The Press., 1903-02-12
WILMINGTON.

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Mrs. Frederick Draper is seriously Ill
at present.
An epidemic Of measles imminent, at
least In this vicinity.
Mrs Emily s. Carpenter has had Sc
we're attack of sore throat.
Jesse L. Eno's daughters held pleas
ant party last Friday evening.
Mrs. e. g. Hayden, of New York state
was on the Hill Saturday last.
Mrs. Harriet Eldridge fell on the ice
recently and was hurt quite badly.
Clinton Slater and his wife, now living
in Preston City, are both quite sick.
always go straightforward, and IL you
meet the devil cut him In two and go be-
tween the pieces"
Dwight Gardner drove out from Rock
Vile and Hartford Tuesday to see his
parents and sister.
Aneighboring "Seventh-day Adventist"
makes his sectarianism conspicuous by
hauling wood on Sundays.
Recent events lead us to remark that
matrimonial infelicities are usually the
fruit of outside meddling.
Mrs. Orrin Watrous has returned the
little girl she recently took from the Hart
ford county children's home.
Mrs Fl. L. Keens advertises her farm
and personal property for sale at auction
on next Monday, at 10 a. m.
Mrs. W. L. Scott and her young son,
Irving, of Springfield, Mass. visited at
her father, Rev. 3. w. Clark's.
Quite number of persons hereabouts
are now engaged In ice Harvesting" for
the New London company at South Will
lington.
Rev. Mr.. Snow, Sunday forenoon. dis
coursed effectively on the character OF
Daniel, the Jew premier Of Darius, king
of Persia.
Will some one please tell Us the name
of the song the Sirens used to sing, and
the name Acheales assumed when he hid
himself among women?
II you want to invest little in the new
drug, radium bromide, 1t would be well
to inspect your wampum belt, for the
commodity costs $500, 900 per pound.
Notwithstanding the song Of the robin
was heard In this vicinity last week, We
may have some high old wintry weather
yet. The birds themselves get deceived
sometimes.
Frank D. Preston has bargained with
New York parties for his farm, the DR.
Brown, Taylor and Lucius Preston place
It is expected that the sale will be con
sumated in the spring.
Rev. Mr.. Snow is assisting Rev. Mr.
Chamberlain In Westford and North Ash
ford this week. 1t Is expected that the
latter will assist the former in religious
meetings In this town next week.
1t was happy coincidence that the M
E. ladies', Tolland side, held their pleas
ant social on the eighth anniversary o.
the marriage of Frank L. Joslin and wife
at whose home the gathering was held.
We regret to learn, through the South
Wilmington correspondence Of The Press
of the serious mishap which recently be-
fell our old school teacher, Miss Clarisss
Morrison, of Windsor, breaking her hiI
by fall.
Yes, indeed, let US all put for Martin
county, Indiana, where coal Is sold to the
consumer at two dollars per ton. There
the farmers mine it In the winter and at
tend to their crops In the summer, being
busy all the year, If they want to be.
Sam. Clark of Ashford, who used t.
drive the mail here, thought he had beer
robbed of note for $50 by bad com
rade at Willimantlc recently. The not'
was subsequently found on Clark's per
son. He was liberated, while the com
rade was fined by the police court.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society's "Lin
coin social" Tuesday evening was sue
cess, both as to attendance and financial
ly. There was a good supper and re
marks on the great Lincoln by Rev. s
w. Clarke, Mrs. Preston, G. T. Preston
and appropriate readings by Mrs. Dim
ock, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Scott of Spring
field, Miss Clark, Miss Bartlett, singh,
and games were features Of the occasion
Horse-shoeing Is a good thing nova
days for some folks, but Its pity team
sters have to wait so long at the black
smith shops for their horses to be shod
Various devices, "calks," are talked O
these days, affairs which, at slipper
times, owners themselves can afix t.
their horses shoes. From what we gath
or they, the "calks," are all of about tn
same thing that the late Samuel Stone
Of this town, made little fortune out O
some years since.
Some of the older readers OF The Pres
In this vicinity may remember brothe
OF the late Darius Starr, VIM. E. Starr
He recently died in Worcester, Mass, a
the age of 80, the oldest insurance actuar.
| III IhO WOAAO. u0 1dt0 DdEluS starr,
will be remembered, was Of the firm O
johnson d Starr at the railway station
His wife was the late Hannah Marc,
Starr, eldest daughter of the late W. w
Marcy and Martha Knowlton Marcy. 4
son of Mr. and Mrs. Starr Is Thomas X
physician In Hartford
We have been reminded from time t,
time the past year or SO, notably the pas
week by out-of-town folks, of very falls,
impression that seems to exist that Their,
is squabble between the Baptist church
folks on the Hill and vicinity and tn,
branch at South Wellington. We know
from the best of sources that among tn,
leading parties at least Of both Interests
entire harmony prevails. To be sure, i
has been thought by Influential ones II
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