The Press., 1883-05-24
LOCAL TopIcs-pEss'D AND scIssoRrI
From the willimantic Journal.l :.


 Judge Loomis' award of $50 and costs in the Stutely Sweet case created consider able surprise in this vicinity, more especi said to have been based upon the finding ssthat the accident was due principally te Mr. Sweets own carelessness p This was news to our people, not breath of any charge of this kind ever having been heard of previous to the trial Nor is 1t accepted as true now.
 The managers of the New York and New England road have decided to put on fast train between Boston and New York, commencing Sunday, May 27. It will ar rive here from Boston at about II: IS a.m., !, and from New York soon after 3 D. m. At Brewsters 1t will connect with the New York City Northern, running into the me- tropolis on the elevated road. The trip from Willimantic to New York will be made in about Al hours.
 Thinking perhaps it might interest the readers of The Farmer, will try to describe cheap, yet convenient, cream cry, which MT. Rufus Weston of Stafford Hollow has recently built. The room, should think, is about 7x12 feet, cement bottom, sides and top, under wing of the house, yet above ground, so situated as to get scarcely if any sunshine, and free from any impure drainage, or odors. He uses the Moseley and Stoddard churn and creamery, with pipe so arranged as to drip ice-water continually into the creamery. The milk is drawn off, then the cream. There are two cans, and Mrs. w. says she can take care of the milk of six cows as easily as one in the old way then the
 
 much superior to skinned milk. The writer was treated to cup, and verily has often tasted unskimmed milk no better. Mrs. W. says it will make excellent cus- tard pies was also shown a very nice sam pie of butter. MT. W. keeps six COWS, all more less crossed with Jerseys, he liking them best for his use, preferring } to to full bloods. MT. w. also is raising by hand some sucking pigs. part of them white and part red, about the color of an average red COW, which. are frisky, tame and thrifty fellows.-CorY'. Conn. F0qnaer.
 MoNsoN. Chester M. Pease, an old and highly esteemed resident of Monson, died quiet suddenly Thursday morning, of heart disease He was about his usual work Wednesday, and not till two or three hours before his death was he troubled with ill ness. Julius s. Stewart has sold his dwelling house and lot on State-st. to Rob- ert Murphy for $1 ,20O. Carlos M. Gage, of Gage Bros., has leased the l.. F. New ton homestead, and will occupy it . . The selectmen have ordered the barber-shops closed on Sunday.
 Ashford Cor. Willimantic Chronicle : Col. C.L. Dean has sold tract of 50 acres of land to Rep. T. K. Fitts, which adjoin- ed the old Pitts homestead Mr. Dean has several hundred acres more land for sale ill Ashford, as he proposes to reduce his real estate in town on account of his growing trade in the glass business in Bos- ton and Chicago, which takes up his en- tire attention
 Ezra l.. Knowlton has sold his farm in West Ashford to s. O. Vinton, who will at once commence to cut off the timber This is one of the most desirable places in that part of the town and has for long time been owned by the Knowlton family.
 It is expected that Rev. c. N. Nichols will remain with the Baptist in Warren vile the coming year, where he has dis charged the duties so acceptably for the past year.