The Press., 1910-03-23
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
 Our dandelions being self-sown in a flower pot in the bay window came to Ro harm in the frosty weather.
 Orrin Watrous and Levi Bond, who, with his wife, are living at the Wat rous farm. are both quite feeble.
 Mrs. Addison D Dimock led the Endeavor Sunday evening. There was good attendance and an excel lent meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Willing ton Cemetery association will be held at the hall at South Wilmington next Monday afternoon at 2.3O
 Rev. Mr. Darrow, accompanied by Louis Morse, is in Northtield, Mass, shingling the "Darrow cottages" and putting them in order for the summer.
 There was a tea Monday evening in honor Uf the birthday of Mrs Everett, at the Smith Brothers pleasant home, which was attended by several from the Hill, who report the ocosaion as a very enjoyable one.
 We note that prize is offered for first information of a nesting pair of wild passenger pigeons. Do they nest in this state? It is said that they have only two eggs. Who knows from personal knowledge? Many of us have seen the nests of partridge and quail, and have seen the broods of tiny birds. Last autumn we saw two docks. or the same flock twice, the same week, of passenger pigeons that years ago were so plenty that they made the oak trees black as they aliRhted to feed on the acorns, and were often observed in hocks that looked like clouds as they flew over. the whirr of their wings filling the air with the sound for some distance.
 There was large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Robbins last Wednes- day. Her nephews, Dr. Frank Rider and Dr. Charles A. Rider of Water bury. and friends from Westford and Norwich were present, bringing lovely flowers. Dr. Wilbur Holt, the bus. band of her niece, Mrs. Della Rider Holt, telegraphed from his home in Newark to the Stafford Floral com pany for an appropriate flower piece, which was brought by Gilbert Baker, who conducted the exercises, the Baker hesrse being used. The ser. vices, which were participated in by both the resident pastors, were beauti full and comforting. The family are appreciative of the kindness and sympathy of neighbors and friends
 Are we not prone to take the word of other people regarding familiar things. instead of observing for our- selves? The English sparrows are always bristling at each other. They remind of young girls, it is their way of being fascinating, they never fight to finish, never wound each other. The birds are fond of our corner be- cause they know they always find a table spread for them here. There are not as many robins as when the cherry trees were cut down, and, by the way, we Ehink those plump favor ties prefer cherries that have Q worm inside. We always welcomed the robins to our cherry trees for the reason that they spotted the fruit with worms. and none were left of that kind for us. Blue jays drive the smaller birds, but they always re- turn after the greedy jays have had their pick and have gone. The small singing birds are familiar with the sparrows, and seemingly have no quarrel with them. They are all Uncle Tobys, we fancy, There's room enough for me and thee. Driving up from the station one morning our horse walked past a loaded team on one of the grades, and we said to the driver: "There Is a hole in one of your bags. and you are wasting meal all She time. '' Not wasting; did you notice the sparrows? They know when I have load of meal and wouldn't disap. point them-bright little things-and they say some folks hate them. My, I'd be mighty lonely driving over these hills without them l'' So that proves that the sparrows have more than one appreciative friend. Carpenter Morton Roofing is made of wool felt saturated with boiling asphaIt and then treated with special water proofng compound 80 that it is not affect ed by heat or cold. It can be put on the steepest roof without fear of It's running, and is almost everlasting in it's wearing quality. Ask Jacob Glover & Son, Staf- ford, more about it.
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