The Press., 1912-07-17
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 WELLINGTON. We are grateful to MT. Merrick for beautiful book of views of the twin cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
 St. Swithern's day went dry here We have not much doubt, however, that we shall get our due allowance of rain during the next forty days.
 The Ladies' Aid society will meet this week on Thursday, instead of on Friday, at 3 p. m. If stormy, the meeting will be postponed. Miss Jennie Church and Nellie Carpenter are the hostesses.
 Everybody hopes that the week 8 delay in replacing the "boat train" in the morning will result in the con- nection with Hartford being so ar- ranged at Willimantic as to bring the New York and Hartford papers here in time for the R. F. D. carrier, as was the rule until quite recently.
 Moreton Lewis of New Jersey and New York city, a former summer guest, is again at Hillside. He came from Cambridge, Mass, where Mrs. Lewis is attending an Episcopal sum- mer school of social service work, in connection with church work. She expects to reach Hillside on Saturday.
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 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Brackett spent Sunday with friends in Nor wich.
 A daughter was born Wednesday, the 10th, to MT. and Mrs. Charles Woodworth.
 Wm. B. Battye has gone to Wind sor, where he has work in brick yard for himself and team.
 Col. VIII. Hall has received notice that the early morning and afternoon trains are not to be replaced until an- other week.
 Franklin Gurley, who is home on his vacation from Worcester Technical college, is doing some worthy mis- sionary work in teaching a class of Italians the English language.
 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Holman and son, William, of Manchester are with the fOrmer's mother for va cation, but will spend part of the time at the beach near New London.
 Mrs. Gilbert Spicer has been around again for several days past. Miss Clara Miller had the plaster cast re- moved from her broken ankle last Sat urday, but must not walk any this week.
 It is reported that Harvey Gergler has gone into the grocery business at the home of B. E. Benton, south of the village, and that A.. Lincoln, formerly grocer at Morrow, is finan- cling the enterprise.
 Postal business transacted at the local office for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1912, is as follows: Regis tered mail issued, 186 pieces; money orders issued, 1,136, amount $8,- l35. 76; sales of stamps, envelopes, postal cards, etc., $654. 97, showing 8 slight increase over business trans acted previous year.
 An extremely neat reminder of the fact that Sunday was the 75th birth day of Gardiner Hall, Jr., was the placing of a large bunch of 75 beauti- full carnations in front of the pulpit in Memorial church on that day. They were much admired, and later their significance was made known by Rev. B. w. Darrow. MT. Hall was the recipient of congratulations and best wishes from many present.
 Wm. B. Pike, now of the U. s. s. Tacoma, made a short visit with his sister, Mrs. James Service, Jr., re- turning to his vessel at Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. MT. Pike has just returned from a cruise on the U. s. s. Birmingham off the Newfoundland banks, the scene of the Titanic trag- edy, gathering data regarding ice- bergs for governmental purposes, and reports very cold weather in that vicinity.
 East Wilmington.
 Charles Amidon and family, Mrs. Merrill Cushman, Herman Cushman and Miss Edith Cushman are spending two weeks at Ocean cottage, Quono- chontaug Beach, R. I.
 Moose Meadow.
 Preaching at the church next Sun- day at s p. m. by Dr. l.. G. Horton of Stafford Snrinps