The Press., 1910-09-21
WILMINGTON.
Harry Pratt has been. shingling Iii


 New York is visiting her aunt, Miss Dante Palmer.
 Mrs. Preston: Miss Preston and Miss Mercereau drove to Mount Hope Tueaday and spent the day with Mrs. John Albert Brown and family.
 Mrs. Gustavus O. Holt of Louis yille. Ky., has been visiting the sis- ter Sof her late husband, Mrs Ade- laide Holt Eldredge, Mrs. EIdredge Is in much improved health. It is pleasant to have her at church again.
 An estimate can never be made as to the status of 8 community in any regard by the transformation of pre- judiced people, whose only desire or ambition is to pull down all institu. tions for good, and their supporters as we'll.
 Daleville Is populated now by some twenty families, the place is we'll kept and there is a neat and we'll stocked store. The button shops there and the smaller ones here and there near the farm houses seem to be al. ways running, giving employment to gOodly number of men and boys.
 The following received Monday morning from John Merriok of Minne- apolis will interest a great many Press readers, near and far: "A telegram frUn Addison, N. Y, received this morning, the 18th. says that my brother, Rev. Samuel Dunton Mer. rick, quietly passed away at 11.15 last night at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. K. 0. Tabor We had known for some days that the end was near. He had been gradually failing since the early summer, but retained his mental faculties until some two weeks ago. See Psalm 1O7 29-3O and Rev. 14l:3. His last letter to me was dated May 3Oth, and then noticed his feeble writing. Another good man has passed away, and how true itis that the memory of the just is blessed feel perfectly justified in applying the passages that I have re- ferred to in his case. am thinking of writing short biographical sketch of his life, as I think I knew him bettsr than any other person. now alone am left of the family of seven children of my father and mother, and have lived past the extreme limit of four score years y
 West Willington. H Labonte and Miss Serine Hansen isited Sunday in Mansfield.
 Rev. G. A. Grant will preach at the chapel next Sunday at 3 p. m.
 MT. and Mrs. H. M Hansen. ST., are visiting in HaIt tford and vicinity.
 The MP P club will give dance at their hall in Buff Gap Saturday evening.
 There will be service at the Buff Gap schoolhouse next Sunday after noon at 3 the rector of Grace church officiating.
 Mrs T. Mattessen and children and ME. and Mrs A. Jacobsen of Stafford Springs spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs s. Mattessen.
 MT. and Mrs Wm. Schmidt and daughter. Marion, of Stafford and MT sans% Mrs. SRHa Wilbur of Holland were guests Sunday of Mir. and Mrs J. Hansen.
 i'ss South Wilmington.
 ,Wm. Watson moved his family Monday to Lowell, Mass.
 "A daughter was born the 14th to MT. and Mrs. Herbert Oahoon.
 Mrs. Nathan Mathews of Woodstock was the guest the latter part of last week of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mathews
 Wm. H Nichols has been appointed as conservator over Charles H. Ryder, who is in the insane hospital at Nor wich.
 MT. and Mrs Elmer J.. Mathews and Miss Lillian Mathews attended the funeral of James M. Paine in Danielson Monday.
 The republican probate convention for the Holland district will be held in the hall in this village Saturday at ? O. o'clcck D. m.
 Next Sunday Is rally day. and will be observed as such in the local Sun- day school Mrs Elmer Mathews, trained worker and organizer along these lines. has charge of the arrange ments and is sure to make a success of it, with the cooperation of those interested
 The republican caucus last Saturday brought out the voters, 101 votes being cast. which was several less than the number of voters present. For representatives Ool W. H Hall was chosen unanimously by scclsma- tion the ballot for second on the ticket gave Arthur L spioer 66 ard E1ans M Hansen, IT.. 35. the nomi nation of Mr. Spicer being made unanimous For justices of the peace the following were placed in nomina- tion F. Wayland Pratt. Jass O. Jennings, W. H. Hall. W. H. Brackt tt and Louis Morse
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 Westford.