The Press., 1915-02-24
Miss Alice W. Pratt is passing :

 her home. } The 22d is the R. F. D. carrier 5 day, and we do not complain eyel if The Press letter is delayed.
 } Mrs. Robert P. Pratt has had t l return to St. Joseph's hospital
 Willinantic for further treatment.
 We are told that Mrs. Mary McFarlane has had paralytic stroke and that she is very ill at Windso with friends
 Josiah Sparks is gaining strength
 day by day. Miss Church is stil
 there looking after his comfort. MT.
 Blakely is doing the chores.
 Miss Mercereau returned Friday
 from Elizabeth, N. J.. accompanied
 by Miss Ricketts who is needing thoughtful care, quiet rest and change after trying and sad ordeal of many
 weary weeks.
 Dr. Harris Price of Maiden has
 been visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Diantha Essex, and his cousins at Clarence Essex's. His father, Louis Price of Holland drove over for him Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Pratt gives the cheering in- formation over the telephone that bluebirds are singing at Pleasant View, and we hear of robins and phoebes here and there. Dispite these springtime indications we know we are enjoying borrowed weather that March is bound to pay back.
 There was large congregation Sunday, and Pastor Darrow's scrip ture reading Concerning Spiritual Gift" and sermon, the topic of which was 'Cooperation in Christian York;" Neh. 4: G.; Isa Al: 6; I Cor. 8: 9, if followed would make not only an ideal church, but an ideal community. Attention was again called to the services next Sun day when it is expected that Slavonic minister will be present MT. Borah is said to be pleasing speaker and should receive kindly welcome from all.
 On the morning of Washington 's birthday the assistant superintendent of the Sunday school was taken for delightful drive that had as its ob. jective point call at fairy land. The large beautiful house at Ken jockety had been transformed and the fairies were still at work. Pictures of the Father of his Country, green fern and branches of pine, gray ribbon, like festoons, interminglel l with flags were everywhere, not alone in the large reception room where a gleaming wood fire blazed in the wide chimney, but all over the beautiful house, the dining room be. ing a dream with it's usual cabinets of rare China, silver and glass and its fine deer's head with branching antlers, the long table with its cloth decorated with cherries, sections of a cherry tree with clusters of fruit with green leaves as centerpiece, red cardboard hatohets for place cards, dainty cherry decorated napkins and flags everywhere, large ones in the doorways and others of all sizes in the oandelabra, and above the pictures. The guests of honor were the young girls of Mrs. Reeds Sunday schooI class and two boys, Master Donald Reed and his grandfather, Sunday School Superintendent Chauncey F. Reed. The queen fairy was Mrs. Reed and her assistants, her daughters Mrs. Jessie Reed Tyler and Miss lightful afternoon there were new and fascinating games and prizes, de- licious refreshments, sandwiches, cakes, cream with decorations of bright cherries and hot chocolate.
 .''It seems as if cloud overshadows our Hill top community, twas remarked recently, so many have been saddened by the death of dear friends, and so many are still anxious regarding those desperately ill, and then came the great shock and the deep sorrow vile at the news of the sudden pass- ing there of Mrs. Dwight Baker Gardner, nee May Caira Phelps, known to most of us as welcome guest from time to time at the Gard ner home, Three Gables. Both the Rockville papers, The Leader with which she had long been connected, and The Journal give long editorial notices appreciative of the daughter, wife, teacher, member of Union church and many fraternities, writer, neighbor, friend. Of the fine old New England stock she was typical sterling in character, quiet in man ner, genial and friendly in disposition, highly esteemed and respected. The stricken mother, Mrs. Lester D. Phelps, the devoted husband, his mother, Mrs. Emily Baker Gardner. and the many family friends have the deepest sympathy of all Mrs. and Miss Gardner were able to attend the funeral at her late home on Saturday, going by automobile. They were accompanied on their return by Miss Amy Gardner of New Haven, who passed the Sabbath with her grandmother and aunt. Her father, Samuel A. Gardner of the State Humane society, planned to go on at once after the burial to Spencer, Mass. where his wife is with their daughter. Linda, Mrs. Frances Spoon CT, who has been seriously ill of pleura pneumonia for several weeks!s
 East Wilmington.
 Blue birds have been seen and heard here for the last week.
 Frank Walton and family are to