The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-08
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
Mrs. William D. Ruby was on the Hill
last week.
Hattie G. Robbins returned last Fri
day from her visit in Norwich.
No school this week in center district
on account of illness of teacher. .
Walter Allen, Jr., was noticeable help
In the singing on the Hill last Sunday.
Dora Himmeler is at John g. Ryder's.
Miss Grace Ryder still remains member
Of the family.
Willie Davis Is at present driving Bert
Carriers grocery wagon In this vicinity
and in Coventry.
Hans M. Hansen, Jr., the new mer-
shant at West Wilmington, was appointed
Its postmaster last month.
The Congregational children are in
vited to meet Miss Gardner at the par
sonage Saturday, 10th, at Up. m.
Miss Rhoda Lyon led the Y. P. s. G.
E. meeting Sunday evening. Her distinct
and accurate reading was noticeable.
Mr.. Tourtelotte, the new supply at the
Methodist churches In Wilmington and
Tolland-side, has leased ]. A. Dimock's
house-the old David Glazier place.
1t is hoped that Miss Gardner, while
her brother Dwight, who Is fine flute
player, Is here in the east, off and on,
will give the public musical entertain
ment.
The young child of Charles Korner and
wife (Charlie EDWIN died Tuesday morn
ing at 8 O'Clock of bronchial pneumonia
Funeral this afternoon at / o'clock at
house.
We acknowledge the receipt of a neat,
handsome booklet, prospectus of the
new "Summer home school for boys,
'Bracken Bunie,'" to be conducted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps and A. Vincent Os-
man.
Master Willie J. Cleveland, whose
former home was In Palmer, Mass, and
whose father, Nathaniel Cleveland, was
killed on the N. L. N. r. r. at Coventry
some time ago, is now living with his un-
Gle, Geo. Lyon.
Fred j. Ryder, now of Rock Island
ILL.,, and his step-brother, Earle L. Read
graduated from the Chicago college Of
dental surgery, class 1909, last week.
They belong to its "Delta Sigma Delta
fraternity. We did not receive the invi
tation to attend the commencement exer
cises in time to go.
At the session of the Baptist Sunday
school last Sunday Miss Hattie G. Rob
bins was appointed Its musical director
At the same time a committee, Pastor
Snow, F. w. Pratt and Geo. A. Cosgrove
was appointed to see about commend
rating the death of former Sunday Schoo
Superintendent Legrand johnson In th'
way of planting flowers and shrubs at hi
grave on or near his birthday in June.
We were misinformed as to the com
initial of the little Snow girls to the Chill
dren's home at Vernon. Last Saturda,
the youngest, Leila, with her sister, Jane
the elder, PERSISTED in getting on t.
Stroud's fish wagon, notwithstanding hi
vigorous remonstrance. AS sequence
Leila was run over and somewhat injured
Stroud kindly went for doctor, who wa
supposed to be in attendance on tn
Korner child, but could not find him
Jane had got up on the drivers seat
while the younger sister, who was at
tempting to get up on the wheel Will
the horse was going, was thrown dow
and injured.
Three Of our good neighbors at Storrs
Prof. Phelps, Mrs. Phelps and A. Win
cent Osman, we regret to say, are to leav
their old habitation, and next mont
start "Summer home school" for boy
at Cornwall. Prof. Phelps is gradual
of the Massachusetts Agricultural college
class Of 1885, Mrs. Phelps graduated i
1888 from Mount Holyoke, and Mr.. Or
man Is graduate of the Connecticut ag
ricultural college, class Of 1900. Scho
lastically, they are well equipped for thi
unique enterprise, and being enthusiast
lovers of nature are especially fitted t
conduct just such a school. Ten boy
will be received at first at 5000 per veal
Local readers of The Press will be ir
terested In this communication, also graz
flied for it
So. wilmington, Conn.,. April sOth, 1902
Mr.. CHAs. T. PRESTON:
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, made some time ago, send for publics
canvass of the town of Wellington. Th
canvass was made between Dec. 1901 an
April 1902:-
Entire population of the town, 1884
, population according to nationalities
American 6O3, 173 families; English o.
Is families; French so, s families; GEL
man 8, 2 families; Irish IA, families
Italian 80, 5 families Danish IA, Q fam
lies; Norwegian 2, family; Scotch 5,
families; Bohemian 46, 8 families; tots
population 1874 total number of familie
i s2S
Population according to religious d.
r nominations: Adventist 10, 8 families
Baptist 225, 81 families; Congregations
1866, AZ families; Episcopal 50, 8 fam
lies; Lutheran II, 2 families; Methods
ia, so families; Presbyterian A, fam
ly; Roman Catholic 100, % families
Spiritualist /; Universalist 13, fam
lies no preference 20, Is families tots
? 1884 total families $685.
y Record of church attendance, which
although taken with care, must be mol
or less approximate: Protestants a
tending church 4O3, 100 families; Pr
J: testants not attending church 301, 70 fan
= lilies; Protestant children between fol
and sixteen In the Sunday school 81
Protestant children between the SAN
) ages not In the Sunday school As.
i Number Of copies of the scriptures di
!, tributed, including Bibles, Testamen
u and portions OF the scripture 208 OF thes
161 were sold and Al given. Six Test
= ments were distributed among the Italia
and French Catholics, and 30 gospel
. printed In their own language, among Il
. Bohemians Thirteen Protestant fam