The Press., 1889-05-16

chanan.
 The Willimantic camp meeting this
 year will extend from Monday, Aug. 18th, to Tuesday, Aug. 2Oth, inclusive. The
 price of board for the meeting is fixed at $5. The grounds will be open to the pub
 lie on Sunday.
 -Gov. Larrabee of Iowa, with his fam fly, have been visiting in Eastern Conn.
 The governor was born in Ledyard, and
 has brothers in Willimantic. While in
 Willimantic he was given reception at
 the Dime Savings Bank. The Journal says that: Being questioned about the effect of prohibition in his state, the gov ernor declared that the sale of liquor had
 been largely curtailed in all the counties where the law had been enforced, and that there was less criminality in the state.
 He said he had voted against the amend ment, but would not now take backward step, as prohibition was proving decidedly effective. Gov. Larrabee went from Con- necticut to Iowa 35 years ago.
 The body of Clarence Stacy of Mon- son, who has been missing since April 21, was found by A. N Lamphear last Thurs day in pasture about mile from his home, where he evidently wandered and died. Rev. w. w. Sleeper and Miss May Sleeper of Worcester will give their popular lecture and concert at the Con- gregational church the evening of the 21st for the benefit of the Christian Endeavor Society.
 Westerly (R. I.,) is agitating branch of the N. Y. & N. B. railroad from that place to Jewett City. Another little sec- tion to Watch Hill will then provide an easy all rail route to that summer resort H. B. Chamberlin, formerly of Stafford, is one of Westerly's chosen committee to work up the project.
 The Courier of Rochester, N. H., where Rev. A. J. Quick was pastor for six years, after quoting paragraph from the Congregationalist with reference to the religious interest at South Coventry. says "The many friends of MT. Quick will be glad to learn that the desire of his heart is being realized in his present field of labor. It was loss to this town, and especially to the Congregational church, when MT. Quick, with his superior ability and clean record, left Rochester.
 The removal of Col. J. D. Chaffee and family to Willimantic is much regreatted by Mansfield people, and especially by the Congregational church, of which Mrs. Chaffee is much loved and useful mem- Der. MT. Chafee has recently subscribed liberally for the finishing of the church basement.
 -Danielsonville Transcript If man don't want to pay his taxes he is not obliged to have property; but if he does have property and is an honest man he will not attempt to defeat or evade the law, or shirk the duty that every good cit l lzen owes his town, state and country, It | IS one of the pleasures of wealth, to con- tribute to the common support of our in | stitutions, and one of the meanest acts that a man can be guilty of is to study how he | can avoid that contribution, knowing as he | does that it adds so much to the burdens of labor.
 The Rock manufacturing company of Rockville are receiving many large orders for the Harrison and Morton cloth, of which the president and vice. president wore suits at the centennial celebration, made expressly for them.
 The law now requires that school dis. tricts shall call their annual meeting in June, i've days notice being required to make it legal, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business. Monroe Whitman, the proprietor and driver of the Voluntown-Norwich stage. has had his Concord coach thoroughly overhauled and put in order, from tire to brace, and from thorough brace to guard rail. The old paint has been taken of, and she is now a fresh clear '..yaller," though not, we regret to say. the orthodox canary. Monroe says that he is now ready to let her go" without re- gard to Gallagher. -Norwsch Record Monroe will be remembered as propriekor