The Press., 1903-08-13
Miss Rose Tesar returned Monday from

Miss Rose Tesar returned Monday from
a trip to New York.
Ball game at West Wellington next Sat
urday afternoon between the ToIland
team and the Tigers. Admission 10 cts.
Rev @. L. Chambarlin of North Ash
ford will preach In the hall and on the
hin next Sunday. Savlces at the usual
hours.
Mrs. T. G. D imam, with her two
Alice and Julia, are visiting
friends at her old home at Gales Ferry,
near New London.
Rev. G. L. Snow left for Nova Scotia
Tuesday morning on his summer vacation.
His mother accompanied him as far as
Boston, going from there to Lynn, her
former home. Mr.. Snow expects to be
away about three weeks.
Fred Austin. wife and child we're In
town the latter part Of last week and at
tended the funeral of Mis- Uriel Hanover.
MIR. Au tin formerly worked here. but is
now a clerk In the office of the General
Electric Co., lynn, Mass.
At the adjourned bushes meeting OF the
voters Of the Glass Factory school district
Saturday evening, T. w. Pratt presided
and Everett Richardson acted as clerk.
1t was voted to re-shingle the school house
and put In new seats. The spring on the
Benton lot Is to be dug out and made ac-
cessible. -.r. .-... =s.-
There will be a temperance field day at
the Willimantic camp grounds Friday,
August 18th. Social and basket lunch In
the forenoon and good program in the
afternoon. A cordial invit alton Is extern
ded to all. Miss Fuller sends special
Invitation for Wilmington Union to turn
out well. .......
e. F. Macfarlane is one of the few that
have the gift Of being able by the use of
the divining rod, to locate underground
springs, and he didn't know 1t until last
Sunday when he tried 1t at the home Of
Lucius Eldredge, who Is the only other
man around here who can successfully use
the forked stick. .. -.. .....
We copy the following from yesterdays
Norwich Bulletin, under a Wellington
headline:
Comptroller Seeley has sent check In
payment for the state aid for the trans
portation Of children to high school In
an adjoining town to Assistant Town
Treasurer W. H. Bracket of Wellington
for $66 Sc. .a a.< .#
We are informed by First Selectman
Adolph Korper that the above is untrue.
The town has received the amount stated,
but 1t Is the states two-third's share Of
the cost of tuition for two scholars sent
to the Windham high school and one to
the Stafford high school. --
A case of lock jaw, or perhaps, more
properly, a case Of inter-locked jaws, was
discovered In front of the store Saturday
evening. The jaws belonging to dogs
owned by Messrs. Morrison and LANCER.
No. 10 cowhide boots planted firmly be-
tween the ribs Of the patients failed to
effect q cure, and other well-tried and
common remedies, such as saying incanta-
lions In a loud voice, throwing cold water
on the sufferers and using physical force
to unlock the combination, still left the
dogs in loving embrace. When the case
seemed hopeless, and some one suggested
that machine such as Is used for open
fling car windows must be resorted TO, a
Whit of cigarette. smoke drifted down onto
the CANNES. Even a dog couldn't stand
that, and the suspense was ended. A
Idesperate. case and terrible remedy.
The dogs are recovering
:" North Wellington.
Rev. G.. w. Sheppard OF Stafford will
preach In the Roaring Brook school house
Friday night. .-...-
l. ....4Hg Daleville.
Matt Mccain has been home from
Eaglevifie this week.
Haying in this vicinity Is progressing
slowly, with a good average crop.
Dennison and Chas. H. Walker are in
New York on business this week.
James Bowers Of Mansfield visited his
sister, Mrs. James Hoyle, last Friday.
There will be dance at Knowlton'i
hall, West Ashford, next Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. Littlefeld, student at Harvard
was In this village Tuesday canvassing II
the interests. of q map Of the state of Con
noctlcuC.