The Press., 1908-08-05
WILLINGTON.

I day at Frank Newell's early in the week. ..,
 WILLINGTON.
 Mrs. McFarlane returned to her home in Willimantio on Monday.
 Mrs. Benton returned to Vermont with Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Oosgrove did not go.
 The Tyrrell family have moved to Holland, and the Bohemian purchasers have moved in to the house. .....<
 There is Q new family at the La Due house on the corner Glass Factory Village, an employe of the state road,
 We have heard 8 rumor that Rev, Charles l.. Snow, former pastor, is to preach in the Baptist church next Sunday afternoon, 3 o'clock.
 A Brahmin priest is said to have remarked to 8 missionary, Your people are not as good as your book. If your people were as good as your book you would conquer India in five years"
 Mir. Gill, the manager of the state road work, his wife and child are boarders at George Bugbee's. They have had several relatives visiting them. These people are all from Somerville, Mass.
 A Stafford Springs resident, com misserating 8 Hill dweller for being so far from market, was surprised when told that the borough meat and fish men were regular visitors, but when it appeared that he did not know the name of either Benfs For wilson, the supposition was that he was not so very we'll informed after all.
 South WillingtOn.
 Mrs. w. O. Eldredge is again in her place in the packing room of the mill. /
 Daniel Blakely has bought the Andrew Sparks property at East Will lington.
 Jack Williams of Willimantice was the guest Tuesday of Mir. and Mrs. WR Maine.
 Miss Ida M. Hall and Miss Mary O. Miller left Tuesday for JamestowR, R. l., where they will spend num- Der of days.
 Rev. Charles w. Wolfe and Leon Woodworth left Tuesday for North field, Mass, where they are to spend several days.
 James Service, Jr., and Gallup Service put in a profitable and pleas urable day of bass fishing at Ooven- try lake last Saturday.
 Rev. Charles l.. Snow, formerly pastor of the Baptist church of this town, is to preach in the hall next Sunday forenoon at 10 45 o'clock.
 Reports from Stephen Slingsby S. new venture at Woodstock Valley are very bright. He has already es- tablished a good trade in that village and is doing we'll.
 The republican caucus to choose delegates to the state, congressional, senatorial and probate conventions
 
 lage Friday evening. August 14th, at 7.3O o'clock. >
 At the business session of the Sun. day school last Sunday it was voted to accept the gift of $15 from the dis banded brass band, with thanks for the same. The superintendent was chosen to purchase books with this money. together with other members of the committee to be selected by him.
 Gloom has settled over the camp of Ad. Potter's warriors. The medicine man is In disgrace. When they doDned the war paint last Saturday, and surrounded the reservation of the fire eaters under Chief Medicine Man Converse. they supposed that they had only to continue the battle of two weeks previous. when they repulsed the attack of the latter tribe with a terrible slaughter of the invading tribe. The war paint didn't seem to have the staying qualities. however. and the warriors from this stamping gronnd retired under cover of the darkness defeated. but with the de. termination to scalp the whole lot except the chief next Saturday, when the battle will be fought near this village. Mr. Butler will apply the war paint for the coming pow-wow, and if it is the same as some he has used it will stick alright. and be far better than a coat of whitewash. The way the result of last Saturday s skirmish looks on paper is as follows