The Press., 1903-06-25
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And now "graft" and ''grafter" are fad words.
 Remember the ladies' social tomorrow evening.
 Charles T. Preston and wife are in Hartford to-day in attendance on his reg mental reunion.
 The large number of female dogs in this vicinity must cause quite an increase in the town treasury.
 Rev. Charles H. Brown and wife oi Newport, Vt., are expected here next week on his annual vacation.
 "The people who keep out of scrapes are not the people one loves," we just read in "Lady Rose's Daughter"
 The house on the Glassfactory road formerly occupied by Alonzo F. Roswell, at present owned by J. c. Ryder, is now tenanted by French family.
 Lucius M. Holt of Hartford, whose an. cestors were residents of this town, re- gently received the Porter prize fellow. ship for English at Yale university.
 It's funny how folks can go when they have a will-when they are not in chains. The night was pitchyldark, rain was immi- nent, but there was good turnout of all ages at that school meeting.
 Next Sunday another attempt will be made to observe Children's day in the Baptist church, weather permitting. A church meeting Is also appointed there at the close of the exercises next Sunday.
 The interiors of both the churches were prettily trimmed for Children's day last Sunday, but the rain was indeed dampef on the attendance. As 1t was, the Con. gregational children carried out their pro. gram successfully.
 Delegates from the local schools. Rev. c. l. Snow, Mrs. Preston, Jessie Holt, Mrs. George Cosgrove, Julia Denman, Fannie Denman, were i'll attendance on the Sunday school convention at Stafford Hollow yesterday.
 We know of @ man who never grieves over himself, but who has treasures of compassion for the weak, the tempted and the unsuccessful, which are spent in secret, simple ways unknown to his most intimate friends.
 It was too bad that after such an elab- crate decoration and painstaking prepa- ration the Children's day exercises were knocked out at the Baptist church last Sunday by the severe thunder shower, which broke forth just before the services were to begin. There were many sad hearts in the community therefor.
 There used to be no proper, separate books for recording the qualifying of the various town officers, etc., in the town clerks office here; besides, the records of the town clerk and registrar of births, marriages and deaths were very much worn. The town ought not to be back ward In providing these needed supplies.
 George Smith, who, with his brother, now owns and occupies the Duty Green place adjacent, is caring for Palmer Smith at the instance of Davis Baker, his con- servator. Palmer Smiths health Is about the same as 1t has been of late years. By the will of his father, the late Asa Smith, the farm goes to the Baptist church in Warrenville after his sons death. We learn that he is still In comfortable cir ...
 We have procured 8 correct list of Rev. olutionary war soldiers who went from Wilmington, and give 1t here for the bene- fit of all whom 1t may concern: Major Elijah Fenton, Capt. Ebenezer Heath, Jr., Capt. William Johnson, Capt. Joseph Merrick, First Lieutenant and Captain Jona. Parker, First Lieutenant Nathan Root, Second Lieutenant Samuel Felt, Second Lieutenant Timothy Holt, Ensign Joseph Rider Brooks. Ensign Noah Cha pin, Sergeant David Futile, Corporal Asa Fenton, Privates Silas Glazier, Henry Amadown, Jedediah Amadown, Silas An tizell, Joseph Crocker, Jr., Benj. Cush. man, Richard Crandall, Ebenezer Dim. ock, Zachariah Eldridge, David Hinck- ley, Thomas Hill, Samuel Johnson, Jr Nathan Jennings, Samuel Johnson, David Lee, Moses OTcutt, Elias Root, Stephen Rice, Samuel Ruggles, Stephen Squires, Noadiah Sanger, Jeremiah Sparks, Peter Whitney. Will anybody who knows of the location of the graves, the dates of their deaths, ages, etc., of these old sol diers kindly communicate with Mrs. Pres ton?
 Miss Alice W. Pratt is now gaining quite rapidly.
 Even in these June days one needs a good-slzed wood pile.
 And now 8 steam saw mill Is slashing into the old Augustus Corbln timber lot.
 The growing feeling in school district No. 1, that 1t was high time that change In the administration of the school should be effected, eliminated and materialized at the annual meeting Monday evening in the choice of A. H. Eldridge, Frank Vo- naski and George A. Cosgrove as the dis trict committee for the coming school year, in place of Charles A. Robbins, E.. A. Morse and Winfield Slater. George A. Cosgrove was chosen clerk and treasurer, and as the meeting was unable to choose a collector, the vacancy will have to be filled by the board of school visitors. The meeting was very harmonious, not the two factions voted sol- idly all along. These legal voters were present: Rev. A. Gardner, B. A. Morse, Harry Morse, Charles A. Robbins, Ben. w. H. Holt, J. F. Whitford, Charles H. Ryder, Charles H. Davis, George A. Cosgrove, John G. Ryder, A.. Fl. Eldridge, A. House, Frank Vonaski, George E. Sparrow, A. A. Preston and c. T. Preston. The spectators were Mrs. penter, George Brown and E. c. Carpen- ter. It was thought meet and proper, in view of the increase of the Bohemian ele- ment in this district, to place Frank Vo- naski as second on the committee, thus nicely assisting in degree the assimila- tion of all races in this great and glorious country.
 South Wilmington.
 Andy Tomasko Is at work now in the dressing room.
 Roland B. Squires has moved into the cottage.
 Frank Wadsworth of Stonington was in town last week and called on his broth CT, l.. E. Wadsworth.
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