The Press., 1905-01-11
WILMINGTON.
George e.. Robbins is better.

Blackstone, Mass.
The blizzard weather last weel
rendered travelling rather difficult.
At the Congregational church Sun
day the sermon was on Missions. -
Mrs. Samuel Bartlett visited he
brother in Hampton, Mass, las
week.
! Mail Carrier Chapman and his fam
lily had a hard time last week with
sickness. -. So: &-..' .......
There were twenty homicides in thu
state the year last past, thirteen lesl
than in the preceding year.
The friends of Mrs. D. L. Royc,
are panied to hear that she is moi
so we'll as she lately has been.
That "spell of weather. last weel
enforced Mrs. Dimock to stay at Mrs
Pierce's longer than she intended.
IT love you, 1 love you, )" said tn,
male bird, perched near his mate
nest. "Prove it, prove it," chirpe6
she.
? At the Christmas festivities some
boys broke the CRATE in the ladies
parlor stove. Afterwards they go
their bags of candy, half-pound each
all right. 49,. .--
. Miss Edna g.. Pierce, who returned
yesterday to her school in Northfield
Mass. led the Y. P. s. G. e. meet
ing at the Congregational chapel Sun
day evening. ...... - i. :
/ There are thirteen persons from
Connecticut who have soft positions
in the pension department at<Washing
ton, D. g., at an aggregate annual
salary of $25, 900. j
!. Charles A. Southworth and Delot
Conant have been recently. appointed
of the estate of the late
Widow George Snow, who died not
long ago in Willimantic. "~ !.
Rev. Mr.. Wolfe's topic at the Bap-
fist church Sunday was ''The younger
sons and daughters Of Gods chill.
dren," founded on Luke's narrative
of the prodigal son. The subject will
be continued. ~ .:*-s
Think of the number of steps taken
the world in looking for
ones mislaid "glasses - If these
steps were utilized, for instance on a
what an amount of power
would be generated. t.
Zero weather. again last Thursday
Pretty early the thermom-
eter stood eight degrees below here
on the Hill. In the villages the mer.
curry must have been much lower.
Wednesday we had no mails.
The only further news about the
new F. R. D. is that, with respective
fractions, Eddie DeWolf rated 90,
Rob Pratt 81 and Richardson 95 in
their recent examination in Rockville
as applicants for the position of car
rier. "-'" 800 *
The suit for damages against the
town, brought by, BENZ. s. Robbins.
Geo. E. Robbins, Harriet @. Robbins
and Emma r. Robbins to the Septem-
Der term of j the superior court, 1904,
has been settled out Of court according
70 terms satisfactory to all the liti-
giants. 80. 20 49,.
. Bad weather knocked the spots out
IF the Baptist ladies' social on both
evenings, Monday and Tuesday. AS
1t was, however; some 40 were pres
ent ON both evenings. They were
quite enjoyable occasions. What a
pity the social and PASTORS reception
could not have. been held on an at-
'picious evening; the Saturday pre-
,eding, for example. 4 A. - '''''
"A little boy came to the Baptist
oarsonage early Sunday morning, Jan.
9th, the anniversary Of the battle of
New Orleans, Andrew. jackson day.
By the way, we can never forget one
If those anniversaries in N. Y. city,
where, one night, our room was near
Cammany Hall when the members of
hat fraternity were celebrating the
'ccasion-a sleepless night.
"E =, south wilmington. 80.
We offer our congratulations to Rev.
md Mrs. G.. W. Wolfe on the: birth Of
heir son last Sunday. --- 81.
j. The W..C. T.aU. ladies are to meet
gain with Mrs. E. J. Holman on
afternoon, to finish the work
,egunn last Saturday. 49,. =. !,
The ice run has been put into po-
ition and other preparations made
OF harvesting the ice crop as soon as
t is of the required thickness, which
will take several days of freezing
Weather. 49, ~ ~ ,s.
: We are not receiving any praise for
icing correct in stating that the new
Mill whistle could be heard IL miles
way; in fact we are accused of being
Yearly Il miles away from the truth
f, the matter -.
L. e. Wadsworth is busy with what
!elp he can get in cutting. the wood
# a 4o:aore lot that he bought re-
emily on. Cassidy hill. He says the
epert .as4given in the Coventry items
n The Press last week are correct.
1e has leased "a house near the lake,
nd will soon get his naptha launch
moved there from Glastonbury
The mill started Monday morning
With steam from one of the new boil
rs, which is amply sufficient and con-
iderably in excess of the power of