The Press., 1905-02-15
WELLINGTON.


l g. G. Dave is at the head of
"Boy's club" in New York city.
The late Herman Gross left an In
surance policy in favor Of his widow
Miss May Lord, we'll known in thi
locality, is now conducting evangel
' istic meetings in New Milford.
We hear that the coming social i
to be a.fancy dress affair-with sucl
things as succotash, etc., for TIN
supper.
The Baptist ladies' social, mention
ed last week, will be given ON tn,
evening of the Washington =
birthday eve.
Rev. y. W. Wolfe's topic Sunday
was "On behalf Of Ohrist. j" Text
Cor. II, $500. Rev. A. Gardner
assisted in the services.
John f. Whitford has decided MOI
to go to Durham, but instead ha,
bought the Radcliffe place in Crom
we'll, where he will remove about the
first of next May. -
An epidemic like the grip, if it il
not the grip itself. is very prevalent
in this locality. Lots of folks are O,
have been down with it. Whence il
came all of sudden is the query.
It seems that the recent "mock
court" in Stafford Springs could not
get alo3g without bringing in names
of outside parties. Yes, we can write
love letters as we'll as other kinds OF
letters.
P. M. Annie A. Preston gave an
oyster and orange supper in honor of
Mail Carrier Chapman's retirement
last week. It was served by Nellie
Carpenter, who was acting as assistant
P. M. for the day.
D 3. Gardner has been travelling
west in the interests of blanket firm
in franklin, Mass. His home com
ing was timely, as his father, Rev
A. Gardner, and other members of
the family are indisposed from severe
colds.
We've had some cracking cold
weather of late, but on some of the
days it was quite nice Overhead. {"
The crows have recently been seen
flying about, and they are always
sure harbingers of spring. Yes, we
guess the backbone of old winter is
hroken for this SEASON
Mrs Annie G.. Preston, wife of
Harry A. Preston, an Auburndale,
Mass, letter carrier, figured ms a
witness in the Tucker-Page murder
case last week. She was summoned
because she saw Tucker at snch time
of day as to help prove an alibi. A
Boston paper exploits her picture "as
large as life
Apropos of the F. r. D. here,
starting into being to-day: We hear
that showers of blessings are already
descending upon the heads of Messrs
Walker and Morrison, the late pro-
motors of the scheme. But wait a
bit, Uncle Sam wants to do the right
thing in the premises. Justice will
finally prevail.
Rev. Charles W. Wolfe conducted
the services at the grave, at the inter
ment of the body of Mrs. Merrick,
last Friday forenoon. The funeral
party drove out from Rockville,
reachibg that place at 9.13 a. M,
and Immediately returning after the
burial. The pastor of the Oongrega-
tional church was compelled to re-
main in doors that day on account of
a severe coda sort Of grip.
Another old time story: In the
early settlement of this township each
householder Of any account had a deep
wolf pit dug near his dwelling, in
which to entrap the marauding beasts
of prey. In a certain region of the
town were three near neighbors, each
being provided with one of these
traps. One of these neighbors, among
other peculiarities, always had the
courage of his convictions, and conse-
quently had some enemies. Out Of
difference to his living posterity we
will name him Tom Scott. One
morning one of their two neighbors
said to the other, What do you think
1 found in my trap this. morning p"
"Why, a wolf, of course" replied
the somewhat surprised neihgbor.
"Worse than that" "Well, it was
the devil, then, guess. - "No,
worse than that" replied the jocular
neig hbor. "Then," said the other,
cit must have been old Tom Scott. I"
you're right was the reply; sit
is old Tom Scott. If you don't be-
lieve it, come and see,' and they
trudged off to extricate the old man
from the untoward and watery pre-
dicament.
Mrs. Esther Burnham Merrick, SO,
widow of Harvey Merrick, old time
former natives and residents of this
town, died at the home of her only
child and SON, Deacon Leverett Gid.
con Merrick, in Bristol, Tuesday, 9TH
inst. She was buried the succeeding
Friday in the family lot in the old
cemetery. This worthy and highly
esteemed couple lived here for many
years in the house owned by Mrs.
Agnes Kech and occupied by Butcher
Gooser, useful as we'll as prominent
citizens. Mr.. Merrick was the popu-
lar manager of the old Glassfactory"
general store years ago, when it was
run by the Wellington glass company,
a we'll known enterprise here in town
in the Golden" time. The deceased,
as was mentioned in this column some
time ago, had been in feeble health
for years, and the end came "a hap
py release. Had she lived till Satur-
day OF last week she would have