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BUoKLEN's ARNIoA SALvE.-The best sAlve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tettsr, ehapped hands, ohIlhlains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give porfoct satlsfaction or money refunded. Price 06o per box. Sold by K. K. Taft.
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DISTRICT OF soMERs, ss. PROBATE COURT

July 31St, A. D., 1897. ! ORDERED, That the foregoing application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in said Somers, on the 14th day of August, A. D., 1897, at o'clock in the forenoon of that day {; and this court directs said exccutor to give pub lie notice of the pendency of said application, publishing notice thereof once before the 14th day Of August, A. D., 1897, in some newspaper having a circulation in said district.
 CHARLES s. FULLER, Judge.
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Tho Cubans are growing bold and ag- groasive around Havana. They seize all trains for the city. No provisions could be taken Into Habana on Saturday.
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE--. Machine Shop Water Power and Tools for Sale
 Will be sold at ..t { p U BLIC A TON,
 On the premises, --. ->- ....s Wednesday, Aug. Is, 1897,
 At o'clock p. n.,
 THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE WaShburn Machine Shop
Situated in West Stafford, Conn.

Situated in West Stafford, Conn.
 This property consists of about k acres of land, two-Story machine shop building about 20x60 feet, with engine and boiler room, 9x24 feet, and forging room, 14x14 feet, attached. All well equipped with machinery and tools suitable for the manufacture of light machinery.
 The tools consist in part of six engine lathes. iron planer, gear cutter, polishing lathe upright drill two milling machines, and other tools too numerous to mention.
 The property has formerly been used for the manufacture of chucks, but can be used for the manufacture of other goods If desired.
 The water power is very permanent, having fall of % feet, which be increased to 50 feet with small expense. The iron water wheel is one of Bradways patents, and is nearly as good as new. The horizontal engine is in good condi- ton, having been used but very little, the wa- ter power being usually sufficient, except for few weeks in an unusually dry season.
 All the above property will be sold to the high est bidder, without reserve. on the date above mentioned, and any one desiring to engage in any light manufacturing business cannot do better than to attend this sale.
 part of the purchase price can remain on mortgage if desired, thus affording rare oppor- tunity for person of small means to own 0 good business.
 Any information in relation to same may be obtained of J: R: WAsHBUkN, on the prem iseS, or of c. F. LAKEWOOD, Treasurer of Staff ford Savings Bank, Stafford Springs, Conn. - -se
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' OST-At or near Stafford P. O., July Il l 2Sth, a No. IA Waterman Fountain Pen. Finder will please notify H. J. WARREN, care post master.
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COVENTRY. Qnnfh Cnvnnfrv.

South Coventry.
 Nigel, the fine St. Bernard dog belong ing to H. F. Dimock, diod last week.
 Prof. A. B. Peebles of Storrs preached at the Congregational church Sunday.
 Mrs. Hattie Corrin Lockwood and son of Tacoma, Wash, have returned to their home.
 Mrs. Maria Corrin, who has been summering with her sister, Mrs. R. B. Wilson, is In Willimantic.
 The funeral of Wolcott Ayers was at tended Saturday afternoon. He leaves a wife and seven adult children.
 The eight-mile bicycle race came off Saturday afternoon. First prize, @ grip sack twas taken by Louis Philips; second, bicycle shoes, by l.. E. Parker third, umbrella, by Bert Carpenter. A large number of spectators lined Main street, near the post-office and hotel to witness the finish. Some of the riders would have been glad If the spectators had been stationed along the route from the hill near Henry Albro's to the Barber village.
 Mrs. Susan Whitney Dfmock has copied the births, marriages, baptism and deaths from the records between the years 1711 and 1S44 of the town and churc hes of Coventry, Conn. and has had them print ed and neatly bound in muslin, for private distribution. Mrs. Dimock's design, as expressed in a short sketch of the town and it's settlement, being-"that they may be preserved from the further ravages of time" Mrs. Dimock is now compiling a similar book from the Mansfield records.
 Wealthy Amanda, daughter of David and Mary Babcock was born in this town Nov. 2, 1924, mar ried Wm. Curtis. son of Marvin Curtis, and died in Me1iden, Sept. %, 1896. By her expressed wish her re- mains were taken to West Roxbury, Mass, disposited in the family burial lot in the Nathan Hale cemetery, July 9. At the memorial service held in Meriden, where she had resided twenty-nine years, by the Political Economy club, of which she was a member, her honesty of purpose, the fearlessness of her speech, the interest in political and social events were eulOgized. The principal address closing thus "Peace and rest, joy and gladness may be her rightful heritagn, attained thro' this separation, the fulfilling of the law of birth and rebirth." Her husband died several years since in Mpriden. A little daughter born before the family left this town and a son, Clarence w.. of New York and his sons, Arthur M. and Carl, oi MeTiden, survive.
 There is much speculation in regard to the cause of the Mississippi floods, which are more frequent and destruc- tive as the years roll on. Landscape gardeners who have to do with ponds, lakes and small streams have learned that the earth brought down practically narrows the oonduits and outlets. There is not the room for the sal. volume of water as thero originally was. The inn mense volume of earth carried to the mouth of the Mississippi annually prao- tically raises the high water mark. Therefore, unless some method of jetty- ing by which the waste earth can be carried farther from the mouth channel or some new additional outlet be form ed. the danger must increase as the years roll On.-Meehan' Monthly.
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Monson, July 30th, Mrs. Wm. B. Fen. ton, 69.
 Stafford, Both, James IIolbrook, 70.
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What do the ChiIdren Drink T

Don't give them tea or coffee Have you tried the new food drink called Grain-O7 It is delic- iOus and nourishIng and takes the place of cof- fec. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems Grain-O is made of pure grains, and tastes like choice coffee, but costs about 4 as much. All grOcers sell it. 15c. and 25c.
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Stafford Springs, Sd, by Rev. T. D.. Martin, Jr., Miss Josephine Phyllis Ho- man, daughter of George W. HOman, of New York, and Morris J. Shupe, of Cleve- land, Ohio.
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Tho jury at Chicago in the third trial Of Charles W. SPauldIng, treasurer of the Illinois state university and president of tho Globe savings bank of Chicago, re- turned verdict Saturday of guilty. The present trial was on an indictment charg- ing spsulding with hypothecating $25, 900 MacoupIn county bonds.
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The public debt was increased SC, 79O,- 68O during the month of July.
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.EOR RENTING cottages on Morton I street, east of High school, six rooms each, with furnace, hot and cold water, and other modern improvements. Inquire Of M. E. FISK.
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The WIllimAntic Linen Company, which used to pay dividends to It's stockholders on the first of February and Of August, has omitted It's dividend again this month. The option given to the parties represented by John K. Dos Passos to purchase the stock at $31 .25, or 125, was to run to August 15. According to one of the directors, 1t has been extended to September 17.
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A T a Court of Probate holden at Staff A ford, within and for the district Of Stafrerd,

A T a Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford, within and for the district Of Stafford, on the 29th day Of July, A. D. 1897.
 Present, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of Ephraim Parker, executor on the testate estate Of Eliza M. Parker, late of Stafford, within said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors Of said es- tate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executor, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-p0st in said town of Stafford nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. CerUl- fled from record, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
 nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro 1F bate Court, August 3d. A. D. 1S97- i
 Estate of Esther w. BlOdgett, late of Stafford, in said district, deceased. z;
 Upon the application of Edwin C.. Pinney, praying that an instrument in writing, purport- ing to be the last will and testament of said Esther W. Blodgett, deceased, may be proved; ap- proved, allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t is ,,.
 Ordered-That said application be heard affd determined at the Probate office in Stamordf In said district, on the 18th day of August, A. D. 1Sy at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place Of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper hav- ing circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public stgn-post in the town of Stafford, in said district.
 MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.i
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Born.
Married.

Stafford Springs, Sd, son to Mir. and Mrs. Mitchell Fisher.
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William E. Felts, is to attempt to fly from the summit of Plke's Peak to Gamer on's Conc and thon to Colorado Springs. He has made n thorough system of his aeroplanes and flying apparatus. The daring young man had some doubt as to how the altitude might effect the wor king of his wIng-like mechanism and to satisfy himself he took his aeroplanes to the summit of the mountain for a trial. The atmosphere was found to be of sufficient brace to support MT. Felps body, and he declares that on Sunday he will be able to carry out his promise to the letter. The air llno distance from Pike's Peak summit to Colorado Spring Is about thirteen miles, and the proposed trip Is regarded as extremely hazardous.
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THIS Papor and The Connecticut Courant ami- weekly) furnished for S2.ib per year.
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A new Catholic college Is to be opened At Hartford In September where young men of the diocese may study for the priesthood. Admission to the college will be open only to those who have suc- cessfully passed the high school examIna- tons In their respective towns and who Intend to become priests. The course of study will extend over six years, and will prepare the students for the study of philosophy in the semlnarles.
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An explosion and fro occurred at the Willimantic gas works Sunday evening. Naptha is used to make the gas and it is supposed that there was leak in one of the storage tanks that was being filled at the time and this was lgnlted by the test gAs light, causing the fire and explosion. While one of tho fireman, John MoCnrthy endeHvoring to push n car and tank out of the reach of the flre the naptha lgnited setting him on fro, He was badly burned on face and hands before he could be rescued. The damage to the gas house Is about Bt2OO. Fully insured.
The Press., 1897-08-05

Sixty-four towns have applied to the highway commissioner for share of the state apptlatlOn for good roads. Five of the towns applying did not ask for all of the S15OO allowed each town, SO the account to be drawn from the state this year will bo $93, 900. Stafford and Vernon were the only towns In Holland county to take advantage of the state appropriation. In Windham county, KIllingly, Plainfield, Putnam, Thompson and Wlndham have applied.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION of

IG The First National Bank of stafford Springs at Stafford Springs in the state of Conn.,, at the close of business, July 23d, 1897.
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EOR SALE.-Household Goods. Ap- II ply to EPHRAIM PARKER, Furnace ave.
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NO RENT-2 Desirable tenements of 10
 U Rooms on Maple street. c. B. NEWTON.
The times., 1897-07-07
DIED.

RIGHARDSON-On June 29, 1897,
JOSEPH WALTEk &ICHA RDSON. at his
home near CenteTv1He, Prince George
county, Nd. ,agcdtweaBy years, I'VE nsontIss
ana sixteen days, aTter a two weeks i'll
ness.
May he rest In peace.
Gone from earth. lie has gone forever;
Tear dinmed eyes SHAH gaze in vain
we shah hear his voice, o never,
NeVermoreon earth again.
Home Is sad God, how dreary;
Lonesome, lonesome every spot.
Listen for his voice TIL weary,
For we hear him not
He was faithful, loving, tender,
With US each and every one.
&c suffered, butts now r. lOieing.
His Joy i'll Heaven has Just begun
Had he asked us wen We 6aow
We should say, oh, spare the blow
les. with streaming eyes shoaId pray:
Lord, we love him; let him stay.
BY his true friend,
1t FLORENCE KREGIO
SCOBELL-On July B, at 7:45 o. m,
HOBERT A, beloved son of John and
Ida Scobeu, In the twelfth year of his age.
Funeral Will take place from his parents
residence, 1914 Maryland ave, Netlnes-
day afternoon, at $50 1t
The funeral OF William Edw ard Norns
took place last Sunday afternoon the
interment being in Abingdon Cemetery
Rev j. W. Fleming orii ciated. Nr.
William Thomas Newton, of Washington,
ID. c., made a visit TO his brother-in-iaw,
George b. Norris, last week, and was here
to attend the funeral or his rather-in-Iaw
on sunday Ii
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STREET CARS lii COLLISION
An Electric Train Runs Into an
lexington Horse Car.
Mrs. Charlotte IIgard, a Passen-
ger, seriously Injured and Sew.
eraI Others Bruised.

A rear end collision between an Ecking-
eIectric train on the Metropolitan road
occurred last evening at the corner OF
New jersey avenue and G street, in fToHt
OF the Baltimore and Ohio depot, and
serious consequences were barely averted.
Fortunately only one person was injured,
Mrs Charlotte Ilgard, Gity-seven years
or age. employed at the Riggs mansion,
No. 1917 street northwest.
Although there We're several witnesses
TO the accident, none were able to explain
Just how it happened. Prom the corner
OF NoTth Capitol and C streets to First
and d streets northwest the west-DOund
cars OF bothnncs run over the same tracks.
II Is usual for the Eekingten cars to stop
at these points and permit the electHc
trains, which run faster, TO 20 ahead Of
them.
In TINS instance, however, the horse
car IN charge Of Conductor Funk and
Driver Buckley had come down c street
fully a block ahead Of the Metropolitan
train In front of the depot it had stopped
to take on a passenger, wien the electric
car came down the grade at good rate
OF speed in charge OF MOtormaa Fink and
Conductor Crawford. For some reason the
brake failed to work properly, and before
the train could be stopped or those on the
horse car realize their danger sufficient
To gn ahead, the motor crashed into the
rear OF the lexington car with great
force. Passengers on both cars were CON
siderably jolted and thrown from their
seats, and number We're sli ightly bruisc.l
Mrs. IIgard was thrown violently against
the side of the car and was badly injured.
Policeman Langley, who was standing in
front OF the depot at the time, summoned
the ambulance from No. 8 station and
the injured woman was rernuved to the
Emergency Hospital The wornan's side
was badly bruised and IL is thoUght that
she may have been internally I'M uFed
DTs. Juenemann and Bahr made a careful
examination for fractured ribs, but found
no bones broken. she was later removed
20 the Riggs mansion. where n is empEyed
The horse car was considerably battered
by TIE accident, but little damage was done
to the electric train save the smashing OF
the fender.
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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITIZENS.
Better Street SprinkIing and a New
Park Asked For.

Better Street SprinkIing and a New
Park Asked For.
The Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
tiop he'd their last regular monthly meet
ing for the summer last evening ut st.
Marks Church The meeting was opened
by President NJ A Ballinger, ana Mr.
George Simmons acted as secretary
The first topic discussed was that Of
street sprnkling, and after a number of
short addresses pertinent 60 the question
resolution was adopted, instructing the
secretaryto communicate with the Engineer
Commissi lneT with view of having the
streets in Columbia Heights sprinkled bet
ter a special request win be made in
this regard for whitney avenue and the
three streets branching out from the head
OF Fourteenth street. These streets are
all greati Y Travelled
The committee appointed at thelast meet
ing 10 look into the adyisaf1ity of having
the olive grove at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Columbia road converted into a
public park reported progress. Five hun
dTed persons had already signed petition
favoring the project. On motion of Judge
Campbell this committee was increased
from three to seven members, said com
nittee TO call on the District Committee
in Congress and on the Commissioners of
the Districtin advocacy OF the scheme. The
committee is as follows: DR.. B. F. Gibbs
chairman; Judge j. n. Campbell, Judge c.
S. Bundy, Judge j. S. McCalmont, Gen. ]
j. Cotton, Mr.. NJ. F. O'Donohue, and Presi-
dent NJ. A. Balunger.
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HEAD POUNDED WITH A BAT
Fight Between Whites and Blacks
May End in Murder.
Anthony Gorham's Skull Fractured
by Tim Hurley in a Battle Over
Baseball Field,

A race war between a gang of Swan
poodle toughs and a number OF colored
boys occurred yesterday afternoon in n
vacant lot at the corner of Florida avenue
and North Capitol street, and as re-
suit it is probable that the police OF the
Second preinect will be compelled to
search for another murderer. During the
trouble Anthony Gorham, better known as
Tony a respectable culofed boy about
nineteen years of age, was beat ovsr
the head with a baseball bat by Tim Hur-
ley, young white man of unsayory repu-
tatloa.
Corham was removed 70 FreedTnen's
Hospital, where it was found that bis
skull had been fractured in several places,
and Dr. Williams stated last night that DC
did not think he would recover. After the
battle Hurley escaped and had not been
captured late last night.
The trouble arose over the possession OF
the grounds upon which both the whites
and the blacks wished to play. During the
afternoon q number OF colored boys, some
of them students at the Colored High
School, had been aging tennis. About
a clock in the afternoon gang of white
boys chiefly from the section known as
'sSwampoodle,' came up and demanded
that the Colored boys vacate and allow
them to have game OF baseball. This
the negroes refused to do, claiming their
right to remain and use the grounds, hav-
ing taken possession Of them long before
the white boys came.
After repeated efforts to break up the ten
mis- game Hurley, who acted as the ring
leader of the intrudeTs, deman ded that the
tennis players vacate. This Gorham, who
assumed to act for his comrades, declined
to do, and general row ensued. Isring
the progress of the trouble anumber Of blows
were exchangeGbetween the whites and the
blacks, until finally the struggle centered
between the leaders of the two contesting
parties, Hurley and Gorham. Finally
the white boy seized a bat and struck his
anita gonist blow with it on the head.
TIE blow stunned the young man SO
that he W as mableto observation-disclosures
while Hurley continued to rain blow after
blow upon the head of his helpless victim.
Not until Gorham had been rendered nm.
conscious did his friends succeed in COM
pcning Hurley to deSist from his attack
Upon reachDg tne Hospital, 6orham re-
covered consciousness, and was able to
tell his side of the case From the best
statement which could be aseertained last
night the white boys were the aggressors
in the fight, and should Gorham die, which
the physicians fear, Hurley will be charged
with murder None of the other boys on
either side were seriously hurt
Late last night Gorham was resting
quietly, but the physicians consider his
case very critical.
The times., 1897-07-07
THE PARKS AND SPACES.
Matters Considered at the East
Citizens Meeting Last Night.

Matters Considered at the East
Citizens' Meeting Last Night.
The East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton held a short session last evening. at
Baum's Hall.
president Babson was in the chair, and
while several important matters were in
formally discussed, only one OF the stand
ing committees, parks and spaces sub
iniited n report For this committee, Ia
the absence OF The chairman, Mr.. w. w.
Chester made the report. He reported that
of la'c several OF the parks and spaces
in the city have been greatly improved
Ly tie thiHnii... oGI OF ahder- rowt n anu tine
removal OF trees He called special attcn-
ton Co the planting of trees in the northeast
and southeast corners of the new Library,
mt which he war of the opinion was over
crowded and in few years would be
wilderness.
He also referred to the work In the parl;
on The senate side OF the Capitol grounds,
which, he s. ated, was great Improvement.
The times., 1897-07-07
THE BoUNTY's DEATH yvARRA MI
1t Was Signed and Sealed by the
Republicans in Caucus.

It Was Signed and Sealed by the
Republicans in Caucus.
Yesterday morning the Republicans held
their final caucus on the tariff, and be-
fore the day was over the decree of the
caucus had been carried out, and the last
remaining snag to the successful passage
CT the tariff bill removed. The caucus was
rendered necessary on account of the Of
fering of the amendment providing for il
bounty on sugar made from beets grown
IL this country 1t matteretl little that Mr.
Allison had offered and with6ra wn the
amendment. Mr.. Allen had renewed 1t
and the Republicans, not having caucused
upon it, could vote as they saw fit This
condition of things was not pleasant for
the Democrats, who notified MT. Allison
that until his party came to some con-
c!usion on this question there could be no
agreement as to the time when the vote
should be taken.
1neseRpph me caucus was called and the
case laid before the Republicans yesterday
morning. There was no dissent among
Republicans as to the business OF the
proposition to pay this proposed hounty.
The only question was one OF expediency
Mr. Allison and other leaders took the
ground that il the bounty was urged there
was no hope of getting the bill through
until, possibly, weeks more OF debate had
elapsed. 1t appeared to be the consensus
Of opinion that this scheme had better be