The Press., 1908-08-12
WILMINGTON.

WILLINGTON.
 Mrs. Samuel Bartlett has @ nephew visiting her.
 Fred Squire is putting in a grist. mill and an expensive cider at the old Tinkerville factory site. .s The regular meeting of the w. O. 1T. U ., will be held in the hall al South Wilmington at 3 o'clock Satur. day afternoon.
 John Bartlett presided most ac. ceptably at the Sunday school, ot which he is assistant superintendent. on Sunday afternoon.
 Rev. MT. Gardner preached Sunday morning from Joshua 24:31 Topic, The epitome of the book of Joshus the epitome of every mans book. !"
 MT. Snow prefaced his sermon ex pressing his pleasure at meeting hil former practitioners and friends, and said no. place seemed more like home than old Willintgon.
 The Endeavor was led by Miss Dunning in the place of Miss Alice Walker Pratt, the assigned leader. Many allusions were made to the helpufl sermon of the afternoon. Would 1t do the world any good and help the sorrowful if all the happy people should give up their joy, and the intelligent should abandon the pursuit of art, science and literature.
 In some fashionable churches there is movement for the adoption of 6 simple toque or pretty, becoming, close fitting bonnet for church wear. Margaret Sangster is one that favorf the movement.
 In regard to the age at which a young person should enter college. we should say get in as soon as it is convenient without forcing the mind. and get out as soon as you can and pass on to something else.
 The Ashford Bible meeting will be held at Westford next Wednesday. This is always an interesting. occasion for the people of the country side, and is made an old -home-day for many former residents. If the weather is favorable there will probably be the usual attendance from this vicinity.
 Harold Pratt, who is employed in the express office at the railroad station in Providence. R. |. belongs to the R. I. naval battalion, and sailed with them on Saturday on the U. s. ship Yankee for a ten days cruise and a war game at Garnfier's Bay. He has the best wishes of his many friends here for an enjoyable trip.
 A dwelling in Ashford belonging to Mas Nellie Mowry, . former fsaoher in this town, and occupied by her brother, Charles Mowry, was struck by lightning and burned 8. short time ago. Miss Mowry, has been boarding at Henry Upton's in. the. vicinity, ; looking after the small portion g;of furniture that was saved by She has the sympathy. of her friends in her loss. .s.> ..s.. i cs5Revs <. Charles L.. Snow. praacl1ed afternoon in the Baptist tha, first. four verses of the third chapter of Paurs Epistle to the It was a spiritual, and helpful discourse, delivered Rin.<stiIe speakers best i.mAnner. There was sa large congregation. some. driving. a long distance. The choir gallery was fued-.with- singers, and their voices being augmented >by many voices .Sin the congregation. the music; was in :; piring indeed ,r:.,.. ...,...s.
 All'day Wednesday. from midnight to midnight. there was an almost roar of thunder from some direction, and the cloud effects were and remarkable. The show CT of Wednesday night or Thursday morning was the nearest to being di- 'ectly overhead, the hail 'beating5 against our windows and rattling] town into our fireplaceB in an ap- ,alling way. On Thursday afternoon he telephone was burned out At MT. 1ardner's;; and the cave troughs torn If the house of the late Moses L.. | now occupied by Clarence and; Willard Eldredge. sJ
 Ik. is said that the rounds i'm the.l ront of. chairs were first uHed to keep he feet from the floor in the days when the floors were strewn with. 'ushes. and tables were also provided 3| with rails between the legs for the ame purpose. We have an old table hat Belonged .t to .silas Glazier and to William, his father, made n that. way, and, have. heard Mrs. Fear Glazier Preston say that the ;ables made with foot rests were ;tb zeep the feet from the sanded floors. when the sand was marked ina pat ;ern,,in the days of the Puritans. whep.1
 
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