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The Press., 1898-07-14
HAMPDEN.

A barn in Hampden owned by Charles
@. Chaffee was burned Sunday afternoon.
The barn stood a 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
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 1t 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 pals handled
by the citizens. Mr.. Chaffee until re-
Gently has owned and operated a 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 uninjured. The barn was an old
one but in very good condition, and
the loss upon the building itself is about
1900. 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.
The Press., 1898-07-14
RRIMEIEIn

Miss Adella Adams left Monday for
Cottage City.
Miss Clara Goodhue of Springfield is
home on a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn of Boston are
visiting at DIR. Sawin's.
Austin Jennison has bought horse,
"Kate," of VIM. Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and son of Boston
are visiting Miss Annie Cutler.
Mrs. G. 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.
VIM. Easter finished his haying last
week, and pronounced it an extra large
crop.
Misses Esther and Hattie Lombard are
visiting their uncle, DIR. Harry Gardner,
in Athol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr and son of Worces-
ter are stopping at the hotel, also Miss
Thurston.
Five thousand dollars have recent ly
been appropriated for more state road In
Brimf1eld.
Mrs. @. o. Brown and Miss Gertrude
Phelps visited friends in North Brook
field last week. -..
Alice Bacon, matron OF one of the dor
mitories at Mt. Holyoke, has been ir
town for a 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.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett and son are
spending couple of weeks with her pa
rents, Mr.. 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 IN. L. N.
division TRAINS leave:
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COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
South Coventry.
tThe Register is on sale at the post once each
weekly
Geo. N. Phillips spent Sunday out of
town.
Mrs. H. P. Toplif spent Sunday in
Stonington.
Henry Washburn expects to start his
silk mill this week.
Arthur Brainard, wife and two chill
dren, spent Sunday at Charles Kolb's.
The Junior Endeavor now meet on
Thursday afternoon instead of Sunday.
Mrs. Southwick and daughter of Brook
lyn, N. Y, are visiting Rev. s. H. Bar
rett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brainard are at
Mrs. Brainard's home for a several weeks
stay.
Arthur Albro of Brooklyn, N. Y, is
visiting at Henry Albro's at the lower
village.
Miss Fannie H. White entertained her
friend, Miss Dora Potter, of Willimantic
over Sunday.
The Y. P. S. G. E. held an ice cream
social In the vestry of the Congregational
church last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Fl. Edwards have gone
to Mrs. Edwards home In Newburgh, N.
T., where Mrs. E. e mother is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Howe and two
children have been spending week with
Mrs. Howe's father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Wolfrom.
At the banquet held by class of '94 of
W. H. S. last Friday night Miss Fannie
II. White of this place was elected vice.
president for the coming year.
Rev. G. Fl. Purdy of the Methodist
church exchanged last Sunday with Rev.
J. H. Richardson of Quarryville. Mr..
Richardson's text in the morning was
from Matt. IL 10. In the evening his
subject was "The DEVILS Auction"
The G. E. officers for coming six months
have been elected, and are are as follows
President, Rev. S. II. Barrett; vice.
president, Arthur Topliff; recording sec
Rotary, Mrs. F. P. Williams; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. L. A. Kingsbury f;
treasurer, Miss Mary White; chairman
of lookout committee, Mrs. Dewitt Kings
bury; of prayer meeting, Joseph McFar-
land; social committee, Mrs. S. B Har-
rett of Sunday school, Miss Hettie It's
dale; missionary, H. P. Topliff; tenn
perance, Mrs. H. P. Topliff; floral, Olaf
Frederickson; music, Mrs. F. P. Will
ltams.
| [From another correspondent
| VIM. Armstrong is school committee
In Dist 1.
JAS. Keynon went to henson, N. H.,
for housekeeper last Saturday.
Martin Parker was taken i'll early last
week, but at the present writing Tues
day-is comfortable.
Miss Nellie Wolfe is agent for book,
and with commendable energy Is canvass
ing this and other towns on foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brainard are at
Mrs. Brainard's mother, Mrs. r. B. Will
son. Mr.. B. is agent for cyclopedia,
and with his wife has been travelling in
New York.
Dwellers on the Bunker Hill road saw
the fire burst from the roof of BENZ. F.
Wells barn at noon last Thursday. MI.
Wells was away from home, and no effort
could stay the flames. Cause of fire I'm.
known. Insured.
Mrs. W. L. Higgins and her children
went to Massachusetts Thursday, ant
will visit her brothers, who reside in Eas
and Northampton. She will also attenC
the Chatauqua at Laurel Glen. Mrs
Maria Colburn will keep house for DIR. H
during his wife's absence. A.S.PARKER
The Press., 1898-07-14
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

tMatterunder this head 10 cents per line.)
Browns domestic bakery will be
closed Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
at half past six.
Another lot of those Ladies' Shirt
Waists in large sizes at E. l.. Burr's.
"A variety of Muslin Goods, price ae-
cording to quality, at A. L. Towards.
Ladies' house dresses and wrappers
at E. L. Burr's.
"A new lot of Colored Muslin at and
10c per yard at A. w. Walkers.
For Flrst-Class Photographs call at
Cardinals Studio. Cabinets only 80 per
dozen. Good work guaranteed. SO Main
Street.
Artistic photographs from $3.50 per
dozen upwards. Those handsome carbon
cites from 30 per dozen up. Martins,
Johnson's block.
-Children's Dresses in muslin, cham
brays, glnghams, and print, lace and
hamburg trimmed, SOC to 80, at 3. L.
Burr s.
Have you seen those Royal Worces-
ter Summer Corsets at 39c per pair at A.
w. Walkers?
The Press., 1898-07-14

Charlie James drives the mail now.


This seems to be Michigan's war-on
one side.
g. A. R. and w. R. G. at their hall
Saturday evening.
Elanthan Tyler of Meriden was here
last week, looking after his farm, etc.
w. G. T. U. meeting at M. E. chapel,
Tolland side, Saturday pm, at O'Clock.
Mrs. Charles Miller of Germantown,
Pa, is with her friend, Mrs. Alonzo
Pierce, for months visit.
James Macfarlane and wife of Will
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 cam
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 Wellington
post Office uncalled for July 18th: Max
Muller 2, Miss Sarah Goffney, Mr.. Bitter,
A. G. Chapman, Mrs. William johnson,
August Gottlieber, Miss Hannah Bailey 2
care of Mrs. Bracket, Edgar Bentley
care Hotel Wilmington, Israel Knapp 2,
Maud Bishop, Mrs. Walker, U. G. Ellis.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Miss Sanger and Miss Blaisdell from
Springfield, Mass, and Willie Hall from
Willimantic spent Sunday at Mrs. Fannie
Scott's.
Mr. Daley, blacksmith from Coven-
try, has been engaged by the company to
take charge of the new blacksmith shop
here.
William Brownlee has new horse,
purchased at Browns stables, Whitman
tic
A large party from this village attend
ed the reception given to Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown last Thursday evening. The South
Wellington people presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown with silver tea set.
Mr.. Vining, who has been speaking in
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 8 30,
the South Wellington 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 to
Mansfield Four Corners, where they gave
Mrs. Edward Pearl surprise party, the
occasion being the anniversary of her
birth. The company included twenty
one ladies, and they thoroughly enjoyed
themselves in a feminine manner. Ice
cream and cake were served. Mrs. Pearl
took a picture of the party. They re-
turned home about 10 o'clock, feeling
that they had spent very enjoyable af-
teInoon.
A ball team, under the management OF
Arthur L. Spicer, took trip to Eagle
Vile last Saturday, and defeated the
crack team of that place. The South
Willingtons had picked up team, but II
played pennant ball. Worden pitched q
good steady game, while Myott was hi
hard. Even Fatty spicer knocked i
over the fence the first time he came t,
bat. The score was % to IS. Batteries
Worden, Bracket and Hall for Soutl
Wilmington, and Myott, Ross and Pru
for Eagleville.
The Press., 1898-07-14

the town or MonsOn. The fire caught
about $50 in the afternoon, and Mr.
Hancock's loss was considerable, three
COWS, two calves, a quantity of hay, some
tools, etc., being consumed.
Mrs. Susan Ferry, AZ, wife of William
Ferry, died at her home in Hydeville
last Saturday night after a long illness
of brain disease. Mrs. Ferry, whose
maiden name was Susan Hatch, was a
native of Union, but had lived in this
community many years, where she was
highly respected and esteem ed. Funeral
services were held at her late home Tues
day forenoon at II O'Clock, Rev. A. p.
SOlandt officiating. The deceased lea yes
one brother, Jarvis B. Hatch of this
place, and two sisters, Mrs. Emily A.
Merritt of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs.
Sarah Marble of Greenwood, Ill.
The 18th union meeting of the Christian
Endeavor societies, held at the Baptist
church last Thursday, was largely at
tended and proved a very interesting
meeting. At the afternoon session papers
were prepared by Miss Sarah Agard for
Staffordville, Miss Graves for West Stat
ford, and George Jenkins for the local
society. The discussion was entered in
to by Rev. Messrs. Mcleod, Solandt
Hackett, Batchelder, and Mr.. Vining Of
Springfield. In the evening the praise
service was led by Mr.. Vining, and at
this point Rev. T. G. Druley brought for
ward the subject Of the need of the soci-
cites doing something in the nature of aid
for the soldiers Devotional was led by
Rev. A. P. Solandt, after which Rev. w.
w. Hackett of Fells, Mass, gave very
able and interesting address on Christian
Fellowship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
PRESIDENT DOLE WELCOMED
Simple Ceremony in Honor of Ha-
waits Chief Executive.

Washington, Jan. 27.-President Dole
of Hawaii arrived here at 2:20 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon and in behalf of
the government was welcomed to the
national capital by Secretary Sherman
and Assistant Secretary Adee.
During the afternoon President Nc
Kinley visited President Dole at the
Arlington. President McKinley's call
was entirely formal and did not last
longer than Is minutes. He was ac-
companied by Mr.. Porter and Col.
Bingham and was met by Assistant
Secretary Cridler and Mr.. Hatch, the
Hawaiian minister, who introduced
them to President Dole, Mrs. Dole and
the other members of the party. After
a mutual exchange of courtesies, Presi-
dent Mckinley returned to the white
house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Charles F. Reed, one of the most
prominent men in CALIFORNIA; history,
lied in Auburn.
William McCarty died in Ottumwa,
Ia, aged 1O1 years. He was native of
Ireland.
President and Mrs. Mckinley cele-
brated the twenty-seventh anniversary
of their wedding in quiet manner.
Louis Emery McComas (rep) was
elected United States senator by the
Maryland legislature to succeed Arthur
P. German (dem.).
William Earl Cook, said to be the old
est freemason in the world, passed his
one hundred and first birthday at his
home in Portsmouth, r. I.
Rev. Leroy Church, one of the oldest
Baptist ministers in Chicago, died at
his home in Chicago, aged IS years. For
% years Mr.. Church was the editor and
publisher of the Christian Times, now
the Standard, the denominational organ
of the Baptists of the west.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
TRADE REVIEW.
Expected Improvement in Prices
Fails to Show Up.


New York, Jan. 29.-R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
1.-THE first month of the new year has
brought rather more increase in business,
but less Improvement in prices than was
expected. With payments through clearing
houses 7.3 per cent. larger than in 1892 and
probably the largest ever known in any
month, with railroad earnings 11.2 per cent
larger than the best of past years, the fact
that prices are very low only shows more
clearly the increase in quantities of prod
ucts sold. Nor is there any disposition to
refuse orders, even at present prices; in
deed, the competition of manufacturers
seeking orders alone prevents a rise. Most
of them have all they can manage, many
working night and day, and one great steel
concern running on Sunday, but the works
not yet filled with orders are seeking con-
tracts at as low prices as have ever been
made, indicating that even these are not
entirely improbable. The settlement of
wages on a ten per cent. advance April 1
for 100000 coal miners of the central region.
with other changes, will tend toward
larger demand for products of all kinds,
though also toward some increase in cost
of manufacture.
Wheat has been conspicuous, rising 5
cents for the week, with SIS cents for May
options. Western receipts have been TO-
009, Q53 bushels in four weeks, against $780,
I'll last year, but Atlantic exports have been
12,0O3,S2S bushels in four weeks, against
7,103,6 STA last year, and Pacific exports for
the week 4,015,5S bushels, against 1895
last year. So heavy an outGo, with wheat
over one dollar per bushel and with corn ex-
ports for the four weeks equaling the ex-
traordinary movement of last year. dis.
closes the strength of foreign demand even
better than current accounts of disappoint-
ing shipments from Argentine and poor
prospects in Russia.
'The iron manufacture is getting larger
orders for finished produces. which crowd
many works almost beyond their capacity.
although some others are still in the mar
ket and keeping prices down.
Failures for the week have been 342 in
the United States, against S31 last year, and
81 in Canada, against 81 last year"
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It is said that commercial treaties ne.
gotiated by Minister Woodford in
Madrid and ready to be signed are ex-
pected to stop hostilities in Cuba.
Advices from Madrid say it has been
decided that the whole Spanish feet
shall concentrate at Havana.
A dozen shocks of earthquake, some
quite sharp, were experienced at Te-
huantepec, Mexico.
The thirty-ninth birthday of EN-.
peror William, of Germany, was cele.
brated in Berlin. :.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
RELIEF FOR CUBANS.
Well Stocked Vessel Leaves for Ha-
ynna-Other Cuban News.

vana-Other cuban NEWS.
New York, Jan. 26.-The steamer
Crizaba, of the Ward line, which left
for Havana Wednesday, carried 100000
pounds of provisions and 100000 grains
of quinine collected by the Cuban re-
lief committee to be distributed among
the suffering people of the island under
the direction of Gen. Lee, consul-gen-
eral at Havana. A separate consign-
ment to Gen. Lee consisted of IS tons
of provisions contributed by the mem
bers of the Philadelphia grocers' and
importers exchange and six cases of
uuinine from the Philadelphia drug
exchange.
Havana, Jan. 26.-The United States
battle ship Maine, commanded by
Charles d. Sigsbee, which left Key
West, Fla, on January "a, arrived here
at II o'clock Tuesday morning and was
saluted by the forts and war vessels.
1t is likely that the Maine will not be
kept long in havana harbor, but that
she will be replaced in the course OF
few weeks by one of the cruisers, such
as the Marblehead or the Montgomery.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The latest adj
vices received here from Havana is
| cablegram from Consul-General Lee
dated $3.50 Tuesday evening. He said:
"Have just received q visit from the
| commander of the Maine and will re-
| turn tomorrow. He has already re-
| turned official visits of Spanish and
other naval vessels. No disorders of any
sort"
Havana, Jan. &c. - The German
cruiser Charlotte (schoolship) has just
| arrived here. A British war ship has
just arrived here from Key West and
some French war ships are expected
| here from New Orleans.
London, Jan. 27.-The Madrid CORE
| spondent of the Daily Mail says the
government will ask the next cortes
to vote eS,OOO,OOO for strengthening
the navy.
Madrid, Jan. est has been decided
| to send the first-class cruiser Infanta
| Maria Teresa to America instead of the
Vizcaya, because the latter's command
| ing officer, Capt. Concas, in the course
| of lecture before the Madrid Geo.
graphical society, in 1896, censured the
| United States in a manner that pro-
voked the then American minister,
Hannis Taylor, to demand an explana-
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
Prohibitionists in Conference.

Cincinnati, Jan. 27.-A national con-
ference of prohibitionists began a ses-
sion Wednesday at the Grand hotel
with an attendance of about 200 repre-
sentatives from nearly all the states
in the union. The conference is mere
ly advisory, not being delegate con-
vention. The presiding officer is Mr..
Samuel Dcckie, of Michigan. The morn
ing session was taken up in reading pa
pers and in discussions on topics relat-
ing to temperance work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
FOREIGN.

The Spanish battle ship Vizcaya, of
1000 tons displacement, has been or
dered to visit American ports.
Algers was under mob rule and a
hundred Jews had been killed.
The king of Corea has asked the
United States minister for protection
against revolutions that seem i'm
minent.
There was no truth in the report that
the Spaniards had captured the insur-
gent capital in Cuba.
A hurricane worked immense de.
struction in the vicinity of Odessa, Rus.
STA. Whole villages were devastated and
the damage to shipping was enormous
The public prosecutor in Madrid de-
,mands sentence upon Lieut.. Gen.
Weyler of two months Imprisonment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
THE WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of First Regular Session

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
The pension appropriation bill was de-
bated in the senate on the 24th, as was
also Senator Teller'S silver resolution, and
Senator Morgan reiterated his charge that
ex-President Cleveland was in favor of TTa-
waiian annexation. Notwithstanding the
denial of the letter. The nominations of
Charles Fl. DUEL, of New York, to be COM
missioner of patents, and George F.. Rob-
ertS, of Iowa, to be director of the mint
(Mr. Preston having resigned) were re-
ceived from the president. The house
spent couple of hours transacting bust
ness relating to the District Of Columbia
and the remainder of the day On the In
dian appropriation BILL
The army appropriation bill was intro
duced in the senate on the 18th, as was
also bill which restricts the denomination
of greenbackS and treasury notes to bills
Of five dollars and upwards and provides
that national banks may issue currency up
to the par value of bonds deposited. The
pension bill was passed. In executive seS-
sion the Teller resolution was discussed. 80.
Under the parliamentary fiction of discuss
ing the Indian appropriation bill the house
devoted almost the entire day to political
debate.
The time in the senate on the Goth was
spent in discussing the Teller resolution
providing that the government pay the
principal and interest of the bonds Of the
United States in silver. In the house con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation bill
consumed the entire day. The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted.
The time in the United States senate on
the 9th was occupied in discussing the
Teller silver resolution. :. In the house the
Indian appropriation bill was passed. and
the political debate which has been raging
was transferred to the District of Columbia
bill, which followed it. The features of the
debate were the speeches of Mr.. Hartman
(Mont.) in denunciation of the financial pol
fey of the administration and of Mr. Dolli-
yer Qa) in reply to the general attacks of
the opposition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02
DOMESTIC.

Property was destroyed and two lives
were lost in terrific gale in ST. Louis.
The Union elevator in East st. Louis,
ILL.,, containing 100000 bushels of
wheat, was burned, the loss being ST.
100000.
Another heavy snowstorm swept over
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and
Wisconsin, blocking the railways and
doing other damage.
One thousand delegates, representing
81 states and territories, attended the
opening session in Denver of the Ma
tional Stock Growers association.
George FL. Dobbs and Mrs. Amelia
New, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
News husband, were sentenced at Eu-
reka, Kan, to life imprisonment.
By a collision of freight trains on the
Louisville d Nashville railroad near
Upton, KY, three men were killed and
four badly injured.
In a fight between whites and ne
groes near Natchez, Miss, three were
killed, one white man and two negroes.
The Cuban filibustering steamer Til
lie was scutled and sunk off the Rhode
Island shore by a traitor and four of her
crew were drowned.
Nineteen Louisville (Ky) firms have
pooled their distilleries and stocks and
will form big whisky corporation.
Annie Hertell and Mary f. Kersten
took their own lives in st. Louis because
of disappointment in love.
The third annual convention of the
National Association of Manufacturers
began in New York with $50 promi-
nent merchants from all parts of the
country present.
At the seventh annual meeting of the
Trades league of Philadelphia Secreta-
ry Gage spoke on the subject of finance,
and declared himself unequivocally in
favor the gold standard.
Rev. A. E. Smith, a Methodist preach
er of Defiance, o., has decreed that no
more high hats can be worn by women
of his congregation.
The interstate joint convention OF
bituminous coal operators and miners
came to an end in Chicago. The miners
have secured an eight-hour day and a
ten per cent. increase in wages.