The Press., 1905-10-04
WELLINGTON.

with illness for some eight weeks.
Miss Edna Gould Pierce is now in
a business college in Providence, r. I.
The recent cold snap hereabouts
created some damage in low localities
Bramble has moved his steam saw
mill to the Harry Pratt lot, Daleville.
Women can't throw straight; that's
why they throw side chances at the
men.
Burt Barrows was sent to Jail from
Willimantic last week for breach of
the peace.
The true man cares not who
speaks the truth if when it is needed
it gets spoken''
Anton Hak has built silo on the
premises he lately bought of the late
Daniel Eldredge.
Wilbur Towne of Mansfield spent
Sunday with his relatives, George E.
Robbins and family.
AT no period in the worlds history
were the leading nations 80 we'll and
wisely ruled as now.
If you are troubled with a corn,
kick it through window glass and
the pane is gone forever.
Goosen, the butcher, says that if
his new Temple" don't pay, he will
proceed to build a church.
A former pastor here, Rev. @. L..
Snow, was recently chosen clerk of
the New London association.
Dwight B. Gardner and Samuel
Gardner and wife we're at the Oongre-
gational parsonage last week.
John Grosvenor Dave, has returned
from his recent visits in Harwinton,
New York city and at Bristol.
The Center school will not be in
session Wednesday, 4th inst, ON &C
count of the fair at Stafford Springs.
Saturday, Sept. 10th, was our
neighbor Mexico's ninety fifth Fourth
of July, passing off with great eclat.
Usefulness is the rent we are asked
to pay for room on earth, and some of
us are heavily in debt for arrears of
rent.
1t seems that some of our great
manufacturing concerns are establish
ing plants in Europe. 1t remains to
be seen what success they will have.
The much talked of sale of the
Daleville property is not yet consul
mated, we learn. The purchaser in
prospect had 80 days to think things
over in.
The travel on the new state road
over the Hill is indeed heavy and con-
slant. AS we have hereinbefore stated
toll gate on this road would collect
mint of money.
About radium once more: The
energy of twenty two ounces of it
would propel vessel of three thous-
and tons once around the world, at
the rate of fifteen knots an hour.
Joseph and Margaret Allen of Gull
ford, Vt, bought last week the
Marble place near the railroad station,
the late Bohemian owner and occu-
pant having returned to New York
city4 -, ....:.,-:
The l2OOth. anniversary of the
founding of the "First Church OF
Christ, ;" Congregational, is coming on
apace. Perhaps it is we'll for those
interested, far and near, to bear in
mind this somewhat previous an
nouncement.
If you want to be in the swim you
must send and receive fancy postal
cards, and gay something like this
"He, she or it will stand without
hitching." The latter is good fad
for the "fair" season, but we hope il
will not last much longer.
A surprise party was given to
Robert P. Pratt, Harold W. Pratt and
Frank Joslin at the home of F. W.
Pratt, Friday evening last. A very
enjoyable time is reported. Robert
P. Pratt, whose Dist birthday it was,
received a handsome gold watch as q
gift.
The Toberman tragedy, which &C.
CURED on Saturday, has cast a gloom
over the entire community. The re-
mains of the lad were buried Monday
beside those of his brother, who was
also the victim of an accident some
time ago, in the new cemetery ex-
| tension
The gathering at "Maple Corner
Saturday afternoon and evening was
declared by all present to be pleas
ant affair. The weather was perfect,
and there was nothing to mar the en-
joyableness of the occasion. Wilt
mantle and Tolland were represented
among the guests.
Mr.. Wolfe speaks highly of the
recent associational meeting at Daniel.
son. Mrs. Preston, the home mission
director of the association, did not at.
tend. She has been in service some
26 years, the only officer in the New
England branch that has served from
the society's organization. The first
"circle" organized in Connecticut was
in the Wilmington church.
We have now four telephones in
town-one at the railway station, one
at the village of South Wilmington
and two at the Hollow, one private,
in the old Preston house, in the east
room, now owned and occupied by O.
S. Amidon, the other public, al
Squires' store. AS yet there is none
on the Hill, no one person or house
hold being willing to assume the sole
bother and responsibility.
South Wellington.
Mrs. E. J. Holman returned from
the White mountains on FRIDAY last.