The Press., 1904-06-15

The a5reage of wheat in this country is 116, 100 less than that of last year. & ss <, n.
 The goods of Pastor-elect Wolfe are delayed by the strike of the freight handlers. 'N.' '. J. ID. Parsons of Springfield, Mass, Maj. E. V: Preston of Hartford, old Wilmington boys. and others will probably be invited. sp
 While everybody else is working under the 2Oth century regime, the farmer does his business according to the 16th century modes. t. ..s-
 Briefly, royal good time was en- jeyed by the numerous, we'll l-wishing, enthusiastic guests Tuesday afternoon on the occasion of. the tenth sanpi- versary of the wedding of Mf. and Mrs. W. H. Hall. Some verses read by the author, Mrs. Preston, are .here= with appended by request :---..m To MT. and Mrs. William Henry Hail on their { tenth anniversary. .:~7N
 A RHYME OF JUNE.
 A story to be told in rhyme
 Of happy hearts one summer time,
 When from the Holman home in June This pair went forth with hearts attune. Ten years ago? Yes, ten and "tin, ,''
 Although the slip would be no sin.
 Month of the summer rose and bird, This story sweet you all have heard,
 Where youth and love have little care Except each others life to share. Nowhere we meet with gifts of tia Yes "tin"-not ten-almost a slip of this --l '4' poor pen. '' 'r.. :f,'~ .1s''>,i'gs>. T; The best day of the summer fair,f .ssysd When flags are flowing everywhereGt o3 How fitting that the flags birthdaX:.ssv Should speed these friends on Hfe's bright
 way. ..-'.-. .......,'s.-.. Fourteenth of June; just four and tenn,,;a {: Ten years seemed ages then. ,. ..s Sure as the summer, sweet and glad, .,.., This day will come with la est fad, And you will meet with friends again
 And count the passing years by ten. - By ten, not .'tin," this way make bright {; Drops off Into the past tonight. June will not fail, may friends. prove true, May every good thing come to you; -- Children as sweet as June, and fair,
 Who all your happiness may share;
 Good wishes, numbering ten times ten, Shall follow you from tongue and pen.
 ANNIE A. PRESTON.
 We are kindly permitted to send along the following extracts of a letter recently .. received from Miss Sarah A., Cunning, from Colorado, to Mrs. Preston :---, .s~..
 Greetings from the top of Pike,s Peak, IA, AZ feet high, June ?, in "a blinding blizzard: :, Snow above the middle of the car window in some places. Something like. that l. would have written when actually there, but about fifteen minutes before we reached the top began to feel the altitude, and when I1got off the car was SO dizzy could just get to seat in the hotel and sit there like; a mummy the long fifty minutes before we began the descent. Now; would
 
 all my experience in climbing our lowed pinnacle in Willington. I had Ifeltauite anxious about Miss PalmeE,s taking the trip, because her ears have Hrung hours at 8 time of late when we have been in high attitudes, and II ghave not been effected the least, SO ln0W she rather has the. laugh on mel Letter writing has been almost imposl lsible, even to our nearest .relatives,t because I assure you the grass has pot grown under our feet since April 27th, gthefi we left New York. We have both been perfectly we'll almost esvery minute, and it seems to me could not have had a more delightful time 2 lRegan our return trip from San Fran j, Issg May 2S, stepping at Salt LakeI SitEz Glenwood Springs, and now areE sdege dor. 8 few days, as there iss sol much to see here. y, esterday we took .. carriage drive of about twenty miles to Manitou, Williams Canyon, GardaR RH'of the Godsy etc., to-day
 
 miles through the Cripple Greek min ing regions, which every one, natives and tourist alike, are raving over. If we get our courage up will go down into 8 gold mine. We went to several in Arizona, but not far, into them.. Tomorrow night we start for St.. Louis, then later to Chicago, New York and Connecticut, reaching Rest Cottage hope by July 4. Shall be so glad to see it and all the kind friends there:e'' '*'s@'
 ..e -. South willington. t:' : William Lester and daughter. Louisa, of East Hampton were the guests last Sunday of Mr. and;'Mrs. Benjamin Fox. s.,; ;.s.-res F' = ri
 John R. Neil, Homer Neil, 'Jrr.,, and Harold Wiggins of Willimantic caught 22s bullheads in Know1ton's pond last'Saturday night. '- / '''' :'''' '7';''''' VI
 Three children, six grandchildren and five great grandchi ildren helped Jeremiah Latham to celebrate his 82d birthday recently. .s
 The school house was crowded, last Saturday evening by the people of the village, who enjoyed the. ice cream n and the children's exercises.
 Mir and Mrs. W. W. B, T s Snow; s,;g>..i of Bridgeport were granted letters of dis. missal last Sunday to the Immanuei Baptist church of that cityy::'a,F' 4 ''',a.'na The annual school meeting ing for F dis is trict No. 9 will be held in the school house Thurday evening for tl4e puff pose of electing officers for the ensuing year. ..@t Y; t'
 In our item of last, weekx our, copy said 67 dogs registered. The com-' v,nCifnr 1,x,