The Press., 1910-07-06
WILT1MOroM.

? A sane and safe Fourthl Miss Marion Sparks is at home am cry comfortable.
 Mlss Edna Bugbse has two younf
 lady friends from New Haven visitinl
 her.
 And now the reasonable music oi the moving machine Ia heard in sh'
 land.
 Mgs. Sleight and friend. Misi Dodge. from New York are at Oozy' croft.
 Miss Nellie Thrall of Brooklyn, formerly of West Sufield, is visising her former pastor and his family, Rev. Austin Gardner.
 As James Taylor and wife were coming to Ohurch Sunday D. m. they met motor load of Sunday visitors The horse took fright and the buggy was considerably broken. MT. and Mrs. Taylor, although badly shaken up and naturally much frightened, were not injured, much to the relief of their friends. &54
 All boys and an occasional old lady find note In Fourth of July racket different from shat in any other racket, and we never begrudged the boys their Independence day frolio. It Ia the manufacturers of nefarious toys that should be "held up," not the lads who do not intend to be Care- less with sheir harmless crackers and torpedoes.
 Mir. Tucker and his teams men and are excavating on the newly pur- chased Solyman Taylor homestead for the new schOolh6use We shall have to ask Mir. Merrick and . few other Press readers to tell us what they re- member about the old school house. Mrs. Abigail Eldredge Dunham of Greeley, OOl Is one who has memo ries of 1t, we are sure.
 Mrs. Austin Gardner attended the funeral of Judge Lester D. Phelps, the father of her daughter .in-law, Mrs. D. B. Gardner, in Rockville on Tues day. The loss of Judge Phelps Is greatly regretted here, where he has been long and favorAbly known and much liked, especially by the O. A. R men, he having been a favorite visitor whom Elisha Johnson post, No 86, fourishin&. A good many recall that Judge Phelps was one of the tea party on the lawn at Maple Corner July 4th. 1907. His widow and daughter have the sympathy of many frtenda here.
 Rev. Mr Gardner preached az usual Sunday morning, his timely topic being "Duty to the state. '' The text, Matt. 22;21 Rev MT. Dar- row had a sermon on Q patriotic sub. jeOt prepared, but owing to the ex- treme heat of the afternoon and to the fact that after the morning ser- vice and Sunday school at South Will lington he had ofiGiated at the funeral of the little Allen baby. a trying duty, and had come directly from the cemetery to the church, without op- pOrtunity for rest or refreshment, Dsa. F. W. Pratt voiced the request of the assembled church and oongre- gAtion that he would omit the sermon, and after the opening devotional ser vice and notices close with hymn and benediction. Mr. Darrow was ap- prsQiative of the thOughtfulneas and glad to avail himself of the little respite. Considering the torrid weather there was good number out. Secretary Pratt, at the close of the Sunday school, announced the name of Arthur Jensen as the only one who had not missed Q session of the Sun day school for She halt year. The secretary had missed one session and Mrs. Darrow one. Miss Mabel Clarke read very fine report from the Sum- day school convention at South Wood. stock, which she and Miss Alice Pratt attended as delegates from the school.
 -' South Wilmington.
 Miss Gertrude James is home on vacation of Q week.
 Arthur Moriarty is home from Wor. Oeater on visit, locking and feeling fine.
 Mir. and Mrs. Gustavus Klar are visiting relatives in Holyoke, Mass this. week.
 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Neil spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Stafford and in Hartford.
 j., MT. and Mrs. Leslie E. Korper of Hartford have been spending a few days with Mir. and Mrs. Adolph Kor- per.
 Attractions at South Coventry and Willimantio drew a large number of the village people away over the Fourth.
 Monday was the quietest July 4th in shia village for many years. In the evening there was about she usual display of fireworks, but the racket was missing.
 Wm. Nichols, who was charged with the duty of taking Charles H Ryder to the hospital for the insane at Norwich, performed that disagree- able task Tuesday.
 Gilbert Spicer Ia having his hands full these days doing the having for himself and several others. Needless to say Wm. E. Bmttye is also crowded with work for himself and team.
 Wallace Howard Allen, son of Mir. and Mrs. Charles E. Allen. died last Friday of acute cerebro spinal menjn. gitis at the age of eleven months. He was sick only few hours. but the case was hopeless from the first. The funeral was held Sunday at 1 o'clock. Mhn hn.lnl unnn a,. AL,n xualls,ac.A..., EIill