The Press., 1906-11-28
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 l House Carpenter George H. Baker is laid up with broken arm. l Miss Genevieve Gardner returned on Friday from her visit in New Ha ven.
 l Covenant meeting next Saturday al 3 o'clock p. m. in the conference room.
 Children, look out for Santa Claus at the Christmas festival at the Bap tlsC cnurch. erw 'T Miss Emma Florence Robbins goel to-day to visit friends in Norwich and vicinity.
 | Miss Mansfield has been Henry Will. liams' housekeeper since the murder. but does not expect to remain.
 The R. F. D. carriers will make no trips tomorrow, it being Thanks. giving and national holiday.
 W. F. Essex sustained an operation in Boston last week, but we regret to hear that his recovery is doubtful.
 Rev. A. Gardner was slightly in- disposed last week from cold taken during the late severe weather and snow storm.
 There was an increased attendance at the Baptist church last Sunday on account of there being no service at the Congregational meeting house.
 The finance committee are around soliciting funds for the approaching Christmas festival at the Baptist church, under the auspices of it's Sum- day school.
 William L. Clark is testing and re- pairing the steam plant for the Gen. tral Woolen company, Stafford Springs, stopping meanwhile with his father, L. B. Clark.
 Willie Waldo of Hartford came out from the city Thursday to his aunt, Mrs. Emily s. Carpenters, to accom- pany his mother, Mrs. Waldo, back to Hartford the next day.
 Mrs. H. L. Keene. who used to own and occupy the Cushman and Perry Potter farms in the north part of the town, is said to have been killed in 8 trolley accident some time ago.
 W. l.. Higgins. M. D., formerly of this town, now of South Coventry, and Dr. Davis of Ellington have ex. amined the alleged boy murderer, Charles Bishop, and have pronounced him to be sane. Doubtless there will be other medical experts called at the superior court trial.
 The Baptist Ladies' Aid society held an unusually enjoyable social Friday evening. Various new games were entered into with zest. Select man W. D. Ruby, wife and daughter were present, also D.. Lee Royce, among others from some distance. The next social will be a souvenir postal card entertainment. At the Congregational church there was no service on account of the in- disposition of Rev. A. Gardner, the pastor, his attending physician not deeming it prudent for him to go out At the Baptist church the pastor, Rev. Charles W. Wolfe, preached Thanks giving sermon from Psalms 97: 13. The subject was 'The righteous re- joicing in Jehovah"
 Wilmington was represented last week on the battleship "Oonnecti- cut," on the occasion of the presenta- tion of the silver service by the state, in the person of Ool. W. H. Hall of the governors staff, and had been previously represented by the "com- fort bags" made for the sailor men by the ladies of the local W. o. T. U., in which were some of Mrs. Preston s leaflets and many other articles.
 The governors Thanksgiving proc- lamation was read in the Baptist church last Sunday by the pastor, but no appointment was made for special services on that day. We we'll re- member the time when our mother used to leave her hot brick oven full of Thanksgiving viands, and we, children and parents, joined other families in attending Divine services a mile or so away. But those days have gone by!
 "Georgie" Brackett was a bright, intelligent young man. "How sad, how sad, his untimely death,'' was on the lips of every one Sunday as they heard the news of his pathetic and tragic passing away at Rockville the night before. Universal sympa- thy is expressed for the family rela- tives, especially for the parents,