The Press., 1916-05-10
WELLINGTON

predicted and the clouds look Ike snow.
 Regular grange meeting Friday night. The new lecturer has an in- teresting program arranged. There will be box social after the meeting.
 Miss Hall, treasurer of the federated church, is making the usual every member canvas, proving that it is the busy people who bring things to pass as general thing.
 There was a large funeral for the elderly woman who died at the Pearl Button Factory settlement in Dale. ville the past week. The interment was at the new cemetery. extension.
 The appalling news from the Windsor refuge leads to the query, why was not such & place under legal supervision? and also, why are so many SO anxious to dispose of the old people who have borne the burden and heat of the day md earned right to the small space they take without disposing of them in questionable ways?
 The motoring of the R. F. D. was strenuous and exciting Monday on route 1. Carrier Korner met with trouble and Carrier Joslyn of route 2 went with his machine to help him out and tow his machine back to West willington, and Clifford Himmelar with his machine took Charles Lyon, assistant carrier. over the route to pick up the mail, but it all transpired in the usual quick time proving that there is nothing like an automobile for business after all.
 West Wilmington.
 Miss Leila Stanton spent the week end with her parents at East Hartford.
 Herman Cushman and Carl Joslyn of Andover spent the weekend with their parents.
 pr. and Mrs. F. B. Converse were in Hartford Tuesday, the doctor at tending a medical meeting.
 Miss Alice Pratt returned Friday from Berlin where she has been sub- stituting for one of the teachers.
 Quite a few from this place at tended the minstrel show at South Wilmington Friday night and thought it great, and all wished that they would have another in the near future.
 South Wilmington.
 The lawn mower is calling for its share of attention these days.
 His new Overland car was delivered to Arthur H. Church last Saturday.
 Stated communication of Uriel Lodge, F. 6 A. M., Saturday even- ing. Work on the E. A. degree.
 Miss Olga Pobuda is substituting for Miss Mary o. Miller in the primary department of the local school during the illness of the latter.
 John Fiala is getting things in readiness to build his new house this spring. Some blasting of stones is required in order to make the cellar, but things will move little later.
 Walter A. Allen, 2d, drove out from Hartford Sunday, spending a part of the day with MT. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen, Chas. E. Allen, who had been home for the day, returning with him.
 The announcement was made Mon- day by Col W. H. Hall for c. Hall, Jr. Co.,. that a dividend of 10 per cent. on their earnings for the year ending April 3Oth will be paid to their employees as soon as the computations can be made; possibly this month. It has seemed the part of wisdom to base this increase on known earnings rather than to establish an increased wage on an uncertainty of future earnings. This is 8 new de- parture from the policy of the com pany and needless to add, most vel come surprise to the employees.
 The minstrel show given by the Get to- ether club in Social hall last week Friday evening ranks among the most successful performances held in this village for a mirth provok ing entertainment. An audience that fair ly overhowed the hall enjoyed the affair to the utmost. In addition to the minstrels there was sketch, ''The 3 o'clock train," by Geo. Reynolds and John Edwards, assisted by George O. westerfeldand recitation and singing by John Richardson, Jr. , all of which were excellent. The play should be repeated in convenient near. by places. The thirty first annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Holland county will be held at the Clara Hall Elliott Memorial Fohurch Saturday. The public is i'm vited to attend. The following is the program
 Morning session at 10 o'clopk. De- votional service. Mrs. Ida M. Brown; convention called to order; minutes of last convention; appointment of committees. credentials, oourtesies, county banner, state and national papers; words of greeting, Rev. o. A. Parker, Mrs. J. G. Service; response, Mrs. F. H. Plumb; roll l.call, officers and superintendents; report of local unions; report of superintendents business; music; Bible reading and noontide prayer; Mrs L. K. Fuller adjournment; baskes lunch. After minutes of morning session; South Wilmington Loyal Temperance Legion ; report of credentials committee; cleo tion of officers; election of superin- tendents; nomination of delegate to national convopk;on. ,,,,,s;o. k;r,a