The Press., 1914-02-18
WILMINGTON.

! The wisdom of the woodchuck, ! weather-wise, has been so fully sub.
 stantiated that all are satisfied that 7 not even an Oliver Twist could raise
 protest. The storm has been very fine Illustration of "Snow bound, " but the telephone has given such good
 service that the old time feeling of isolation was not experienced. It was fine old-fashioned Vermont snow
 storm, but not blizzard, as those
 who recall '89 can testify.
 We were prevented by the storm
 from attending the funeral of our
 brother, Rev. Theron Brown, Tues day. It. was remarkable coinci.
 dence that he and his sister in- law,
 the widow of his only brother, John Albert Brown, should have passed on
 to the better country on that same in-
 element Saturday morning. Mrs.
 Brown was beautiful and intellectu.
 al woman, and they were in their ap-
 preciation and sympathy like real
 brother and sister. We were impressed
 at the beauty and dignity of their
 parting, at their last interview at
 her home last summer, as she stood
 on the broad stone step in front of her always hospitable door, to speed the
 automobile guests on their way. It
 is suggestive that of the, seven who made up that pleasant afternoon party in the pretty home three have passed over Mrs. o. D, Preston, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Rev. Theron Brown. Allen B. Lincoln has fine appreciation of MT Brown in the New Haven Jour nal and Courier but. omits in mention ofijhis published works the history of his clHss, to which he gave great care and thought and much time, and in which he took great satisfaction, as it brought him the very just appreci- ation of his classmates, who were also his close admiring and affectionate friends. By frequent visits here since his boyhood he was we'll known and highly respected, especially by all the older people. Although frequently occupying the pulpit in both church es, he was never pastor of the Baptist church here, as some of the papers are saying. This mere mention in this, column is neither an obituary nor an appreciation of this highly gifted brother. .. .*.;
 South Willington.
 No services were held Sunday on account of the impassibility of the highways. .'.
 Mrs. Ellen Morrison is ill and is aeing cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Jhas Macfarlane. -...,.-.
 The Board of Relief have their lastI meeting next Saturday afternoon in he hall over the store, T
 The south bound train, due here at. bout o'clock Saturday evening, ar 'iEed at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. '@ A daughter was born early Monday morning to MT: and Mrs. Joseph Krpta 1t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert safranek. .':: T.
 A son was born last Friday to MT. md Mrs Harvey Gurgler of. Hartford, md grandson to Mr.: and Mrs. Louis 2. Gergler.
 The snow storm of Saturday, l to 13 or IA inches, made travelling difficult task. F. Way, and Pratt had two teams, and a dozen, nen down over the state highway. 'reaking and shoveling Sunday but:
 he drifting and the added snow of Mondays storm has largely undone heir work, and the only permanent 'elief to be expected is the melting of he snow. The Perry Ice Go. put sev- sral teams at work Sunday, scraping hessnow off the ice and are still at it. The ice has increased in thickness and when they begin cutting again they will have some l5-inch ice. School 1t the village has been kept running1 with decreased attendance partly due O sickness and partly to the difficulty ,f getting to school. "Snow bound',' :eads we'll, but in practice is not without it's unpleasant features. |