The Press., 1907-05-22
WELLINGTON.

Hope to meet you at the W. O. T. U. convention at Ellington to-mor- row."
 Mrs. Cosgrove and her daughter, Mrs. Sleight, are visiting in Hart ford this week.
 Mrs. Arnold of Providence, R. l., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Pratt, at Pleasant View. ''
 Remember the social at Baptist conference room Friday evening. Al good time is expected.
 Miss Emma F. Robbins presided at the Endeavor meeting at the Oongre- gational conference room.
 Mrs. Morrison has a Turks h. cad cactus in bloom that is not only a curiosity but a marvel of beauty.
 Mrs. Nellie W. Carpenter went Friday to visit her sister, who is se- riously ill at her home in Mansfield, and spent the night with her.
 Mrs. Luoius Preston's granddaugh- ter is Bertha Young, who is living with her at Greene, R. I. This to correct recent item in this column.
 One of those adopted squirrels at Charles Amidon's came to an untime- ly end the other day. The other is as happy as kitten. And why not He supposes himself to be one.
 
 Dr. Wilbur Holt, son of Luoien Holt, is in the vast party of Mystic Shriners who are taking the Califor- mia trip. He is with the delegation from his home city, Newark, N. J.
 "There is one thing younger years have not which old age does some- times possess to beautiful degree mellowness, serenity, the soul sitting in the afternoon sunlight, content with the decrees of God. ''
 Mrs. Rev. Samuel Willis Clarke and her daughter, Mrs. l.. K. Scott, came last week to the Clarke cottage Mrs. Scott has returned to her home in Springfield, but Mrs. Clarke ex- poets to remain for the summer.
 Rev. MT. Gardner's topic Sunday morning was Prayer answered in behalf of Miriam" Gen; 12: Is. At the Baptist church a fair-sized audience listened attentively to Mrs. Wolfe, whose practical talk was founded on Jesus talk with the Woman at the we'll. ;
 Charles Amidon's steam saw mill is now on the old Captain Oliver Holt place, he having bought the wood of Adamic, the owner. He has also bought the wood lot belonging to John Adamic, the old Simeon Will Hams farm, on the west side of the river, and will begin on that as soon as the old Holt farm is depleted. He has probably work in prospect on these two lots until late fall.
 We were much pleased to meet Andrew Tomasco. who has been visit ing his sister, Annie, at the Congre- gational parsonage. "Andy' en- listed in the U. s. navy, April 2Sth, 1904, at Providence, R. l., going from there to the Wabash, station ship in Boston harbor, where he was taken on board the U. s. receiving ship Franklin, and was stationed for ! time at Norfolk, Va From the transfer ship Solace he was taken to ihe battleship Wisconsin, bound for inc Asiatic station, and reached Ma 1illa Jan. 24, 1905. The itinerary If the ship shows her visits to most If the ports of interest in the Philip pines, China and Japan From the w Wisconsin he was transferred to the flagship Rainbow, and from that to inc cruiser Baltimore, on which he made his homeward voyage, reaching San Francisco early in the month and coming overland from there. He has 70 report to the U. s. ship Hancock, navy yard, May 31st. Andy g musician, playing the dagolette. In the three years he has been around he world, travelling over 40, 300 niles. This experience has been like l training school to the youth, who las seen many noted places and peo- ,le, has had the best musical instruc. ion, has played at the mission sta ions and before many distinguished visitors to the ships, knows where he las been and what he has seen, has ,rofited by it all and is able to relate lis experiences in a modest, intelli- rent way, and seems to be a good il- of what three years of dis ,ipline can do for a lad who is en- to do his best. He brought 1is sister lovely views of scenery, ,tc. , a brooch made of the lava of Vesuvius, bought at Naples, 8 won- lerful silk shawl from China, and other things useful and beautiful. Not many of the boys who have at- ;ended the Center school in recent years have had so varied an expert snce.
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