The Press., 1919-01-02
MT. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins are

Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins are ill with the grip.
 Miss Bertha Stebbins of Springfield !spent the weekend at the Barrett nome.
 II Harold Comins of the Aetna Life
 Insurance Go. of Hartford was home lover Sunday
 Il Mrs. William Benton is absent from
 Ter duties in the Robertson store on
 account of illness
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Johnson, after
 an extended visit here, went to Water
 bury Tuesday and start on Friday
 for their home in Los Angeles, Cal.
 The following in regard to the suc-
 oessful driving of Edward NJ. Gillies during the past year was in the Sun
 day Republican: There are number If stables in New England much larg-
 .r than the one owned by Oscar Wolf enden of Attleboro, but it is doubtful l if there is any man owning but two trOtters that had more successful season. Mir. Wolfenden left the fu-
 ture of these two performers in the
 hands of the veteran trainer, Ed"
 Gillies at Stafford Springs, Ct.. and that Ed made good the past season
 no one can deny Forest B., with record of 2.1Ol-4, and Peter Hopeful,
 2.O9 3-4, were the sole members of the Wolfenden stable. Ed" Gillies knows
 q horse when he sees one. In the fall
 of 1916 Wolfenden gave Ed" com I.Iission to buy trotter. Gillies went ! west and came back with Forest B. l The Mainleaf tr0tter did so we'll in 1917 that the Stafford Springs train er's boss decided to try Ed" as "re- peater.' Consequently Gillies made | another trip west and brought back
 the trotter Peter Hopeful With these two stallions-Forest B.. eligible to the 2.14 class, and Peter Hopeful they began preparing for the season of 1918. Five flrsts, three seconds and one fourth in nine starts and earnings of $215O is Forest B's record for 1918, and he is still eligible for the 2.15 class. Peter Hopeful had little rac- ing experience prior to this season, but his trainer soon taught him how to act in company, Peter Hopeful
 tarted in l2 races. winning three, iinishins second in one, standing sSird in the sr '"ry on five different a.afa Y rth hoin0 nr,t- side the money ydt twice. He ended his season with s13s5 to his credit f.d is oiis :kle .5' the 2.l8 class M WELLINGTON B Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Nichols ahd son, Charles Nichols, desire l Trough this column to thank neigh l tSrs anG friends, near and far, for tyoue and kindness during ! '.e great stress of illness and be- hA @euement Ihrnngh which thay have !: passed durtng the illness and death of ! rfy fyeir beloved Helen, and for offerings oli flowers and expressions of sym l pathy.
 Mrs. Sleight and Mrs. Dodge of New prk passed the holidays at Belcroft. l
 Mrs Hutchins returned on Saturday l q Rest Cottage from her visit in New York
 Miss Hills of Boston and D. B. | Gardner of Rockville have been week. ! end guests at Three Gables.
 The body of Henry Barrows, an old l resident, was brought for burial with 1I. far :1x,h hor oct !
 c. F. Reed has been quite ill for several days, but is much better for sending for the doctor in time and | .aking not only treatment, but advice l tc keep quiet and warm indoors.
 Next Sunday the candidate is a Congregational clergyman, who comes very highly recommended This is a f federated church united in the desire | Of securing a leader to take up work | and it's responsibilities regardless of l denominatioralism.
 Rev. MT. Lent of Massachusetts, | sho preached here as candidate a | short time since making good i'm l pression, has accepted call t the | First Baptist church in Pawtucke., R. | 1. A large church, a high salary and ! an interesting field.
 Louis Morris and wife of Springfield, | Mass, attended the church service l Sunday morning and later visited | heir old friend, Mrs. Preston Mrs. ] aorris is the only daughter of the | ate J. Duane Parsons, a native of the l sown, who passed his youth at East l Wilmington and united with the Bap- 1 Gist church here. While prosperous l business man in Springfield, he with l his family. were frequent visitors l nere
 Miss Esther Blankenburg canvassed he town last week for signers for ta0se in favor of woman's suffrage, rseeting with very general sympathy l and success. The society is fortunate l ill their choice of solicitor. A cause 1 presented with charm and tact more | easily wins. Wilmington is known as l going over the top in every right move l and given the one hundred names or | more, perchance, of advocates of 1 rightmindedness we can trust to true l chivalry to do the rest. As for several years Madam Hall and Miss Hall at Christmas made the | elderly, the ill and the shut-ins happy | Fly gifts of beautiful baskets of de- lfcious fruits. This season the ac- | eompanying booklets, "The Glory Of Christmas and the Call to Prayer and Service of the Worlds Christian al liance." beautifully set forth the spirit of this day of days, that this | year of all years could not be for any one the traditional Merry Christi i roas n h,,t could and did amnhasize the |