The Press., 1904-07-13
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| OuE copy TOT Gn8G Iull0r Item last week said Fuller -"Rev. Daniel Fuller,' etc.
 s. P. Morrison is painting his barn and stable red-a very great improve ment to the picturesqueness of the Hill.
 Read an article on Golf in this July number of the Atlantic Monthly if you want to get posted on the mys- teries of the game.
 Carriage driving nowadays," said some one last week, ''is no more a pleasure on our country roads on &C., count of these cussed automobiles. y Because their vacations are about to begin, Dr. Stone and Major E. V. Preston of Hartford will not be pres ent at the council and ordination to- day.
 The acquisition of w. H. Brack- ett's horse and buggy by the new minister makes it both pleasant and handy for his wife and him to make parochial calls. .. a. Its amusing sometimes to hear and see rank prejudice crop out on occa- sion. But the world moves and final ly matter will find it's level. "Truth is mighty and will prevail.''
 The threatening weather of the forenoon and the actual rain of the afternoon had something to do doubt less with the thin attendance at both churches on the Hill, Sunday.
 Its better to go up, generally speak ing, kind of slowly rather than to go up rapidly like rocket, and then to come down even more rapidly a stick, and perhaps to hurt or kill somebody in the descent.
 | Mary Hak gave a children's lawn party last Friday. Miss Jessie Holt managed the affair for her near Bo- hemian neighbors. A very enjoy able time was had, and the ice cream, cake, etc., were pronounced good.
 We are often asked this simple question: When must the legal an nual district school meeting be held The statute is explicit in it's phraseol- ogy, to wit-Chapter VIII, Section 114: Every school district shall hold an annual meeting in the month of June in each year," etc. We give this information for the benefit of all concerned-free.
 At an unusually large meeting of the Y. P. s. O. E. at the Congrega- tional church Sunday evening, Mrs. Preston having positively declined a election as president, the following new officers were chosen: President, Miss Genevieve Gardner; vice presi- dent, Robert P. Pratt; secretary, Miss Alice V. Cosgrove; treasurer, Miss Sara A. Cunning. Three new names were proposed for membership.
 Mrs. Della Manning Miller of East Orange, N. J., is stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Louise M. Johnson. Mrs. Miller has her little son, Lathrop Manning Miller, with her. The late Capt. Manning before his death knew of the naming of the child. The niece, Mrs. Miller, will be a good companion of Mrs. Johnson, who is in impaired health at present.
 Rev. A. Gardner attended the flu neral of his old friend, Rev. Augustus Alvord, at Springfield on Friday last. Tie G. A. R., of which the deceased minister was a member, furnished the bearers and used it's ritual at the bu- rial. It will be remembered that the deceased soldier, with his wife, visited at the Congregational parson- age about year ago, and gave an impromptu lecture on "The Surrender at Appomatox.
 The Village Hill school, Miss Ma ble Clark teacher, closed Thursday, June 3Oth, after a fourteen weeks term. Thursday afternoon ice cream was served and a good time enjoyed by all. Those not absent during the term were Margaret Schofeld, Mary Fontanella, Frank Palshaw; absent one- half day, May Green; one day, Aletha Schofield; one day and half, Albert Palseaw. Others would have done as we'll but for illness.
 The topic at the Congregational church Sunday was "The effective ness of preaching Jesus or conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch, or preach ing simply the gospel,' founded on the narrative in Acts. During the singing part of the service there was a duet by Misses Grace Morse and Lizzie Whitford. Touching allusion was made in the prayer by the pas tor, Rev. A. Gardner, to the recent disaster at sea and the drowning of the two Yale young men at North field, Mass, one of them being near neighbor of the pastors son in Burn side.
 o. Gustavus Holt, long a resident and prominent citizen of Louisville, Ky, writes us that he and his wife are in quite good health, and arc making the best of life in their child less home. He says old Willington's $ the dearest spot on earth to him. He has been a frequent visitor here in the past, and now that he has one living near relative here sister, Mrs. Ada Eldridge, we shall doubtless see more of him in the future. Letters from such kind of folks as MT. Holt are always very welcome, and as fa1 as proper, perhaps, extracts will be printed in this column. We have quite a corps of correspondents in this line already. ... .
 The Holland County League of fourth class postmasters was recently organized, and the following officers were chosen for the ensuinp year