The Press., 1917-06-07
WILMINGTON

Mrs. Preston returned with Mir Darrow Sunday morning from Wes l Hartford suffering from a bfonchia 5 cold that is prevailing there.
 There was large attendance al 5 church Sunday to listen to former Z pastor Darrow s excellent sermon. MT. Parker reports pleasant time at West Hartford. The exercises Decoration day passed off with much credit to all concerned. ) Many have remarked upon the dignity lent to the occasion by ComTade Chauncy F. Reed who gave up his whole day to the commemoration.
 Mrs. Preston was sorry to miss a motor party from Boston and Worcester her nepheWs, Walter B. Allen and Clarence Spellman Preston and their wives and Mrs. Aliens mother, Mrs Cough, or sister of Congressman Henry of Rock vile.
 Chauncy F. Reed, at the business meeting of the Bible school, Sunday declined reelection to the office of AAO udS 1A4Ou acceptably and most faithfully for five years without missing Sunday record worthwhile, but showing forth the character of the man, to put his best into anything he undertakes. Mrs. Alice Tyler Smith accepted the office of superintendent. She descends from a family of Sunday school workers and with natural aptitude will ably fill the office, although for the dignity of the school all wished that one of the brethren would accept the position. Mrs. Preston was re- chosen as district superintendent MT. Cosgrove, treasurer; Mrs. Preston, secretary; Miss Copeland, assistant; ; Miss Chalker and Miss Copeland, superintendents of elementary depart ment.
 South Wilmington.
 Alfred Johnson of Canaan was a visitor in town last week.
 Gardiner Hall, son of W. H. Hall, has enlisted with troop B, 2d cavalry 0. N. G., of Hartford.
 Rehearsals are being held for the graduation exercises which will be held Saturday evening at Memorial church.
 The Campfire girls of the town are not to be outdone, when it comes to farming. for each one of the twelve @ members has 8 garden and is going in to raise good crop of beans of different kinds
 Corporal Johnson of Go. K., who had been doing guard duty here, has been transferred to Willimantic to act as company clerk. He will be succeeded here by Private Simpson, who will nave charge u tise squaa.
 Miss Doris Hall returned home last Sunday evening from Washington, D.. IC.,~ where she attended for three weeks the First National service camp for women. She is now qualified to join a hospital unit as a nurse's aid, having received her Red Gross certificate. On her way home Miss Hall visited several days in Philadel- phia and New York and attended the Senior Hop and Cadet Review at West Point.
 After an illness of six weeks, following an operation, Miss Mary Miller, aged 55 years, died last week Wednesday evening at the Johnson hospital, Stafford Springs. She rallied for a time, but the frail body had not sufficient vitality to throw off the disease and she slowly lost strength until the end. Miss Miller was born in Roxbury, Mass. but shortly after her birth her parents moved to Pawtuoket, R. I. After graduating from the Rhode Island normal school at the age of 19 years, she began teaching, a vocation which she fol- lowed for thirty-four years, twenty two of those years being spent in the school in this town. She was a faithful, conscientious teacher, and a host of those who have come under her teachings and influence mourn her loss. The funeral which was held in OAIuAOtA O0buAduy AnOAAAh6S Rev. Charles A. Parker officiating, had large attendance and the many beautiful flowers testified to the re- spsct and esteem in which she was held by all in the community. The bearers were John Neal, Daniel l.. Royce, John BrowDlee and Arthur Devereaux. The school children met at the school. house and marched to the church to attend the service, at the close of which they passed by the casket, each one dropping a lily on it as they went out. Much sympathy is felt for her sister, Miss Clara Miller, who is left entirely alone. ~
 AnnovinC Kidney Ills