The Press., 1883-10-11
LOCAL TOPICS -PENN'D AND sCIssoRED.


 ciety held is annual fair last week Wednes- day. There was large attendance and the interest seemed unusual. Of the S2 pairs of oxen on the grounds Ellington furnished just one half. Rev. Hathaway made some appropriate remarks, in which he advocated a fixed location for the fair. The following are some of the first premi- ums awarded: Durham bull, G. B. Ell ley {; Devon bull, o. O. Pease; Jersey and Shorthorn heifers and calves, George and William Phelps sheep, G.G. Allen swine, 0. M. Talcott poultry, s. M. Kimball ducks, F. l.. Mackey; oxen, G. B. Filley; fat cattle, G. B. Filley four-yea1 old and three -year-old steers, Robert Pinney two- year -olds, Mrs. John Mcknight; one-year- old, CHI. Tiffany draft cattle, Otis Snow j; single driving horses, K. V. Chapin ; dou- ble, Luke Adams {; single farm team, LIE. Enc mares, B. G. Morton year-old colts, G. B. Morton two years old, E. J. Wells apples, John Abbe peaches, G.J. Harrison pears, l.. Davis corn, James D. Knight :; squashes, Frank Allen pota- toes, T.Naugle wheat, J.F, Fitts bread, Mrs. 0. Hayes butter, A. w. Warner ; cheese, Mrs. 0. Hayes.
 N. E. Homestead Woad is plant of the mustard family, the leaves of which are used for its blue dye by woolen manu- lecturers. It was formerly grown quite extensively in New England, but has near ly passed outof cultivation. Darius Crane, of Ellington, has field of two acres that yields about three tons of dye stuff annual ly, which sells for about $5 per cwt The seed is sown in drills in rich soil. As the leaves turn yellow they are picked, three pickings being made in season. The leaves are dried in a shed, chopped or ground up to pulp, and placed in heaps to ferment. The fermentation develops the coloring property. and requires 10 to 20 days. The value of the dye depends greatly upon the proper management dur mixed and shoveled over every day or two. odor, and has proved to be very rich fertilizer. It may be shipped to the dyer in bulk, or may be moulded into cakes of several pounds each. The leaves are con- sidered poisonous to cattle. The deep blue color which woad gives Is the base of many other colors, or shades of colors, and although the color if not so fine as that produced by indigo, it is regarded as be- ing much more permanent. Imported woad sells for twice as much as the do- mestic grown, but dyers claim that as good quality can be grown here as ill any oth- CT country, if improved by proper culture.
 HEBRoN.-Hebron is greatly excited lover the libel suit of J. B. Fillmore against Rev. G. B. Cutler, pastor of the Congrega- tional church. The offensive sermon was one principally on the seventh command ment, in which Mr. Cutler mentioned no names, but said that Mormons and polyga- mists were obliged to support all their wives, while the Hebron polygamists adopted the more economical plan of talk ing them one at time that one wife sat with him in church, while the other sat in another part of the church. The congre- gation applied the sermon to Fillmore, among the many divorced Hebron men. l Fillmore lived in Hebron with his third Fillmore and the woman got divorces about the same time and subsequently married. Wife No. 3 has made scandal by dogging the couple and telling stories of the divorces, and particularly by attending prayer meetings where Fillmore was a leading speaker, and listening to his ad- dresses with great assumed earnestness Fillmore is g prominent republican politi- clan. Another Hebron divorced man has started petition asking the pastor to re- | sign.
 WM1MdToN.-D During the past twelve months administration of Solyman Taylor as first selectmen, he has reduced the in- debtedness of the town about $2, ,OOO. This speaks we'll for his financial ability Cooley's Weekly. ,,5