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The Press., 1889-01-31
ROCKVRE,K,E.

Fully four-fifths of the voters of Rock vile will sign petition for city charter. And petition from large number of women of Rockville for lights to make the streets safe for unprotected women at night, with the reply of the selectmen that under a town systsm the authorities had no right to furnish such luxuries, will probably be put in as evidence before the legislative committee. '
 The Press suggestion of B. H. Bill, for superior court judge, is well received by his numerous friends throughout the state, and especially at Rockville.
 Nathan Doane contemplates erecting a large and handsome brick business block corner of Main and Market streets. The block will probably be fire proof, with seven stores on the ground floor, and offices and 'tenements in the upper stories.
The Press., 1889-01-31
MANsFIELD.
fCorrespondence.l

| State Pomologist F. M. Augur, O
 Middlefeid, lectured at the Storrs schoo last Friday evening, Jan. 25th. Subject Practical Points ip Fruit Culture
 Judging from the questions asked, tht students and friends were much interested in the discourse Mir. Augur is 2 large
 fruit grower, and has much practica
 knowledge on the subject. Arrangements have been made for number of lectures this winter. with occasional rhetprieals by the students.
 The item going the rounds of the pa. pers that citizens of Mansfield have peti: l tioned the legislature to have Mansfield tannexed to Windhanl county is premature, as we believe no such petition has been in circulation As the matter would be oi adverse nature legal notice wonu have l to be served on all the towns ill the.ceunty, which, we believe it is now too late to do for action of the present legislature That large majority of citizens of Mansfield desire to have such change made there is little doubt. If Mansfield should be set to Windban county other towns would be likely to- follow, and general disruption of the county would take place. As the people pay all the expense attending the machinery of government they have right to convenient accommodations.
 To carry out the plans of those in charge of the Storrs Agricultural School it is claimed that an appropriation of $5O, ,00O will be needed. The claim that sufficient room is not now furnished for all that wish to attend the school is put in sas plea, when it is we'll known that more could be accommodated if they could be obtained. Ia view of the results thus far in the man. agement of the institution it would seem that halt in appropriations might we'll be demanded by the tax payers, who afe fur nishing funds to keep it alive without any apparent benefit to the farming conamun- ity, which it ostensibly pretends to ben- eft. >-,:'E. 'is s;;.= .'*+
 In the Wlllimantic Chronicle we read that it has pleased the great master of T. 5. h. Post, G. A. R., to remove by death a respected member of said organization, and that they bow with humble submission to the great Commanders will. If it has pleased the Infinite author of all things to take to Himself one of His created, why mourn at His pleasure in so doing? Such gush is too monotonous and expresses nothing but form. '.'< 17
 The History of Holland County has been delivered to subscribers, and is we'll written book as whole, but the history of the erection of the First Baptist church at Spring Hill is somewhat mixed. The elab- crate praise of certain parties was probably prompted by interested parties. The ab- sence of any mention of Wm. W. Eaton, one of Hollands most talented and hon. ored sons, is not clearly understood. We are aware that in gathering statistics for such work many worthy of mention are missed or forgotten, and those having friends, of less prominence, take front rank On the whole the book is quite readable, costly though it is. 15.; .s'
The Press., 1889-01-31
WlLLINGTON.


 Winter hath also heart of joy,
 His pictures weird give hints to art,
 His beauty warns like solar dart,
 Oft seeming cold, be is but coy,
 Surprises are his chief employ.
 He brings the grateful sense of heat
 Of fireside comforts most complete.
 With winters sports we could not part.
 Life gives not gold without alloy,
 So, winter holds heart of joy.
 During the recent spring like weather, a pair of strange little birds, somewhat re- sembling the wax-wing, have busted them selves in nest building on one of our maple trees. = Daniel McVeigh, whose serious ill., ness has been mentioned, died last Friday, and was buried in Rockville on Monday, He was hard working man, being en- ployed in the Daleville mill many years. and had, at the time of his sickness, nearly paid for the Abner Church place, where he has lived of late. The late Joel Smith, who died in Leo minister, Mass, recently, left an estate of some $3O, 900. It was supposed he left a will, according to statements he made not long before his death, but it is not yet found. -.:.
 Dixon Co.,, Jersey City, N. Y., have a cute little machine in the shape of a pen- cil sharpener that ought to be on every teachers desk in our common schools. It save deal of noise and fussing among the scholars. In minutes time the teacher can sharpen up the pencils for a whole school
 Vital statistics, 1888: Deaths-Feb. g, Elizabeth Bugbee, 88; March 6, Elmer B. Nelson, ,26 !; March 31, Laura Sharp, ,58 April, - Materson, (child), no certi6. cate April 29, Eva A. Sumner, g; May 6, o. G. Hall, 2; Aug. 6, Peter Johnron, Aug. 7, Alton l.. Bartlett, !; Sept. 10, Olivia A. Preston, 73; Oct. ', Charlotte N. Ballou, 70; Nov. IT, Hiram N. Wood, 7l Oct.,- Works, no certificate; Nov. 10, w. c. Maine, 78; Nov. II, Lura l.. Hull, 83; Dec. 13, Bathsheba R. Kings bury, "A. Total, IS. Marriages, 5; births, Is. Mrs. Charlotte Smith, formerly of this town, who has been 8 great sufferer from an incurable disease, died Tuesday morn ing at Willimantic. Funeral Thursday al l.3O p. m. She leaves six children-four girls and two boys.
The Press., 1889-01-31
ELLINGTON.

r.. Square Pond Correspondence) A party of about fifty had merry time at Mr. Elijah Neff's last Friday even. ing.
 Notwithstanding the storm, a few gathered to hear Elder Smith at the Ad- vent church Sunday.
 The pleasing duty of uniting in mar riage Mir. William McMillin and Mrs. Emily Meacham on Sunday fell to the writer's lot. The "knot was tied" at her brother, Lemuel Skaters, in the presence of her mother, who is almost ninety, and was married 65 years ago.
The Press., 1889-01-31
Every iob nrinter ought

Every job printer ought to read the essay read before the c. W. P. Aesocia. tion last week by Williams of the Putnam Patriot. The Press and Printer prints fl in issue: of Jan. 26th. ..; , i .5
 Bolton Cor. Hartford Times: The farm. CTS have got the dairy fever. The numbe, of cows in Bolton has been largely in. creased since the Andover creamery start. ed, and double the number of acres oi bushes in the pastures are being cut and burned yearly, while more hay will be raised and of better quality. '.s
The Press., 1889-01-31
E. A. BUCK & CO.
w G. ELLIS.
 SPECIAL NOTICE.

In order to thoroughly introduce COBBSsSoA to the people of this place. we have made arrange ment wthtthe manufacturers to distributesa limited numbera of atheir :Introductoryf Packages. EThese packages contain 46s cents worth. of Soap, and we shalsell:them for only 25 cents, or',abontsone- half the regular price for these goods. -
 This is your opportunityto test the merits of these Celebrated Soaps, as nol manufacturer before offered q. sl.s0iwerth of Soap for $1. sHs@
 The Complexion or Toilet Soap is carefully medi- cated d:delicatey. perfumed. E1t heals. Chapped Hands, cures Eczema, and all Skin Eruptions. Cures Dandruf and Prevents the Hair Falling Out. Best Soap for Baby's Bath, and highly prizedrfor the Teeth.
 Cobb's:Borax sospis.combined with Bora1 in cor rect proportional One Bar outlasts two or three of ordinary so-caed soaps. whichHcentain ss to 50 per cent. of rosin, silcste, clay, etc.
 is alluxury toauae it, as 1t leavesthe hands eoft essens the1abor, leaves the clothes sweet as lily and white ss snow. It does not injure the most deli. cate fabric. and is specially adapted for; Washing :Flannels. It does not!shrink them and leaves them soft as new.
 50 8ushels Good Yellow Danver. 0aions.3 No...plsce to store them. Shall sell at sec. per bushel.
 Shall receive this week One ThOMsand ibs. ef Hest Laundry Starch, Sc. lb.. or C ibs. fer 9sc. An excellent opportunity to supply yourselves with good quality Starch, at very low price.
 Have just received an Extra Good Les of Hickory Mats, only 10 bushel of them-7Se. Per Peck, low price for egood wainuts th,s year.
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The Press., 1889-01-31
COVE NTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY

I A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manage
 of Coventry Local Register.
 l -Snowballing at the school house il
 Dist. 2 has become Q nuisance. Not only
 do those attending there snowball eacl other, but passers-by receive fusilade
 Last Friday the eldest child of Carlos Til
 den, Sammie, who. attends school there
 was hit by ball containing some harG substance, making cut across his nose
 which will probably leave scar for life. Subject for grange meeting, Feb 11th, Feeding of Animals Speakers. F. H. Peterson, essay Martin Parker, Arnold Warren, 0. T. Frey, John Potter,
 Wm. s. Ledoyt. '-5 | White & Vinton's saw-mill, which has been at Andover some m )nths, is soon to remove to Canterbury.
 IT. P. Corfey has bought wood lots of Elijah Robinson and ,seph Turner, which will furnish work for his steam saw-mill, at present located on Mrs. Tift's land, for some time to come.
 A remark, that Coles History of Tol- land County was of the present, aud given time enough would become history, made by correspondent from another town, does not apply to this place. The one who wrote that part .elating to our. town was either ignorant of facts or wilfully things. The record of our town library is a libel, ,r, while there 'weres some works which had better have beei omitted, the books, as whole, were well selected, and numbered over thousand volumes at the time the library was first opened to the people. R cords of busi- ness end business men are incorrect, of liquor and liquor selliug are exaggerated. We have been acquainted in this town since our childhood, have listened to rem iniscences from elderly people of temper ate habits. and never suspected that this town had so black record. - " Some years since we were requested to send the Local Register to Edward P. Loomis, residing some where in the state of New York. Last week among the un- claimed deposits at Pratt-st. bank we saw the name, Edward P. Loomis, Coventry, unclaimed deposit $27S B. ':''' =
 -Willimantic cor. Hartford Courant j: William Gurley Judd, an old :: lifelong resident of Coventry, died Monday night at the home of his birth and where he spent a life of over fodr-seore years. He was a successful farmer and most estima- b!e citizen. He leaves widow who has relatives in Willimantic and one son, Will liam F. Judd, who has represented the town in the legislature. He has brother also in Hartford. His funeral occurs from from his late residence on Thursday. @.
The Press., 1889-01-31
MONSON.
(Csrrespondence.).

Religious service in Gage district school house next Sabbath at 8 p. m. Th,s will take the placeof the service interfered with last Sabbath by the storm. All are invited. :.
The Press., 1889-01-31

The Boston Journal of 18th inst, says : "'The Unitarian parish of Northfeld, Mass has extended a call to the Rev. s. R. Free 1 of Willimantic. 5
The Press., 1889-01-31

Hartford Post With his bright eyes and youthful look, J. Carl Converse, of Stafford, looks more like reporter than a member of the house. MT. Converse is one of the youngest members, and is also one of the brightest He IS college man and only three years ago slipped out into the world with a Wesleyan diploma. He comes of family we'll l-known politically his father being Julius Converse. Staf ford is usually a democratic town, but personal popularity sent MT. Converse as 8 representative with majority of twenty five over all. MT. Converse is a clerk of the military committee and chairman ol the committee on forfeited rights.
 The highest possible compliment he looks more like newspaper man than like legislator.
The Press., 1889-01-31
WlLLlMANEAC.

The directors Of the. Wlllmantlc Fair Association have been reelected. The treasurer's report showed that the debt had been reduced $500, although the prem iums aud expenses last year were greater than ever before, .:.. .s> ' - F ''.@. tooRREsPoNDENCB)
 e--Last Friday morning while V. M. Blaisdell, formerly of Stafford, was serving his customers with fish and oysters, he was attacked by large bird dog belonging to Capt. Charles Fenton, which sprang at his head and bit hlm under his right eye, making a bad wound. The animal was not mad, only vicious.
 Go. E. is struggling bravely to obtain sufficient funds to pay their fare to Wash ington to the inaugural They give a so. cial on the 18th prox., at which some very valuable prizes are to be drawn. It is ex- pected Stafford will be we'll represented on the occasion. We have surfeit of shows at the opera house. IT,. .,--. . -Dea. N. A. Stearns died on Sunday last, having been confined to his house, about two weeks with pneumonia. His wife is also very i'll, and is not expected to recover. ...
 John Long, employed at Morrison's 8 Machine Go, was recently hit by the cars, receiving severe injuries.
 Mrs: c. E. Webster picked morning glory blossoms on her place last week.
 William Shaffer has done some tall ploughing the past week.
 The Adams Express company have not reduced their exhorbitant rates thus
 -Lincoln X Boss have received a large invoice of coal, including Franklin, stovc, nut, pea and soft coal. They are doing an immense business, O1D CRoW
The Press., 1889-01-31

70. s. Chaffee < Son, of Mansfield and Willimantic, have issued neat circu- lars respecting. their dress silk works, which they are sending all over the coun- try. On the face of them are portraits of Captain Joseph Conant, the first silk man. ufacturer in Ame,ica, and of the o. s. Chaffee, a pioneer in the silk business, and the first to sell silk direct to the consum. CTS There are also pictures of the first silk mill in the United States, built in 1888, O. s. Chafee's first large silk mill, as it appeared before it's destruction by fire in 1861, then as rebuilt in 1862 and now standing with additions, and their mill on Valley st. in Willimantic, also the present structure on North and Valley streets, known as the Morrison building.
The Press., 1889-01-31
UNION.
CORRESPONDENCE,

u
 B. o. Moore and w. w. Winch have formed partnership to carry on the gro cery and dry goods business at the l. Hook. I store (Mansfield). Success to them. A. J. Hewlett has moved into J. W Winch's tenement. and is saving for s. A. Macallister in Wales.
 Mrs. c. H. Harvey, sister of Mrs. NJ. H. Kinney, IS here on visit from the west having been absent nine years.
The Press., 1889-01-31

Rev. T. G. Lane of Lexington, Tenn, told the following as related to him by the late Dr. McFerran of Nashville. In the long ago, Dr. Ferran father and two Bap- tist preachers were at the same all-day meeting. The First Baptist preacher took for his text: "I go a-fishing." The sec. ond took for his text '.Tgo with thee. !" The Methodist, McFerrap, followed them with the text: .'They toiIed all night and caught nothing"
The Press., 1889-01-31

Mrs. Betsey F. Munroe, wife of Amos Munroe of the Brimield hotel, died Mon. day morning. Landlord Munroe and wife celebrated their golden wedding about two months ago. Mrs. M. was "A years of age.
The Press., 1889-01-31

Jamaica ginger drunkards are iuoreas- ing. At a trial at court in D edham, re. gently, it was developed that druggists s sale of this drug had reached as high as two cases week. One customer-a wo. man-had been known to purchase two bottles in one day. The state asssyer testified that what is considered 6 good ar- ticle of Jamaica ginger contained over 69 per cent. of alcohol; per cent. was gin ger, and the balance water.
The Press., 1889-01-31

PAssEsssR TRAiNssleave, Stafford: Springs-goins Nerth-s.5o, s.N .. m., ABS p. m:
 Going south-s.A a. m., 2.ss. 7.62 pm
The Press., 1889-01-31

Millius Taft of Uxbridge, Mass., & deal CT in animal freaks and domestic beasts trained to do unusual things, has steer with three horns, three eyes and three nostrils, which he bought at Brighton for $1 50 when Is months old. Barnum has galned several of his attractions from Mir. Taft, and has offered $500 for this. The extra horn stands in the middle of the head and the eye in the center of the fore head.
 Canada seems bent upon 8 more rigid policy toward our fisherman than ever. if this dispatch from Ottawa is to be believ. ed: "Henceforth the Dominion policy to. ward American fishermen will be on the most stringent lines that can be consist. ently followed. The entire fleet of fishery cruisers will be given almost carte blanche in the matter of interfering with the Yankee shippers and making life on the Nova Scotia and Cape Breton coasts bur- den to them.
 l The Real Estate Record of New Haven has changed it's form and enlarged, also changed its name to The Connecticut Rec- ord, and will broaden it's scope to include various business interests in the state as we'll as real estate and building as before. 1H0 puDilSnefS nave Iln0 OI eO1COrlal work outlined, which they seem competent to perform, and of the doing of which there is need.
 l Chicago News: General Harrison's new dress suit is to be made out of cloth man. ufactnred in Connecticut. While it is q good idea to patronize American manufac. turers, and while cloth made in Connecti cut is doubtless excellent, we hope that the president-elect is not silly enongh to order his nutmegs from the same locality
The Press., 1889-01-31

MOTIOE.-Hereaft all ordep for grain 1y left with ]. R Hnek, for Stafford Hollow and vicinity, will he delivered st ysur home by ny team
 E. c. DENNIS.
The Press., 1889-01-31

Great Falls (Mont.) Leader: The sheep industry ill Montana, taken at large, was never in more prosperous condition. The clip bids fair to be one of the best and the total product of wool the largest yet pro. duced. Fully 100000 pounds will be the product of 1889, which, with the pres ent outlook, at 20 cents per pound, means small item of revenue. This, added to the $2, ,OOo, 900 which would represent the industry of the Territory for 1889. Next to mining, this is now believed to be the leading enterprise of the territory.
The Press., 1889-01-31

When young man comes to say that he
 would be willing to undertake to run a
 newspaper, ,-and we know that young man
 as soon as we see his anxious face at the
 door, we don't like to speak unkindly to
 the young man. But there are so many
 of him. He is so numerous that he is mo
 notonous, and it is not always fair to utter
 the commonplaces of. encouragement.
 Who can tell the young man how to grasp
 the magic cue of the globe that spins
 us :? There is no turnpike or railroad that leads to journalism. There are no va- cancies for didactic amateurs. Nobody is
 wanted. And yet we are always looking out for somebody, and once in while he comes. He does not ask for place, but takes that which is his. Do not say to the young man, there are no possibilities. There certainly are more than ever before.
 Young man, if you want to get into journ- alism, break in. Don't ask how. It is the finding of it out that will educate you to do the essential thing. The young man must enter the newspaper office by main strength and awkwardness and make place for himself.
 Even the stern man of destiny, Napoleon the Great, sometimes unbent. At tue seize of Guffenband shell from the town struck near where the emperor was stand ing and half of it killed 8 soldier who was hoisting signal flags on post. ''rhe en- emy IS courteous, said the emperor, They serve our holsters on the half she'll" His majesty's staff failed to catch on, but an orderly who stood by slapped his thigh and roared Good enough p and laughed loudly. Your name ?' said the emperor, sternly, Private Bottle of the chasseurs, sire" responded the frightened soldier. "Cot. Bottle," said the emperor, with a rare smile, proceed at once to the head of your regiment, the cuirassiers of the guard. That evening the emperor's staff in tent and kicked themselves. -Lo,ceU C;tiSen.
The Press., 1889-01-31

Miss Belle McArthur, 20, of Hawley. vile, has a peculiar malady which puts her into state of suspended animation for several days, although her general health is good. The attacks are occasion al, and the young woman has no warning ot their coming. She suddenly loses al her will power, her power of speech and the control of her muscles. She is, in fact, to all appearances dead, and life can be detected .only by placing mirror to her lips to catch the moisture of her res. piration. While in this state her senses are rendered more acute. Her hearing is especially sensitive, and she says the agony Of knowing all that goes on about one without any power of demonstration is terrible.
 | A Boston family advertised for capable woman to do their cooking, and had sue cessful applicant for the position. During brief period of service the cook gave em. inent satisfaction. The skill displayed in the preparation of dishes was something marvellous. Suddenly the cook gave no tice of an intention to quit, and on being asked for an explanation remarked that he was tired of wearing woman's apparel, and desired to resume his masculine clothes This was the first intimation the family had received that their cook was Q man. He was allowed to depart in peace and iu appropriate garments.
 Joseph A. Moore, the dishonest agent oi the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, at Indianapolis, was curiouslJ left at liberty; on Sunday he dined at the house of one of his rich relatives. He seems to have good deal of money. Il has been discovered that he paid up insur ance on his life to the amount of $l25, 900 which is entirely beyond the reach of hi creditors. The fire insurance companies represented at Indianapolis by Moore vii probably lose from SIC, 900 to $3O, ,OOt through his dishonesty. yust how muct the Connecticut Mutual Life will lose, doe, not seem to be settled. The investigation is going on.
The Press., 1889-01-31


 cd of each appellant at the following sums, which are said to be in each case a reduc. 9ion or about 19 per cent. from the amount assessed by the court of burgesses: E. 8. Converse, 64.8O c. G. Ellis, 1O1. .25 W. P. Bidwell, 48.6O Julius Converse, 40 The reduction throws the costs upon the borough, which is $174.52 for commit tees fees and costs, and will probably be increased by other costs of court or ser vice. The award is for "benefits over and above all damages" In the case of MT. Converse it Is $374O above what com. mittee had allowed him for land taken for widening the street. The matter has at. tracted much attention, and there is loud spoken expression of interest in behalf of different sides of the controversy.
 Reuben Converse is out with hand. some delivery wagon, from Comins' shops, of style of body planned for use in his business.
 -E. Q. Dennis, president of the old Stafford Thief Detecting Society, requests old members to meet at his office this fThursday) evening at 7.30. There are some funds in the treasury, and the question is whether to keep up, or rather revive the organization, or let it drop into i. d. Not only old members, but all who are interest ed in perpetuating such aa organization are invited to attend. A well organized society, with reputation for activity and interest, will be good assurance against the visits of horse thieves or burglars to the town, as well as restraint upon our local sneak thieves.
 Ionic Lodge, E. A. M., have one of their popular socials this evening, with dancing from members and invited friends. The members of the Chautauqua Circle are invited to hold their meeting at Mrs. Thralrs home. at half past seven, Friday evening. If the evening is very stormy, ths invitation is extended to the following Monday.