The Press., 1916-11-30
WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON
 Frank Holub and family have sold their household effects and gone to New York where he has employment
 Help of all kinds is very difficult to obtain. The umbermen are finding it almost impossible to fill their con- tracts.
 Mrs. Peter Brand is suffering ex- tremely, mentally and physically from a tumor or wen ou her head and is the recipient of much sympathy.
 The Bible school next Sunday will be held at the church as usual, and the rehearsal will commence at 10 o'clock sharp The collection last Sunday was for home missions. Complaints at existing conditions make nothing easier, but those with empty coal bins wish they had been wise in season, and it is a good time to repeat "All things come to those who wait with patience. '
 G. V. Smith will have to leave on the first train in the morning and travel the whole of Thanksgiving day in order to meet his lecture engage ments in Maine as arranged by the State Board of Agriculture there.
 For the third successive week in the international egg -layin contest at Storrs Miss Frances H. Mersereau pen of ten White Leghorns maintains the lead with 40 eggs for the week and total of 124.
 Miss Leila Church is receiving much commendation for the success of plays and jingles that drew recent crowded houses in Rockville. A gift for verse is natural to the family. One of Miss Jennie's bright Thanksgiving in the syndicate papers.
 The mock wedding referred to in this column in the last two issues of The Press will be given by several we'll known young people of Willing ton in connection with social at the church Friday evening. After the wedding refreshments will be served in the conference room and an opportunity given for all to inspect the new Sunday school room and the new Kitchen. Admission, which will include refreshments, 20 cents; 1OI cents for children.
 In bewailing the high price of eggs the skyrooket price of everything in way of grain seems not to be taken into consideration. Six cents a piece for fresh eggs sounds extreme, but if the hen eats ten cents worth of grain and she is the only one that finds an egg while the remainder of the flock all rejoice in good capacities there is not very much money for the producer. One of our poultry men said last week that he was feeding his fowls nine dollars worth of grain each day.
 A very enjoyable meeting of the grange was held Friday evening and an excellent program provided. Corn was the topic of the evening. Many took part in the exercises. Helen Nichols demonstrated on some of the products of corn, showing a dozen different samples of corn products, many of them entirely new to most of those present. The two granges in Mansfield were we'll represented. Rev. L. Smith spoke and reoited interestingly. Prof. H. A. Wheeler, Deputy Worthy Master Flaherty and Past Master Anthony were among those who later addressed the grange. Mrs Anthony, nee Miss Ora Potter of Willington gave two recitations which were pleasingly rendered. Good singing in which Mansfield mem bers | were most helpful added much to the after which sub stantial harvest supper was served.
 South Wilmington.
 Leon O. Woodworth spent Sunday in New Haven, the guest of his friend, Wm. Graham.
 Mrs. Frank Webb of Torrington is spending 8 few days here with her father and sister.
 Misses Ruth and Ella MoCullom of Mansfield Depot were recent guests of Miss Harriett Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Colburn and MT. and Mrs. Walter Colburn spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis in ndover.
 Joseph Radla returned to his work IS electrician in New York oity last Monday, after few days visit at his nome here.
 As was expected, the attendance at he minstrel show exceeded the seating ,apaoity ot the hall and raised some hearty laughs.
 George Potter of Staffordville and diss Hattie Maine of this village were married at the home of Miss daine by Rev. Charles. A. Parker ast Sunday afternoon. In the monthly report made by the ( igh school in Willimantic to Score. ary Wm. H. Hall, Joseph Mirtl leads