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The Press., 1889-08-01

Clerk-"Did you call me, MT. Highup ?'' Employer-ssYes; there are some capital ists in my office, and I ought to offer them some cigars. Mine are not good enough for them, so wish you would ask the er- rand boy If he will let me have few of his. "-LdWrence ADserican.
The Press., 1889-08-01

Boston Transcript : President Harrison met league pitcher the other day, and was treated as a social equal. The pitcher showed no haughtiness, but on the other hand, was kind, attentive and considerate. The common people, who always like to see the great unbend, looked on with pleasure, for all men felt that in the cour- tesy paid to their chief magistrate was an implied acknowledgement of their own quality with the pitcher. The president was greatly pleased. He told Secretary Halford that if the league pitcher had been an applicant for the Sangammon post. office, he couldn't have been more respect ful. And that particular Etcher had just been sold for S5,OO0 by the Dodge City to the Keokuks. too.
The Press., 1889-08-01

An event of national interest will take place in the town of Plymouth, Mass, to- day, when the 269th anniversary of the sail ing of the Speedwell from Delft Haven will be observed by the dedication of the mon ument to the Pilgrims. The old town is decked out in holiday attire as never before in her history, abounding in arches, flags, the national colors in all kinds of devices. and evergreen wreaths and festoons. Be- sides the oration of Congressman William 0. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, and the poem by John Boyle O'ReiIly, there will be speeches by Mir. Blaine, Senator Hoar, Henry Cabot Lodge, John D. Long, Lieut. Gov. Bracket and others.
The Press., 1889-08-01

Do not4swear. There is no occasion to swear outside of printing office. It is useful in proof reading and indispensable in getting forms to press, and has also been known to assist in looking over the paper after it is printed, but otherwise it is very disgusting habit.
The Press., 1889-08-01

The Meriden Journal declares that street musicians are serious thing to the Meri den Britannia Company. A gypsy girl who played tambourine recently passed the Britannia shop, and it is estimated that she cost the company about $2OO. Every employee flew to window and work was suspended for fully fifteen minutes all over the big shop. Every circus parade costs every one of the large manufacturing con. cerns hundreds of dollars. IL costs them $25 to $50 every time minstrel brass band marches by.
The Press., 1889-08-01
COVENTRY.
SOUTH COVENTRY,

l. l A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Manage of Coventry Local Register. Thomas M. Dunham fell down tht stairs of l.. D. Wilson's residence las Thursday morning and was quite severely bruised. At last report MT. D. was quite comfortable.
 The wife and daughter of Rev. F. E. Jenkins are at Jas. Stanley's. | If weather like that of Monday and Tuesday is the result of local itemizing the farmers would request that the subject be waived.
 High blackberries are very abundant | and are ripening the quantity of dewber. | ries exceeds all former record; huckleber. ries are plenty and plump. Rev. A. J. Quick is to be absent two weeks.
 ing at Dr.. H. s. Deans.
 Rev. A. J. Quick preached in the Methodist church Sunday.
 Removing the paint on the pews of the Methodist church having proved a difficult job, the trustees have decided to veneer the back of the pews with ash.
 HI. F. Dimock has had the Rose lot surveyed, preparatory to ditching. A purr-t toad lives in a tree near our house Has sat there all summer long By day and by night we hear his voice In an almost ceaseless song He purrs and purrs, the thunder rolls, He purrs and the lightning flashes, He pnrrs and purrs, and purrs and purrs,< And it rains in floods and dashes. Our treasures laid away in the drawers Are spotted like speckled trout;
  We are tired of the purr- -toad's bout.
 ELLINGTON.
 Arthur B. Davis large barn at Filing ton was struck by lightning Tuesday after noon, and burned to the ground, with for ty tons of hay. Loss, $3,00O insured $500.
 Dance at Crystal Lake grove Friday evening, or, if stormy, then on Saturday evening.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence)
 Although our new name cannot be used officially until after Oct 1st, we claim 1t for our hamlet at once. The deed is done; and we are sure that at The Press office you will rejoice with us to learn that, upon the authority of Uncle Sam, the name of our post office is changed from Square Pond to Crystal Lake. We bu1nk oH0u our O1u6T r0SlO6uLS VIII lk6 It better when they become accustomed to it.
 Miss Mary M. Benton is here from the Springs, spending a few days at Mir. Denison Bakers.
 Now, that we have had given us the name of Crystal, will we not all aim to have our daily conduct correspondingly clear?
 Everett A. Aborn, Esq, and MT. Charles G. Newell have returned to Chica- go. They take rank easily among the real ly worthy young men of our land, and if our youth who still remain with us will advance in their steps our new name of Crystal will be honored.
 Elder Bugbee, who preached at the Advent church last Sunday, is an impress i've, practical speaker.
 And so that excellent, elect lady, Mrs. Hannah Smith, after pilgrimage of al. most hundred years, has been summoned to her heavenly home Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of Ills saints." Even as they die they triumph
The Press., 1889-08-01

Coming along with the daily succession of storms are local cyclones, big and little, {big for this locality, at least). At North Wilbraham, Mass, on Monday gale, fol lowed almost immediately by terrific rainstorm, did considerable damage to property. A large number of apple trees on the farm of Joseph Baldwin were com pletely uprooted, while big maple trees were broken down. A steam cider-mill was partially wrecked, and the earth torn up, ploughing furrow fifteen feet wide for long distance. The cyclone, which came from the direction of the Connecti- cut valley, ceased it's work of destruction here, after striking the Chicopee river. where it threw water fifty feet high. Pub lie thoroughfares were badly washed in many parts of Western Massachusetts, and rivers and streams are much swollen. ~.s- :
 There is another rival of New York in the matter of claiming the worlds fair of 1892. This time it is Buenos Ayres Buenos Ayres is the metropolis of South America, and has many strong cloims that cannot be wholly ignored, but the United States spoke first. Buenos Ayres can have the celebration in 1892
 Congressman Miles of the 4th districl has appointed an examination for ya- cancy at West Point, to be held at Bridge port Thursday.
The Press., 1889-08-01

Hartford Courant :: The story about the impending martyrdom of Mrs. Heron turns out the canard we took it to be at sight. Minister Dinsmore cables under date of the Corean capital, that the report is wholly without foundation" What a pity that the law cannot lay hands to some purpose on the fellow who invented it.
The Press., 1889-08-01

ND5day, and few families from this village occupied the same grounds on Friday.
 Rain spoiled an announced game be- tween the Athletics and Rockville St.. Johns last Saturday, also one between Stafford Springs merchants and clerks on Tuesday.
 Parties are frequent to Crystal Lake these days, but the weather causes ssshort stops" and hurryings to the "home base. D
 If not stormy Sunday there will be a Salvation Army meeting in Griffith's grove at330 p. m.
 Letters remaining in the office at Staf- ford Springs, Aug. 1st Master Frank Buckley, William Daller, Fanny Ferry, Mrs. E. M. Joslin, Alfred Maynard, Ed ward Parmlee, Henry They Henry O. Works.
 -"Lucky for that dog that that cat doesn't belong to me, was the ejaculation ed the killing of one of a pair of pretty tabby kittens that were playing on the Main-st. sidewalk yesterday, by one of our worthless street CUTS.
 Photographer Burr has night-bloom- ing cereus plant, five buds on which ap- pear likely to bloom tonight.
 There are first-class water privileges along the street sides, and all the ordinary streams are full to the brim, the pourways of the dams having nearly as much volume of business as they can we'll accommodate. And still it rains Stafford reioices in the security of strong dams, and so far there is no disquietude, but no one is praying for rain at the present time that we know of.
 Continuous rains prevent the coming off of the game between the merchants and clerks, and each side is congratulating the other on the consequent postponement of it's defeat.
 BOROUGH COURT.
 Much interest was manifested, as shown by attendance, in case tired yesterday, wherein Mrs. Dexter Lombard ofWillington sued George Mathews for damages by as- sault. Judge Chandler presided, and a jury sat upon the case, consisting of c. H. Grant, J. A. Foster, R. F. Witt, A. H. Weaver, W. H. Webster and M. Fl. Wash burn. The circumstances upon which the action was based occurred July 4th, when 0. D. Rider took Dexter Lombard's COW (which had gone over the fence from Lom- bard's pasture in Rider's) to his own barn. yard, and upon Lombard's going for it a "scrimmage" ensued, first between Rider n4AO 4AOAAUhAu, uhtu0WS Mb0TWafQ GaklQR part, Lombard getting bad wound upon upon his head from pitchfork, alleged to have been inflicted by Rider. Mrs. Lom- bard attempted to open the stable door to let the COW out when Mathews pushed her back with both hands sending her into a dirty puddle, and, as she alleged, Rider afterward puta handful of COW manure into her face. Per contra, Mathews and the Riders swore that Mrs. Lombard first be- gan the bombardment with fertilizers, and the evidence was naturally conflicting, all the witnesses being interested parties. The whole matter seemed to hinge upon the question whether the Rider party had act ed legally in the impending and forcible holding of the COW, and whether undne force was used in resisting efforts to re- cover the animal. The resultant disagree ment of the jury was no surprise to those who heard the case. Sage conducted the case for the plaintiff, Reed for defendant.
The Press., 1889-08-01

Stamford Advocate The farmers who at this season of the year are obliged to hire extra labor, are brought face to face with Q fact which otherwise many of them would be slow to believe. The men tramping through the country, ostensibly looking for work, demoralized, degraded wretohes-most of them-work is the last thing they desire. They don't thank you for work they don't thank you for bread, even. What they want is money or it's equivalent in rum, free gratis for nothing. Booze and idleness is what they are after not work
The Press., 1889-08-01

Secretary Blaine, during the last cam paign, paid flying visit 10 Stonington. The crowd which greeted him attracted many pickpockets, and Mr. Harris Pendle- ton of Stonington had wallet taken from his pocket. A New London Northern railroad passenger car went into the paint shop of the company Tuesday for an over hauling, and hidden away beyond the chances of discovery in an ordinary search was found the pocketbook, plethoric with notes and other evidences of indebted ness, of no value to any one but the own CT. Fifty dollars in bills had been re- moved. The pocketbook was restored to it's owner.
 When General w. T. Sherman recently visited West Point the band, for change, struck up Marching Through Georgia. , This tune will always be onf of the most popular in America, yet Sherman is said to be annoyed by it's always being played wherever he makes his appearance. He doesn't seem to like the idea that the only episode of his life that has been immortal ized in song was march through region where there was no enemy to resist his progress, while the numerous hard tussels he had at various times seem neglected or forgotten. It is not always that the efforts which cost the most are the ones that strike most forcibly the popular imagina- tion.
The Press., 1889-08-01

A scheme is on foot to combine the fruit dealers of all the principal cities of the country into corporation which shall ab- sorb the Florida orange crop, build houses for packing the same on the peninsula, and distributean and sell the fruit through out the country. The business suffers now from irregular and uneven distribution of the product.
The Press., 1889-08-01
STAFFORD HOLLOW.

-S. B. Nye doesn't warrent all his apple trees to do as well but one last spring sold to and set out by Wm. McVeigh near Daleville (Willington), blossomed and now bears an apple. .5
 Postmaster w. B. Batchelder has re- turned from ten days vacation, which took in the Chautauqua assembly at Lake View, South Birmingham, Mass, and also Boston and vicinity.
The Press., 1889-08-01

It is reported that Mrs. David Belcher of Hydeville has recently received legacy ($7, ,O00), and has invested some of it in buying out the mail and stage route be- tween Staffordville and Stafford Springs, also MT. Cbszaberlin's house, barn and livery stable, and intends removing there soon. It is also reported that Mir. Cham berlin is expecting to go west soon.
The Press., 1889-08-01
STAFFORD.

Ahe State of Connecticut for 1889 can them of J. Carl Converse, at the the Mineral Springs Mfg O., at D copy (cost price, This is not edition, which is for gratuitous
  IGz of stock in the Stafford 2cultural Society is now ready by 0. F. Harwood, treasurer, ge for receipts already given.
The Press., 1889-08-01

0yAMPING GROUNDS AND BOATS TO Square Pond Grove House. 11jlws
The Press., 1889-08-01

NOTICE.-I hereby forbid all persons har- boring or trusting my wife, Emma K. Delphia, as shall pay no bills of her contracting after this date. A. A. DELPHIA.
 Westford, July 9th, 1sss.s
The Press., 1889-08-01

EvOR SALE CHEAP-Second-hnn Hay A Tedder. Suitable for two horses, death for one. 11jl5ts CHI. GRANT.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22

day He was delighted with everything.
never shall forget the day [ gave him q
dinner at Greenwich. We rode down in
an open carriage and the ex-president
was so ELUSIVE on the occasion that the
very boys on the streets noticed it. He
threw his arms around my neck, and in
this strange fashion we drove down Pic
cadilly and I was really ashamed of the
undignified conduct of our distinguished
countryman. Gen. Campbell of Texas,
whom Pierce had appointed American
consul ut London was living near town
and we went to the Derby togeth-
er. The general was an old cam
paigner, had fought in the Texan war of
independence, and although nearly eighty
years old at the time he was in England :,
was as straight as an Indian and as game
as q Mohawk. When he arrived in En-
gland, Beverly Tucker, who was at the
time our consul at Liverpool, had very
kindly accompanied him up to London
after securing rooms for him at Morley 5
hotel. They arrived in town about
'clock one evening, and, after stopping
in their rooms only long enough to make
q hasty toilet, they descended to the
dining-roOm. After dinner, he went ut
once to his room, while Tucker remained
below to give some instructions about
the baggage. Going upstairs in couple
of minutes, he found Gen. Campbell
in strange room. parleying with lady
1t appeared that he had missed his room ),
and seeing a lady enter one he had fol-
lowed her, and Tucker heard him say as
he came up: My good woman, can you
tell me where room s. is?' Tucker drew
him out of the apartment, and whispered
to him: Do you know who that lady
is?' NO; thought she was one of the
chambermaids of the hotel. You have
made dreadful mistake. That lady
is the Countess of Enroll, and
before Tucker could stop him, the
old general had rushed back and
apoiogized for his mistake, saying that
he had taken her for q ehambermaid
When Tucker met Campbell next morn
ing he told him that the unfortunate mis-
take of the previous evening had been
communicated to the Earl of Enroll, and
that he was terribly angry that his lady
had been taken for chambermaid, and
was going TO challenge the American who
had been guilty of such conduct. Il
viii fight, said the old general, sbut 1
really had no intention to insult the
lady After keeping mp the joke for
some time, Tucker told Campbell that
the duel was only hoax.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22
DALLAS.
Suit for Damages for Breach of Sale and DISCO
luton of COntraet-Local Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

Suit for Damages for Breach of Sale and DISCO
luton of COntract-Local Notes.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 21.-Mr. Fred
Grice of Fort Worth spent the day in Dali
las
Capt. Morton and Ben Caben left this
morning Tor Graham to attend to the
NARROW matter.
Capt. S. J L. johnson of Corsicana was
in the city to-day.
Col. W. l.. Crawford and Bob Cowart
went TO Austin last night to push the Dali
las district court bill.
A number of Dallas men are prospect
i've candidates for railroad commissioner
Just wait until such bill passes.
Dallas trade and traffic continue to
nestle in the soup.
Mayor Common is still suffering from
vaccination.
Col. Henry ExalI returned from Austin
yesterday.
Hon. w. G.. Steret spent the Sabbath
with his family and left last night for
Austin.
Real estate transfers and mortgages to-
day aggregate Sl2 600.
Lottery ticket sellers in Dallas were ar
rested to-day
Roll Humphreys charged with the muir
der of Stage at Mesquite has been sur
rendered by his bondsmen and rear
rested.
An engine pulling five flats on the
Missouri sKanSas and Texas, pulled down
all embankment two miles from the city
Roadmaster t. Powers had his foot
mashed and Engineer Wagley sustained
slight injuries
A. J. Rosenfeld, the former partn er
of s. 5. Monand, filed srrit against the
latter party in the district court this
morning for damages for breach of safe
and dissolution OF contract, and also ask
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22

actment by the legislature of that state
of live stock inspection laws, which viii
prevent the introduction of dressed beef.
Petitions have been circulated all over
the state, which have been hume rously
signed and large delegations of farmers
are going to Harrisburg to push the in
spection bill through N. l. Rhone,
representing the Pennsylvania state
grange has charge of the matter of legis-
lation and when it is considered
that twenty members OF the
house are members of the grange,
and two in the senate, it will be seen that
with the help of the butchers and labor ele-
ment, all of which is sure, the inspection
law Is certain to pass. The Ohio Farmer,
which is the most influential agricultural
paper in that state, commends the action
of the Pennsylvania farmers IN their eff
forts to break up the dressed beef mon
opoly, and says that Ohio win be heard
from before long in way that viii en-
courage Pennsylvania in their good work.
The Pueblo Live Stock Review, which is
one Of the most influential industrial pa
pers of Colorado, has made an earnest
fight from the start for the passage by the
Colorado state legislature of such live
stock inspection laws which will shut out
dressed beef, and it is work
ing earnestly to secure this result. The
Hon. 81 H. Metealf, secretary Colorado
cattle growers association, who is OF of
the largest cattle owners in that state
and who has always been foremost in all
work for the good of the cattle industry,
says that the inspection bill viii certainly
pass the Colorado legislature. News has
just been received from New Mexico that
the live stock inspection bill has been
agreed upon by prominent members OF
the territorial legislature and that il will
be passed in the course of a short time.
G. V. Rambaut, prominent business
man of Memphis, states that Tennessee
will certainly pass state live stock inspec-
ton laws, which will shut out Chicago
dressed beef. The Tennessee butchers
and farmers are working in harmony TO
secure this result. Equally encouraging
advices come from Detroit and other
points in Michigan In Maryland petit
tons are being circulated among the
people asking the legislature to pass live
stock inspection laws to shut out Chicago
dressed beef.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22
Good Adrfce.

The most dangerous practice to which
persons, whose sight is falling, are ex-
posed, is that of wearing glasses that
happen to be in the house belonging to
their mother, or perhaps having been
worn by their grandmother or grand
father, wholly unsuited TO their condi-
tons, little dreaming how great and ire
parable an injury they are doing to their
eyes by using unsuitable spectacles.
They would save themselves a lifelong
regret if they had their eyes properly
fitted with glasses that are known to be
good. Hawkes. Crystalized Lenses ac-
curately adjusted to the condition of the
eyes, preserve the sight and keep the
eyes vigorous even in old age.
Fitted to all eyes and fit guaranteed by
Browning s. Nicks, 500 Main street, near
postoff1ce.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22
ALYORD.
Farmers in High Spirits Over the Crop Pros
pects-Neweomers Pouring in.

Farmers in High Spirits Over the Crop Pros
pects-NeweOmers Pouring in.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ALyoRD, TEX. Jan. 20.-We have had
clear, bright weather yesterday and to-
day, the first for two weeks. The heavy
rains of last week have put the roads in
an almost impossible condition.
While our farmers are complaining a
great deal about bad roads, they are in
high spirits over the prospect of a crop
for this year. An mcommoniy large
number of the farmers Of this section of
the country made the last payment on
their school land this year which viii
leave them in much better condition
for the future. a great many strange
people are in our town and country pros
pecting, and some are buying property.
Dr. w. W. McAllen of Lincoln
county, Tennessee, bought a residence
here this morning and VIII locate perma-
nently.
Mr.. A. J. Harvey of Mississippi is
opening up n stock of dry goods and gro
ceries.
Richardson Bros. of Montague county
will open a stock of dry goods here about
the first of next month There are two other
men here from West Tennessee trying TO
get house to sell groceries in, but have
failed to find ons vacant. There is not a
vacant dwelling house in town and stran-
gers every day are inquiriDg for houses
to rent.
The Spring Palace project of Fort
Worth created considerable talk in our
town and Alvord will be there with as
fine fruit and farm products as any sec
ton in the timber belt.
j. w. Dale, proprietor of the Alvord
Budget, has sold the press and entire
fixtures to Spencer s. Redman, who viii
resume publication Of the paper next
week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-22
Albany Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
ALBANY, TEX Jan. 21.-Messrs. Webb
& Hill of this place shipped to-day to
Mr. P. C. James, of Fairbury, III. /, one
car of two-year-old half-bred Norman
mares, raised by the Northwest Texas
horse company, of this county.
These are q choice lot of mares
and brought about double the
price usually paid for Texas mares. The
same firm also sold to Mr.. q. W. p.
Coates of this county twenty-five geld
ings and the same number of mares out
of the stock of the horse company, to be
trained and developed on his fine stock
farm near here.
Messrs. w. r.. Moore and Ep Davis,
two of the leading stock men of this and
Throckmorton county, left to-day for a
three months tour through the Pan
handle and Indian nation, where they go
for the purpose of looking after their
stock in these sections.