The Press., 1913-10-08
WILMINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
 Apples are not abundant, but every thing in the way of a pear tree is loaded.
 At the grange Friday evening the lecturer has more ideals to present and there will be two special numbers of music.
 There are three kinds of people in ItWillington at this time-those who have decided to go to the fair, those who have decided not to go, and those who haven't decided.
 ,. The Sunday Courant has successful ] ly retained the Courant individuality. By supplanting the objectionable sen- sational Sunday paper it has before it field of usefulness.
 Dr. Converse feels that he has the diphtheria alarm at South Willing ton we'll in hand. A fresh cause of anxiety is the breaking out of scarlet fever at Roaring brook. The teacher, Miss Helen Nichols, is quite i'll at her home and the school is closed.
 Mrs. Rappeljai and Miss Rapplejai of East Orange, N. J., who have been for some time at Hillside and expected to remain, as usual, for the whole of October, were called home by business and left last Tuesday evening on the boat train, and, as always, are much missed.
 Next week promises to be full one for most people. There is the Sun day school convention at Rockville, the Baptist state convention at Meri- den, the w. O. T. U. state convention at Bridgeport, to both of which Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Brown are delegates, and the Stafford fair that, of course, interests every body in the bailiwick.
 South Wilmington.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge. F. & A. M., Saturday evening. Work on the B. A. degree.
  river bridge, and already it is said that it will be completed by Oct. ,2Oth. The preaching service and Sunday school were omitted last Sunday as a precautionary measure against diph- theria.
 Elmer J. Mathews, has applied for papers of administration on the estate of his sister, the late Lillian G. Mathews. ...:.
 Adfer Potter, W. B. Battye and Medos Labonte are to run a quick lunch parlor on the fair grounds next week. Dad always has his weather eye out for the coin.
 Rudolph Zurick, the 5-year-old son of MT. an1 Mrs. John Zurick s, died of diphtheria Tuesday afternoon. Of the several cases here this was the only one that Dr. Converse had felt was particularly serious, and from the first he had not been hopeful of his recov- cry.
 Additional hunting licenses issued as follows: William E. Battye, Ar thur J. Devereaux, F. B. Converse, M. D., Frank Klecak, Frank Luchart, William H. Hall, Arthur L. Spicer, Floyd B. Ayers, George l.. Schofeld, Seth Schofield, John A. Burdick, Charles l.. Lyon.
 There are several cases of diphthe- ria in the village and two families are quarantined, John Zuricks and Charles Woodworth's. The cases, with one exception, seem to be mild, but of course are as contagious as the most severe cases. The village school is closed until such time as it ap- pears safe to resume.
 At the town meeting held Monday the following officers were elected Assessors, Eddy H. Burdick, George P. Bugbee; board of relief, F. Ro- maine Tucker, Wm. o. Eldredge, Merritt l.. Usher; selectmen, Wm. H. Brackett, Wilbert O. Ruby, H. L. Lillibridge; town clerk and treasurer, Walter A. Allen; agent of town de- posit fund, Carlso J. Gurley; audi tors, James O. Jennings, George H. Nichols; grand jurors. Warren B. Ayers, Elmer J. Mathews, Charles s. Amidon, Charles Nichols, Addison Dimock, George A. Rounds; tax col lector, James Service, Jr. constables, Vim. O. Eldredge, Norman B. Griggs, William H. Nichols, Clifton Scho- field; registrars, Wm. H. Hall, Mer- ritt l.. Usher; town school commit tee, Walter A. Allen, Wm. H. Hall, Daniel l.. Royce. The town voted an appropriation of $2O,OOO for state highway, voted a four-mill school tax and 2O-mill town tax. For the con- stitutional amendment, GA; against, 29.
 Moose Meadow.
 If pleasant next Sabbath, Rev. Wal ter P. Buck of the Methodist church, Stafford Springs, will preach in the chapel at o'clock. p. m.
 SOMERS.