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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28
HURRICANE IN INDIAN TERRITORY
Whole Family Killed by the wind-Bliz-
zartl In Nebraska.

z8ru IN NeDr0Sk0.
South McAlester, I. T., March ga
terrific wind storm swept over the coun-
try between this place and Lehigh and
Colgate Saturday night. Four farm
houses were demolished. Those report
ed killed ara James Seafoam, wife and
three children. Passengers arriving
from Lehigh state that in the country
southeast of here the tornado did great
damage, and that many are reported
killed and injured. Physicians from
various towns along the NJ. X. and T.
railroad have been sent to the scene Of
the reported disaster. In the immediate
vicinity Of South McAlester consider
able minor damage was done.
Ardmore. I. T., March ga destruc-
tive wind storm accompanied by a
heavy downpour of rain struck the city
Saturday night. In the path Of the
| storm, which was not over 100 yards
wide. sixteen dwellings were moved
from their foundations. The home Of
Rev. Mccullough was wrecked, and
Mrs. Mccullough was seriously injured
BY flying debris. Much minor damage
was done throughout the town.
Kansas City. March ga dispatch
to The Journal from Atoka, /. T., dis
credits the reports from South McAles-
ter of heavy loss of life in the vicinity
of Coal Gate and Lehigh as a result of
the storm.
Lincoln, Neb.. March ga severe
storm, probably the worst of the win
ter. prevailed in central and southeast
Nebraska yesterday afternoon. The
snow driven by a high wind was blind
ing. and was followed by a drop in tenn
perature in some localities Of over 50
degrees. In Lincoln, street car traffic
was badly interfered with, but railroad
trains were little delayed. The only bad
effect apprehended is to spring wheat
and fruit trees. which with many days
OF unusually warm weather had made
lrapid deYelonmenf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28

western road has lost heavily, many
hundreds Of feet of roadbed having
been washed away. In Sullivan county
the people turned out Saturday andye
terday to secure portions of the levee
that were threatened. Wheat all along
the lowiands Of Indiana's southern riv-
ers has been destroyed. All trains have
been abandoned on the Bedford Belt,
Bedford and Bloomfield and Southern
Indiana roads. On that branch Of the
pennsylvania road from Vincennes to
indianapolis not q train has passed
since last Tuesday. The Wabash levee
near Emison. twelve miles long, protect
Ing many thousand of acres Of land.
known as Lower Shaker prairie, has
broken away and much damage Is re-
sulting.
Vincennes. Ind. March 2S.-The flood
situation here has assumed an alarm
ing shape. The Wabash river is higher
than for fifteen years. Busseron levee.
on the Indiana side, and Bellegrade
levee. on the Illinois side, have broken,
flooding all the low lands. Hundreds of
farms are submerged, and people
worked all Friday night moving their
stock and families to high land. A
washout occurred on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad a mile west of this city,
and was discovered just in time to pre-
vent a whole train plunging into it.
Princeton, Ind, March 2S.-The water
In the Wabash continues to rise at the
rate OF % Of an inch an hour, and the
White and Patoka rivers are rising at
about the same rate. Railroads are
switching around every way to get to
destinations. but all connection will
soon be cut of from here, except to
local points. Unless the waters soon
recede thousands Of dollars will be lost
to bottom farmers. There was a con-
slant down-pour of rain in this section
Saturday. Much damage has been
done to street and walks in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28

cure. such srge variety fdl-sa e. which are
unable ~ Get help W any ether rrmedy. Ire
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head.
aches; 10. IS and 50 cents. Reiss'
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28
WATER COD REIGNs II INDIANA
Southern Part ef the state 1t the Mercy Of
the Damp DESTROYER.

Indianapolis. March :s-The wabash
and White rivers are on a rampage. In
some portions OF southern Indiana the
Wabash is said to be ten miles wide.
Much live stock has been drowned in
the lowlands. The Baltimore and South
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28

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The Press., 1898-07-14
WALES.

Mrs. A. Fisher made a flying visit to Stafford last week. Miss Ruth Shaw is the happy possessor of new Heating bicycle. Rev. MT. Kyle of Brimfeld called on Rev. G. l.. Camp last week. Rev. w. H. Marble of Lawrence called on friends in town last week.
 Rev. MT. Wheeler of Worcester spoke at the Baptist church Sunday evening.
 Mrs. Charles Needham is spending a few days with her brother at Staffordville.
 Class meeting was held Tuesday even- ing at the parsonage, with good attend ance.
 Miss Della Dimmick and Miss Bessie Fisher spent Sunday with friends in Staf- | fordville.
 Mrs. Sexton, matron of the Worcester vacation.
 Mrs. Edgar B. Niles of Bennington, Vt. is visiting her father, MT. Gardner, and friends in town.
 l public schools at Chicopee Falls, is spend. ing the summer in Wales.
 MT. Sideel has moved his family to Fiskdale. MT. Narcotics expects to move his family there very soon.
 Mrs. Boyden and son, Arthur, from Worcester, arrived on Wednesday to spend few months with her father, MT Rogers.
 Rev. MT. Wheeler, wife and daughter Bertha, Miss Lillian Bullock and Miss Ethel Woodland of Worcester are enjoying an outing at "Camp Endeavor."
 Miss Maud Needham of East Brook field, who has been spending fortnight with her cousin, Miss Cora Needham, re turned to her home last Wednesday.
 Miss Mary Converse, Miss Bertha Bry ant, with Rupert and Robert Decker, lef Wales for Vermont last Thursday. The Decker boys will remain in Vermont, ane Miss Converse and Miss Bryant will re turn after spending few weeks up there
 An industrious tramp, who is willing to work for his meals, was in town { short time ago. During the day he would sit in the woods and make very artistic photograph frames from the trees nearby He would then sell or offer them for his meals.
 Wales has lost another good family Fred Came has moved his family to Quinnipica, where he has accepted a DO. sition as boss weaver. Their departure is regretted by their many friends, and they are very much missed at the M. E church, where they have been very active members for some time.
The Press., 1898-07-14
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake Correspondence.l

Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 Rev. J. H. James of Rockville will oc- cupy the pulpit next Sunday at p. m.
 Rev. MT. Jones, the new pastor at FL lington Street, called on friends last Tues day.
 Perlin Richardson of New Haven paid visit to his parents and friends in this place last week.
 Miss Kettle M. Stacy, former resident of this place, is stopping at her brothers, James Stacy, Jr.
 The social and supper held at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Leon Leach of Filing ton last Thursday evening was well at- tended and grand success. The tables were set upon the lawn, which was hand somely decorated with Japanese lanterns. Hammocks, swings and settees were pro- vided for the convenience of the company. About 100 partook of the supper and ice cream, and the sum of $9 was realized, which is for the benefit of the 0. E. so- ciety lately organized at Crystal Lake.
 Private Perlin L.. Charter of Go. c, who has been home on a furleugh of 20 days for his health, returned Wednesday to Mantle, where he expects to join his company who have been ordered there from New Haven. The regiment has been ordered from Mantle to Camp Alger, Va. and from there possibly to Cuba, where they may yet see active service in the war. Perlin goes with the very best wishes of his many friends, and also for a safe and speedy return. About 30 of his friends from Ellington and this place rendered him reception Tuesday even- ing in honor of his return, and to bid him adieu and God speed.
The Press., 1898-07-14
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.
tMatter under this head 10 cents per Iins

tMattsrundart this head 10 cents per tino.l
 -Brown's domestic bakery will be closed Tuesday and Thursday evenings, at half past ak.
 Another lot of those Ladies' Shirt Waists in large sizes at E. L.. Burr's.
 "A variety of Muslin Goods, price ac- coTdlng to quality, at A. l.. Towards.
 -Ladlee' house dresses and wrappers At E T.. Burr's.
 A now lot of Colored Muslin at 6 and loo per yard at A. w. Walkers.
 For First Glass Photographs call at Cardinals Studio. Cabinets only $2 per dozen. Good work guaranteed. S3 Main Strest.
 Artistic photographs from $1.6O per dozen upwards. Those handsome carbon cites from 82 per dozen up. Martins, Johnson's block.
 -Chlldren's Dresses in muslin, cham brays, ginghams, and print. lace and hamburg trimmed, 60c to &2, at E. L. Burr a.
 Have you seen those Royal Worces- ter Summer Corsets at soc per pair at A. W. Walker'a9
The Press., 1898-07-14
SOM ERSa


 Mrs. Myrtle Davis is visiting friends in New London.
 A son was born Tuesday to MT. and Mrs. F. A. Heck. Mrs. Charles Stacy of Wilbraham, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. c. s. Fuller. Rev. Mir. Farren of Providence, R. l., occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church last Sabbath.
 Miss Jennie Mann of Monson returns this week from a fortnight's visit with Miss Edith l.. Hurlburt. MT. and Mrs. J. Ellsworth Niles of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. P. Rus sell.
 Dr. Frank Percival from Florida is vis- iting his father, l.. W. Percival. Arthur Gager of Philadelphia is visiting at his home in town. Mrs. Samuel P. Hurlburt leaves town this week for her cottage on the Wiln- mantle camp ground, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Alma Kibbe.
 The grange will hold Gipsy social on the lawn in front of the Methodist church next Thursday evening, 21st inst, to which the general public is cordially invited A Gipsy camp, tableau, music and eel ebrated palmist or fortune teller in Gipsy attire will be part of the attractions. Ice cream and cake will be on sale. The committee of arrangements are planning to make the occasion one of interest ant pleasure.
 MANSFIELD.
 William E. Clark and Miss Lydia A Upton, both of Mansfield Center, wer, united in marriage Tuesday evening, tn, 9th, by Rev. Clarence Pike. A reception will be held for them Tuesday evening the 18th, at the residence of his mother Mrs. Abbie s. Clark.
 Gurleyville. Miss Bertha Nichols is visiting he aunt, Mrs. Edward Smith.
 Miss Julia Martin of Chaplin spen Sunday at F. c. Dunham's. Il Miss Ellen Brown is having her house repaired by Contractor Latham and hii men of Willimantic.
 The Jacobson place has been sold to { man in New York. It Is said that his sister in Stafford will occupy it in the fall The ladies' social and benevolent SO ciety will hold an ice-cream supper a Mrs. George Dimock's Friday evening the 18th.
 Henry Simonds, wife and three chil dren of Bridgeport have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. George A. Walker for few days.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Jamei Sunderland of Ashford Sunday morning the 10th, and grandson to MT. and Mrs David Munyan of this place.
The Press., 1898-07-14
BRIMFIELD.

bhl
 Miss Adella Adams left Monday for Cottage City.
 Miss Clara Goodhue of Springfield is home on 8 vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Washburn of Boston are visiting at Dr. Sawin's.
 Austin Jennison has bought horse, "Kate," of Wm. Easter.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis and son of Bost on are visiting Miss Annie Cutler. Mrs. o. l.. Gould has been spending a few days in Boston visiting friends. Mrs. Sexton of Worcester has been the guest of Mrs. Easter for few days. Wm. Easter finished his having last week, and pronounced it an extra large crop.
 Misses Esther and Hattie Lombard arc visiting their uncle, Dr. Harry Gardner in Athol.
 MT. and Mrs. Carr and son of Worces. ter are stopping at the hotel, also Mis- Thurston. Five thousand dollars have recent ly been appropriated for more state road 1T Brimfield.
 Mrs. o. O. Brown and Miss Gertrud, Phelps visited friends in North Brook field last week. | Alice Bacon, matron of one of the dor mitories at Mt. Holyoke, has been 1T town for few days. | Miss Jennie Livermore of Chicopee and her friend, Miss Stebbins, are guests of Mrs. Emory Livermore.
 Mrs. Anna Harvey and Mrs. Mary Webber of Springfield were in town call ing on friends last week. Fred Brown and George E. Hitchcock made flying trip to Cohoes, N. Y., on their bicycles last week.
 Misses Mary and Harriet Wright of Plainsville are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. H. N. Chamberlain. MT. and Mrs. Prickett and son are spending couple of weeks with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. Pierson. Mrs. Marshal Bowers little son, Clar- ence, who has been staying with her sis- ter in Montreal, has returned home. Mrs. E.. T. Sherman and two daughters of New York have come to spend the summer at their Lake View residence. Quite large number of young people attended the quarterly meeting of the Christian Endeavor union, Tuesday evening, at Globe Village. Harlow Kibbe, a former resident of this place, but for the past few years an inmate of Bridgewater prison, was brought to Palmer Friday for burial. Central Vermont Railroad (N. l.. N. division )-trains leave:
The Press., 1898-07-14
MIiaInss1,spN.
Charlie James drives the mail now.

Charlie James drives the mail now.
 This seems to be Michigan's war-on one side.
 G. A. R. and w. R. c. at their hall Saturday evening.
 Elanthan Tyler of Meriden was here last week, looking after his farm, etc.
 w. 0. T. U. meeting at M. E. chapel, Holland side, Saturday p.m., at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. Charles Miller of Germantown, Pa., is with her friend, Mrs. Alonzo Pierce, for 8 months visit
 James Macfarlane and wife of Willi- mantle with Miss Hodsden and Miss Edith Kate Hodsden of Boston drove up and called on friends in town Wednesday of last week.
 J. Marquis Greene of Putnam is can- wasting Wilmington for The Popular His tory of America. He is son of a vet eran-Clarence M. Green-Co. B, 18th Conn. Vols.
 List of letters remaining in Wilmington post office uncalled for July 18th: Max Muller 9, Miss Sarah Goffney, MT. Blitzer, A. c. Chapman, Mrs. William Johnson, August Gottlieber, Miss Hannah Bailey care of Mrs. Bracket, Edgar Bentley --care Hotel Willington, Israel Krapp 9, Maud Bishop, Mrs. Walker, U. c. Ellis. South Willington Correspondence. Miss Sanger and Miss Blaisdell from Springfield, Mass, and Willie Hall from Willimantic spent Sunday at Mrs. Fannie Scott's.
 MT. Daley, blacksmith from Coven- try, has been engaged by the company to take charge of the new blacksmith shop here.
 l William Brownlee has a new horse purchased at Browns stables, Williman tic.
 A large party from this village attend ed the reception given to MT. and Mrs Brown last Thursday evening. The South Wilmington people presented MT. and Mrs. Brown with a silver tea set.
 MT. Vining, who has been speaking 1T Stafford Springs lately, gave talk in the hall last Wednesday evening. He was the guest of George O. Richardson.
 Frank Mansey of Clinton, Mass, is wis iting at William Morrison's this week
 Next Saturday, on Pinney lot, at 3.30 the South Willington ball team will play the Rockville team. Both are strong teams, and the game will be interesting A small admission price will be charged AS this Is the first game on the home grounds, and as the team has gone to considerable expense to get the Rock. villes, there ought to be large attend. ance.
 A party from this place chartered Pot. ter's bus last Saturday and drove tc Mansfield Four Corners, where they gave Mrs. Edward Pearl surprise party, the occasion being the anniversary of hel birth. The company included twenty. one ladies, and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves in a feminine manner. Ice cream and cake were served. Mrs. Pear took a picture of the party. They re- turned home about 10 o'clock, feeling that they had spent very enjoyable af ternoon.
 A ball team, under the management O Arthur l.. Spicer, took trip to Eagle vile last Saturday, and defeated thu Icrack team of that place. The Soutl Willingtons had a picked up team, but i played pennant ball. Worden pitched good steady game, while Myott was hi hard. Even Fatty spicer knocked over the fence the first time he came l bat. The score was 23 to IS. Batteries Worden, Bracket and Hall for Sout Willington, and Myott, Ross and Pru for Eagleyille,
The Press., 1898-07-14
HAMPDEN.

A barn in Hampden owned by Charles O. Chaffee was burned Sunday afternoon. The barn stood little way back from the village street, and was situated on what is known as the Hendrick lot The fire was discovered about o'clock by a small boy who saw smoke issuing from the building, and the alarm was immedi- ately given. Before any help could ar rive the barn was in flames, and all hope of saving it was given up. Two other barns stand very close to the burned one, and all efforts were used to save these, thereby averting the danger from two dwelling houses and blacksmith shop, which surely would have been burned had these buildings caught fire. The barn belonging to Mrs. Gideon Day, which stood nearest the burning building, was set on fire several times by the intense heat, but the flames were as often ex- tinguished by water from pails handled by the citizens. MT. Chaffee until re- gently has owned and operated general store in the town, and the barn was used for storage purposes, busides containing about seven tons of hay. Among the ar- ticles burned were two wagons, two re- frigerators, and numerous store fixtures. A comparatively new combination lock safe was In the building containing valu- able papers, but the contents were found to be uniniured. The barn was an old one but in very good condition, and the loss upon the building itself is about $2OO. The loss on the hay and stored articles cannot as yet be estimated. There is no Insurance. The fire is thought to have been incendiary. s ssa es sA. W
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-30
TOWN LIBRARIES.

The meeting of the Connecticut Pub
lie Library committee, consisting of
Secretary C. D. Hine of the state board
of education, Miss G. M. Hewins of the
Hartford library, the Rev. S. o. Sey-
mour of Litchfield and Nathan L. Bish-
CD, superintendent of schools of Nor
witch, was held in the librarians room
at the Hartford public library, Thurs
day afternoon. The committee voted
money for the purchase of books under
the state law to the following towns
for their town libraries, the towns hay
ing made appropriations for the libra
ries also as follows:
State Appropriation-Ando $50;
Ansonia, $100; Burlington, $50; Column
bia, $64; East Haddam, 500; Hunting
ton ,(Shelton library $1O0; Portland,
$500; New Fairfield, $25; Stratford, 500;
Union, $40; Vernon, Rockville library
$500.
Town Observation-Disclosures, $50;
Ansonia, $4,000; Burlington, $50; Column
bia, 1884, East Haddam, $500; Hunting
ton, (Shelton library 500; Portland,
$780, New Fairfield, s25; Stratford, $500;
Union, $40; Vernon, Rockville library
$1,5OO.
The committe also voted aid to
school libraries in Canton, East Wind
sor, Mansfield, Pomfret, Portland, Put
nam, Rocky Hill, Wellington, Wood
bury and Voluntown.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-30
MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL DANCE.

Arrangements are now being made
for the annual promenade concert ard
dance which annually makes such a
pleasant opening for the May Musical
Festival of the Connecticut Music
Teachers association, The Hyperion
will be attractively decorated with
plenty Of patriotic bunting and flags
for the occasion, and the preliminary
concert will be of unusual excellence.
An orchestra, led by Frank Fichtl, will
play for dancing and there will be
eighteen numbers on the programme.
The committee in charge of the dance,
competent one in every instance, con-
sists Of Frederick S. Hurlburt, chair
man; Clifford w. Beers, Osborn A. Day,
George Edwards, Nathan B. Fitch,
Frederick G. Gilbert, William H. Hess,
Phelps Montgomery, Allan Osborn
wallace S. Ritter, J. Hamilton Scran-
fon, Charles w. Webb, and Nathan S.
White.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-30
AN OBJ FISH

Ar amusing episode in a recent work
Audubon and His Journals" published
by John G. Nimmo, describes how an
odd-looking fellow one day handed the
great naturalist letter without any
remark. 81 broke the SEAL says Audo-
bon, land read as follows: My dear
Audubon. L send you an odd fish,
which you may prove to be unde-
scribed, and hope you will do so in your
next letter. Believe me always your
friend, b. With all the simplicity Of a
woodsman, I asked the bearer where
the odd fish was, when M. de T.--for,
kind reader, the individual in my pres
ence was none else than that renowned
naturalist-smiled, rubbed his hands.
and with the greatest good humor,
said: i am that odd fish, | presume,
Mr.. Audubon Household Words.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-30
TURNING THE TABLES.

"A professor of philosophy in a certain
Rhenish town received large parcel
few days ago containing six boxes of
cigars, accompanied by the following
note: ''We beg leave to send you six
boxes of our excellent cigars. We have
no doubt that you will be pleased with
the parcel, and will recommend us to
your friends. Kindly remit us the
amount of the invoice-6 marks per
box-by postal ORDERS To this the
philosopher replied Immediately: II
have the honor to send you herewith a
dozen dissertations which will no
doubt please you. Should you desire
any more, 1 hold them at your dis
posal. The price is three marks per
copy" By return of post the professor
received the following laconic epistle:
kindly return our cigars. Enclosed
find cost of carriage and packing. We
are sending back your dissertations. -
London Daily News.