The Press., 1911-05-31
WILLINGToN.

MISS ES6nor lAoug00 or NoW AOnOOn is visiting at West Wilmington.
 Mrs. Smith of Manchester, a niece of MT. Oosgrove, is visiting at Oozy- croft.
 Will Studley is painting the build ings of Anton Hak, the former Daniel Eldredge place.
 Madie Schmidt, who is in business college in Hartford, is passing the va cation at home.
 Miss Lillian Converse is at home for 8 short vacation from her art studies in Boston.
 Mrs Smith returned from New Ha- ven last Thursday. Her friend, Mrs. Kinney, accompanied her for brief visit.
 A little lad of the family living on the George Snow place fell from a tree the other day, and has a broken leg in oonequeenoe.
 Mrs. Clara Pratt Joslin has re- turned from New London, where she has been visiting her brother. Robert P. Pratt, and wife. .:~>..
 Miss Danta Palmer was chosen to tAks charge of the meals for roll.oall at Baptist church, with power to choose her own helpers.
 Frances Bettreay, the bright youth from the county home, who lives at Oozyoroft, spent Decoration day with relatives at South Coventry.
 All were pleased to greet Mrs. James Taylor, who was out to church Sunday for the first time since her serious illness in the winter. Services at the Congregational church Sunday afternoon were we'll attended and very pleasant. There were 48 at Sunday school. Rev. MT Darrow's patriotic address was highly appreciated. The text was from the 4th chapter of Joshua. The service closed with the singing of America. 7"
 MT. OosRrove, who is gaining but still very weak, sent in on Sunday his. resignation as treasurer of the Sunday school. Dea. Pratt was chosen to fill the position until the close of the year. Mr. Oosgrove has also resigned his membership on the state board of agriculture, receiving pleasant and appreciative letters from the governor and from members of the hoard.
 We are in receipt of cards of invi- tation to the wedding of Franklin Glazier Chapin to Miss Juna Bolles of Plainfeld, N. J., the 14th of June. MT. Ohapin is of the old Wilmington stock and has charge of the book re- view department of the Soribner Pub fishing house, New York city. He Is grand nephew of Dwight Glazier of Stafford. Never before on Memorial day did the cemeteries look so beautifully we'll kept The deer enjoy strolling about the large tract and are a pretty sight. We saw one as we drove past on Saturday that seemed no more timid than one of our ordinary domes- tic animals, and looked at us as curi- ously as we looked at him as we stopped to say "Good morning, deer. "
 The lecturers hour at the grange, Mrs Smith in charge, had patriotic flavor in deference to the nearby Memorial day. Edna Bugbee recited one of Whittier's patriotic poems; ; Mrs. Preston read one of her stories, 'How Love Pared in War Time. Mrs Smith, who iB real bird lover, read an interesting article on our little feathered nei9hbors. The grange Is growing in membership and in interest, and Master Smith has in- teresting plans for its usefulness. The corn and potato contest, in which 75 children from all parts of the town, are to engage, can not fail to be of benefit. Mrs. Jennie Eldredge Nichols is the promoter of this enterprise.
 South Wilmington.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Denman are at eastern point for couple of weeks.
 Robert Klar Is visiting friends in Rockville, Hartford and New Britain.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Colburn spent Sunday with relatives in Mans field.
 A large buck deer was killed by a train south of this section one day last week.
 Summer boarders from New York oity are coming to several of the homes hereabouts.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Dougherty of Washington, D. o are guests of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Raney.
 Memorial day was very quiet in the village. The mill was closed and there was no ball game arranged for the day. A memorial day parade was made up of the school children, and number of grown-ups attended the exercises at Wilmington Center.
 The Willimantic Christian En- deavor uniol convention is to be- held at North Windham this week Friday, afternoon and evening. If there are several who wish to go from here by automobile they should see Mrs. Elmer Mathews. president of the union, who will try and make arrange ments for the trip.