The Press., 1916-09-21
WELLINGTON.

,e paid to the state treasurer before he close of September.
 WILMINGTON.
 Mrs. Tryon of New Haven is 8 guest at Kenjockety.
 William Hannah of Charlotte. N. D., is a guest at Louis Smidts.
 It will be promotion day at Sunday school next Sunday. Exercises from 3 to 3 o'clock.
 All the old neighbors and friends were shocked at news of the death of Josiah Converse Sparks who is among the last of the old Wilmington stock. The funeral was attended at the church this morning at Il o'clock, Rev. Charles A Parker, pastor, 
 The body of Josiah O. Sparks, 73, who left his home Monday, presumably to visit neighbors, was found in shallow water in Browns pond on the Elam Eldridge farm Tuesday by a searching party headed by First Seleotman ". H. Brackett. Clothing on the bank attracted some of the searchers to the pond. He had lived alone since the death of two sisters, who had kept house for him. It is thought that he committed suicide.
 At the community concert at the Village Hill school house last Tues day evening about sixty people were present including several of the Rev. Mir. Parker taking up a load in his automobile from the Hill. There are good singers among the boys in that district, and other are planned. Next Tuesday evening will be the community con cert at the Center school.house and the auction sale of the old piano, on account of the shower last week.
 South Wilmington.
 Peaches at sI.75 per basket at the height of the season is going some.
 The Kingsbury house was placed in position over its new foundation last week.
 Several of her young friends helped Jeanette Nichols celebrate her 7th birthday last Saturday.
 The probate convention for this dis sriot is to be held at West Wilmington at 1. 80 D. m. Sept. 23.
 Four Italian families have moved into the two new houses on the Fisher place north of the village.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Cisar have moved into their new house built on their farm in the south part of the town.
 A daughter was born last week Friday at the Stafford hospital, to MT. and Mrs. D. L. Royce of this village.
 Miss Dorothy Maofarlane, teacher of commercial course at Bristol high school, spent the week end at her home here.
 Mrs. John R. Edwards and Mrs. James Smith are delegates to the state W. O. T. U. convention at Waterbury, Oct. 10, II and 12.
 Mrs. Walter A. Allen spent last week Thursday at the Willimantic camp ground as the guest of Mrs. Helen H. Sterry and Mrs. May Russ.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Colburn, Walter Colburn and Miss Ruth Ellis, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Church and son, Clinton, motored to Forest Park, Springfield and to Riverside Park last Sunday.
 Hunting licenses have been issued to Louis O. Dimock, Charles Mac farlane, George Bartek, George Scho- field, Seth Schofield, Wilbert O.. Ruby, Frank Farra, Clarence Eldredge.
 James Wood, formerly of this village and later of Virginia, was visitor here last week. He has been in New Jersey for the past few months and is to study to become teacher of manual training, going to Philadelphia for that purpose this month. His brother, Harold, is in the U. s navy, having joined a few months ago.
 Copy for the town report is in the hands of the printer and will show total receipts of about $17, 1000 while the expenditures, outside of reduction of indebtedness was about $14, 900. Net assets of the town are $S, 699. 89. The list of uncollected taxes is reduced from $2,1OO to $1.O00. The snow account cut figure the past year al against none the previous year. Th' loss to the town of the average attend ance school grant the coming yea will have to be taken into consideration by the taxpayers in laying the mex tax
 The ball game of last Saturday wa not only disappointing, but surpris to the people of this village that hat seen the thread makers beat out tean that outmatohed the Staffords. Tn visitors didn't seem to have anythin on the Willington's up to the nint inning, when they scored 5 runs au 4 hits, a fielder's choice and tw walked. In the eighth they put il the Indian pitcher from West Willing ton and he hoodooed the locals; not
 hit was scored off his pitching in tw innings. Next Saturday the gam will be in Stafford and We expect t see the tables turned. One Staffor man promised to burn his shoes whe
 he got home if his side lost. H owes the Indian for pair of goo shoes. The score will be found O the first page.
 HOLLAND.
 Miss Mary R. Leonard is the gues Izk R-s1 ;,,