The Press., 1908-05-13
WILLINGTON.

D. B. Gardner. and wife came ovel from Rockville on Saturday. It is an old saying that where the sun cannot. come the doctor must.
 The Endeavor meeting was led by George A Oosgrove. and was very interesting.
 Jennie C uroli, Nellie Carpent, l and Jessie Converse took a trip to Hartford Monday.
 Charles McFarlane and family and Rufus Worden and family were at s P. Morrison 8. Sunday.
 | Mrs. Wolfe conducted the. Sunday school in the absence of Mrs. Preston, superintendent, who has the. prev ail. ing distemper.
 Rev. A. Gardner Sunday morning discoursed from 1st Samuel 1O:26. Topic, ''The pleasure and benefit of the society of the Godly.''
 Rev. CIV. Wolfe preached again on Sunday from the 18th chapter of 1st Corinthians, 4th verse. Charity suffereth long and is kind. ; ,%ae
 Miss Kate Horrigan of Stafford Springs, who for some time has been in a hospital at Norwich, is now boarding with Mrs. orrin watrous.
 Sunday was the. 51st marriage ami versary of MT. and Mrs. Cosgrove. .ant they appreciated the commemorative flowers brought in by Mrs. Una Wood and her little son.
 A recent interesting letter iron Mrs. Eliza Holt Thcrne speaks ap preciatively of The Press and affection ately of Willington. where she hopes to visit during the coming summer. Orrin Watrous, Jr., and Clinton A Slater came from Norwich Saturday, and in twelve hours sawed 30 cords of stove wood. Monday afternoon they went fishing and caught 49 fine trout. Mrs. Watrous thinks they put in their time to good advantage.
 Most of us who are growing nc younger, and some of us who have affiliated the old associations, shave pleasant and interesting memories ot the old homesteads and will be glad to hear that the town clerk has pur. chased the old Manning farm. and that he and his family have gone there to live. Two adapt che adage Two families are company And both may be congratulated on their neighbors.. May all live long and prosper.
 If, on. Monday, May 18th, the stars and stripes are seen flying here and there, some will remember that it ii Peace Day." the anniversary oi the first assembling of the Hague peace conference of 1899. The Springfield Republican has an ad mirable editorial commenting tho continued observance of the day or account of it's educational aspect, ir training onr youth to associate the national emblem with the idea that the republic stands for whatever is noble in the intercourse of nations. Last year considerable interest was manifested aud many flags were in evidence.
 The free-will offering meeting of the local W. O. T. U. at South Will fington, Friday evening, was presided over by Madam President Holman with her usual grace and dignity. The singing and marching of the L.. T. L. g, led by Miss DofYfs Hall. was so good that we wish they could be at the convention in Rockville. next week. There is certainly an in. spiring ring to Miss Willard's prophet. ic song, Saloons Must Co.," And that remindsaof the story of the little girl who saw. picture of Miss Will ard and Lady Somerset, and became much interested in her mothers &C., count of these two famous temperance women. A few days later she was heard speaking of them as Miss Will lard and Lady Turnover. And, verify, the work of those two and their co-workers has made a turnover in public sentiment. "