The Press., 1909-03-10
WILMINGTON.

The news from Grace Watrous that she is improving physically an mentally.
 James H. Carpenter. who has bee away on ten-days' vacation, return ed to his home hert Monday.
 The pearl button factories at Sharp Mills and at Daleville are said to b. doing large and increasing business
 The annual state meeting of tn, Woman's American Baptist Hom, Missionary society will be held Apri 21st at Wallingford. Mrs. Genung wife of Dr. Genung of Brooklyn, il now in charge of the state work. Mrs Preston, associational director, is hoping for good returns from the churches.
 Some of those who are amused and interested in the accounts of the till going on between Rev Dr. Geo. B Pentacost and Rev. Jabez Sunderland in Hartford are not aware that wher Dr. Pentacost purchased his home ir Northfield, Mass. that MT. Sunder land was pastor of the Unitarian church there.
 We have received an interesting letter form Mrs. Amelia Fiske Bart. lett Ayers, native of this town and for some years a resident of Stafford Springs. now of Topeka, Kansas, ask ing for genealogical information. She and her husband, Charles N. Bartlett, moved to Kansas in 1877. MT. Bartlett died in 1881. Later she married MT. Ayers. She is a descendant of Elder Lillibridge, and lived in childhood on the farm now owned by Samuel Bartlett.
 The United States civil service commission announces that on April 10 an examination will be held at Rockville for the position of fourth class postmas aster of class (a) at West Wilmington. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $563 for the last fiscal year. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the post office named above. Ap- plication forms and full information concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from West Wilmington post office. or from the U. s Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. O.
 South Wilmington.
 Miss Mattie Maine is helping Mrs Hopkins in the boarding house.
 Samuel Poutrey is now working in the dye house for c. Hall, Jr., 6 Co.,
 There has been, and still continues to be, much sickness in and about the village, mostly in the nature of serious form of cold.
 Mrs. Nellie Tittle of Willimantio is at the home of her father, Jeremiah Latham. She is caring for the sick ones, MT. L. and Mrs. Bert Latham.
 Mrs. Wm. O. Eldredge is spending vacation of two weeks at Syracuse, N Y, with her grandson, William Edward Eldredge, and incidentally with his parents, MT. and Mrs Charles W. Eldredge.
 Adfer Potter has already had appli cations for positions on the ball team of 1909, but there isn't any ball team. The people are 10th to give up their money to put team in the field until they are sure that they will have enough to pay their ice bills.
 The ice company has resumed ice cutting and is pushing the work. II the weather holds favorable they will keep atit all the week. The ice will run about 8 to 9 inches in thickness. At the best the ice house will be only little more than half filled
 To anyone who will take the pains to watch proposed legislation in Hart ford it is very evident that the small CT towns will learn, if they have not already learned, that eternal vigilance is the price of their very existence. Generalization of power is the motive back of several bills which are osten sibly in the interests If said small towns. Government by commissions, not comm issi on, seems to be the craze. How many of us can get un to the water wagon?
 West Willington.
 G. P. Bugbee is on the sick list.
 M. Tesar. Sr., and Nj Tesar, Jr. are visiting in New York city.
 Martin Matte ssen, who has been very i'll, is much very improved.
 Miss Serine Hansen is at Mrs. J. Steele in Holland for few days.
 F. Bundy, L. Patrill and Wm. Bentley are drawing ties for s. H Mattessen.
 Miss Cora Devereaux of South Willington visited with Mrs. Santi mere Saturday