The Press., 1908-06-24
WILMINGTON.

uaylnG hnS commenoed on some of the farms.
 The shower of yesterday was re- freshing indeed
 Mrs. Wostrel, who has been serious. ly i'll, Is much improved.
 Mrs. Gardner is quite i'll. having been confined to her bed for some days.
 Miss Buck of Pennsylvania is visit. ing her niece. Miss Dasie Buck, at Lewis Morse's.
 Not at home to-day (Wednesday), all at the Associational Sunday school convention at Spring Hill.
 There is an excellent picture of Rev. Austin Gardner in the current number of the Congregational Home Mission Monthly.
 Mrs. Kittie Kew of Willimantio. daughter of the late David Clark of Willimantio, native of Wilmington, is with her cousins. MT. and Mrs. J. A. Houchans.
 Harris Price of the Harvard dental college has been visiting with his grandmother, Mrs. Essex, and his aunts for few days, but was obliged to return for his examinations.
 Mrs. Alexander Ross of Maiden, Mass. remembered here as Christine Essex, is with her mother, Mrs. Diantha Essex, and her sister, Mrs. J. G. Ryder, for two weeks. Her little daughter is with her.
 There was 8 business meeting at the Congregational church Sunday, when various matters were discussed. The community of the Hill and vicin. ity are appreciative of the resident pastor and of his family, in all ways pertaining to right living and neigh. borliness.
 F. Wayland Pratt has been appoint ed by Commissioner Mcdonald as in. spector of the work in progress on the line of state road, and finds his ex- perience as assistant superintendent of highways when the streets were re- graded in Providence, R. I, stands him in good stead.
 The comparing of notes by two in- teresting people, one speaking of Greenwich, Conn.,, and the other of Greenwich, R. l., was a perplexing test of memory and a surprising revelation of "reminiscences that has resulted in much merriment, but in the cultivation of acquaintanceship, just the same as if both had been talk ing of the same, locality.
 Mrs. Theron Brown was visited last week at her home in Newtonville, Mass. by party of her early friends and Wilmington schoolmates. who pionicked with her for day, cheer fully recalling their girlhood experi- ences and singing the old songs. MT. and Mrs. Brown accompanied them to Norumbega park, and, returning, bade the pleasant company good bye, with the promise of reciprocal visit in the near future. Among the com pany were Mrs. Emma Peters, Mrs Carrie Miller and Miss Isabel Mer- rick, who reside in Everett and Re- were, Mass.
 West WillIngtOn. Quite a party from here attended the dance at Crystal Lake last Satnr- day.
 MT. Sterry of Morrow was baling| hay for J. Labonte and Wm. Bowler last week.
 MT. and Mrs J. Hansen visited Sunday at MT. and Mrs. M. Hansen s in Mansfield Depot.
 Master Harold Hansen of Mansfield Depot is visiting his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. H. M. Hansen, ST.
 Mrs. A. Jacobsen, Jr., Mrs. H. M Hansen, Jr. and Mrs. Charles Korner were in Willimantic one day last week.
 Four more teams from Willimantio started. work Monday on the state road. They are kept at Wm. Bent ley's.
 Mrs. Andrew Jacobsen and little daughter of Stafford Springs visited her aunt, Mrs. A. Jacobsen, in Buff Gap Last week.
 West Willingtons were the viotors of the baseball game played here last Saturday with the Eaglevilles, by @ score of 19 to ?.
 J. F. Gill, contractor of the state road, returned last week from Boston. His wife and baby accompanied him, and are boarding at c. P. Bugbee's.
 South WilMngtOn. E. O. Richardson of Hartford was in town on business last week.
 A dance will be held at -Cartier's grove, West Willington, Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Frank Knox and children of Hartford are guests of MT. and Mrs. D. 0. Dimook.
 Mrs. Louisa Hesenfus of New ton Center. Mass, was 8 recent guest of her brother, Louis Gergler.
 The shower of Tuesday forenoon afforded some relief from the dry spell that was affecting the crops.
 Arthur L. Spicer was home from New Britain last Sunday, MT. Healy of that oity being his guest.
 At this writing it would appear that about 45 will attend the Sunday school convention at Spring Hill to- day.
 J. W. Harrison, paymaster for the Pope Mfg. company of Hartford, spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. | Brackett.