The Press., 1922-05-04


 ceive call from Miss Hazel Brown of Norfolk. daughter of George and Daisy D;mock Brown, former residents.
 Hiss Brown, who is visiting her cou- sin, Mrs. Annie Dimock Houchans, in Hartford, came for a short stay with her aunt Miss Lillie Whiting, at South Willington, who, with Mrs. Lillian Smith, took her for a moter drive in Mrs. JOslyn's car about the town of her birth and to call on fam lily relatives and friends. Miss Brown is the great granddaughter of the late Moses L. DimOck, for many years store keeper, post master, town clerk, janitor of the Baptist church and high ly esteemed citizen, native of the town that he loved and where he passed his long life.
 I should like to add something to Mrs. Orcutt's article in The Press of April 6, about the Village Hill dis trict, Wilmington. She did not mention the road that goes from the Reed cor ner east to the road called Silver street, near the Samuel Bartlett place. On this road lived my mothers par ents, Grandfather and Grandmother Thomas, where I used to go on Thanksgiving days when child. remember them first in new house, on the north side of the road, not quite finished when it was burned. There was at the time & small house on the opposite side of the road and a little to the west called the YeOmans house and there they moved their things and stayed till they broke up housekeeping and went to Rockville to live with my Aunt Mary of blessed memory. Grandmother was DOrcas Maine, sister of Uncle Daniel. There were other brothers and sisters. One brother, Loderic, went to Illinois, which in those days was the far west. Another brother, Lewis, went to New York State. Their father was Grandpa Josh, who once lived on the corner. l remember hearing it told that Grandpa Joshua and his wife Jerusha, were the first in their vicinity to have stove. Travelling people called one day to get warm, but did not stay long. They went on to the next house and told them they stopped at the house back and all the fire they had was shut up in an iron box. Grandpa Thomas had brothers and sisters. One brother, Ira, was a factory man i'll Rockville, and many years later moved to farm in Mansfield. Benjamin and Jerry went to a part of Ohio called New Connecticut Grandma used to have silk worms. I have heard my mother tell of picking mulberry leaves to feed the worms. When they had made their cocoons they were put in hot water to loosen the threads, A dry sweet fern bush was used to catch the ends then the silk could be wound off like winding thread from spool. I have some of the thread grandma made, also hand knit stockings made from the coarser parts of the silk. They also kept geese and when they were going to leave the place wanted to give them to me, but father would not have them Fecause they would trample and spoil more hay than they were worth. So l was given bed filled with the feathers. A few rods to the east lived William Maine, whose father, Lewis, lived in York State. His daughter Annette married Nathan Royce. There were other daughters and twin sons, Julius and George. Julius is still living in Florence, Mass. I remember when a child visiting at Uncle Daniels when Abran1 and Phebe and Jerusha were there. Now they are all sleeping in the little cemetery on the road from Richardson corner past the Ell. Nathan Royce place and coming out on Silver street road at Graham's corner.
 Mrs. M. P. J. Walker,
 South Wilmington
 Miss Francis Wochomurka is visit ing in New York.
 Miss Albina Hermanec of New York is visiting with MT. and Mrs. Louis Trinka.
 Regular stated communition of Uriel lodge next Saturday evening at 7.3O. Work on the E. A. degree.
 Joseph Davidek, a former resident here, but now of New York, was 8 re- cent visitor in town the past week.
 MT. and Mrs, Frank FEolub and chil- dren of South Manchester have been visiting with MT. and Mrs, William Ladr this week.
 Miss Susan Jacobs and Joseph Ned weld were united in marriage last Tuesday morning in the Clara Hall Elliott memorial church by the Rev. w. V. Allen.
 A change in the time table of the c. V. railroad took place last Monday The trains now leave for the north at 6.33 a. m. and 2.46 p. m.; for the south at 8.10 a. m. and 5.12 p. m.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs, Paul w. Benson at the Dr. Mason hos pital in Willimantic last week Thurs day. The baby lived but few days after birth, dying on Sunday. The many friends here of MT. and Mrs Benson sympathize with them in the loss of their child.
 As announced in this column last week, Dr. Johnstone, D. D. of Hartford will speak in Social hall Friday even- ing at 7.30 on putting the force in law enforcement. Those who have beard Dr. JohnstOne know what an intensely interesting speaker he is, and it is hoped that there will be 8 large at- tendance. The annual free will offer ing of the w. c. T. U. will be had at this time.
 HOLLAND
 Mile Pretat of Waterbury is the guest of MT. and Mrs Harry R. Bart lett.
 Miss Bertha M. Place attended the Rotfomlv Skinner wedding in Rock