The Press., 1889-12-26

no deaths in November, and Coventry. FL lington, Bolton. Ashford, Somers and ::T0l- land were among them.
 Il ,--At.the last regular, meeting, of Mans field. Grange, No. 64, held Wednesday evening, Dec. 11th, the following officers wereb duly elected for the ensuing year Mastet, SID. Yeomsns; ,overseek,l D. H. Snow; lecturer, 0. S. Pheipsi; steward, Chamberlin; chaplain, L.. 1T. Wilson; treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Goddard; secretary. Edwins Whitney; gate keeper; Fred Rose brooks: Oeress Mamie A. Royce ;t Pomona, Bessie M.. Dunham; Floras Bertha, ". Ly. Inan; lady assistant steward, Hattie l.. Miller oreaniat, Jennie M Farweil.A
 .-Wade's Fibre and Fabric: If the traveller, approaching Stafford Springs for the first time from the south, should look over the iron bridge at the depot to the westward he would notice one of the finest office buildings in the New England states, which is used for c mill office, bank and other purposes, while the basement is fit- ted up for complete bottlihg establish rnent, equipped with the latest machinery, which is run by g water motor. About thirty feet from this office is 8 beautiful small church: Between the two buildings is the overflow of the spring which any stranger could find, especially in warm weather, aa there is 8 continual stream of humanity going to and from like bees to Q hive. Within few years these springs and the grounds about them have been purchased by MT. Julius Converse, who, knowing the permanent value of the springs, has spared no money in beautify- ing their surroundings and permanently fixing ythemf for future traffic. The bot < thing works are now complete, and the wa ters are being shipped in all diEections.
 Wherever they have been tested, they have made in most cases permanent customers. As soMK. Convefse's principal business is manufacturing woolen goods and looking after his very extensive farm property, he has not pushed the mineral springs as they, should be, to their utmost capacity. If their medicinal properties were moro vide ly known and appreciated and the beau- ties of Stafford bt tier known, it would not be long ere more than one palace hotel would be built on the high grounds near the eprings. ItSis so convenient for hun. dreds of over worked manufacturers sto go there and spend at 7least day or txoat7a time, remaining perhaps over Sunday to drink the waters and take a rest. Julius ConversS has been a lifelong manufactur- CT, but we% know from actual experience that he alsdas knows how to- keep arkotei,f' for it. is, q; plessare to him ato entertain 'ftienda. His hospitality is of such . na- ftute that one almost feels as though he owned his residence.by the time he has been in the house one day. The office mentioned above is really the gateway to MT. Copverse's very extensive lawn, rising back from the depot mp gradual tslepe to the beautiful residence on the hills which are backed by heavy chestnut timber, back of which is the fine upland farmcof Mir. Converse, of some three hundred acres.e E Judge Loomis has given the first de- cisien under the secret. ballot law. This involved the Columbia town elefkship. Two ballots thrown out resulted in the de- feat of the republican candidate, E. P. Ly- man, for reelection. One ballot was torn, and the other marked in various ways, but evidently notFwithr the object of having it identified by the counters. Judge Loomis finds that the ballots were not torn or marked for, Identification, and orders that certificate of election be given him. While the ;decision may be just for this particular case, will it not open the way for ballots to be often accidentally" torn or lnarkeS?'