The Press., 1911-01-18
WELLINGTON.

tion. that faces us.
 l Mir. and Mrs. Will Downs and lfttl
 daughter are at George A. Oosgrove's s
 Fred Tyler and Mrs Tyler hear,
 Sarah Bernhardt in Hartford las ! week
 s A good many people are afflicted with colds, due in part, no doubt, t' the ohangeable weather.
 1 Dea and Mrs. Brackett, Miss Mag gia Brown1ae aad Miss Kneeland, Dea
 and Mrs. Pratt and Miss Alice tool
 tea at tue parsonage Saturday,
 Miss Emma Florence Robbins hat returned from her Norwich visit, and the. Gong egationalists are glad tc
 have their faithful organist with them | again.
 The mission study class last Thurs day evening was we'll attended and very pleasant, and the members were so kind as to agree to meet again at Maple Corner next Thursday evening A. Adams and son, Stafford Springs, have placed galvanized iron caves troughs on the Baptist parsonage and the oistern is completed, so the soft water problem is solved for that dwelling for long time to come Little Arthur Joslin, second son of Frank Joslin, cut off the thumb and otherwise maimed his left hand while playing with an axe fsw days ago Dr Converse dressed the injured mem. |'ber
 The burial of Mir Bennett. who died at the home of his son-in-law, , Charles Bussie. took place in the family It in Evergreen cemetery, Broe klyn, \. Y Funeral director
 Baker & Go. of Stafford Springs had charge of the transportation, et,.
 If the local W. c. T, U. press cor respondents in Holland county would writ9 card to the county superin- tendent telling what they are doing, it would bs very gladly received by Mrs. Preston. The union work and all phases of mission work send out many calls at the beginning of the
 New Year, and the officers have to scratch in order to keep up.
 affectionately cherished. The Spring field Mass Republican has the fol- lowing: Mrs. Louisa Manning Johnson, 71, of South Wilmington, Conn i, widow of LeGrand Johnson, died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Joseph Miller of 86 Woodside terrace, last evening She leaves. besides her niece, two brothers, George L. Man ming of Westfield and De Witte Man ming of South Coventry, Conn two sisters, Mrs Betsy Jacobs of Bridge port, Conn, aud Mrs Frances Cham pion of Los Angeles, Oal. The fu- neral and burial will be at Willing ton Hill, probably on Wednesday At the Congregational church Sun- day morning Rev. A. Gardner's topic was "Better things,'' from Judges 9:2. At the Baptist church Rsv E. W Darrow preached from the 12tt chapt r of Isaiah, which he fittingly alluded to as the nvert's prayer and as 8 Psalm It was a notable sermon, by whic some of his hearers, at lfast, were much prt fited. He spoke very earnestly of the churc h meeting to be held at the hall, Sout Nilliuaton, Saturday afternoon, the 2lst inst at 3 30 o'clock, and i'm pressed the importance of there being 6 fuil attendance of the membarship of the church The matter of aff1lia- tion was discussed at church meeting at the Congregational church.
 We like t. hear ple asart things That the ladies in the spo ling room gave their oversefr, D a, W F
 Bra kett, a hands me revolving desk oh air fer Chris tmas gift, and that Mir Bra k4tt iii turn, the same oo casion, gave Rev. k " Darrow B warm pair of fur driving gloves, if accom- panimeDt for the heavy oca presented by the Hill Sunday school That Miss Ma l Clnk is doirg ex- Eesllent work in her school by stinlr : lating and ent ourapiug a heslrl y CT - thusiasm and love for study; that u Mrs Carpenter IS tally much he tier that Mrs. Waldo, who is with her daughter in Hartford is al7o improv ing in bealth; tbat Mrs Baker, st the borough, who has had an attack of grip, is her usual bright. cheerful, helpful self again.
 The, news Sunday afternoon that Mrs. Louise Manning Johnson. widoW of LeGrand Johnson, had passed away at the home of her niece in Spring field, Mass was not unexpected, but yet saddens the whole community, as she was not only highly respected but very much beloved. She and her late husband were both natives of the town, and have lived here most of their lives. They were married when quite young, were both members o1 the Baptist church and were very closely identified W tn all it's interests
 Mrs Johnson had long suffered from severe physical deprt ssion, to which finally her frail body sucoumbed. Mrs
 Johuson was bsautifu! and brave in spirit and in that way carried her seventy years lightly, aud although burdened with physical weakness and shadowed by bereavements, she was ever cheerful. hopeful and companion able; she had extended family rela-
 tionships and close personal friend. ships. In the home life there wal always a kindly hospitality, intelli- gent vivacity, appreeistive sympathy and good cheer that will long be re-