The Press., 1907-07-03

How short the age of steam has been is shown by the fact that George Stevenson, engine driver, who ran the first locomotive, is still living and is in good health.
 Mrs. Ellen Wilbur is at home after an absence of some months for treat ment for 8 chronic malady. She is not much improved and expects to go to the Hartford hospital soon.
 "The principle which goes down to the heart of the matter is to bring the same spirit into our lives exactly where we are, which has transfigured life for the saints and heroes. That spirit is a living sense of God, of duty, of immortality.
 Friday party of young people un- der the leadership of Nathan Ward and wife, Holland side made the trip to Mount Tom and return, by steam to Monson and from there by trolley. They report a most enjoyable day. They took in the lawn party at West Wilmington on their return.
 Sunday school at the Baptist church begins promptly at 2 o'clock D. m. Some of the invariably punctual who drive long distance wonder why their obligation is any greater than that of members who are seldom or never present. We are starting on new quarter; let us try to make it one of advancement.
 The roads in town are mostly in ex- cellent condition. Great improve ment has been made on the flat west of the Glass Factory, Edward Eldredge and his men having been engaged in putting in sections of Telford where the adjoining springs have always made muddy places and hard wheel ing, thus making improvement that is substantial and will be permanent.
 Mrs. Wolfe led the Missionary En- deavor meeting at the Congregational church Sunday evening. It was in- teresting and we'll attended. Conse- cration meeting, roll call and collec- tion next Sunday evening at the Bap- tist church parlor, Mrs. Wilbur the assigned leader. Topic, "How our lives may be consecrated to our oountry.''
 There will be the usual neighbor- hood tea party on the Hill, Independ- ence day, to which all friends who come bringing something for the table are invited. The table will be spread at Maple Corner at 5 o'clock, and there will be croquet and other games and also musical and literary exercises of a patriotic nature under the leader ship of Miss Dunning, on the Pin nacle, where some of the young men are to erect 8 platform.
 The first sing of the season on the steps of the Congregational meeting house was last week Tuesday evening, with the moon at its best, when Miss Dunning's banjo, R ev. O. w. Wolfe's guitar and many harmonious voices joined in old time songs, to the pleas ure of all, and the especial delight of the Glazier party from Hartford and Greenwich, to which the informal gathering that has grown to be one of the Hill specialties was novelty.
 This is an age of specialties. most of the young ladies doing something in particular, which is @ great ad vance upon the spell of idleness that at one time seemed to have fallen up- on so many, uniting them for a use full future. or making that future difficult of adjustment. Now, girls sew and knit and embroider, and some of them have the genealogy fad, which is very meritorious one, and are following up all the threads of family history of which they are able to find clues, and writing it all out in books made for the purpose and illustrating them with pictures of their own talk ing or making, sketching from nature being once more delightful occupa- tion for leisure hours.