The Press., 1908-08-26
WELLINGTON.

A musical program has been ar. ranged by Miss Cunning for the social this evening.
 Rev. Charles Wolfe's very able sermon Sunday afternoon was from Mark 1O:15. Topic. 'The cast away garment. |"
 Rev. Austin Gardner preached Sunday morning from Rev. 22:11. Topic, "The eternity of spiritual character. ''
 Mrs. James Barry and two ohilrden from Norwich are visiting her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Walten, of West Wilmington.
 The next Endeavor meeting will be at the Congregational vestry, Rev. A. Gardner the assigned leader. Sub ject, Foreign missions.
 Last week was filled with superb days until Saturday, the day of the excurison to Block Island, looked for ward to with SO much pleasure by many, when it rained all day long. Too bad.
 The youngest child of Frank Vanes- Xii, on the old Darling place, died very suddenly Thursday night, and was buried in the new cemetery Satur- day. Rev. MT. Wolfe offioiated at the funeral.
 Mrs. Frank Joslin's driving horse that was pierced in the abdomen by the tines of a stable fork accidentally left in the stall, and that was expected to die from the effects of the wound, has nearly recovered.
 Guests at the Congregational par sonage are Rev. and Mrs. Dorward and daughter, Genevieve, from Flordia. Samuel Gardner from New Haven, Rev. Harold Gardner from North Dakota, Dwight Baker Gardner and wife from Rockville.
 The Y. P. S. O. E. at Baptist con- ference room was presided over by Mrs. Wolfe. There was 8 good at tendance, and both Rev. and Mrs. Wolfe, by request. gave some details of their vacation at Northfleld, 1t being in line with the topic.
 The beautiful house, built some 20 years since by the late Timothy Mer- rick in Holyoke, Mass, where many Wilmington people have been hospita- bly entertained in the past, has been sold by the heirs to the Catholics for paroohial purposes for $37. 900.
 Mr. and Mrs Charles Dawson and two sons, Bertram and Preston. who have been visiting Rev. and Mrs. Wolfe, returned to their home in Pa, yesterday, having greatly enjoyed their first sojourn in Mrs. Dawson is sister of Mrs. Wolfe.
 Rev. Charles W. Wolfe entertained the boys of his Sunday school class last Saturday at the parsonage. Games were played, ice cream and cake were served. and the lads passed long and very happy afternoon. Mrs. Wolfe her class of girls yester- lay, and they, in turn, had a most enjoyable time.
 This Wednesday, evening Mrs. Preston and the young ladies of her Sunday school class give a social in Baptist conference room, the first in the contest to raise money for Christ mas. There will be 8 supper and a and literary entertainment, games, etc. A large attendance is hoped for. The invitation is general.
 People here are pleased at the de- oision of the courts that gives the Eber Dunham fund to the newly or yanized church at Mansfield Depot, instead of to the Baptist state con- vention that, through it's attorney, laid claim to it. There can be no 1oubt that it has gone according to the intent of the donor, and probably 1t is best to have the matter legally settled, although the controversy seemed unnecessary and ill-timed.
 N. O. Wards pleasant farmstead, Holland side. is getting to be quite a