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The Press., 1893-08-24
SOMERS. 1o-4o \

---S-It is quite the thing for newly mar ried couples to go on wedding tours. Some take sea voyage to Europe, some go to Chicago and view the white city with it's many attractions, some even go farther west and view the Yosemite Park, but it remained for Deputy Sheriff Hib- bard to find attractions nearer home. We learn that he has or is spending his hon. eymoon at the county seat, caring for the prisoners confined there. We'll, Charles always has an eye for chance to make an honest penny.
 City people realize that Somers has attractions for them. A goodly number have been stopping at Hotel Elmwood, others with friends and relatives.
 Will Sunderland has sold out his fish and oyster businesss to a MT. Mulligan. We bespeak for MT. M. good word, for he is an old hand at the business, having been enaged in the same occupation in Springfield, where he built up a large trade by honest and fair dealing.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. P. Dodge and son, Allie, returned to their home at Moore's Corner Mass, last week.
 We see that some of our farmers are cutting up their corn. The complaint is heard that corn is not caring out as well as it does some years.
 The rain of last Saturday and Sunday was very acceptable.
 E. l.. Cummings is visiting the farm- CTS in this section with his threshing ma- chine. We hear that he threshed for one of our formers 204 bushels in one fore noon.
 On Wednesday evening of last week Miss Mabel A. Russell gave select lawn party at her home at Hillside Farm, in honor of B. F. Gager, previo us to his re- turn to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 :--Mrs. Amariah Kibbe, in looking over some papers that had not been disturbed for over thirty years, found a pocket book containing number of bank bills of the kind we used to see at that time.
 Mrs. E.P. Russell and daughter spent the Sabbath in Stafford.
 ! There are not many peach orchards in Somers, but those few bid fair to yield good crop for their owners.
 Jerome Lee started up his cider mill on Wednesday of this week.
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WELLINGTON.
-The recent rain was gracious yisita-
(Correspondence.)


 The recent rain was gracious yisita- tion, but more is needed Arthur Wood. James Sunderland and Charles Amidon, Ashford side, took the cars here Tuesday for the worlds fair
 The l.. N. N. railroad throws out an alluring bait for folks hereabou to go to the Willimantic camp meeting. The round trip ticket is eighty cents, while the regular fare to Willimantic and re- turn is seventy-five cents!
 -Dr. Frost and wife, formerly Mrs. George Rider, of Waterbury, now stop ping at Mrs. Wright's, Ashford, were in town last week.
 -Golding of Boston, is visiting at the Baptist parsonage. ..a
 The injury that Widow George Snow sustained from being thrown from her carriage was quite serious. Her hip was broken, and it is feared she is crippled for life. She is at present unable to leave her bed.
 Mrs. Henrietta Holt Read, her little son, Clarence, and maid, of Fall River, Mass, are at Chas. T. Preston's
 - The following is from Mondays Springfield Republican:
 Ernest Taylor, about 13 years old, of Wilmington, Conn.,, called at the police station yesterday afternoon and said that he was looking for his aunt, Mrs. Bessie Taylor. His story is that Mrs. Taylor, who lived in Ware, sent him money to pay for his fare to come and visit her. He was unable to find her in Ware, and was told that she had moved to this city He was equally unsuccessful in his search here, and finally applied to the police to help him out.
 The president of the United States, or. a judge of the supreme court of the United States, for instance, is liable to change his mind by argument, and to have his prejudices removed by presenta- tien of facts. But a small man ever change his mind? Never! "The spider works with wit and will,
 She frames her wheel and she is sped But 'tis the dew's gift, not her skill,
 That hangs with diamonds ev'ry thread.
 MOOSE, sE,MEADow.-The ladies' aid so- ciety of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. F. H. Ballou next week Thursday afternoon and evening, Aug. 31st, and hold a 'tsociable All are cordially in- vited.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 70. N. Allen and wife, who have been spending the past two months at Fishers Island, have returned. Harry Allen, of Hartford, has also returned.
 -G. Hall, Jr., & Co., are ruffing spool birches, which is about one month earlier than usual.
 Edward Pearl and wife and Mrs. Dawkins have returned from their sum- mer home at Mansfield.
 Miss Emily and Jennie Smith and two lady friends, of WilIimantic, visited their sister, Mrs. c. c. Essex, Saturday.
 Benjamin Benton and Miss Lillian Scott attended the Newport excursion last Friday, and report good time. Miss Rena and Carrie Young are spending few days with friends at Put nam.
 -Wm. Nichols has been visiting friends in Rhode Island.
 Miss Carrie Curtiss accompanied her father to Stamford Monday.
 Mir. Harrison and wife, of Yantic, are spending few days with their son, J.. w Harrison,
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SMITH & MURRAY.

There have beenIots of Gingham Bargains here this season, but here is one that ecIipses all pre- vious efforts. There is just one case of them that an importer had left by mistake.
 They are choice styles of one of the best makes of Scotch Gingham.
 1t is a quality that never retaiIs less than 25 cents a yard under any ordi- nary circumstances.
 This time they are to go for l2 l-2c. a yard, or Dress Lengths, 1Oyards, for SIPS.
 twill be good economy to buy these now, as the amount saved is suffi- cient inducement.
 Women's Eton Suits, made of fine serge, not the klnQ that changes it's color after being worn a few times.
 Price, $7.5O.
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UNION.

Miss Alkaline Paul has gone on trip to Geneseo, H., to visit her brother, and will also see the worlds fair during her absence, which will continue for six weeks or more.
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HOLLAND.
{Correspondence.)

r Mrs. Hopkins, who had been sick for a long time, died at her home in the south part of town Thursday. The funeral took place on Friday. The interment was in the south cemetery.
 The body of Miss Jennie l.. Loomis, who committed suicide by shooting her. self through the lung, has been placed in vault in Rockville. It will be taken to Baltimore, Md, for cremation.
 Sunday being camp-meeting Sunday, there was no service at the Methodist church. Rev. J. Thompson assisted in the services at the Congregational church. Very few people have attended the camp meeting this year from this vicinity.
 The grange held picnic at Loren Reeds Tuesday.
 Miss Edith Sumner, of Springfield, was the guest of Miss M. L. Underwood over Sunday.
 Misses Miriam and Catharine Birds eye, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are at Mrs. E. C. Underwood's.
 -E. O. Dimock has just returned from visit to the worlds fair.
 F. Sweet and family, of Denver, Col, were in town one day last week.
 -J. B. Underwood and family are out of town.
 ELLINGTON.
 D. P. Chapman of Riverside, Cal. is the guest of his brother. w. F. Chapman, of Ellington.
 Crystal Lake CorrespondenceJ
 We were very sorry to hear last week that Solomon Neff, living near the lake, an aged man, had fallen and broken an arm.
 Rev. Elisha z. Ellis, with Mrs. Ellis, of Danbury, made one or two short calls in passing through this place on their way to visit friends in West Stafford.
 Rev. w. Sherman Thompson, of Quincy, Mass, and his wife, formerly Grace H. Newell, are, with their little boy, guests for few days of MT. and Mrs. Frank Newell
 Carrie and Rosella Taft of Moosup are, with their mother, Mrs. Sophronia Taft, spending some little time at Crystal Lake.
 -"Farmers' day." MT. Bowler's sister and Miss Brown, coming to the picnic with friend, had a narrow escape. As it began to rain an umbrella was raised, which frightened the horse, causing him to run, throwing the friend and Miss Bow Ter out. Miss Brown clung to the car- riage seat, until the horse was suddenly stopped and thrown by the reins and a rubber blanket winding about one wheel. Slight injury was done to Miss Bowler, the others were unhurt.
 Having spent several weeks with friends in Norwich very pleasantly, Ira Ii. Lewis, Esq, returns to Crystal Lake in good health and spirits
 Mrs. R. A. Taft of Ellington Street has much enjoyed spending number of days as the guest of her sister-in-law Mrs. H. s. Taft, at Crystal Lake. She attend ed church here on Sunday.
 Representative Miles Aborn and Mrs. Aborn were here on Sunday The sermon next Sunday in the Meth odist church here will be presentation of the old time Methodist view of the sec- ond coming of Christ.
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COVENTRY.
South Coventry

 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register
 Rev. Joseph Hawley preached at the Congregational church Sunday.
 The Demorest contest for the silver medal is to take place next Monday eve ming at the M. E. church, providing the arrangements can be completed. Misses Julia White, Mary Latimer, A. Katherine Perkins, Bertha Collins, Nellie Potter, and Ella Warren are the speakers.
 That section of road worked by Geo. Maine in district has been newly re- paired.
 Miss Julia White is to teach the fall term in district 4.
 The barley in the Conn. crop exhibit at Chicago was grown by Charles Kings bury.
 -Wm. Tucker is to take charge of the music at the Demorest contest. Rev. MT. Lamson was quite seriously indisposed the first of the week.
 -Adelbert Grant caugh black bass in Wangumbaug on the 18th inst, weighing five pounds, and enters his name as con- testant for the Natchaug Silk Go. $ prize.
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In another column is the advertise
 ment of Storrs Agricultural College at Storrs, Conn. The school gives con- plete and practical education for every young man and young woman in the state who desire it. In addition to what has formerly been taught in the school, five new departments are to be introduced horticulture, veterinary science, domestic science, higher English and work in wood and iron. The following plan has been adopted to meet the necessities of the students. A first year is provided for those who have not had complete advant- ages in the common schools. Those who are able to pass an examination in arith- metic, English, U. s. history and geogra- phy, can have the choice of a short or a long course-the short covering the work of the 2d and Sd years, in which the ele- ments of the subjects will be taught, very similar to that of the school in past years, only much improved by adding horticul- ture, veterinary science, IT ore training in
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 will also see the worlds fair during her absence, which will continue for six weeks or more.
 (Correspondence.) Misses Grace Bar Der and Sarah Moore spent the Sabbath at Willimantic camp ground.
 Miss Mary Lawson visited at her brothers, Dr. Geo. N. Lawson, in Middle Haddam the past week.
 Mrs. l.. R. Foster, with her sister, Mrs. R. C., .,5Agard, and her daughters, Ida and Flora, from Brimfield. Mass, vis- ited at Mrs. E. W. Upham's and with other friends in town the past week. MT. D. A.Weld and Mrs. Allen Wales of Southbridge called on friends in town while driving through to Stafford one day last week.
 Miss Marion Burt of Hartford is vis- iting with Miss Lulu Marcy, Mrs. E. A. Clifford of Warrenville at Mrs. M A. Marcy's.
 -E. Bruce Horton and family are at HIS ldGl6I 5, I. M. 1OEUOn. J. H. Reed and J. o. Booth attended church with friends fast Sabbath. Mrs. Francis James is at R. E. Web ster's.
 Some are attending the camp meeting at West Dudley this week.
 MashaPaug.
 (COrrespondence.) MT. Ismer Hollingsworth of Fall River is visiting at F. H. Walkers. Rev. George Smith of New Haven will preach at the M E. church at il o'clock next Sunday. Everybody is in- vited to attend. Among those that at tended church from Mayland last Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. A. Howard. The water is being drawn from the lake quite fast, and good fishing may be expected now.
 W. W. Winch hurt his hand quite seriously last week on a planer, but is getting along nicely.
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upon it's completion, to enter direct any New England college.
 The general course differs from the classical in giving, instead of Latin and Greek, equivalent work in the sciences and French.
 Pupils will be allowed to change from one course to the other at the end of the year only, and it is 8 matter of import ance that parents decide with much care which course shall be pursued by pupils.
 The outlined work of the fall term is as follows:
 First year class, general course,-alge- bra, English, physiology; classical course, the same, with Latin substituted for physiology.
 Second year, general, higher algebra, physics, higher English and English his tory; classical, higher algebra, Latin and Greek.
 Junior, general, geometry, physics, French and rhetoric; classical, ,-geom- etry, Caesar, and either Greek or French.
 Senior, = English literature, general history, and either Cicero or French. There will be weekly recitations in civil I y bookkeeping for such as desire it in the second year class. Drawing will also form part of the regular work of the school.
 For the successful carrying out of these new courses of study, and in broadening the curriculum by increasing the number and length of recitations, the school off, cials have deemed it necessity to add to the teaching force of the school. Two assistants have, therefore, been engaged for the coming year - Miss Nancy M. Bragg, of Holliston, Mass, and Miss Grace L. Putnam, of Lexington, Mass. Miss Bragg comes with four years ex- peIience as a successful teacher, having done successful work in the sciences at
The Press., 1893-08-24

Notices were issued Tuesday by tho Vermont Central road that a reduction of wages of from 10 to % cents 8 day upon all the hands employed on the New Lon don Northern branch had been ordered and would take effect on Thursday, Aug ust A
The Press., 1893-08-24

Several hundred national banks have suspended through the country, some tenn porarily, some for bad and all. Their bills are all over the country circulating in trade, hoarded in stockings, locked up in banks, worth in New York two to three per cent. more than their face. Banks burst and their bills at premium! This is because of the wise safeguards of the national banking act. The currency is always good, unquestioned anywhere. If the country should resort to state bank currency, every bill would be questioned. Every bank failure would bring loss to whoever held it's bills.
The Press., 1893-08-24
ROCKVILLE.

W. Frank Fay, of Rockville, has been continued in office as prosecuting attorney for Holland county by the coun- ty commissioners.
 Rockville will soon have an Italian colony of 100 or more members, who will be employed for some time months laying the pipe for the new city water works A large building is being e1 e1ected near the lower steamboat landing at Snipsic Lake, where they will live. Most of the men have already arrived.
The Press., 1893-08-24

English, etc., while the long course will include all of the short, and, at present, one year in addition, the fourth of the schedule. The short course is to meet the wants of those who have neither the means nor the time to study longer, yet who desire the clements of an education. The longer course is to accommodate those who have the ambition and means to go further, and who desire to do much higher grade of work, and thus se- cure more complete education. Those who take the short course will receive 8 certificate at it's close, the same as from the school in past years, but those who take the long course will be graduated with degree. Schedule of studies:
 First year-Arithmetic, grammar, phy- sical geography, U. s. history, penman- ship, elocution, music, military.
 Second year-Agriculture horticulture, veterinary, chemistry, botany, algebra, English, drawing, singing, military.
 Third year-Agriculture, horticulture, English, bookkeeping, agricultural chem istry, botany, physics, political economy, entomology, geometry, surveying, mili- tary.
 Fourth year-Horticulture, agriculture, veterinary, landscape gardening, botany, zoology, geology, chemistry, meterology, science of government, English, military.
 No charge is made for furnished rooms. Tuition is S25 a year, but those who are in limited circumstances and show them selves worthy, can have it remitted. Text books, table board, washing, fuel and lights are furnished at cost. The whole expense per year, exclusive of tuition, averages about $120 or $125, and oppor- tunities are afforded industrious pupils to earn from $25 to $75, or even $1OO year, which is credited upon their bills.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Tales of tho Soil.

They are bcncfactors of the human
rnce who have, by scientific research and
life long devotion, discovered Natures
secrets. aud related them for the benefit
Of m nkird. Agriculture, horticulture,
Horticulture, and kindred cultures have
kept pace with the rapid progress of the
Worlds commerce, inventions, arts, and
manufactures.
Among thc' prominent educators of
advanced Horticulture, and horticu' ture is
the old established firm of Ellwapger and
Barry, Roch stcr, N. Y.
"Thc Gardens Story" by Geo. H. ELL
wangcr is sweet little record of tho
garden year; of the hardy plants of
spring, summer, and autumn and the
birds and inse It's attendant upon them.
In his chapters on the rock garden and
hardy fernery he also carries the r,ader
to view the "haunts of nature" in the
wildwood. The story is most charming
ly told aud is intelsnes sed hero and thor
With appropriate quotations from Shakee
spear', Bryant, and other poets. The
botanical terms of The different plants
are given and altogether the book is in
structive, int resting and pleasing to the
most aesthetic lover Of flowers and flower
gardening.
"Barry's Fruit Garden" by p Barry is
the acknowledged standard of the modern
fruit cul,urist. He enlarges upon prun-
ing, propagating, transplanting, the kind
OF soil required, the best varieties of fruit
as well as packing, shipping, etc.
While the author adheres to principles
still the book is preeminently practical
ono.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

Says Once A Week: "Tbe South no
longer sends away its cntiro output of
raw matcrial-it now turns thousands of
tons of cotton into its own mills, to bo
made into cloth; 1t raises millions OF
bushels of corn and wheat, instead OF
I2N,ying them up North and paying freight
Bh;k Hem; from its own mines, furnaces
nnd Mills it gets much Of iron, in all
forms, for home consumption, aud
Southern forests arc being turned into
furniture, wagons, agricultural imple.
mcnts, etc., in home factories. All this
tcnds to decrease the volume of railway
traffic, but 1t certainly increases tho
prosperity aud self-reliance of the South.
Railways in some of the newer Northern
States have suffered from similar causes,
but the. communities forged ahead all
he same. 1t docs no harm once in .
hilc that railways were made for the
people-not the people for railways
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
He Will Have No Mystery.

LAKEWOOD, N. J.-Mr. Cleveland
made his first official Cabinet announce.
mcnt and here it is:
Secretary of OfStatc-Walter Q. Gresham
of Illinois.
Secretary Of the Treasury-John G.
Carlisle Of Kentucky.
Secretary of War Daniel 8. Lamont
of New York.
Postmaster: G Gcneral-Wilson s. Bisscl
of New York.
Secretary of Interior-Hoke Smith of
Georgia.
Mr.. Cleveland also said that he would
announce the names of the members OF
his Cabinet as soon as he had selected
them and received letters of acceptance
and permission to make the names pub
lie. He also said that he did not see any
reason for making n mystery Of the
names of his Cabinet officers until he
presented the list to the Senate.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Recording to the rext,le Mauuractur

Sooording to the Iextile Mauufactur.
sng World, 272 new mills employing
some 81, 500 persons, were added in
1892 to the number Of textile mills 10
the country. Of these seventy .three
were cotton, forty-nine wooden, ninety.
three knitting and twenty one silk mills,
leaving thirty.six distributed among
other branches, In cotton Massachu-
sets leads with nineteen new mills,
North Carolins follows with sixteen aud
South Carolina stands third with eloven.
Illinois and Indiana boast of only one
each. In woolen, also, Massachusetts,
leads with eight new mills, Maine follows
with seven aud Pennsylvania with sig.
But Maine stands first and Pennsylvania
second in number of hands employed.
In knitting Pennsylvania leads with
thiIty-two mills, and New York follows
with twenty. The most Of these estab-
lishments are small, and are engaged In
producing seamless cotton hosiery.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
To Purchase Temple Farm

WASHINGTON, d. C.--In the Sen ate
the bill appropriating 100000 for the
purchase Of Temple farm at Yorktown,
Va, the scene Of the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS and his army, having been
reached on the calendar, Mr.. Morrill,
a'kcd that it be laid aside in order that
he might exam ne it. He was not aware
that il had been reported from the com
mittee on public bulldogs ard grounds,
OF which he is acting chairman.
A desire was expressed by Mr.. Cock.
erell that the 8 nator from Vermont
would at some time look into the 0ues-
ti"n of the market value of land rs com
pared with the price named in the bill.
He was informed by Mr.. Daniel, who
had originally introduced the bill and
wh' had afterwards reported it from the
Committee On public buildings and
grounds, that the va'uc of the Ian II for
agricultural purposes was but small
The amount fiXe ! in the bill was on the
principle Of prctio AFT C ion;s. The bill
was laid aside without action.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Verdict of Manslaughter.

DANvILLE, VA.-Thc case of J. T.
Clark, indicted for the murder of Rev
j. r. Moffett, was concluded in the
Hastings Court after a ten days trial.
The jury, which was brought here from
LynchburS to try the case, rendered Il
verdict of manslaughter, fixing the pun
ishmeut at five years in the penitentiary.
Moffett, having been Prohibition
leader and editor Of Prohibition paper,
it has been charged in Church and Pro-
hibition papers that his murder was the
result Of conspiracy. Counsel was en-
ployed by the friends of the deceased to
assist the prosecution. Counsel on both
sides said in their speeches that nothing
in the evidence showed any conspiracy
and that it was merely personal matter
only fight between two men in which
one was killed.