The Press., 1893-03-23
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 A. W. Walker offers this week one lot of Black Embroidered Flouncings at 25 cts. yard. These goods are same qual- ity as some dealers advertise as worth 70 cts. yard Gall and examine. ~
 "A w. Walkers spring opening of Ladies', Misses and Children's Garments will be on Friday and Saturday of this week. Call and examine the largeststock that was ever shown in town.
 There wifi be an opening of Spring Millinery at Miss RusselPs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 28, 29 and 30. All are cordially invited.
 --Ladies' Wrappers in Bingham, Cham brays and Prints. at B. L. -Burr's.
 Ladies' Shirt Waists in the latest styles and lowest prices, at Miss Russell's.
 Dress Linings and Trimmings, Gimps in the new and popular shades, at Miss Russell's.
 Bargains in Toilet Ware at M. c. Moole's. See corner window.
 Orders for duplicate whist sets re- ceived at The Press office. -...t.
 -Wehave bought Job Lot of 1000 Fine Linen Ruled Tablets of a bankrupt stock at a very low price, and will close them out at the lowest of prices-6 cents each-lower than the regular wholesale price. This is the best bargain we ever
  of All Kinds, at Low Prices, at The Press office. Job Lots speciality.
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 Mrs. Martha E. Thompson, formerly of Stafford Springs, who was married at Pomona, Cal, last October to Jesse Ross, is again widowed, her husband having died suddenly of apoplexy March 9th. Mrs. Thompson, it will be remembered, went to California several years ago, with her husband, W. N. Thompson, the latter dying soon after going there.
 St. Patrick's day was daisy. The sun and also the eyes of the sons and daughters of Erin shone brightly. The sky was blue and there was much green upon the earth-futtering from the but tonholes. There was no formal local ob- servance of the day, but those of Hibern- ian ancestry were numerous upon the streets, and proud in doing honor to the memory of one of the most worthy of saints. Busy notes of preparation were heard for the dramatic presentation to be given at the opera house by the St. Edwards Dramatic Association on the evenings of Friday and Saturday. One thing was noticeable, the freedom of the streets from signs of intoxication in the face of so large number of working peo- pie on holiday. The opera house was crowded on Friday evening and quite well filled on. Saturday evening. The play given, "A Celebrated Case" is too well j. known to need elaboration. The plot is easily followed, and grows in interest as 1t unfolds. James Warren, as the hero of the play, did himself credit, losing none of the good reputation he has made. Miss Kate Mccarthy, in two characters, met the high expectations always excited by her presence on the stage. Her acting is most natural, never too dramatic. Miss Kate Horrigan bore the leading part, however, and did excellent acting in most difficult character, winning univer- sal and unstinted praise. Mr.J. Williams most admirably enacted theepart of the villain of the play, the murderer, and later the bogus. count. These are a few of many worthy of mention. Little Ag- .gie Brennan did surprisingly well in the opening acts. The stage fittings and cos tunes were elegant. Between acts there was good singing by Miss M. Sullivan, Mir. M. Mullin, Master Joe Quinlan, also eornet solo by Mir. F. Lynch, and piano accompaniments, as well as good music by Pease's orchestra.
 Winter Post had on Monday evening the first of series of camp fires, which they propose to continue at intervals, and to which, if made as pleasant to invited guests as was the initial gathering, invi- tations will be at premium. Quite a number were present, outside of the Sons of Veterans and W. R. 0. The exercises were pleasantly opened by Commander Druley, who then turned over the conduct of affairs to Comrade Cleaveland. The first call for army "reminiscences was made upon Commander Druley, who gave an interesting story of the experience of 8 small garrison of western troops captured by an overwhelming force, and taken south in Missouri. This story brought out a fact new to most people-that during the war Jones County, Missouri, seeded from the confederacy en masse, the entire population of $500 souls, and set up the Jones republic, owning no allegiance to the confederacy, not out of loyalty to the Yankee" government, but to enjoy in dependence of all. The privilege they sought was evidently that of foraging on the foreign nation' which surrounded them. There were negro troops among the Yankees" imprisoned near them, and this Republic of Jones planned to show their abhorrence of the atrocity of the enlisting of negroes by marching upon the prison camp and massacreing the troops, but more especially the officers who had led them. The confederate guards heard of it and told the prisoners at the same time announcing their inabil- ity to protect them. Thereupon the pris- oners asked for arms to defend them selves, pledging their words of honor to use the arms only for their own defense, to make no attempt to escape, and to de, liver up the arms when their safety from massacre was assured. And this was done The attack was abandoneds wher the fact became known that preparations were made to meet 1t, and the prisoners did just as agreed. The consequence was 8 good understanding thereafter between prisoners and their handful of guards, ,ant Io,,iant treatment N NichO1S told O his prison experience and the capture O the 10th Conn. regiment. The circum stances were that 1900 men were holding 8 position on the river, relying upon thu aid of wooden gum boats; an iron clat destroying or driving out these boats, th' troops found themselves with a marsl hordarad river at the hack and 10 lQ