The Press., 1904-08-24

old friends and to have your pictures
taken by the accomplished and charm.
/, ing daughter Of one of them, Miss
Rose Storrs of Hartford.
The speeches and the collation. were
both good, it is said, and the groves
much enlarged from what it was
some ten years ago, when we attended
one of these meetings there.
We noticed that the family of the
late Stephen A. Lamb was represented
by four generations, headed by the
Widow Lamb, q we'll preserved and
still vigorous lady Of four score, and
now living with the children of Mrs.
Ernest Wilson.
On our way home we could distin-
guish the outlines of the famous
douglas monument from the road
side. It is indeed O grand affair for
such rural spot. May the ashes OF
the old farmer who put all his hoard
into it rest in peace.
We don't know why Goldfish Flat"
is so called, but we do know why
"Fifty-acre Hill is SO called; but
we do not know why it is sometimes
called "Tug HILL The hill is mot
90 very steep, while the locality is ex-
.tremely picturesque.
The quartet referred to was COM
posed of Mrs. John Hanks, Miss
Blanche Barlow, Rev. Mr.. Rider,
Prof. Lewis, who also presided at the
organ. The other singers were Miss
Edith Cushman, Miss Olive Lougee,
Miss Lillian Amidon.
The old Thomas Knowlton place,
now occupied by James Burdick, ]. A.
Dimock and their families, looks as
natural as life. Mrs. Knowlton was
our mothers aunt, and many happy
childhood hours were spent with the
inmates, including the family Of the
SON in law, W. W. Marcy.
On our way thither we called on
Jesse Baker Squier, at Henry A. Up.
toms, where his wife, nee Maria
Knowlton, is an invalid from eczema,
and where her brother, Marvin Knowl.
ton, is now recovering from an attach
of illness, at the old John and EnocE
Baker place and other localities.
A family present said they had tC
arise at 3 O'Clock in order to make the
trip from their home in Hartford,
which reminded us of family in that
city who failed to attend the funeral
of relative in Wellington, who had
left them considerable property, be
cause they would have to undergo the
hardship of getting up ''at 5 o'clock
of a midsummer morning.
South Wlllington.'
W. H. Bracket is on a visit to hi,
sister in Worcester.
MIR. and Mrs T. A. Denman spent
Sunday in Willimantic. ..t ...
Charles W. Eldredge is home from
Indian Orchard on a two-weeks' va.
cation.
The West Wellington ball team play
the Staffordvilles at Staffordville next
Saturday. .. .a.-. ..s sat-
Mrs. T. @. Denman is visiting with
friends in Norwich and at Gales Ferry
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer and
little daughters of Derby have been
visiting with Mrs. Janette Shaffer.
Ralph Howe of Springfield and
Waldo Lathrop Of New London were
the guests of Adolph Korper last
week.
Miss Ida Sturtevant and Miss Carrie
L. e. Gibbs of Amherst, Mass. spent
few days last week with friends in
town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of New
York city is visiting with Mrs.
w. III. Bracket and Mrs. Gilbert
Spicer.
Benz. Fox has secured the services
of a nurse for his mother, whose con.
dition is such that she needs constant
attention.
Some of the W. O. T. u. ladies are
intending to go to Moose Meadow Sat
urday afternoon, where Mrs. w. ID
Ruby has arranged for q temperance
social.
A republican caucus, to elect dele
gates to the state, congressional, sena
torial and probate conventions, viii
be held in the hall at South Willing
ton Friday evening of this week.
Louis J. Korper of this village ant
Miss Maude Remington, daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Remington o
Willimantic, were married at the hom
of the BRIDES parents Saturday after
noon, the goth.
We notice by q Hartford paper tina
wellington figured in the program a
the Willimantic camp ground o.
temperance field day. Mrs. E. J
Holman, county president, was amonI
the speakers. Rev. O. w. Wolfe
Mrs. Wolfe and Mr.. Wolfe's fathe
sang as a trio, and Miss Ida M. Hal
and Miss Flossie Stanley gave SO
prano solos. ~".... .. .s
Saturdays bad weather was a sor
disappointment to large number VIII
had planned to go ON the excursion +
Watch Hill and Block Island. AS /
was only about 35 from this vicinit
went. Free tickets were given by G
Hall, Jr., 6 Go. to all their employee
who wished to 60. The extrem
rough weather ON the sound recall
the story Of the passenger who, Ii
speaking Of q similar trip, said. 81
was SO rough that the skipper though
best to heave to- Eyes, and wha
did you dor" "Oh; / heaved, too.
The steamer went no farther tina
Watch Hill, leaving there for NeV
London at 1 O'Clock.
Moose Meadow.