The Press., 1907-10-30
WILMINGTON.

William Eldredge is ON his rounds
as assessor.
Nellie Carpenter is in bed suffering
from chronic malady.
"A and Hallowe'e en- ball
will be held at Oartier's grove Thurs.
day evening.
Mrs. Slingsby and her sister. Mrs.
Eldredge. spent Wednesday at Mr..
Cosgrove's.
1 DR.. Converse g automobile is getting
olbe familiar sight on the roads,
and is certainly great saver of horse
flesh.
| There was q musical at John
Ryder's Friday evening, planned by
friends who were glad to play again
with John F. Whitford.
D. B. Gardner and wife spent Sat
uzday at the Congregational parson.
age. He has gone west again on a
business trip, starting Monday morn
ing.
Judge Ohamberlin and Mr.. Heald
| were pleasant men to meet, and will
be- missed by many in neighboring
towns who pay occasional visits to
the borough.
Helen Nichols was home from
Ellington to spend Saturday and Sun
day. She is enjoying the Rockville
high school very much and is making
good progress in her studies.
Miss Dimock took her visiting day
on Thursday, SO that gave her pupils
holiday, improved by Miss Daisy
Buck in taking her friend, Dorothy
Pierce on a drive with her father and
mother to West Stafford.
Rev. O. W. Wolfe preached Sunday
morning from Acts 2: A., "And they
had all things common. Topic,
''Was Jesus a socialist? ?'' After ex-
planning instructively many sooialistic
experiments and tendencies, the pastor
concluded that the socialism of Jesus
was embodied in the Golden Rule. -
The sympathy of the community
goes out to Henry Squires, who suffer
ed compound fracture of his. leg
while at work on the highway in the
southeast part of the town, last Fri
day. He was brought home as care
fully as possible on bed in a large
team wagon, Edward Eldredge and
others accompanying. DIR. Converse
reduced the fracture, and at this
writing advises the patient being
taken to hospital. MIR. Sqiures is a
hard working, Industrious man, who
has cared for his invalid mother dur
ing the years of her widowhood.
Pastor Wolfe and Deacons Pratt and
Brackett, delegates, and Mrs. Preston
attended the interesting recognition
sF3ervi6es of the new Baptist church at
Mansfield Depot on Thursday. Eber
Durham, whose money, a considerable
sum for those days, was mostly given
to the Baptist churches in the vicinity,
the organization of a church in that
neighborhood, near his home farm,
being one of the provisions, was
constituent member of the Wilmington
church, organized Nov. 18th, 1928.
The pastor and delegates from most of
the churches in the association were
present, and the new church sta rts on
it's career of usefulness under pleasant
auspices. The pastor, Rev.:Mr. Sher-
man, and his wife are much liked,
and severa! candidates await baptism.
The wedding of Miss SDagmar
Kjoller to Linneaus Dean Nichols of
West Wellington was celebrated at the
BRIDES home in South HadIey Center
last week by Rev. DIR. E A. Reed of
Holyoke. 1t was q quiet affair, only
the immediate relatives attending.
The house was prettily decorated
with autumn leaves, the couple stand
ing beneath an arch of foliage. Miss
Ruth Kjoller as ring bearer was the
only attendant. Miss Carrie Kjoller
played the Lohengrin bridal chorus
as the bride and the groom entered.
The bride was given away by her
father. A. P. Kjoller. Following a
reception Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols left
for wedding trip, and returning will
make their home with the BRIDES
people at the Center. The bride is
q member of the Second Congrega-
tional church choir of Holyoke. The.
couple received many beautiful gifts.
They went to Chicago, ILL.,, and Ra-
cine, Wis, for wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Nichols and daughter, CLARA,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Pease of Ellington
and Mr.. and Mrs. N. 0. Ward attend
ed the wedding.
- The social at the Congregational
church last Wednesday evening was
largely attended, and a success in
every way. John +. Whitford and
his friend, Fred Footit. from Orom-
we'll, who drove mp with their fire.
arms to make an attack upon the
squirrels in their haunts, with which
Mr.. Whitford has long been familiar,
were present, and also another former
Wellington boy ON a huntsman out.
ing, Clayton Morse, now of Stamford,
hiss wife and friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller, Of THAT city They are oc-
oupying the Palmer Dun ming cottage
for a shooting lodge during their
week here. There were six in the
party when they left Stamford, but
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs were called. back
by phone at Willimantic, as his store
was in flames. Mr.. and Mrs, Ezra
Morse were up from South willing
ton, and the Misses Palmer and Dun
ming, who left for New York at 8
O'Clock. were over to supper. It was
pleasant to meet the Hobbys, the
Marahaa the Smitha and oEhara from