The Press., 1906-10-24
WILMINGTON

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and daughter, Ruth, have been visit
ing at L. B. Olarke's.
A masquerade will be held at Oar
tiers grove next week Wednesda,
evening. Woods orchestra will fur
nish music and Edward Harrington
will prompt.
There will be Halloween sociaI
at the Congregational church vestry,
with supper, etc., Wednesday after.
noon and evening, 31st inst. A full
attendance is hoped for.
The origin of the johnson, not the
jackson" fire. South Wilmington, az
some of the papers had it, is still a
mystery. If some revengeful creditor
sought to injure the proprietor he
slipped up. for the owner is really
better off.
There is strong wind blowing all
along the highways of human life.
That which is we'll rooted and we'll
grown stands up. The weak and the
false-h hearted are exposed by their
downfall. "Let him who standeth
take heed lest he fall.'
At the republican caucus last Satur-
day afternoon George A. Oosgrove and
Carlos Gurley were nominated for
representatives. For justices of the
peace the following names were
placed in nomination: E. Fl. Bur-
dick, @. H. Hobby, W. F. Essex, J.
9. Jennings and F. W. Pratt.
AS we listened to Rev. Mr.. Gard.
ner's discourse on "The great sup.
peri last Sunday morning, his refer
Snces to modern feasts, such as at Del
monicoes, etc., where the plates cost
from IS to 500 each, Sabbath desecra-
lion, etc., we could not help wonder
ing how the representatives of the
smart New York set at Pittsfeld,
Mass, were spending the day there,
for favorable weather for
their much talked-of balloon and
automobile races.
Andrew II. Dawley of Holyoke,
Mass, was a guest at E. FL. Bur-
dicks Monday. He is one of the old
stock, a native of Wilmington. His
TWO older brothers, the late James
and George Dawley, were born in
Rhode Island. His sister, the late
Mrs. Sarah Gleason, and his brother,
Stanton Dawley, were also born here.
His brother, Frank Dawley, is living
IN Westford. Andrew Fl. Dawley,
it seems, enlisted from Windham in
10. Fl, 18th Regt., Conn. Vols, was
IN the service just two months and
was discharged for disability.
y South WELLINGTON.
Benjamin Fox has been spending
several days in New London.
At the republican caucus held in
The town hall last Saturday, there
we're only 40 votes cast for representa-.
ives.
The democratic caucus, to nominate
;wo representatives and five justices
If the peace, will be held at the town
lsll Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
There is an article ON "Frater-
lisies" in the current number of the
Hartford Magazine, by Walter A.
Allen, I'd, formerly of this village,
low of Hartford.
Stated communication of Uriel
oege, No. IA. F. s. A. M, Saturday
'vening. Work in the F. O. degree.
District Deputy J. M. Leach is Q y
>ected to be present.
At the meeting of the board of
electmen and town clerk last Friday,
pnly four of the fourteen whose names
we're on the list ito be made" voters
appeared. The meeting was ad-
burned until next Friday, which will
,e the last day for making voters this
7ear.
Charles R. Latham, who was men,
Toned in this column as recovering
rom his recent illness, was taken to
he Norwich hospital Tuesday, where
le will undergo an operation for ap-
He had returned to his
work at the bleach house, but, as it
'ppears, before he was really able.
The operation was performed at 4
''clock Tuesday afternoon.
We give the following extract from
letter received by the chairman of
he Wilmington delegation to the
ecent republican probate convention
rom the nominee, e. s. Agard,
Judge: 81 wish to express my appre.
iation of the continued confidence
hat you and others in Wilmington
ave shown in me, by your giving me
he unanimous nomination for judge
I, probate for another term. will
naeavor to do my best to serve all the
istrict, if the voters see fit to give |
ne the Office for another term, and
rust I shall have the same pleasant
Citations with the district that have
ad the past two years.
At the home of the BRIDES parents,
.ev. and Mrs. Thomas O. Denman of |
his village, the marriage Of Walter
J. L! Malo of Pittsfeld, Mass, and
Iiss Fannie Lorena Denman was cele-
rated last week Wednesday, in the
resence of about IS invited guests. |
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
,harles W. Wolfe, pastor of the local
'aptist church, of which the bride is |
member. The ring ceremony was
sed, and precisely at 2 O'Clock the
ridal party entered the parlor to the
trains of Lohengrin's wedding march,
layed by Mrs. Eugene La Fontaine
Gales Ferry. The maid of honor
nd bridemaid were the Misses Julia
!. and Alice Denman, twins and
listers of the bride. The bride was
iven away by her father. The
rides gown was Of imported white
ilk muslin, trimmed with oriental