The Press., 1909-01-06
WILMINGTON.

I ork GO.mOrrOW.
 Miss Louise Smith has returned to
 her school at Long Island oity.
 Mrs Darrow's mother from Water ford is visiting at the Baptist parson-
 age.
 D. B. Gardner started on a pro- tracted western business trip on Mon- day.
 There is another Bohemian family from New York living in the house with Mir. Dide, we are told.
 The increased interest in the Bap. tist Sunday school continues. but still there is room in all the classes.
 Dr. Lawrence from West Medway, Mass. was in town last week on his annual trip. He was entertained at John c. Himelar's.
 The regular monthly business meet ing of the Ladies' Aid society met with the president, Mrs. Preston, on Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. A. D. Dimock, who came up to attend the New Years party, re. mained with her daughter, Mrs. Houohans. until Monday, making calls on friends.
 The schools commenced again Mon. day morning, after their Christmas vacation. Miss Burleson returned Qokur6nu o%tovuoov, or1 %o0E- bar horSS class in the Sunday school next day.
 The nervous malady of Miss Grace Watrous, who has been ailing for some time, having taken a more seri- ous aspect, she was carried on Satur- day to Norwich for medical treatment.
 So free from wind was New Years evening that a lighted lamp was car ried across the common without being extinguished or smoking the chimney even, @ remarkable event for this hilltop.
 Some irreverent person says that the modern rendering of Miss Haver. gals hymn by many we'll disposed business men 1g-
 ''Take my wife and let her be
 Oonsecrated Lord to Thee.
 The George Arthur Lincoln. who in December SO mysteriously disap-
 Nd from his home in New Rlsnelle, N Y., long an employe in the silk department at Arnold & Jonstable'a, New York city, was bouain of the late Mrs. ElvirasP. Fay Tor and visited her here.
 5 The Endeavor in Congregational room was presided over by Miss Gardner, and the subject of e.ResUlutions for the New Year" lRas we'll sustained This meeting, being nearly always favored by the presence of the two pastors. is a sathering we'll worth attending. On Sunday morning Rev: A. Gard Ter gave interesting "Thoughts on he New Year." his text being Exodas I2:2. Rev. MT. Darrow preached from Numbers O:29,
 Come thou with us and we will do bee good. !" An appreciation of the Eower of the church for good in a ommunity and in the world for those ble to see the needs and willing to end a hand.
 The Charles James reported in the apeTs as being missing from Middle own is thought here to be Charles anes, youngest son of 8 former pastor f the Congregational church. He gas never in rugged health and was of a melancholy tempera- lent. He had a good position in Iiddletown' and his leaving is a 1ystery. His father was a native of Vorthf1eld, Mass, and belonged to one f the oldest families there.
 The two Pierce autos came up Fri ay evening to the New Years party, oaded to their full capacity. Ool. Hall drove one and MT. Griggs, the sual chauffeur, the other, and as hey moved off in the moonlight one ould but wonder what some of the ld-timers who used to attend these arties would have said at such evil ences of the mark of progress, and ome one added: "What would they ave said at the roads that make such saehines possible ?' <e1
 Several of the topics in the forth oming Y. P. g. o. E. list being elected from "PilRrim's Progress,
 class for the study of the book has cen planned, and will hold it's first aeeting at Maple Corner from 2 iolock until o'clock on tomorrow Thursday evening. Any who are interested are invited to participate. lev. Austin Gardner has for many ears made study of this remarkable york, and is always able to talk in- upon it.
 Everything worked together to lake of the New Years party 8 grand uocess. The attendance was large; yer a hundred people were present nd all sections of the town were epresented. The supper did due redit to the Wilmington cooks and 1as enjoyed by all. The gathering at he parsonage. where the time was assed in music, Mrs. W. H. Hall at iano, and in conversation, was ideal The weather was perfect. A hand- ome sum, which, according to time- onored custom. was left with the astor and his wife. was realized, and Il went away feeling that the new had started in under very appy auspices.