The Press., 1910-04-27
WILLINGTON.

Merrick J. Pratt returned to his home in Providence last week.
 Philip Ryder, who has been visit ing his father, has gone away again.
 Miss Alice M. Preston and Miss Catharine Ricketts returned to New York Friday.
 Mrs. Fred Squier is still in 8 hos pital at Willimantic and seems to be improving, we are glad to hear.
 MT. Cosgrove has forty hens sitting on eggs, and yet he is an experienced user and an advocate of inou bators.
 Dwight B. Gardner, who is home from one of his long western trips. was at Rev. MT. Gardner's last week for day or two.
 Nellie Carpenter, who was threat ened with pneumonia, is better. Mrs. SCarpenter and Mrs. Waldo are both suffering with the prevailing dis temper.
 In mentioning the characters in the recent dialogue given at the town hall, we are reminded that we inad- vertently omitted the names of the Misses Jennie Church and Hattie Rob- bins.
 In the pretty orchard belonging to Rest Cottage" there is house high up in one of the huge old apple trees Oh, no, not a birds nest, 8 summer house, led up to by flight of stairs the most restful and fascinating place for out-of-door living imaginable.
 The observatory on The Pinnacle is to have an added story as soon as the carpenters are at liberty, through the kindness of the public spirited lady who made the first and the con- tinued improvements to this now much appreciated outlook, which is one of the attractions of the Hill.
 Mrs. Elmer J. Mathews went to Hartford Tuesday on her way to at. tend the Seth semi annual session of the grand division, Sons of Temper ance, at Norwalk, which meets on Thursday. Mrs. Mathews is grand superintendent of young peoples work of the order. While away Mrs Mathews will visit friends in Hart ford, New Britain, New Haven, West Haven and Bridgeport.
 On Sunday morning at the Oongre- gRtional church Pastor Gardner's topic was "The great journey" Text, Mum. 10: 29. Rev. MT. Gardner also led the Endeavor in the evening. A large oolored foreign mission map was feature of the service, as in. terestingly explained by the leader in setting forth the beginning and growth of the gospel in the world. The music, consisting of missionary hymns, was sweet and inspiring.
 Newton Darrow of Waterford, the father of Rev. Earl W. Darrow, who has been seriously i'll of pneumonia, is better, but it was not advisable for his son, who had been with him for the whole week, to leave him to re- turn home for Sunday, and his people, who are devoted to him. were unani- nous in their expressions of sympathy and in their desire for him to remain with his parents, his mother being an invalid. as long as his presence thero was necessary.
 At the Baptist church Mrs. Darrow, in the absence of her husband, took charge of the service with her usual quiet dignity, reading an instructive sermon. There were several prayers, and special music by the orchestra that was even more pleasing than usual. The preceding Sunday school was largely attended and grows in interest from week to week. We wish we could say something right here to induce people to be regular in their attendance upon the church services. Every time you stay away you lose something that you would be the better for the knowing. Turn over a new leaf, go to church and Sunday school. and go regularly. You can. not afford to waste your opportunities. This is not for Wilmington alone, but for all who read these items.
 In a recent letter our friend from whom we all, like to hear. John Mer- rick says:' "A change from the un- usually warm weather came with a whoop, and the temperature dropped from 56 yesterday morning to 36 last night and to 28 this morning. and at 10 o'clock it is still below she freez-