The Press., 1910-11-16
WILMINGTON

SasuFday afkeTnoon with Mrs. OlAT
 ancs Eldredge and Miss LiIlia
 Matthews at the Pierce outage.
 The four Pierce sisters iaiire are sunda school teachers in Providence. s the old churph ia still sending ou helpers to carry on the work of tn cities and of the world.
 We are not able to attend chrys anthemum shows, but the next bes thing iaa visit to the greenhouses o lthe Stafford Floral company, wher, there ls now an elaborate display O many beautiful blossoming plants ant those which arc fine to select fol winter blooming The greenhouse are easy of access;and the florist ob, liginR and happy to exhibit,his plants.
 Three will be an antique social al Baptist ladies' parlor next Tuesday evening, the 22d. All who are not dressed in the fashion of long ago will ls charged . small admission fee. Old fashioned games and old songl will ba among fac attractions, .and the refreshments will be served after the manner of She good old time W hen there was aa much of comfort and lest of show. Come and help on the Christmas plans and. have; pleasant S. scial time.
 o., The election day dinner was we'll patronized and highly. .oomplimented. There was an abundance of food and of cheerful helpers, and the officers of the Ladies Aid society are grateful to the candidates. Messrs. Hall and Spioer, and to all who assisted in making the day a success financially and socially. The prime oysters cooked by Rev. Mir. Darrow, assisted by Mrs. Darrow, who kindly volun- t9ered for this difficult service, were delicious, tue exclamation, ".The best stew Lever tasted," being many times repeated during the day. We made a eGreHuens attempt to say this last week while election items were current, but ''The line is busy" was our only satisfaction
 4 The funeral of the lats Charles Hiram Rider was held at his late home Tuesday afternoon. and was largely al tended by neighbors and by people from. all parts of the town. His mothers brother, Addison D.. Dimot k. his son. Joseph B. Dimock, and his niece, Phyllis Ryder, vera all the near relatives present. The Baker hearse was in attendance. the funeral director being o.. s. Baker. The flower pieoes,r which were elab= crate and of unusual beauty, were all. or nearly all. from the Stafford Floral company A large wreath by friends aad neighbors, mostly from Vest Wilmington, an emblematic piece by the Masonic lodge and other hand some pieces from Miss Jennie Church land her sister, Leila Churoh of. Rock Eville, Wtlo was present. The; large company of Masons who were in at. .tendance, and who took charge of the seTvioe at tha family lot in the Wekt were fine lot king body of men who lent impressive dignity to the solsfnn ceremony. RevS Gardner :an1 DarroW both t)ok part in the ap. |props fate s4rSioe at the house, and MF,. anda Mrs. Darrow sang very 3e ffeot,v ly "Jesus, Lover of My Soul, '' and He. K nows, Oar Father Knows '' The deceased has had the best of care and attention at the hospital, where iheHhas baen for thfee months, and during his long illness the Masons hava shown him tvary kindness pos sl bls. ........ Y. ... \. South Willington.
 Mrs Edwin Emmons and Mrs. Fred Smith of Son tn Windhamswsra guests Tuesday of Mir and Mrs Walter A. iAslien.:S ~=~
 Alfred House would like to know why we have a snow storm each day since the election of a democratic governor. ...
 The discouraginR report comes that the transformers that were burned ont the 25th of October, and gent away to bs repaired, will not b, returned until into December.
 Rev. E W Dsrrow, Miss Rosa o Hall, Mise Tia M Hall and Mrs. Fl. mer J Mathews attended the conven- tion of the North Holland Sunday school convention in Stafford last week Wednesday, and also theannual meet ing of sthe Willimantic O. E. union at s 1uGh Coventry on Friday after noon and evening. The new officers of the WilIimantio C. E. union in. elude Mrs. E. J. Mathews of this will lage, as we'll as Rev. D ". Darrow, ; the former being elected president and the latter vice president
 The Christian Endeavor meeting will be held this week on Friday evening, instead of Wednesday, and the mission study class will be held on Wednesday evening at TAB o'clock. Ihts- change is made so that the, society and friends may hear Geargs E. Dayis of Hartford, who W Il give report on the great mis- siopary conference held at Edinburgh, Scotland. last summer While here Mr. Davis wiIlebe the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Elmer J. Mathews. It is expected that there will be a delega- tion from the society on the Hill. ghe public are cordially invited to bs present. a. =. <.
 West Willington. ~.
 Rev G. A. Grant will preach at the chapel next Sunday at 3 p. m.
 There will be service at the Buff Gap sohoolhouse next Sunday p m. at three. Rev. MT. Adams. who will ofHciate, intends to preach on the ( prAunirIoe nQ 1rooy,S vacss Gvlu6ax SS