The Press., 1919-08-28
WELLINGTON

Miss Catherine Ricketts is visiting relatives in Boston and vicinity. The social on Friday evening was a great success in every way and well attended.
 A telephone has been placed at Rest Cottage, the home of Misses Palmer and Cunning. The call is 433, ring 2. Mrs. Anis Wostrel Parazek has been transferred from the Staffordville school to the fifth grade at the borough.
 The Masinda family have been en- l tertaining relatives from New York. One of the young ladies is a music ! teacher in that city.
 MT. and Mrs. Darrow have passed
 most of their. vacation very profitably
 and agreeably at their cottage on the Ridge at Northfield.
 Mrs. Lucy Marcy Crofut motored from Hartford on Friday, called at Maple Corner and visited the family ] plot in the old cemetery.
 Although Pastor Bacheler was suf- l fering from an attack of indigestion
 on Sunday he gave his people very beautiful sermon from Kings 19: 11-22. On Thursday Mrs. Esther B. Dim ock was able to come to the Hill to call on her friends for the first time since her return from Hartford, where she passed the winter
 Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Charles Johnson, that, as she was recovering from long period of I ill health, she should be so unfortu- nate as to fall and break a bone in her ! hip.
 On his return from Boston where he has been for a visit to his parents, Howard Bligh was accompanied by his brother, Raymond Bligh, who has re- gently received his discharge from the service overseas.
 There was a pleasing and we'll at tended musical at town hall on Mon | day evening. These gatherings have been very enjoyable during the month, and several have expressed the hope that they may be continued.
 ! Prof Palmer and family from New ! York motored to Rest Cottage on Fri i day, bringing Miss Palmer's sister Mrs. Hutchins, who will remain for a ! time with Misses Cunning and Palmer and Mrs. Keeler who is also a sister and a guest.
 i Miss May Hill of Boston and her sis
 ter, Mrs. Dorward, from New York
 state, her daughter, Miss Florence 1 Dorward, and D. B. Gardner of Rock
 ville are visiting Madam Gardner, who
 has teen quite indisposed, but is now
 Iquite herself again.
 i The Boy Scouts as they started with
 ltheir leader, Pastor Bacheler, Tues day morning for their hike" was 6
 pleasing sight and reminded of this
 One day in West Hartford MT. DarroW ! said to his boys, who were helping I about some war work; There is boy l over on the corner with no papers te ! distribute" and a lad replied: "Oh MT. Darrow, that boy isn't a scout, he :, is only common kid" We hope ! there may De no "onlys" here, for the ! scouts learn lot of worthwhile l things.
 Recent guests at Belcroft have been MT. and Mrs. George Spencer of West Hartford and Lawyer Robert Williams district attorney for Washington, D. l C., with his wife and daughter. Mrs Williams, as MT. Cosgrove's niece, visitor of the family here and very popular among old neighbors, espec- ially so at Maple Corner, and it was a great pleasure to welcome her and her beautiful five-year-old daughter, Edith. They had come from Washing ton in their car and were going on to Newton, Mass, where Mrs. Narrower, Mrs. Williams's mother is recuperat- ing from a serious attack of last win ter's epidemic. During the great stress of war work with inexperienced helpers Mrs. Williams worked un- ceasingly in her husbands office and her experiences are most interesting. At Pleasant View on Saturday after noon a screen of tall white birches, of golden rod enclosing a portion of the beautiful lawn under the large cherry tree by the front veranda made a picturesque setting for the wedding of Miss Alice Walker Pratt and Rich ard Burchnall. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Theodore Bacheler of the Federated church, the one ring service being used. The bride in | white hand embroidered lawn and white tulle picture hat carried brides l roses. Her attendant, cousin, Miss | Mabel Graves, of Boston, also in white l carried pink asters. The best man | was the groom's brother, Ralph Burch- | nall, who is just home from seventeen l months active service overseas and has l returned to the position he left to en- list as warden at the states prison in Wethersfeld. Woods orchestra, Staf- | ford Springs, of six pieces grouped by | the piano on the front yeranda, some | of the performers having had practice ! overseas, played the wedding march | very softly and sweetly and later rem
 dered all the popular favorites. The | brides going-away costume was blue l satin with hat to match. Refresh