The Press., 1905-07-12
Ex- Mail Carrier Chapman has sold


 his farm.
 The pushing man: the man behin } the lawn mower. Charles T. Preston has sold hi standing grass to G. B. Robbins. George Brown is doing l.. B Clarke's having, getting some hay fol himself thereby.
 It is stated that Mrs. J. F. Whit ford is boarding for time with hel physician in Westford.
 As an outsider, our opinion is that it isn't best to divert any kind of pub. lie money to other localities.
 Lewis Johnson, housekeeper and visitors and Luman Jacobs, Holland side, were. among the attendants.
 "If we are going to demand open doors from all nations of the world, we shall be compelled to let the doors swing both ways"
 Mrs. Preston gave a five o'clock tea to Rev. o. W. Wolfe and wife, in honor of Baby Wagner's six-months birthday, on Saturday.
 We are pained to learn of the death of the veteran Prof. Perry of Will liamstown, Mass. He was the father of Bliss Perry, editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
 Read that interview between the president and his old washerwoman at the recent Harvard commencement if you want to know what sort of a man he is.
 Mrs. Carrie Arnold returned to her home in Providence, R. l., last week. She was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Alice w. Pratt, who is to visit relatives in that city.
 Simplicity, cheerfulness, courage and hopefulness, gratitude for bless ings received, with enjoyment of hu- man affection are blessings that mon- ey cannot buy and poverty cannot de- stroy."
 "Neighbor Wishwell' writes us that he expects to be along shortly with a grist or two. We'll, if the editor of this paper and the reading public say "all right" so do we. He has been on a long vacation, and perhaps has some fresh ideas to venti late.
 South WillingtOn. A son was born last Monday morn ing to MT. and Mrs. Horace McKin- ney.
 Mrs. Wm. Ladd has gone to the South Coventry hospital for treat ment.
 The hall is being thoroughly clean ed and renovated in preparation for the painters.
 William Morrison has left the em- ploy of G. Hall, Jr., & Co.,. and will move to East Hampton, where he has secured work.
 Miss Elizabeth D. Hall is on a wis., it to her uncle, Albert Hall, of Idaho Springs, Col. She expects to be gone until September. In addition to other repairs and improvements, w. H. Bracket is hay ing a dormer window placed in the west roof of his house. Wm. Carroll has lately purchased 8 small piece of land for 8 building lot of W. E. Battye. It is slightly place, little south and opposite of Stephen Slingsby's.
 Carlos J. Gurley has been granted letters of administration on his moth CTS estate, and has secured the ap- poiRtment of Wm. H. Brackett and W. A. Allen as appraisers.
 We copy the following from Willi- mantic paper of July 10: "Lester Weeks, who for the past fourteen years has been employed as engineer at the Willimantic cotton mills cor poration, has resigned to take a similar position with the Wilmington Thread Go. Edward Ottenheimer, in behalf of the employees, presented to him a beautiful watch chain and charm in | which he was held" MT. Weeks has arrived here and will soon take up his position as indicated above.
 Ernest Myers, head man for Ro- maine Tucker, met with an accident Sunday afternoon whereby he suffered broken leg. He, with some other young people at John Skilton's in North Coventry, were enjoying a frolic, and MT. Myers, while running, in some way snapped the bone below the hip. MT. Tucker brought him to this station Monday morning, where he took the early train for Nor wich, where he entered the hospital. He was accompanied by J. w. Har- rison, who brought back word that the leg was so badly swollen that no operation could be had for several hours at least.
 West wilIingtOn.
 The report of R. F. D. No. 1 from West Wilmington for last quarter sent to Washington by the postmaster was as follows: Delivered 4, 465 letters, 688 postals, 1O,2O2 newspapers, 748 circulars, 474 packages; total, 16, 577. Total collected, 3, 3,236. This is very encouraging, being the banner route in this county. Daleville.
 Samuel Pourtrey is at work in the thread mill at South Wilmington.
 A. l.. Brown of New York was in town on business one day recently.
 Allan Houston of Mansfield Depot was in town last week engaging berry pickers for the Marlboro fruit farm.
 Mrs. H. Gross of New York has returned to her place here, having opened her house to summer board