The Press., 1908-12-16
WILMINGTON.


 several days. is improving.
 Albert WatrOus Is quite ill He was taken Saturday with chflls and cramps.
 D. B. Gardner made flying visit at the home of his parents here on Friday last.
 Mrs. s. P. Morrison visited old neighbors here last week. She is much blessed with her new home at 
 Some of our people were kept from church Sunday on account of colds and some others because their horses were smooth -shod.
 MT. and Mrs. Houchans are nov ing from their Meadow Brook Farm to the Pierce Cottage on the Hill for the winter and it is pleasant to have all the dwellings occupied once more..
 Some of the scientists say that man should live to the age of 150 years, and that the reason he does not is due to impaired digestion. and that we'll cooked, we'll masticated simple food and pure air are the natural remedies.
 On Friday afternoon Miss Burlesons' school gives an entertainment at the Center scboolhouse, where Santa Claus is expected to be present to take the gifts from the Christmas tree. There is much enthusiasm among the children.
 At the Baptist church Rev. MT. Darrow delivered an excellent sermon from Romans 6 4. There was large attendance at the preaching service, and at the Sunday school immediately following The Christmas music was rehearsed under Miss Dunning's in- spiriting leadership.
 We have received from Soribner & Sons. New York. by the hand of Franklin Glazier Chapin of that house. their latest published book "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, |" just finished as @ serial in their maga. zine. Those who read it in install. ments will like to go over 1t con. medically. 1t is finely illustrated and bound, the price being $1.5O
 The Endeavor Sunday evening at Baptist conference room was led by Pastor Darrow. Samuel Pourtrey was received as associate member. There was talk of starting an hon. orary roll. Several years ago the SO. ciety had large honorary member. ship, who often sent letters to be read at the meetings, that enhanced the interest, and the membership fees were help financially.
 The holiday goods, calanders. cards, booklets sent out by Raphael Tuck & Sons. fine art publishers, New York. are certainly the most artistic of any thing of the kind on the market. Father Tuck's Annual. as usual, a mine of delight for the little people, ss we'll as affording entertainmlent for children of larger growth. The music is simple and pleasing and the oolored pictures very attractive.
 Dr. George NJ. Stones sermon a the state convention last October, Fifty years of Baptist History. !" Is published in full in the minutes and is certainly interesting reading. The picture of Elder" Swan. famous in the Baptist annals of the state. was certainly happy thought. We met him at his sons home in New Lon don W hen he was over 80. but he was by DO means old in faith or in zeal. andd retained the look of his prime.
 Our neighbor. George A. Cosgrove. of Cozycroft. president of the Con. neotiout State Poultry association. Is making arrangements for fine time at the annual meeting of the associ- ation in Hartford. January p and 2S Six speakers have been engaged :: Prof Elford of Mcdonald college, Quebec, Canada; J. H. Robinson, edi' tor of Farm Poultry: H. W. Collins wood of the Rural New Yorker: J. L.. Nix of Homer City, Penn. Prof. Stoneham of Storrs and Judge ". H. Card of Manchester. MT. Collins wood is to give semi mi-humorous lecture on the evening of the 27th, entitled "The assault on fresh eggs. " This is to be followed by banquet at the Garde hotel, commencing at 9 p. III. Last year about one hundred people set down to the banquet. This year preparations to accommodate at least 15O are to be made. Tickets for the banquet will cost one dollar. At. tendance at the meetings is free. Jewell hall, one block from the hotel. has been engaged for the meetings.