The Press., 1918-11-14
WELLINGTON

Miss Cunning is at the head of the United War campaign and meeting with good success.
 Selectman w. E. Ruby and family have returned from visit to his rother's in the Berkshires.
 By notice read from the pulpit the ladies of the community were invited to meet at Mrs. Smiths Friday after noon.
 Rev. Josiah Dickinson was pre- vented by illness from coming to preach on Sunday and Rev. MT. Meur of Mansfield supplied very accept ally. There was an average sized Congregation.
 Miss Helen Nichols is arranging a community service at her school, the Daleville district, on Friday evening" The pupils will give one of their lib- erty programs, there will be special music and Mrs. George V. Smith will give talk.
 Misses Amidon and Chalker came from their schools in Lebanon to pass the weekend expecting to remain over Monday to visit the Glass Fac tory school, but their leave was ex- tended over until Wednesday for Ob- viOus reasons.
 Wilmington, according to it's size, kept the wave of enthusiasm from the forerunner of good news onward at high-water mark, with ringing of church bells, parade of school chill dren, display of flags, bon-fires, etc. great many went to Rockville, some to the borough, and not few to both places. Thanks to the unweary auto mobile-written tireless and con- sidered inappropriate.
 There are readers of this column, and will regret to hear of the death as Rev. Edwin M. Bartlett, formerly Pastor of the First Baptist church in HolyOke, where he died at the home Bartlett was here at the Baptist church with MT. Merrick on different occasions impressing his spirituality and personality in words not to be forgotten.
 Howard Bligh has accepted the po- sition as assistant poultry superin- tendent at the Connecticut agricul tural college at StOrrs. He will have charge of the laying contests. His experience in trap-nesting and breed ing with the fine blOOded White Leg horn stock at Hillside farm fits him for the position. He has made many friends here whose good wishes go with him as he takes up his new du- ties in so desirable an environment.
 The Budnah auction contributed to the excitement of Monday afternoon. This large family of interesting young people will be much missed. They have been employed at the Parasek button shop here, but return to a Pennsylvania mining country. The school gave those who are attendants party Friday afternoon, and Satur- day evening there was a large and pleasant party at MT. Parasek's, Miss Mary, hostess, for Miss Annie Bud nah. The oldest son is in France, on the Wilmington roll of honor.
 The Springfield Republican speaks of Col. William H. Hall of Wilmington, Holland county's most prominent citizen, as a strong candidate for speaker of the house on account of his being in every way we'll fitted for the position by his legislative experi- ence and because, Holland county has a strong claim to the honor that it has held only once in the last 100 years. Ut would seem that it should go to him by courtesy as an uncOntested acknowledgment of varied duties per formed faithfully in this year of all when service holds. the palm of vic- tory. There are times, of course, when the enthusiasm of the fight pays, but this time the militant spirit might be held in obeyance while justice goes over the top"
 Many old friends will be interested to know that John Merrick and his daughter, Mrs. Frederick LathrOp, came east from their Minneapolis home, the last week in October, to pass the winter in Holyoke with his nephew, Claudius w. Rider, native of Wilmington. It is interesting to know that Mr. Riders niece, also of Wilmington ancestry, who has been his hOusekeeper since the death of his wife, and was greatly needed in no less than four different places on ac- count of previous experience in teach ing the blind, is in Baltimore, Md, taking part in work being organized there to teach blinded soldiers use- full occupations. Therefore MT. Mer- rick and Mrs. Lathrop will make it possible for MT. Rider to keep his beautiful house open and be home makers for him. MT. Merrick is in very comfortable health and enjoying meeting old friends and acquaintances in the city where he passed so many useful years
 South WilllngtOn
 The following letter has been re- ceived by Chas. Pobuda from his son, Edward, in France: