The Press., 1918-08-29

sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness and sym pathy during our recent bereavement.
 MRS, HERMAN CUsHMAN, MR. AND MRS. MERRILL CU9HMAN AND FAMILY.
 Rev MT. Parker is absent on a va cation.
 A party of Cushmans and Wilson's went to Camp Devens on Sunday to see Maurice Cushman.
 Mrs. George B. Robbins is enter taining her daughter and grand daughter from Willimantic.
 Miss Lucy Eldredge is in comfort able health. She is her own house. keeper and enjoys seeing her friends
 A monument was placed last week on the plot in the old cemetery of Addison D. Dimock and John Houch- ans
 Mrs. Angie Baldwin De Yonge of HarwintOn, with her mother, are spending a vacation at the mansion in the "HOllow."
 Miss Church and John Whitford furnished the music for a dance last Friday evening at KnOwlton's hall, West Ashford, that was attended by several from this vicinity.
 G. A. COsgrOve has not been quite as we'll for few days. Many people call at BelcrOft to pay their respects to ,WillingtOn's grand old man, who is just as young, interesting and com paniOnable as he has ever been.
 Chauncey Reed has the care of the cemetery in hand and many remark that the whole extension is looking very well kept, the old Hill in partic- ular never looked so neatly cared for. Trees have been trimmed, unsightly piles of brush burned and soldiers markers put in place.
 A happy party of young ladies from town have been camping at the Ami don and Armitage lake for ten days or more. They have been reinforced during the days by delegations of friends and by family parties that have helped the time to fly. The permanent camp is on the largest of the delightful islands.
 Rev. Willard l.. Osborne of WOr- cester, Mass, whose wife is a niece of Deacon Bracket, preached with great acceptance Sunday afternoon. Next Sunday Rev. E. W. DarrOw is expected and the Lords supper will be observed at Memorial church in the morning and at o'clock p. m. on the Hill. This notice will be suffic- tent to bring out large congregations.
 Floyd Aver and wife of Rockville renewed acQuaintances with his old neighhors3on the Hill last Friday. He expects to go into camp soon.
 State Humane Officer Samuel A Gardner and wife of New Haven Councilman D. B. Gardner of Rock vile, Francis SpoOner and wife, nee Linda Gardner, and their son of Spencer, Mass, were guests last week of Mrs. Emily Gardner.
 E. L. Pratt of New York is visiting his brother, Harry Pratt. He has a son, Maj. Edmund Pratt, at Camp Waco, Texas, who expects soon to go to France. MT. Pratt's mother, Mrs. Harriet Grey, died two weeks since from the effects of a shock at Everett. Mass, where she was living with her daughter, Mrs. Getchel. MT. Getchel's health has not permitted of their running out in their machine as often as usual this season.
 The Holland County Farm Bureau will hold a culling demonstration at the poultry farm of Anton Zemina, one mile from West Wilmington, on the main highway to Wilmington Hill, Saturday, at 2 o'clock in the after noon. Prof. Rove Jones of Storrs will conduct the demonstration and deliver an address on the general subject of selecting the high produc- ing hens. Prof. Jones will cull part of MT. zeminas large flock, and as he goes along he will explain the differ ent external characters possessed by low, medium and high producers Everyone is invited to this demon stratiOn.