The Press., 1911-02-22
WELLINGTON.
The children have greatly enjoyed the elidinR down hill.

Robert Preston Pratt, and wife
 Rev Mir. Gardner is still critically III. but is holding his own remark ably, considering his age and the severity of the attack.
 Luoien B. Clark, who has been housed for most of the winter, is re- ported as more comfortable, and is able to sit up part of the time
 Several of our teachers are planning to attend their institute at the normal Exchool. Willimantio, on Saturday, where an attractive program has been lpTe pared for them.
 The Endeavor Sunday evening was led by Pastor Darrow and was inter- IsstinR. We Rt this out of the tori : It is just as much of a command as aDy in the dtcllrgue: Let not your heart be troubled aud what is com lnandsd is possible. |"
 It was very graceful thing for The Company at South wilmington to defray the expense of an entertain ment by the Storrs glee club in the hall on WashiDgton's birthday even- ing. We are grateful for our invita- tion, and it is pleasant and helpful Recognition of the students of the state college as we'll.
 Rev. MT. Darrow Sunday morning gave the last of his helpful addresses on the Ohristian's armor. There was 6 good number in attendance upon the service, and 42 ware reported at Sun day school. This included two, newly enrolled. What a f1ne young men 6 class we could have if only the large boys would realize that it is by gone idea to out-grow Sunday school.
 Zion's Herald gives our new state treasurer, Hon, Costello Lippett, a very pleasing coDgratulatory notice, calling him the most honored and most prominent Methodist in Oonnec- ticut and among the many positions he has filled with credit is that of Sunday s3hool superintendent for forty years Many here are interested in this exor llent Christian gentleman from the fact that he is a step.son of the lats Mrs Harriett Ryder Lippett, of pleasant memory, native of the tewo, much respected and admired. We liks to hear that the young people who have from time to time been ider tified with us here are use- fui in their present environment that Nellie Towne Bulleson is doing good work in her school in Union, and making people happy by her gift of recitation in grange and church wSyk that Roy Tucker and wife, Mrs. Cora Dimock Tucker, are active in Endeavor work in Lebanon, where they have pleasant home; that the four Pierce sisters are all Sunday school teachers in Providence, where they all, with their mother, took letters from here to the South Baptist church.
 The address of our former pastor. Rev. Charles W Wolfe is No. 435 Lillibridge avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Mr Wolfe writes very interestingly of their new field, which is under the great Woodward avenue First Baptist, of which the famous Dr Fiske is pas tor, They are in rapidly developing part of the oity, and the community of English speaking. mostly young. inte lligent and substantial people, numbers some 15,OOO. He has al ready baptized several, and others are waiting. Pastor Wolfe's series of Sunday evening sermons on "The American Boy'' are proving very popular.
 We have heard great many of the people, now passed away, speak of the reform of Alva Holt, and we are very glad of this paper from MT. Merrick at this time :- REMINIsCENOES OF WELLINGTON
 BY A NATIVE OF THE
 TOWING II.
 One by one the natives of Willing ton are passing away, and the death of Luoius H. Holt of Hartford, Conn. , Saturday, Feb. 4sh, ,my eally boyhood playmate, calls up many "reminiscences of the old town in which we were born. My first acquaintance with the AlvR Holt family was in 1886, after our return from our grandmother 'e farm in the east hollow to our Mer- lick homestead. The Holt family resided on what was then known as the Elon Stole place, afterwards the Williams farm. That farm. being nearer the Hill or Center school, the children attended that school, but Mr. Holt was employed in his spare time aside from his farm by Capt. Sharp, who at that time employed a number of men, and Mr. Holt being a fine tsamster found plenty of work in his line. Some two years later Capt. Sharp enlarged his mill and did Q good deal of excavating In the lowering of the tail racs and making an overflow, which had to be blasted through the rocks on the south side \
 of his mill.
 Capt. Sharp had large buckskin colored horse and MT. Holt had g good pair of oxen, and MT. Holt had them under such control that both oxen and horse would go anywhere among the rocks under his guidance with only the motion of his hand and whip. recall just now how Mr. Holt, with Capt Sharp's horse and fathers oxen, turned piece of heavy lgreensward for father, with nothing but his whip for the guiding of eithel hurse or oxen. Mir. Holt being em- ployed by Capt Sharp naturally brought the families together and the son, Lucius, being near the age ot Albert Sharp and myself, we were of