The Press., 1888-02-23

Samantha at Saratoga, Marrietta HolIey, 55t Free Joe, J. c. Harris, 557 Knitters in the Sun, o5e The Gates Between, Elizabeth $. Phelp', 559 Queen Money, Henry Hayes, 56O The Lady or The Tiger, Stockton, 56l Five Hundred Dollars, c. Fl. w., 562 Infelici, Augusta Evans, 56j April Hopes, w. D. Howells, 564 Cousin Pons, Balzac, 565 The Country Doctor, BalZac, 566 Man Without Country, K. E. Hale, 567 Biddy Club, G. A. Nichols, 568 Girls Life Eighty Years Ago. 569 The Earth Trembled, E. P. Roe, 67O Maryio's Crucifx F. Marian Crawford, 571 Deacon Terburan, w. H. H Murray, 572 Seth's Brothers Wife, Harold Frederic, 573 Marks Wedding, c. F, Meyer, 574 ,,, (Mrs. OGphant, z-E Inc oecoh" Son' I. B. Aldrich, Home Again, Mcdonald, 676 Big Wages, A: Freeman. l6O 1 Triumphant Democracy, A. Oarnigie, l6l Life and Labor, Samuel Smiles, 162 Our Country, Josiah strong, D. D., 163 Among the Law Makers, Edmund Alton, 164 Under the Southern Cross, M. M. Ba lou, 1O6 An Unknown Country, Miss Mulock, 1O7 One Hundred Day s inEurope, o. Holmes, lO8 l The BrOWnl6S, In6lf BOOK, HaItneE COA, 100 Pitikin Papers, Lucretia Hale, 24O Hoosier Schoolboy, Edward Eggleston, 241 Garland for Girls, Louisa M. Alcott, 242 Elsie's Children, Martha Finley, 243 Elsie's Womanhood, Martha Fin'ey, M4
 Thomas Ellis, tramp, who applied for lodgings in Holyoke last week, was found to have in his possession bond, which excited the suspicion of officers, who by corresponding with the issuers tracked it to the ownership of B. F. Taylor of this village. It will be remembered that in August last MT. Taylor's summer cottage at New London was burglarized and that of quantity of bonds then taken all but one were found afterward upon the dock where they had been abandoned. The in- ference being plain that the tramp was the burglar, Sheriff Fisk went to Holyoke on Monday and took him to New London, where he was examined, plead not guilty, but was held for trial at the next term of court for New London County. He con- scented to go to New London, though Sher- if Fisk had no papers at the time. He claims to have been in New York state at the time of the burglary ,and to have found the bond with an abandoned suit of clothes while tramping upon Pennsylvania rail road. He says that he has often been lodged at police stations, but that hereto fore the paper had either not been taken from him, or had been returned when talk | en.
 A considerable party of friends from Stafford, Windsor Locks, Westford, Put nam, Monson, Springfield and other places attended the silver wedding at Brimield, Mass, on the evening of the 9th inst. ., of Mir. and Mrs. Miner Miller. They were married in Statfordville in 1868 by Rev. il. M. Vaill, (Mrs. Miller was BoOth), and much of their married life has been passed in Stafford, where they are well known, ,and have many friends. Only near relatives and few very intimate friends were in- invited to the wedding, about 40 attend ing. Rev. Mir. Vaill had expressed an in- tention of being there if possible, but was not able to do so. The evening was passed pleasantly portion of the time being spent in partaking of bountlful repast furnished by MT. and Mrs. M., their three grown up daughters waiting upon the guests, after which remarks were made by Rev. Mr. Pierce, and there was singing and the reading of two poems, one of which, written by Miss Sarah P. Alden of Stafford, we publish, not having the space for both
 I send you all good wishes,
 Gladly myself would come Were fortune but propitious But I am held at home.
 And 90 while others gather, Their pleasant words to Say,
 Because you've reached together Your silver wedding day,
 can but send my greeting
 To wing to you it's way, While I the joyous meeting
 Must miss, regretfully.
 see them gather around you
 The friends of early years.
 When Hymen's letters bound you For mutual hopes and fears.
 When youthful and light-hearted, r. Earth seemed with hopes aglow,
 In the new life you started Twenty-Five years ago. Changes the years have brought you, Some gIadsome, and some sad,
 One lesson they have taught you,
 Life's not all bright and glad. Even here some loved ones missing
 From the encircling throng,
 Could you receive their blessing
 rIwould speed the hours along. Yet, though in outward seeming
 Their forms we may not greet,
 Perchance on you are beaning
 Dear eyes yours may not meet,
 Loved faces beaming OCT you,
 Behind 8 misty screen, Who have just gone before you
 And watch, themselves unseen.
 These, by the crystal waters, .a Dwell now in bowers of bloom, But three fair, loving daughters
 Make sunlight in your home. Long may you to each other
 Be spared to cheer life's way, Till you shall reach another,
 A golden wedding day.
 When your last sun declining
 Shall cast its parting ray, May morning bring the shining
 Of Hsaven's golden day.