The Press., 1903-08-20
WILMINGTON.

A party from here recently spen
the day at the lake in South Coventry
George Spaulding of Brooklyn, N
Y, relative, has been visiting al
John F. Whitford's.
Comrade John J. Hanover an6
daughter of Washington, D. c., are
guests at George A. Cosgrove's.
Miss Mary Hill of Winchester,
Mass. a teacher there, has been visit.
ing at. the Congregational parsonage.
A dance will be held at Carriers
pavilion next Wednesday evening fol-
the benefit of the West Wilmington
baseball team. Il.
J. A. Houshen and wife returned
from Jewett City Friday. They
called on Mrs. L. X. Fuller, nee Liza
Kent, on their way thither.
The Y. p. S. G. E. meeting Sunday
evening was ably and edifyingly led
by Mrs. Charles H. Brown. She
leaves day for her home in Newport,
vt.
Officers, from the president down,
go on forever. The present, past
or future incumbents are mere forgot
ten or forgettable episodes for the
most part.
AS we have hereinbefore said, at
this season of the year no live man
can "get inn the names of all the
summer visitors unless they are for
warded in some way.
There are in circulation in this
country 800, 600, 600 in half dollars,
quarters, dimes, nickles and cents
$50, 900, 600 in silver dollars, $75, 600, :
600 in 81 bills and $45, 600, 600 in 81
bills.
We have nothing against the city {;
I have been city chap, but it is a
man-made affair, and a degenerator
of the race, while the country is a re-
generator of the race and God-made
affair.
J. W. Edgerton, wife and two
daughters of Tolland, Comrade w. H.
Hutchinson, wife and daughter of
Bristol, peach wagon load, drove
over from the former place Saturday,
on their way to Westford, and calling
on friends here.
Much credit is due to Mrs. Charles
H. Hobby in the matter of the enter
tainment at the Congregational church.
It was both unique and successful
The judges Of the millinery contest
we're Mrs. E. A. Morse, Mrs. w. H.
Marsh and Mr.. Logee of Westford.
Charles HI. Brigham, wife and
daughter, Florence, of Worcester,
Mass, and his mother, Mrs. Mary
Grace Brigham, soldiers widow of
Brimfeld, Mass, were guests of Chas
T. Preston Thursday night and Friday.
The party drove hither from Worces-
ter, via. Brimfeld, on their way to
relatives in Mt. Hope.
The theme at the Congregational
church Sunday was "The conversion
of Paul., while at the Baptist church
Rev. Mr. Chamberlain of North Ash
ford, who was accompanied hither by
his wife and their two little sons,
discoursed on prayer, John 1877.
Rain was imminent that afternoon,
but there were some who ventured. out
Newman S. Marcy passed his seth
birthday on the 1st inst. Although
he is comparatively comfortable has
a good appetite and gets around quite
we'll, he is nevertheless gradually fail
ing in both mind and body. His
niece, Mrs. Abby Marcy Phelps, of
Pennsylvania, while calling on old
friends in this vicinity recently, pass
ed him by, we hear.
Mr.. Jenkins of the agricultural
experiment. station, New Haven,
writes us that that cheese episode was
a case of ptomaine poisoning. "The
ptomains are alkalidal bodies, which,
under certain conditions, develop into
heterogeneous matter. The causes of
their development are not we'll under
stood. They are extremely difficult
or impossible to identify, but cause
sudden and violent illness which
we think they did.
Speaking of the attendance at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoons, it
is very apt to be showery at this sea-
son of the year, and it is silly to deny
the fact that the marked changes made
in recent years affecting the organiza-
tion have greatly diminished the con-
gregation at the meeting house.
People living at distance from the
church don't like to hitch up and run
into shower in the afternoon, and at
other seasons to delay their "chores. I"
The following from the Indianapo-
lis, Ind, Journal will be of interest
here, as Rev. Mr.. Moore was pastor
of the Wellington Congregational
church for over two years: "The Rev.
David Y. Moore, pastor of the Con-
gregational church of Ridgeville, Ind. i,
has resigned to accept call to the
peoples Congregational church, cor
ner of Michigan and Blackford streets,
indianapolis. Mr.. Moore is gradu-
ate of Williams college and Yale Di-
vinity school. During his two years.
pastorate here he has made host of
friends"
The social at the Congregational
church last Wednesday evening was
largely attended and was an enjoyable
affair. The supper was good, and the
millinery contest" was indeed anus
ing. Phil Ryder took the first prize, a
set of nut picks, for trimming Alice
McVeigh's bonnet, while Clinton
Richardson took the BOBBY prize, a
stick pin. Among those present from
out of town were Miss May Hill of
Winchester, Mass, George Spaulding of