The Press., 1892-07-28
WELLINGTON.

Indeed, twas scorcher last Monday. The excessive humidity added to the heat was intolerable. The heavy shower of the evening that visited the parched earth and fevered humanity upon it was an un- speakable blessing.
 Parting the interlocking branches over some of our public highways by your carriage top or your hands, in calm, quiet way as you journey along, a peacea- ble citizen is one thing, but the visiting stranger, on business or pleasure beset, who scoffs, jeers, -s and affirms over such an enforced pastime, is another.
 MI. Weed, wife and child, have taken carriage ride to Granby
 Familiarity does not breed contempt except of contemptible things or in con- temptible people,
 The healthiness in this vicinity at present is remarkable.
 Misses Emma and Hattie Robbins are visiting their cousin, Mrs. Lippitt, in Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. John Barrows and their little boy, Jack. from Denver, Colorado, visited at s. Taylor's last week.
 Mrs. Henry Huntington, her son, Willie Frisbee, Mrs. Goddard, from Mans field, and Dan, son of Judson Glazier, from Hartford, spent last Friday in call ing on friends here.
 The country resident, with his having done and crops growing, is an exceedingly complacent individual as he sits under his tree. free and easy, reading his pa pers, taking note of the aspiring tendency of the thermometer, and commiserating the dwellers among brick blocks and con- crete walks.
 -Reverting to former business in the eastern part of the town as mentioned last week: Continuing up the Fenton river, at the old stand of the late Hon. Origen Dimock (by the way the only democratic state senator this town ever furnished), was one of the busiest spots in the county. There was the largest general store in the vicinity, including surrounding towns from which much pa tronage came. The proprietor, not con- tent with local trade, fitted out peddlers whose routes extended into Vermont and New York. He also carried on a furni- ture establishment, besides running a palmleaf straw factory, bleachery and match factory.
 The father-in-law of "Editor" J. ID. Taylor states that that individual has de- serted his family, his wife and children not having heard from him since March, 1890. It may interest his former friends and packers in this and adjoining towns to know that at the last accounts he had not recovered from chronic megalomania. We ourselves have had no tidings from him since we received that letter from his gifted pen with which we favored the readers of The Press some time ago. Word comes from Hartford that Will liam Shaffer is growing feeble His daughter, Mrs. J. B. Carpenter, went to see him yesterday.
 -Melr rick J., oldest son of F. W. Pratt, has now position in a crockery store in Worcester, Mass.
 A petition to the Central Vt. R. R. Go. for the stopping of the Block Island train, northward, at this depot has been circulated in this vicinity. The o'clock a. m. ''express' train whirled by our sta tion the other day with six passengers. South Wilmington Correspondence. Master Wallace Lil1fbridge has been laid up with rheumatism the past few days, caused by going into the water when heated.
 MT. Edward Cantee, wife and friend, from New York, are stopping at Henry Gurley's. MT. Cantee was formerly em- ployed by MT. Hall.
 MT. Chas. Stills from Hartford spent Sunday with MT. Homer Neil.
 Mir. Chas. Aliens house was struck by lightning during the shower Monday evening. Three holes were made in the roof, but no other damage was done HAMPDEN, MASS. The house of Charles H. Burleigh, about half a mile north of the Center, was discovered to be on fire about a. m. on Friday by MT. Burleigh's little niece, who on going to her room found smoke issuing from the garret where fire had started in some articles stored away. Mir. Bur. leigh quickly quenched the flames with a pail of water. Hardly had the excite ment died away when his farm barn, 1Ol by 42 feet, was found to be in flames, the fire coming out of the cupola. The build. ing, which had two floors and a basement was destroyed, with 30 to 75 tons of hay valuable bull, five calves, and several hogs. 1t took energetic work to savesthe horse barn and the house. MT. Burleigh is insured in the Etna company of Hart ford on the barn for $2,OOO, and in the Peoples company of Worcester on stock tools, etc., for $1 1000, besides $1, 100 or the hay, grain, etc. His loss is $4, 900 or the barn, $1 800 on the hay, and $2, OO( on the other items.
 Sandham's portrait group of children gathering water lilies, which forms the frontispiece of the August Wide Awake is a most attractive grouping. The young | people are of the family of we'll -knowr Canadian gentleman.
 | MEN'S Suits at an extremely
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 not on the brink of any fearful CT l reasons for offering you your cho l been sold by us all the season at 1 B9.5o! B9
 These S,1its are all on counfe,