The Press., 1915-12-29
WELLINGTON.

G. V. Smith arrived home last
week having found his lecture trip in
Maine very enjoyable and suggestive.
Miss Rachel Fuller of Guilford is
for a week with the Lipps family
who are sadly afflicted with the grip.
A new telephone line, GIT, is to be
placed to relieve the congestion OF
294, over the Hill, the change to be
made Jan. /.
Miss Mary Lo I'd, sister of Miss
Eleanor Lord, and Miss Helen
sister of Miss Ethel Luhrsen
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
o. Eldredge, and attended the Christ
mas exercises.
Christmas exercises were observed
at the Village Hill school Wednesday
afternoon and at the Roaring Brook
school Thursday evening. A large
and appreciative audience were present
at both schools.
Miss Helen Nichols has been
seriously i'll for four weeks with the
grip, having had to leave her position
at the County temporary home at
Vernon where she has been teaching.
She is improving.
Floyd Ayers, who has been at the
Mount Herman school since he left
here, came for a holiday call on
Tuesday. He expects to continue his
studies there where his knowledge of
farm life will be great asset, where
every student has two hours Of work
every day. He for the past month
has been in forestry, cutting trees
and showing lads not accustomed to
out of door life how the work is done.
His friends here wish him success.
South Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Spicer spent
Christmas with friends in Woodstock.
Miss Emma Vochmurka returned
home Friday from the Hartford hos
pital.
Next Sunday the annual election of
officers for the Sunday school takes
place.
Frank Pobuda, Jr., and Miss Mary
Kraus were married Christmas day
in New York.
Miss Maleen Hicks of Beverly,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ernest D. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Neil spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Virgins in Willimantio.
Recent victims of the grip are Mrs.
Walter Westerfield, Walter W. Col
bum and Cornell Green, Jr.
Origin Kingsbury went to the
Hartford hospital Monday expecting
an operation for appendicitis.
Of course, the telephone service
went out with Sundays storm, but
that is so common as to hardly
deserve mention.
Notice has been given by the firm
that commencing with Jan. ], Johr
R. Neil will hold the position Of
finishing manager for G. Hall, Jr.
& Co.
Mrs. Mary 1. Korper, Mrs, Len,
Rrarkert aud daughter, Hazel, Mis-
.Ctarlrtte Brigham aud Miss Harriet
Smith are visiting relatives in Hart
fuT1.
New eff crs we've lrcted by tn,
Get To Gerhrr club Monday II gilt a
fol, TVS: lre>i lent, Corntll Green
Jr vice president, VIM b Reed
treasurer, John Edwards; secretary
John \ Richardson
Next Sunday Rev. Chas. A. Parke
of Newcastle, n. H., expects to begin
his passionate here. The communion
service will be observed at the clos
of the preaching service.
Leon o. woodworth spent Christ
mas day with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E
Potter in South Coventry and at
tended the wedding of his sister
Hannah Blanche Potter, to Douglas
H. Wilson of New York.
The blizzard of Sunday was
hummer while it lasted, but we d.
not learn of any plate glass window
being blown out in this neighbor
hood. The tops of two ohimneys Of
the boarding house were blown off.
No services were held in Memoria
church last Sunday on account o
the storm. and consequently ne
action was taken by the church mem
bers in this village relative to extend
ing call to Rev. Chas. A. Parker t.
became pastor. The vote at tn
church on the Hill in the mornin,
was unanimous, and for the purpos
of ratifying this action, meeting o
the church is called to be held il
Memorial church Wednesday evening
at the close of the endeavor meeting
Among the weekend guests wer
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. A. Denman o
East Hampton, with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Denman; Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
Denman I'd of Willimantic with Mr.
and Mrs. Norman B. Griggs; Mis-
Ruth Greene home from Brow
university; franklin q. Gurley o
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Chapman and son, Fred, with Mr.
and Mrs. O. ]. Gurley; VIM. Potte
of Willimantio with Mr.. and Mrs
Adler S. Potter; Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Raney of Willimantic wit
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Denman; Mis-
Dorothy Maofarlane home from
Wethersfeld; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarl
Burnham of Willimantio, Rev. Waite
Fl. Westerfield at T. @. Denman's
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Griggs of Will
limantic at Mr.. and Mrs Norman b
Griggs's.
In spite of the fact that the oele
hratiou nm the Hill WAS held the san,s