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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
A Step Backward.

After a long season of freedom from
the open saloon in Holly Springs Aug.
LIST witnessed the opening of liquor
house here. True it is called gallon
house and the license is granted to sell
liquor in no less quantity than a gal
Ion; but if we are to have the expe
rience that most other towns have had
and still have where gallon houses are
licensed, it will be hard to tell the diff
ference between gallons, quarts, pints
and half pints. 1t is sad thing to re-
alize that town with as many truly
good people-people who do oppose
the liquor traffic, should still allow
such thing as a liquor house to be
opened up to induce the young men
to a life of sin: but it is by far sadder
reflection that such a house could
never have been opened here without
the signatures of church members. A
majority of the voters of the town
could not be secured without very
considerable number of church mem
bers on the petition. What do they
think-what can they think of their
own future when with the vows of the
church upon them and the open Bible
in their hands they read the words of
the Lord: "Woe unto him that giveth
his neighbor drink" What day of
awakening will come to men who call
themselves Christians and yet dare to
violate the laws of God SO boldly and
with such confidence of temporal ben
efits!!
They tell us that whisky will build
up the town and make business more
certain and men more prosperous. Let
such as think these things hear the
word of the all powerful God when he
says, "Woe to him that buildeth town
with blood, and stablisheth city by
iniquity."
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
very touch of the women she loved.
Union Signal.
A SOLEMN WARNING.

An old man relates the following
touching incident: II took the pledge
at the foot of the gallows, when | saw
young man hung. The sheriff took
out his watch and said: If you have
anything to say speak now, for you
have only five minutes to live The
young man burst into tears and said:
Il have to die. had only a little broth
er; he had beautiful blue eyes and
fiaxen hair, and loved him. But one
day got drunk, and coming home
found him gathering berries in the
garden, and ! became angry without
a cause and killed him with one blow
with rake. Whisky has done it; it
it has ruined me. | have but one more
word to say: Never. never!! neyer!!!
touch anything that can intoxicate. y
India Waterman.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
POWER OF A KIND WORD.

Many years ago poor German emf
grant women sat with her children in
the waiting room of an Eastern sta
ton. A lady passing to a train struck
by her misery, stopped moment to
speak with her. The story was soon
told. Her husband had been buried
at sea. She was going to Iowa, and lit
was hard to enter new world with her
babies" The stranger had but one in
slant. She pressed little money in
to the poor creatures hand and said:
"Why Jesus is with you! He never will
leave you alone"
Ten years afterward the woman said:
"That word gave me courage for all
life. When l was a child l knew
Christ and loved Him. l had forgot
ten him. That chance word brought
me back to him. 1t kept me strong
and happy through all my troubles
PHILADELPHIA Methodist.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14

Our advice to our temperance bri-
gade is, work steadily, hopefully, and
charitably at your oar, for the enter
prise on which you have embarked is
commenting itself to increasing num-
bers on every hand, and the day for
which you long and labor will soon en-
rich town and country with blessings,
material, social and religious, which
Christian temperance has mission
from. God and man to diffuse.-Ner
Zealand Presbyterian.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
A Serious Menace.

l go far as to say this, that if the
State does not soon control the liquor
traffic, the liquor traffic will control
the State.-Lord Rosebury. This ex-
tract comes from a recent speech of
England's prime minister. Such soon
troll" as he speaks of, New York City
has today. Had it not been for the
compact organization of the liquor in
terest, Tammany could never have
gained the power it exercises, and with
out it, it would not be able to main
tain itself. Kill the saloon, and cor
rnption in politics will be reduced to a
minimum.-Chrisfion Inquirer.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
PLEDGE.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President-Mrs. l.. s. MOUNT, Greenville.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. NELLIE NJ
GENT SoMERvILIE, Greenville.
Recording Secretary-Miss ALICE SHANNON,
Vicksburg.
Assistant Recording Secretary-Miss Nj. L..
Montgomery, Starkvie.
Treasurcr-Mrs. 4. W. PENTECosT, Columbus.
State Evangelists - Mrs. MARY MCGEE
SMELL. Mrs. NJ. +. ERWIN, Columbus; Mrs.
MATTE q. NELSON, Clinton.
Superintendent OF Juvenile Work and Demo
rest Medal Contests-Miss ANNA SIMoNTON,
Shannon.
Superintendent of Young Women's Work
Miss BELLE kEARNEY, Flora.
Associate Superintendent - Miss REBECCA
CARRADINE, Fayette.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14

Workmen must stand up against the
evil of intemperance. The manufac-
ture of Intoxicating liquor represents
but little of productive labor. And
its consumption does nothing but
clog the wheels of commerce and pro-
gress. Remove the curse of drink aud
the workman and all the people are
raised to a higher level in which all
men are thinkers and workers. The
sequel is clear, and prohibition will do
more to adjust the difference between
labor and capital than all strikes and
conflicts of the past yeaf.-IOhn jar
ret
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14

Imagine the happy country where
the law forbids the sale of liquor in
the rural district and for the fist and
second transgression imposes a fine,
and for the third, Imprisonment. Such
a country is Finland, and the result is,
according to those who know, nearer
approach to total abstinence people
than any other country can present
Selected
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Mrs. Minerva r. Tobey, of Boston, is
giving IA course of lectures on blouse
hold Sanitation" at the New England
Chatauqua, at Lakeview
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14

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has paid in full for its Temperance
Temple which was built at a cost of
$4,000.
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w WARRANTED

CoRnEEsvILLE, MISS, Dee. u, 1855.
PARIS MEDICINE CO.. Paris, Tenn.
Please send me three dozen OF your Groves Taste
less Chill Tome. 4 was pleased villa the lot from
you last sumg1er The people we're refighted with
Il, leaFe yonT Chill Tonir to suln. children VINO
we've pale and sFsrthY and rR'actatsd, having had
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the Chill Ii, they we're hale aud hearty with red
and rosy ei.eeks. Ii acted Ike sasm
" W. S'iiSSOE, NJ. ID.
The Press., 1894-09-06

The interment was at the south cemetery.
 -Elbert Parsons and wife, of Filing ton, were at Chas. Meachams over Sun day.
 . Most of the schools opened for the fall term the first of the week. The school at the center again has Miss Ruth Brown as teacher. The school room has been remodeled, new seats and windows put in, and a new floor laid, so that 1t presents very neat appearance. The work was done by J. H. Clough.
 Hubbard West and wife were at Dea. A. l.. Benton's over Sunday.
 Miss Catherine Hanson will teach in Lebanon this fall. Miss Anna Meacham returns to Mapping, and Miss Mary Ben ton teaches on Buff Cap.
 Court came together on Tuesday, Judge Ralph Wheeler, of New London, on the bench.
 There will be no morning service at the Congregational church next Sunday, as Rev. A. H. Post, the pastor, is away for a vacation.
 Miss Mary Smith is the guest of w. A. Agard's family.
 A water famine seems impending here as well as in other places. The sup ply has been good until within a week. The reservoir is very low. Many wells are entirely dry.
 Mrs. Wm. Sumner spent few days in New York recently.
 Hon. Radcliffe Hicks and daughter and Miss Hicks are at Saratoga.
 Miss Miriam Underwood Is out of town for few weeks. FLORA.
The Press., 1894-09-06

would he would give me five dollars. He opened the door; I called, and the dog followed. I had got about half way home, my chance looked very good, and the five dollars looked very big to my imagina- tion, for never had had as much at one time; but just about that time Sanford began to whistle. The dog quickly turned and went at 2.40 gait all the way home, my vision of the five dollars vanishing just as fast. But hold no grudge against Sanford he was always kind to me and I always liked him. But I do think that MT. Niles and Ms. Snow have lived there so long that the "city" ought to vote them a pension. s. D. T.
 Springfield, Mass.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 John Taylor, wife and son of Paw tucket, R. l., are visiting at G. Halls.
 Louis Silvey, who formerly lived on the Darling place near Willington center, has moved into the village.
 John Huntington, who has been con- fined to his bed for the past two weeks, is recovering.
 The most interesting game of base ball that has been played here for num- Der of years was played on the South Will lington grounds last Saturday between the Stafford and South Wilmington hines (not the juveniles). A good game was played, the score running rather high, but it was exciting throughout. Stafford battery was English and Pinney; South Willington, Hall and McFarlane. Hall and English pitched good games, each striking out IA men. McFarlane and Pinney put up good games behind the bat. The Stafford boys can be classed as gentlemen, and we are in hopes of meeting them again at an early date, or before the ball season is over. Score by innings:
 Staffords, ? ? 0 1 6 0-1a Willingtons, 3 o % 7 3 lis
 Your correspondent noticed an item in the Hartford Courant of last week in re- gard to the ball game played here Aug. 25th between nine of juveniles from
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ScsSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSS Springfield, September, 1894. We've got our north win dow filled up with the best l371a cent wool mixture dress goods we ever saw. And GUS toners who like its appear ance in the window and eX- anime it at the counters seem to share the enthusiasm.
 It has soft, beautiful, changeable luster, and comes in thirty different combina- tions in five designs, is 3S inches wide, and s yards make a dress-$3 for the dress length. Send for samples. Left aisle.
 Black India twill dress goods 46 inches wide at 5S cents a yard. You'd as quick ly pay 75 cents for it, if we asked; but we make the price as little as possible always. Send for samples.
 Right aisle
 Blankets just as brisk as ever. Twenty-Five per cent. saved by buying them now. Its a magic thought. And the nights are coming fast and sure when you will need just blankets.
 s5 cents each to s1 pair for no Od ao blankets | $6 to S9.50 a pair for 12-4 blankets. Main floor of Vernon-street building.
 Our carpet department is a dangerous place to go to ''just look" The "looking" creates enthusiasm, and of course the order follows.
 But you are just as welcome to look without buying. Don't care a snap whether you buy now or not. If you see our collection you will buy your carpets here, when you need them, we know.
 Second floor of Pynchon-street building.
 The Sandow is the strong est boys suit ever made. Sim ply impregnable against the ordinary school boy; a knife is the only thing that will make any impression on it.
 Can't rip at the seams be- cause they're tapcd and sew ed with silk; elbows or knees won't come through, or seat wear out, because they're re- irforced; buttons can't come off, because they're rivcted on.
 We give a new suit for every suit that does not stand the test. It is strictly all wool and comes in ten styles, at $5 the suit.
 Second floor Vernon street building.
 FORBES & WALLACE, Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets,
 Springfield, Mass.
The Press., 1894-09-06
(Correspondence.)


 Special grange meeting Friday eve- ming. A full attendance is particularly requested.
 Special meeting of the G. A. R. post on Saturday evening.
 Rev. c. H. Brown, Wm. Brackett and F. w. Pratt were the delegates to the council at the Warrenville Baptist church on Tuesday, for the examination of MT. Chappell to be ordained for the gospel ministry to be pastor of the church.
 A large delegation from here attend ed the associational meeting at Warren vile yesterday and to-day.
 One of "S. ID. IFS" "Reminiscences.
 Fifty-foul years ago I lived in Willing ton City, now called East Wilmington, and I think that there are only two persons now living there who were residents fifty four years ago. Where can you find an- other place in New England bearing the name of "city" which contains but two of it's residents of half century ago? Mir. Sanford Niles and the widow of George Snow are the two who have seen all the other inhabitants go hence west, or some where else-and to see others take their places.
 When living there I had to pass MT. Niles place when on my way to school /; I used to stop sometimes. MT. Niles was a shoemaker, and at that time he kept a little dog that the family thought very much of, but which did not take much notice of outsiders. He took, however, some notice of me, and the family spoke of it as an unusual occurrence. One day I told Sanford that believed that I could call the dog home. He replied that if I
The Press., 1894-09-06
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

tMatter under this head cents per line.)
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Cummings de- sire to most sincerely thank kind friends, whose aid frightened their labors during the sickness of their child, and whose friendly words and acts have softened the affiiction that has come to them.
 stafford Springs, Conn.,, Sept 3, 1893.
 Low prices on shirt waists, to close them out, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Closing Out Sale of all Remnants and Short Lengths in Dress Goods of all kinds at A. W. Walkers.
 A few Print Wrappers to be closed at a low price at E. l.. Burr's. Job Lots in Stationery at The Press office.
 Wedding Cards and Announcements at The Press office, either engraved or printed.
 Ferris Corset Waists at E. L. Burr's. -Everything in the line of Stationery at The Press office.
 Japanese Napkins at The Press office
The Press., 1894-09-06

CharesR Newton. T. G. tn Stat Champi Charles R. New Newton of this village is IS old and graduate of the Stafford
 
   impossible He Monday last Newton headed  hardly likely
The Press., 1894-09-06
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake COrrespondence. !


 Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 The Danish families living on Buff Cap and in it's vicinity enjoyed picnic together last Thursday in Bowler's grove. The title of the interesting al lticle in The Press, taken from the Hartford Times, about women mail carriers Is incorrect, since the mail between Stafford Springs and Crystal Lake is carried by Mrs. Kibbe. Solomon Neff was the guest of his son, Eugene, at Crystal Lake, a part ot last week.
 Several members of the Lewis family from Hazardville, Holland and our own hamlet picnicked together at Bowler's a few days since.
 Bert Baker has gone to Wm. Cranes to work for while.
 -Perlin Charter, who graduated from Rockville high school in June, Is the teacher of the school in Crystal Lake dis trict this term. It commenced Monday. We heartily wish him success in his first term.
 Elder Dudley is expected to preach here at the usual hours next Sunday. He will also administer baptism and the Lords supper.
 Mrs. Herbert Glazier, (formerly Miss c. Josephine Dimeck,) is teaching the spring term in Newell Hill district.
 -Anson' Dewey Newell, now of Hol. yoke, Mass, is visiting old friends here and in this vicinity. MT. Newell is one of the veterans.
 Your correspondent pleasantly antic. ipates spending several days, including next Sunday, in Mansfield, as the guest of MT. and Mrs. George Swift.
 Rev. J. B. Ackley of Holland, form. CT pastor here, will preach in the Meth. |odist church at Crystal Lake next Sun. day, at o'clock.
 ROCKVILLE.
 -Fitton fire company have their annual field day at Hyde Park on Saturday. One event will be a base ball game between the St. Johns and Stafford Springs nine. These clubs have played together before and are very evenly matched. Otherevents are a tug of war, foot races for all dis. tances, jumping, bicycle race, etc. The proceeds will go toward purchasing new uniforms for the company. The local merchants are responding literally in the way of valuable prizes, which will be awarded to the winners of the different events. A dance will also be given in the evening at the Rockville Opera House, with numerous attractions.
The Press., 1894-09-06
UNION. (COrrnsnOndancnl


 Rock MEADOW DIsTRIoT.-Mrs. Steph- en Hiscox and her daughters, Grace and Mary, of Brooklyn, N. Y., visited at Geo. Bradway's recently...... Weeks and his family have been visiting at his faith CTS, Lyman Weeks......C. Watrous and | wife of North Hampton, Conn. have been visiting in this place. ...Charles Richard son and wife of Rockville are visiting with Mrs. R.'s mother, Mrs. R. Wales...... Misses Ella and Grace Hiscox of Rock vile visited their sister, Mrs. George Brad way, last week..... While A. Riffenburg was riding last Friday evening near Geo. Bradway's place, some one stopped his horse and demanded what valuables he had, and fired twice before MT. R. could fire in self defense. The would-be rob- Der made his escape...... David Mathews has re-painted his house. WALES. tCorTespondence)
 MT. and Mrs. Isaiah Hiscock en- tertained number of relatives and friends from your borough and Monson last Sab bath. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
 F. s. Ainsworth and son, Arthur, from South Norwalk, Conn.,, called on Mrs. Ainsworth, at Pine Hill, one day this week.
 Rev. w. H. Marble, of Monson, bap- tized six candidates in the lake last Sun- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Pitcher, from Maine, are visiting their daughter, w. A. Lyon.
 E. L. Needham and wife and Wm. Harris have returned from the shore at Kingston R. I. | HI. A. Eaton is in Norwich and New London this week.
 W. A. Lyon and wife have returned from their visit in Maine.
 D. A. 'Felton has been building new wood shed, and his son, 0. D. Felton, has been finishing the house he recently pur- chased.
The Press., 1894-09-06
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NOTICE.-The republican voters of the town of WiIlington are hereby requested to meet in eau GUS at the town house on Saturday, Sept. 9th, 1894, at o'clock p. m., to nominate delegates to the several conventions to be held this fall, and to do any other business proper to come before said meeting. Per order town committee.
 Wilmington, Sept. 3d. 1894
The Press., 1894-09-06
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Last Tuesday evening Mrs. Mercy B: Puffer, wife of Milton Puffer, was buried in the cemetery at the Street. She died in Willimantic, where she and her hus-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-11

They Nave Promised Not to onsad AEsi.
and woa't Re Prosecuted.
Four repentant and frightened amateur
actors who took part in the Passion play In ST.
Mary's Hall In Winfield. L I. faced District
Attorney Noble in the Queens county Court
House In Long Island City yesterday morn
ing. They were Anthony schmitt. who took
the part OF Christ: Mary Kelly. the Virgin
Mary OF the performance; Miss Barbara
Becker. one OF the angels at the Saviour's
tomb. and Peter HAmm er who took the parts OF
Judas Iscariot and Joseph Of Arimathea. They
were accompanied By . score OF friends. In
GLIDING the trustees OF ST. Mary's Church in
Winfield. for the benefit of which the enter
tainmsnt was given. The complaint against
them was made by Pastor Jacob z Mailman
OF the Newtown Presbyterian Church and the
Sunday Observance Societies OF New York and
Brooklyn.
The hearing was private. The repsntant play
ers offered to give bonds that the play would
never be reproduced In Winfield II the District
Attorney would torego pEossouting the case.
vent repetition OF the performance. the Dis
trlct Attorney did not think bonds necessary.
He lectured the participants. and upon obtain
Ing an assurance that the play would not be
teryiew he read to them section III OF the
Penal Code. which prohibits the rendering OF
any tragedy. comedy. opera. ballet .fArcefnegro
minstIslsy. or dramatic psrfoEmsncs on the
The accused persons said they did not ap.
preciate the Significance OF the play until
after Ii was over. Schmitt IL painter. He
has been in this country only short time. He
ancs. and was at q loss to account for his ar
rest