The Press., 1919-12-04

| l. grieved to learn of Mrs. Blake's seri- ous illness. She was taken to the
 Winsted hospital last week, and be- cause of embolism, it was necessary to
 amputate the left leg above the knee The operation, as far as can be de. termined at the present writing, was successful.
 WELLINGTON
 Rev. MT. Bacheler and family passed Thanksgiving day at Talcottville with his parents.
 Miss Ricketts went on Monday to Elizabeth, N J., for visit with rel atives and old friends.
 The social gathering of the Sunday school at the church parlor was well attended and very enjoyable, despite the unpropitious weather.
 On Wednesday Miss Anna Ferek and Bartholomew Knapp of South Willing Son were married by Rev. Theodore Bacheler at the parsonage.
 Miss Phoebe Ring had very com fortable trip to Florida. The many friends she has made here during her several sojourns are happy to know that she Is established again at her sisters beautiful home among her host of friends at Daytona.
 Recently as Roy Wilson was coming from East Willington in his car in the evening he was startled by a great light that illuminated the whole coun- try side like protracted flash oflight- ming and thinks 1t was about the same time as the reported fall of a meteor in northern New York.
 Miss Jennie Church at the Ryder house has three boarders and also en- tertained her sister, Miss Leila Church, of Rockville over the Thanksgiving vacation. Miss Leila Is making quite 8 reputation for herself as an enter tainer at church festivities far and near, her wholesome little playlets having a true and original individu ality.
 Rev. Theodore Bacheier went Mon day to New Haven for three days to workers of the Inter-Church World having been appointed one of the surveyors for Holland county. Mrs. Bacheler and daughter, Hope, ac- as far as Talcottville, where they will remain with his parents dur ing his absence.
 On Saturday afternoon at the par sonage five Boy Scouts took the second class examination by the true com mittee, Frederick Tyler, chairman. Howard Bligh and Allen Meyer: The scouts were Lawrence Amidon, Ru- dolph Amidon, Rudolph Zemena, Jo- seph Myrtl, Harold Cushman. The examination on ten sub jects was taken by Wilbert Wood and Clark Fenton Ruby. On Saturday afternoon there will be a meeting at the usual time and place.
 On the day of the national feast the Smith and Tyler households were en- tertained by MT. and Mrs. c. F. Reed at Konjockety. w. c. Ruby and fam fly were with a family party at Will liam Ruby's. Clarence Eldredge and wife entertained Mrs. Eldredge' father and mother, sister and husband and her sister and niece from. Hanover. At MT. Cosgrove's were the Benton and Downes families, and as weekend guests Mrs. Sleight from New York and Mrs. Davis of New Haven. Miss Thrall and D. B. Gardner were at Mrs. Miss Gardner passed the week with friends in Boston. Misses Cunning and Palmer entertained at dinner the Misses Mersereau and Ricketts and Robert Mersereau Pres ton, the three taking supper with Mrs. Preston at Maple Corner. At Louis were Edward Eldredge and wife and Clinton Eldredge, wife and three children. Mrs. Estelle J. Pratt MT. and Mrs. Richard Burchnall of Hampton, Robert P. Pratt, wife and daughter of Williman- tic and Frank Joslyn, wife and family. Dr. F. B. Converse and family. MT. and Mrs. Cobb of Portsmouth, N. H., Dr. and Mrs. Moore of the borough and Miss Bennett were at Arthur Dever- eaux's. Howard Bligh took dinner with MT. and Mrs. Wraight, and in the evening with his brother, John, mo- tored to Manchester to visit relatives.
 South Willlnyton
 Miss Dorothy McFarlan Is quite i'll with 8 severe cold.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Bracket spent Thanksgiving with friends in Palmer, Mass.
 Louis Service of the New Bedford textile school was home for Thanks giving.
 Frank Ryder of Waterbury was at the home of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Poutrey on Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Goodman spent with MT. and Mrs. Wal lace Lillibridge of Hartford.
 On Monday night of last week Louis DimOck, while out coon hunting, caught a coon weighing about 15h pounds.
 Mrs. Stephen Davis and daughter, of Willimantic attended the tenth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Elmer J. Mathews on Tuesday evening of last week.
 Mrs. Adolph Korper, Mrs. Lena Miss Hazel Bracket, Miss Brigham and Miss Harriet Smith spent Thanksgiving at the home of Louis Korper in Hartford.
 There will be a special communica-