The Press., 1889-05-02

that the business wagon in which they were seated was backed into the water, probably after they had, in the darkness, got out of the road, and in turning around backed down the steep bank into the mill pond. The bodies of both men were bad. ly bruised about the head, and it is SUD- posed the wounds were caused by striking on the wall. The bank showed that the horse made desperate attempt to prevent the wagon going over the wall, but with out avail, and both horse and men perish ed. The bodies of the men were found and taken out of the water in fifteen min- utes Both men resided in Vernon Center. They had families. Selectman O. o. West, and many others, who are familiar with the road at this point, are of the opinion that the town is not liable for any dam- ages on account of the accident, as the road is considered safe, and the land on the side is private property.
 -Willimantic cor. Hartford Oourant Maria Mosley, an old resident of Ashford, died at her home on Tuesday, aged 87. :. Elijah Howe of Mansfield, aged 71, was found dead in his barn on Friday. He had been hard at work that day, and dur ing the rain in the afternoon he lay down the haymow to rest, and was afterward found dead. Death was attributed to heart disease. MT. Julius Pinney, who has done general merchandise business in the linen company's store building for the past four years, has sold out to Messrs. Amidon X Dimock :. Large acquisitions are being made to the Congregational church at South Coventry. Twenty.one candidates have been accepted for admis- sion next Sunday.
 - Willimantic Congregationalists are Tomson, who had accepted their call, hay ing reconsidered, and declined because of illness in his family.
 N. Y. Tribune One of the pleasantest reflections inspired by the parade was that these were practically all citizen soldiers. A few days ago they were to be seen in the workshop, the counting house, the sales. room, busy with the arts of peace. To morrow they will all have returned thither. A critic might find fault with their appear ance and discipline, as contrasted with the standing armies of the Old World, but who would not prefer host of freemen, volun- tarily armed to defend their own, to an army of conscript slaves, yoked together for the selfish good of domineering mon. arch Who, at any rate, does not prefer an industrious, producing, tax-paying army to one that represents just so much dead loss to the nations working force and just so much dead burden to the nations tax payers? Hurrah for the citizen soldier boys of the National Guard
 Hartford Post All the time that the discussion of prohibition is going on, and the ballot box in various states is being appealed to decide the question, there is a current of thoughtful education at work in great many sections of the country. Twelve millions of children are reported 10 be under instruction in public schools on the influence of alcohol and other stimu. lants as we'll as narcotics. Total absti- hence is favored in all cases by this in struction, and there is no doubt but the next generation will come forward with a prejudice against drinking habits. All the New England states, with New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware, as we'll as ten southern and three or four western states, have laws. compelling temperance educa. tion. The territories, also, are controlled by United States law to the same effect. Here is work that will be of more lasting benefit than the speeches of hundreds oi prohibition takers.
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