The Press., 1918-12-26
WELLINGTON

tefOre her marriage was Annie Lisca wle died last week leaving a small chfid.
 J. G. Hemmeler has sold his black smith shop and business near the sta tion, not being able to carry it on since the death of his son, Clifford Hemmeler. MT. Hemmeler is out after a serious attack of influenza, and everyone hopes he is not taking \ chances.
 Dr. s. SOule was the preacher at the church Sunday morning. After the service the infant child of MT. and Mrs. George Wraight was christened. The Christmas concert was called off on account of the illness of many who were to be participants and to avert danger of cOntagiOn.
 The entire community is saddened by the passing away Sunday after noon at o'clock of Miss Helen G. Nichols, aged 26, only daughter of Mrs. Jennie Eldredge Nichols and Charles E. Nichols. She was born in town and her home having been here always was known and liked by every one as bright, cheerful, helpful, am- bilious and enthusiastic in Bible school, church, grange, as teacher and in every place where her earnest willing spirit counted for what was hn nf RIVr nf mind and always eager to talk of any thing tending to the uplift of the com munity life or the betterment of the town. She was a graduate of the Rockville high school, had taught in Mansfield and in town with success, was fond of her home, devoted to her parents and her young brother and indeed of all the family relatives with whom she was favorite and as has teen many times remarked young person that the town or the world could ill afford to spare. Since an attack of scarlet fever some time ago her health had never been firmly es- tablished and that may have been why she was more susceptible to influenza of which she fell ill. Double pneu- monia developed with fatal cOmplica- tions. Her aunt, Miss Clara Nichols, was with her from the first, and Mrs. Annie Dimock HOuchens came from Hartford as soon as was possible for her to leave the case where she was engaged. Greatest sympathy is felt for the father, mother and brother to whom life will seem very rugged way without the sympathetic cOmpan- ionship and encouragement of this brave young spirit. Helen felt very deeply the passing on of her grand mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, ill September, and now this blow makes the family feel deeply bereaved. The funeral was on Wednesday at p. m.
 South WillingtOn
 Miss Clara Hall and brother, HOl- man, are home for the Christmas va cation.
 James Bowers has been taken to the Hartford hospital, being sick with in- f1uenza.
 A young deer was seen to pass through this village last Monday morning.
 Clinton Church, who has been seri- ously ill, is now feeling much better and able to be out.
 Mrs. Thomas Wandrasek and her two daughters are in New York for the Christmas holiday.
 Much sympathy is expressed here for the bereaved parents of Miss Helen Nichols, whose death was a shock to all her friends in South Wilmington.
 It is expected that the Rev. Wm. F. English of Hartford will preach here next Sunday Rev. MT. English is the treasurer of the Missionary society of Connecticut. Brother English is also grand master of the Most WOrshipful Grand Lodge of the state of COnnec- ticut
 There were 27O members enrolled in Wilmington for the Red Cross Christ mas roll-call. We have just doubled our enrolment of last year. We are sure that we should have done better than this if it had not been for the sickness in town. The solicitors did their best and Miss Hall, chairman for the town, thanks them for their CO., operation.
 HOLLAND
 Mrs. Marian Agard Baker is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frederick s. Meacham, of Bowdingham, Me.
 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson are spending the Christmas holiday sea- son in East Orange, N. J., as the guests of their cousins, MT. and Mrs. Ander- son.
 An every member canvass of the Congregational church to solicit funds for missionary purposes and the run ming expenses of the church is being taken.
 Theodore Taylor, student of the Moody school at Mt. Hermon, Mass, is spending the holiday season with his mother, Mrs. Kate Taylor.
 Theodore Gardner, who was one of those to be drafted late last fall and was sent to Storrs college for train ing, has been honorably discharged and is at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank W. Gardner.