The Press., 1910-02-09
WILMINGTON.

hammasion in one of her eyes. Mrs Waldo is suffering with a severe cold
 The Christian Endeavor day pro gram Sunday evening was pleasing and interesting. Mrs. Darrow wa the leader.
 The board of relief was in sessioE Tuesday at town hall. They vii hold their last meeting at the same place Monday, the 21st.
 Many people are afflicted with { pdculiar soreness and swelling of th' neck, very like the humps, but car a person have the humps on bott sides more than once?
 If friends who borrowed books from our library several months ago have read them they would convey Q favor by returning them. as other friends are waiting to read them. Hall Way House" is one that is wanted particularly.
 Nearly everybody got look at tho comet, after all, the cloud that persisted in hanging in the west al sunset lifting when the weather grew colder. It has passed out of sight en- tirely now, but it is said that there are still three comets visible.
 Ten below zero on the Hill, aud lower still in some localities, is what the weather treated us to Sunday and Monday. Indeed. winter started on another flight immediately after itl mid season day. which everybody hat his joke over but takes note of all the same.
 The sad news of the sudden death of Lawyer Wesley Stout of Asbury Park, N. J Saturday afternoon, sum moned Mrs Brown to his afflicted family, and she lett on the boat train Saturday evening. Many people here will remember she Stout family, who have often been guests at Oozycroft.
 We received recently a letter from Mrs. Faber, the daughter of Rev. Samuel Merrick, with whom he lives in Addison. N. Y. Her birthplace was Willington, and she is much in' terested in the town and in The Press. Her father is in comfortable health and enjoys all news from his early home. 5#
 Sunday morning Rev. A. Gardner $ text was Matt. S:25 Subject, Jesus stills the storm on Lake Galilee 9 Rev. Mr. Darrow preached an appropriate sermon preparatory tc the observance of the Lords supper, which immediately followed. There were members present from a dis. tanoe and a large attendance at the Sunday school.
 The Y. P. s. O. E will hold g valentine social at Baptist conference room Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. Ladies are requested to bring cake. Both ladies and gentlemen are re. quekted to bring a valentine plainly addressed for some other person in the room. A pleasing program oi music and games is being arranged and a good time is expected.
 We received this morning a delight. full letter, written on board steamer Cleveland of the Hamburg America line in Paciflo ocean, mailed in San from Mrs. Susan Merrick who, with her husband. is from Q trip around the world, having made visits or short stops ct many interesting places. They left Honolulu the day before the letter was written. Q city with which they were much pleased. They found the streets wide and beautiful, the people clean and happy, DO poor, quite Q contrast to China, India and Egypt
 South Wilmington.
 Louis O. Dimook was home over Sunday.
 There were several cases of frost bite during the last cold snap.
 W. E. Battye has secured his supply of ice. taking it from Beauty lake.
 Charles Johnson, who has been quite ill, is considerably improved
 Claude Campbell has been confined to his home for several days by ill. ness.
 Norman B. Griggs was out from Hartford Sunday at Mrs. Ethel Kings bury's.
 Miss Mabel Allen was the guest of her cousin, Miss Grace Allen of Hart. ford over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward A. James of spent Sunday with the parents of the former in this village.
 Misses Alice and Julia Denman have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Malo in Pitts. field, Mass.