The Press., 1914-11-04
WELLINGTON.

The smart shower Monday morning filled up the tubs for wash day where the wells are still dry and best of all cleared off warm.
 Charles Amidon is repairing the former Amos Preston house and the Niles house that is one of the oldest in this township.
 The grange Halloween was largely attended and lively wise, supper sgsise and otherwise was all that could De hoped or desired.
 The evening service in the con- ference room was interesting and it is hoped that such a service may be maintained for the winter.
 MT. Silk of the borough is doing she brick work about the church furnace that is in place and probably will be ready for use next Sunday.
 Mss Jennie Church passed Sunday in Rockville, her brother, Howard, of Springfield, coming for her in his car and bringing her back in the evening.
 { As several of the usual attendants will be in Meriden at the state Sun day school convention the usual Thursday evening meeting will be omitted.
 The mild, pleasant Sabbath morn ing found 94 at Sunday school, the most of the children and young people being punctual at 10 o'clock for the practice of the Thanksgiving music. Next Sunday it is hoped there may be 100 and more. Christi mas is not far away and every child should participate in the practice and in the exercises at that time. The children all know and love Miss Cunning who is supervisor of music in the schools and they know she will like to see their bright faces in her Sunday school chorus.
 The new section of town road near the Roaring Brook schoolhouse, the work which Selectman Ruby has had in charge for several weeks, is completed and will prove great con- venience for a great many people, not only in this town but in Ashford. From the bridge near the school house west to the old stage road there is a smooth grade that snecessitated through a. steep little Hill st proved to be almost entirely of a grey clay formation very unusual in this section and very interesting, a glacial formation of course and now so hard that it had to be blasted with dynamite. William D. Ruby gave $2O0 to supplement the $500 voted by the town for this improvement that takes all the north and south travel past the Ruby farm. This has always been called the nearest route from this hill to the borough and will again be more generally used than for some years in driving, it's desirability be- ing obvious. With the great improve ment of the River road we feel the borough is near by and to go one way and return the other makes a very delightful circuit.
 South Willin gton.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Denman spent Sunday with friends in Norwich.
 At the close of the preaching service next Sunday the ordinance of the Lords supper will be observed.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Bracket spent Sunday in Woodstock with MT. and Mrs. Stephen Slingsby.
 Highway Comm issioner Bennett was in town Friday of last week inspecting the new state highway.
 Col. W. H. Hall took a load of political enthusiasts to the republican rally in Stafford Springs last Friday evening. ...
 MT. Merkel and the Misses Anna and Frieda Otto of Rockville were guests of Miss Ethel Richardson last Sunday.
 Wm. B. Pike, who is an attache of the Naval hospital in Brooklyn, N.~ Y., came home Saturday to be here election day.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred M. Perkins, who are on their way home to Lowell, Mass, after an extended trip in the west and south, are spending the week with MT. and Mrs John Edwards. Angelo DeCicci, Crest Demigistris, Amedy Ciaraldi and Tony Aroeiro spent Sunday in Willimantic, where they attended the lodge meeting ot the ''sons of Italy," 100 being present.
 A parlor meeting of the W. c. T. c.. is to be held at the home of Mrs. E. J. Holman Thursday evening at which Mrs. Dietrick will be present and speak. A full attendance is most earnestly desired. .-a..- ....
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