The Press., 1918-07-18
WELLINGTON
Friends from Hartford called on Miss MeTsereau on Saturday.

has employment.
 The Sunday school picnic that wal to be held Saturday has been indef nitely postponed
 Mrs Una Wood and Miss Lillian Fenton were guests of Mrs. Johr Houohens in Hartford, Saturday. Daniel Blakeley spent the week .enG at his wayside store, now fitted up aG restful outing place, on occasion.
 Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Darrow o1 West Hartford came for a few hours to the Independence day celebration.
 Sunday school and church attend. ance was naturally affected by the showers of the afternoon, not as many being present as usual
 D. B. Gardner took his mother, sister and Miss Cunning to Rockville Sunday morning to attend services at kthe Union church.
 | George Wilson has received letter from his son, Olin, who arrived safely in France This happily relieves the great anxiety of the family and friends
 Alphonso Ruby of Huntington, Mass. and family motored Sunday to Evisit Mrs. Wilson's father, George Wilson, and to call on other friends and relatives.
 E Mrs. Parker is gaining as rapidly las could be expected and is looking forward to the return to her home and family, hospitals however unexoep- tional being only temporary abiding places.
 Mrs. Ida Clark Dorkins of Denver, Col is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary J. Clark. She expects to re- main until the first of August and will be glad to receive calls from many friends.
 The community is saddened by the death of Mrs. Tennant Bugbee, who during her residence had en- 1eared herself to all who had met her. Great sympathy is felt for her hus- band and family.
 Francis Spooner and family of Spencer, Mass, spent the night at the Gardner home on their way to New Haven, where they are the guests of Mrs Spooner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Gardner.
 Miss Inez w. Pierce has returned to her home in Providence Her slstcr. Dorothy May Pierce, is i'll at Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va, U. S. camp hospital, where she was serv- ing as an enlisted Rel Cross nurse.
 The marriage of John Bartlett and Miss Gertrude Holt at the borough on Saturday is of interest here, where the groom has been one of the most faithful of the church attendants, serving for several years as superin tendent of the Bible school, and the bride is of the fine old Willington Holt ancestry. Congratulations.
 The decorations at church Sunday afternoon. arranged as usual by Mrs. G. V. Smith, were very beautiful and artistic, the red. white and blue flow CTS appropriate for the day with our national and state flags making a fine display and effect Flags were quite generally displayed during the day and at Hillside the tri color was con- spiouous.
 Councilman Dwight B. Gardner of Rockville took his mother, Mrs. Emily B. Gardner, his sister and their guest, Miss May Hill, to Boston in his car to her brother's home in Glastonbury. Mrs Gardner enjoyed the long ride to the scene of one of her husband s long pastorates, called at the parson- age, her former home, on the pleasant family now there, and returned the same day not oveTmuoh fatigue by the long trip.
 During the short and snappy show or of Thursday afternoon the dwelling house of George Wilson at the Hollow was set on fire by the lightning that first struck a large evergreen tree, the branches of which had grown to reach the walls and roof of the house and to sweep against it in many places. MT. Wilson was alone, and feeling the shock thought his barn was struck and running out found the house in flames in several places. The rain and the neighbors were able to ex. tinguish the flames, but it was found that articles of furniture had been broken within" the house and oonsid- erable damage done to the building that the insurance company are ad- justing It was a very narrow escape for MT Wilson, who still feels the effects of the shock, and for the house and barn. This should be a warning to all who feel that the buildings sur rounded by tall trees are safe to be sure that the branches of the trees have not grown to reach and come in contact with the inflammable surface of boards, shingles or paint
 West Wilmington.
 Miss Ruby Bowler is at the Dan bury summer school
 Dr and Mrs. F. B. Converse are taking their annual vacation of two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs Wm. Converse of Somers visited friends at Wilmington Sunday.
 A party of eighteen went to Gov entry Saturday night in MT. Hansen s delivery truck, all reporting a fine time
 Mrs. Tennant Bubgee passed away Saturday morning after a short ill ness. She leaves five small girls and one son, Richard, of Scuthipgton. There was prayer at the home of George Bugbee, after which the body was taken to Southington, where the funeral services were held, and burial in the family lot. MT. Bugbee has