The Press., 1884-07-17
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

Issued Every Thursday Evening.
 ! ---- --------------- LOCAL TOPICS Cs-PENN'D AND sCIssORED,
 At this "vacation season" of the yeal people are glad to know where their friends are enj joying themselves, also of the pres ence of outside people who are spending q season in this vIclnity. We invite the sending of such ''personals" to The Press from all parts of Holland County, but don't neglect to give your name to the editol with your contribution. An innocent look ing paragraph may have malignant sting concealed, and therefore anonymous com munications invariably go to the waste basket in well regulated newspaper oflic s
 Considerable "corn fodder" and mil let is being sowed by ambitious farmers who hope for the double benefit of more fodder, and new soil for grass culture next year. In fact many farmers think toe aged grass roots have as much to do with the falling off of the hay crop as have the successive drouths ...
 Some dozen or fifteen young men oi this village procured cannon owned by Lombard & Mathewson of Warrenville the day before the Fourth, and charged il ready for the occasion, designing, no doubt to awake the drowsy inhabitants at the usual hour of midnight, and so by the noise and tumult of firearms and bells make the rest of the night hideous. They lit %hn T I lowed as the smoke cleared away only a few remains of the carriage was all that was visible. The cannon had burst into innumerable fragments, and, strange tt say, no one was hit, though they stood about five pounds was hurled ten rods ol more through the attic window of Dr Simmons house, completely destroying against the chimney. It is hardly nee S. remarkably quiet aand the people very thankful
 ~ Mrs. D. D. Grant of Ashford has re gently cut and pieced two bed quilts, both containing 4,375 pieces, the work of the two being accomplished in less than five weeks. ..s .f. ,.'
 Leader When is the Rockville base ball club to get down to business ? Al first 1t was the fault of the management then of some of the players, and after re modelling several times it was supposed tc de something. It would seem about time to get down to work, if it expects to make the season count. ..
 The Holland County Leader asks IT case any damage should occur to horse vehicle or occupants of vehicle by the giving away of the bridge over the cana in front of Orcutt's property or Exchange block, on Main street, Rockville, whe would be responsible for damages. The canal is for the benefit of and Is supposed to be the property of the Rock manufac turing company. It was covered by par tles whose property abuts on the same, O. who have at least built just sonth of it | It has been covered by these latter parties It is thrown open to the public, and to al intents and purposes has become @ DOT tion of the highway at least strangers would hardly suppose it otherwise N bridge can be seen, and parties who driv, on suppose themselves to be on sOlit ground. There is no railing or other di vision to show the street line, and no no tice to show that it is private property, i it is so. Under these circumstances wht is responsible for damages? Certainly the parties damaged, should there be any would seem to have redress
 P. H. Peterson is doing much to bring up the Nathan Hale place to something of its former fertility. It may be interest ing to know some of the stories current o Deacon Hale, the hero's father. The dea con was very quick man, as we'll as scru pulously devout, and a daughter of one o hired men told the following "Wher father went there to work his pay was tc be $36 and pair of shoes for six month'> service. Now the deacon used to ask g blessing at meals, eat quickly, then al must rise as he returned thanks. At first father was afraid to eat all he wanted, fol he was slow eater, but, after few days hunger overcame him, and after grace was said he sank back in his chair to finish his meal, and the deacon's wife said "That's right, John. I'll keep. you company nc one can get half enough if they stop when the deacon does." At the farmers club l ,st winter the discussion was on boiled cattle and a member who spoke against this breed related that Deacon Hale, at one time took fancy to hornless cattle. Sc he dug out the horns of number ot promising calves, "but the cattle didn live," dryly said the member, and the dea con never repeated the experiment.. "-So
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