The Press., 1918-01-17
WELLINGTON.

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 George V. Smith will leave next Monday for two.weeks' lecture trip, including Maine and other places.
 George Wraith, the new owner of Cozy Croft, is handy man, a Jack of all trades, helping out in emergen- oies, even to dressing hogs for a neighbor.
 Dwight Gardner of Rockville was a recent guest of his mother at Three Gables. He has just been appointed a. member of the exemption board for division 23.
 Anton Hak, owner of the button factory at DaIeviIle, and MT. Dbor- sky, brother of the former owner of the mill, have gone to Florida for a few months
 At the grange meeting last Friday night officers were installed by Mr. Flaherty of Spring Hill. An oyster snpper followed and a social time. There were about twenty i've present.
 Last Saturday we experienced a thunder shower with heavy driving raiu. The saying is ''that the back bone of winter is broken" by this Esign. Let us hope it will prove true, but the present indications do not suggest summer clothes.
 Charlie Blair has gone to Westford to work driving team of three horses. Mir. Blair, through an aoci. dent, lost his right arm several years ago, and to be the good teamster and worker at various trades that he is, shows wonderful pluck and courage and pure gfit
 Edward DeWolfe, lumber dealer, is delivering wood to the Rock Manu. featuring Go. Rockville, at $IO Oord. The Rock Go. has ten carloads of coal somewhere on the road and is using ten cords of wood day until it ar. rives. and then running only from 8 a.. m. till 4 p. m.
 Mrs. q. B. Robbins has just Ie. ceived a report from the consular agent at Brest, France that her son, Roy Wilbur fell overboard March. 25, 1917 and was drowned while serving on the Norwegian steamer, Lesseps, i" enroute from Norfolk, Va., to Brest, France. In going alOft he fell from the rigging. striking his head Al. though search light was used and life boats were put out and two hours spent looking for him he was never seen again. He gave up good DO. sibion in New York as soon as war was declared, and not finding chance to ship at once there, as sailor, he went to Norfolk. Va where he left March 5. Since young boy he has had passion for travelling. Eight Eyears have been spent on the water. He has been with prospecting party in South America, been to silver mines and oil fields. He has seen Europe and many islands and has brought beautiful souvenirs of his travels to his mother. He was 2S old, energetic and fearless, with a loyalty to his country, the desire to "do his bit. ''' In the Bay of Riscay his body lies, and "when the roll is called up yonder" he will be as great a hero as any soldier on the battle. field, for be died doing his simple duty, true to God and his native land,
 South WillinRtOn,
 Mrs James Smith spent few days last week in Palmer.
 Mrs. RoteIt Battye, who has been visiting during the past week with MT. and Mrs. Wm. Battye, has re. turned to her home at Mansfield
 Rev. Walter Westerfeld Uf Ridge. way, N. Y , occupied the pulpit at Memorial church last Sunday His sermon was very interesting and iD- struotive.
 After visiting with MF. and Mrs. Thomas Denman for the past three weeks, Rev. Mr and Mrs Walter Westerfeld left last Wednesday foI New York.
 Miss Viola Emmerich of Patterson, N. J, niece of Mrs. Margaret Mac farlane aud Mrs. Annie Mather, is spending the week here stopping with Mrs. Maofarlane.
 It is planned to organize world wide guild of missions among the young ladies of South WillingtoD at a meeting to be held Sunday afternoon at the close of the church services.
 There will bs meeting of the W, To. T. U, next Saturday afternoon ut the home of Mrs. W. H. Hall at 3 O. o'clock. All members are requested to bring their most economical recipe
 The ice on the pond at the present time is reported to be from eighteen to twenty inches thick While the ioemen are all ready with runs up to the street the ice is too thick for out ting
 The follow ing is the result of the drive on the sale of thrift stamps: Pri- mary room previous to JaD. 2, Sl ; dUring week of Jan. [, 75; total, l156. Grammar room previous to Jan. 2, 33; during week of Jan. 2, e ; total. IOOs grand total, 256 stamps,
 The first of series of moving pie tuTes was held in the Get Together club hall last Thursday evening. A good sized audience was present and seemed to enjoy the pictures. These was a pie-eating contest during the evening which caused uOUOh amuse. ment. Six boys took part with their hands tied behind their backs. They started ln to deVour the pies. The winner of the contest was Raymond Sohretti. The Club orchestra furn' ished music for the evening.