The Press., 1921-12-08
MuLINf4TON

udEH SuluSlSu, FTdIlk bOSWOfGn nav ing the work in hand.
 A Christmas gift duly appreciated by MT. and Mrs Charles Korner is a little son, Richard Douglas, born the End inst. Congratulations.
 w c. Ruby has moved his mill and equipment upon wood lot west of StOrrs and is cutting the timber and clearing the tract. The horses are kept there, where some workmen are camping in the portable house.
 The beautiful sermon upon divine love on Sunday morning was much ap- preciated and was appropriate for the observance of the Lords supper that followed, the notice of which was in advertantly left out of this column last week.
 Louie Morse of Mansfield Centre has had carpentry work in Wilmington for all the time since he moved away. His son, Wayne, besides his poultry, has fine flock of sheep. Wayne is a farmer at heart, and all such rare people nowadays should be encourag- ed in carrying out their ambitions in that direction.
 Miss Marie Schmidt, who went last week to. commence her school duties, after her long and enforced vacation, had comfortable journey and fond reception by friends and relatives. She leaves many appreciative friends in this section old and new, and is duly appreciative of all the kindness and attention.
 The Girl Scouts will give an enter tainment on Friday evening at 7,3O in the Sunday school room. Those talk ing part are the Girl Scouts, members of the Sunday school, and the Kubelik orchestra. Pastor Allen has been in- vited to sing and to lead the audience i'll the community singing. The entire proceeds will be given to the Sunday school for the Christmas tree, Ad- mission: adults 25\ cents, children 10 cents. This is an opportunity for all who are interested to make a contri- button for the Christmas tree that all, old and young enjoy.
 The first flock of wild geese this autumn as far as heard from flew with great rapidity, in perfect form, south ward in the wake of the ioe-storm, calling attention to themselves by the resOnent monk! honk! of the leaders Very few birds have been seen for some time and on Saturday the un- usual visit of two pair of unfamiliar birds with longer legs than the robin, that they resembled, although the males had long white feathers in their wings. They alighted near the pump in the yard and hopping or run ming about like the robin, presently discovered pool of water in depres- sion of the lawn left by the thunder shower of the evening before and drank gratefully, lingering near 1t during the hour of their visit and si- lently departing. These birds have several times called in the early spring when going northward but have What are they?
 Mrs. Amorette Howes DeWolfe, 71, so well known in town, where she has spent most of her life, that when the news was passed from lip to lip Mon day that her lamp of life had gone suddenly out it caused a distinct shock, although that her end was pain less was. something to be thankful for. Only the day before at church her daughter, Mrs. Hansen, who has been acting as Organist, said of her pro- posed trip to Florida for the winter with her family, that her only re- gret was that she could not persuade her mother to accompany her, but, she wants us to go. She is not strong and has had one shock" Mrs. De- Wolfe united with the Baptist church here during the pastorate of Rev. Charles HOvey Brown and for years she and her children were among the most faithful attendants. The loss of her two exceptionally beautiful daughters, Misses Ruth and Esther, just as they were budding into wom- brought great sorrow into her life. Her husband died several years ago. She leaves one son, Edward De- Wolfe, post master at West Wilmington and her youngest child, Elinor, Mrs Hans M. Hansen of West Wilmington, and two grandchildren Esther and Hazel Hansen. The funeral was largely attended at the Hansen resi- dence on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. w. V. Allen, pastor of the Federated church, officiating.
 I have teen looking over my great grand father, Amos Preston's home made diary, with the covers made of Preston leather 73 years ago and as it will be just that number of years December 4th I am enclosing a fac simile copy of the way it commences, for know you will be interested.
 Harry Amos Preston.
 Willington, Dec. 4th, 1848
 ''This Book is designed for book from time to time.
 I will begin with the repairing and improving the burying ground in WillingtOn which has been neglected beyond indurance. At length some spirited persons resolved to circulate subscription. for the purpose afore- said. The sum of 12O dollars was soon raised and on the 4th of December 1848, I commenced work with eli ght men on the east part. Each man was supplied with a good spade and we dug over the ground almost entirely, and separated the whOrtleberry bushes from the dirt and burned them. I will just mention few names that labored in this good cause: Amos Preston, Sanford Holt, Leonard Holt, Winfield Holt, Austin Pearl, Caleb Burnham, Royal c. Eldredge, Norman Holt Ru- fus Parsons, SOlyman Sparkes, Orizen Weston, s. T. Preston, Joshua Preston, Lucius Preston, Hosea Vinton, Timo- thy Holt 2n0 committee Of civ men were appointed to superintend the business, viz: John Turner, Hen ry G. Whitford, Hiram Ryder, Amos Preston, Robert Sharp, Sylvester T. | Preston. It was remarkable weather l on this 4th December, warm as Sep- tember. On the 11th day we worked l again, the weather quite as warm as l before. On the 18th worked again, the ! weather being very warm indeed, l there was considerable thunder about | these days. I will here mention that |