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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-02

up the case as hopeless. When in
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said I must die,
as hereditary Cancer was incurable.
cat this crisis, I was advised to try
S.S.S., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
so for three months, then it began to
heal. Icontinued the medicine while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has been no return of the disease"
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-02
Tuesday.

tuesday.
Nebraska has big harvest Of wheat and
oats.
II has been decided to hold q grand union
and labor rally at Elwood, Ind, in September
next
Miss Talcott Of Hartford, Conn, has been
elected principal Of the Springfield (O) semi.
nary.
OF party Of II men who were in a mill at
Cisney, KY, when the boiler exploded only
one was injured.
In railway accident near West Lodi, o.,
Robert Korner and Daniel Wyant were dan.
gerously injured.
James Harrington took tlt in the Center
Valley mine, near Wellston, O., and falling
into little pool was drowned.
Elisha Hornback, while cutting wheat near
Corydon, Ind, fell in front Of the machine
and was so badly cut that he died in few
minutes.
Deputy Collector Thomas Austin, with q
posse OF revenue officers, raided moonshine
still in Estell county, KY, and captured the
fixtures and apparatus Of large plant
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-02
ROLL OF HONOR.

The following persons have paid
US on subscription during the past
two weeks:
The Press., 1896-12-31

Ex-President Harrison writes of "The Judicial Department of the Government" in the January Ladies' Home Journal ,and says with reference to the general mode of selecting judges in the majority of states: "There has been much discussion as to the proper tenure for the judicial office, and the tendency, as expressed in the later state constitutions, has been in favor of limited terms. The earlier state constutions gave the appointment of the judges to the governor or the legislature, but along with the demand for limited terms for the judges came another for their cleo lon by the people, and in a majority of the states they are now nomi mated in the party conventions an lected by popular vote, just as governor or sheriff Is chosen. I do not think that either of these changes is a reform. Limited terms, if they are long, may be supported by many considerations : but short terms, combined with popular elections, have not, in my opinion, secured as high iudical standard as prevailed before. A judge who must go at short intervals before apolitical convention for a nomination, and before the people for an election, cannot have the same sense of independence and security that he would have If his term were long or during good behavior. The judicial office, should be so organized that men of the best abili- ties and attainments would enter 1t as a career, and give their lives and their am- bItIOns wholly to It."
The Press., 1896-12-31
HOLLAND.

Miss Minnie Booth Is at home for the holidays from South Lancaster academy, South Lancaster, Mass, where she is at- tending school.
 The mercury registered IS degrees be- low zero at Edmund Joslyn's on Monday morning.
 There was no service at the Congrega- ton church Sunday morning as the pastor, was at his home in Clinton, N. Y. People are cutting ice that Is nine inches thick.
 MT. and Mrs. Browning of Rhode Island spent Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. E. s. Agard.
 Miss Christine Essex was home from Boston for few days last week. =
 The Christmas exercises at the two churches passed oR very nicely. The Congregational church and Sunday school held their supper and entertainment on Thursday evening. Supper was served at six o'clock and the entertainment follow, cd. The Methodist Sunday school held their dinner and entertainment on Friday. Dinner was served at one o'clock, and the entertainment and distribution later with Santa Claus impersonated by Geo. F. Kibbe. Notwithstanding the intense cold both of these entertainments were well attended, and a general good time enjoyed.
 The good sleighing has been we'll im- proved by all both for pleasure and business. FLORA.
The Press., 1896-12-31
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The Press., 1896-12-31
ASHFORD.

WestfOrd COrrespOndenc0ssgs1sssE ass
 Miss Florence, and George BarI0 res turned to their school this week aFEer spending the Christmas vacatioa M home.
 Miss Lillian Mathews is ho.-sfor two weeks vacation.
 Miss Winifred M. Kinney is Spending a part of her vacation with MT. and M rs e. L. Dean, Maiden, Mass.
 Mrs. Charles Place is very sick She is attended by Dr. Converse.
 Mrs. J. c. Smith vas moved last week to the house of her son, A. s. Suallh, where she can be more conveniemtIy ea4ad for.
 Ernest Lawrence is much improved a1a hopes aFa entertained of his recovery. The Christmas concert and tree passEd off very pleasantly. The children were all remembered with presents, and also candy and oranges. The pastor was <e, membered by an envelope cont aiming &e0 for which he very p. easantly thanked eht people.
 | MT. and Mrs. David Russ, of Mansf1ss q visited at Nathan Mathews last week
The Press., 1896-12-31
Washington Letter.
Washington, Dec. SSth, 1898

Washington, Dec. 18th, 1898
 There is the usual ante-inauguration talk in Washington about having more artistic stands erected along Pennsylvania avenue for those spectators who prefer to pay for the privilege of viewing the inagu- ral parade from seat, but nobody really expects to see anything different from the usual rough board stands which are always erected by the speculators who buy that privilege from the inaugural committee, and who, by the way, lose money much oftener than they make any. When inauguration day happens to be clear and fairly pleasant, the owners of the street stands reap harvest, but if it Is cold and stormy, the seats on the stand are almost empty. There Is plenty of money contributed to the inaugural com mittee to pay for the erection of stands both artistic and comfortable, but 1t all has string tied toit, and the contributors expect the committee to return it to them from the receipts for privileges and from the inauguration ball, and woe be unto the committee which should fail to meet that expectation. As a matter of fact, these loans, for such the contributions are considered, are always returned, and 8 surplus Is left that Is usually donated to the poor by the inaugural committee.
 In view of the beginning of the tariff hearings before the majority of the house ways and means committee today, 1t Is interesting to note the geographical make up of that committee, which will frame the tariff bill to be passed at the extra session of the next congress. Of the ma- jority, New England has two members, Chairman Dingley, and Russell, of Conn the middle west states two, Payne, of N. r., and Dalzell, of Pa., the middle west four, Hopkins, of Ills., Grosvenor, o1 Ohio Deliver, of Iowa, and, Steele, oi Ind the north west two, Johnson, of N. Dak., and Tswney, of Minn. the south one, Evans, of Ky. The minority origi. nally consisted of six, all from the south but owing to the deaths of Crisp, of Ga and Tarsney, of Mo-, there are now two vacancies, which will almost certainly gC to the south, but 1t really makes no differ. ence whether they are filled or not except as personal honor to the men chosen ,as the minority of the committee will have nothing to do with the making of the new tariff bill.
 Representative Curtis, of fKansas, would be enjoying his holiday much more than he is if he could persuade Secretary Francis to appoint the alloting agents fol the Wichita Reservation, which the people of the southwest are anxious to have oper to settlement. Mir. Curtis insists that there are no legal obstacles to opening the reservation, but Secretary Francis declines to act until the department o1 justice has passedlupon some questions he submitted to 1t.
 For some reason the Huntington lobby is much less confident of the passage ot the Pacific railroad funding bill which will be taken up by the house on Jan. 7tt and voted upon four days later, than fl was week ago.
The Press., 1896-12-31
OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro

II bate Court, December 29th, 1896. Estate Of JOhnathe.n C. Upham, late Of Union, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application Of Francis L. Upham, praying that an instrument in writing, puTpDrt- Ing to be the last will and testament Of said Johnathan c. Upham, deceased, may be proved,
 approved, allowed ard admitted to proDates as
 Ordered-that said application be heard andde-
 term1ned at the prob ate office in Stafford, in said
 district, on the 7th day of January, A. D., 1897, given of the pendenCy of said application and the time and place ot hearing thereon by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper having | a circulation in said district, and by posting 3 | copy thereof on the public sign-post in the town of Union. in said district.
 MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1896-12-31

A fire, probably due to spon taneous combustion, IS burning in an immense pile of coal in the yards of the New Haven road at New Haven and some of the offlc als of the road say that from 10000 to 20, ,OOOItons have so far been destroyed Men have been working at the fire for a long time.
The Press., 1896-12-31

RESTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro D bate Court, December sOth, A. D. 1896.
 Estate of Hannah L. Page, late Of Stafford, in said district, dece ased.
 Upon the application of Smith w. Page, pray ing that an Instrument in writing, puTpoFt1ng to be the last will ard testament of said Hannah L. Page deceased, IT. ay be proved, approved al- lowed and admitted to probate, as per appls sca- tion on file more fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and determined at the probate office in Stan0rd in said district, on the 9th day of January AA ID. 1897 at 10 o'clock in 5he forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said Application ana the time and place of hearing thereon. bv sub fishing the same once in some neWspapef nav- ing a circulation in said district, and ly pnklng a copy thereof on the public s1gnpost in the avn of Stafford, in said district.
 MARCUS B. FISK. Ju6fa6.
The Press., 1896-12-31

James Costello 8 convict at the state prison was examined last week by 8 lunecy commission of three doctors and was found to be Insane. Gov. Coffin will order his removal to the Connecticut Hospital for the insane at Middletown. Costello is the Mansfield barn burner, who was convicted at Holland April 90, 1804g of bprglary, and was sentenced to sixSand one-haH years' confinement.
The Press., 1896-12-31

The state prison report for the year ending Oct. 1, shows that at the begin ming of the year there were 395 convicts in the prison. One hundred and eighty eight were admitted during the year and 198 were discharged, leaving 385 convicts in the prison September 30 1896, classified as follows: White males, 347; white females, 5; colored males, 32; colored females, 1. The daily average in con- f1nement for the year was 4O5, against 403 in the privous year.
The Press., 1896-12-31
nIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, sa. TT

RESTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Fro u bate Court, December 18th, 1896.
 Estate of Hurley Brothers, of Stanords ia eal0 district, assigning debtors.
 Rrothers having been lodged in this Of.Ice for recnrd and fine nrobate thereof, and HenN 0. Butterfeld of Stafford, Springs, conn ne. ing in said assignment nominated as trustek TOT said estate, therefore
 1907 ot n o'cIocL n the fOrenOOn be and the same T is herehV ass;gned. for a hear1nR on Ahe snnroV"1 of said nrr1nsed trustee and that all naPrrsons ii interested therein may have notice to apnnear if theV see cause. and be heard thereon, IKE "oirt Irects tk at this order be publfahe m neWsnaner unfinished in Stanford in gaid lis- trtct, and that coIy of said order pc poste4 0n the s1gn-post in sale district, at least nve aaye before said time assigned. - s& s
 MARCUS B. FISK, ,sJ0dty4.A
The Press., 1896-12-31

New York was visited by a $4OO, ,OOo Ire Christmas morning. There were a number of very narrow escapes, hospital, hotel and tenement blocks being burned. Fifty-fve patients were carried out safely from the Polyclinic Hospital.
The Press., 1896-12-31
AT a Court of Probate holden at Tlol

A T Court of Probate holden at Tol- A land, within anC. for the district of Tolland, on the SOth day of De 3ember, A. D. 1898.
 Present, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
 On motion of Sylvester P. Morrison, admfnis- trator on the estate of J. Henry Morrison. late of Wilmington, within said district, deceased
 lowed and limited for the creditors Of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that pubic nQssess be In some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posing copy thereof on the public sign-pOst in said town of Wilmington, nearest the place where the deceased last dNelt. Certified from record, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judpsa. <
The Press., 1896-12-31

The Cubans of Havana are rejoicing over the report that Maceo is alive. It Is said that when he fell from his horse his followers thought him dead, but found that he was still living, and spread the news that he was dead in order to carry him to place of safety. It seems that only one wound was dangerous, that be- ing in the stomach, but the bullet did not touch the intestines, and heis now slowly recovering
The Press., 1896-12-31
DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. TN

J bate Court, December 18th, 1896.
 Estate of John o. Booth, late of SIT fl said district, deceased. s7Asssss Upon the application of Lima M.E ay. ing that an order ms y be granted to ca estate Of said deceased, as per appltc 0rt fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered-That sail application be h8aK siae determined at the Probate Ofice in Sta10N 1T said district, on the 7th day Of January. A ID 18y7, at 10 clock in the forenoon and that nUlcs he given of the pendency Of said application And the time and place of hearing thereon. DE I'D fishing the same once in some neWspapeE av. inc ctrculatiOn in said district, before Che isi day of January A. D., 1897.
 MARCIIS R. FISK. aIuEAEa.
The Press., 1896-12-31

NOTICE, The rooms in the alup 1N Front" block on Main-st., now occupied by pr. c. Louis Nichols, will be vacated on or about January 1St. will rent or lease the same to de- sirahle parties, with or without the tenement above. The offices are well arranged, and tho tenement Is large, ch3ery, convenient, and W1tb running water and closet. I also have a sInaia cheap tenement on Park-st to rent
 40tS J. CARL CONVERSE
The Press., 1896-12-31
KNOWING

That money is very close, owing to the long time that our mills have been closed down, we shall for the next ten days make a special effort to help you all, by making you very low prices in compari- son with the present cost of goods. We shall sell you the
 Best Haxall Flour, per bbl., B.25 St. Louis e |" 300 20 lbs. Granulated Sugar, 100 % " Conee 100 lb. Crown Raisins .Os 1 Qt. New York Hand Picked Beans, O5 qt. New Lima Beans, 10 l qt. New Red Kidney Beans, W 1 lb. Fresh Milk Crackers, .O6 Satine Washing Powder, the best made, .O5 Good Cotton Clothes Lines, 100 feet long, 25 1 can Fine Hand Packed Tomatoes. O8 can Extra Fine New York Sweet Corn, .O7 can Lewis Clam Chowder, .25 3 packages Armour's Mince Meat. 25 This Mince Meat is the finest made. 30 bars Star Soap, 100 30 bars LenOx Soap, 100 28 Oak Leaf Soap, 100 50 bars Standard Soap, 100 92 bars Gold Dust Soap, 100 24 bars Welcome Soap, 100 gal New Cucumber Pickles, .23 qt. can Fine Table Peaches, .12 bbl. Hand Picked Baldwtns .75
 Our soc. Teas are extra fine favored, and are all bargains. Then you get a 1Oc. check with each pound you buy.
 You must see that it is for your best interest to pay cash for your goods when h,,,, ( kIo,, Yours,
 The Chicago Grocery,
 Stafford Springs, Conn.
The Press., 1896-12-31
A T Court of Probate holden at Tnol A land, within and for the district of Tollsssnd on tbo st If A n IEe1-A

on the 21st day of December, A. D. 1Sg6 Present, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
 On motion of Edmund Joslyn, administIk tor on the estate of Emma Clark, late of Tolland, within said district, deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be Aal- lowed and limited for the creditors ofsaid estate administrator, and directs that public notice Joe given of this order, by advertising the same oce in some newspaper having Circulation in said District, and by posting copy thereof on 6the public sign-pOst In said town of Holland, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Cgati- fled from record, VIM. D. HOLMAN, JudRS.
The Press., 1896-12-31
Ma rried.

South Coventry. 24th, by Rev. L. III Massey, Clarence s. Maynard d of Spfaghe and Miss Grace s. I.add of Franklin.
 North Ashford, 21st, by Rev. Mr Briggs, M. w. Plank of North AshfOsd and Fidelia Richards of Union.
The Press., 1896-12-31
UNION.

In the deaths of MT. and Mrs. Johnathan 0. Upham, the town of Uuion has suffered great loss. Ms. Upham passed away Dec. IS and MT. Upham just one week later. Johnathan Copeland Upham was born, upon the place where he always has resided, in 1928. His father came to Union from Thompson in 1929 and settled upon this farm. Since that time, for "A years, the place has been one of the best kept in town and It's occupants have been prominent in town affairs and in social and religious circles. MT. Upham was member of the early agricultural society of Stafford and later a stockhoIder in the Stafford Springs Agricultural Society and ever has been interested in it's work. Many town officers have been f1llel by him. He was 8 member of the Congl church choir for about forty years and as- sistsnt choir master part of the time. He was married in 1857 to Maria T. Arnold of Killingly. Mrs. Upham was a women of refined manners and dilligent worker for the church here. She was a member of the choir for twenty-five years and president of the Ladies' Gent Society. The Arnold family of which she was a member is one of the oldest in eastern Connnecticut and has won distinction in New England. Two children were born to MT. and Mrs. Upham, George w. who is compelled to reside in California for his health and Sarah E. who died in 1883. Thus has the town lost one of it's most respected and useful households. MT. Upham's funeral was held at his late residence at noon Monday. Rv. Mr. Hopkinson off1ciated.
 Miss Addie s. Horton, a teacher at Brimtield, Mass, Miss May Miller of Mt. Holyoke College passed Christmas week at their respective homes.
 On Christmas eve a cantata, "The Story of the Star" was given by the Congregational Sunday School in connect ion with the Christmas tree It was one of the most elaborate and best present ed exercises ever given at the church. The libretto and music were nicely rendered. The parts were taken as follows: prologue Zida Young; Asia-Hafz Turkish boy John Buckl y; Ah-Lin-Kee - Chinese boy, Isaac Newell Nah-Loo Indian girl FlorenceBarrows; O-Moti- -San-Japanese girl, Nellie Miller; Africa, Mary Lawson and Raymond Barrows; Europe-Ger. many, Addie s. Horton; Norway, Stella Fitts; Sweden, May Miller; Poland Eddie Fraser Austria, j Bertie Aldrich England, Raymond Town, with a Christ mas carol by Cora Belcher, Ethel Belch. CT, Florrie Meek and Nellie Miller Islands of the Sea, Florence Barrows Raymond Town, Bertha Frazer anC Raymond Barrows; America - Red Ethel Belcher White, Nellie Miller Blue, Florrle Heck. The cantata was prepared and rehearsed by Mrs. Ro ciu; Back, lady assistant superintendent ant given under the direction of R. B. Horton acting superintendent. The church choil aided in the rendering of the choruses So difficult 8 cantata hardly could have been presented so we'll had not the child ren been painstaking and attentive anC the parents interested in making thl effort 8 success.
 Rock Meadow.
 Several families from here attended thu Christmas entertainment and tree at tn,
The Press., 1896-12-31
Try Grain-Os Try Grain-Oi

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you paekkg kge of GRAIN-O, the new rood drink that takes khe place of coffee. The children may drink it M ny out 1n!ury as well as the adult. All 0 like it. GRAIN-O has that rich sea& DK8N @ Mocha or Java, but it IS made from pure graIns and the most deltc te stomach receives tt with out distress. A the price Of coffee. 15c an 15 cts. per package. Sold by all grOcers.
The Press., 1896-12-31

Specimen copies of either Edition sent free on application. The Weekly Republican will be sent free for one month to any one who wishes to try it.
The Press., 1896-12-31

A terrible railroad accident took place near Birmingham, Ala, early last Sun- day morning. A passenger train crashed through trestle into a river no feet be- low. Over thirty lives were lost. It is thought that the accident was caused by train robbers, who had removed a rail from the track
The Press., 1896-12-31

THE Warden and Burgesses of the 1 Borough of Stafford Springs hereby give mo- tice that, acting under the vote passed at the annual meeting of the voters in said Borough, held December IA, 1898, they will petition the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut at its session of January, 1897, for the amending Of Section of the. Borough charter, changing the term of office of the burgesses and providing for their election, so that said Section 5, when amended, shall read as follows:
 SECTION 5. The officers of said Borough shall be a Warden, six Burgesses, a Clerk, Treasurer. Ba1l1f and a Collector. The Warden, Clerk, Treasurer, Ba1lff and Collector shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting Of said Borough for the term of one year.
 At the annual meeting of said Borough. to be held the second Monday of December, 1897, there shall be elected, by ballot. three BurgesSes for the term of one year, and three Burgesse: for the term of two years, and at each annual elec- ton held thereafter there shall be elected three BurgeSses for the term Of two years
 All officers elected shall be from the electors of said Borough and shall hold their office for the term TOT which elected, beginning with the fourth Monday of the month of December in successors shall be elected and qualif1ed; pro- vided that any officer of said Borough, upon re- m0val of his residence from the borough shall cease to hold his office therein, and such office shall thereupon be deemed to be vacant.
 E. c. DENNIS, Warden. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, ANDREW WHITON,
 J. M. LEACH, R,,rroUOoS
 J. M. LORD, DuA s00'09' w. E. HANLEY,
 ANTHONY ADAMS,