The Press., 1908-12-02
WELLINGTON.

Daniel Blakely and wife were at their farm in East Willington last week
 Thanksgiving passed very quietly, there being fewer family gatherings on the Hill than usual.
 It is thought that George Wilson is slowly improving from the effects of his late serious accident.
 It is unwise to attempt to separate fighting dogs. The peace maker generally gets the worst of it.
 Miss Alice Maud Preston spent Sun. day with her cousins. Mrs. Joseph Carpenter and family of Monson.
 Mrs. Clark Lillibridge has left Springfield, Mass and gone to live near her own people in Brookfield, Mass.
 Miss Nellie T. Burleson returned from her home in South Woodstock on Saturday and resumed her school Mon- day morning.
 A new door and several other i'm. provements at the Center schoolhouse made the vacation memorable for teacher and pupils.
 At the Congregational church Sun day morning Rev. Austin Gardner, pastor, preached from Psalm 61: l, ?. The comprehensiveness of prayer |"
 The Endeavor Sunday evening in Baptist conference room was led by Mrs. Preston. Miss Harriet O. Rob- bins and Miss Nellie T. Burleson sang a duet.
 William Waldo of Hartford came Saturday to visit his mother, Mrs Celinda S. Waldo and his aunt, Mrs. Emily s. Carpenter. He returned home Monday.
 Samuel Watrous has purchased the house and farm long owned and oc. cupied by the late Joseph Sparks. for some time now occupied by Albert Watrous and family.
 Rev. MT. Cornell preached for the Baptists. His text was First Cor. inthians 3:9, "We are laborers to. gether with God Topic, "The dignity of labor ' It was a remark ably able and we'll delivered dis course, it's purpose being to prepare the church for the work to be taken up on the advent of the new pastor
 At the Baptist Sunday school the committee for the observ- ance of Christmas were appointed: Music, Miss DunninR, Miss H. O. Mrs. Benjamin Benton; en- N. o. Ward, Miss Mabel B. Clarke and Nellie Carpenter; tree. Deacon F. W. Pratt, James Taylor md Willie Cleveland. A committee If the whole will attend to the deco. 'ations
 The Thanksgiving season brought ;he Pratt young people and their young friends to the homestead. The 'amily party at church Sunday were Dea. F. W. Pratt, Mrs. Clara Pratt Ioslin and husband, Robert P. Pratt, Itation agent at South Wilmington and Miss Evans of Andover, Harold W. Pratt from Providence, R. l., and Miss Edna Bugbee from the normal Johool. New Haven, Miss Alice W. Pratt from the normal school, Willi. nantic, and Walter Colburn of South 
 Rev. Sumner R. Vinton, whose ancestors were natives of his town and members of the Baptist church, has returned from Burma and s living in Newton Center. Mass He preached recently in Newtonville. md he and his wife were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Theron Brown. MT. Vinton is fond of meeting the old Willington natives and recalls with much pleasure his visits here, where le hopes to come again and tell of his work. MT. Vinton has a great va 'iety of very fine views taken in Burma that are being arranged for Mr. Vinton went to Rochester, N. r.. where he gave ad- lret ses concerning missionary work | n Burma. Mrs. Vinton is also de- ,oted to the cause and is an interest | ng taIker. with a very pleasing 
 In purchasing books for the holi- lays do not hesitate to buy "Peter, a | lovel of which he is not the hero," because you have not read it. It is | l1t only delightful, but sweet and ' holesome as we'll, as are all of F. 1opk inson Smiths writings. Waldo | Trench and Others" is another enter, aiming book that also introduces us o nice people who seem like real raveling companions, for this is a |
 Election of clever stories of life in taly that revives the experiences of he fortunate who have real knowl. dge of the life abroad, and makes the est of us feel that We have had won. erful glimpses, if not the real thing. | We wish that Arthur Ruhl's new look, ''The Other Americans" could e placed in every one of OUT school libraries. It is not only interesting nd entertaining, but conveys so much of the other America and ts peoples that it should be general y known. These are all new books ublished by Scribner & Sons, New York.
 Verv Sharn