The Press., 1889-07-18

meeting Wednesday evening, voted to have the club-rooms open every weekday, af- ternoon and evening, and to engage jan itor for $500 year. The club has 14O members, and has good sum in the treas ury. The estimated expense for the con- ing year was $75O. The two pool tables have been paid for, and the price of play ing reduced to two cents cue. The Ellington correspondent of the Thompsonville Press says: A large num- Der went to Snipsic grove to the annual 4th of July picnic. Most of them were thoroughly drenched. This place was very quiet. It seems a pity so fine a place naturally as Ellington could not muster a | little more activity. The grange meets every other week, which to some extent relieves the monotony, but even this has had to encounter opposition from the se- cret society antagonists but happily this opposition is rapidly dying out, and the one secret society of Ellington is socially doing great work. The bells of this place rang on the 4th of July for the first time for many years. Seme party entered the belfry by some unknown means and threw the bell rope over on the outside It seems quite refreshing to notice that the young element of Ellington are out l cherished in this place. A town that has not rung it's bell on 4th of July morning for great while needs something to awaken it to the proper observance of our national birthday, and our hope is that God will prosper this new patriotic spirit against the old fogyism of former years.
 Persons who have items or articles for The Press will greatly oblige if they will send or hand them into the office as early in the week as possible, and not wait until Thursday, when the mass of matter be- comes so great as to necessitate abridg- ment or the leaving out of some of it in order to get it into type. We are always glad to have our friends favor us, but to do each one's contribution justice must in- each week. Before the printing of each edition of The Press is finished the setting of type for the next is under way. | When people return again and again for a new supply you may be sure they are satisfied with Brussels soap.
 Don't despair of finding pure soap until you have tried Brussels.
 l OFFICIAL LIST OF PATENTS ISSUED TO C1rI- zENs OF CoNNEoTIoUT from the U. s. patent office for the week ending July 9th, 1889, as reported from the office of Simonds & Bur- dett, solicitors of patents, No. 2 Central Row, Hartford Conn.
 William s. Andrews, New York, N. Y., and T. Spencer, Westbrook, dynamo.
 Charles A. Fenner, Mystic River, folding bed or cradle.
 George P. Fenner, New London, sheet de- livery apparatus for printing machines.
 Albert D. Field, assignor to the Globe Cur tain Pole Co.,, Waterbury, fastener for stair rods. -E s
 Orlando M. Grimes, New Haven, machine for grinding and polishing rife barrels.
 Joseph P. Layigne, New Haven, making cannon. ,,f <
 l Charles H. Merritt, Danbury, hat sizing Or shrinking machine.
 George s. Pearson, Waterbury, drawer pull William B. Place, assignor to American Buckle and Cartridge Co.,, West Haven, ma, chine for capping cartridges.
 Joseph M. Reams and w. L. Horne, Meri. den, magazine fire arm. Il Frank L. Richmond, Central Village, card lgrinding machine.
 Warren H. Taylor, assignor to Yale & Towne Mfg Co.,, Stamford lock.
 Lyman White, assignor to Randolph X Gloves, Waterbury, joint for hollow shells, &c.
 George s. Pearson, Waterbury, drawer pull. |
 William A. Aiken, Norwhich display frames having adjustable joints for exhibiting wear ing apparel.
 William L. Horne, Wallingford, fermented cider or cider charged with carbonic acid gas.
 The death is just announced of Hon. William Ferguson Cholcock, at McPher- sonville, s. O., at the advanced age of 85. At the time of South Carolina's secession, he was collector of the port of Charleston. With scrupulous exactness he turned into the federal treasury every dollar collected up to that date. What was received after ward was held for the treasury of South Carolina.
 Some time after the war MT. Colcock was retained to defend MT. Hitchcock in suit brought by one Cockburn.
 "Your honor and gentlemen of the jury" said he, as he rose to open the defense, Sit seems to me that this is considerable of a cock fight. ."- Washington Post.