The Press., 1917-08-09
WILMINGTON


 cousins in Hartford and Norfolk.
 Rev. and Mrs. Darrow are at North field for two weeks, and from there they expect to go to Waterford for a visit.
 Master Clifford Addison Parker observed his birthday on Saturday, and the friends who enjoyed the cake counted ten candles.
 Mrs. Brown left Monday afternoon for Brattleboro and other points in Vermont expecting to be absent for two or three weeks
 There are guests from New York at MT. Devereaux's, the recent pur- chasers of the Matthew's house. at the fork of the roads east of the Hill.
 Mrs. Emma Dodge of New York passed the week-en at Beloroft. Miss Nellie Henry returned to New Haven Saturday She is a daughter of the inventor of the famous Henry rife.
 MT. Cosgrove is the guest at Storrs for the convention of Prof. Kirk patrick, and the presence of the former popular and genial president of the convention is appreciated by friends from all parts of the state.
 It was indeed strenuous weather with fewer heat prostrations than might have been expected. The shower of Thursday afternoon was a miniature cyclone-terrifio, but of short duration. The change it wrought in the temperature was marvellous.
 The social was not largely attended -enjoyable however. Mrs. Hoover gave several numerous rcitations and it was suggested that to read we'll or recite is an accomplishment that any of our bright young people might attain, and why should we not have prize contest in which some of the older ones might complete. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Downs. Mrs. Joslyn and Mrs. Amidon, all of whom have done themselves credit at different times.
 There was a smaller attendance than usual at Bible school and at church service Sunday afternoon. Pastor Parker spoke appreoiatively of the benefit derived from the week at the Northfield Sunday school conference and hoped later to give his impressions of some of the speakers and topics treated. His excellent sermon called attention to the fact that seeing we see yet do not perceive and of our lack of comprehension of much with which we are seemingly familiar. MT. Parker is talk ing his vacation, but there will be Bible school and preaching service as usual next Sunday. The Lords supper was Obser ved.
 The venerable John Merriok has been enjoying a visit to Chicago and vicinity, accompanied by his daughter and her husband, MT. and Mrs. F. B. Lathrop, of Minneapolis, Minn. Save for impaired sight and hearing, MT. Merrick is in perfect health, His niece, Mrs Susan Merriok Hayward, of Arden, N. O., has been visiting MT. Merrick and daughter in Minneapolis, having gone on to Fort Benjamin Harrison, where her only child, Harvey Hayward, a Harvard man, is in the officers reserve. Mrs. Hayward is a daughter of the late Timothy Merrick, we'll known through out the state and in Massachuset business circles, especially Holyoke and vicinity, where both John and Timothy resided for many years. All are of Wilmington origin.
 South Wilmington.
 Miss Mary Keohkress has returned from New York.
 Miss Gertrude Benson is a guest of the Campfire girls at Crystal lake.
 Miss Mary Bardio of Springfield is visiting with her parents for two weeks.
 Mrs. John A. Houchens of Hartford was in town last Saturday visiting with friends.
 Mrs. Rufus Worden and Mrs. Chas. Mcfarlane are visiting with friends in Hartford and Torrington.
 Miss Elsie Whitman and Miss Kate Tomaskovitch have accepted positions in the silk mill at New London.
 Mrs. Wm. Strypka of Bridgeport was a visitor at the home of Mrs. Geo. Richardson last Monday even- ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Kolberg of Springfield visited with MT. and Mrs. Hans Hansen last Saturday and Sunday.
 Wm. Watson, formerly of this town, but now of Lowell, Mass, was in town last Saturday night, calling on friends.
 It is understood that most of the boys from this town who came under the draft and have been examined have passed the examination.
 Geo. Nichols has severed con- nections with the c. Hall, Jr., Go. i. and has accepted position with the New London Ship and Engine Go.
 Rev. Chas. A. Parker is now on his three. weeks vacation. The pulpit will be occupied next Sunday by the Rev. F. A. Manderson of Stafford. The Nipmuok Campfire girls, who are camping at Crystal lake, are certainly having the time of their } life judging from the reports that are coming in on the mail every day. They are under the guardianship of , Miss Margaret Carroll. Mrs. Lena Bracket is ohaperon. Those enjoy ing the camp life are as follows 1: Misses Mary Westerfleld, Alberta Latham, R. Zuscik, Stella Zuscik, ETazal Rraok aft IsabelIe Sery ice. Ruth