The Press., 1907-06-26
WELLINGTON.

Miss Oosgrove returned Friday from her flve-days' trip. ..-.
 Mrs. Belle Sleight is expected home to spend the Fourth. y
 Mir. Wolfe preached Sunday after noon from Matt. 9: 36.
 Rev. J. K. Fischer will preach at Moose Meadow next Sunday at 2.45.
 Miss Emma Downs of Providence, R. l.. is visiting her cousin. Mrs. F. W. Pratt.
 George Snow, now of Rockville, was at Mrs. Anna Shows over Sun day. ..s-, The only thing that is really bind ing is the cover of Q book. Fool 's Calendar. t r,...
 John Bartlett was around Saturday with a very fine collection of potted plants for sale.
 Mrs. Ann s. Nichols is visiting her brother, Thomas Slingsby, who il in feeble health in Holyoke, Mass. Friends here are sorry to learn of the serious illness of Mrs. Monroe l.. Johnson at her home in Willimantic. So many anecdotes of Mark Twain are told in the papers that one cannot help thinking that poor, dear old Mark is a very easy mark.
 The collection next Sunday at the Baptist church will be for home mis- sions, "North America for Christ being the motto of the society.
 The Endeavor was led Sunday evening by Miss Mabel Elaine Clark. Franklin Wolfe sang, solo which was very finely rendered, his son ac- companying him on the organ.
 Saturday evening at 9 o'clock a beautiful meteor was seen in the western sky that shot toward the northward, divided into two perfect stars with bar of light between and then vanished.
 Under the advice of the family physician Miss Kate Morrison was taken to the retreat at Norwich last week for physical and mental treat ment. The patient was much pleased at the arrangement.
 Mrs. Samuel Bartlett, son and daughter attended the funeral of her brother, James House, at, Windsor vile last Wednesday. MT. House had been sick for long time, but at last the end came suddenly.
 Franklin Wolfe, father of Pastor Wolfe, and wife and Miss Annie, 8 cousin, of Bangor, Pa, and William Wolfe. a brother of Pastor Wolfe, and wife of Pittsburg, Pa., came Satur- day morning to visit at the Baptist parsonage. They left Monday even ing on the boat train. aist F
 Please do not belittle the picture post card. How pleasant it is these hot mornings to find greeting from A. V. o. from Cromwell, from D. B. G., Niagara, from M. A. O. T. from BOs- ton. etc. It takes you a wide round on the wings of fancy and gives. you a drop from your friends cup of joy.
 Miss Mary O. Glazier of Hartford, daughter of the late Carlos Glazier, and Mrs. Della Glazier Chapin. daughter of the late Franklin Gla- zier of Hartford. and daughter. Mary, are visiting Mrs. Preston at Maple Corner. These ladies are grand. daughters of the late David Glazier, and interested in the old landmarks, records and traditions.
 The school meeting in district No. 1 was. in response to the call, held last Saturday evening. It was we'll attended, we'll conducted, interesting and harmonious. The old board of officers was elected. The matter of new seats was discussed, and the prop CT committee will probably have them placed before the commencement of the school, September 3d.
 There are in this vicinity few finer, more substantial residences than that of John Foster, Stafford Street, and that old, wide, breezy street, beauti- full for situationl We always wonder how many more years will pass before city people will discover it as 8 rare location for country homes. We might add that there are few. who give the caller more cheery, cordial greeting than the mistress of this mansion.
 Friday evening brought ice cream weather, and the cream and cake found ready buyers. The guessing contest proved entertaining. and not one of the over forty guesses told what l.. U. B. A. stood for. Pastor Wolfe brought the original card from Washington. The singing under the leadership of Miss Cunning was en- joyable, and the evening as a sociable, pure and simple, was a success.
 We wish our state temperance paper, The White Ribbon Banner, could be