The Press., 1903-07-09
WILMINGTON.

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Fourth 10 good shape.
We were shocked to learn last week
that lying Is eUes. justifiahle.
The number so, 1893, like Hannah, reads
the same backwards as well as forwards.
The justices in town now who have.
qualified are 8. p. Morrison, w. f.. Essex
and A. w. DeWolf.
Robert Hill, New York city, wholesale
grocer, by Chas. T. Preston, his counsel,
has brought suit against Jacob Goosen,
formerly retail grocer in that city.
Joseph La June and family, with Clay
ton Morse's little son, were at e. A.
Morse's over the Fourth. Mrs. La June
and the children are to remain for month
or 80.
These big, strapping fellows, college
men, "athletes," could get along much
cheaper by going into the bayfield, than
by going to college; 'twould be more be-
fitting, too.
In answer to enquiries: We have the
old Stafford Springs House marble-top.
card table, on which SO much wampum|
was won and lost. We came by the ia
BILE honestly, too.
What a miserable June that Of 1908
was. It opened 10 smoke, dust and,
drought, sickening weather generally, and
closed In cold torrents of rain. Good bye,
Miss June, 1908, and good radiance!
Comparative quiet reigned here on the.
Hill on freedoms natal day. There were
few detonations in the morning and q:
display of fireworks in the evening by j.
La June of New York In front of E. A.
Morse's house.
George Lincoln's wheel broke down Oh
his return to Storrs from the Baptist
church here Sunday before last. He was
thrown to the ground, but was not much
hurt. Since then he makes his trips with
a horse and carriage. =
Rev. DR.. Davies, formerly Congrega-
tional supply here and at Storrs, was re-
Gently an important witness In a celebra-i
ted libel case in London, England, which
metropolis he has often visited since his
residence In this country.
The Misses Palmer and Dunning have
repaired, altered and renovated their
premises, inside and outside, and have
added lawn swing to other attractions,
Then, among other things, the old fire.
places have been restored.
Harold Gardner, grandson of Rev. A.
Gardner, enters his senior year at Yale
In the fall. He Is spending part Of his
vacation in Northfield, Mass, at the stu
dents conference. He is not one OF the
athletes-can't be and attend to his stud
les too.
L. w. Holt and wife have gone 10 Cot
tage City, Mass, to join their son, DIR,
Wilbur e. Holt, and family at that re-
sort, where, 1t is said, blue fish now
abound, especially near Cape Pogue, not
far away. This delectable fish appeared
there In shoals last week. Mrs. Holt
has sister whose home Is In Cottage
City. /
1t Numbered and it lightened, and the
big drops began to patter last week Monday
evening; 1t was getting dark, too, but
the two jealous sportswomen resolutely
hooked their trout, for 1t was the last day
before the claw was on" in fact only j
few hours interviewed, and trudged home
ward with their strings of ''speckled
beauties" for the morrow's breakfast. /
Rev. Charles 81. Brown and wife ,of
Newport, Vt, came to George A Cos
groves Monday night. The following
Wednesday they went to New York, en-
route to Oyster Bay and Asbury Park, N
j. Their friends In Oyster Bay, where
they will visit, are near neighbors and
friends of the president and family. The
Browns expect to return hither the last
week in July. Mrs. Brown intends to re-
main here for while. .s'''s
Ell Wood, the painter and paperer, Is
now working for 1. T. Richards, whose
business Is in Providence, r. l., and who
Is the proprietor of "The Outlook" new
residence he has built In Ashford. The
premises include O windmill, and the
whole scheme illustrates both the FEAST
bility and propriety of returning to ones
old town and helping to revivify and beau
tify the same. We have lots Of "Out-
looks" here In old Wellington.
There were ministers galore at our
house one day last week-one Congrega-
tional and three Baptist it wasn't
much Of day for ministers either. The
last, but not least, to call was our old
friend, Rev. Mr.. Shepard, of Stafford
Hollow. His daughter, Annie, was with
him-a pretty little girl of five when her
father was supply here and with his fam
lily lived In the Baptist parsonage, II
years ago, and now handsome big girl.
All OF Mr.. Shepard's old friends down
this way were right glad to see him again,
and all remarked how young and un-
changed he was In appearance. Come
again, pray.
The glorious Fourth was observed in
the Congregational church by patriotic
services at O'Clock p. m. The Declara-
ton of Independence was read by Rev.
Mr.. Gardner, solo, "The Star spangled
Banner" was sung by Rev. s. W. Clarke,
accompanied by the organist,, and the
choir and congregation in the chorus,
while short impromptu addresses were
made by Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Preston and
Charles T. Preston At the close of the
exercises the larger part of the gathering
INDUCED In lemonade, croquet playing and
lawn swinging on G. T. Preston's be-
tagged grounds. An interesting feature
of the day was the due observance of Mrs.
Clarke's birthday.
ALI hands present, from Matthew Bur-
dick. 96 to little DoyDthv Pis,rce q hinge