The Press., 1888-05-10
MANSFIELD

MT. John Durham, a quiet, elderly gentleman residing in the northerly part of the town, owns small farm and gro cery store. The latter is quite convenient for those living in the vicinity to obtain needed family supplies, and while they are accommodated at reasonable prices, a small profit remunerates the old gentle man for his labor in dealing out the goods. For several months past he says he has been annoyed by having dirty things hung to his store door, and at one time while
 waiting on his customers in the evening the key to the door of entrance was taken and hid in the snow, and dangerous chem icals sprinkled about his store. At anoSh- CT time several rotten eggs were thrown against his store, disfguring its outer walls, Mir. Durham says he is not aware that he has misused or wronged any one, and is unable to account for such unbe- coming conduct. He says that he knows who the guilty parties are, and if further molested will be obliged to put them in the hands of the law. We refrain from giving their names to the. public, trusting for themselves and their parents, and SOW their wild oats where no one will be harm ed.
 The charge of burn burning against James Costello was thrown out of court for want of proof to sustain the charge. It is believed that the party who undertook to work up the case for the sake of the large reward offered by the town told full as much as he knew about the case, and it would not be strange thing to happen if he should be prosecuted for his effort.
 Some comment is indulged in at the result of the trial of Hodel for the murder of his wife and little children. That a man can coolly shoot his wife and burn his children, and only be guilty of murder in the second degree, is sympathy at the ex- pense of the innocent.
 HI. W. Storrs has moved his steam saw-mill from the Farwell lot in Wilmington to his own farm in Mansfield, where it will remain until the logs that have been accumulating during the past winter are sawed into lumber, and then it will be re- moved to a wood-lot in the eastern part of the town. So it is the forests continue to disappear before these portable saw-mills
 It is understood that no arrangement has been made to retain Rev. MT. Brigham as pastor of the Baptist church for another year, and that he will be called to more fertile fields. In the matter of churches, as well as schools, a great change has E though population has largely increased the attendance at church is much less. It is claimed that the average attendance at the four churches in town combined does not exceed two hundred. Would it not be better to have but two churches in town, with larger congregations So with schools. We remember attending a dis trict school with 75 scholars, and now the same district has less than one-quarter that number, and so it is all through the town. Would it not be better to consoli- date, and have larger schools, and more efficient teachers
 Clark Grant went on tear last week. caused by imbibing too much tanglefoot, and unexpectedly found himself before Judge Pike, and after a dose of law ad- ministered by the judge, costing $15, he went his way wiser, if not better, man. By the way, how about the officer without a warrant taking him out of his own bed, where he was having refreshing nap, and did not wish to be disturbed Perhaps Deputy Sheriff Grant can answer the ques- tion.
 There are those down this way that think Sam can run gln-mill at the Springs better than he can the court at Holland.