The Press., 1889-03-28

la@4as-. es.-- ---. feached the patient about two hours afte he had taken the poison. Antidotes wer' administered, and the patient made t vomit, but all to no purpose. His deatl seemed quite painless.
 A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
 On Monday afternoon Charles c. An derson, employed at Dennis mill and grair store on South-st., while putting a bel upon pulley in the basement of the mill had his coat caught by set screw in 2 collar upon the shaft, and was instantly drawn down upon the shaft, which was a short one, holding two pulleys support ed by frame, and near the ground. The shaft was revolving with great velocity, and realizing that to be carried around by it meant certain death, Anderson braced himself against the frame and shouted fol help. Thomas Bnrwell, of Holt tS Bur well, whose machine shop was in the room adjoining, had seen him go into the room and hearing his cries, ran to the f1ool above and shut down the water gate, and soon the shaft was stopped. Anderson had kept his position, though he was just los ing his senses from exhaustion. He was soon got out, and Dr. Newton summoned to his aid. His right arm was broken neal the shoulder, the joint dislocated, and he was badly bruised and strained by his efforts to sustain himself. His escape can be accounted for only by the supposition that the collar, which seemed tight, had turned upon the shaft. Mir. Burwells presence of mind, in going at once to shut the gate rather than to see what was the NFr An6oronn'c life.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 Stafford grange will at its regular meet ing next Tuesday evening discuss fruit culture. On Tuesday evening following April 2d-a special meeting will be held to admit new members. As many as pos. attend, as it may be some weeks before opportunity can again be given for joining.
 STAFFoRDvILLE.
 (Correspondence.)
 Willie Tobin, who is attending busi ness college in Springfield, was at home over Sunday. He likes very much, and is progressing finely.
 Rev. Mr. Newell's subject next Sun. day will be The Pillar of Cloud and Fire. ; KNOXVILLE.
 -SchC O will commence next Monday, April 1st, Mrs. Mary sprague, teacher.
 HLLsNaiEON
 CORRESPONDENCE
 pr. Wilbur Holt spent last Sunday with his parents at the Hollow.
 Mrs. Carlos Gurley is seriously ill. The couple were only recently married.
 MT. Parker is to move into Albert Halls house when vacated-about 1st May.
 Mrs. o. H. Rider entertained party nPk and evening.
 and facts in the new Holland County His. read Annie; page 626, the late Darius Starr is mixed up with J. B. Carpenter page 988, for Emily "Chaffee" read Shaffer page 991, for ''Sarah Hal" read Jane Holt page 991, for "great grandson" of Judge Rider read Joseph Rider page 992, Sarah Spencer should be Sarah Spicer page 632, the name of Asa Taylor should be among the list of the former deacons of the Con- gregational church page 627, Baptist for Congregational in the paragraph relating to Albert Sharp. We don't kasoaU, but can "guess," who wrote the matter on page 630, and the terms "reprobated, |" "treach- erous," ''ungentlemanly," applied to the late President Loomis don't sound we'll, coming from the source we think they did :; besides, 1t strikes us as in bad taste to have revived and perpetuated an old con- troversy. Ecclesiastical venom is getting to be thing of the past It isn't relished as it used to be.
 Rev. c. W. Potter, who formerly oc- cupied the Baptist pulpit here, has re- signed his charge at Rowayton. His health is yet poor.
 Mrs. W. H. Holt is better.
 Mrs. Sarah Marcy Fishers little girl is very ill with typhoid pneumonia, at Cur leyville.
 Mi: Kjngsley's family are visiting at N. s. Marcy's.
 Monday y's Springfield Republican says man in this town, a democrat, took $5 for his vote for Harrison, and then voted for Cleveland, as, he says, he said at the time he should do. The same man says that his neighbor and his two sons, both democrats, received $100 for voting for Harrison. We are are very much of the opiuion that the whole thing is apocryphal quite SO.
 At the time of it, the trial of the case of Mason against Hoyle attracted good deal of interest in this vicinity. Here is the decision from the 56th volume of Conn, Reports just out
 In Mason and others V. Hoyle the question of the rights of different mill owners on a stream, where there Is scarcity of water in the summer Is largely discussed, the judges disagreeing upon the matter The stream in this case was greatly reduced quan- t1ty, for from three to four months every summer, while there were several mills upon 1t. The plaintiffs were the owners of several small mills, with ponds of quite limited capacity, while the defendants mill was above them on the stream of large capacity and with extensive reservoir that in the dry season it required the flow of several days to fill. He was in the habit, during the summer, of keeping back the power, then letting it off rapidly for few hours, un- til it had run out. It thus came upon the mill own CTS below in great quantity, and ran to waste over their dams. The majority of the court held that he not in the circumstances reasonable one. They lay down these general principles on the subject. The use made by mill owners of the water of stream, must, in it's relation to mill owners below them adapted to the capacity of the stream In determn- ing it's capacity its condition throughout the year is to be considered Where there is an ample supply for nine months and scarcity for three this scare is to be treated as fixed quantity in the estimate and as so far reducing the capacity of the stream reasonable use must permit the water to flow in its accustomed way, far as it can be done and ben- duced stream It is for the public interest that water power be used so far as 1t can be. The majority of mill owners small ones. They should be protect ed against such use of the streams by mills dispro- portoned to thelr capacities would practically de- prive them of water and ruin their privileges.
 Mrs. F. G. Preston is at present visit ing her neice, Mrs. Emma Ames Peters, at Everett, Mass.
 Alfred House and his mother move this week to Square Pond. w. A. Rudge will move into the Homer Neil place when