The Press., 1913-09-10
WILMINGTON.

 ter in- law, Miss Sleight, from Brook lyn, N. Y.
 MT. Cosgrove and Mrs. Brown have returned from their pleasant visit in Boston and vicinity.
 . Regular meeting of the grange Fri day evening. Plans for the exhibit to be arranged and musical and liter ary program.
 Miss Coleman recently passed few days at Music Colony, over against Quonoohontaug, R. l., liking the place very much.
 The humidity of Monday, follow ing the snappy shower in the night, made it one of the most disagreeable days of the summer.
 Mrs. and Miss Rapeljai of East Orange, N. J., have arrived at Hill side, where they have been guests for several years in succession.
 Mrs. Massie Brown Bowler and son, John, Charles McFarlane, MT. Will bur of Abingdon were among those present at the funeral of Mrs. Waldo.
 Miss Alice Walker Pratt went Sat- urday to Sufield to take her position as teacher of history and geography in the center school that opened Mon. day.
 Prof. Joel Enc is at the home of his sister, Mrs. Brooks, in Mansfield, while she and her husband are absent with the Brooks party on a triI through the White mountains.
 Dorothy McFarlane, a graduate ot Willimantic high school, has entered business college in Springfield, Mass. , to fit as a teacher. Her many rela- tives and friends wish her success.
 Miss Lillian Gertrude Mathews, teacher of the Center school for sev- eral years, is seriously ill, so that the commencement of the school was de- layed. The other schools commenced according to arrangement.
 Mrs. Burton returned to her home in New Haven from her visit to MT. Cosgrove's family Tuesday, being ac- companied as far as Willimantic by Mrs. Sleight, Mrs. Downs and her little daughter, Alice Linnie.
 It is expected that the first edition of The Sunday Courant will be issued Oct. 5th, and that, following along the we'll established lines, of the daily, it will become as indispensable to the family life of the state in general.
 MT. and Mrs. .Darrow and Mrs. Greene made a recent automobile trip to Hartford to visit relatives. Mrs. Darrow has grown to be quite pro- ficient in running the new Ford. Mrs. Wilbert Ruby is also learning to run the new car.
 The Misses Ellis have left for their positions, Miss Ellis as organist and teacher in Bates college, Aurora, N. Y., and and Miss Ethel to her inter- esting and beneficent settlement work and teacher of the violin in New York city. AS always, their going is generally regretted.
 Charles Amidon sat up Sunday for short time and hopes soon to be out, after being shut in for nearly two weeks, a trying experience for so active a man. It is fortunate that the two sons, Raymond and Rupert, can run the machines and look after the lumber business.
 Samuel A. Gardner, state humane agent of New Haven, and wife, Dwight B. Gardner of Rockville and Misses Hill and Mason of Boston spent the Labor day weekend with Mrs. and Miss Gardner. Miss Amy Gard ner of New Haven left Saturday for her home after few days with her grandmother and aunt.
 Frank Morrison of Newark, N. J., son of the late Frank Morrison and grandson of Charles Morrison and Louisa Preston Morrison, has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ella Morrison and his cousins, Charles McFarlane and family, with whom he motored to the Hill to call upon his relatives at Hill side and Maple Corner.
 The death of Mrs. Celinda Chaffer Waldo, that occurred Friday night was not unexpected, as she has never regained consciousness since the stroke July 21st. Her daughter, Mrs. Jen- nie Knox Waldo, has been with her constantly; her son, William Waldo, has been back and forth from his business in Hartford every we k, and there have been trained nurses in at- tendance.
 Returning from Providence Tues day, the 2d, and attempting to send additional items of news for this column, we found the telephone ire sponsible, hence the pleasant meeting of the grange degree team at Green crest Tuesday evening, the 26th, the departure of MT. Ricketts and Miss Ricketts, Mrs. Harlow and Miss Riley from Hillside was not mentioned, nor the arrival at Greencrest Farm of Mrs. Smiths cousin, Miss Moore, from Green Point, l.. I.