The Press., 1902-07-03
WILMINGTON.

L 1t4Ve Is ns xIOAOon 0A10 WHO Va 0x04S0s
J VT, were in town last week.
At the Congregational church Sunday
the topic was "Home Missions
There isn't space this week for detailed
notice Of the very creditable exercises Of
the children's jubilee Sunday, the Goth. &
Mrs. Edward r. Hayes of Longmeadow,
Macs, we'll known here ON the Hill, is
recovering from q severe attack of acute
bronchitis.
| The pastor announced Sunday that
there would be ''baptisms In Lake Beauty
two weeks from to-day"-the 18th inst. !,
at 2 p. m.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Brown of Newport,
VT, with her niece, Alice v. Cosgrove,
came Monday to visit her relatives and
friends here.
Miss g. l.. Mason, principal Wyman
school, Winchester, Mass, and Miss Mary
J. Hills OF West Haven are guests at Rev.
A. Gardeners.
We said that q. B. Robbins, not 20.
B. Marble" moved the common last
week. Comrade Marble isn't up against
the Hill at all this year.
The Fourth occurring this week on Fri
day, the Loyal Legion meeting has been
postponed one week-at the Baptist con-
ference room, 18th inst, at 2 30.
Mrs. Charles Strickland, with her little
son, Merton, Of Manchester, has been WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles w. Holman,
at the Holman farm, Tolland side.
AS beforetimes, there will be q neigh
borhood basket picnic on the afternoon
of the Fourth at "Maple Corner" All
who care to come will be welcomed.
The recent frosts In low localities In
this section are indeed phenomenal. This
goldfish June must make the proprietors
of the summer resorts-talk little.
Amos Odds and wife Of Palmer, Mass,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Charles
III. Davis. Mrs. Odds Is sister of the
late William Marsh Rice, the lately al
legged murdered millionaire of New York.
The Thursday afternoon club will meet
this week with the president, Miss Sarah
L. Dunning, at 8 o'clock promptly. The
ladies say that three O'Clock doesn't mean
half past three or four O'Clock, and they
know, or ought to know.
Miss Estella Bartlett, on the occasion
of the coming of her twentieth birthday,
entertained about twice twenty of her
young friends. Twenty Of them, mostly
her associates in the Baptist church here,
including the pastor, made up q jolly
company from the Hill. Music, refresh
ments and games were In happy evidence.
Little, Intelligent communities, like
this, perhaps, mirror the thought Of the
world In regard to the deplorable cause
of the postponement Of the coronation Of
the king, and the sympathy with our
kinsfolk across the sea. We ought not,
even In this twentieth century, to look on
the browning of Edward VII with cyni-
cism or disparagement. Each nation has
Its own customs.
It-slipped our mind at the time to say
that the recitation of "The Wreck of the
Hesperus' by the pastor, Rev. A. Gard
ner, at the recent Congregational ladies'
social, was finely drawn. And this leads
US to say that 1t is much better for an
elderly minister, who haply is young 10
spirit, to be helpful on such occasions,
rather than to curl up and go to bed when
such social affairs are on the tapis.
| sIn New York Miss Dunning's "sight-
singing" classes are known as peoples
classes" and it Is hoped that the people
In this region, grandparents and grand
children, will avail themselves Of this OPP
portunity SO kindly and generously Of
fered. In some instances this accom-
plished lady has had 600 persons enrolled
at the first lesson-when they had to pay,
too. 1t is Miss Cummings theory that we
may become nation Of singers, like the
Germans, for instance.
Our new neighbor, Miss Sarah L. Dun
ming, musical director of Sunday school
In the Judson memorial and of the Sunday
morning choir of the Mariners Temple,
New York, while spending the summer
here, or until Oct. LIST, has kindly offered
to teach gratuitously class In sight-sing-
Ing. The first lesson was given In the
Baptist conference room Tuesday even
ing. Thesnext lesson will be given this
| Thursday evening at the same place,
and thereafter every Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings. Bear In mind these les
sons are free to all, and all, old or young,
whether they think they can sing or not,
are cordially invited to attend the class
and learn this method Of eight-singing.
The sixth birthday of Master William
Durand Holman, I'd, occurred the 25th OF
June. The event was celebrated by a
pink party to match his cheeks. The
flowers were wild roses, with ferns. The
guests were four cousins, Doris, Gardiner
and Clara Hall and Master Strickland.
The feast was spread upon the young
host's great-great grandfather Hoit's caer-
ry parlOr table, and consisted OF plain
birthday cake, illuminated by six candles,
lady fingers, macroons and ice cream,
each child having small heart. shaped
box of candy. The happy little company
amused themselves by singing, blowing
soap bubbles, etc. We cannot help think.
Ing how the dear dead Judge. the grand.
father, would have enjoyed 1t all.
The program of the Sunday school con.
vention, as printed In this column last
week, was well carried out before large,
appreciative and enthusiastic audience
last Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The addresses and paper by Rev. Messrs.
Chamberlain, Bowen, Bacon, James, John.
son and Mrs. Preston we're we'll received
and highly spoken Of by all. It was Q