The Press., 1907-09-18
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
1t is a good time now to slip you
house plants for winter blooming.
Lewis Morse has sold his fine horse
"Dasie, purchased of S. P. Morrison
Mrs. Charlotte J. M. Preston ha
left the Boston hospital and is at 1
sanitarium for convalescents at Chest
nut Hill, Mass.
It is said that little girl who haC
seen Mr.. Taft remarked, "He talked
to everybody just like anybody. = L
not that a characteristic of mos
thoroughbred people? Those wht
have an air of superiority are general
ly those who know no better, or who
are not sure of their position.
sOnth Wellington.
Horace Mckinney moved his family
Tuesday to Eagleville.
Charles F. Macfarlane is still KEEP
from his work by his injured arm.
Rev. A. B. Todd of Stafford preach
ed in the hall Sunday, in exchange
with Rev. O. w. Wolfe
The South Wilmington ball team
goes to West Wilmington for a game
next Saturday afternoon.
Bear in mind the republican town
caucus to be held in the hall, this
village, next Monday evening, the
23d.
Stated communication of Uriel
lodge, No "a, F & A. M, Saturday
evening, Sept. Dist. Work on the
F. O. degree.
Miss Hattie Phillips of Springfield,
Mass, and Willard Osborn of Worces-
ter. Mass. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H. Bracket.
Under the new law, petition for
a vote on the license question must be
lodged with the town clerk at least
twelve days before town meeting day.
The canning season this year doesn' t
offer much of an inducement to the
sugar trust to jump the price on that
commodity. Peaches, pears, plums,
berries, etc., are sold mainly as curl
osities, and only the wealthy can in
dulge.
Dog owners who are waiting to
have dog tags delivered to them by
the dog warden should remember that
it will prove to be an expensive way
of getting them. After October LIST
the warden is required to kill all dogs
found without tags.
In spite of the drouth gardening in
this vicinity was not an utter failure.
VIM. Carroll reports digging potatoes
that weigh more than two pounds
each, and we are told that Origin
Hall has tomatoes that measure al
most as much around the waist as he
does himself. John Richardson will
harvest nearly 25 bushels of tomatoes.
Mrs. Nancy A. Latham. wife of
jeremiah Latham, died last Wednes-
day night, the 18th, of causes incident
to old age, being 80 years, 10 months
and % days old. She was the mother
of eight children, six Of whom sur
vive her-George Latham of Stafford,
Charles o. and Albert @. Latham of
this town, Mrs. Albert Whiting of
Stafford, Mrs. E. O. Eldredge of Will
lington and Mrs. Nellie Title of Will
limantio. Besides her husband and
the children named, she is survived
by 13 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. The funeral services
were held at her late home at 1
O'Clock Saturday. Rev. Charles W.
Wolfe conducted the services. The
burial was at the Storrs cemetery,
Mansfield. The bearers were George,
Charles and Albert Latham and E.
O. Eldredge.
The regular games between South
Wilmington and West Wilmington be-
ing finished, an exhibition game was
played here last Saturday. Each
team took on pilgrims and strangers
to help land the game. Mclean. La
due and Nichols of Willimantic wore
the tag of the nine from up the river,
and the Thread Makers were assisted
by Ash, Collins and Mullins. as we'll
as W. H, Hall, who, although en-
titled to play, has been out of the
game this season. His rap over left
fielder's head in the sixth inning
might have been home run for q
feet runner, and resulted in his being
passed on balls the next two times up.
The first run scored was by the visit
ors in the third inning, on two hits
and an error. In the fourth two
errors, a hit and base on balls Melted
two runs for Potter's Terrors The
fifth was a blank, as was also the
sixth for the visitors. but Tesar hit
one on the nose. Hall gave one q
vicious push towards Mike Farrar's
calf pen; Collins found vacant place
between center and left; Bradley
handed one to Hansen and was out
at first; Lillibridge tapped it for two
sacks; Reynolds was satisfied with
one bag; Mullins out at first, and
Prue famed. The roll call showed
Ave men that had made the circuit,
and the result was question. South
Wellington got first base on errors
four times, once on being hit by
pitched ball and had seven men left