The Press., 1906-08-01
WELLINGTON
WILMINGTON
A little Bohemian child was buried
in the old cemetery last week.

A little Bohemian child was buried
in the old cemetery last week.
Rural Mail Carrier De Wolfe has
built him a barn near his home.
The whole civilized world stands
agast at the prosperity of this country.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Brown has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Ben
ton, the past week.
Mrs. Fl. P. Church of Rockville
came to visit her mother, Mrs. Ide, at
the Hollow, last week.
Folks in this country bought about
$35, 900, 900 worth of diamonds last
year, mostly importations. -
Nelson Towne's barn on the Stafford
road, and two horses in it at the
time, were burned last week.
"We cannot go too fast or too far in
our desire and in our plans to increase
the happiness of all mankind.
Miss Alice B. Glazier, eldest daugh-
ter of Dea. Luther @. Glazier of Hart
ford, has gone to Mount Washington
for recreation.
John Merrick, now of Minneapolis,
Mimi. and his daughter, Mrs. Lath-
rop, have been resting in the Mime
sofa lake country.
Miss Jennie Church has lately re-
ceived a letter, enclosing specimens of
Spanish moss from Mrs. Oorrinne Lii
libridge, Florida.
Miss Alberta Hardy writes from her
home in Milton, Nova Scotia, that
she is much improved in health since
her hospital experience.
There was q musicale one evening
last week at f. W. Pratt's. Parties
from the Hill and from South Will
lington were among the guests.
The late Speaker "Tom" Reed used
to say that railway conductor once
told him that "a platform is some-
thing to get in on, but not to stand
on.'
Mrs. Martha Benton Fisk, widow of
the late brothers, Leander and Marvin
Fisk, is visiting at Samuel Bartlett's,
and attended church with the family
Sunday.
The sequels of little unpleasant
ness at the Hollow last week was
settled, we hear. A sheriff came upon
the ground with a writ, but the case
was nolled.
Miss Alice M. Preston, Fred M.
Preston, of Lord & Taylor, New York
city, and his wife have been spending
some time in Williamstown and
vicinity, Mass. ..
"A deal of nonsense is talked about
that vacation that the devil never
takes. How is it that some people
know so much about his disposition
and activities?''
Isaac W. Still, a brother of Mrs. L.
B. CLARK, now of Holyoke, Mass, is
in good health at the age of IA. He
is the father of one child, and has
two grandchildren.
Jospeh La Jeune and wife, nee
Gertrude Morse, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
called on relatives and friends on the
Hill last Saturday. Their little son,
Joseph, accompanied them.
Any day now we may hear though
wireless telegraphy either that the
north pole has been reached, or that
for this year enterprises in that di-
rection have been abandoned.
We are in receipt of copy of the
new Stafford, Somers, Union and
Wilmington directory, an excellent
wade mecum. Copies CAD be had at
The Press Office, we understand.
Miss Mabel E. Clarke led the Y. P.
S. O. E. meeting Sunday evening, in
place of Alice V. Cosgrove. The
topic, as was that all over Christen-
dom, was Captain Allan Gardiner and
missions to Latin America.
Dwight B. Gardner is spending
most of his vacation at home with his
parents. He took his mother on
drive to Ashford last Thursday, visit
ing, among other places of interest,
the spot where lie the remains of the
late General Nathaniel Lyon. AS in
the case of other notable burial
places, this grave is now sadly neg
lected. A legislative appropriation in
this direction would come in play.
At the Congregational church Sun
day morning the subject was IRE
jected greatness, as particularly
illustrated in the first quarter of the
life of Moses. In his prayer Pastor
Gardner feelingly alluded to the
troubles in Russia, and prayed for
pacification all along the lines. At
the Baptist church in the afternoon
Rev. Charles H. Brown preached from
Matthew 27:12, the theme being
"The expression of Jesus in His words
and looks In his sermon the speak
er appropriately referred to the case of
Captain Dreyfus, his final vindication,
after years of waiting. 1t was an
nounced that Rev. Thomas Denman
would occupy the desk next Sunday.
The Norwich Bulletin in recent
editorial "tells and tells it truly"
that "The annual howl over the bur-
den of the penison bureau upon the
country is now being heard from var
ious sources; and from now on we are
told the pension system may fairly
be expected to show downward ten
dency.' Yesl Rejoice and be glad.
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