The Press., 1909-03-17
WELLINGTON.

W4AA4NG1ON.
 Rev. MT. Darrow and wife went tc Stirling Saturday.
 Nellie Carpenter has been quite ill for week or two.
 Marian Knight is quite poorly, not able to go out at present.
 Mrs. Ward sang a solo very sweetly at Baptist church Sunday morning.
 Charles A. Robbins spent Sunday with his mother. brother and sisters at his early home.
 Rev A. Gardner preached Sunday from Acts 16: 3O-31. Topic, fifth concession of the Phillippian.
 A pretty rustic pavilion sprang ur like mushroom on the hilltop one misty moisty morning last week.
 The Endeavor Sunday evening al the Congregational chapel was ably led by Mrs. Esther Brown Dimook.
 Mrs. James McFarlane, who was operated on at Boston hospital recently, is making a good recovery.
 The meeting of the Bunyan club at Rest cottage, although not largely attended on account of the rain, was pleasant and profitable.
 Old neighbors and friends will be interested to know that State Senator William L. Higgins, M. D., of South Coventry has a new automobile.
 George A. Cosgrove spoke at g poultry meeting at Oranston, R. I. week before last and before commit. tee of the legislature in Hartford last week.
 Miss Gardner spent few days very pleasantly in Rockville last week. attending a musical at the home of her hrQther and wife, MT. and Mrs. D. rdner.
 Blends of Miss Alice Walker Pratt gave her a surprise party, il being her 18th birthday. A very pleasant time was enjoyed. Cake and fruit were served. This reminds oi the wedding anniversary to be cele. brated at Pleasant View on April 17th.
 James Carpenter assumed the care of the Baptist church last Sunday. Ever so many people said: "The moment we heard the bell we knew Jim had hold of the rope.' "No one else since the late Moses l.. Dim. mock gave it up has rung the bell like that, and it is a remarkably sweet toned bell ''
 Rev. Mr. Oonnell of Hartford, who supplied the Baptist pulpit Sunday morning, gave a fine discourse from 1st Cor, 2:9, the speaker taking the promise of the text as applying to this world and this life, giving wire- less telegraphy, the telephone and the many new inventions we are all en- toying as examples, or illustrations. MT. Connell is pastors assistant al the First Baptist church, Hartford, but now that the church is hearing candidates, breaches now and then where his services are in demand.
 Now that the Sunday school les sons for the remainder of the year are to be in the book of the Acts. g great many will like to know that Thomas Nelson G5 Sons, 37 East 18th street, New York, has issued dainty little booklet from the American standard edition of the revised Bible. This is the first time the Acts have been printed separately, and the little thin book, prettily bound, is most convenient for the pocket and foI class use in Sunday school. It is being eagerly welcomed and is having large sale. Mrs. Preston has given each memb Der of her Sunday school class a copy. ..*.... . .
 The announcement last week of the civil service examination to be held at Rockville on April 10th, for the position of fourth class postmaster of class (a) at West Wilmington. has ex. cited much comment. and suggests the printing of the following: Fourth class poEtmasters in the New England states and in New York, Pennsylvania New Jersey. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin and Michigan, have beer placed under the civil service ruler by President Roosevelt Hitherto these postmasters have been appointed usually on the recommendation of tht representative or senator who con trolled the patronage in each district Under the new order, which effectI more than 15O0O offices, as vacancie occur, they will be filled from thu eligible lists established after com Epetitive examination by the civil ser vice commission, and the persons ap pointed will remain during efficiency and good behavior ''' In last week I Press the amount of the compensation for the last fiscal year was given a $563. It should have read $553..