The Press., 1914-04-29
WELLINGTON.

Mrs. Burton of New Haven is visit ing at MT. Cosgrove's.
 Mrs. Gardner received arbutus by parcel-post from New Jersey, las week.
 At the grange Friday evening the topic was we'll sustained and very helpful
 Miss Brown of the Center school has been ill for a week or more. The school has been closed.
 The Ladies' Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at 9. 80, at the con- ference room for their usual monthly | business meeting.
 Miss Alice W. Pratt and Miss Laila M. Roundy, her friend and fellow teacher at Suffield, are at Pleasant View for weeks vacation.
 George A. Cosgrove and N. O. Ward, Holland side, are in New York as witnesses for the Rural New York CT, in suit now in court there.
 A fury of snow Saturday evening ushered in the cold rain of Sunday that reached on into Monday with a promise of clearing and warmer weather. The latter would be vel come as we'll as timely.
 At the church service it was voted to grant a letter of dismission to Mrs. Grace Knox Chapman that she may unite next Sunday with the First Bap- tist church, Hartford, together with her brother, Albert Knox, who was baptised at Easter.
 On Sunday the Sunday school will commence at O clock in the afternoon and the church service at 3 o'clock. The services at Memorial church being in the morning. It is hoped that there may be no diminution of attend ance at either place on account of the change.
 At the request of the Ashford Bible school convention it was voted by this school, on Sunday to change the time of meeting at Thompson, this year, to June 30th on account of a s. s. con- vention to be held on the last Wednes- day of the month our usual date, to which most of the schools are expected to send delegates.
 The committee appointed by Pastor Darrow to arrange for go-to church Sunday on the second Sunday in May are for the Hill: Dea. F. W. Pratt, Dea. w. H. Marsh, MT. o. A. Read, Mrs. Annie A. Preston. South Will ington: Dea. w. F. Brackett, Dea. G. Service, Mrs. W. A. Allen, Mrs Emma J. Holman.
 Sabbath morning there was profit able session of the Sunday school, fol lowed by pleasant service at which Rev. MT. Yukl, who was prevented by the rain from going to WestfOrd, spoke interestingly of his work here, that he feels could be carried forward by some other who speaks the Slavonic as assistant to Rev. MT. Darrow while he goes to a larger field where his time would be more fully occupied. MT. Yukl and family have won the affection of the entire community and the fact that much good has been &C., complished can not be ques tioned.
 The parlor meeting of the W. 0. T. U. held with Mrs. Brown was we'll attended and much enjoyed. Miss Deitrich is pleasing and enthusiastic speaker, Mrs. Holman presided with her usual gracious grace. Rev. MT. Darrow was present to conduct the devotional exercises, and after the ad- dress by the guest of honor, questions were asked and answered and much | information gained. The wearing of l the white ribbon by members on all occasions was enjoined and impressed as it is one of the quiet ways ir which public sentiment is aroused and educated. Miss Deitrich told how on one occasion when travelling with a heavy suit case a young gentleman had said, "Oh you wear the white ribbon! Let me take this for you. My mother wears the white ribbon. This gifted lady has spoken in the schools at South Wilmington, East Will lington, Daleville, Glass Factory Holland side and in neighborlnG towns, having addressed over 5000 children in Holland county during he visit. Of course her talk is in tn, nature of seed sowing and sooner O. later will take root and flourish, fo it is an undertaking fact that gospe ) seed once planted always grows.