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The Press., 1894-11-15

Amos Cummings and Judge Campbell were discussing the hardships of politi- cal career. Both agreed it was difficult place to fill, that of representing great constituency in the largest city on the con- tinent. Cummings sighed for perpetual season of trout fishing. MT. Campbell, more poetic, wished for virgin forest in which to bury his identity.
 Him." said Cummings, "what do you understand by virgin forest ?"
 '"Oh," was MT. Campbelps. quick re- sponse, Ia place where the hand of man never set foot.n
The Press., 1894-11-15
Milk.

It is strange tn: with all the scien- tific tests applied to milk inspection there is no recognized standard of the purity of milk. Sci,ntc cam ot as yet distin- guish the difference between watery milk from a . or COW and good milk adultefated N~.l water. The cheap grades of 3onGuLscd milk are generally skimmilk, and even the best is not as nutritious as fresh milk.-Pomona Gal Progress.
The Press., 1894-11-15
Who Made This Neat Puzzle?

We should like to know the name of the author of the following puzzle and anagram:
 A old woman with - intent
 Put on her - and to market went.
 ''-," said she, "give me, pray,
 The wherewithal to - this day."
 Each of the blanks is to be filled with a word of four letters, and the same let ters occur in each of the five different words. These words are consecutively ''vile," 'evil,' 'veil, ' "Levi' and ''live." We repeat that we are curious to learn the name of the author of this ingenious anagram puzzle. Chicago Record
The Press., 1894-11-15
SOMERS.

Though flour is getting higher Need- ham announces that he has laid in large stock, and shall not advance prices at present. so that it is a good chance to lay in the winters supply. See his price list. [Correspondence) Mrs. Mary Sexton, of Springfield, Mass, spent last Sabbath with her broth CT, Rev. c. H. Ricketts.
 Mrs. Emma Phelps Barnes, of En- field, has been passing few days with Mrs. c. D. Pease.
 Mrs. Arthur Allen, of West Spring. field, is spending a few days with Mrs. E. c. Tompkins.
 -E. 0. Tomkins is visiting friends in New York state.
 Mrs. Lucius Aborn and daughter Miss Hattie, from Crystal Lake, attend ed church in town last Sabbath.
 -Wm. Manchester has commenced work for E. B. Little at the creamery taking the place of Everett Luce, who left few weeks ago.
 Mark Kibbe is clerking it for c. M Needham, and will be pleased to wait up on his numerous friends to anything ir their line for it's equivalent in cash.
 Some sixty of the young people gave Charles Wardwell surprise last Satur day evening, it being his 18th birthday A right good time was enjoyed by all, ant about $5 in silver left him as smal token of regard.
 Miss Hattie Edson has returned from a. three weeks visit with friends in Wor fcester, Mass.
 Win. Russell, formerly of Somers but who has been located in Illinois fol many years, has recently been prostratee by severe stroke of paralysis.
 The case of Arnold Billings agains A. Duperault, to recover $12, which Bil lings claims was due him from Duperault was tried before Justice Perry and, ant decided in Billings favor. Duperault ap pealed the case to Holland.
 -Messrs. Harry Kibbe and Bert Bono were home over election
The Press., 1894-11-15

The state commissioners have closed contract with the Berlin iron bridge con- pany for the construction of an iron and steel bridge which is to span the Con- necticut river and connect Hartford and East Hartford. The structure is to be of the Pratt truss type, and will cost $274,- 900. The contract includes the building of a temporary bridge to stand during the building of the new one. The new bridge is to be 15 feet wider than the old one. It is to have carriage track, street railway track and track for persons on foot. It is to be completed by July 1. The con- tractors must build new piers.
The Press., 1894-11-15

THE power of reducing the rate of liq- uor licenses should be taken from the county commissioners. Let the price be fixed by act of legislature. The publica- tion of the work of the Hartford county board intensifies an already existing feel ing to this effect Their untitness for the
 positions they hold is not to be scored
 against other boards, but such exhibits
 show possibilities that should be avoided.
The Press., 1894-11-15
COyENTRY.
A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man ager of Coventry Local Register.
 SnnAF,

COVENTRY. A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 South Coventry.
 Rev. F. D. Avery, of Columbia, preached at the Congregational church Sunday.
 Mrs. Susan Ledoyt recently spent a week with her brother, MT. Colburn, a nonagenarian, in Stafford. Males only eligible to membership, ages may range from twelve to hun- dred, according to a member of the local debating society.
 Miss Lucy Perkins brother George and his wife recently spent some time in town.
 Mir. Way, of Gilead, bought the town team and drove of other cattle in this vicinity Monday.
 Frank Topliff was delegate from the First Congregational church to the meet ing held at Storrs Wednesday to ordain Rev. MT. Lewis.
 Quite 8 number of people from the Congregational Sunday school attended the convention at New London this week.
 Walter A. Olmsted, of East Hart ford, is visiting friends in town.
 P. H. Peterson raised considerable popcorn the past season.
 In the item relative to the TopAG homestead in last weeks Local thereMas a mistake of 90 years in the time the place has been owned by the family. The place has been in the possession of the family 106 years.
 Two COWS owned by a Frenchman living in Mansfield, not far from Coven- try Depot, have been shot by hunters. Fall term of school in Dist. 3 closes next week Thursday. Examination in the afternoon.
 The presiding elder preached and held quarterly conference at the Metho- dist church Tuesday evening. The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Sarah Wolfe, Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The report of the convention at Waterbury will be given. All are cor dially invited.
 | OI AlUCLU who died of typhoid fever, was attended | in the forenoon, that of Herbert Lewis, whose leg was broken at Mansfield De- pot, in the afternoon of the same day. Rev. B. F. Perkins officiated at both funerals. Burials in the Nathan Hale cemetery.
 The Christian Endeavor Society will give southern entertainment and so- cial in the vestry of the Congregational church Wednesday evening, Nov. 21st. The entertainment will consist of read ings, southern songs by male quartette, and instrumental music on the banjo and harmonica.
 | North Coventry.
 pr. Maurice B. Bennett, highly es teemed physician, died at Bristol on Tues day. He had, for a number of years, been great sufferer, and was compelled to abandon his practice for many months. He recovered, however, sufficiently to re- sume his practice for the past three years. He was compelled to take to his bed last Friday from an attack of pneumonia which resulted in his death: He was 8 native of Ashford, formerly practiced al North Coventry, and had served as county commissioner of Holland county.
The Press., 1894-11-15
Clothes and Their Wearer.

It is curious how clothes become stamped with the wearer's personality. Just as shoes and gloves adjust them selves to tho wearer, hats take on a Iomething that instinctively reminds bne of the wearer. It is curious, but it is so.
The Press., 1894-11-15

October elections in Hawaii resulted in an overwhelming victory for the annexa- tionists. Now who has lied concerning the state of public sentiment there?
The Press., 1894-11-15

Beer placed in dishes near fiowerpots will tempt all the snails in the vicinity, and the next morning they will be found lying alongside de.d.
The Press., 1894-11-15

Fire broke out in the organ loft of the Fourth Congregational church in Hart ford last evening, while a Murphy meet ing was in progress. The coolness of MT. Murphy and his associates averted pan- ic, and the audience was gotten out safely while the hymn America was being sung. The building was damaged to extent of $15OOO.
The Press., 1894-11-15

In the time of Augustus Rome was bntirely surrounded by a high wall which was 20 miles ill circumference
The Press., 1894-11-15

STAFFORD SPRINGS and Rockville are the first places to report mysterious disturbance with earthquake symptoms on Sunday night, not far from Il o'clock. In Stafford Springs it was first an ex- plosive noise that awakened people, fol- lowed by rumbling noise like distant thunder. A Rockville writer in the Cour- ant says: "It seemed to start at the head of the town near Snipsic Lake and proceed west toward Manchester. Dishes were shaken from the shelves, and in some houses window panes were shatter- ed. The popular belief is that an earth quake was the cause. People on the street at the time were nearly thrown l from their feet" On Tuesday, at 3.05 p. m, very perceptible jar was felt at Nor wich. Later reports also locate Sunday evening disturbances at Union, Mansfield and Coventry.
 THE disabling of the telegraph and tel ephone systems last week obliged the newspapers to suddenly fall back upon the methods of thirty years ago for col lecting election news. The success, un- der the circumstances, was wonderful. The Hartford Courant, in particular, next morning gave news of the state, and by sending 8 messenger to New York, who did lively work between trains, and got home with his gleanings in time for the nin oIi oh f0 ryix, Ivy satisfactory news from the entire country. THE lowering of the rate of liquor li- censes throughout the state is very un- popular measure, apart from the scoun- drelly features attributed to the origina- tors of the plan. What became of the 1850 assessments? is one question asked i; another, why the reduction any way? Hartford Times: It is fact of some interest in connection with earthquakes, that most of the more marked ones which have occurred in New England (and some have occurred in southeastern New Hamp- ity, which were enough to topple down chimneys), have taken place in Novem- Der. This month, the time of the mete- ors, also was the one in which the great earthquake of 1755 occurred-a disturb ance which covered an area extending from South America and the West Indies, across the sea to Europe, even to places as far north as Finland. It was the one which destroyed Lisbon, and caused a loss in that city of 6O,OOO lives. The sea rose sixty feet high, in one great, swift, rushing wave, sweeping inland.
The Press., 1894-11-15
UNION.

AOOAANoPSAASASAANS'
 Many people were awakened Sunday evening by what they thought an explo- sion or earthquake shock.
 Has winter come to stay? is asked, for the "icy touch of unprolific winter has impressed cold stagnation on the intestine tide," which is everywhere man. ifest. We have had such fine weather we almost forgot the date, and so many were not ready for snow. It was only the day before we picked some tomatoes from our garden, and now the ungathered vegetables are cover ed with a white man. tie. The pretty flowers that so bravely tried to cheer us through the storm are now dropping in the snow. The 18th of November. 1848, snow fell about inches, and remained two or three days. Again the 18th it fell 12 inches, and remained two or three weeks. Once since snow fell the 7th, and vegetables ungathered remained frozen in the ground until March. 1 remember when a boy picking apples from 8 snow which fell inches on the first Monday of October. 1E. W, U.
 (From another Correspondent.)
 70. F. Shepard of Fairibault, Minn., died Oct. II, aged 62. Husband of Lucy Severy of Union.
 Rev. J. Richardson will preach se- ries of sermons on "The Social Evils of the Times," at Mashapaug, commencing next Sunday with the topic, "Corruptive Literature" Services at II a. m. All are welcome.
 ASHFORD.
 -Willimantic corr. Hartford Courant News reached this city Monday of an at tempt at suicide made by Mrs. John A. Chism, who lives in the northeastern part of Ashford. While alone in the house last Tuesday evening with two small children who were asleep she apparently lay down on the bed and taking 22-cali Der rife shot herself in the right temple Mrs. Chism admits that the shot which entered her head was the third one fired the other two lodging in the wall. Sht was discovered by her husband soon aftel the shot was fired. Dr. T. M Hills O. this city, was summoned, and up to yes terday morning the patient had been ra tional and no unfavorable symptoms ap peared. The prospects are fair for re covery. No cause has been assigned fol deed, and Mrs. Chism does not give any It is believed that worry over bushes! matters had temporarily unbalanced he mind
The Press., 1894-11-15
WALES. (C0FreSDOndonce


 The Springfield quartette will give an entertainment in the M E. church next Saturday evenig. 17th. All are cordially invited.
 WI. Whitlock, our blacksmith, ex- poets to remove to Gardner, Mass, about the 18th.
 W. A. Lyon recently purchased very fine horse in Boston.
 -Messrs. Bradley and Heck expect to close up their cider making business for this season about the middle of this week. -C. M. Gales little boy has been very sick for few days.
 w. Royce has been repainting his barns. c. c. Needham does the work.
 A. F. Fisher has been making some repairs around his house. Also Isaiah Hiscox has been repairing his barn, occu- pied by Postmaster Royce. WE don't believe that the best sense of Rockville is backing up all the fool nonsense that gets into the newspapers, either that which preceded the county convention and so insultingly disposed of outside candidates for the shrievality, or that which now threatens Stafford with dire vengeance because an honored demo- cratic citizen of the town ran ahead of his ticket at home. Especially as Rockville has such notorious fashion of booming | it's own citizen candidates, boast of this, and using the fact as 8 means to secure nominations. Better not fan up flame, n 'ighbor. Stafford has been, on the whole, pretty good to Rockville, her re- publicans, as mass, are pleased over MT. Dickinson's election, and extend a hand of fellowship to the congressman, the sheriff, and to the candidate whom they supported in the convention for sec. retary of state.
The Press., 1894-11-15

Can Stove, Furnace Boiler Please Give Them Hearing
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  Room Mainst, Springfield, Mass.
The Press., 1894-11-15

NULL SET OF TEETH 85! I GUARANTEED TO FIT. Gas, Ether and Local AnBSthetics administered.
 L. F. EATON, D.D.S., Warren's Block.
The Press., 1894-11-15

Springfield, November, 1894. TABLE LINENS.
 Luxurious snowy white lin- ems for the Thanksgiving ta- ble. Will there ever be a more cheering sign of hospi- tality on Thanksgiving Day than a generous table spread of lustrous spotless white?
 Take a look at the finest of them, those of John s. Brown & Sons, of Belfast. They are elegant and elaborate enough for any table. The patterns include:
 Queens household.
 Holyhock and rose leaf spray.
 Lily of the valley.
 Marsh flower and narcissus.
 Vine and shamrock.
 Flax flower and ball.
 Mistlet0e covered center.
 Duke of Leinster
 Floral wreath and stars.
 Plain center, stripe border.
 Winged scroll.
 BegOnia and fern.
 AruS lily.
 Fleur de Lis
 Gerantum.
 AmaraylliS,
 A1isma Plensage.
 PanSy and fern.
 Large Fleur de Lis.
 Large shamrock.
 Italian marble.
 Scotch thistles.
 Oak and joy. Shamrock brand.
 Size 2x2 yards, ss75to$ 800
 Size 2X2k yards, 3.25 to 6.25
 Size 2x3 yards, 400 to 7.50
 Size 2x311 yards, 4.50 to S.75
 Size 3X4 yards, BOO to 1000
 Size 21x2k yards, $500 to $50
 Size ssxs5 !1di yards, S S.SO to to 1900
 Size 21Sx4 yards. 500 to 150O
 Scotch cloths in these pat terms: Pond lily leaf, clover leaf and spot,maiden hair fern, sprig and ball. Size 2x2 yards s1s Size 2x3 yards, 275
 5S napkins to match, I.s7
 Scotch cloths, heavier and better. Patterns: Rose bud, leaf and sprig, spot, chrysan- themum, large rose. Size 2x2 yards, S2.25 size 2x2I yards 276 Size 2x3 yards, 325 5s napkins to match, 200 A na7kins to match, 300 We should like to compare the following with any similar goods to be found anywhere. The prices would tell a strange story.
 Dream Damask, 72 inches wide, at SIPS a yard; bleach ed, 66 inches wide, very heavy, at 75 cents a yard; bleached, 72 inches wide, at $1 yard. All in big va riety of noted patterns. Main floor of Vernon street building. FORBES & WALLACE, | Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets, l Springfield, Mass.
The Press., 1894-11-15
Stafford Hollow. (COrreSDOndenCe.)

The oldest inhabitant cannot remem- Der when snow coming Nov. 5th remained on the ground so long, when there was coasting 80 early as the 9th, nor when there was skating on the 11th. We are sure of this, for we have interviewed that venerable individual of accurate memory and we received the above response.
 The cold snap coming so early found many persons were caught unprepared, ;, many vegetables, potatoes, turnips, beets, celery, etc., that were not dug. It was not entirely the careless farmers who were thus caught, for the parson was one of this unlucky number.
 The musical people of this village and Hydeville have organized a brass band. It begins with twenty three members and practices twice week. A Thanksgiving ball is among the things they are consid- ering. ...
 A bus load of people went from here to attend the concert at West Stafford on Tuesday evening. Some went to take part, and some to enjoy it. A heavily loaded 'bus also went from Staffordville. They report very nice time. Let this pleasant mingling of neighborhoods go on. It is better for all concerned.
 The electric light poles are being sci up. The men are now at work in the vii lage.
 A. Corbin Is to move to his old home in Guilford.
 Mrs. H. F. Cady has the pleasure o1 entertaining her old friend, Miss Alice Bullard, of Spencer, Mass.
 The greatest sensation of the yeal was, of course, the slight earthquake shock which was felt here by so man. people. There seemed to be no shaking
The Press., 1894-11-15
dnrbes & a1eaiIare's
TABLE LINENS.

NoScSSSSSSsSeSS eSSSSSSS SSSSSSASSs
 Springfield, November, 1894.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11

some manner dragged into it by the
diplomatic laundering of Secretary
Gresham, who appears to have In
place OF calm Judgment that should
dominate q Sec'y OF State, an over
supply OF the very undesirable facul-
ty which makes him 'put his foot In
1t" every time he makes q move In
connection with the foreign relations
of the government
Representative Stone, of Pernsyl-
vania, Is not discouraged by the op-
position of the administration to his
bill requiring all immigrants to be
examined and certified by u s. Con-
suls, which recently passed the
House, and which the Senate Com
| mittee on Immigration has tried to
kill by reporting q substitute there
for, which might easily have been
added to the bill as an amendment.
He says: II can see no ground for
objections except from steamship
companies that are engaged In the
unboly traffic of transporting to
this country criminals and paupers.
had hoped that this measure
would be considered from a patriot
ic standpoint alone and would not be
made party measure, as the oppo-
sition from the administration gives
me cause to fear It will be. The peo-
pie without regard to party, de-
mand q further restriction upon i'm
migration; It will come, II not now
In the near future.
For one. l propose to keep
this standard to the front as
long as remain In Congress, and
believe all patriotic people VIII re
spond. The objection that inspee
ton by consuls win interfere witt
the present laws is ridiculous. Th'
measure viii save expense to the go'
eminent by utilizing these consuls IL
stead Of adding expense. This obie'
ton seems to be p mere pretext ant
will not weigh with men OF intelii
lgence."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11
WAS THE WRONG MAN LYNCHED
A Startling Revelation In the Roam
Oke Tragedy.

ROANOKE, VA, August 2.-For sever
al days it has been whispered about
the city that Ed. Smith, q cUlored
man arrested about q week ago by
the police for fighting was the real
assailapt of Mrs, Bishop, of Bote-
tourt county, and that Tom Smith,
the colored man hung by the mob
last September, was the innocent
victim of their mad fury. 1t was
said that the evidence of Ed. Smiths
guilt was strong, and that Mrs.
Bishop, the victim of the assailant
on the goth of last September,
would be here to-day to identify
him.
Today she appeared at the city
jail, where Ell. Smith is confined, and
looking at him declared positively
that he was not the man who as
saulted her, being, she said, at least
% pounds less In weight than hel
assaiiant.
From this the officers infer that
her recollection of that terrible event
is not good, or that the wrong mar
was hung by the mob after all, a
Tom Smith, the colored man whS
suffered death, was a smaller NAL
than the one now In jail.
Ever since the riot there have beer
a number of people here who con
tended that Tom Smith was hun,
for the crime OF another; but the gen
eral impression is that he was th
man who committed the ass8uli
The two Smiths are not reIaUed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11
The Usual Southern Misrepresenta.
tiOns.

JACKSON, MISS. July 25.-News Of
ace war In SIMPSON county, Miss.
reached Jackson, Miss, yesterday.
The colored people are all alleged to
have held several secret meetings re-
Gently, at which they entered into a
conspiracy to murder the white peo-
pie and burn their homes. One oil
these meetings was attended by
white men, who secreted themselves
and heard the plans.
A colored woman made a fiery
speech and told her auditors to mur
der the white men and the colored
women would look after the white
women and children. The expos
ure of the plot created great excite
ment among the whites, who
took several of the colored leaders
out and gave them severe whippings
The mob then took the colored wo
man to a swamp and no trace o
her can be found since. 1t is be
lieved that she was lynched.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11
FROM TEXAS.
MINEoLA. WooD Co., TEX,

MEEEoLA. WooD Co., TEX,
August 6, 1894.
We have had good little rain In
this part OF the section.
Prof. Gains wife has a good school
at Lake Fork, Texas, and it is well
seated with thirtY-five scholars.
Mrs. Lucy Meade says Rev. r. Spill
Ter is a first class preacher. Some
talks that the st. Paul Baptist
Church belongs to the M. E Connec-
ton, II that's so, the M. E. connec-
tion has two lots I'm Mineola. Rev
T. w. Bartlett says he is going to
resign, and preach at the First Bap-
list Church, Texarkana, Ark.
There Is not a colored paper sprint
ed here.
Mrs. Susan Anderson has an cad
In the PLANET. She has received
two letters, one from Alex. johnson
the other one from Charles BraxtoI
of Lake Providence, La, both thes,
gentlemen are readers of the PLANRl
Mrs. Julia Moths funeral will b
preached on the 18th of August. ]
any one wish to subscribe for tn
PLANET or the freeman" see San
| dy Anderson, Agent.