The Press., 1893-08-24

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 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 a black bass in Wangumbaug on the 18th inst, weighing five pounds, and enters his name as con- testant for the Natchaug Silk Go. s prize. ASHFORD. Jurors drawn: Sherman B. Paine, Henry R. Woodward, Nelson Hammond, James H. Hay, Alfred Walker, Cicero A. Chapman, Merritt E. Gallup, William H. Lamphear, Andrew J. Hewlett, Arthur E. James, George o. Bach, Harvey w. Mercy, Albert M. Carpenter, Henry H. Richmond, Thomas F. Durham, John A. Chism
 -Willimantic lost it's fear of water famine before the rains came through the tender by Hon. B. A. Buck of the water in Mercy reservoir, in Westford, owned by him. Though IS miles from the pump ing station, the released waters soon found their way thither.
 Over $1 ,OO0 has been raised for the church at Warrenville, and $20O of the amount was raised among the business men of Willimantic. The money will be used to make extensive repairs, which are badly needed. The church will be newly carpeted and reshingled, and will have patent metal ceilings put in.
 Westford Correspondence.
 The Ashford Bible Society held it's annual meeting in John Chisms grove last week Wednesday. The program in- cluded speaking by Revs. Thatcher, Matthewson, Weed and Randlette, also Deacon Walls and John Brown. Music was furnished by the Ashford Babcock band and Miss Minnie Taylor, who played on the organ.
 Over seventy friends and relatives of Mir. and Mrs. George Chandler met at their residence in the edge of Union last Saturday to celebrate Mrs. C's. fifty first birthday. A bountiful supper was pro- vided by the guests, and a large number of presents were made, including 8 nice dinner set, glass set, and clothes wringer. also quite sum of money.
 (From another correspondent.)
 hn fo110 o1i +hn dletowD "Penny Press," will be of inter- est to the former parishioners and friends:
 Rev. J. B. Cornell was recalled to the pastorate of the Baptist church in Crom- we'll, about the beginning of-May, and since his return he has been preaching series of discourses upon subjects of vital interest. In spite of the prevailing warm weather, the congregations have been large. MT. Cornell believes that the pull pit ought to be used to voice all public and moral reforms; preacher and people ought to be in touch with the practical issues of the times. The actual condi.s tion of the population of a town, with their surroundings, is subject of great importance. We therefore gladly give a synopsis of MT. Councils discourse, which cannot fail to be of interest to every
 
 lected his text from the 49th psalm, 2d verse. 'e'
 The Press then gives full synopsis of the discourse, which treats of the situa- tion of Cromwell, it's natural advantages and resources, showing the possibilities of the place, and suggesting, among other things, village improvements and im- proved schools, and cites, as examples, along with other places, Willimantic and Stafford Springs.
 From another Correspondent.)
 MT. and Mrs. George Smith have re- turned home from a few weeks visit at the shore.
 Justin Burrill and family, of Worces- ter, are visiting relatives in this place. Albert Kinney, accompanied by his brother, M. H. Kinney, of Stafford Springs, started for the west Monday evening. On their way home they will take in the worlds fair and NiagaraF Tails. Mrs. William Taylor, Misses Jennie and Minnie Taylor and William Chandler attended the Willimantic camp meeting, 1 also John Chism's family.
 Elmer Walker and family, of Web ster, spent Sunday with Frank Dawley. | On account of the storm last Sunday, there was no service held in the church. | 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 erected near the lower steamboat landing at Snipsic Lake, where they will live. Most of the men have already arrived.
 Notices were issued Tuesday by tho Vermont Central road that reduction of wages of from 10 to % cents day upon all the hands employed on the New Lon- don Northern branch had been ordered and would take effect on Thursday, Aug ust 24.