles s.
Amidon, who also owns the old Vintor
blacksmith shop; the Amos Preston
place owned by Chas. s. Amidon the
Joshua Preston place owned by q. D.
Ide, Stafford, occupied by Charles Armi
tage; the Leonard Holt place by Mr.
Gross, New York; the Bathsheba AND
Marilla Holt house oblite1ated; the San
ford Holt place by George +. Lyon; the
Origen Sparks place byJ. G. and Marion
Sparks and carried on by j. Z. Sparks
the Bart place and the Roxanna Sparks
places obliterated; the J. II. Holmes, OF
the old Abram Weston place, by Mrs
Blakely and Daniel Blakely.
south Wellington.
W. R. Perry of New London was ir
town last Tuesday.
Chas. Fox has purchased.a 1909 Model
Columbia wheel of Harvey Chapman.
Stated communication of Uriel lodge, F.
and A. M, Saturday evening. Work ir
the second degree. ~
George 0. Richardson will preach in
the hall next Sunday in exchange with
Rev. Charles l.. Snow.
Mrs. Chas. G. Essex returned last Mon.
day from three weeks vacation spent