The Press., 1917-09-27

Mrs. Walter Gayon and Miss Alice W. Pratt are both among the amateur gardners who have reaped good results, not only in delicious products, but in experience and improved health.
 Rev and Mrs Parker and little son took Mrs. and Miss Gardner and Mrs. Preston for an automobile drive to call upon MT. and Mrs. Charles Hobby at their home on the Washington turnpike one pleasant afternoon recent ly, and in passing made a door yard call at Dea. W. H. Marsh's.
 "Mr. Parker had real gospel ser mon upon sacrifice. '' said one of his Sunday afternoon congregation. 1T like that kind.'' The Tuesday even- ing meeting was omitted, the pastor and some of the people being at the assooiational meeting at Warrenville. The first Sunday in October church services will be held in the forenoon on the Hill, Bible school at o 0 clock, church service at II o'clock.
 Howard Bligh is much disappointed that after enlistment in both navy and army he was found to be physically incompetent for service. He sold his motorcycle in Boston and purchased Ford in which he has been taking his mother, sister and aunt on an ex- tensive tour, proving himself a care full driver. The party were at Hill side farm on Monday, on their way from the Berkshires to Boston. At the town election next Monday, besides electing town officers for two years, the voters will meet at 2 o'clock to vote on tax rate and to see if the town will appropriate $2O, GOO for a section of state high way under the provisions of the state act. The annual report of the town shows the amount of cash on hand to be $14,485. As the town tax is only four mills Wilmington is in an unusual ly enviable financial condition.
 Mrs. Charles Webber, 78, died at her home in Monson Friday from the effect of shock. Mrs. Webber who was Miss Julia Royce, was horn in Wilmington October 31, 1899. She married Orrfn Shaw in 1870. MT. Shaw died in 1899. She married MT. Webber 15 years ago. Mrs. Webber spent the greater part of her life in Monson. She was a member of the Universalist church. She leaves besides her husband, several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, Rev. Abram Conklin, pastor of the Universalist church, officiating. Burial was in the family lot in No. l. cemetery, MOnsOn. South Wilmington.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge, A. F. & A. M, Saturday.
 Arthur Bushnel has gone to his home at Canterbury for few days.
 Mrs. Mabel Spicer was visitor at Camp Devans, Aver, Mass last MOn- day.
 Joseph Nedwied has returned home after a visit with friends in New York. <
 Geo. c. Westerfield made short visit here last Sunday, coming from camp at NiaDtic.
 Miss Elsie Whitman was removed to the Hartford hospital last Friday, being seriously i'll.
 Gardiner Hall spent last Friday with his parents, returning that even ing to camp at Niantic.
 The Woman's Missionary society will meet Friday evening at 7.3O at the home of Miss Rosa Hall.
 Miss Clara Hall returned last Satur- day to Dana Hall schools at Wellesley, Mass. to resume her studies.
 Walter Colburn left Thursday for Camp Aver. He was the only one from this place to go in the last quota.
 Louis Service has entered the New Bedford textile school at New Bedford, Mass, where he will take up the study of textile manufacturing.
 The many friends of Mrs. Ernest Robbins will be pleased to learn that she has left the Johnson hospital and returned to her home. They all join in wishing her a speedy recovery from her racant acCidank