The Press., 1912-07-24
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
 MT. Darrow returned to Waterford on Monday.
 D. B. Gardner is visiting his mother and sister
 Remember the regular grange meet ing Friday evening.
 Miss Robbins is the assigned leader of the prayer meeting Thursday even ing. ...
 People here were much shocked at the sad tidings of the death of Mrs. Richardson at South Wilmington.
 Many summer guests, whose names have not been sent to this correspond ent, are passing over the Hill daily.
 We are told that the Savor family, who live on the Nelson and John Whitford place north of the Hill, have an automobile.
 Walter Hutchinson and wife of Bristol have been at the White farm, Ashford side, for week or more. They left on Monday.
 A beautiful doe is much interested in the sweet apple tree on the edge of our garden, very near the porch where we are writing "a magnificent crea- ture, the deepest red in color of any deer we have seen. We should like to get snap shot of her.
 South Wilmington.
 B. E. Benton has a new automo- bile and is looking for passenger traffic.
 Fred Barnes of Danbury was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen over Sunday.
 Miss Ethel Charter of Stafford Springs is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John R. Neil.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Battye left Saturday for week. s stay with rela- tives at Niantic.
 Mrs. Mary Wood and sons, James and Harold, expect to move to Vir- ginia some time next month.
 Another splendid rain Sunday. It may have inconvenienced many of us, but it was blessing to all of us.
 Cornell Greens telephone number is 293-14, Willimantic division. You will be able to get them soon.
 Frank Luchart has sold his place to Ben Holtz of Gypsy, West Vir- ginia, who has already taken posses sion.
 MT. and Mrs. Carlos Gurley and children, Franklin and Grace, are spending two weeks at Crescent beach,
 John Frank Fay and Adeline King of Dwights, Mass, were married last Saturday by Justice of the Peace James o. Jennings.
 The decision of the o. V. R. R. to fight the people in their request for the restoration of the early north bound train is characteristic of the foreign corporation. Out of it may come a greater good, trolley service from Willimantic that will meet a great and growing need.
 As stated last week, the report was that Harvey Gergler, backed by MT. Lincoln, was to open a store at the Benton place. The facts, however, are that MT. Lincoln was not con- cerned in the venture, and develop ments in the matter have been such that MT. Gergler has given up the plan altogether, for the present at least.
 "Suicide by drowning'' was the verdict of Medical Examiner F. B. Converse, when he gave permission to remove the body of Mrs. John Richardson Monday evening. Mon- day morning Mrs. Richardson left two notes on the table at her home, in 1 which she stated that her body would be found in the pond. She then left, and was seen at 8. 3O by her eleven year-old son, who went to the pond | and saw her wading in deep water. l She ordered him away and he left. | That was the last seen of her until | z. 30 in the evening, when searchers, | dragging the pond, brought her .upt out of the water at depth of eleven feet near the dam. She was considered | by some to be slightly demented at times, and on several occasions had | threatened to take her life. Deceased was AS years old and leaves a hus- band, John Richardson, spool turner for G. Hall, Jr., & Co.,, four sons, John, George, Henry and Walter and a daughter, Ethel. All are living at home except George, who is employed by Dr. E. R. Dimock.
 Moose Meadow.
 Miss Anna Kihl is spending the summer at home.
 Owing to the bad weather having | has been late here.
 Karl Eirman from New York is | visiting at Michael Kihl's.
 MT. and Mrs. Rieg paid visit last Sunday to MT. Papp on Buff Gap and found him convalescing.
 Mrs Wolff and family from New ark, N. J., who have been visiting at l John Rieg's, left for their home. last Friday.