The Press., 1918-08-01
WELLINGTON

mlsS LllIa FenCon IS visiting relatives in Hartford.
 Louise Morse is building garage for Miss Coleman.
 Dr. Converse is driving new and very handsome Cheviolet closed car, that will make his long professional trips less wearisOme.
 Charles A. Robbins of Middletown, is spending his usual summer vacation with his brother, G. B. Robbins, at the home farm.
 Miss Ricketts was called to New York Friday to attend the funeral of a MT. Lefferts, an old and dear family friend. She returned Monday.
 The binder" with which the state road has been dressed Is great prevent ative of dust, and the housewives along the way are appreciative.
 Mrs. Parker returned to the parsonage on Saturday. As far as memory, record or tradition goes, the baby twins are the first belonging to the Hilltop commun- ity.
 Our productive gardens seem likely to be destroyed by aphides innume erable, that apparently thrive on most of the connections used in the vain hope of ex- terminating them.
 The vibrations from the explosion of barges by the U-boats of Cape Cod were plainly felt at Maple Corner, the windows shaking at half past ten in a way to at- tract the notice of callers.
 Dr. and Mrs Converse have returned from their pleasant and restful vacation, passed in company with Dr. and Mrs. Moore of West Warren, Mass, at the beautiful Spaford Lake in Chesterfield, N. H.
 Paul Bugbee had very narrow escape from serious injury when his wheel came in collision with an automobile in turn ing corner Saturday afternoon. It is a matter for cOngratulation that only d flesh wound resulted.
 Several of the Bible school teachers and regular attendants are out of town, making perceptable difference in the at tendance. The decorations were sweet peas, brought by Joseph Dimock, won- derful in beauty and variety.
 Chauncey Reed is another farmer who had an abundant crop of finely matured rye. A head of lettuce from MT. Reeds garden measures 28 inches across the top of close, crispy, crinkly leaves, as round and shapely as head of cabbage.
 Mrs. Garrett La Due, her daughter, Grace Van Zandt, now Mrs. Hayden of Northampton, Mass. and her son, Louis Van Zandt of Springfield, Mass, former residents, motored to the Hill Saturday and called on Maple Corner. Mrs. Hay den has two sons in camp at Devens.
 South Wilmington
 Miss Elsie Tothi Is now residing at the home of Mrs. J. R. Edwards.
 MT. Louis Service made trip to New Bedford by auto last Monday.
 MT. Robert Safranek of New York has accepted a position with the c. Hall, Jr Go.
 MT. Edward Wochumurka of New York is visiting at the home of his par ents.
 Miss Hazel Anderson of Norwich Is visiting at the home of Mir and Mrs. w. H. Bracket.
 MT. and Mrs. Clark Burnham of East Hampton were the weekend guests of Mrs. Burnham's folks.
 Miss Helen Dimock of Hartford was the weekend guest at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Louis Dimock.
 Rev. MT. Walter Westerfeld of Croton Lake, N. Y., Is visiting at the home of MT and Mrs. Thomas Duncan. , Owing to an error in last weeks item the following names were omitted from the list of those who attended the Sum- mer Sunday School Methods at East Northfield last week: Miss Harriet Smith and MT. Fred Service.
 Moose Meadow.
 Mrs. Ethel Hughes visited her mother in North Ashford one day last week.
 0. R. Sadd and family of West Hart ford spent Sunday at Sunny Hill farm.
 Mike Julia and Anna Lachovich spent Sunday at Riverside Park, Springfield.
 Jairus Harrington of Thompson is visiting his mother, Mrs. w. A. Hughes.
 A. W. Squier of the U. s. N. stationed at New London spent the week end at his home here.
 People in this vicinity are nearly through having. About one-thlrd as much as last year.
 Mrs. Phebe Grant of Willimantic has been visiting her brother, w. F. Squier, Jr., few days past.
 Orrin Smith is visited weekly by deer, they having eaten up his swiss chard three times in three weeks.
 Benjamin H. squier was one of the boys who entrained for Camp Devens on July 25th. All hope for his early and safe return.
 To Save Foolish MotorEst.
 The officials of the Long Island railway have begun another years campaign to try and prevent motorists from committing suicide by driving in