The Press., 1888-12-06
Issued Every Thursday Evening.
LOCAL TOPICS -PENN'D AND SCISSORED
..gS E(From South Coventry correspondent.)
 THE CHARITY BAG.
"Go and seek the little wanderers,
 rake-them by the hand,-

a.a.7@ ...s Give them shelter, food and raiment,
 = - lis the Lords command"
 What did we put in the charity bag that has just been shipped to the Home for ht- tIe:Wanderers at Boston |? Thanksgiving goodies, of course, nuts and candies and lots of cdibles, and comfortable articles of clothing to help satiate the, hungry little girl holding out the empty cup, whose picture appeared upon the illustrated side of the paper receptacle for sweet charities. And did not the sight of these illustrations remind us of Rev. Father Cummings, and the hearty emotional shake of the benevo- lent..right hand and venerable gray head, and his persistent prayerful solicitations while among us as a Methodist pastor, and his light, elastic step, tho perhaps lgrown slower now as the years have rolled by. Theu, after being officially connected with the "Home" and visiting us from time to time, we recollect, like @ sweet dream of the wild wood, the row of itinerant girlish songsters by his,side, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age, dehghting us with their me- lodions hymns and charming ballads. Come again sweet birds. So along with our tangible gift goes a spirit of thankful ness that so many of His little ones have been aud are being rescued, perhaps from the thraldom of poverty and misery.
 Miss Edna Mason kindly requests the printer to say that one day last week while out for q morning frolic, she found big, starry dandelion rearing its yellow head above the frosty math.
 Mrs. Jo. Stewart of South-st. willtpass the comingsvinter at Fall River. S1
 A few years since popular belief ex- isted among the progenies of certain lin cage, residing in this and also in neighbor- ing towns, that immense fortunes existed for them in England, and persistent effort was made to establish hereditary identity. At that time one of the heirs less credulous than the rest facetiously remarked that she would take 75 cents for her share. But if any remain who yet live in expectancy they will do well to read the following :-
 There IS prevalent impression that vast estates are awaiting claiments in England. It is wholly useless to undertake to secure such fortunes. In 999 times out of thous. and there is no such fortune awaiting claimant, and if in the thousandth case there is such an estate, it is practically im- possible to recoverit. James Russell Low ell, the American minister to England, made thorough inquiry into the whole subject in 1884, aud says, in forwarding his report: II hope it may be of some use in saving the money of those foolish dupes. in the United States who have not already thrown it away in the worse than useless pursuit of imaginary fortunes in Great Britain. They might las well seek to recover possession of castle in Spain through the intervention of our minister to that country" He speaks of circular sent out in relation to a non-existent estate by a non existent firm of solicitors, to which he has called the attention of the police, "and l have some hope that we may be able to break up one at least of these dens of thieves" Any person who thinks he has money due him should consult this report of Mr. Lowell's. It cap be..obtained by writing as follows:
 To the Honorable Secretary of State, Wash ing, D. O.: Please send me copy of Circu- lar No. 895, being letter by Hon. J. R. Lowell, written at London Nov. 15, 1884, to Secretary Frelinghuysen, relative to unclaimed estates in Englaod.
 Many claimants to these fictitious for tunes will be surprised ,and disappointed to know that the whole amount of money in the custody of the English court of chancrry is about 84 million pounds sterl- ing, of which 83 million pounds belong to OaOraerS eOhO are k11OaO'l, leaving only five million dollars of unclaimed ..or dormant fund4. There is not one chance in a mil lion of American claimants getting any of this money.
 The remains Iof Edward R. Bowers, who died in Springfield, were brought, on the 28th ult, to Mansfield Center for bu- rial. Deceased appeared usually we'll Sat- urday morning and attended to his busi- uess, aLd at 10 p. m. was dead, his death being caused by heart disease. He was a heavy built man, and was thrown from his carriage last March, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. He leaves two brothers, Rev. Ira Bowers, Ashford, and James Bowers, Mansfield; also one sister, Mrs. Emily l.. Hoyle, wife of James Hoyle, the Wilmington woolen manufacturer. ASHFORD.
 Putnam Standard: Henry Platt, who was so severely hurt several weeks ago, is now slowly improving. .. Smith Page of Stafford Springs was in town one day last week and purchased the mortgage on the Gaylord homestead. |. . Mrs. H. M. Dean returns home this week from Maiden, Mass, where she has been spending sev- eral weeks with her son, Col. Charles l.. Dean. B. W. James is on the sick list. He is nearly ninety years old. .. Mrs. Dr. Clark of Stafford has taken rooms of Miss M. A. Loomis and will move her goods there in few days. . Miss Abbie Rich ardson is visiting friends in Stafford. One New London man is reported to have ''boxed the compass" on election day, was candidate on the prohibition ticket, voted the democratic ticket, illuminated for the republican victory, and now talks proudly of "our Ben Harrison"
 The Windham county commissioners have granted licenses to Simeon Wheaton of Phoeuixville and Mir. Green of Eastford Village, but refuse the application of G.H. Poindexter of North AslfJrd.
 The a. signed straw works of Fay, Peck & Co.,, at Monson, were sold at auction, Thursday afternoon, to J. Zimmerman of New York city, for $3005 above the mort gage, which was $12, ,000, and was held by the purchaser. After the firm failed the property was appraised at $25, 900, and the price it sold for is considered very low. There were several parties from New York and Boston present who wanted the prop erty, but only one did any bidding, whose bid was $3000, and if he had secured the property would have sold it out in plrts. The general feeling is that the works will be operated this winter by Hodges & Son.