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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Miss Myrtle Smith spent Sunday with
her parents, entertaining her cousins,
Miss Mary Smith OF New Haven and Mrs.
Allison Ravens OF Springfield.
During the shower Tuesday afternoon
lightning struck the ground In J. r.
Washburn's pasture. There was quite
an electrical display on the wires In the
village.
About sixty persons were present at
the lawn party at g. p. Bradway's Tues
day evening, and a pleasant time was en-
joyed by all. About twelve O'Clock the
company broke up wishing Spenser III.
Broadway many happy returns Of the day,
as 1t was the occasion Of his twentieth
birthday.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

"
ment at 81 month as over The Press
Office?
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Hattie Curtiss was guest at hel
uncle, John Lilley's, over Sunday.
Miss lola and Miss Maud Simonds OF
Hartford are visiting friends 10 town.
The registrars will be In session at Fl.
S. Abels store from 10 m to p. M. for
caucus enrolment on Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Wood has returned from q
visit of week with her sister, Mrs. W;
FL. Tracy, of Manchester
Wesley Lilley of Monson and Albert
of Palmer were guests of their parents
at Orcuttville over Sunday.
Work Of excavating for the new boiler
house at the Central Is progressing rapid
~, and there is now good-sized hole In
the hill.
Rev. and Mrs. w. d. Mcfarland OF
Pittsburg, Penn, were guests OF Mr.. Nc.
Farland's sister, Mrs. John Lilley, of Or.
cuttville last week.
Henry Wise is loser by the storm Of
Monday evening. A number of lights Of
glass were blown out of his house and
his garden was nearly ruined.
The two-story house situated on West
Main street, between the old school house
and the house owned by Geo. Ellithorpe
will be sold at auction next Tuesday at
ternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The barn at the Solva Converse place
owned by H. F. Cady of Stafford, was
struck by lightning during the thunder
shower Tuesday afternoon. The boil
struck on the west end, where there is NJ
hay, and it did not catch fire. It knocked
off few boards on the outside on its wa,
to the ground. Mrs. Fox's residence wa
struck, but no damage was done, al
though the inmates were naturally mucl
frightened by the electrical display. 4
pine tree In Walkers grove about Is inch
es In diameter was shattered. Lightning
struck number of times near by, but NJ
other damage lie reported. While 1t last
ed, this shower was more wearing on the
nerves than the one Monday evening, ow
Ing to the frequency of the lightning ant
the fact that each bolt seemed to strike
SO nearby.
Gardner L. Hyde, IS, former resident
of the town, died at his home in Provi.
dence, r. l., Tuesday night. The body
will be brought here tomorrow morning,
and masonic funeral will be held In the
Congregational church at 1890, Rev. e.
A. Burnham officiating. The burial will
be at Stafford Street. Mr.. Hyde came
here from Canada In his younger days,
and was moulder In the old furnace at
Stafford Hollow and at Chicopee, Mass.
Later he was employed by Smith & Cool
ey for number of years. He returned
to Canada and carried on farm until
about six years ago, when he went to
Providence to make his home with his
son and daughter. He was a member of
Ionic lodge, F. & A. M, of this borough,
and was a man much respected. He
leaves a widow, one son, Jasper G. and a
daughter, Mrs. M. B. Hodge, all OF Provi.
dence.
The following Is the complete score fol
the second golf match for the governors
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

On the two matches G. G. Pinney is
ahead, with points to his credit. ]. 81.
Valentine and g. F. Beckwith each have
IL points, and A. G. Eaton 124 points.
The third match Is scheduled for next
Saturday.
Sheriff Louis Helm arrived from Put
nam last Thursday evening with Charles
Ross, who was arrested In Putnam on
Wednesday Of last week, charged with
stealing E. ]. Roberts team. Ross was
taken before Judge Parkess Of the Dor.
ough court Friday morning and was
bound over to the September term of the
superior court under $500 bonds, which
he was unable to obtain, and he was taken
to Tolland. Ross was captured near the
Danielson trotting park by Constable
Michael Joy of Putnam, who was return
ing from Brooklyn to Putnam. He rec
ognized Ross, who was walking by the
roadside with woman, and ordered him
to throw up his hands. Ross, who was
armed with target pistol, 80 caliber,
and murderous billy made of iron, start
ed to run, and Joy, who didn't have a
weapon of any kind, made bluff of get.
ting his pistol. He shouted, Glands up,
or you are a dead man." Ross threw up
his hands and Joy captured him.
A fire In Rays market Tuesday evening
caused considerable excitement but did
not do serious damage. 1t has been
damp In the market and an oil stove was
kept burning In consequence. When Mr..
Ray left the market he turned the light
down, but the wick worked up. A. A,
Stebbins was one of the first to arrive on
the scene, and he quickly broke through
one Of the large windows In the front and
entered the place. He fell over big
broom as he entered, and taking the same
he whisked the fire out on the woodwork
and q few pals OF water completed the
job. When Mr.. Stebbins entered the
flame was streaming from the oil stove
The front Of the refrigerator, the ceiling
and the end of the counter next to the
stove are badly charred. If the fire hae
not been discovered until five minutes
later the consequences would have beer
serious. AS 1t Is the loss will not bt
heavy and is covered by insurance. Out
side of the damage to the woodwork the
loss will be confined to such goods as the
smoke will affect. The refrigerator was
not opened and the meat was not dam
aged.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Louis Gergler drove over from Rock
Vile Sunday, and spent the day at VIM
F. CAROLS.
Walter Colburn is confined to the house
with sprained ankle, the result of fall
last Thursday.
Mrs. John Brownlee and Miss Maggie
Brownlee spent Sunday with Mrs. Frank
Spicer In Hartford.
Mrs. Adolph Korper and son, Leo, were
the guests last Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs.
q. W. Bracket, Hartford.
Wolcott Potter will pitch for the Eagle
villes In their game with the Storrs next
Saturday at Storrs college.
Walter Allen, ID, who Ia working at
the Mount Hermon school, spent Sunday
and Monday In this village.
Rev. Charles L. Snow will preach next
Sunday in his old home church, the East
Baptist church at Lynn, Mass.
George 0. Richardson will preach in
the hall next Sunday. The subject will
be "Love to God" Matt. 22:37.
A large white stork, measuring about
80 inches high In Its stocking feet, was
seen by several at the pond Monday.
Mrs. j. B. Allen of Manchester Green
has been spending few days with her
sister, Miss Fanny Morrison, In this vii
lage.
Mrs. Nelson, sister of Mrs. Janette
Snow, with her son, Wilbur, of Lynn,
Mass, Is visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam B. Shows.
Miss Ethel Charter of Stafford Springs
and Miss Glee Wiley of Boston were
the guests of Mrs. John Neil the early
part of the week. ..-t
D. G. Dimock, John r. Neil and Louie
Dimock struck the fishing about righ
last Saturday night, bringing home 81
good fish from Knowlton's.
Rev. Charles L. Snow attended the ex
ercises at North Ashford yesterday, ant
preached the sermon at the ordination o
G. l.. Chamberlain.
Herbert Cahoon takes the cake TO
lining bees. 1t took him about two hour
one day recently to locate two swarms o
bees, following them to their trees.
The South Wellington ball team playet
the West Wellington team on Cartier
grounds last Saturday afternoon. Tn
batteries were FL. Hansen and A. Jacob
sen for the West Willingtons, and Potte
and Roach for the South Willingtons
The game was free from sensationa
plays. Spicer on third started littl
enthusiasm by making difficult catch o
a foul fly In the sixth inning. The Yves
Willingtons had four men left on bases
the South Willingtons had six. Hansen
struck out eight men and gave two fire.
passes Potter struck out seven AM
passed two. Alon Labonte acted as UNI
pire and gave good satisfaction. TIL
score:
W. Wellington, I 1000 0O1-4
s. Wellington, OO1 1908
Moose Meadow.
MI MOfduSoh auu AhmAy h"No AoNo
to the Walden place In Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Rider are goin
to make their future home In Rockville.
Miss Linda M. Bates has returne
home, after a four-weeks' visit wit
friends in Bellingham, Mass.
i ROLAND E. Bates has returned home
after few days visit with friends at hi
old home In Belllngham, Mass.
Mrs. William Dumas and family an
Charles Young have returned home
Hartford, after visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. @. Young.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Often the over-taxed organs of diges.
ton cry out for help by Dyspepsia's pains
Nausea, Dizziness, Headaches, liver com
plants, bowel disorders. Such troubles
call for prompt use of DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. They are gentle, thorough
and guaranteed to cure. 25c al A. G.
Eaton's drug store, Stafford Springs, and
at w. p. Fuller's, Somers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line,
III you have the time to spare, just
call at A. L. Towards and examine those
Fancy Silks In waist lengths.
"A liberal discount on all summer
goods at e. L. Burr's.
Paper Napkins at The Press office IL
cents a hundred.
Now Is the time to buy nice TRIM
med hat or outing hat cheap. Also straw
shapes at below cost. e. T. Russell & Co.
III you want good fitting Corset try
them at e. L. Burr's.
Where can you find so cosey tene-
ment at 81 month as over The Press
Office?
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Rock Meadow.

birthday.
UNION.
Rock Meadow.
George Heck recently saw a deer near
the Bugbee place.
Mrs. Mary King of Susquehanna, Pa,
is visiting her brother, Henry Booth.
Mrs. Matt Heck is at her son Herbert's,
at Stafford Hollow, caring for her little
grandson.
Mrs. q. w. Miller saw large deer In
the road near David Matthew'S house one
day last week.
Mr.. Sturtevant has moved his steam
mill on to the Willis Belcher lot, and will
start 1t the first part of next month.
Oscar Willis and family have gone to
Westville, Southbridge. Mr.. Willis has
started store again after being at the
old homestead for number of months.
ASHFORD.
During the severe thunder storm, Tues.
day afternoon, Ernest Weeks, a teamster,
of Ashford, was knocked from his seat by
lightning. He was driving near Conants-
Vile In the town of Mansfield. All four
of his horses were thrown to the ground
and one was killed. Weeks was rendered
unconscious and was unable to return to
his home until the next day.
westford.
T. M. Lyon and family moved to Stat.
ford Springs the fret of this week.
H. G. Barlow sold his flock of sheer
and lambs this week to Frank Green Of
Ashford.
Messrs. e. G. Lewis and Bishop of II.
linois are here on visit with Adam
Woods family. .....
DIR. F. B. Converse Is entertaining his
sister, Mrs. Moore and daughter, of West
Warren, Mass.
Mrs. Nathan Matthews has sold hel
farm here to Mr.. Carpenter of Stafford
who took possession the first of this week
| sOMERs.
Jabez Collins of Springfield is passing
several days at the Elmwood.
Miss Ella Patten visited friends In En-.
field and Springfield last week.
Miss Matte o. Billings is spending &
few weeks with friends in New Haven.
Miss Mabelle B. Avery spent Sunday
with Miss M. Josephine Gowdy of Enfield
Miss Elsie Burden Is spending two
weeks with her aunt In New Bedford
Mass.
Miss Mabel Harrington of Springfield Ii
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Sumner
Root. W..
DIR. and Mrs. Gardner Of Northampton
Mass, were guests of Mrs. Patten ovel
the Sabbath.
Miss Harriet Chapman of Providence
r. is guest of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Gowdy.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
held picnic Thursday In the woods neal
Mr.. Pelton's on the mountain.
Mrs. Charles Billings of Springfield was
called home last week ON account of tht
Illness of her grandfather, Valerius Kibbe
Mr.. Kibbe is 80 years old, the oldest mai
Somers. He had shock from which 1
is doubtful II he RECEIVERS.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Stops the Cough and works off the
Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold In one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price % cents.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
MANSFIELD.

The house of DIR. e. G.. Sumner In
Mansfield Center was struck by lightning
Tuesday afternoon and the underpining
considerably damaged, but no one was
injured.
John Earl Wood, Is years old, con-
fessed to have been stealing chickens
from Mansfield farmers for the past year,
and was committed to the Connecticut
School for boys at Meriden by Judge Ly-
man Tuesday In the police court at WILL
mantle. Young Wood stated in the po-
lice court that he began his chicken thiev-
ing about year ago and had followed it
prettily industriously ever since. The
last lot numbered ten, which he stole from
Mrs. A. ]. Turner on the night of the
Goth. He admitted to Judge Luman In
court that he knew he was committing a
crime. He also stated that he was drawn
into the business by middle aged man,
who with his son and one or two others
had been engaged In the thieving with
him, all under the direction of the older
party who had accompanied him on the
most of the thieving excursions. There
seems to be an uncountable reluctance on
the part of the Mansfield authorities to
tackle the project Of bringing to trial the
others engaged with Wood in the poultry
stealing and by whom probably more than
200 chickens and fowls have been stolen
from the farmers Of Mansfield. Hartford
COurO7at.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

WALES.
Herman Reinhardt is on the sick list.
Miss Lydia Fiske was In Brimfield Sun
day.
Miss Grace Arnold Is visiting friends In
Spencer.
The question now Is whether to burn
or barn 1t.
Sixteen gypsy teams passed through the
village last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George steene have re-
turned from their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Royce of Spring
field are the guests of his uncle, o. p.
Royce.
Mrs. Cora Lloyd of Princeton Is spend
ing few weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. e. Dimmick.
A good many who had succeeded in
getting their hay dry last Tuesday were
obliged to leave it in the fields, the rain
falling In torrents about noon.
Rev. Charles Ricketts, and family will
spend few weeks at his old home, the
guests Of his mother, Mrs. John Ricketts,
and his sister, Mrs. George Steele.
Walter Dimmick, who Is fireman on Z
passenger train from Worcester to Bos
ton, has returned to his work. Mrs. Dim
mick and son are with Mr.. Dimmick's pa
rents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-04
SECURING YOUR SCALP.
Will Remove the Loose Dandruff Scales
But It Won't Cure Dandruff.

But 1t Won't Cure Dandruff.
If your hair is brittle and thinning,
you have dandruff. The mere securing
of the scalp of the loose scales. won't
cure dandruff; because dandruff is
nothing but scales of scalp being
thrown up by a pestiferous little germ
in burrowing its way to the root of the
hair where it saps the vitality causing
falling hair and, in time badness. Now
you can't stop dandruff, nor falling
hair, nor prevent badness unless you
destroy that germ; and the only prep
aration that can do it is the new sci
entific discovery, Newbro's Herpicide.
In fact no other hair preparation claims
to kill the dandruff germ-all of them
will clean the scalp; soap and water
will do that, but only Newbro's Herpi-
eide gets at the root of the trouble and
kills the dandruff germ.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-01

The mysterious island scheme, known
to only one man, and uncharted, has
sprung up again in San Francisco
This time the island is we'll watered
and will grow anything tropical or
sub tropical if the ground is only
tickled, while countless birds and the
fauna of every cline supply mex
haustible supplies of game for the hun
ter, who will only have to sit
in his chair, while the creatures jostIe
one another in order to be first served
at his table. The last wild goose ex-
expedition of this kind went in search
of an island which was inhabited by
women only, so a ship load of hus-
bands started forth; their vessel was
lost and they struggled to Australia
or worked their passage back to San
Francisco before the mast
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-01
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.

Another treaty to cede Danish West
India Islands to the United States has
been signed, and according to the pa
pers of the latest date was going to
be laid before the Senate Immediate
~. The last time such a proposal was
made was in 1867, and if memory serves
on October 20 of that year there was
some kind of proclamation by the
Danish authorities that the Danish
West Indies were a Territory of the
United States. This was entirely pre-
mature and the purchase was declined
by the Senate March %, 1870.
Since then the matter of the Danish
West Indies has slumbered, until the
Cuban war and the occupation Of Por-
to Rico as United States Territory
once more brought the matter up into
practical politics. 1t must be remem-
bered that the years above mentioned
were those when the administration
was reaching out into the West Indies,
and the celebrated SANTANA Bay cpl
sode occurred, which, had it been car
ried out would have restored one of
the fairest of the Isles of the sea to a
rational civilization instead of leav-
ing it a fostering sore of African de-
graduation only few miles from the
American coast.
The Danish West Indies consist,
minus a few islets not worth mention
ing of two main Islands, st. Thomas
and Santa Cruz. st. Thomas was set
tied by the Danes in 1872. 1t Jared
through the lot of West Indian Islands
which We're taken and retaken by Eu-
ropean nations, but it finally fell to
the Danes in 1915 and that nation has
held possession ever since
The value of ST. Thomas lies in its
harbor. The Island has an area Of
thirty square miles, but it is singularly
unfertile among islands which are re-
nowned for their fertility. The har-
Dor, however, is a beautiful one, and
is port of call for all West Indian
vessels. The markets of St. Thomas
are well supplied from the neighbor-
ing Islands, many of them only a few
hours off, and the population Of the
Island is or was the most polyglot that
1t was ever the writer's chance to meet
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-01

The Condor is a melancholy subject.
There are those who talk of her having
gone to Pitcairn, passing these Islands,
and Tahiti on her route. Though Pit
cairn was on her schedule, why a dis
abled vessel should strive to reach
that Island one cannot imagine The
landing is most precarious, at certain
seasons it is practically impossible to
land. There is no proper harbor for
la large ship. If a ship of any size
was lost on that inhOspitable coast
there would be starvation facing the
crew. for the Pitcairn Islanders though
they have sufficient food for their own
needs, could not undertake the feeding
of 40 extra men. If the Condor was
disabled, she assuredIy made for Homo
lulu or for one of the Coast ports. AS
she has not been heard of she is doubt
less lost 1t viii be Of no avail seek
ing for her in distant South Pacific ISL
ands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-01

The negroes spoke 600 European
Tongues equally badly
Santa cruz on the other hand is %
l.rt fertile island with au area of
.Ius. ou to $50 square miles Dit has
bad the reputation of producing much
sugar. and peculiar brand of liquor
known us Santa cruz rum. The popu-
Iltuu boz both the Islands is mainly
negro. and only ass far back as 1873
there was rising of the blacks against
tine whites which resulted i'm great
destruction of property and some seri-
Gus loss of life.
That these Islands viii be benefited
by coming under the rule of the United
States goes without saying They
would have been infinitely benefited
had they come under the power of the
United States over thirty years ago.
But at that time the Senate had not
enlarged it's views, it has enlarged
them now and the absorption of the
Danish West Indies may be regarded
as actually accomplished The view
of political possibilities, of ruling pos
sibiHtes has grown greater than it was
i'm 1870, and the Senate is ready to as
sumo responsibilities that three de-
cades ago would have been, and We're
regarded as hazardous. But one will
every regret that the foothold on Hal
ii at SANTANA was not made. 1t might
have meant so much to civilization.
However, one OF these days, that foul
spot ON the face of the earth will be
cleared out, and it is a foul spot.
In the present position of the world,
the only hope for the West India ISL
ands lies in the United States, and the
quicker she gets possession by peace
able means, and sets her sons to work
to administer them, the better, She
may lose some stalwart and great
sons, but that is what every nation has
paid for it's greatness. Years ago
Americas sons fought the Wilderness
and the Indians and the wild beasts.
Now Americas sons have to fight the
giants Of sloth, of Incidence, Of dirt,
of disease and race hatred. But Am
ericas sons will win in West Indian
swamps and Philippine rice patches
and savannahs, as they won in the
bloody lands of Kansas or any other
frontier state or territory.
As far as the Danish West India ISL
ands are concerned, if they are hand
ed over for a price they will give us
no trouble. Indeed to come under our
rule will save them from much trou-
BILE. The Spaniard since his defeat has
not been silent in the West Indies, and
he has been preaching a holy war
against the Gringo as he calls him.
| The Danish West Indies are of course
under protestant rule, but the tenden-
cy of the negro population, which is
contrary to one of the white, is tow
ards Spanish Roman Catholicism, a
very different thing from American
/ Roman Catholicism. The move to ac-
quire the Danish West Indies is a good
one, and will be advantage to the pres
| tige and power of our country. That
the Senate will take this view, there
| seems now but little doubt.