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The Press., 1895-05-09

The Pan-American Congress of Relig- ion and Education will be held at Toron- to, Canada, July 18th to 25th, 1895. Rev. Samuel G. Smith, D. D., of St. Paul, Minn., is president. The congress will be composed of representatives from eve- ry country, province and state in North and South America, including Protest ants, Roman Catholics and Hebrews. The congress will consider the great mor- al and social questions of the day. Many of the highest dignitaries of church and state, and prominent philanthrophists have promised to participate.
 The congress will have the following sections: 1, Authors, editors and publish CTS; 9, education, including colleges and church schools; 3, philanthropics, hospi- tals, asylums, homes, reformatories, etc.; 4, womans work, temperance rescue work, etc.; 5, denominatlonal section; 6, young peoples societies, Sunday schools, kindergartens, missionaries, etc.
 It is expected there will be seven thous- and delegates. Cities, counties, churches and benevolent societies are asked to send delegates. Each section will hold a ses- sion each afternoon, besides the general sessions forenoon and evening. The fol- lowing are few of the many who have promised cooperation Archbishop Ire land of St. Paul Rev. H. w. Bennett, D. D of Akron, Ohio; Rev. Bishop Nah Ion N. Gilbert, (EpiscopaD, Minnesota ; Rev. Bishop J. H. Vincent, and Rev. Bishop Hurst, Methodist Episcopal; Pres ident William R. Harper, Chicago Uni.
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SOMERS.

Mrs. DOrcas HarwoOd, widow of Alon- 20 Harwood, died Thursday morning, May Sd, aged 73 years. Her funeral was attended Saturday at p. m.
 W. o. Collins and wife of Springfield were in town last Sabbath.
 -Arbor day was observed in most of the schools last Friday, with interesting and appropriate exercises.
 The Temple Quartette of Springfield, will give an entertainment Friday evening under the auspices of the Y. P. s. c. E. The Ladies' Aid society will furnish sup per. Admission to the entertainment % cents-supper 10 cents.
 A large delegation attended the meet ing of the Rockville c. E. Union, Tuesday night, c. s. Fuller's bus taking goodly number.
 MT. and Mrs. Albertus Harwood of Wales, Mass, were in town last Saturday.
 Next meeting of the Grange will be May 18th. The program will be Ian eve ming with our poets." Quotation from each member of the grange present or a forfeit of ten cents.
 Will Sunderland wants to say to oWn- CTS of horses in Stafford and vicinity, that he has recently purchased a horse that does not allow any common horse to pass him-and further that "the proof of the pudding Is In the eating.o
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WILMINGTON.


 U. F. Rife's auction sale tomorrow will be borne in mind.
 , MT. and Mrs. H. E. Cahoon have been called to part with their infant son, John nie, who received so cordial welcome a few short weeks ago. They have the sympathy of many friends. He died April 18th, aged six weeks
 (Correspondence.)
 Grange meeting tomorrow night. Work in the Sd and 4th degrees, with supper.
 -"There are some people who seem never to be able to carry two ideas in their heads at once; and so it is always this or that with them, and never this aud that"
 Herbert D. Royce and Ethel Hunter, Village hill school, were neither absent nor tardy last term.
 Three persons united with the Con- gregatfonal church by letter last Sunday. Baptist ladies' social next T'WeSdGg evening. A literary program, with sup per. Cordial invitation to ell
 Among George A. Cosgrove's flock of ninety hens there are handsome fam fly of Langshans which would be credit to any poultry show. He sells their eggs for 50 cents a setting, Gov. Hyde being one of his recent customers. MT. Cos grove's poultry plant, with his portable hen houses, is well worth visiting.
 3o tensively repairing his barn.
 The friends of Miss Belle Merrick now living with her nephew, Frank John. son, in Providence, were glad to greet her on the occasion of the burial of hel sister, Widow Truman Johnson, and tC find her much improved in health.
 At the town meeting it was voted tc lay tax of 24 cents per 5000. The ar. ticle providing free text books for the schools was lost by a close vote, while the one appropriating 1925 to help defray expenses of Memorial day was unani. mously voted down.
 Mortimer A. Warren of Collinsville representing the state board of arbitra. tion. has been examining into the condi ton of our schools the past week. The state truant officer will next visit us.
 -Arbor day was appropriately and very pleasantly observed by the Hollow school Miss Winefred Dimock, teacher. In the forenoon the governors proclamation was read, the meaning of the festival was given, while songs were rendered. Ir the afternoon, singing My Country 'Tis of Thee," etc., in which District Commit. tee G. D. Ide and other visitors joined march Gin and out," planting shrubs and trees. Miss Dimock presided at the or. gan, which was furnished for the occa, sion by c. D. Ide. Mrs. H. o. Sparks sang alto.
 Rev. F. A. Holden of Buckingham Glastonbury, formerly Congregational supply here, will occupy the desk next Sunday in exchange with MT. Billings.
 Several candidates who came before the Baptist church last Sunday in South
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of cake and lemonade. A goodly num- Der were present and social time en- joyed. -.. [ w. B. Truesdell, with friend, 'cyc1ed out from Burnside to visit his parents over Sunday.
 Mrs. J. A. Stacy and family attended the wedding of her son, James Gillette Stacy, and Miss Laila Reed, in Holland, Wednesday.
 Don't forget the kitchen garden, no profitable.
 MT. and Mrs. Augustus Holmes and Mrs. Hattie Pomeroy were in Springfield Friday.
 70. L. Hewlett, from Hampden, was in town Monday.
 Frank D. Bramble has moved his steam mill to the powder crossing, just north of the borough.
 Mrs. Foster, from East Hartford, is visiting at w. s. Shepard's.
 Mrs. E. O. Truesdell and daughter attended the funeral of Mrs. .Dorcas Har- wood in Somers Saturday.
 Mrs. Martin Pomeroy is quite sick with neuralgia.
 Mrs. Hickey, from Norwich, called on Mrs. Orwell Dimock Thursday, find ing her in feeble health.
 s. w. Hildreth, from Holland, was in town Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. M. D. Markham has been in Norwich the past week as @ guest of her brothers wife.
 StssffOrdvIle.
 The Staffordville Cornet Band an- nounce on entertainment to be given at the Congregational vestry on Wednes- day evening next, with a program, includ- ing the farce, "Wanted, a Confidential Clerk;" also songs, violin, accordeon, and zither solos, and to conclude with the farce, "The Darkey Wood Dealers" t" The program is very attractive looking one, and the admission is 25, 20 and 10 cents. The cast for the opening farce is Jonathan Dobbs, merchant in want
 Of clerk, c. Duncan. John Mccormick, Htbernian en-
 gagged in making himself useful
 in Dobbs office, w. Duncan. Horatio LushingtOn, who has seen bet
 ter days, F. Moore. Charles Valentine, a dude, who has
 great idea of himself, E. Moore. Dick Sharp a talkative sport, F. Sanger
 the situation, F. Odell
 Borough of Stafford Springs.
 At regular meeting of the court of burgesses, held Tuesday, May 7th, 1895, the following bylaw was adopted:
 Be it ordained by the warden and bur- gesses of the borough of Stafford Springs No person shall erect, place, or cause to be erected or placed, over any side walk, footwalk or street, any awning, tenn porary shelter or roofing of any character, without first obtaining permission from the court of Burgesses. No awning, tenn porary shelter or roofing over any side- walk, footwalk or street shall be less than seven feet in the clear above such sidewalk or fOotwalk.
 Section 33, borough bylaws shall ap- ply and cover all violations of this ordi- nance.
 A true copy. Attest,
 E. A. CLEAvELAND, Clerk.
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FnrfeF & a1eadarr's s

Springfield, May, 1895. Capes and Jackets.
 The richest capes from the best makers of Paris, Berlin and America at about hal1 prices, two lots of jackets at a quarter and a third of what they were made to sell for its worth the while to come. Main floor of Pynchon street building. Black Silks.
 Strange that here in Spring. field we should sell the same silks so much lower than the stores in New York or Bos- ton. These are the newest things
 Black satin, surprising weight and texture, 27 inches wide, $1.75 a yard.
 Black silk crepOn, 20 inches wide, SIPS a yard.
 Black Ottoman Faille, extra heavy, $1.5o a yard.
 Black gros grain with shad- ow stripes, SIPS yard.
 Black Indias, 37H H to 75c.
 Black Japanese, 28 inches. ST and $1.25-surprising silks Pull and twist the fabric and there's no giving, no starting of the threads. Left aisle.
 Carpets and Mattings.
 We have made such prices in carpets and mattings that we ought to do two weeks business this week.
 All the Io-cent mattings in stock shall be marked at S this morning.
 The quality of Japanese jointless mating that we sold at AZ cents last season is go- ing now at 25 cents, all new fresh mattings. We have several ends ot the 6 cent all wool ingrains. enough for a room, you shall have themA at 37k cents a yard.
 Several patterns of 75-cent tapestries shall go at 6 cents a yard.
 Every pattern of the regular $1.65 Bigelow Administer in stock at $1.1o a yard; and the assortment is rich in choice things.
 second floor of Pynchon street building.
 FORBES & WALLACE, Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets,
 Springfield, Mass.
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West Stafford. (CorrespOndence.)

-Arbor day was properly observed by the public schools and public spirited cit izens in general.
 The first day of May came in with a charm that was invigorating.
 Last Sabbath being the first Sunday in the month, the eucharist was solemn ized and Mrs. Alonzo M. Shepard re- ceived into the church.
 The Y. P. s. 0. E. gave a literary and musical entertainment in the vestry Tuesday evening, followed by serving
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HOLLAND.


 George F. Kibbe has purchased the handsome residence of B. O. Dimock in the Street. The price paid is $1, 400.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. had a large dele gation at the meeting of the Rockville Union in Rockville Tuesday.
 -Wm. Sumner and family have opened their house for the summer.
 Mrs. Meyrick and family of Spring field have taken rooms at the Mansion House for the summer.
 The marriage of Lula, only daughter of MT. and Mrs. Loren Reed, to James A. Stacy of Rutland, Vt., took place We'd nesday afternoon at the home of the brides parents. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. J. B. Ackley. The bride was handsomely attired in white. The decorations were furnished by J. H. Clough. Only few friends were present. The bride is popular young lady and will be very much missed. She has been very active in the work of the Methodist church, being church Organist. They will reside in Rutland, where MT. Stacy is en- gagged in business.
 The death of Maud, one of the twin daughters of Samuel Booth, which occur led Friday morning, was very sad. She had been i'll for several months, but she passed away very suddenly. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. c. H.. Edwards acting
 Mrs. Lizzie Litchfeld of Willimantic of Mvr T. F,7IIo,,o 1ooA
 Deacon A. l.. Benton, who for so many years has been deacon of the Con- gregatiOnal church, has resigned that po- sition on account of feeble health and ad- deacon will take place at the Thursday evening meeting. B. s. Agard has been elected church clerk and treasurer, which position has also been held by Deacon Benton.
 William Kibbe of Ellington was Tn town on Sunday.
 After an illness of seven weeks, Dea. B. G. Meacham passed away last Thurs day at the home of his son in Monson, Mass. He was 83 years of age. The fu- neral and burial service took place at the North cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. H. Post officiating. Since the death of his wife, about four years ago, he has spent most of his time with his son, Will liam Meacham, in Monson. He was the oldest member of the Congregational church, and had been deacon for over for ty years, although he has not acted for several years. In his active days he was well known throughout this part of the state as a dealer in grain and stock, and owned one of the largest farms in town. He leaves two sons, Charles of this place, William of Monson, and one daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ladd of Moosnp. FLORA.
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HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

tMatter under this head cents per line.)
 -Capes and Coats for ladies and chill dren, the latest styles, at B. L. Burr's.
 CARD OF THANKs.-I wish to express my thanks to my friends and neighbors and the choir for their kindnesses during the last sickness ard burial of my mother. Stafford Springs. MRS. GEO. G. WILLIAMS.
 Only 39c. for Shirt Waists, dark print and lawns, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Big mark down in trimmed hats for Saturday only. I will sell nice trimmed bargain while they last. 1 have 8 large line of Baby Bonnets from 25c. up.
 K. F. HoRRIGAN, Taft's block.
 -''The flowers that bloom in spring." will look all the better if placed in hand some Jardinere. You can purchase a nice one for 10 cents at Anthony Adams.
 Ladies' Silk Waists, also lawn and cambric, at B. L. Burs's.
 Stafford Illustrated - Historical de- scriptive, biographies and pictorial. Over 100 pages elegantly bound in cloth, with half-tone illustration from photographs. Price, $2; if ordered prior to publication, $1.5O. No canvass to be made.
 A. w. Walker is showing a large line of Lace Curtains, and all kinds of Fancy Laces and other goods for sash curtains. Call and examine.
 Anthony Adams is making fine dis play of China Tea Sets in his show win dows.
 Dress Trimmings, Silks, Velvets and Gimp can be found at E. l.. Burr's.
 Something new! Celery Cigars. Good for the Nerves. Try them. At F.. E. .Fitzpatrick's and at Hurley Bros. 2m* Large line of Infants Cloaks, Dresses and Bonnets at A. w. Walkers.
 The greatest display of Granite Iron Ware and Oil Stoves at Anthony Adams. , A. w. Walker is having a good sale of Ladies' and Children's Spring Garments and has large assortment to select from. New Millinery received every week, including all the latest novelties in trim mings and styles at Miss Russell's.
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rsity; Rev. Dr. Gunsales, and Rev. Dr.

versity; Rev. Dr. Gunsales, and Rev. Dr. Arthur Edwards, Chicago.
 The terminal railways leading to To- ronto have granted a half-fare rate, (plus $1.00 Pan-American membership fee) ,and all other railways in North America are asked to grant the same rate. Board and lodging at private houses $1. .00 and up, at hotels $2.00 and up. Toronto is @ charming city on Lake Ontario, forty-five miles from Niagara Falls. Very low ex- cursion rates to all points of interest by lake, river and rail.
 For particulars about rates, routes and program, write to general passenger agent of nearest railway, or address s. Sherin ,, secretary, headquarters, Rossin House Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
 The loose, shifty, changeable and un- certain character pf New York law and practice in regard to sentenced murder CTS Is rarely more strikingly illustrated 1 than in the case of Dr. Robert w. Buch- anan, the wife murderer. The persistent contest for more postponements of the day of his execution, at the Sing Sing prison, was declared to be finally fail ure, and his execution by electricity was positively fixed, this time, for Wednes- day, May 8. Now, once more, all this arrangement is broken up. The W arden will do nothing to prepare for the execu- tion 'until he receives new orders from some qualified source" The murderer's mother, accompanied by her lawyers, are active and persistent, and now say they have got the case into the federal courts.
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Wilmington at 9 p. m. After the cere- mony there will be church meeting in the hall, when other candidates will pre- sent themselves. There will also be church meeting on the Hill immediately after morning service, where other candi- dates will be heard.
 The following dog owners have paid for dog licenses: l.. Wadsworth, Chas. Macfarlane, Chas. T. Preston, O. E. Wait, H. L. Keens, L. B. Clark, A. H. Walker, Joseph Marcy, Dexter Robbins, Chas. Thresher, Origen Hall, Joseph Kings bury, O. D. Lockwood, George D. Kent, c. H. Davis, John w. Couch, John P. Marsh, G. E. Sparrow, C.. Spicer, s. Sl1ngsby, s. Nichols, Wm. Brownlee, A. Devereaux, W. Morrison, Wm. Battye, Clifton Schofield, Mrs. 0. H. Shaffer.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 Rev. F. A. Holden will give lecture with stereopticon views, in the town hall, next Wednesday evening, May 18th. He will give views, commencing at New York, to the wall of China.
 Very much interest is manifested in the meetings held here by Rev. W. H. Johnson. About thirty have desire to be on the Lords side. There will be bap- tizing at two o'clock next Sunday at the pond. This (Thursday) evening is the last night MT. Johnson will be with us.
 It should have read 224 mills, instead of 25 mills, in Collector DimOck's tax mo- tice last week. The correction is made this week.
 James Stiles of Hartford has been visiting in town.
 (MoOse Meadow correspondence.)
 Mir. Calender from Woonsocket, R. l., has bought of W. D. Ruby the farm known as the "Joe Brown" place.
 Charlie and Eddie Knowlton from Meriden this week made visit to their aunt, Mrs. Jason Allen.
 Everett Matthews aid wife from Rock Meadow were at church last Sab bath.
 The May baskets are numerous.
 The golden anniversary of the marriage of Rev. D. P. and Mrs. Mary A. Liver more was observed Monday afternoon at their home in Melrose, Mass. It was in tended to have no public recognition ot the day, but the worldwide reputation of Mrs. Livermore as an author, lecturer and philanthropist made it impossible to ob- serve her first wishes in the matter and so arrangements were made to receive a thousand of her neighbors and intimate friends. More than 15O letters were re- ceived from friends and admirers of the distinguished couple from all parts of the country and from abroad.
 Stamford is having an epidemic of ty- phoid fever, the cause of which is the we'll water in which a milkman washed his cans. There are 16O persons sick with the fever, and more to follow. As soon as the fever appeared to be epidemic, search was made for the cause, and it was soon found. Water taken from the milk mans we'll was found to contain 69,OOO living bacteria of various kinds to the cu- bic inch. There is hardly family served with this dealers milk which has not had one or more cases of typhoid.
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WALES. (COrreSDOndence,)


 F. M. Royce is building an addition to his barn. B. s. Baker has the con- tract.
 F. c. Converse has moved into one of H. P. Smiths houses by the lake.
 W. Eugene Needham is appointed road supervisor, and will begin work this week.
 MT. and Mrs. c. A. Harwood went to Hampden and Somers last week.
 -Hiscox & Towne have an auction sale of carriages, wagons, etc., Saturday, May 11th.
 s. P. Smith has swapped his meat market with MT. Wilcox of Warren, the exchange to be made this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-27
UNDER ONE NAME.
Frce-ThOught Federation and Secu-
lar Union Amalgumated.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-At the second days
session of the joint annual congress of the
Free Thought Federation of America and
the American Secular Union the annual re-
port of the secretary, Mrs. Nj. A. Freeman.
of Chicago, was read by Vice President
Franklin Steider. Mrs. Freeman rendered
her resignation and expressed the hope that
her successor would not deviate from the
lines laid down by the federation of free
thought The report was accepted. Fol-
lowing are the officers chosen for the ensu-
ing year: President, Samuel p. Putnam.
Chicago; treasurer. Otto Wellstein, of Ro-
chelle. A letter was read from A. B. Rey-
nolds, OF Hazelton, Kan, Offering ground
for the erection of free-thought home and
500 acres of land free from debt or incum-
brances.
The Free Thought Federation of America
and the American Secular Union were
amalgamated at the afternoon session. The
officers given above We're unanimously Sc
lected to watch over the interest of the
amalgamated body. The following pre-
amble was added to the constitution:
Realizing that the safety OF Republican
institutions is imperiled. the advance OF
civilization impeded and the most sacred
rights of man infrinsed by the least inter-
We hereby organize to secure throughout
the United States a practical compliance
with the principles involved in the dema nd
of liberalism" The amalganated body was
designated THE American Secular Union
and Free Thought of America" AT the
spoke on ''will the Coming Woman Go to
Church 9s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-27
BY ELECTRICAL POWER.
successful Test of n New System of
Operating Canal Boats.

'TONAWANDA, n. Y, Oct. 26.-After sew
eral more or less successful private tests,
the new system of operating canal boats
by electrical power was publicly demon
strated here to-day to be feasible and pro-
gressive. The system is the invention of
Richard Lamb, native of Norfolk, Va
and the designer of the Corliss engine made
world-famous at the Centennial exposition
in Philadelphia. 1t is electrical cable
way, and was first used in hauling logs out
of North Carolina swamps. The expert
mental posts, cables and brackets were put
up here along the line of the Erie canal
under the superintendent of Mr.. Lamb
and Mr.. Frank w. Hawley, the promoter
of the enterprise. The power used was
generated at the falls by the Niagara Falls
Power COMPANY, and was conveyed here by
wire. Thus the waters of the great lakes
furnished both the medium and the motive
power for transshipment. A test was made
in the presence of hundreds of spectators
chief among whom were Ex-Governor Flow
er, ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, Lieu
tenant Governor Charles II. Saxton, other
legislators, canal officials, electricians ard
capitalists. Everything moved like clock
work, and there was not hitch to mar
the event. A speed of four or five miles an
hour was developed. The first part of the
test consisted in drawing two boats loaded
with sand down the canal toward Buffalo
Afterwards five light boats were attached
and drawn back to the starting point as
easily as the load. At the conclusion of the
test Ex-Governor Flower made a speech
and several letters were read
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-27
COURsING IN KANSAS.
Hares Were Plentiful, hut All the
Events Were Not Finished.

GOODI4AND. Kan, Oct 26-This was the
best day OF the Atcar coursing Clubs
meeting. Hares were plentiful enough and
fifteen courses and two no courses were
run off by o'clock. But for the slow
progress made during the past three days
both stakes would have been finished to-
day. AS it is. the semi-fnals and finals
will have to be run off Monday morning
The second round Of the Altcar produce
stakes was concluded this morning by Mar
Gus beating Quick Stitch and Van Bruce
running bye. In the third round Miller's
Maid, Fox Lake. Wis, beat Lady Glen,
Chicagos Van Bree. indianapolis, beat
Beatrice: Bartei's Master Dennis, Chicago
beat Bonfire. Denver; Marcus. Rawlins,
wyo., beat Van Brulie Indianapolis. In the
second round of the Altcar cup. Beau Brum-
mel. Denver. beat Kirk Glen. oxford. Kan
yaletta. Colorado Springs. beat Brilliant,
Denver: Van Ollie. Indianapolis beat Pearl.
ST. Louis: Tyna. ST. Louis. ran bye; Nil
lers Rabbit. Oxford. Kan. being with
drawn. lame: Sorrento, Goodland. beat
vizier, Colorado Springs. ST. Clair Chicago.
beat Dakota, Fox Lake, wis. In the third
round Beau Brumnel beat Naletta, Diana
beat Van Ollie and st. Clair ran bye.
Sorrento being lame.