The Press., 1913-02-12
WELLINGTON,

WELLINGTON.
 Chauncy Reed is out on his mill route this morning, but the grip Ina not quite let go it's hold. We were pleased to receive a GOD, of the Jewett City Press from tn, editor. Rev. J. W. Payne, whc preached here the first Sunday in tn, month.
 Adelbert Ruby has a force of me1 cutting the timber in Holland on the Kellogg woodlot that he bought some time since, and has moved his port able saw-mill there.
 Josiah Sparks and his sister, Miss Marion, who have many friends among subscribers at a distance, are very well this winter and enjoying their new home very much.
 Minnie E., 49, wife of George Dolan, died at the Johnson hospital, Stafford Springs yesterday. The flu. neral will be held at the church, South Coventry, tomorrow soon after the arrival of the body on the II a. m. train.
 ~ MT. Nolan went Friday to his home in New Haven, returning Monday. He has struck ledge at the depth of 50 feet in boring the we'll for Mrs. Sleight and is making haste slowly. Eddy Burdick is thinking of having one of these fine wells at his home stead
 The new baby at Will Davis' has nice name and one of historic and local prominence Oliver Holt Davis. Oliver Holt was a teacher of local fame and friend and sohoolmate of Jared Sparks. In letter we have, written by the great scholar to Amos Preston, he sends regards to Oliver Holt among other we'll remembered friends.
 Daniel Blakely desires through The Press to thank his friends and neighbors, near and remote, who, by their kindly and united efforts, saved his home from total destruction by fire on Sunday afternoon, the 2d inst. He thanks those who telephoned, who rang the church bell, who responded by rushing to the rescue as soon as the alarm was given and by lending hand immediately on arrival, and  to each and all say thank you, and I hope in time of need some one will as cheerfully do as much for you.
 West Wilmington.
 Samuel Johnson is building him a new ice house.
 Miss Ruth Parkinson is spending this week end at her home in Nor wich.
 Miss o. Broderson of Newark, N. J., Is making an extended visit at MT. and Mrs. N. O. Wards. .- South Wilmington.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge Saturday evening. :. Mrs. Walter H. Westerfield is with her husband in New York this week.
 The board of relief meets this com ing Saturday afternoon at the town hall.
 < The ice on Lake Beauty is about eight inches thick, which promises we'll for crop later.
 Gilbert Spicer is to fill the ice house of John H. Westerfeld and sell the commodity next summer. .
 The condition of Gardiner Hall, IT,, continues not unfavorable, and he is little better than holding his own.
 We hear that R. H. Worden is to go into the meat business in the spring, succeeding Louis Schmidt, who will engage in the sale of pro- prietary medicines.
 It is not so often that a child is blessed with two grandmothers, one great grandmother and a great-great grandmother, but this falls to the lot of the little son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hopkins, the continuous line being on the fathers side.
 D. L. Royce brought a fox here morning that was killed by Seth Schofeld. The animal carried a belt of copper wire that had drawn so tightly around it's body that it had cut through the skin nearly all the way round, and the skin had united outside the wire that was once a snare, in which the fox had been caught and had broken. Col. W. H. Hall has planned to endeavor to secure something in the way of legis- lation that will stop this barbarous practice, that includes dogs in it's operations.