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COVENTRY.

y 1 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man ager ofGoventry Local Register. OBITUARY. Diantha Dow Loomis, widow of Salmon F. Loomis, died at the residence of her nephew, J. D. Wilson, June 29th, aged 91 years, months and g days. Until her mind failed about three years since Mrs. Loomis was authority and vicinity. Her father was employed for many years by Deacon Hale, brother of Captain Nathan Hale, the martyr spy, and very entertaining were the stories she told in connection with the family life at the Hale homestead. All the details of this towns growth and the history of each inhabitant she could recall, and she had an interesting manner in accounting regretted that the present was not more like the first church here, "when could stand in my front door, moro than mile | from South-st. where the meetings were held, and hear the people sing and shout" ]" She was the last member of the family of the late John Dow, and for some two years past her home has been with her nephew, MT. Wilson. The promise of her youth was not for old age, for her health was feeble, but at middle age she became strong.
 The family of Benoni Irwin is in town.
 The day of the auction sale on the Rogers place was unpleasant, yet the standing grass sold for $160. -Seventy-two persons, exclusive of the family of Martin Parker, on whose grounds the picnic was held, had pleasant fourth. Two groups were photographed by Chas. Coombs, who does very nice work, one of twenty eight of the mem- bers of Wangumbaug grange, the second of the children around an oleander tree. Rev. F. E. Jenkins was at church Sunday and assisted the pastor in the sacramental service.
 A bible class is soon to be formed in connection with the Congregational Sun- day school.
 -Dr. W. L. Higgins was busy Monday forenoon in picking out grains of powder from the face of son of MT. Sheridan.
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westford Correspondence.

The following clipping from the Christian Secretary will be of much in- terest to the many friends and former tparishioners of MT. Connel. It would seem that the church and society where he is now located is in very prosperous condition, 8 new chapel having been built at an expense of $7,OOO, and new church Fedifi6e about to be erected costing about $15, ,OOO:
 It may be of interest to many of our readers in Connecticut to learn something about the church at Jamaica, Long Is- land, and its present pastor, Rev. J. B. Cornell, formerly of Cromwell. Our church has never before been in such a prosperous condition as now. Bro. Con- nell has been with us little more than eighteen months, and during that time the membership has been more than doubled. The members of the church are much attached to him. He is popular in the entire community. Since
 he came Young Peoples Association has been formed, also Children's Mis- sion Band. The congregations are large, the larger portion being young people,. Prospects are bright, and earnest efforts are being made by pastor and members to raise sufficient funds to con- plete the church edifice, which is much needed
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M0NsON.

The assessors announce the total valuation of the, town to be $1, ,75O, ,343, consisting of personal estate valued at sb498, 1875, resident bank stock, $82, 900, and real estate, $1, ,t69, 1885.
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(From another correspondent.)
ASHFORD.

Eugene s. Aldrich met with bad accident while working in the Ashford saw mill recently, which will probably result in the loss of sight in one of his eyes. He was saving lumber, when one |of the teeth of the saw broke off and flew into his eye, being imbedded in the eye
The Press., 1892-07-07

TNO RENT.-Tenement near Mineral l Springs Co.'s mill. Best of spring water. Price $6 Also nice 2-story house, with barn and Price s. E. w. BROOKS
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ELLINGTON.
 Mrs. E. L. Crumb will preach next Sunday at Crystal Lake at the usual hours of worship.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.) The subject of discourse in the Meth odist church next Sunday morning will be Abiding in Christ.'' : Although large numbers of people were at the grove on the 4th the day passed very quietly.
 w. A. Parish spent the 4th with his
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Remarkable bargains in wash dress fabrics; by re- markable we mean favorite fabrics in sufficient lots at prices so low as to be phe- nomenal. The goods are just E-o~o, +Lo 1oo.
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Main and Vernon streets.
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| on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The gale on Sunday blew over the wooden tower built for Brodie's leap into the lake, He gave an exhibition of swimming, how ever, and the crowd had opportunity to gaze upon one of the most wonderful specimens of foolhardy recklessness in the county. There were plenty of methods of proper enjoyment furnished, and the large gathering present seemed to most thoroughly enjoy itself at this beautiful resort. On Tuesday the tower was right ed, and Brodie made the promised jump about 40 feet down into the lake. | Stafford Hollow.
 | -Wolcott Lodge. F. A. M., holds stated communication this evening. -J.-N. Benjamin has taken into part nership with himself in the meat business his son, 0. J., the firm name being J. N. Benjamin & Son. The younger Benja- min, formerly with w. c. Ellis, has for some time past been employed in Willi- mantle.
 | West Stafford.
 -F. w. Preston has been chosen school comm ittee in the 18th (center) district. The following from the Hartford Courant concerns now well-known resi- dent and ex-alderman of Hartford, na- tive of West Stafford: Henry Patten and Mrs. Hannah Q. Crow were married at 7 o'clock last evening at the residence of Mrs. s. D. Chamberlin, Mrs. Crows sis- ter, on Capitol avenue. It was quiet home wedding, only the relatives and in timate friends being present. Rev. Will liam H. Dearborn performed the cere- mony. Mir. and Mrs. Patten will be tat home" at 13 Russ-st. after August 1.
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-Leach's advertisement this week gives more particulars about the Merchants Dayn coming excursion. Everybody is planning for it. It is sure to be a rouser.
 Many spent Sunday and Monday at the lakes, each getting good share of visitors. At Mashapaug the Mayfower and all the connecting cottages have been full of guests nearly all the time since the season opened. The increase of patron age there always keeps in advance of the steady increase in accommodation.
 It may be necessary to trim our shade trees to 8 considerable extent to get full benefit of the street lights. We can tell better when we reach another season of moonless nights. The general verdict of the new lights so far Is quite generally of satisfaction. In the winter, when the foliage is gone the streets will be finely lighted.
 Public opinion is favorable to the electric light now on trial, the obiectors being fewer in number and milder in ex- pression than expected.
 Louis s. Converse has been made treasurer of the Mineral Springs Manu- featuring Company to succeed his father, the late Hon. Julius Converse, deceased.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs July 2: Celina Blanchard, Frank Buckley, c. H. Dexter & Son, Lucy Kempton, Lottie Fairfield, Ed Reevs.
 w, A. Gomins; who has the agency for the sale of the Parsons low down milk and bakery wagons, furnished those now in use by J. B. Weedena and A. Jacob sen.
 The expense of electric light wiring and fixtures in Grace church is borne by Mrs. 6. M. Ives, as gift to the church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
SEARCHING FOR RICHES.
A Colorado Miner Found at His
Post Three Months After Death.

A Colorado Miner Found at His
Post Three Months After Death.
Anaconda Standard.
Peculiar pathos attaches to the case
of James Devine, whose dead body was
found recently in a tunnel where he
had, been mining. Here was man
who for years lived practically the life
of hermit, depriving himself volunta-
rily of every pleasure, digging and delv-
ing early and late, winter and summer,
in a Q ceaseless search for riches which
he constantly believed the very next
blow of his pick would unearth. And
after all his toll and deprivation. with
out coming any nearer the accom-
plishment of his purpose than
when he first began, never realizing
any of the great expectations which he
believed the surface indications war
ranted. there in the mouth of his tun-
mel, with no hand to help him from the
scene of his accident to his cabin, no
one near to administer medical aid or
offer spiritual consolation, in the cold OF
a January day he suffered and died, his
frozen body not to be discovered until
months ufterward.
There is, perhaps, no particular moral
to be drawn from the accident other
than that chance, great factor in de-
termining all mems fates, is especially
operative in the case of prospectors.
Other men. not many, have undergone
Devine's experience, and struck it rich
at last. Still others have had to be sat
isfied with partial and unsatisfactory
results. Devine was type of hundreds
of poor devils who in spite Of unremlt-
ting toll and unnatural exertions seem
never to succeed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10

couldn't see any more points for
owls around Craig mountain than
there are in good many other places,
unless it's because there are so many
rabbits there. The Craig mountain owls
actually fly in tiocks, and it is ghostly
sort of feeling that creeps over fell
low to see flock of twenty-five or fifty
big birds gliding and fitting about at
nightfall, and the whole lot OF them not
making any more noise in their flight
than as many tiny butterflies would.
Owl-shOoting is favorite sport with
hunters out on Craig mountain. There
is variety of owl that hunts mice by
day in old fields, which the hunters
most like to go out after. Iney nush
like partridge, except that they are as
silent as shadows. 1t takes good shot
to bring one down, big as they are, TOT
they 20 like the wind.
II don't know what Craig mountain
owls had against chap named GaDe
Mills, of Portland, we'll known npnter
and prospector, but they gave him
lively time one night. He was sitting
in front of his camp tent smoking ms
pipe, when suddenly he was sw0oped
down upon by whole Hook OF Dig
white owls. They clutched him with
their great talons and they CRASHED at
him with their hooked beaks. They ad-
vanced and retreated with swiftness
aud regularity. Gabe hustled himself
into his tent and they swooped i'll after
him. He couldn't use his gun to any
purpose except as club, and he used it
thus so effectively that he soon routed
the flock, but he was clawed and chawed
so that he bled like stuck pig. He
found that he had killed twelve i'm
mense owls with the butt of his gun.
Some of them were six feet from tip to
tip. 1t was most unusual occurrence,
that owl raid ON Gabe's camp, aud it is
a favorite story out around Craig
mountain vet"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
SIZE OF ALLIGATORS.
One Reptile Caught Measured
Twenty-Five Feet.

Twenty-Five Feet.
81 have seen numerous specimens of
our saurian 10 longer than an ordinary
lead pencil; this was in the season of
their Matching, says writer in the
Century. 1 have also seen few living
specimens about sixteen feet in length.
In the summer of 1875 | obtained from
the late Effingham Lawrence, member
of congress and commissioner from
Louisiana to the Centennial exhibition,
the dried skin of an alligator which,
after at least fifteen inches had been
cut from the snOut and skull, and ten
inches from the end OF the tail, still
measured seventeen feet ten inches in
length. Allowing more than six inches
Tor shrlnkage in drying, this monster of
his kind, alive, must have measured
more than twenty feet. He was killed
in the lower part of Bayou LafOurche.
Probably the largest alligator ever
seen in Louisiana was killed in a small
lake on the plantation of III. j. Feltus,
in Concordia parish. According to the
statement of Mr.. Feltus, now OF Baton
Rouge, this specimen measured twenty
two feet in length. The great reptile
had long been famous for miles
around, having destroyed numbers of
hogs and hounds owned in the neigh
bOrhood of his retreat. He had become
SO wary, from the number of Intellectual
shots fired at him, as to be almost I'M
apprOachable. Finally he fell victim
to long shot fired from a Mississippi
rife in the hands of Mr.. Feltus. who
had persevered in hunting him, having
been the greatest loser by his depreda-
tons. The huge carcass of this reptile
was tOwed to the bank by boat. 1t
required the strength of pair of mules
and stout rope to haul it ashore. where
the measurement was made with the
result noted above.
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No Marriage in Heaven.

The soul of a rajah. who had been re-
leased from the cares of this world and
an uncongenial wife, presented himself
at the gates of paradise. Have you
been i'll purgatOry yet"' demanded
Brahma.
mo, but have been married"
ENTER then-it is the same thing"
At this moment another soul arrived,
who begged Brahma to allow him also
to enter.
"Softly, softly-have you been in
purgatOry yet?'
mo; bat neither has that other fell
low-he died the same day did"
VERY true, but he had been married"
Married. indeed! Why, have been
married three times"
Away, then. to the lower regions"
SAID Brahma, sternIy; paradise is not
made for imbeciles."
South Australian Chronicle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
THEY SELL WIND.
A Great and Curious Trade That
Has Sprung UP of Late Years.

A Great and Curious Trade That
Has Sprung UP of Late Years.
New York Sun.
leave orders for oxygen under the
door, is the odd legend that greers the
eye in the second floor hall of an upper
Broadway building. The door in ques-
ton leads to the living apartments. to
use a complimentary plural. of the
dealer in oxygen. His Office is the front
hall room on the same floor, sufficiently
cramped quarters for one whose stock
IN trade is of so expansive nature. he
is one of great many persons whose
business it is to purvey wind, Sweetened
and otherwise, to the inhabitants OF this
town.
The sale of invisible and almost in
tangible and imponderable merchandise
is one of the most curious of the many
strange business developments OF this
great community. You may buy bottled
gases AS you buy bottled beer, and have
them delivered at your house as news
papers or soda or fresh vegetables are
delivered. Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
and carbolic acid are sold daily as boots
and shoes are sold. One factory sells
10000 feet Of oxygen per month, and
keeps OH hand nearly tnat quanCily IN
storage tanks. That volume of the
gas weighs more than a ton and
a quarter. Several other concerns
sell nearly as much more, and a
large quantity OF hydrogen is sold
to 60 with it for use in producing the
lime light at theaters. lectures aud
clinics. Besides this. oxygen and n.y.
drogen are sold in mixtures of various
proportions, and great volume of
nitrous oxide. or laughing gas. is sold
to dentists. surgeons and hospitals.
Not only are gases sold In large guam
titles to local consumers, but they are
sent by express all over the country.
Laughing gas, in particular, has an
enormous sale in various parts OF the
United States, and is also shipped to
the most remote parts OF civilized South
America. The express companies
handle this peculiar freight without
special charge, and the makers say that
accidents never occur.
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SUMMER READING.
Do Not Attempt Too Much, but
Make 1t the Very Best.

Make 1t the Very Best.
Philadelphia Times.
A course of reading is as regularly
laid out by the woman who intends
spending the warm months away from
home as are her gowns. She usually
carries large supply of paper-covered
novels, a few standard works and
heap of fancy sewing; and, as rule.
she gets through only a few novels. and
leaves the heavier reading and the
fancy work to take care of itself.
Now, just a word of advice right
here. Do not take so many books, but
a few choice ones that you can take up
at any time and be benefited by so
doing. Twenty minutes at time with
authors that are improving will do
more to open up to you the beauties of
the English language and its literature
than mad perusal OF two novels day
of the light and frOthy description SO
prevalent in summer reading.
Perhaps at first the task will be h ard
and in the nature of a diet of bread
after those delicious eclats. but for the
regular three times a day standard
brain food take the plain bread every
time. and your intellect will be stlmu-
lated, your views broadened and your
tastes improved instead of becoming
weakened and nauseated by continued
course of sweets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
In the Commons.

LONDON, June 9.-In the house OF
commons this evening, speaking of the
difficulty between France and England
in regard to Newfoundland, Mr.. Lowth-
er, under foreign secretary, said the
government was carefully considering
the reasons for the action of the New
foundland legislature with the view of
commercial agreement between Ger
many and Spain, says that the Spanish
government only offers Germany a
minimum tariff arrangement with both
Spain and her colonies, which Germany
will probably reject.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
KNITTING BY ELECTRICITY.
Small Motors for Use in the Tex
tile Industries.

There is apparently 10 limit to the
applications of electricity as motive
power in the. manufacturing arts, the
current now being employed success
fully in the textile industries. The
electric motor which has been devised
for use in knitting mills is diminutive
to operate single knitting machine.
The object is to make each machine
perfectly independent in its operation.
The advantages of this arrangement are
that number of machines may be run
by one operative, each being stopped at
will, or all together, as the case re-
quires; besides which, the current is
very economical in small factories that
are not able to employ steam power.
Electricity has not yet been introduce
for the operation of large or heavy ma
chinery in textile mills.
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Hotels burned.

Special to the Globe.
LA CROSSE. Wis.,. June 9.-About 1:30
this morning fire broke out in barn
in the rear of Ole Klandrud's saloon at
Onalaska, Wis, and in few minutes
spread to the hotel and adjoining build
ings, which were soon burned to the
ground. The buildings destroyed were
two hotels, known respectively as the
Union house and Englestad's hotel, to-
gether with barns and other out houses.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
loss is over $4,000,
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The Failure a Bad One.

LONDON, June 9.-There is feeling
of anxiety in the city growing out of
the suspension of the New Oriental
bank and regarding the stability of the
Eastern concerns. Having enormous
deposits on which it paid high interest,
greater risks were taken to employ the
deposits than were judicious. The
doors of the bank were, closed to-day.
1t is reported that the depositors are
not likely to receive more than fifteen
ShillingS on the pound.
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The Great Plymouth Clothing
House.
Straw hats and Thin Clothing.
Roxalists Don't Like 1t.

PARIS, June 9. "A manifesto in reply
to the pope's recent encyclical has been
issued by Royalist members of the
chamber of deputies. French Royal
ists." it declares, while respecting the
decision of the pope in spiritual matters,
claim for the French the right OF pre-
serving their political preferences. The
form of government is question that
should be decided by Frenchmen alone.
The papacy has recognized all previous
forms of government in France, but it
has never called upon the adherents Of
preceding regimes to forget their fidelity
or renOunce their hopes"
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Cheap Excursions

To Canadian and New England points
to Colorado and California points, via
the Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul
Railway. Round trip tickets now on
sale at 176 East Third street ana Union
Depot, ST. Paul; l19 Third street south
and Milwaukee" Depot, Minneapolis,
and Union Depot, Saltwater.
For particulars apply to the CON-
pany's agents. or to j. T. Conley, As
sistant General Passenger Agent, S.
Paul, MINI.
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The Sheep Breeders.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN. s. d., June 9.-The sheep
breeders convention closed this even
ing after very interesting and profit
able three days session. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, T. NJ. Hopkins, Ros-
zoe; vice president, S. E. Wilson. Bijou
Hills; secretary, W. F. F. Bushnell,
Huron; treasurer, E. G. Squirting, Brook
ings. The next meeting will be held at
BrOOkingS.
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Died of PARALYSIS.

Special to the Globe.
LA CROSSE. Wis, June 9.-Joseph
Hussa, of Bangor, proprietor of the
Bangor brewery, died at 1:30 today Of
paralysis. He has been a resident of
Bangor for over thirty years. lie came
to this country in 1850.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
To Cleanse the System

Effectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious or when the blood is impure or
sluggish. to permanently cure habitual
constipation. to awaken the kidneys
and liver to healthy activity, without
irritating or weakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds or fevers, use SyrupOf
Figs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
A Small Fire.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, June 9-The fruit and
confectionery store of Melander &
Champlin was the scene of stubborn
fire this morning. The loss will be less
than 81, 600, however.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
The Rich Players.
NQwqrE e

Newark Call.
Among the richest of American actors
and actresses are Edwin Booth. worth
$3.50. 600; Joseph jefferson, $1,000 600;
Stuart Robson, s4Oo,O00; W. Il. Crane,
s4OO, 600: Denman Thompson, $3.50, 600;
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Joseph Murphy, $500. 900; Roland Reed,
100000; Oliver Byron, Sl50,000; Ed
ward Harrigan, 100000; Clara Morris,
S250,0O0; Fanny Davenport, 100000;
Lolita, 100000; Maggie Mitchell. $780,
600, and Sol Smith Russell, 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-10
Movements OF steamships

SoUTHAMPToN-Arrived Furst Bismarck,
from New York; Queenstown. Germanic,
New York.
.KNsALE-Passed: Cutie, from New York.
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Excursions Via Wisconsin Central
Tines

The Wisconsin Central Lines will sell
on June nth to 21st excursion tickets
st. Paul to Chicago and return, at half
rate (S11.5O) for round trip tickets, good
to return until July 9th.
C.. E. STONE,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
No. 162 East Third Street.
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Irish Bill to be Withdrawn.

LONDON. June Gin the House of
Commons to-day Mr.. Balfour announced
that the local Irish Government bill
would be withdrawn. Government
business will rule until the end of the
session,
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Billy at POtsdam.

BERLIN. June 9.-Emperor William
to-day returned to Potsdam from Kiel.
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Mental exhaustion or brain fatigue
Promptly cured by Bromo-SeltZer. 10c.
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The Great Plymouth Clothing
House.
Straw Hats and Thin Clothing.
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DIR. SCHENCk.S Book on Con.
sumption, Liver Complaint ana
Dyspepsia. sent Free.
M. H. SCHENCK & SON, Phil.
adelphia. Pa.
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They are the ONLY RELIABLE
VEGETABLE PILL SOLD; they are
PERFECTLY HARMLESS; Lney
are PURELY VEGETABLE; TRY
THEM.