The Press., 1906-08-08
WILMINGTON

Miss Hazel Anderson of Norwich
was in town Tuesday.
George w. Bracket was home from
New York over Sunday.
The local ball team plays return
game at Tolland next Saturday.
Gallup Service is on q visit at her
grandfather home in Norwich.
James Service, ST., spent last We'd
nesday here, the guest of his son.
Miss Gertrude James is spending a
week with her aunt in Middletown.
Wolcott Potter of Willimantic is
spending few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Potter.
Mrs. Iva Latham Willis of Rock
Vile spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Latham.
It is reported that Miss Anderson
has taken q position in Norwich
school and has given up the school
here.
The 18th annual excursion of the
employees of G. Hall, Jr.. g Co., to
Watch Hill is set for Saturday Aug.
18th.
Wallace Morse and wife of Stafford
and VIM. McVeigh and wife of Dale
Vile we're the guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Ezra Morse.
Stephen slingsby has sold his farm
to Frank and Mary Luchart of New
York, who have taken possession and
are now occupying the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis CLARK have
returned to their home in Terryville
after a visit with Mrs. Olark's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Potter.
Rev. Leonard Smith of Mansfield
will lead the endeavor meeting in the
hall this evening. Mr.. Smith is a
very interesting speaker, and it is
hoped that large audience may hear
him.
The town clerk has received notice
from the secretary of state that, in
accordance with the recent law, he has
had prepared pink election pastors for
the coming elections. 1t will be
illegal to use any other, so it is un-
likely that a man will vote a ticket
with a paster on it and not know it.
There came near being a triple
drowning at the lake last Friday
evening, Harvey Gergler and John
Richardson, Jr., being forced in un-
der the water while trying to aid
Walter Oolburn who had become too
exhausted to swim. The situation
was not at first realized, but as soon
as it became evident that the boys
were not in play but in real danger,
Edward James jumped in and succeed
ed in getting them all safely to shore.
1t was close call, and should be a
warning to the young people who are
daily taking risks in the same way
and place.
The ball game on the Pinney
grounds last Saturday was as good a
game as was seen by some that went
out of town to see a game. The Toll
land team is all tight; they play to-
gether and play we'll, but the Ponies
punched their hits in the fifth and
won out. The visitors had only one
error against four by the Ponies
Eight innings were played, which
brought the game right up to one of
the hardest thunder storms for years.
One of the features of the game was
long throw by Reynolds to Morley,
cutting off Benton, who had put one
over the left fielder's head and tried
to stretch it into a twO-base hit. In
the third it looked as though the
visitors would score. Fl. Lewis had
reached first on an error, but was
caught trying to steal second. Gran
dali singled and was moved around by
Benton's single, but was caught try
ing for the plate on Leonard's two
Dagger, Reynolds to Prue to Baker.
Goeben, next at bat, was hit by a
batted ball and the locals breathed
ooSior The aonra