The Press., 1885-06-11

ratus of the different mills yesterday.
 There will be preaching at Orcuttville on Sunday next at p. m., by Rev. b Breed
 -Cne of the recently burglarized par ties in this village had left the door un bolted for the first time i'll many years the omission being because of a member of the family going out of doors after the doors had been fastened for the night. ! Had the occurrence been reversed we might have spoken of it as 'providential. 7 | The case of Warren vs Sweet for mal- practice tried at Holland last week, ended in disagreement of the inry. This village public sympathy generally siding with Warren, who is an intelligent, well dis posed young man, seriously crippled by the injury for which he was treated.
 The Mineral Springs has been report i ed as about to suspend operations. There is better prospect for its increasing than for dimir ishing its Wotking capacity.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 The Busy Bees will give an entertain ment with strawberry supper atathe ladies' sewing hall at Furnace Hollow, next We'd nesday evening. Supper from ito 8-15c.
 Mrs. S. A. Byrnes will lecture ill the Hall of the Spiritualists, Sunday, at l and 7.30 P. M.
 The school in the primary department in Stafford Hollow closed Friday, June 9th. Taught by Lena R. Spencer. Those who have neither been absent or tardy during the term are-Florence Kinney, Oracle Mead, Inez Cady, Flora Roberts, Horo Nichols Da1io Pobortc Allan Noof Richard Wardwell, Archie Roberts, Arthur Connors Carrie StMary absent half a day Robbie Nichols tardy but once, and absent not any. Florence Kinney has neither been absent or tardy during the year. The grammar department: Mabel Buck, Julia Sullivan, George Lord and Charlie Pinney were not absent; Ella Lombard, one-half day. Average in de- pertinent: John Fisk, 10; Meranda Pom eroy, 9.3 Nannie West, 98; average in recitations Charlie Pinney, 9.9; Julia Sullivan, 9.8; best records in spelling |: Julia Sullivan and Charlie Pinney.
 WEST STAFFORD.
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 The pulpit of the Congregational church was occupied last Sunday by Rev. c. H. Gleason of Somers, ill exchange with the pastor.
 Levi Lull IS improving somewhat, but still unable to engage i'll any business. It Is hoped as warm weather advances his nervons system will be invigorated
 -Dea Alden Davis remains about as he has for some months past-able with help to get about the house and yard Ills mind is weak and variable in its condition.
 The outlook for grass is better than for several years past. Vegetation is booming. a.
 In late trip of a score or more miles across the country it appeared evident that farmers were unusually behindhand in their planting. Some fields early planted were very badly demoralized ..by the rav- ages of the black-winged pilferers, neces- sitating an extensive re-planting. Apple trees in many places give promise of large frllitage.
 (From Zion's Herad.)
 -Mr. Samuel Harwood died in Stafford. Conn, April 22d, 1885, at the advanced age of 94 years. Believing in Christ when about fifty years old, he then united with the Methodist church at Square Pond, Conn.,, continuing from that time until the quiet hour of his departure for
 
 unknown, steadfast Christian disciple He was especially believer in prayer. When I have met him, if could stay but a moment, he failed not to say, "You must pray before you go." Oh, that we were all more really and fully believers in pray CT. MT. Harwood leaves brother who is in his 97th year. He, too, will soon de- part. How glorious 1t must be for such aged ones to exchange the loneliness of their life below for the sweet reunions of the life above o. B. THAYER.
 HOLLAND.
 Hartford Times, Wednesday: A woman by the name of Fannie Loomis of Holland, who has been employed by MT. Wm. F. Boyle, of East Hartford, was around this morning hunting up the authorities, in order to have MT. Boyle arrested for prosecuting her. Her story IS that for some time her employer has been at work opening cracks in her room for the purpose of putting galvanic batteries in them to torment her; that he has been hired by Miss Underwood and Miss Sumner, of Holland; and that last night she could not sleep on account of the electricity in her room. MT. Boyle says that until within a few days she has been all right, when she be- gan to fill cracks and spaces around the house with paper, dried-apples, clothes-poles, etc. The woman is evidently derauged, and if she has any friends in Holland they should care for her.
 The annual meeting of the Holland County Fire Insurance Company will be held at the office in Holland on Monday. June 10th, at P. M.
 lFRoM "RETsEL.'D
 Newspaper correspondents are not in- fallible, that's certain, and ''Retsel" is no exception to the rule. He supposed he had good authority (though it did not come from headquarters) for saying that Charlie Greens children had been taken to the county orphans home last week. That is not the case, but he and his family hGUe moved out of town. Perhaps that is the best way out of it, as far as this town is concerned, for the present. But are there not too many similar cases in every town. A man and woman live together, perhaps married, perhaps not, and are more industrious in bringing children into the world than in providing for them, and fitting Shom or having them fitted to live in Il and become useful members of the community. Not sending them to school winch is provided for all and without cost (to this class), but are surrounded by in- huences that are demoralizing, and grow ing up amid such surroundings, possibly honest, so far AS taking the. goods of an other by stealth, but 'tso shiftless," as Aunt Ophelia says, they are recruits that