The Press., 1909-02-17
WILMINGTON
Colds are prevalent.

improved in health.
 The telephone wires were down fo
 a short time Tuesday morning.
 The third meeting of the board o1 relief will be at town hall next Tues day.
 Mrs. Charles Latham has been or visit to her daughter, Mrs. Oscar
 Willis, in Rockville.
 There were special exercises in the school Lincoln's birthday, and the Hilltop flags were out all day.
 The outlook at this writing is woD derful = everything ice-ooated and only needing the sun to set it aspar. kle
 WE. Battye is fortunate in having secured his full crop of ice. The outlook for the Perry Ice company is dubious.
 Mrs. John R. Neil spent the latter part of last week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Charter, in Stafford Springs.
 Miss Margaret Mallory entertained yesterday her cousin, Burton M. Mallory, student at Wesleyan col lege, Middletown.
 Miss Georgina Mundell was taken to the Willimantio hospital Monday, and it is expected will be operated on o-day for appendicitis.
 The weather did not smile on the valentine social, but the hostesses did at the pleasant assembly and at the satisfactory proceeds.
 The class in Sunday school con- ducted by Miss Julia Denman has grown so large that it has been divid- ed, Miss Lillian Whiting taking the new class.
 The much postponed business meet ing of the Y. P. s. 0. E. is to be held this Wednesday, evening Pas tor E. W. Darrow, in his announce- ment Sunday, very strongly urged all to be present.
 A walking party of Storrs short term students took advantage of the spring like weather Saturday after noon to visit the poultry plant of the president of the Connecticut Poultry at Oozycroft.
 The following notice was read at ;he services Sunday: The regular meeting of the W. O. T. U. will be held with Mrs Johnson, at he home of Mrs. Holman, next Sat- 1rday, Feb 2Oth, at 30 p. m. All Ire cordially invited to attend.
 While we have no cause for regret hat the attendance at the services ,n the Hill is large and increasing, t would seem that in a locality like his, where the people are grouped | ogether, we had ought to keep up l 'ur end with the sparsely center of he town.
 We hesitate to comment on sermon | or the reason that, at best, there is n implied comparison, but perhaps | Ve may be excused for remarking on he aptness and excellence of the ermon by Rev, E. W. Darrow last 1 sunday, based on the text found in l Hebrews 8:5, the thought as ex- ,ressed, "The world has a need for he man who is ready" referring to | man that America has ct produced, Abraham Lincoln, who | himself to fill place that | 10 man knew would ever exist, but | he opportunity and the need came, md the man that was ready filled it l ccording to the purpose of the Maker if Nations. This man, indeed, build d according to the pattern that was hown him in the Mount.
 The attendance in the hall last | Friday evening attested we'll to the of Rev. J. B. Connell, the itle of his lecture giving little hint s to what the nature of his talk | night be. "The model young man" vas the subject of many illustrations, humorous and otherwise. MT. Con. ell was very happily introduced by Rev. MT. Darrow. who referred to the act that MT. Oonnell had performed he same thing for him at the time of is coming here. The lecture was reoeded by the singing of the Battle lynn of the Republic by Miss Julia )enman, who was joined by 20 ohil- ren in the chorus. This was fol- owed by T. A.. Denman, who sang cry feelingly "Dear Mother Land |" frs. Wm. H. Hall presided at the rgan.
 West Wilmington.
 Rev. Thomas lyric will preach at he chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 'clock.
 South Wilmington.
 Wm. H. Brackett received a letter rom John Bartlett Saturday, in 7hicb he says that Alfred House is 
 Miss Margaret Mallory is boarding at Wm. H. Brackett's on ccount of the severe illness of Mrs. ohm Brownlee, with whom she has cen boarding.
 The funeral of the late Joseph was held last Thursday at ended only by relatives. The funer- l sermon was preached by Rev. B. W. |. )arrow. The bearers were George H. Jichols, John R. Neil, R. H. Worden nd Norman B, Griggs. The burial 7as at Wilmington Hill.
 In letter written by Mrs. E. J. Holman from Redlands, Gal most | ivid description is given of various oenes, incidents and points of in- crest. In reading the reference to 4rand Canon one can imagine the ortuOua trail from fha rim to tho