The Press., 1920-03-18

| Jeff Bousquet and two sons, Henry
 and Fred, are taking two weeks trip
 to Canada.
 l Miss Doris Sulliven returned to her work in Hartford Monday after a weeks illness
 l At the republican caucus held at
 the f1remen's room last Thursday
 evening, w.. H. Heald was chairman
 and R. H. Valentine was clerk The
 following delegates were elected to
 the state convention: c. H. Puffer, c.
 F. BeckWith, J. G. Wightman and R. l H. Valentine. The following town committee was reelected for two years: B. P. Cooley, J. G. Wightman, T. M. Lyon, w. R. Preble, finders Ja- cobsen. The delegates to the state convention of thirty-fifth senatorial district met at Rockville on Saturday. Two delegates at large, John E. Fisk Of Rockville and w. H. Heald of Staf- ford Springs, were elected to the state convention William H. Hall of South Wilmington was reelected member of the state central committee. The ] following selections were made for the state convention: Vice president, L. F. Bissell Vernon; resolutions, R. Leland Keeney, SOmers; permanent organization, Richard Valentine, Staff ford; credentials, Judge Fisk, Vernon; rules, Fred O. VintOn, Mansfield. The convention was followed by a dinner given by Colonel Hall at the Rockville House.
 The delegates elected from the twenty ninth senatorial district to the repul lican state convention met at Willimantic on Saturday. The two delegates at large elected were Sena-
 tor Sessions l.. Adams, Planfeld;
 Herl ert D. Pollord, Willmantic
 Charles A Gates was reelected a memt CT of the state central committee, The following selections were made for the state convention officers: Vice president, Rev. Walter E. Lam pheaT, Chaplin; permanent organiza- tion, John w. Atwood, Plainfeld; credentials, Charles Thompson, Pomfret; resolutions, o. B. Robinson, Tindham; rules E. P. Batson Brook lyn.
 The following resolution was adopt ed: That this convention endorse as delegates to the repul lican national convention from the Second Congress >ional District, Hon. Fayette L. Wright of Pomfret and Hon. William
 Henry Hall of Willington'
 The convention was followed by a
 timer at the Hotel Hooker given by ~'tate Central Committeeman Charles
 \. Gates.
 WELLINGTON
 Communion was ol served at the lhurch Sunday morning and although not largely attended the service was eautiful and impressive.
 Saturday evening at 7.30 at Social hall Memorial church, there will te Oea. W. F. Brackett president, to meet Miss Cunning. who has eauti- full plans for them. A general attend ance of members is hoped for.
 Edward Wright, ] orn in Andover, for many years employed at the Govern ment Dock, Portland, Oregon, died suddenly February 14th, just a week l after the death of Mrs. Della Wright l Shippee, the sister of Mrs. G. B. Ro1 bins. He had not heard of the death | of his sister.
 On Sunday at the local church the | pastor gave the first of the series of | addresses in the interest of the Inter- church World Movement. Mrs. Char les H. Brown has now kindly accepted | the appointment for the Hill and the second address will | e given by her next Sunday morning.
 Rev. E. w. Darrow, as a member Of | the advisory oard of the field depart ment of the Interchurch World Move- ment for Connecticut is arranging all | the county conferences. Holland county will hold it's conference in l Springs on April 9th. All l Protestant churches of the county will | send delegates to that conference.
 All the sick people in the vicinity of recovered. Miss Ricketts, who has been shut in for five weeks with her sprained ankle, was taken one day on a horse sled to oelcroft to dinner and on hand sled on the icy crust for a call at Maple Corner. She gets al out 1 with remarkable facility on crutcheS ut that is the way Miss Ricketts does whatever she undertakes.
 Walter Bugt ee, who has been ac,in@ as conductor on one of the c. N., trains | etWeen Palmer and ErlIjIe- 1 orc for some weals was 1Dle to get | q. brother-in-law, Gilman Iougee Ias also teen running d., freight con ductOr for some time nov i'll rhe stress of weather and rush of usi- ness. MT. and Mrs. Lougee are house. keeping in New London.
 Town Clerk Bugbee has purchased, by vote of the town, an elegant and book in which to tran scribe the war record and discharge papers of every man who enlisted from Wilmington and served in the World war. Mr. Bugt ee, who is so proud as to have had son in the service, is desirous of having this record look al tsolutely complete and perfect, tut can not do so without the cooperation of the boys" who are urged te-- talse-ttAleif- f-papers to Mr. Bugt ee right away, that they may become a part of the towns tran scribed history.
 Mrs Gahan, teacher of Center school, with sixteen of her pupils, marched to Hillside where Miss Cunning was en- tertained to give the musical super visor cheer of welcome, finding that five minutes before their arrival she had left with Mrs. Joslyn for South