The Press., 1913-08-06
WILMINGTON.


 S home from Waterford in their motc t about noon on Monday.
 Mrs. Minnie Bishop and son, Ray 7 mond, have returned from their va cation passed in New Haven and vi cinity.
 John A. Hainee, with his son-in law, MT. Bolton, from Lawrence passed Sunday with their families a James Burdick's.
 F. N Carroll, one of the designeT for the National Cash Register com pany of Dayton, Ohio, has been 1 guest of MT. and Mrs. Chauncy Reed.
 On Sunday evening at 7.3O, at the hall, South Wilmington, a Bohemian lecture will be given, with stereopti con pictures, to which all are invited.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Gorwitze, with her nephew, Master Willie Eiman, from New York are at MT. and Mrs. Frank Underwood's, making very pleasant addition to the family party.
 A gang of Italians. who are at work on the telephone line, have g tent near Miss Ohurch's barn. The superintendent boards with Miss Church, who, most of the time, has as many boarders as she can accom- modate. and all are appreciative of the painstak ing provision for. their comfort.
 At the uncalled for reference. to Roosevelt in the pulpit Sunday after noon we felt like talking back with the quotation: "The work God plans He does and blesses us. The work we plan ourselves He leaves alone. :" God does not plan selfishness or spite.
 At the conference room on Thurs day evening at 7. 30 Rev. MT. Darrow and Rev. MT. Yukl will give a free lecture in English, with stereopticon pictures. There will be special music also and social hour The invita- tion is general and pleasant time ex- pected.
 Mrs. sophronia (Stiles) Wright, widow of Philo Wright of Wilmington, died at the home of her son in law, Jesse Enc, in Mansfield Center, Mon- day morning, within few weeks of her 8Oth birthday. She was the last surviving child of Samuel Stiles of Wilmington. Four of his daughters lived to be married - Sally, who mar ried Eli O. Battey; Faith, who mar ried Robert R. Battey; Katherine, who married J. Henry Holmes, and Sophronia, who married Philo Wright She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Kate l.. Enc, and had lost three sons, Her. man F., Herbert B. and Henry O. Wright; she leaves three granddaugh- ters, Della J., Alberta s. aud Ruth M. Enc; several nephews and nieces, among whom are Mrs. Helen Brown of Willimantic and Mrs. Rosa Potter of South Coventry; and two nieces and nephew by marriage, Mrs. Sarah Sumner, Mrs. Della Morse and Dwight Oortis. She was woman of strong, solid, sound and sterling character; eminent among her characteristics were sound and practical common sense, cheerful courage and industry, strong and steadfast family affection and the domestic virtues, and gener- ous- -heartedness, with a self respect which raised her above petty or mean action or words. Her funeral was. held at Westford Hill church to-day at 10 a. m., Rev. Earl W. Darrow officiating. ...-
 ...- South Willington. ..
 Miss Rosie Novak of New York is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Charles Pobuda.
 Ball game near station next Satur- day afternoon, South Wilmington vs. Staffords.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Moriarty of Hartford are spending few days with relatives here.
 Charles Pobuda is getting ready to pipe running water to his house from a spring on George H. Nichols land.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Nichols and Warren Chase took an automobile trip to Warrenville and Abingdon last Sum day. =.
 The town of Wilmington is assessed $39O. 98 for her share of the state tax. Seventeen towns in the state have smaller tax.
 Rev. Adolf Yukl announces a stere- opticon lecture to be given in the hall over the store next Sunday evening, at 7. 30 o'clock, and extends an invi-. tation to all who can to attend. : Roy H. Jones, a master at Hill school, Pottstown, Pa. spent several days with his brother, Robert T. Jones, and is now the guest of Col. W. H. Hall at Ocean Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Gardiner Hall, Jr., Miss Rosa 0. Hall, MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert T. Jones and MT. and Mrs. Ralph Paige spent the week end at Ocean Beach. Miss Rosa O. Hall expects to remain at the beach for a couple of weeks. .-s
 Miss May B. Lord, whom the writer, with his family, met in Vest erly, R. l., last Saturday, sends. greetings to her many friends in. South Wilmington. Mrs. Lord is at present with her mother near New London. t,.e-..
 A substantial, if unweleome, afldi- tion to the aims account of the town is bill just received by the board of selectmen of $71 for hospital treat ment given to the wife of Ed. Bar rows, who formerly lived in town and is chargeable to the town.
 The registrars of voters meet here at South Wilmington next Friday af-
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