The Press., 1913-10-15
WILMINGTON.

! Aver farm are worth making journey
 to see.
 t Prof. Barker of Boston university Ispent the week k-end at George A. Cos groye's.
 iss Helen Robinson of Elizabeth, IN. J., who has been guest at Hill
 side, goes today to Cornish, Vt, for a visit.
 Rev.. Percy Thomas and D. B. Gardner of Rockville were guests of
 Mrs. Emily. Baker Gardner and Miss Gardiner on Monday.
 Mrs. Christine Essex Ross and
 daSghter of Maiden, Mass. are visit
 ing her mother and her sister, Flor ence, Mrs. Clarence Essex.
 l Hrs. Sarah Mathews expects to go to.day (Thursday) to Mount Hope for a visit with her niece, Mrs. Russ, MT.
 Russ coming for her in his car. l MT. Brand of New York, who has
 bought Arnold Houchan's farm, came Saturday evening and passed Sunday
 with Miss Church, who is very con- siderate in caring for transients.
 Rev. and Mrs. Darrow left for the
 Baptist state convention in Meriden
 Monday to be ready for the meeting of pastors and pastors wives in the Ievening, the first gathering of the Ioonvention.
 ,I We recently received a card from
 Isabella Merrick, who wrote from I HOY Salem street, Maiden, Mass.
 Some of her old friends may like to
 know her address and to write to her.
 She is not we'll.
 Il The rehearsals of the choir and or Ichestra make pleasant diversion as we'll as real work and study for the participants. It is hoped that they may give monthly Su day evening sacred concert in the church.
 Charles Amidon has moved his
 portable saw-mill upon his woodlot at Mount Hope, where he will prob
 ably find occupation far several
 months. The Hill people miss the Igoing back and forth of the automO.
 piles the traffic being in the opposing Idirection.
 The grange meeting Friday even
 ing was of unusual interest. MT. Cos Igrove spoke entertainingly- of the
 ideal wife, and Worthy Master Smitl , IOf. the ideal farmer The music wal Exceptionally good. Much interest il
 manifested in the fair that is to b'
 held afternoon and evening in place Iof the meeting.
 III 'sAGrs. E. J. Mathews, who has beer for a week with Mrs. Sarah MathewI at her home here, took charge of the 8 junior department of the Sunday
 school. Mrs. G. V. Smith has very f kindly accepted the leadership of the
 Bible class, as it is impossible fol Mrs. A. D. Dimock, the long time I faithful teacher, to be regular in at 6 Tendance on account of the distance. g Rev. MT. Darrow gave a helpful talk that all enjoyed from Matt. H.: 29 f 29-3O. The musical service Sunday f evening was all that could have beer e expected or hoped. It was we'll at tended and all expressed the hope that f these meetings may become feature A of the season.
 The burial of Eunice, daughter o1 D the late Marcus Johnson and sister oi Q the late Monroe Johnson, in the John D son family lot of the old~Hill ceme. e tery Saturday afternoon was an event
 of interest to a few of the old resi- l dents. She had lived with her niecel t in Willimantic for years, and since
 breaking her hip some time ago hat Q been a shut-in. She was a strong @ and spiritually minded woman of ole I stock, of naturally melancholy tenn = perament, but always interesting tc h meet on her infrequent visits. Rev S B w. Darrow conducted the committa . services that were attended by rela tives and family friends, some being . prevented from going by the extreme l. dampness.
 < More than once recently in riding t in an automobile children have ruI 0 across the road in front of the ma l. chine out of sheer mischief, thinking e it fun to make the car stop for them
 One day last week, in passing tn, 6 Moose Meadow schoolhouse when thu : children were at play in the prett. n yard, two little fly-away girls caugh : hold of hands and ran in front of tn, . rapidly moving car. and turning . lqMickly started to run back, but wer a ldeterred by the horn and shrieT 2 from the car. Had they started to re g Icross the narrow roadway or had the, s Itripped or made a mis-step ther would have been catastrophe, ant Il of course the driver would have beel l. blamed. A good hard spanking migh s avert an accident, and, in the opinion n of many, it is high time the COT |. Irective was administered. An ounc s of prevention is better than poun' V of cure. ~ D South Wilmington.
 The mill was closed. Monday ant t Tuesday for the fair. >
 !. J. Arnold .Houchens has moved il | to the house at the lake.
 T Taxpayers should read the assessors ), notice in another column. John A Houchens has sold hi ; place to MT. and Mrs. Peter Brand o : New YorA city. :, r More than sixty automobiles passe' . through this village, south bOund :, Tuesday afternoon and evening. Diphtheria seems to be on tn n wane, although Dr. Converse hold