The Press., 1908-09-02
In New York, it is said, that on,

| out of every five is Hebrew.
 Dr. Converse and wife took vaca tion trip to Abingdon, where they
 have relatives, last week.
 The Glass Factory schoolhouse ii
 being renovated without and within and is to have new seats and desks. The cemeteries never looked & we'll. The towering shrubs, tho close trimmed turf. the newly raked gravel paths, the fresh paint on post and building all help in the pleasing effect.
 The River road from South Will lington to the West Wilmington station is i'm fine condition, and that rocky, brushy pasture east of the Le Grand Johnson barn, after being thoroughly subdued, has been sown with rye and grass seed.
 Anton Hak is removing the stone from his barn lot on the farm recent. ly owned by Daniel Eldredge. Tons of stone have been picked of the farm of MT. Wostrel, and his fields are g shining example of what may be ac. complished by persistent effort. Mrs. Netta Oortis Golf and her hus- band. Rev. MT. Golf. who have been at their cottage on the Willimantic camp grounds, called on friends here last week. Her daughter. Jennie May Oortis, and Arthur Oowles were at the cottage for their vacation.
 There is a large and luxuriant field of corn on the state college farm, but the general appearance of the grounds is less pleasing to the passer-by than in years past There are fewer flower beds, and things in general are not as we'll kept. For much of the way the road in front is full of small stones, and the crop of poison ivy and the wild parsnip, if not all on the college grounds in a plot adjoining, are any thing but profitable object lessons. Tie dropped stitches are owing to the change in administration. no doubt. and another year improvement will be noted.
 Miss Sara L.. Dunning. who is a most accomplished musician. has just issued, G. Schirmer, New York. pub fisher, a series of seven books that sell for five cents each-''Aids to Sight Singing" First Exercises in Sight Singing" "Rythmatic Chart No. g." "Ohromatic Drill Chart, :" Major and Minor Scale chart Inter val Chart in igures)", Fifty Five Rounds and Canons,' Thirty -four Unison Songs (Treble Olef and Bass Olef)" Miss Dunning's series is an aid to acquiring the foundation of 8 musical education. the ability to read at sight. Each of the pamphlets tFat constitute the series presents in the clearest and most concise form supplementary work that can be used to the greatest advantage in conneo- tion with any book of sight reading now in use. The "Thirty four Union Songs" and the Fifty-five Rounds and OanOns'' are without exception the most comprehensive collections ever offered at SO nominal price The striking feature of these two col lections is the unusually high stand ard of the music they contain. The author has remembered that "the folk -song is the real heart of song, and covers the widest realm of the simplest and deepest thought poetically and and her selections en- brace the most beautiful folk melodies of various nations, and she has con. the best as not too good.
 South Wilmington. . The several schools in town are to commence the fall term next week Tuesday.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge. No. "A, F. & A. M., Saturday evening.
 State convention delegates W. H. Hall, o. J. Gurley and R. H. Worden were in Stafford Springs yesterday.
 Mrs. James Smith returned last week from visit of several days with her mother, Mrs. Vose. at Westbrook, Mr. Smith spending Saturday and Sunday there.
 The bi-monthly covenant meeting ,f the Baptist church will be held in ;he hall Saturday evening, and on Sunday the sacrament of the Lords l upper will be observed immedia tely | following the preaching service.
 Following are the vital statis tics of | he town of Wilmington for the ten years ending Sept. 1st, 1908. In 'ach case the figures are for the fiscal 'ear. In the case of marriages she lgures include all marriages where ither party was resident, whether he ceremony was performed in town IT elsewhere.