The Press., 1909-08-18
WILMINGTON.


 Lon Roswell and family are nov ing to Norwich.
 Miss Viola Smith is still confined to her bed by illness.
 There is nothing so bitter nor so unreasonable as prejudice.
 The person who prefers to believe what is bad rather than what is good IS always an object of pity.
 Sorry weather for campers and va cationists generally. Good weather for the cheerful fire upon the hearth.
 Sunday school begins at 3 o'clock at the Baptist church and the preach ing service at This arrangement lasts until the first of October. This In reply to several inquiries.
 Mrs. Frank WoodWorth and sons are to occupy the Buckminster house at East Wilmington, owned by Fred squier, and lately vacated by Alonzo Roswell.
 Daniel Blakely was before the court Saturday, charged with an as- sault on his wife. He was prosecuted by Attorney w. H. Reed of Stafford Springs, and Attorney Fisk of the same town was for the defence. MT. Blakely pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs.
 At the Ladies' Aid society, which met last Tuesday at Rest Cottage, it was voted to hold c social on the evening of the full moon. the 31st. Mrs. Hans M. Hansen, Jr., was ap- pointed 8 committee to look after the supper and to cho0ke her own assist ants.
 West Wilmington.
 Peter Mogensen of Meriden visited his parents over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. P. Hansen and family of Hartford called on Buff Gap friends Sunday.
 : Miss Serine Mattessen has returned from a two-weeks' visit with friends in Hartford.
 Miss Lula Deveraux of South Will lington spent Saturday with Mrs. A. Jacobsen, Jr.
 Miss Addie Hopkins of Eagleville was the guest over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. P. Mogensen. - Quite number from Buff Gap at tended the Danish picnic last Satur- day at Laurel Park.
 MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Willis of New Haven were recent guests of MT. and Mrs e. P. Bugbee.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Parkhurst of Vermont were guests a few days of MT. and Mrs. l.. Burdick.
 MT and Mrs. M. Hansen and son, of Mansfield spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. H. M. Hansen, ST.
 Mrs. Wm. Mulford, who has been the guest at N. O. Wards poultry ! farm for the past two weeks, expects to return to her home in Hartford this week
 Rev. J. G. Ward of Norwich on | his return home from a two-weeks' vacation at Northfield, is visiting l with his brother, J. B. Ward, at Brook Oak poultry farm.
 Miss Agnes Mumford, the Misses Lawrence. and Miss Chamberlain, all | from Holyoke. Mass are spending sheir two weeks vacation at Nathan ! 0. Ward s farm in Holland.
 N. o. Wards son, Arthur, came very near having a serious accident ] one day last week, when he run 8 l pitohfork through the fIeshy part of his foot. At the present writing he is getting along nicely.
 A social will be given by the young people of West Wilmington in the chapel, Holland side, on Thursday l evening, August 10th. Ice cream and cake will be on sale. Price 15c. | Special music will be furnished. All | are invited to come.
 There was quite an attendance on I the ball grounds last Saturday to I the game played between the so called South and West Wilmington teams, which was won by tie former. 25-9 Batteries for South were Conzleman, Grant aud Shepaum; for Vest, Hansen, Collins and Duplease. Hits off Conzleman. IA; off Hansen, 4; off Collins, 9. Struck out. by Oonzleman, II; by Hansen, 3; by The South Wilmington visitors seemed very boisterous and insulting, which gave many a lady the desire to rather stay at home than to listen to such. There is certainly DO reason why they should be so; their team comprises but very few of their own home men, and it certainly | is no great honor if they win. The following are what they call the South. Wilmington team: Gentleman, Grant, Biothfield, of Storrs; Potter, 5hepaum of Willimantic Prue, Brad. ley of Eagleville; Tessar of West Will lin2ton Hall of South Willington.