The Press., 1910-03-09
WILLINGToN-

Dandelions in bloom at Mapl
 Corner.
 Mrs Charles H Brown returne
 home Friday from Asbury Park
 Mrs Samuel Bartlett is sufferiu
 from the effects of severe cold.
 Quite heavy thunder showers thos
 of Sunday afternoon and Monda,
 morning
 The Endeavor Sunday evening wa led by the president, Elmer Jerom
 Mathews
 1 Ben. Robbins has bought pair O
 horses at Willimantic. and has takel
 job of logging for Amidon 6 Arma
 tage.
 | B Clark and wife attended tn,
 funeral of their sister-in law, Mrs
 Amanda Clark, at AtwoodviIle or
 Sunday
 Our people generally have shared the anxiety regarding little Holman Hall, and rejoice at the good newl received concerning him.
 The new Alexander singing books were used in the Baptist Sunday school for the first time Sunday. The selections were very fne.
 Arthur Watrous and family are talking of coming from Voluntown to live on the Joseph Sparks place with his mother and sister, Mrs. Louise Marcey Watrous and Grace.
 Rev. A. Gardner Sunday morning took for his topic John D. Payton and the New Hebrides. Text, Isa. 42:4 Rev. MT. Darrow discoursed on the building of christian character. Text, 1st Corinthians 3:11. The duet by MT. and Mrs. Darrow was much en- joyed, as was also Mrs. Darrow' 's organ voluntary at the opening of the service.
 The young people. with the approval and assistance of Rev. and Mrs. Oar. row, who are also young people but are not always proclaiming the fact, are planning an entertainment to be held in the town hall for the benefit of the parsonage improvement fund. There will be music and a dialogue or two. The entertainment will be under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society.
 The birds sang delightfully after the shower Monday morning. If the war of extermination goes on, the singing of the birds in the morning will he a bygone joy. There used to be little song that was promoter of public sentiment in every district school. "Dont' Kill the Birds. '' It would be we'll to revive it; it might be sung with good effect in congress, and would be no more trivial than 'heir action in oondemning the happy, harmless English sparrows.
 Wilmington is no placs to make business of farming" We have heard this statement made scores of times, and have conbated it's truth 10 often that it is with no little satis- action that we refer to the good of Charles EldredRe, who. when his father, the late Will jam >Eldredge, dieda a few years ago, tayed on with his mother and sisters, nstead of leaving for some place where there was more going on," md kept up the pleasant home life at me of the few remaining comfortable, oomy, convenient farm houses that rave not gone over into the hands of | he foreigner. Charles, who is of he old stock, has not to worry oyer he high price of provisions. As he B milking 13 cows and has five hand ome heifers of his own raising that Iill in due time be added to the herd, he price of dairy products does not fleet his table. He sees no necessity f joining the meat strike, as he has old over ton of pork during the ast winter. besides curing two fine ofkers in lard, hams, sausage, bacon nd pickled pork for family use. He aised 200 bushels of potatoes last ear and other vegetables in propor- ion. and in their season. He has owls ani his own corn to keep them D, and other kinds of grain as we'll. 'uel is out from his own woodland. If course he works; everyone works Tho succeeds, whatever their vocation, ut he is his own master, he keeps is own hours, he goes when he leases with his own teams, he readsi nd studies and keeps up with the lmes and with, new methods. This arm, in it's thrifty tidiness, is an bject lesson, and should be an en- engagement to those who, hearing he call back to the farm, consider he comfort and plenty that the farm royides, instead of the care and the ard work. We can remember when eople took pleasure andp ride in the arm, the crops. the animals: when hat sentiment prevails once more Arming will again become popular.