The Press., 1902-12-11

d''u Ul1scS' SonG, DeauGlIuI BlrQ. Slng On," Miss Alice Graves; duet, '.Larboard Watch Messrs Barnard and Barlow song, Fair Dove, Oh Fond Dove," MT. Glazier; song. "Oh Take Me Home," Miss Newell. All together it will be an entertainment well worth attending. No admission charged
 wILLINGTON. Why is woman like an umbrella Answer next week.
 Willis E. Van Amburg is at present chopping wood for John F. Whitford. Some errata in this column last week 1: Hosea Vinton for Horace Vinton, petite for polite.
 Subscribers in arrears will find notice at the head of the second column of the second page of interest to them.
 Folks talk great deal about "Fair weather Christians" how about fair weather butchers and oystermen
 We waited until the excitement was over and now have a pile of solid white oak wood equal to the best anthracite. The local W. c. T. U. will meet at the school house in the Hollow Saturday af. ternoon at 3 o'clock, weather permitting. The pastor of the local church and del- egates are in attendance on the Congrega- tional home mission rally at Stafford Springs to-day. @.... A reminder of the blizzard of 1888 came to us last Friday. The wind was high and searching, and the snow almost blinding at times. .. | A bottle of opodeldoc was recently found in the minister's barn. It was speedily made way with, so that the poor horses suffered for their liniment! Widow John c. Fuller is in improved health. Her brother-in-law, Joseph Full Ter. returned from Middletown recently, and is with her at George Lyons'.
 At the Baptist church Sunday the pas- tor preached brief but pungent com munion discourse from Heb. 10:12, set. ting forth the efficacy of "The one sacri. flee for sin.'' Monday night and Tuesday morning were record brea kers for cold weather in this vicinity. That thermometer said it was 19 below during the night, and 12 below in the early morning. '-, .'' ~' | Charles Korner and wife and MT. For ton, a Spanish war veteran from St. AL bans, Vt., and his family have moved into J. J. Himmeler's tenement house. The men are section hands on the railroad.
 Charles E. Gretchell of Maine has come on to carry on his daughters farm, the old Leander Hull farm, near Daleville. His little grand daughter, Grace, is now with him. He is veteran of the civil war. ~a: t1 ,.,<..'
 It was cold here Friday night and morn | ing. One of Harvey & Lewis self-regis- tering thermometers on the Hill said 1t was three degrees below zero. during the night, and two degrees above just before sunrise. -fr'..- -.- s There has been an increase in this country of $1,3OO, ,OOO, 900 in the depcsite of the national banks alone during the la sttwo years, while the basis of gold and legal tender has somewhat decreased. How Is that :?
 A copy of the Hand book inquired fo1 in last weeks Press has been sent to us from Hartford for, perusal. It was pub. lished June 10, 1884. There's great gar between the record of membership and the one just published. @
 Jesse !. Enc was obliged recently to
 kill a nice steer because the animal had
 jumped upon hoe handle, which entered
 his abdomen. A veterinary of Williman tic was sent for, who advised the immedi
 ate killing of the animal. Labor unions must look out that they
 do not restrict output If they do, indus
 tries in our country will be placed in tht
 same box with the English ones; and i
 is confessed that English industries art seriously handicapped by their labor untol methods. >%
 r Last Monday night delegation o young people from this vicinity attended surprise party given to Charlie Lohs
 in the north part of the town. A pleas ant occasion is reported, and the young man was presented with $1O as sub ], stantial souvenir. ,...,.... I ''The minister should read the loca
 paper in the country parish. It Is vel worth his close and regular attention. I is his best advertising agency, his bes
 source of local information, and his pas
 toral assistant. He cannot afford to de
 spise 1t because it concerns itself witt petty affairs. It tells in general what tn
 people want to read, and what the paste ought to know.-C Chicago Adoossce, Dec. 4 ! 1909. ;" s& s.s' ": :s:st ~. ,l James Macfarlane, formerly of thi
 town, hasabeen obliged, on. account of il
 health, to sell out his candy and ice crean
 business in Willimantic to A.. IT. John
 son of that city. He .is the husband 0 'I Lizzie Farnsworth, Willington girl, tn daughter of Wm. Farnsworth, now o Stafford Springs. The many friends o "Jim" Macfarlane in this vicinity regre
 to hear of his enforced retirement: iron business. His store, and, in fact, hi house, too, have long been sort of head quarters for Willington people.
 In It's Thanksgiving day report of tn,
 industrial schools connected with tn
 Children's Aid society, New York city
 the Advocate and Guardian says: 'Mis
 Sara A. Dunning, our supervisor of mu l sic, brings along bit Of sunshine witi
 her when she comes. She is very enthu siastic over the "8 B" boys and hal . formed them into glee club. Some o