The Press., 1910-08-24
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 WELLINGTON.
 Mrs, c. v. Smith has guests from New Haven.
 D. B. Gardner, who was over on Tuesday went to KnoWlton's pond fishing. a @
 Mrs Robert Ricketts and daughter. Miss Oatharine Rioketts, from Eliza beth, N. J., are at Maple Corner.
 The Misses Amy and Linda Gardner sof New Haven are visiting their grandparents and aunt at the Congre- gational parsonage. tl
 Dr. Johnson. wife and daughter and cousin, Miss Holt, of Provi- denoe, R. L, visited their cousins, Dea. and Mrs. Pratt, and family at Pleasant View last week.
 John Merriok says that the naples set out by Rev Hubbell Loomis were quite large trees in 1885, when he first remembers them. After Mir. Loomis went away Rev. Francis Wood, fifth pastor of the Congrega- tional church, lived for nine years in the house under the naples. Rev MT. Bancroft, who followed him. built the house which was so long the home of M l. Dimock, recently pur- chased and remodeled by Louis Morse. When he left and sold his home to Mr. Dimock. the society purchased, in 1898, of the Dea. Turner estate the property now owned by Rev. A.. Gardner, and it was for the interven- ing years used for parsonage, having been the pleasant home of Revs. James, Colton. Morris, Breed and other supplies for short periods until sold to Rev. MT. Gardner. It would be interesting to know the earlier his tory of the house
 West Wilmington.
 Miss Olive GoodeIl of Hartford is visiting her brother, B. W. Goodell.
 The Goodells are taking large loads of farm produce to Stafford Springs and Rockville these days.
 South Wilmington.
 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mathews spent Sunday with friends in Willimantic.
 Mrs. Stephen slingaby of Woodstock Is thetguest of MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Spicer.
 
 Mrs. Thomas Lewis and son, Bur. ton, of Andover were guests of MT. and Mrs Fred Oolburn.
 Mrs. selden Clark and children of Easthampton, Mass, are guests of MT. and Mrs. T. A Denman.
 John safranek of New York spent Saturday and Sunday with his par enta. Mr.. and Mrs Lucas SRfranek,
 No services were held in the hall last Sunday, Rev E.W Darrow being at Northfleld and quita few being out of town.
 MT. and Mrs James Smith and family returned Monday night from visit with MT. and Mrs Henry Vose of Westbrook
 Miss Charlotte Brigham and liar. riett Smith have been spending g couple of weeks at Westbrook, guests of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Vose.
 The Misses Agnes and Elizabeth Hollohan of Norwich, Miss Emily Konig of Rockville and Charles Fox of Stafford spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Fox.
 Sixty-seven tickets were sold at the local station for the company ex' cursion last Saturday Aside from those who took in the excursion there was a large number who. went ir other directions.
 Next Saturday Fitzpatrick "All Staffords" are to be here and try il out with the Wilmington team. Game called at 4 o'clock. Come and root for your team. If it is up hill going to the game it will be down hill on the return trip. Do yourself good buAn 0AAA ksO GO eH0 8AA40s
 There were quite few from this village that attended the exercises al the camp ground in WiIlimantic last Wednesday. In the gold medal speak ing contest. conducted by the W. O, T. U.. John Richardson, Jr., of this village was one of the seven contest ants aud his work was highly credit able. As a memento of the occasion he has a handsome stick pin that wal presented to him by the union.
 At the republican caucus last Fri day night the following delegatel were chosen State, Wm. H. Hall William Brownlee. George A. Cos grove, R H Worden; congressional Adolph Korper, Gardiner Hall, Jr. Norman B. Griggs. IT A. Denman senatorial, Carlos J Gurley, John R Neil, Win. A. James. Arthur l. spicer; county, F. w. Pratt. Win. O Eldredge, Charles Pobuda. Oliffort Hemmeler; probate, Walter A. Allen James Service, Jr George P. Bugbee pr. F. B. Converse A resolution was passed indorsing the candidacy O Everett J. Lake for governor. and re queating the delegates to vote ant work for him. Wm. H. Hall wa elected chairman of the republican town committee. with power to choos' I his associates.
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