The Press., 1913-12-17
THE PRESS.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
WELLINGTON.

The mild weather favors the state road work.
 The infant at Steve Colers' lived only a few days. It's death occurred last week Monday.
 All of the teachers whose homes are in other towns will be absent for the holiday vacation.
 All were pleased to see Mrs. Ayers, who has been quite unable to leave home for several weeks, at church on Sunday.
 All were pleased to see MT. Cos grove in his usual place at church Sunday morning and as teacher in the Sunday school.
 A family of deer, old and young, are welcome visitors about the Hill ; always a pretty sight, the charm of which does not wear out.
 The church furnace, having been irrevocably condemned, a new one is one of the interesting matters in hand to be taken up early in the new year. Now, Christmas and the New Years party takes precedence.
 It is remarkable how many people are saying, casually, that they shall be glad to bid adieu to the unlucky 13 as the date on the calendar. "'Tis history, handed from ages down, We hear it and believe.
 The fair held by the Ladies Aid society the 9th was in every way successful and very pleasant social and musical event. Over $40 was re- ceived and over $3O realized after all bills were settled. The piano pur- chased in April is paid for and there is a small surplus in the society treas ury.
 Saturday afternoon, the 2Oth, at 3 o'clock, the W. O. T. U. will hold its regular monthly meeting at the parsonage, Mrs. Darrow and Mrs. Preston having charge of the program, which is, peace. A most cordial in- vitation is extended to all the women in the vicinity to be present, whether members or not.
 Mrs. l. B. Clark has sold her farm and long time residence, the Stills homestead, to Parasek, the meat man, who has lived for some time in one of the Sharp's mills, now Mascinda s, houses. Mrs. Clark is planning to move to her house on the State road opposite the old Glass Factory store, where William Studley has lived for years.
 At the Hill school the total mum Der of caterpillar egg-masses collected is 6,6O6. Of these 2,OOO were, col lected by Frank Pelican. At Daleville the whole score is 13, 400, Jerry Lexer still being in the lead with a record of 3,7OO. The zeal at present has given way to that of gathering Christmas greenery for the trimming of the schoolhouses for the usual Christmas exercises.
 | Another fine day Friday and Stur. day was followed by fine autumnaI Sunday that brought out 8 gooc audience to enjoy Rev. MT. Darrow'I interesting and helpful sermon and al so the duet by MT. and Mrs. Darrow There were 43 at Sunday school, ant as usual at his season, much planning and arranging for the Christmas con. cert and gift tree, to be held at tht church Christmas night.
 Sunday evening at the Slavic mis sion Rev. MT. Yukl gave an illustrated lecture appropriate to the season that was very interesting and pleasing and quite largely attended. MT. Yukl very considerably went through the program twice, giving the lecture in the Slavic and then in the English, being assisted the last time by Rev. MT. Darrow. Rev. MT. Yukl an. nounoed that on Christmas day there would be appropriate exercises at the mission and on New Years day, in the afternoon, 8 social, to which all in. terested were welcome. Rev. and Mrs. Yukl are faithful and persistent, and through their quiet efforts the mission is giving evidence of progress anG promise.
 News was received Saturday from Alton, H., of the death, just a week previously, of Mrs. Margaret Edwards Lea in Seattle, Washington. She wal a granddaugh of Rev. HubbelI Loomis, the first president of Shurtlef college. She is survived by one sis ter, Mrs. Mary B. Hopkins of Alton. Her father was Hon. Cyrus Edwards of Alton, and her uncle, Ninian Ed.