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The Press., 1896-06-11

A kJGULO VI ASASSSAA hOAAANFCs
 At the peremptory auction sale of black silks held at New York last week, by order of Cutters Silk Manufacturing Go. and the Phoenix Silk Man ufacturing Co.,, our New York organization was a large buy CT. The result is that we have fine quality Black Silks to sell at UneXampled Prices.
 Of the Phoenix Silks we are going to sell---
 At 35c. yard-the soc. quality, 19-inch Black At 55c. a yard-the 75c quality, 2I-inch Black Surah.
 Black Gros Grain.
 At 59c. yard-thc vi quality, 2i-tnch Black
 BTOCaded Indta
 At S5c. a yard d-the S1 quality, 21-inch Black
 Satin Duchess.
 Of Cutters siIks---all pure dye silks---we are going to sell
 At 69c. a yard-the s1 quality, 21-tnch Black GrOS Grain. At S9c. @ yard-the $1.25 quality, 2Oh-inch Black Gros Grain. At $1 a yard-the S1.37 quality, 21-lnch Black GroS Grain.
 At $1 a yard-the s1.5O quality, a1-inch Black Brocaded Satin Taffeta.
 This is by far the greatest sale of black dress silks that has been held in Springfield for long time. Perhaps the conditions that make it won't occur again in a generation. Wise, thrifty people will come, and come quickly. Graduation Dresses.
 Stuffs for graduating dress es---white and cream cash meres, silks, organdies, muIls and muslins---everything that is likely to be thought of, in bigger abundance than can be found elsewhere. | Dress Goods.
 Cotton and wool cashmere 36 inches widc
 19 ana g cents yard.
 Wool cashmere, 3S inches, 759C.
 Wool henrietta. 3S inches, 50C.
 Brilliantine, 3S inches, soc. and 75C.
 AlbatrOss, 3S inChes soc.
 CrepOn, 3S inches, soc.
 Bedford Cord, A inches, 15C.
 Silk and wool fabric, 40 inches. 15C.
 Figured silk and wool, 40 inches, Fl.
 LanSdoWne, 40 inches, Fl. Silks.
 Figured India, 25 inches, 75c. yard.
 Plain India, 25 inches, 59 and 75C.: 30 inches,
 62H.
 Crepe de Chine, 23 inch, Fl. Satin, 20 inch, 75C. and $1. .25. Fatlle, 20 inch, S1. Cotton StuffS, etc.
 Swiss muslins, 27 to 42 inches, 12H, 15. 20, 9, !: India linens, a7 to 86 inches, 6l( to soc. , Dotted MuslinS, 121I. 15, 20, 9, 37 and soc. India MullS. 36 inches wide, 25C., 371 and 30. 2 White French Organdies, 36 inch, 25C., 30 and 37H; 72 inches wide, 50c.. G5 D, S71l, S1
 and S125 : No trouble to show all we have, and we send samples with pleasure.
 Left aisle. FORBES & WALLACE, t. Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets, j. Springfield, Mass.
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There are 26 cremation associations in active operation in the United States. The oldest was organized at Washington, Pa., in 1876, and the two newest are found at New Haven, Conn.,, and Elizabeth, N. J. (1894). The number of incinerations reported is 3,67O.
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MOCK MeaUOW. (CorreSpOndence.)

Anna House has gone to work in the family of Charles Ballou, Wendell, Mass.
 Bennie Agard and wife have been visit ing at Charles Ballou's, Wendell, Mass.
 On account of the late rains the crops are looking much better than was ex- pected, and with 8 promise of plenty of apples and berries
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ASHFORD

Edward s. Wilson has been granted a pension.
 WestfOrd Correspondence.
 J. H. BUrrill had an experience on Mon day morning of this week which he will not soon forget. While trying to lead a cross bull, the staff with which he was leading him was broken, and he was thrown down and hooked and trampled upon by the enraged animal, until fortu- nately he got hold of the ring in his nose, which saved his life. The bull, however, regained his liberty, but his career was soon ended by rifle ball.
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HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

tMatter under CnlS neaQ cents per une.l
 Wash Goods in desirable styles al low prices at A. l.. Towards.
 Joe cream for sale afternoons and evenings, at the residence of F. N. Crane A East Main street. Delivered in the borough for 40 cents quart.
 Bargains in Laces at E. l.. Burr's.
 -Adelbert Needham advertises new carriages for sale at cost, as he wishes the room. Also 15 cheap horses and car load of western horses.
 It is surprising what a quantity oi those Ladies' Suits and Skirts, there is being sold at A. W. Walkers. New ones received every week.
 Ladies capes and children's jackets at a very low price, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Ladies and Children's Sailor Hats for sale at A. W. Walkers.
 Engraved and printed wedding cards at The Press office.
 -Marked-down prices in Dress Goods at E. L. Burr's.
 A. w. Walker will sell on Saturday of this week 125 pairs of Ladies' Kid Gloves in tans and blacks at 59 cents per pair, as good as has ever been sold for 70 cents. Remember this is for one day only.
 A good line of Ladies' Belts, includ- ing White Kid and Bicycle Belts, at A. L. Towards.
 Extra Bargains in Laces for this week at A. w. Walkers.
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Stern duties need not speak sternly. He who stood firm befcr, the thunder worshiped the "still small voice.
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WELLINGTON.
Correspondence.

A portion of our roads have been re- paired.
 These latter rains are indeed beneficent for the farmer, ......
 Grange meeting tomorrow night. Sub- ject for lecturers hour, "What constitutes public spirited inhabttapt?''
 No wealthy son or resident of Willing ton ever did thing for her in the line of bequest or gift, but our neighboring borough's drinking fountain came from 8 Willington boy.
 Children's day exercises in the Baptist church next Sunday forenoon. It is ex- pected that an interesting program will be carried out. Those interested are re- quested to bring flowers and help deco rate the church Saturday afternoon. It is desired also that the children rehearse their parts at that time.
 Recently School Visitor Mrs. A. D. Dimock was agreeably surprised by an invitation from the Moose Meadow school children to attend a social in the school room. The room was bower of ferns and flowers, particularly swamp apple blossoms. After music and games col lation of cake and cocoa was served, dis trict committee Mrs. B. Burdick furnish ing the cake and cocoa. At the close of the exercises the teacher and scholars pre- sented Mrs Dimock picture of the school house, richly framed in gilt, and inscribed ''This is the ten dollar school house mentioned in the state report of the Tol. land County schools. 2 lss... .s. ?. ..-
 Some time since an exchange of lee. turer'shour was arranged between Mrs Orra- X. Phelps, lecturer of Storrs grange and Mrs. Annie A. Preston, lecturer ot Willington grange. Last Wednesday evening, in the town hall, Mrs. Phelps program was most delightfally carried out assfollows Selection by orchestra Tribute to Flora, the ladies; Fruits and Flowers of the Sandwich Islands, Miss Kenwill; autoharp solo, A. c. Gilbert recitation, "Queen May" Louise Rose. brooks; vocal solo, Ernest Waite; reel tation, "Hannah Jane," David Snow; se lection by orchestra tableau, Stealing Strawberries, M. H. Parker, John Pitts Flower Fancies, Orra A. Phelps: banjo duet, MT. Fauntleroy, MT. Mansfield; The Refining Influence of Flowers in the Home Mrs. L. P. Chamberlain; selection by or chestra. The orchestra was led by Prof Peebles, who also played the accompani ment for the vocal duet. The chairs were officered by the visiting patrons, among them Master c. H. Savage, Overseer Prof Phelps, Chaplain l.. P. Chamberlain They brought lovely flowers for decora tion, and beautiful and ingenious em blematical tribute of ferns, lettered witl white daisies, which was hung above thu platform during the evening, and left a a souvenir of the occasion. Ice crean and cake were served by the Willingtol patrons, and a very enjoyable social hou was passed. The local grange will try t. fulfill it's part of the arrangement in tn early autumn.
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GurleyVille. lCOrrespOndence.,

Wednesday.
 Gur1eyville.
 [Correspondence.) Childrens day concert will be held in the Gurleyville M. E. church next Sun day evening. The program will be on temperance.
 Gelon Parker, who has been in poor health for long time, is now worse, and under the care of Dr. Knight of Chaplin. Mrs. s. P. Chaffee is spending a few days at her brothers, Elijah Simonds, of North Oxford, Mass.
 John Munyan, who has been visiting at his fathers for few days, returned to East Thompson last week.
The Press., 1896-06-11

Always in season. Hopkins Steamed Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch in milk. Quart can 10 cts.
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SanChOl

A dog? An, yes, he knew it well, And yet his dignity ne'er fell To currish trick or idle grOwl, Nor did he ever deign to howl. A bark had he for every mood, And we who knew him understood Our friends were his for fourteen years, He sleeps where flowers distill their tears.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 At the annual school meeting held Tues day e&ening the following officers were ehosers w. H. BracKett, H. N. Neil, committee; A. Korper, secretary and treasurer Henry O.. Gurley, collector. There has been expended the past year about $1OO on the improvements of deep ening the we'll and putting in new pump. The money was raised by subscription. The school gave an entertainment, and used the money to procure a bookcase and picture of George Washington for the school.
 Chas. N. Allen has gone to his summer residence on Fishers Island, expecting tc spend two months there.
 We hear of the death of Rev. J. M. Phillips, of Andover, formerly pastor ot the Wilmington Baptist church.
 Mrs. Fannie Scott and Mrs. Charlotte Brigham spent Sunday with Mrs. Scott's brother at Manchester.
 Samuel Nichols, foreman of the dyeine department of G. Hall, Jr., & Co.'S, is 1T attendance at the Holland court, as juror
 (Moose Meadow correspondence.)
 Children's Sunday, which was arranged for June 14th, has been changed to JunC 28th.
 Jason Allen is extensively repairing hi house. Valmose Pulsipher has the con tract
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UNION.

The seventh convention of the North Holland Sunday School Union will be held in the Congregational church, Thursday, June 18th, at 10. 30 a. m., with the follow ing program: Morning session-Devo- tionai services of twenty minutes, Rev. O. G. Terry; Words of Welcome, Rev. B. B. Hopkinson; response by president of the association, B. c. Pinney; business; col lection; Importance of Sunday School Work, opened by Rev. T. B. Briggs. Afternoon session-The Duty of Adults to the Sunday School, Rev. T. c. Druley The Aim of the teacher to Spiritually in fluence the pupils, Rev. 0. H. VanNatter How shall the teaching of the facts of the Bible be made to subserve this aim, Rev. J. I. Bartholomew.
 (Correspondence.)
 There will be 8 Sunday School concert at the Congregational church next Sab- bath, commencing at il o'clock.
 Mrs. Chelsea Young, with Mrs. w. G. Howard, spent few days with Mrs. Ed. Hewett, at Whitensville, the past week.
 Wm. P. Marcy and daughter, from Hartford, spent the Sabbath with his mother, Mrs. Kinda Marcy.
 MT. Ballou has moved his steam mill from the Wallace lot to the lot formerly owned by J. 0. Upham.
 There is a prospect of a large crop of berries this season.
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TOLLAND. Correspondence.


 Geo. F. Kibbe has new pair of driving horses.
 Mrs. Emily Hilton is at Chas. Under woods.
 A meeting was held in the jail Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Mary Sattellee, of Norwich, is at Austin Edgerton's.
 Ice-cream and strawberries were served at the Congregational church Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. H. H. Doyle has opened an ice- cream and lunch room in the rear of the post office.
 Children's day will be observed at both churches by special exercises in the even- ing. At the Methodist church there will be an mathematical service, entitled ''The Ship of State," exercises to commence at 7.3O. At the Congregational church there will be an arranged program.
 The court came together Tuesday af- ternoon. The case of John Hunter, for the murder of Angelo Aborn, was the first brought forward. Only nine of the thirty-six jurors summoned were impan. neled Tuesday p. m. The defense will make vigorous effort for acquittal Relatives of Hunter are supporting him in the trial. FLORA.
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A Sale of Black Silks.

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 Springfield, June, 1896
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MANSFIELD.

The annual commencement of Storrs Agricultural college will take place next Wednesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-14
THAT THEY GO FORWARD"

We believe that newspaper ought to
make prominent the actions of religious
gatherings, and to that end we devote
much space at large expense to reports
of the Presbyterian Synod and Baptist
State convention now in session.
The future progress and growth and
education of the State is more largely in
the keeping of the churches than in all
the political parties. 1t will crafty every
good citizen to read the evidences OF sue
cess that speak in the statistical reports
published to-day. They show not only
increase in interest and membership, but
increase in contributions which enable
the gospel to be carried into destitute
and foreign fields. In year of financial
depression, this enlargement Of liberality
shows that these two churches are fully
alive to the great vocation whereunto
they are called, and to the dire needs
Of those who sit in darkness. These
consecrated men have heard and needed
the command of Moses: "That they go
forward"
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ANOTHER CUBAN OUTRAGE.
Another American Citizen Attacked
and Robbed.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 13.-Special TO
the Citizen from Key West tells OF an
other outrage on an American citizen IN
Cuba.
While In pursuit of some insurgents a
squad of Spanish troops reached an
estate near San Jose de Los Lajos, own
ed by a Cuban, the manager of which
was Frederick T.. Craycraft, who had
been in Cuba but two years. The soldiers
entered the managers residence and be-
gan their work of destruction. When he
showed his papers Of American citizen
ship one Of the officers became enraged,
and commenced slashing Mr.. Craycraft
with his sword, badly cutting him on the
back and arms. He was also forced TO
deliver S160 that was in his possession.
A number of pacificos on the plantation
were killed by the troops.
Mr. Craycraft has made complaint
to Vice Consul Springer and the depart
ment at Washington has been notified.
From reliable sources it is learned that
Puerto Principe was beseiged on the
9th ult., by the insurgents. Officials do
not acknowledge this, but the Havana
papers confess that since the End inst.
all communication with Puerto Principe
has been cut off.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-14
STATE NEWS.

Geo w. Causler dropped dead in Ca
tawba on Monday night while going to
his home.
The Democratic vote was some 250 or
800 larger in Warren this year than ut
the last Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Hickory Press favors v. S. Lusk
for Speaker of the House, and says:
He's the man to hold the Democrats
down"
and the redhead and other birds have
been busy storing away supply for the
winter-Patron and Cleaner.
Some Republicans in Hickory met last
week and passed resolutions reading J..
Nj. Alphonzo and III. b. Hilderbrand out
of the Republican party.
Cards are out for the marriage OF AIr.
Adolphus III. Eller, prominent member
of the Winston bar, to Miss Laura w.
Newland, Daughter of Mr.. B. A. New
land, at Atlanta, Ga, November 18th.
They will be at home in Winston Decem-
Der list.
We learn that the Stanley Greek cot
ton mill is adding some new machinery
to it's plant. Five revolving nat top cares,
two railway heads, two drawings, ten
spinning frames, one slubber, two inter
mediates, two speeders, a DEM warper,
etc, will be nstalled.-Gastonia Gazette
We see from the Daily Chronicle of
Newbern, n. c., that Mr.. Gardner, Il
prospector, representing the Atlantic
Coast Line, has been in Newbern several
days LOCKING into the proposed project
of extending the branch Of the Atlantic
Coast Line which now terminates at
Washington to Newbern. Mr.. Gardner,
says the Chronicle, left for Washington.
from which point a superficial survey
for a road bed viii be made to Newbern.
1t ia thought the road will be built at
no distant day. Our people will hail this
news with great deal of pleasure
Washington Messenger.
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MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 1S.-The In
ter-State Commerce Commission fled
bill in the United States court here to-day
to, compel the Southern, Pennsylvania,
Cumberland Valley and Norfolk ard
Western railroads to obey its orders 2
June 9th last, commanding these de
PENDANTS to cease hauling freights from
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Chattanooga to Admission, Ala, cheaper
than to Piedmont, Ala, which is eleven
miles north OF Admission. The merchants
Of Piedmont made the complaint in
March, 1895, and the commission found
for them and ordered the discrimination
to cease. The commission alleges its
orders have not been obeyed District
Attorney O'Neill, who is in charge OF
the case, left tonight for Montgomery,
going to secure a temporary injunction
from Judge Bruce. The outcome of the
suit will be an important precedent.
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ANOTHER CASHIER CAUGHT.
He il Believed to Have Made Way With
More Than 100000

New York, Nov. ia warrant is out
for the arrest of Richard v. ID. Wood,
for the alleged misappropriation of $780,
900 from the funds of the Metropolitan
National Bank, an institution which has
been in liquidation since 1884. Wood
was assistant cashier for the assignee.
His home is at Piedmont-on-the-H
where his wife said to-day that she had
not seen him since Monday. Wood had
not been able to attend to business for the
last three months, owing to illness, and
it was owing to this fact that his alleged
defaIcation was discovered. The bank
had succeeded in liquidating GS per cent
of its liabilities since its suspicion.
In addition to the money taken from
the bank, it is alleged that Wood made
way with $4,000 belonging to the estate
OF his father-in-law, John J. Lawrence
Of Sparkhill n. Y, and that other de
falcations will bring the total up to
something like $150,000.
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BRYAN's BIG WHITE MAJORITY

The Fayetteville Observer figures out
that in the recent election Bryan received
100000 plurality in the white vote. The
Observer doubtless figures that the ne
groes voted for Mckinley and the gold
standard without refernce to the issues,
but purely because the bulk of the South
ern Democrats voted for Brayn and silver.
That is the truth. Three months before
the election every country negro IN the
South was for silver, and said he would
vote for no gold-bug. Word passed down
the line that, as the white folks were
divided, it was a good chance for the
negro ITO stand together and get on top"
This racial appeal made them solid, and
it is therefore not proper to consider them
in estimating the real silver strength.
Taking the white vote, Bryan's ma
iority in North Carolina would approx
mate 100000.
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TIM STATE GROWING POORER
THE MICRO GROWS RICHER.

Thc sext report Of the State Auaisot
win .resent facts showing the progress
Of the negro race In North Carolins.
The property of the State is appraised
for taxation every four years. An assess
mont was made in 1891, and again in
lSo5 In the former year the aggregate
value OF the real and personal property IN
the State owned by it's white citizens, was
1924. los, sos; in 1895 the total valuation
SIS shown by the forthcoming Auditors
report. is only $222, 6S3, 05T, or decrease
of S11. 426,511. On the other hand, the
aggregate value of real and personal
property owned by the colored people
Of the State in 1891 was only $S,OlS,446;
in 1895 this had increased to SIS, 1So,041,
or S161 ,628 more than it was In 1899, and
in spite of the fact that the valuation of
the property owned by the whites had
such a remarkable fall off. These are
facts that are published to-day ut the
close of the negro Fair that will eneour-
age every industrious and thrifty negro III
the State.
During the last four years the value of
bank and building and loan stock owned
in North Carolina has been almost dou-
bled In 1891, the aggregate value of
bank stock, including building and loan
stock, was 81, $50, 1877; in 1895 it was 3d.
50S,912. Railroad property also shows
a notable enhancement in value, being
worth only SIS, 719,605 in 1891, as com
pared with $25,151,718 in 1895, an in
crease during the four years of nearly
40 per cent. or $6.432, 113.
The aggregate of all property in the
State shows decrease of S3,273,055.
The total value in 1891 was S262, 796, SIG;
in 1895 it had dropped down to $685.
523,761.
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MARK HANNA'S FINE HAND IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Springfield Republicans Washing
ton correspondent says that Mark Han
mas fine hand is likely to be felt in
the Senatorial election in North Carolina.
This accords with our information from
several counties, where Republican ennis
saries have paid personal visits to Popu-
list legislators presumably to secure their
support of Pritchard for the United States
Senate. What success, if any, these
emissaries have met with, it is too early
yet to know, but the ringing declarations
of United States Senator Butler, Con-
gresham Martin, Senator Atwater, Rep
resentative Schulken and other influential
Populsts would indicate that the Popu-
list party was getting in line to elect a
free silver advocate to the United States
Senate.
AS there is clear majority of between
fifteen and twenty free silver men in the
new Legislature, it would be a deliberate
betrayal Of principle on their part to elect
a gold-bug to the Senate for six years.
A free silver man can do immense good
there in 1900, and be of much service
to the cause in the interim. 1t is small
matter who is selected, so that man Of
character and ability who will vote with
Vest, Jones, Daniel, Butler, Allen and
Kyle on the money question is selected to
fill the seat of Vance, and vote as that
great tribune Of the people always voted.