The Press., 1904-07-06
Ye would not-eyen thia illumes

prey Of threatening night and darkinf
 shadows cold
 And heavy storm clouds lowering
 o'er the way,- The radiance of kindness freely shed
 From hearts of love that feel fol
 others needs This light, methinks, when visib le
 suns are dead,
 Shall shine immortal OCT the
 heavenly meads. Oh true nobility, of elder race
 Than Norman blood alone might
 ever boast!
 The blood that sends the heart glow
 to the face
 In sympathy. then when 'tis needed
 most.
 )h good Samaritans of later timei
 Such as ye are help keep the old
 earth sweet,
 And shed within our hardy northern
 cline
 An atmosphere with tenderness re-
 plete. And softly tread, oh years!- but light
 ly still, ..s. As past this golden milestone now
 ye throng;
 With better memories ye have power to thrill
 Than may whisper in a feeble
 song.
 . Harry W. Bugbee.
 Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram Rathbun spent ;he Fourth in Norwich.
 Claude Pinney of Yale is at home tor the summer vacation.
 George Eatonsis spending few days with his sister in Willimantic.
 Miss Genevieve Dimmick of Spring field is at her home here for a short 
 Milton Smith of Willimantic spent the national holiday with his parents at Hydeville.
 Dr. and Mrs. F. P. Batchelder of Boston were with their parents here ast Thursday and Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Simonds were in New Britain over the Fourth, re- until Tuesday. --.
 Stanley Comstock of New York city las been spending a few days with friends at the residence of Mrs. l.. s. 1oodell.
 Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Burley of dolyOke were guests over the Fourth It the home of their daughter, Mrs. ,. H. Pinney.
 There was good game of ball on he local ground Saturday afternoon ,etween the Hollow nine and the Wales club. The locals were the 1ictOrs.
 A boy by the name of Dugay, and mployed in the Riverside mill, aught his hand in one of the cards ast Thursday, and has badly laeer- ted hand in consequence. MT. and Mrs. Ava Brown are talk ng a two or three weeks vacation, nd will spend a portion of it at Jorthfield, Mass. With the exception f going once to the Willimantic camp neeting this is the first time that Ar. Brown has been away from the nill in eight years.
 In speaking of Rev. George l.. rhompson's leaving for Europe last week, it appears that we knew only a mall part of the circumstances con- lected with that visit. He was mar jed the day before at Springfield, Vt. O Miss Edith Louise Stowe of that ,lace. The bride is twenty-four years ,f age and is one of the popular and highly esteemed young ladies of that own. The couple left the next day ,n the. steamer Cretic of the White Star Line and will make a tour of England and the south of France be- ore their return in September. Rev. Charles Huntington, pastor of the First Universalist church at Spring ield, performed the ceremony. Rev. Hr. Thompson is now pastor of the 9reenpoint Universalist church at N. Y. .-. --.-..s.. ..:..
 The Fourth was more than usually luiet here. Only few changes were noticeable in the morning. An old wagon was seen on the roof of the Riverside horse shed, the school-house vas decorated little and one or two igns were misplaced. The Univer- alist people had good success with heir lawn party, but the cool weather if the evening made it rather uncom- out-of doors. Only a few accidents are recorded. Charlie Goodell has his hand in band Iges from the result of burns, and 2ena St. Mary burned his hand badly n a peculiar manner. He had a pistol for firing caps and had quite a quantity of them loose in his pocket. He thrust the pistol in his pocket while hot, which ignited the caps, md in trying to remove the caps with lis hands he was severely burned. A ew fireworks were visible here and here during the evening, and the Fourth of 1904 passed into history in ] very quiet and orderly manner.
 A sad drowning accident occurred n the Riverside pond between six and even o'clock last Thursday evening. Thomas Gilbert and two other young nen were on raft short distance rom the north end of the bridge, when the raft tipped and the three were thrown into the water, where it vas about twelve feet deep. Only me of the party could swim. Their ries for help soon brought assistance. II. J. Coughlin came running from lis house and in a few minutes was tripped and in the water. He was