The Press., 1918-07-11
WELLINGTON.

cessful raiser ot sweet peas, as large bouquet made up with the maiden hair fern gives abundant proof.
 Miss Inez W. Pierce of Providence Eias a welcome caller on old friends on Sunday, as she came with her grandmother and aunt to church.
 Mrs. B. J. Pratt passed Independ- ence day with her son, Harold, in Providence. Her little grandson, Eu- gene, returned with.her for the season.
 Harry Moore. M. D., of Warren, M and Mrs Moore. nee Miaa Nellie Converse, sister of pr. F. B. Converse. spent the week end with her brother and his family.
 Mise Leila Church of Rockville is tie guest for a. week of her sister, Miss Jennie Church, and on Tuesday night gave her original entertainment with great acceptance at South Will ington. E..
 No word has been received from O1in Wilson since he sailed for France. The newspapers report that the ship arrived safely. As weeks have elapsed great anxiety is felt by his father and friends
 Miss Jessie D. Bennett, who has been for two weeks with MT. Hansen. is now at her home taking a needed rest. MT. Hansen, who has been very seriously ill of pneumonia, is inn proving.
 The farmers are finding catchy weather for having, and good deal of grass laid in the windrow over Sun' day. Windrow is one of the useful words omitted from the new Universi- ty dictionary.
 Readers of this column who are in- terested can enhance the attraotiveness by sending Mrs. Preston their news of guests or trips, most people have more or less newspaper instinct and know the relative value of news.
 Raymond Amidon left the camp on Long Island three weeks ago for Camp Greenleaf, Ga. where they are guard ing German prisoners. He has Staf. ford boys for tent mates and is very content. His duties are in the medi- cal corps. Ben Conant is in camp in North Carolina, and Jerry Parisek in Florida. All the Wilmington boys are in different states.
 There was Bible school Sunday with a good attendance, but no preaching service, the church officers exeusing the pastor from that duty on account of the strenuous week through which he had passed, Mrs. Parker having been seriously i'll of pleuro- -pneumo- mia at the Johnson hospital. That she is improving relieves the. great anxiety of all who have shared the solicitude of her family and of Dr. Converse whose patient she is. The twins have kept well and are thriving.
 Independence day passed very quiet ly on the Hill, the fine automobile parade passing from Daleville to South Willington being the only notable feature, but the excitement of that lReted and enthused many to follow on to the celebration at South Willing ton where as always in that village everything was done to properly ob- serve this favorite national holiday, that this year was international and will as the years pass it is said be a worlds holiday for the observance and celebration of the claims of lib. erty.
 South WilIin gton.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Rainey of Willimantic visited with MT. and Mrs. Harry Denman over the Fourth.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Denman and family of East Hampton spent the Fourth with MT and Mrs. John Brownlee.
 Homer Neal, Jr. left last Saturday on business trip through the south and middle west, expecting to return about the middle of September.
 At a meeting held last week at the Get. Together club the following were elected to office for the ensuing six months: J. R Edwards, president i; Fred Service, president. j. Thomas Wondrasek, secretary; Frank Safra- nek, treasurer. The club voted to close the hall during July and August
 The War Savings Stamp drive for the town of Wilmington resulted in 436 pledges, covering 639 persons. amounting to SIP, I72. 37. This amount is increased by about $1, 900 worth of stamps previously purchased The showing is most oreditable to the town in view of the hundreds of thou sands of dollars already subscribed for Libelty Bonds, Red Cross, Y. M. 0. A.. and all other drives to hasten the end of this horrible, savage slaughter. Much credit mutt be given to the com mittee composed If Geo. P Bugbee, E1. Burdick, Louis O. Dimock, Chas Pobuda, Rev. Chas A Parker, Homer Neal, Jr. e A. l. Spicer, Mrs Fred Oolbusn, Mis- Anna Mather, MrF. Walter Colburn and John Arnold Houohens of Hartford who kindly offered his services for day upon the request of the chairman, R. T. Jones. The people of the town responded generously to the efforts of the con- mittee, bringing honor to the town and additional money to each indiVid- ual since the stamps are business proposition for both individual and the government, and not gift.
 The Fourth of July celebration, held here last week, was big success in every way, starting at 10 o'clock in the morning with an automobile parade which took in East Wilmington, Daleville. Wilmington Hill, West Will.