The Press., 1906-06-27
wILLIE GTON

| wILLIE GTON
The camp fire of the U. V. U. Tues
day last made the day an eventful one
for the Hill residents.
The parties injured in the bicycle
encounter mentioned last week ara
doing we'll, and are about again.
Mrs. Esther B. Dimock led at the
Y. P. S. @. E. meeting Sunday even
ing. Subject, "John Eliot, apostle
to the Indians
The Sunday school convention of
Ashford association is in session in
Brooklyn to-day. No delegates have
been chosen from the local church.
The significance of the item last
week concerning the new Christian
Science Temple in Boston will be ap-
parent when the peruser reads Eddy
flee for "edicfie.
At the Congregational church Sun
day the subject was "John Eliot, the
apostle to the Indians, while at the
Baptist church the topic was "Chris
tian marriage" " founded on Eph. 5 :22
and 25, being the first of a series CT
proposed sermons on "The home.''
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society will
give a social and free entertainment
in their church parlor on Friday even
ing, the 29th inst. The entertain
ment will consist of dialogue, mono
logue, recitation, reading, music
vocal and instrumental, etc. Ice
cream, cake and Strawberries will be
on sale. The straw berries are pre-
sented by a friend, the cream ordered
from Willimantic, cake is solicited.
We are requested to say that every
body is invited; that, weather per-
mitting, a royal good time is expect
ed.
The following excerpt taken from
recent issue of the Courant concerns
a former resident and native of the
town. It should be added, however,
that Mr.. Morrison's departure from
Wilmington dates from the time in his
early manhood when he was called by
the late Elisha johnson, a native and
former resident of this town also, then
warden of the states prison in Weth-
ersfield, to be a guard of the prison.
The late Charles F. Morrison and Ed
ward Morrison of this town were
brothers Of the subject of this sketch,
who is twin brother of Miss Fannie
Morrison, now of Windsor =
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Morrison of
Berlin quietly celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage Sunday
with family dinner party at the
home of their son, Frederick S. Nor
rison, on Deertield avenue. They
we're married June II, 1856, in the
Congregational church at Wethersield
by Rev. DR.. Tucker. Mrs. Morrison
was before her marriage Miss Eliza
beth Deming Stillman, and was born
in Wethersheld January 8, 1884.
Frederick Morrison was born in Will
lington May %, 1881. He received
his early education in the public
schools of Wilmington. and later at
tended a boarding school for boys in
Ellington and one in New York state.
After he was graduated, he taught
school for a few years. Soon after
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison
went to Westboro, Mass. where Mr..
Morrison had responsible position at
the state reform school for boys. He
remained at the school about twelve
years. Shortly after this he went to
Holyoke, Mass. where he became a
superintendent at the Merrick thread
mills. He showed remarkable tact
i'll dealing with the varied classes of
people with whom he came in contact
and he was loved and respected by the
men under him. He held this office
for over thirty years, until his health
Obliged him to retire. About eight
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison
moved to Berlin, where they have
since lived. Three children were
born to them, two of whom are living.
Frederick Stillman Morrison, who
is professor of Greek at the Hartford
public high school and the author of
two or three Greek text books, is one
son, and William Brewster Morrison,
the second son, lives in Auburn, N.
Y, where he is engaged in the manu-
facture of steam engines. A daughter,
Mabel, died in childhood.
The officers of the John A. Logan
command, Union Veterans Union,
Springfield, Mass, made a visit on q
brother officer of the command last
Tuesday. The campfire was attend
ed by so persons, who enjoyed their
picnic on the lawn at "Maple Cor.
ner," interspersed with croquet, lawn
swings, drives and walks to "The
Pinnacle, music, singing of patriotic
songs, etc. Strictly speaking this
was an adjourned meeting of the
command, which closed in the hall on
the premises. Three rousing cheers
with a military salute were given tc
their host and hostess. The officers
lpresent were: Colonel Charles S.
Gum, Springfield, accompanied by his
wife, L. T. Col. Q. A. Foster and
Mrs Foster, Chaplain g. T. Preston,
Quartermaster CLARK Lillibridge, q
native of the town, with Mrs. Martha
Fisk and Mrs. Lillian Ball, widows Of
former comrades, Sergeant Major
Foster, Picket Henry Clay, wife and