The Press., 1884-08-28

Yhe gress,
 Thursdny Evening. August 9s. 1884.
 JAMES MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
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 BECAUSE of Tuesdays rain the program of the races at Hartford this week is moved along one day, and the conclusion will be on Saturday instead of Friday.
 THE Springfield Republican seems to have stolen the right to use Horace Gree'ey's ''you lie, you villain '" argument. It filings this 'sretort couteous" about quite promiscuous like.
 FRUIT seems to run in streaks this year. Sec tions where the frost of May 29th totally de- stroyed all apples and other fruit lie very near to other sections where no injury was done to the blossoming trees. The apple crop of New England will come short of supplying the home demand.
 FRANCE has begun the war against China, but at the outset it lookl as if the Chinamen had intelligence in generalship and good mu- nitions of war, and as they have no lack of men, and can easily spare million or two, the Frenchmen may find them harder to sub- due than European powers have been used to find them.
 THE death of Dr. c. w. Chamberlain at Hartford last week is loss to the state. He was secretary of the state board of health, and valuable man in that place. His an- nual reports and monthly bulletins were val uab'e contributions to health literature, set ting forth facts of inteles to the people in @ comprehensive form, and so arranged as to interest as we'll as educate the people.
 THE democratic state convention next Tues day will probably renominate Gov. Waller and the other present state officers, and they will probably accept, though Gov Waller has expressed an intention of retiring. He has made good governor, surpassing the expec- tations of most people. He has strong man to run against in MT. Harrison, who will hold every republican vote, and is likely also to win some from the party opposing him.
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 THE managers of the coming fair of the Stafford Agricultural Society are planning for and securing new attractions. Thei, judgment and success in meeting the popular taste is shown by the close imitation of othel societies. One neighboring society, in fact makes no bones of saying that they plan te follow the Stafford fair and copy it's attrac tions. New and original features will be pro vided this year, as in .all past years, and il time duly announced. Dates Oct. 9th, 9tf and 10th.
 CAMP MEETING at Willimantic closed or Monday. The attendance was good, and the meeting unusually pleasant. The occasiona rains kept the grounds in nice condition, and with the comfortable cottages now upon tho grounds made very little discomfort. The ground yearly assumes more an appearance od permanent occupancy for it's present pur poses. The cottages are numerous, substan tial and tasty, and the avenues upon which they stand extend far back from the speaking circle. Dining room, post office, preachers stands and other repaired public buildings are well adapted for their purposes. The grove is beautiful, and the location first class. During the summer months hundreds of the cottagers resort to the grounds at other than meeting times, and find it an admirable place to loosen from the cares of business and dis comforts of the heated term. The principal day of the late meeting was Friday of last week. The rain of Thursday put everything in good condition, laid the dust and allayed the heat. Bishop Taylor from Africa was the principal speaker of the day, and a womans temperance meeting was held in the D. m.
 TEMPERANCE people were surprised to see the Springfield Republican in it's Sunday edi- ton endorse the doctrine that Stafordville liquor seller whose place has been pro nounced nuisance should not be prosecuted because he has a family of little children who are in danger of becoming 8 town charge if the father is not allowed to sell rum in peace. pretty town that would be which would of. fer to fathers of large families, and with criminal inclinations, assured immunity from arrest if they will only support their own children from the avails of crime, for there is no more sense in applying this rule to one phase of crime than to another. Schultz, whose business had been broken up before, says that he went back under assurance that he would not be molested further if he would care for his own children. The prosecuting officer, not being party to the bargain, on repeated complaints from the outraged cit izens of Staffo1dville, arrested Schultz again, on reputation. He plead guilty and went to jail, in default of payment of fine and cost STA. At once sympathizers set to work to raise the money to free him, the chairman of the selectmen saying that if necessary the town treasury should help make up the sum, Gas 1t has done in similar case before). It may be that this case will make license votes this fall in Stafford, but its effect ought to be the opposite and we think will be-.
 A train on the Southbridge branch of the New York and New England road went off the track near Quinnebaug last Satur- day morning. About thirty passengers were on board, most of whom were bruised and shaken. Among the injured are |: