The Press., 1919-11-06
WELLINGTON

There are monuments in the new cemetery recently placed for Homer Neil and Adolph Parasek, both very tasteful and appropriate.
 Joseph T. Mirtl, who has been con- fined at home by illness for week, is much improved and hopes to be able to return to school, the Willimantic high, in few days.
 The assessors are busy with their work and announcee that it has been found expedient to make a small raise in the tax of each, at which we hear no complaint or demurrer.
 Mrs. Brown is soliciting subscrip- tions for the w. Baptist Foreign Mis- sionary drive and making an every member canvas in which her pretty car that she runs herself is of great assistance.
 Despite the rain of Sunday morning there was a good attendance at the church service and observance of the Lords supper. The decorations for the two Sabbaths last past were chrysanthemums furnished by Mrs. Brown and Miss Mersereau, arranged by Miss Ricketts.
 This correspondent was misinformed regarding the sale of the Robbins property. The matter had been under consideration, and as she was finish ing her items, the news came from what she supposed a reliable source that the trade was cOnsummated. She is very sorry to have an error appear in this column.
 Pastor Theodore Bachelor, who is to supply for his friend, Rev. MT. Rees, of Stafford Springs, on Sunday, is ex- pecting Rev. B. w. Darrow of West Hartford to supply for him here, and all consider it very thoughtful in MT. Bachelor to make such a pleasant ar engagement and are glad that MT. Dar- row, who is very busy, can make it possible to come.
 The Halloween social was social success and netted a good sum for the thank all who so kindly co-operated in making the evening one to be re- membered for it's harmony as we'll as it's merriment. Every boy and girl within the age limit should belong to the two helpful organizations that are making for themselves such good record in town.
 The Bob White troupe of Boy Scouts has challenged the Nipmuck circle of Camp Fire Girls of South Wilmington to Red Cross membership contest, to end the 11th, and the challenge has been accepted. The number of mem bers secured is to count, not the amount of money raised. The Camp Fire Girls are to limit their field to South Wilmington, and the Boy Scouts the rest of the town. The losing side is to serve dog supper" to the win ners.
 At the Ladies' Aid meeting at Misses Palmer and Dunning's, that took the form of an observance for those members whose birthdays fell Eduring the month Of October, includ- ing the pastor, the president emeritus of the society, Miss Mersereau and MT. Bligh, the refreshments included the novelty of ripe persimmon, for the first time in the history of the society, no doubt Mrs. Preston had received specimens of the novel and peculiar fruit from her niece by parcel-poSt from Florida, and one that had be- come red, ripe, and delicious was sent to the party as curiosity and served i; each member being provided with an ice cream spoon and taking detect able morsel. This reminds of what is told of the way grapes are served at WY the basket is passed and each guest clips one or two with silver scissors from the bunch. The story is also l told of an American girl, who, ig- | norant of the rarity of the fruit, con- mitted the enormity of helping her self to a whole bunch as she would have done at home, to the astonish- | ment of the company.
 West WillfngtOn
 The social entertainment given by | the pupils of the River school Satur- | day was a grand success and a large fund was realized to be used in pur- | chasing a Victrola. Although the night was stormy a large audience
 was present and enjoyed more than | one hearty laugh. The children ap- ! the townspeople.
 l Lest with the great influx of new 1 corners into town, some of the olG traditions may be lost, allow me g
 word about the mineralogy. Wher
 the highway, through the valley, be-
 tween Sharp's mills and South Will l lington, on the west side of the brook
 was used and repaired pieces of coa
 were dug out. In the Roaring Brool
 section gold in small pockets wa:
 found by the Indians and traded fol
 goods at the local stores. A duck was l shot there and nugget found in its l crop, but this is not a gold section an( l the formation is not right. WheI
 James Hoyle made woolen goods a
 Daleville, one Sunday a weaver stroll
 ing below the mill on the river side
 broke off quite large piece of dark | soft stone, as it appeared. It proved
 to be black lead or graphite. The
 ledge is there yet. On the Nelson
 Whitford farm, north of house, at {
 depth of only about foot is a large ideep extent of greyish-white clay tha
 hardens stonelike on exposure. Or
 the Fenton river, or land of James B
 Taylor and probably in other neal
 places are considerable quantities o1
 nice, red brick clay that was once
 much used. On Wilmington Hill, in the
 pasture owned by Messrs. Glazier an( Robbins, isinglas or mica has beer
 taken in large flakes from some rocks
 On the Utley-Tyler farm, at deptf
 of twenty-five feet or so, good quanti l ties of nickel have been found and stil
 exists there. So much for fact anC ] tradition John D. Taylor.
 South Wilmington
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