The Press., 1912-05-15

I00Vs m1. uAh1 t1uO 1hA11yS COA~ sisting of wife and three children, have arrived from Cleveland, Ohio. MT. Yukal preached in Westford Sun day afternoon.
 Mrs. Loomis of Manchester, who has been with her niece, Mrs. Dar- row, for some time, has gone to North Brookfeld, Mass, to visit her sister, Miss Emma Rose.
 The practical and timely discussions of farm topics at the Grange last Fri day evening were we'll sustained and generally enjoyed. Miss Bugbee's reading has received much favorable comment.
 Rev. MT. Yukal will hold services at the Congregational church next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. It is hoped that there may be 8 general response, as it will be great pleas ure to the Bohemians to hear a sermon in their own language.
 The Sunday afternoon services, al though not as largely attended as on pleasant Sabbath day, were helpful and interesting, the music being of a high order. Rev. MT. Mcintyre o1 Rockville spoke regarding the preser- vation of the Christian Sabbath, ask. ing in his talk to the Sunday school that all join in repeating the pledge, ''I will keep the Lords day as He would like to have me. " The subject was timely and should receive the sup. port of every thoughtful person. Mr. Korper will be much missed il many ways. As chairman of the board of selectmen for SO many years people had grown into the habit o1 deferring to him for anything within his province. He was always very considerate and obliging about tho use of the town hall for one thing recognizing that it was the property of the town, and always giving hi' cordial consent for it's use for any legitimate purpose, as people on thu Hill have good reason to remember The clerical work of MT. Korper wa exceptional His letters in his ow1 beautiful handwriting were perfec in their way, and worthy to be kep as memorial of his accurate ant Ipainstaking business methods. Il these days of typewriters handwrit ing is less considered than it should be and beautiful and characteristic handwriting a rare accomplishment
 3129 Colfax avenue, south,
 Minneapolis, Minn.,
 April 27, 1912.
 In The Press just received notic the trip of the boys club from Soutl Wilmington walking last Sunday t. the Hill to attend the church servic and Sunday school. The South Will lington correspondent calls it hiking It reminds me of the olden time whel there was a well-beaten path up th' valley of the Sharp brook, crossing il the rear east of the Sharp mill, join ing the patch that led from Capt Sharp's to the Timothy Holt place (now the Reed place) to the church on the Hill.
 During the pastorate of Rev. Wm. o. Walker in the fifties it was no un' common thing for company of fiv' to twelve young men, and sometimes some young ladies, to walk that we'll beaten path every pleasant Sunday led often by the late Andrew H. Full Ter, with his flute box under his arm. That patch began to be trod mucI earlier even, in the forties, very soor after the organization of the Willing ton Thread company in 184O. The mill hours were long and every day ir the week, with no Saturday half -holi. day, and the young people took that Sunday walk as real recreation, the only church service in the town being on the Hill, where two services were held each Sunday, with Sunday school between the services at both o1 the churches.
 During the forties there was quite company from our family and the James Weston family then at Capt. Sharp's mill, and the. James Holt family, who used to join the company from the thread mill across the pas turP to attend church.
 I recall how during the revival ir | the winter of 1s42-8, during tht series of meetings of several weeks Equite company used to walk every night to attend those meetings, and can recall distinctly just how Uncle James Weston, after day's work in the mili, would make one of the party,v I g5 h.
 Later in the ffties I recall how when Hall and Merrick+ 'were1in busi ness together, the late, Gardner Hal Ewould drive their pair of heavy horse Fwith their heavy business wagol . loaded to it's full capacity with young people nearly every Sunday, and tha MT. Hall sat in his pew near the yves aisle about four seats from the door.
 J. Merrick.