The Press., 1912-05-08
WELLINGTON,

WELLINGTON.
 Miss Mercereau has returned from New York to Hillside.
 Miss May Hills left Mrs. Gardner's for Boston on Monday.
 Mrs. Gardner and Miss Hills were in Rockville and Hartford last week.
 Dr. Smith of Tioga, Pa, visited his brother, G. V. Smith, last week.
 We are sorry to learn of the serious illness of our former neighbor and friend, Mrs. Angeline Edgerton, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sibley, in Lynn, Mass.
 The Endeavor society will meet Thursday evening at the conference room at 2. 80. All members and all interested will please bear this in mind that there may be a good at- tendance.
 Rev. B. W. Darrow officiated at the funeral of Col. Marvin Knowlton at Henry Upton's in Ashford on Mon day. We have pleasant memory of Col. Knowlton, who was fine speak CT and had pleasing personality.
 Harold W. Pratt and wife are at Pleasant View for a few days only, as he has accepted an offered position that it seemed unwise to refuse on the railway between Providence and Bos- ton, with alternate runs to New York.
 MT. Richardson, an official of The Sabbath Protective League of the state, will speak at the church service next Sunday afternoon. A collection for the support of the work will be taken, and thus an opportunity given for anyone to assist in the effort to keep Sunday as Gods day.
 A good number turned out to the Ladies' Aid last Friday afternoon. The usual business meeting was held and considerable sewing accom- plished. The matter of May basket social will be decided at the meeting to be held for work Friday, the 17th. Miss Katharine Everett and Mrs. Una Rounds Wood served 5 o'clock tea The afternoon was voted as very en- joyable.
 Wilmington people, for sure, will miss at Robertson's in the borough their favorite saleslady, Miss Estella Bartlett, who has been there for six or seven years at least, as she is to take summer at her home at the 1 pleasant and healthful farm. The fellow helpers at the store gave her the pretty and pleasing parting testi- monial of dainty gold bracelet and | an original poem, both of which were much appreciated.
 On Sunday afternoon Rev. E. w. Darrow's excellent sermon was from John IA: 27, the hymns being partic- ularly appropriate. There was a good attendance. At the Sunday school it was voted to observe Children's day, and Miss Alice Walker Pratt was named as committee, to choose her own assistants. Three dollars was voted for the Holland County Sunday School association that meets in Staf- l ford to-day. Any one who can att tend will be considered as delegate.
 Regular meeting of the Grange Friday evening. The following is the program arranged by the worthy | lecturer, Mrs. Brown: Music, Miss l De Wolfe; "The problems met in raising young chickens" one-half hour discussion by members who have met with difficulties; humorous read ing, Miss Bugbee; discussion opened by George A. Cosgrove, "The seed potato question;'' music, Miss Dun ming; read ing, Forest Fires, from editorial in Connecticut Farmer of last week $ issue. This program is all right and is timely. The patrons must remember that it takes more than lecturer or program to make profitable session it takes the interest and cooperation of every member. A full attendance is ex- pected. Come prepared to ask and to answer questions.
 The public exhibition of the town schools at the Center schoolhouse last Saturday afternoon was largely at- tended, and in every way pleasing, instructive and satisfactory. The more than 100 children, all the teach CTS, Col. ". H. Hall of the school board, Supervisor Garrison and a friend, Principal Burr of the state normal school, Willimantic, and more than 50 visitors from all parts of the town filled the large schoolroom to utmost limit. There were speeches by Col. Hall and the visiting officials and by Rev. MT. Darrow. Nearly all the teachers took their turn in the demonstration of the school work, that was remarkable in it's excellence. The walls of the room were covered