The Press., 1902-12-18
WELLINGTON.

Buff Gap.
 Mrs. W. H. Holt, who has been long an Invalid. Is said to be failing. l Oh, yes, that conundrum: Why is a woman like an umbrella p'' Because she Is accustomed to reign.
 l White River, Ark, is the crookedest river in the world. It zigzags and winds along 1000 miles over bee line of 300 miles.
 l We addressed note two weeks ago to the Congregational church clerk for means of getting list of the early church mem bers, but up to this writing have had no response.
 Since we were obliged to give up using our snow blow, especially around both churches Sundays when great and little blizzards visited the Hill, the conditions are quite different.
 l In the divorce suit brought against her husband by Mrs. George H. Snow, the court last week ordered that further mo- tice be given the defendant, who is living in New York, it is stated.
 Colds always come from microbial in- lection. The attempt to discover uni versal remedy against cold is just as absurd as to search for generally effica- cious remedy for headache.
 There were no services at the Congre- gational church Sunday. There being no fire and no minister at the Baptist church, some fifteen persons who had come to meeting congregated at Mrs. Preston's.
 One of the pupils of the Stafford Springs high school footed it up from our railroad station to her home on the Hill in the drifting snow storm last Friday She re- turned Monday with even more pluck than she had when she came.
 | Meeting of the local w. c. T. U. at the Baptist conference room Saturday, 2Oth inst, at p. m. This is regular meet ing and full attendance is hoped for. There will be Christmas rehearsals just before and after that gathering in the same place.
 The suit of Bragg & Go. of Springfield, Mass, against L. W. Jacobs, Holland side, over the efficacy of an engine, was settled out of the superior court last week, the defendant paying the plaintiff $2O and shipping back the engine, put ting 1t on the car here.
 The proposed Christmas exercises in the Baptist church that evening bid fair to be interesting. It Is impossible to give an authentic cast of characters in the dia- logue now, but its safe to say that 1t will be duly arranged, while other features, a Christmas tree, drills, Santa Claus, reel tations and music, will be doubtless at- tractlve.
 For years, every Saturday, the Spring field Republican has had very interest ing column of religious intelligence, en- titled Drift and Discussion," quite pal as we'll as pleasantly euphonious. Re. gently the caption has been changed tc "Trends, Topics and Tendencies,' which Is slightly tautoousious, to say the least
 This Is noticeable because its in The Re publican.
 Il We were recently told by one who
 ought to know that the late Mrs. Eliza
 beth Glazier Spaulding left the bulk O
 her estate to her nephewe, the Thompson
 boys, Willimantic. 1t seems now tha she left the greater part of her propert' } to Edwin A. Buck of that city, an ol' friend, giving $200 apiece to those boy ! and to her other nephews, the Glazie } boys, Hartford. Much surprise is felt il some circles over this disposal. I Rev. W. R. Terry, formerly pastor o 3 the local Baptist church, now pastor o 3 the church in Colerain, Mass., was take ] suddenly i'll recently while at work in hi : barn, and Is, with his wife, in helples condition. There were no services in hi church last Sunday, and his condition ! considered serious. We have seen by tn @ papers that he was able to marry cot :, pie since his violent attack, and presum Q he is better.
 !. the surviving old pupils in the Hollow a No 8, district, at the old school house an l. under the old naples near by some fin summer or autumn day, was suggested }. The matter dropped for one and anothe It reason, but 8 number of the resident, g j. well as neighboring, ''old boys and girls t are again urging us to do something abo, r. the proposed reunion next summer or fal @ We gladly again give publicity to u matter, and hope for practical nov ment in the near future. We now gi,
 the addresses of all the old pupils, mo
 of whom see The Press, we are able :, from our own memory: Mrs. Sophron
 Stiles Wright, Moose Meadow; MT Abigail Heath M orse, North Brookfie
 Mass Mrs. Helen M. Preston Brow
 Newtonville, Mass; Mrs. Emma J. Mo ; rison Holman, West Wilmington; Mr :. Harriet Rider Lippett, Norwich, B Pea /. street; Mrs. Eliza Walbridge Bake Warrenville; Mrs. Surviah Parsons Ha
 low, Worcester, Mass; Mrs. Eliza Ho Thorne, Highland Park, Chicago, III
 Mrs. Elizabeth Church Tate, New Havel
 Mrs. Emma Ames Peters, Everett, Mass
 Mrs. Julia Sparks King, Mansfield; Mr
 Abigail Knight Simonds, ; MT Estella Preston Chapin, Goodwin bull ing, Hartford ]; Mrs Azubah Heath Bl = elow, Webster, Mass; Mrs. Julia Hofm
 D worth, Providence, R. I Mrs. Ola
 Morrison Mccoy, Illinois; Mrs. Harri
 Top.iff Newton, Monson, Mass; MI = Sarah Topliff Gates, Cambridgepol
 Mass Mrs. Mehitable Heath William s Mrs. ouisa Heath Ransom, Rockvill, sd Miss Phila Williams, Stafford Spring re Miss Kate Morrison, South Willingtol d, Miss Marion Sparks, Willington; Jam sol A. Morse, North Brookfield, Macs; s. v M .,rxisna Willinuton. Andxa,u s na