The Press., 1916-03-29
WILMINGTON.

M 1SS May I1lll LII DUSbuu IS NiSlbluS Mrs and Miss Gardner.
 Miss Nellie Towne Burleson, al former teacher here, has recovered from the illness that necessitated her home in Putnam.
 News was received Thursday of the death of Henry Sparks, 80, at the state asylum, Norwich. Mrs. Sparks died last autumn ;they had no children. MT. Sparks is survived by his brother, Josiah of this town, and sister, Mrs. Julia King of Mansfield. MT. Sparks was a native of Wilmington, son of Origen and Calista Converse Sparks and lived in town until a few years since when he moved to Mansfield. On account of the impassabl high ways the body was placed by the undertaken in the receiving vault of. the Willimantic cemetery and will be brought to the family plot later West Willington. Mrs. Earl Smith has been quite i'll with pleurisy. .
 William Cleveland was a visitor for few days at Charles Korner's.
 Miss Leila Stanton spent the week end at her home in East Hartford
 Wm. Bentley and E. J. Murphy moved Mr. Strycker's goods to Spring field last Friday, returning Monday
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Hemmeler and son, Frederick, and Mrs. Flora Dewolf were Hartford visitors last Saturday.
 South Wilmington.
 Paul Benson was in Boston over Sun day. 4e.
 The spring birds have become so com mon now as not to be the occasion of comment. :"
 Miss Anna Wiegold has returned to her employment here, recovered fronv~er recent illness. .-s.
 Miss Maggie Brown'ee spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Irene Els sex in Willimantic.
 Jas. Service, Jr., was able to resume his duties Monday after being laid up a few days with the grip ..:...4
 Commencing next Sunday the Sunday school will be held at 10 o'clock; preach ing service at II 0 cl2ck
 Mrs. Ellen Morrison is spending a few weeks with her brotter, St-phen Slings- by, in Woodstock Va ley.
 Miss Dorothy Macfarlane of Wethers field is spending a week vacation witt her pal ents. Mir and Mrs C. F. Macfar lane. - MT. and Mrs. Wm H Nichols anC daughter Edith, attended the funeral oi a cousin of Mrs Nichols in Washington R. l. last Monday Mir. E. J. Holman and Mrs Clara Sharl Potter have been spending few day with Mir and Mrs. Chas w. Holman il South Manchester. ..-... Assuming that we may speak in tht past tense, we. will say that it has been t hard winter in several ways as the. de pleted coal bins and wood sheds will test fly. It is said that little frost remains in th ground and while there is snow to spare the frequent bare spots in the roads hay made sleighing risk until we get nor snow.
 The annual meeting of the Wilmington Cemetery Association was held here M on day afterr oon and tfe old officers wer reelected as follows President, Geore , A. Cosgrove vice-president, Wm: Il Bracket secretary, F. Wayland Pratt treasurer, Wm H., Hall; auditors, Wal ter H. Allen and Carlos J. Gurley. Tn f name of Homer N Neil was substitute for that of Rev. E W. Darrow on tn board of directors. There was shown a , invested balance in the treasury of $3, 5lO AZ, of which about $l 900 is trust fund S The secretary was instructed to mak needed repairs to the wall around Vfilag ,, Hill cemetery, that will cost probably So e in excess of the income from the trus
 fund, plus $41 raised by subscription fe n that purpose.