The Press., 1917-01-18
WELLINGTON


 Rockville for few days with her son, D. B. Gardner. Miss Ohalker is with Miss Gardner at Three Gables
 The baby boy, Richard Willis Tyler, was welcomed on Sunday morn. ing, the 7th, instead of Saturday evening. The convenient telephone is responsible for the error in last weeks issue
 MT. and Mrs. Oosgrove, who have been seriously ill and still confined to their beds, are improving. Mrs Brown, naturally is very tired, but it still at her post, help being hard to get when so many are i'll
 The tempest of wind and rain Sun. day morning prevented the holding of either Bible school or church service. Only laIf.dozen people beside the janitor and Sunday school super intendent venturing forth
 At Mrs. William Eldredge's the dis temper has gone through the family, Mrs. Eldredge barely escaping pneu- monia and all the others being hard sick. Miss Lucy Eldredge has had a relapse and is still quite i'll.
 The telephone is such an uncertain proposition that one is reminded of the adage, You never miss the water until the we'll runs dry" New lines are in process of adjustment. and when Central is unobtainable neigh bors agree to take down the receiver on the hour and then can indulge in social chat, enquire for the sick neighbOrs and be thankful even for hourly house to house service It is discovery and worth trying on occasion.
 The annual installation of officers of Wilmington grange took place Fri day evening. Past Master Anthony of Echo grange was installing officer, assisted by Mrs. Anthony. Worthy Master Geo. Sohofeld, in behalf of the grange, presented Sister Helen G. Nichols with a beautiful neck lace and pendant as token of their appreciation of her service as secretary. Respond ing she expressed her thanks together with her surprise and pleasure, but that her work had been oheerfully done looking for no reward.
 South Wilmington.
 G. Hall, Jr., Go. are unloading several car loads of coal, both hard and soft.
 Regular meeting of the w. 0. T U. at the home of Mrs. E. J. Holman, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Louis 0. Dimock left the 18th fo1 two-weeks' business trip through Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida.
 The grand list will reach, in round nun bors, three million, one hundred, fifty five thousand dollar; town of Willington, list of 1916.
 Charles Woodworth has moved his family into the new house near the school house, and the tenement he vacated has been taken by Wm. Pardus
 J. Gallup Service has given up his position with the Willimantic Trust Go. and is now employed in the office of G. Hall, Jr., Go. as assistant to Robert T. Jones.
 Town Fire Warden W. O. Ruby has appointed Paul Benson deputy for the southeast district. An excellent choice as MT. Benson is situated so as to be able to get men to fire at once and he may be reached by telephone. Nevertheless, we hope he may never have fire in his district to call him out.
 In the town of Willington for the year 1916 there were 21 births, marriages and II deaths, Of the births there were 16 males and females. Of the boys were named Joseph and were the name of John There were 2 births in addition to the above, to Wilmington parents, at the Johnson hospital, Stafford Springs, so that the real birth rate was 19 per 1000 and the death rate 9 per 1000 population.