The Press., 1906-06-13
The recent rains have had whole. some effect upon the grass crop in this wioirikx,

I AA0 1oC0ub Iu1uS nave uaU u WHO10s some effect upon the grass crop in this vicinity.
 l South Wilmington.
 Fred Vinton of Eagleville was in town on Monday.
 A little too close to frost for com- fort Tuesday morning.
 Dr. Johnson's straw berries are in the market, and they are beauties. We shall try to give statement next week of the financial conditions of the village school district.
 Joseph Kingsbury is giving his house a new dress of paint, at the same time changing the whole color.
 Charles W. Eldredge was at home a few days last week, going from here to New York city, where he has se- cured position.
 The single men are to play the married men a game of baseball on the local grounds next Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. The regular meeting of the w. 0. T. U., which was to be held at Will lington Hill Saturday, the 16th, is postponed one week on account of Children's day.
 School in this district closes for the school year next Friday night in the upper room and next Wednesday in the lower room, there being three days to make up.
 The Ohildren's s day exercises, under the auspices of the local Sunday school, will be held in the hall next Sunday, commencing at II o'clock. AS usual, the preaching service will be omitted.
 Fourth of July is three weeks from to-day, and there are quite few that wish the pine grove might be put to the same use that it was some four years ago. Oh, for a home week condensed into one day, July 4th, 1906.
 At the school meeting Monday even- ing the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: District con- mittee, Wm. Watson, John Brownlee and John R. Neil; clerk and treas urer, Adolph Korper; collector, VIII. Hall.
 It has been discovered that John Brownlee has a tree toad in the wood pile by his house, which ac- counts for his remarkable weather pre- dictions of late. The toad, however, is poor on posting John on frosts, so he had to plant over part of his gar den.
 The boys are to be congratulated on resurrecting the national game of baseball in this village. They have not had much encouragement, not near what they should have, and any move in the direction of honorable, manly recreation that may be enjoyed at home and thus eliminate the need of going elsewhere for it is worthy of all the assistance that it may require more especially, as in this case, where the entertainment is furnished to others who also lack for these whole some amusements. The first game of the season was last Saturday, when they played the North Coventry nine, and we regret to say were beaten by a narrow margin, not to their dis credit, however, and as they have good timber we may confidently expect to see them make good in the coming games.
 Village Hill.
 Miss Selma A. Carlson is spending a few days at Storrs, attending the con- mencement exercises and the alumni reunion.
 The Village Hill school closed last Saturday. Meroyn Royce was neither absent nor tardy during the term. One hundred and twenty four species of flowers have been brought in by the pupils. Mary Castillo brought ill forty -one and was given the prize for the largest collection.