The Press., 1907-09-04
WELLINGTON.

hall, Stafford, Thursday. Sept. 9th, at 1.St
p. m See item In Stafford Springs news
The COW never cries over split milk.
Edna Pierce returned 60 Providence
Monday.
Mrs. Houohans' friend has returned
to New York city.
Rev. O. W. Wolfe has invested in
pretty Jersey COW.
Mrs. McVeigh and daughter went
to Monson Saturday.
The rain was very welcome, even
If it did break up the ball game.
The seats in the school house were
in place ready for school to commence
Sept. Sd.
In England the source of the supply
of eggs has become a question of ma
tional Importance.
"The gray mare may be the better
horse, but the deer are the more per-
sistent. Fools Calendar.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church held their regular meeting al
the parsonage Tuesday afternoon.
Mamie Pierce left for her home in
Central Falls on Saturday, via. Can.
terbury, where she called to visit rela'
tives.
Friday evenings impromptu social
was very pleasant social event, and
three dollars of the five pledged by
the Sunday school was realized for
the Walker deficit
The youngest of the two little girls
of Jessie Holt Davis and Will Davis
died Tuesday morning of cholera in
fantum. 1t had only been ill for 6
few hours. The parents have the
sympathy of all.
The Endeavor meeting Sunday even
ing, led by Mrs. A. D. Dimock, was
addressed by Rev. Leonard Smith Of
Spring Hill, visitor for the Whitman
tic Y. P. S. @. E. union. Mr.. Smith
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris and Miss Harris and by friends
from Storrs. The room was well
filed.
There will be an apron social al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bugbee, West Wilmington, Friday even.
ing. The ladies are requested tc
bring cheese-cloth aprons, not hem,
med. the men to bring needles and
thread Sandwiches. ice cream and
cake, Is cents All are cordially in
vited.
There are still to be found places
in New England, where wild flowers
have been able to hold their own, the
country side back from the Ludlow
reservoir being one. We saw Satur-
day a full quarter acre of scarlet
cardinal flower in all its glory, and
for miles the number and variety of
native plants and flowers is a source
of surprise and delight.
Mrs. Preston went Saturday to
Springfield, Mass, to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. CLARK Lillibridge and to accom-
pany the Union Veterans Union, of
which her late husband, Charles T..
Preston, Esq, was chaplain, on their
annual outing, which this year con-
sisted of drive to South Belcher-
town and dinner with ''Oomrade
David Olds and family, a very pleas
ant affair indeed. Last year the
comrades and their wives spent the
day at Maple Corner. a.
eyes, said the old farmer, 81
went up with the youngsters to the
summer school at the 'Aggie' because
I wanted to find out about spraying to
kill the hangers on that come now-a-
days to torment the farmer, and
learned that they are all about the
same thing, only in different places
they call them by different names In
Germany they call them germs, in
Paris they speak of them as parasites,
and in Ireland they are known as
Mike robes, and I reckon paris green,
if you put in the right quantity of
water, is about as good to fix EN-
with as anything"
south Wellington.
Hunters license blanks have been
received by the town clerk.
Miss Florence little and Ethel La.
than spent last week with relatives
in Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Van Peek of
New York are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Hall, Jr., and family.
Mrs. Oscar Willis of Rockville il
seriously i'll at the home of her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. La.
than.
Frank A. Brezina and Miss Eliza.
beth Savage of Hartford we're guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fl. Bracket last
Saturday and Sunday.
George M Sterry has purchased 8
new high grade gasolene engine, tc
be used in connection with his wood
saving and ensilage cutting.
At the special town meeting, hello
in the hall last Friday evening, il
was voted to expend the sum Of
$40, 900 for the Improvement Of
highways in town, and as the towns
share, appropriated $4,000. The at
tendance was good and the vote unan
imous.
The ball team from West Willing
ton was defeated in the game here las
Saturday 8 to 6, although it was 4 tt
0 the other way unit. the seventh inn
ing. Hansen pitched for the visitors
the first six innings The score =
West Wilmington. alb b !
Jacobsen, 2, 5 3
Remmert, s, o
Kicker, C, 5 1
Pratt, 3, 4 1 ]
Andrews, M, 5 0