The Press., 1890-01-09

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 LOCAL TOPICS PENN'D IND .s>ests..
 WIllimantic Chrunicle: Yest.rda, (Jan. lst) arrangements wer" practicsil perfected for withdrawing all the Cases against Henry F. Royce, ex- treasurer oi the Wlllimantic Savings Institute, civl, and crimlnal, by the pa, ment to the bar of, it is understood, $1O.5OO, and a certl fled contract with good guarantee based on future realization from the Ingersoti paper. Negotiations looking to this end have been going on for about two months, and MT. Royce, much of the time during the past fortnight, has been in New York endeavoring to obtain money from the In- gersolls and their friends, and says he suc- ceeded in bringing back $1O,OOO from them, the understanding being that the bank was to yield up all the notes against the Ingersolls, aggregating about $160, 900, for this sum, which has accordingly been done, and MT. Royce now holds that his- torical paper. About ten days since the bank directors had a meeting at which the question was discussed, and. they appoint ed the president, s. F. Loomer, giving him the power to select any of the direct ors he chose, which choice fell upon M. B. Lincoln, q committee to effect the settle ment. This sum goes into the assets of the bank, and will supply the means with which to pay a dividend of 2 per ceat on the scale of 15 per cent, if the directors decide that thls is the wisest thing to do. The bank now has splendid surplus, and is fully able to pay all its obligations and have large sum left. This arrangement of the long drawn out Royce matter will undoubtedly meet the approval of the community at large, as in the civil suit his bondsmen were holden for but SIG, GOO, and at the end of the litigation more than that sum could not hope to be recovered, to say nothing of the expense of collecting it. MT. Royce is free to gay that he was not sure bnt that judgement might be ob. tained against him on the civil suit, but adds that he had no intention of being the whereby the bank should have been heavy loser. At the meeting let ter was exhibited from States Attorney Penrose, stating that if this result could be arrived at he would recommend that the criminal suit be also withdrawn, which will be done at next term of court. Thus ends the Ro, ce case in way which will meet the popular approval, chiefly on ac. count of the public sympathy for his fami. ly, and largely because of the feeling that the state once laid down its own line oi prosecution and failed to convict him on their own grounds. As to hls guilt the Chronicle expresses no opinion, the public has long ago formed it's own. MT. Royce says he can refnte all the new charges hrn 1ohk htv,o <o1x he did the old.
 At Longmeadow, Mass, was duly eel ebrated on Wednesday of last week the fortieth anniversary of the settlement oi Rev. John w. Harding (and Mrs. Hard ing) over that historic parish. There wa collation.; an address from the parish toner's was read etcbes were made hy the venerable Dr. s. G. Bnck,ngham Rector John 0. Br,0ks If Springfield Rev. F. w. Spragne, md others letter, from a score of absent friends were read and of course the beloved "bishop O. Lopgmeadow'' himself had to return h,pks Rev. Joseph H. Twichell 0 Hartford wrote: II add my d YOU tnanksgivings to God to those with wh,ct your own heart will overflow in review ., the goodness both divine and human whi has been toward you from your youth t. this day in the long course of your honor ed ministry. When old Jacob dying i. Egypt looked back over his life, he bega, the story of his retrospect, you remem Der, thus: God Almighty appeared a Luz in the land of Canaan, and bless., me- That divine fact led the processlol of his memorles. So must is be with you dear Harding." Rev. Dr. B K Alder wrote to the church {: ''Your pastor, first knew A years ago, when together w entered the junior class of Andover theo logical seminary. It would afford m great pleasure and might amuse you if
 should describe the effective manner il which we two annihilated each other il discussing the manner in which free vii and the divine decrees, natural and mora ability and inability were reconciled fo all coming time. We did that bushes up so thoroughly then that we have neve
 been obliged to discuss the question since as doubt not that you who have listene
 to the instructive and helpful and graciou
 words of your pastor for 40 years Ca
 abundantly testify"
 Springfield Republican A strikin
 portrait of Sumner Root. of Somers, nov
 over 80, has recently been on exhibition g
 his mountain home. It was painted by I
 P. Dessar, a well-known Paris artist and
 pupil of Bouguereau. Mir. Dessar ha
 been anxious for good subject of Amer
 can life when photograph of MT. Roo
 taken by Springfield artist while he wa
 sitting in characteristic attitude in fror
 of his home, was sent to him by Henr
 Root, g son, to be copied. MT. Dessar a
 terward came to New York and painte
 MT. Root from life at his home, which
 the picture now on exhibition. It hs
 been greatly admired by those who kno,
 MT. Root. and, after being exhibited i
 this city and at New York, it will be take
 to Paris in February so be entered for e1
 hibition there. Later it will be returne
 to this country to MT. Roots daughter
 Ellen.
 The annual election of. Warren Lodge
 No. 50, F. & A. M, of South Coventry
 was held on the evening of Dec. 4, an
 the following were elected and appointe
 for the ensuing year B. w. Philips, W
 M.; Sumner Payne, s. w.; Chas. I
 Rood, J. w.; Geo. L. Phillips, treasurer
 Albert B. Harman, secretary; Wm. l
 Judd, s. D. John 0. Bogue, J. D.; W
 0. Latimer, s. s.; Arthur B. Porter, .
 s.; B. o. Schortman, tiler; l.. D.. Wi
 son, marshal; R. w. Barber, chambe
 lain.. The above officers were inrtalle
 by Past Master W. 0. Latimer.
 Brussels soap is gradually driving all othe
 to the wall.