The Press., 1910-03-30
WILMINGTON.

Hon. Willard 0. Fisher, mayor Q Middletown, should certainly be com mended for enforcing the Sunday law What are laws forH
 Lewis Morse is busy making re pairs and Improvements on man! different dwellings in the vicinity but hopss to be ready to commence work at che Baptist parsonage mex week.
 When people are on the shady sid' of forty and look sixty. they shoul' cease chasing themselves with th' youngsters and speaking of youth as I it was a merit that they had acquired by their own efforts, and of age as reproach that could never by any chance fall to their lot. Just drol into line and be 'the age of every body''-thAt ia always conducive tc the sociesy-wise.
 We fancy there are very few people in the vicinity who have any con ception of the fine display and tho large stock at the green-h houses of the Stafford Floral company on East Main street at the borough. We passed a pleasant hour there one sunny day last week and learned not a few things. Mir. Braun is certainly an ex' pert florist, and his work proves it. He is also most courteous in showing his stock to customers.
 The flowers contributed by Rev. and Mrs. Theron Brown, NewtOnville, Mass. Walter B. Allen. Boston. Miss Alice M. Preston, New York city, were all ordered of the Stafford Floral company, and were beautifully fresh. They were carried after the service to the family lot in the old Hilltop cemetery. Fred Marsh Preston and wife sent orange blossoms from Flori' da, which added to the fragrance If not materially to the display.
 Press items often bear. fruit in the way of pleasant letters. One just re- ceived is from O. F. Hodge, professor of zoology and morphology, Clark university, Worcester, Mass, regard ing what was said of passenger pigeons in this column. All that ia said and written about saving the birds from extermination is interest ing, but what Is there to it all save talk? As soon as the law Is of, people from far and near rush into the country towns and shoot every living thing in sight. We have a picture in mind of five fat men, with guns, and seven dogs on this hilltop, all from a distance, starting out to wage war and destruction on "the little wild folk of our woodland. " It certainly Is preposterous- Cannot man enjoy a tramp in the woods without a gun with which to kill every unoffending Chipmunk that chances to frohc within his line of vision? And they call it sport
 We clip the following from the Holyoke column in the Sunday Re- publican, regarding native of the town, which will be of interest to many Press readers: "It is always pleasant to get favorable news from tourist friends, and SO it has given much satisfaction to the friends of Mr and Mrs o. w Rider to learn that their stay at Nassau in the Bahama islands has not only proved agreeable, bat beneficial, as Mrs. Riders health, which was very delicate, is very much improved. They were to come to Florida this week and purpose getting home about the last of April. This brings to mind that their home on South street, Elmwood, has bsen sold recently, but happily Holyoke will still continue to be their home. It will be recalled that Mir. Rider sue. ceeded his uncle, the late Timothy Merrick, as president of the Merrick thread company, holding that position until it's absorption by the American thread company. He has been con- nected with that department of the company in an ofioial position until the beginning of the year, but all though he has severed his connection with that concern, he has numerous other business connections in the city, and for many years has been closely identified with the educational and philanthropic interests, having been presi lent of the Young Mems Chris tian association in the past and is now treasurer of the public library associ ation.
 South Wilmington.
 William Pike spent Sunday with friends in Norwich.
 Arthur Moriarty was home from Worcester over Sunday.
 Commencing next Sunday, the 3d, the services will be held in tEe hall at 10. 45 and Sunday school at 12 o'clock.
 Special communication of Uriel lodge, No. 24, F. 6 A. M., this Saturday evening. Work on the F. O. degree.
 Miss Lura Loucks, who taught school few years ago at West Will lington. is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Win. Fl. Bracket. She hes a school at present at East Haddam.
 Lester R. Weeks, who has been employed by Gardiner Hall, Jr. 6 Oo. for several years past in the ma chine shop, has given up his position and ia to move to Willimantic. where he has secured employment. MT. Waaka laavaa many Rrianda who will