The Press., 1908-06-10
WILMINGTON.


 1. See Clinton Eldredge's ad., of shepherd dog found, in another l column.
 Rev. A. Gardner preached Sunday from Matthew 1 :78. Topic, Jesus ? only"
 The dwelling of Samuel Bartlett has recently been improved by new } coat of paint.
 Mrs. Carrie Arnold of Providence, R. l.. Is visiting her cousins At Pleasant View"
 Rev. Mr. Wolfe's text was Matthew A,s, Subject, Temptations and how to overcome them,
 Dr. Wilson, former local physi- oian. now of New Haven. made several calls on the Hill last Sunday.
 Alonao Roswell and family have made many Improvements on their recently purchased property. the Buokminister place.
 Rev. 0. l.. Snow, former beloved pastor of the Baptist church, has re, turned from British Columbia in improved health. He is at present in Norwich.
 The item on the first page in regard to the Center school should read 18O days, and Saturday night iustead of Friday night, as Miss Dimook has ac- tually taught the 180 days, having taken no visiting days, fair days or holidays, as so many teachers do.
 West Wilmington.
 H. M. Hansen, Jr. is in New York on business.
 MT. and Mrs. G. F. Bugbee spent Sunday in Southington.
 Mr. Bugbee of Southington is visit ing his son, G. P. Bugbee.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Hansen spent Sun day at A. Korner's in Holland.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Wm. Bently last Friday.
 Quite party from here attended the dance at Crystal Lake Saturday. Mrs N. Larsen of Stafford visited her parents, MT. and Mrs l.. Hansen last week.
 Mrs. H. Parkhurst of Three Rivers, Mass, visited. over Sunday with MT. and Mrs. l.. Burdick.
 Mrs. Fred Wadsworth and daugh ter, Ruth, of Springfield, Mass, visit ed her aunt, Mrs. E. A. Brown, at the Willows'' last week.
 Athena, little daughter of w. J. Bowler, recently fell, dislocating her shoulder. She was attended by Dr. w. N. Simonds and is now getting along nicely.
 Charles Tesar recently caught the largest trout that has been seen here for a long time. It weighed 24 pounds, and measured 1633 inches in length and 10 inches in circumfer ence.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. M Hansen, Jr., Ed Carpenter and Miss Serine Han sen took trip to Willimantio and Hartford one day last week, return ing by the way of Stafford by the trolley.
 South Wilmington.
 F. W. Pratt is acting as supervisor of roads,
 The mill is being repainted by Fred Williams and w. E. Butler.
 Mrs. Rodney Parker of New Haven is staying at W. H. Brackets.
 
 Mrs. Janette Shaffer is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George H. Nichols
 Mrs. T. o. Denman is spending few days in Dalton and in Pittsfield, Mass.
 The committee have decided to hold Children's s day exercises in the hall June 21st.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M, Saturday evening. Work on the M. M. degree.
 It is matter of only few days when the road between this village and West Wilmington will again be open to the public. ..
 The South Wilmington orchestra gives another social dance at Cartier s pavilion next Saturday evening There will be ball game in the afternoon.
 Henry J. Potter of Putnam was in town Tuesday as agent of the state board of education. He made tour of the schools and of the thread plant.
 Assurance has been given that the new station will be opened for busi- ness next Monday, the 18th. Robert Pratt of West Wilmington is to have charge of the station.
 Stephen Slingsby has recently bought grocery store in Woodstock valley, through the agency of Everett Richardson. It is reported that he will remain here and hire man to conduct the store for him. -- =
 At this writing it seems likely that a large number from here will attend the Sunday school convention at Spring Hill. Mansfield, the 24th. Thomas A. Denman and Miss Ida M. Hall are delegates.
 The junior ball team of this place f played the Mansfelds at EagleYille last Saturday, and won by a score of 13 to 4. They are trying to arrange a game with the Athletics of Rock vile for next Saturday, to be played here. ,
 At the district school meeting Mon- day night the old officers were re- { elected as follows: Committee, John Brownlee, R. H. Worden, Jas. Ser | vice, Jr.; collector, W. H. Hall f clerk and treasurer, Adolph Korper The report of the committee showed an expenditure of about $9O for fuel