The Press., 1915-09-08
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. BrOWn left Friday for 8 tril
 that is to take in New York, Nev
 Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 A telephone has been placed b,
 Miss Alice M. Preston at Hillsid
 farm, the number being 293-7.
 The predicted hot wave arrived il
 good form on Friday, but not unti
 Uncle Horace's prediction of frost il
 August had been verifield in man, places.
 It is good news that new singin, books are to be introduced at Sunda,
 school. The book selected was in us'
 at the Meriden Sunday school oonven
 tiop attended by Pastor and Mrs. Oar
 row, Mrs. Smith and Miss Palmer ant
 that elicited their favorable comment
 Samples were obtained and after ex animation by choir leader and pianist 40 copies have been ordered by Miss Cunning, chairman of the musica committee. This means singing class es and choir rehearsals, the time o1 which definite notice will be given next week for the benefit of the fortu nate young people who receive Miss Dunning's instructions.
 The following from the Wyanet, Illinois Review of Aug. IS, was re. ceived too late for use last week. It will be of interest to the many who are pleased to hear of the welfare of this former pastor of Baptist church and his family: Sunday, August g., Rev. Charles W. Wolfe, pastor of the Manlius Baptist church, presented his resignation to take effect Sept. ]. The resignation was pursuant to call to the Baptist church of Petersburg, Illinois. The church at Petersburg is an historic church, mbering be- tween two and three hundred mem- bers, and has lately acquired a new church home, a splendid brick struc- ture from whose towers the town clock hourly reminds the folk of the swiftly passing time. Petersburg is the seat of Menard county and very near to Linooln's early home, old Salem. In fact, it was Honest Abe who made the original survey of Petersburg. It has a population of 5000 and is surrounded by rich agricul- tural country. Pastor Wolfe has spent almost three years with the church and the pastorate has been happy one. A number of inn have been made to the property. Increase by baptism al- though not large, has been steady, the ast one being this summer in Bureau ,reek. The church never stood high ,r in embership than at present. In the church has surpassed Ill former efforts, concluding with ;he $214 gift to missions last spring md the finances throughout are gen. ,rally good. All are wishing Pastor Wolfe and his estimable family God 'peed and success in this larger field. ,"
 Mrs. Robbins on Saturday received this letter from her son, Roy Wilbur, in whom we are all interested, U. s. M. s. St. Paul, Pier 62, North River, New York, N. Y. Dear Mother: We made Liverpool all right and are safely back. We left Liverpool on W Wednesday instead of Saturday, as the Germans in New York mixed vitrol and ground emery in the oil of the St. Paul and it wore all her p1, until she got new ones. We sailed from New York Saturday and lay in Liverpool 12 days, so the St. Paul can take back her schedule day for sailing. We had the passengers from the Arabic on board on our return. The Adriatio left Liverpool two hours ahead of us but we sighted her the 18th and passed her because fireman on her went crazy and jumped over- board. They were orowding her to keep ahead of us and lie was over heated. She couldn't have kept ahead more than 24 hours longer any, way. They lowered a boat and picked the poor fellow up, but he was dead. A water tender on our ship did the same trying to get speed out of her when the bearings went on the bum on account of the vitrol. He was alive when they got him, but died 2 hours later. One-hundred and twenty passengers refused to leave New York with us when the news was spread that we were to be torpedoed, and the last thing we heard when we left the pier was big German shouting, ''The submarines will get you this time,' but we changed our course and came clear, though they got two, one following us and the Arabic ahead. We were 50 miles from her when she was torpedoed, but all the passengers were clear before we could get there. They got over 400 passengers out in the 10 minutes it took her to sink as she had no warning. The crew and passengers kept their heads and only the working force and few who were asleep were lost. We expect to stoI in New York two days this time. How are you all in Wilmington? Love to all from your affectionate son, Roy Wilbur. st4
 Samuel Austen Gardner of New Haven. state humane agent, who with his wife passed some time in August at Three Gables with his mother and sister, on his return home sent the following appreciation that has been handed us for this column. All here know MT. Gardner from his frequent visits as genial, versatile and com paniOnable gentleman.
 A Short Pen Picture of Willington, Connecticut
 The Hill Top.
 Situated in Holland county foul teen miles north of Willimantic, sever miles south of Stafford Springs anG about four miles from Connection