The Press., 1908-10-28
WELLINGTON.

Mrs. Cummings is in Springfield
for special treatment. 4@
D. B Gardner and wife were at
the Congregational parsonage last Sat-
urday.
Will CLARK had one of his hands
injured while he was engaged in ad :
jnsting machinery recently.
Mrs. Alfred Cowles is prostrated
from the effects of fall and con-
sequent shock of paralysis.
Charles Miller will move back to
the old Trial Eldredge place, having
sold his cottage to the Button Factory
company.
Mrs. Charles H. Brown expects to
remain with friends in Boston and
vicinity until the first week in No.
vember.
The whole force of road men are
now employed between the Hill and
the "City." as the older people used
to call East wilmington
In the ministry, as we'll as in all
other callings, there are old men of
thirty and young men of seventy,
with all sorts between"
1t was Lopgfellow who said: The
little I have seen of the world teaches
me to look upon the errors of others
in sorrow, not in anger.
Those from the local church who
attended the Baptist state convention
in Hartford last week report very
pleasant and profitable meeting.
Mrs. J E. Burleson of South Wood
stock spent the week end with her
daughter. Miss Nellie Burleson, teach
er of the Center school, at Maple
Corner.
Miss Evans of Andover and of the
Willimantic normal school was guest
of Miss Alice Walker Pratt at Pleasant
View over Sunday, accompanying the
young people to church.
Mrs. Orrin Watrous recently fell
down the cellar stairs, as she was
carrying down a kettle of scalding
brine, and her right arm was badly
burned. DR.. Converse was called and
treated the injured limb.
TIE grading of the new road at the
Glass Factory village seems to point
toward the demolition of the old side
hill house on the corner that has been
unfit for a dwelling for several years.
This would certainly be a great i'm
provement.
Miss Alice Maud Preston goes to
New York city and New Jersey on
business tomorrow, but will return
early in the week, hoping to remain
for the present with her aunt at Maple
Corner, and making ancestral WILL
ington her home.
The Endeavor at the Congrega-
tional church was led by Mrs. Luella
Towne Burleson of South Woodstock,
secretary for Ashford Baptist associ-
alton of the woman's foreign society.
It was we'll attended and very in
terestlng meeting.
Rev. A Gardner preached Sunday
on "The call of the little islands, -
making use of exercises prepared by
George Edward Marten. Mr.. Gard
ner is always particularly interesting
in speaking on foreign missions, hav-
ing at call vast store of information.
Next Sunday evening the Endeavor
will be held in Baptist conference
room, Rev. Mr.. Gardner leader.
After the meeting there will be a
rehearsal of the music to be given at
the Bible day concert. 1t is hoped
that all interested will be present at
this rehearsal.
Bible day will be observed at the
Baptist church the second Sunday in
November. The Publication society
program which is to be carried out is
quite elaborate. Miss Dunning il
most kindly training the Sunday
school in musical parts, and Miss
Burleson is chairman of the literary
committee.
The regular meeting of the W. O.
T. U. was held with the local press
superintendent at Maple Corner on
Saturday afternoon. Sunday school
work and L. T. l.. work we're dis
cussed. Miss Burleson will take up
the L. T. l.. work at once, and Mrs.
Preston will endeavor to promote the
work in the Sunday schools.
At the Baptist church Rev. Mr..
Oonnell of Hartford gave a very help.
full and spiritual sermon from He
brews 6: 10, (Which hope we have as
an anchor to the Soul''. The attend
ance was good. A rehearsal Of the
Bible Day music preceded the Sunday
school, led by Miss Dunnipg in her
always inspiring and delightful way.
Mrs. Sarah Griggs Pepper of Provi-
dence, R. l., and Mrs. Mary Griggs
Bowman of Springfield, Mass, visit
ed their cousin, F. W. Pratt, last
week, visited scenes of their child.
hood and called on relatives and
friends. These ladies are daughters
of the late Seth Griggs and Eunice
johnson Griggs, natives and former
residents.
Take course in forgetting You
can forget ever so many things to
your infinite comfort and advantage,
and there is an easy way of doing it.
Crowd them out. Forget that it rains
by erowding the rainy day brimful of
work or enjoyment. Forget that
your best friend slighted you by re-
membering somebody else with all
your might. Forget your failures
crowd them out with splendid VIC
tories. -
Rev. Austin Gardner oficiated at
the funeral of Mrs. Alfred Cowles
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