The Press., 1910-04-20

AS we we're driving the. other morn
ing we were so fortunate as to come
upon beautiful red fox walking
leisurely along the road few rod
from Charles Eldredge's barn, wavins
his plumey tail and darting one side
into the underbrush. watching us from
there until we we're at a safe distance,
when, no doubt, he returned to his
business of finding a way to enter the
near by poultry yard. Poor, cumming,
thieving, reprobate fox, with a bounty
set on his head. yet about his legiti.
mate business of appeasing his OWL
appetite and providing for his young,
no doubt.
The funeral Of Mrs. Louise Marcy
Watrous was held at her late home on
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. e. W.
Darrow. pastor of the Baptist church
of which she was member, officiating.
The attendance was large. Mrs
Watrous was the daughter of Newman
Marcy and Evelyn Lyons Marcy and
of the old stock. She was a useful
Christian woman, highly respected,
and will be much missed She leaves
three sons and one daughter, Grace.
Her Oldest daughter. Ida, who married
Eugene Bradley of Rockville, whose
funeral took place the day following
that of his mother-in. law. died several
years ago. The Sunday school class
of which Mrs. Watrous was a mem
Der, Mrs. A. D. Dimmock teacher,
gave a beautiful bunch of white car
nations as their tribute, Mrs. Houch-
ans, Mrs. DimoCk's daughter, going
to the greenhouse at Stafford Springs
for them. The children gave q floral
pillow, with the word Mother, -
and there were other flower pieces
from friends. The burial was in the
Watrous lot in the west cemetery.
John Merrick writes: The Will.
lington items in The Press almost
every week calls up "reminiscences of
the dear old town. and the old town
is still dear to a native. In one you
spoke of the farming of SON of the
late William Eldridge, and it reminded
me of my acquaintance with not only
Mr.. Eldridge, but with both of the
families, Eldfidge and Fenton fami.
lies. Uncle Chester Fenton, as he
was always called. had one of the best
farms in that part of the town, and
in fact that was the best part of the
town, and up to the time Of my leav-
ing Wilmington Mr.. Fenton had the
best lot of virgin chestnut timber to
be found almost anywhere in that
section, and think that it was some
years before il was allowed to be
captured for greed. The correspond.
ent of the Sunday Republican was not
strictly correct about Mr.. Rider and
my brohter Timothy in their relations
with the Merrick Thread company,
as they we're neither of them president
Of the company. The late Elisha
johnson was the first president of the
company, and after his death Mr..
Hopkins of New York was elected to
the place and held it till the company
was dissolved under the statute of
Massachusetts,. Timothy Merrick was
the treasurer and manager, and fol-
lowed by Mr.. Rider after his death.
The entertainments at the town hall
the evening Of the 8th was largely at.
tended and declared to be q success.
Where all took their parts SO we'll il
seems unwise to particularize, and
yet IL was conceded by all that Mrs.
DarroW made very lovely elderly
lady. and that her visit with the
Ward children, who all acquitted
themselves to perfection, was the
most attractive of any of the many
interesting episodes of the little play,
and Mrs. Darrow, with her guitar,
dressed as an Italian woman, singing
song In that language, was the
prettiest Of any. Nellie Carpenter,
as usual, took all her parts WELL, ft-
ting in where any one else dropped out
and knowing the whole play from
first to last. and thus being able to
prompt any one who was at a loss
Elmer Mathews and wife and Miss
Lillian, Mrs. Frank Joslin and CARL,
Hans IL. Hansen, Jr.. Mrs. Ward,
Miss Mabel CLARK. John Bartlett and
sister, Miss Stella, Dasie Buck, Wal
ter Oolburn and Peter Watson from
South Wilmington. Miss Maud Klee,
the teacher from The Highlands, Toll
land side, Mr.. Darrow az ticket agent,
Willie Cleveland as announcer Of
trains, and Charlie Lyon az bootblack
all made good. and are deserving Of
the praise they have received. AL
though the evening was cool the ex-
cellent ioe cream from Jacobsen's,
Stafford Springs, found ready sale, and
another freezer or two could have been
disposed Of had it been ordered. Some
SIS WAS cleared for the parsonage i'm.
provements, and the president Of the
Ladies' Aid society takes this way, tc
thank all who 80 kindly helped e
make the afFair q success.