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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07
A Card.

We, 1he undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on q SO cent bottle
Of Greene's Warranted Syrup Jf Tar n Il
faile to cure your cough or cold. We
alec guarantee % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
w. d. HEALD, Stafford Springs.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07

Charles Richards has returned to
Manchester after a few days visit
with his family here.
r. F. Bates of Milford, Mass, who
,has been the guest of his brother, f.
A. Bates, has returned home.
Friends and parishioners here Of
Rev. @. S. Davis are pleased to learn
that he is to be their pastor again.
Mrs. Frank Fenton has been enter
tanning her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
JUL, of Manchester the past week.
This community was saddened last
Saturday morning by learning Of the
death of Mrs Hans NJ. Hansen, which
occurred at the Hartford hospital from
the result of an operation. She has
been always cheerful and ready in all
cases of need to render all the assist
ance in her power. She was 53 years
of age. The funeral was held Sunday
at /. 30 O'Clock from the undertaken $
rooms in Hartford. The deceased
leaves besides a husband seven daugh-
tiers and two sons. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of all this
community in their great affection.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07
UNION.

Application is to be made to the su-
perior court for the discontinuance of
two highways. One begins nearly
opposite the residence of Thomas
Rindge and runs westerly till it in
tersects near the Kinney mills. so
called, the highway leading from
Union to the Axe factory, so called.
The other begins little west of the
house formerly occupied by M. P. J..
Walker, and runs in southwesterly
direction to the Wilmington north line.
Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Mary johnson was quite i'll a
few days last week. .-.:
George Heck is employed at Chism 8
steam mill as fireman.
Charles Slater has been i'll with the
grip for the past few days.
W. P. Pease was with his family
in West Stafford over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Slater of Crystal Lake
visited her son, Charles Slater, last
Saturday.
The Rock Meadow school began last
Monday, with Miss Adelaide L.
Chamberlin as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Morse of Stat
ford were with Mrs. Morse's sister,
Mrs. Charles Slater, last Sunday.
A family by the name of Dodd have
bought the VIM. Smith farm, and are
their household goods on to it.
AS there is no school at the "little
red school-house' this TERM Marion
Webster goes to the Rock Meadow
school.
Howard Barber commenced last
Monday to gather cream for Somers
creamery. He will come through this
part of the town three times week.
Most of the farmers here have de-
cided to take advantage of this way of
disposing of their cream.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07
A Chattanooga Druggists Statement.

Robt j. Miller, Proprietor of the Read
House Drug Store Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
writes There Is more merit in Foley 9
Honey an ! Tar than In any other cough
syrup. The calls for 1t multiply wonder
fully and we sell more of 1t than all other
cough syrups combined" Sold by e. K.
Taft, druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07

Are You Using Aliens FOOt-Ease?
Shake into your Shoes Aliens Foot-Ease. a
powder. 1t cures Corns, Bunions, Painful,
smarting, Hot Swollen feet. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y. SO
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no op-
iates, and will not constipate like nearly
all other cough medicines. Refuse sub.
stitutes. Sold by e. K. Taft, druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07

Miss Gardner is visiting her brother
at Burnside.
William Trefney of New York city,
through Vincent Horky, has bought
of Charles Benton his two small farms
in the "Glassfactory" village. The
grantee is to work ut the proposed
button factory, "Osborn's mills. "
vaclare (william) Trefory, who
bought the Charles Benton property
in the Glassfactory village. moved in
to the Mahoney house yesterday. His
family consists of a wife and four
children, the eldest, daughter, being
some Is years of age. Thus, we see,
our population is not decreasing.
south wnIfn9son.
Charles W. Eldredge of Indian Or
chard, Mass, is spending q few days
with his parents in this village.
Arthur Raney and wife of Will
mantle we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Denman, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. John h. Mel has been spend
ing a few days in Stafford Springs
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Charter.
Tax Collector d. O. Dimock has an
advertisement in this issue that the
tax payers will find interesting, II
not enjoyable, reading.
VIM. H. Brackets goods arrived
by team from Hartford, Tuesday. He
will occupy the tenement where Rev.
O. L. Snow lived while here.
We see by a neighboring paper that
Rev. s. w. Delzell of Moosup, who
preached here as a candidate Feb. u d.
has received a unanimous call to be
come pastor of the Baptist church in
Hebronville, Mass.
VIM. B. Loneryan, who has been,
until this week. a loom fixer in the
Eagleville mills, moved last Monday
into the rent recently vacated by
Medos Labonte in the Morrison
house, and will work in the dressing
room for G. Hall, Jr., & Go.
George Sterry moved last Saturday
from Mansfield on to the place which
he bought some time ago of Mrs. f.
Kies, about a mile south of this vii
lage. W. E. Battye did the moving
with his team. Ed. Woodwork, who
has been living on the place, moved
earlier in the week to Morrow.
Two South Wellington boys, now
in Hartford, have recently bought au
tomobiles- Harry Allen, who has M
eight horse power Cadillac, and Geo
W. Bracket, who has a ten horse
power Pope Hartford. Mr.. Bracket
has the sole agency for the Pope ma.
chimes in Tolland county, and his ad
vertisement will shortly appear in
this paper.
Mrs. Mary Ann Potter celebrated
her Goth birthday last Monday by
walking five miles to the Eagleville
station, where she took the train for
South Wellington. Upon her arrival
here she made calls on several of her
old acquaintance before going to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Wadsworth. Unless the "elixir of
life - or the fountain of eternal
youth, is discovered soon, not many
of us will equal that performance.
Easter was most fittinQly observed
by the exercise in the hall last Sun
day. Mr.. Wolfe preached on the res
direction, a most able sermon. There
was special Easter music by the choir,
i. e., Mrs. W. H. Hall, Misses Ida
and Elizabeth Hall, Misses Alice and
Julia Denman, Charles w. Wolfe and
T. A. Denman; Miss Fannie Denman,
organist. A solo by Miss Ida NJ.
Hall and a duet by Miss Ida NJ. Hall
and T. A. Denman. The beautiful
potted Easter lilies were also much
admired.
Moose Meadow.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-07

SGaHOFQ springs. Inc result IS not
known here at this writing.
We clip the following obituary
from Hartford paper of the 29th
ult. 1t is concerning an old time re-
spected resident here - a D.
Mrs. Minerva Grant Snow, widow
of George Bartholomew Snow of Will
lington, died Saturday evening at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
A. Southworth, of Willimantic. The
next day was her birthday, and she
would have been SO years old She
was born in Wellington and was the
daughter of Hamilton and Lucy Will
liams Grant. Her father was a SOL
der of the Revolution, and was in the
battle of Bunker Hill. She was one
of the real daughters, and was a men,
Der of Anne Wood Elderkin chapter,
D. A. r., of Willimantic. She was
an active woman, until the last four
years of her life. when she became q
helpless paralytic. She was the
mother of seven children, six of whom
are living. They are: Mrs. Charles
A. Southworth, Mrs. Delos w. Co.
nant, George Winfield Snow and
Charles FL. Snow, all of Willimantic,
Andrew Wade Snow of Andover, and
Mrs. George Wilson of Wellington.
She also leaves a brother, James Mum
roe Grant, of this city. The funeral
will be held at the house of Mrs.
Southworth, No. 81 Prospect street,
Willimantic, to-day at one O'Clock.
The burial will be In WELLINGTON.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
chairman.
--~ -

Eighty-one years old. yet hale ard
hearty, wealthy and a born nghter-such
Is ex-United States Senator Henry c..
Davis. OF West Virginia, the Democratic
nominee for vice president. He had been
already picked as Democratic candidate
for governor OF his state this fall
Henry Gassaway Davis was born ir
Baltimore. November l6. 1922. He was
educated at the country school but being
teft fatherless had to work througbout
his boyhood. la 1853 he married Kate A.
daughter ~ Judge Gideon Baptz, of
Frederick. Nd. lie became superInten-
dent OF plantation. then brakeman oon-
ductor and later agent ut Piedmont
w. Va. OF the baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
Later Mr. Davis became a merchant
and leading collier and projected and car
ried TO success the West virginia. Central
and PittsbuRs Railway OF which he Is
president. He is also president of the
Piedmont and Cumberland Railway. and
the Davis national bank. OF Piedmont
w. Va.
MIR. Davis was n member of tho house
or delegatcs OF West Virginia I'm 1865:
state senator from 1863: United States
senator from 1S11-S3. declining re-election.
lie has been n delegate to six national
Democratic conventions. and was one OF
the American DELEGATES TO the Pan-Amer-
lean congress and member OF the United
states intercontincntal railway commits
sion. His home Is at Elklns. W. Va.
He is father-ln-law OF Senator Stenhen
Il. Elkins. the Republican West Virginia
senator. with whom he has been associ-
ated In numerous business enterprises
although opposing him politically
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
A WISE BUSINESS DEAL.

Mr.. James Brinkley a prominent farmer
living near Drivers in Nanesmond county
uied recently while I'm the prime OF life. and
his death illustrates forcibly the Importance
of certain precautions in business matter.
that men are often likely to overlook.
Nearly all business men, and parttcularlx
men in the business of farming, have plans a.,
hand at all times that others cannot take up
on the Instant and mature successfully. They
must have time to become familiar with
details. and have ready money TO cover DELAYS
involved, as well as TO continue operations.
Mr.. Brinkley could always command money
needed To tide him over emergencies; but for
bis estate to do such thing Is entirely n DIFF
ferent proposition.
Mr.. Brinkley was always active In business
and seldom had a large balance I'm bank. He
Kept his money at work. As a consequence.
when stricken down by death, business losses
would almost certainly have ensued had he
not forseen such difficulties and as 8 prudent
business manpiepared for them several wears
ago by taking out policy OF life insurance In
the Phoenix Mutual of Hartford The mo,,ev
received from The Ph@nix in payment of this
policy was, as Mr.. Brinkley foresaw, worth
several times the amount to his family In the
protection which IL afforded its yarious
interests.
upon receipt OF request we will setd nam
phiet describing Phoenix policies.
BEN. M. RAWLINGS, State Manager.
Richmond, Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15

form, which had been agreed upon.
more than was outlined in the bulIe-
tins sent from the convention. When
Informed by the Associated Press cor
respondent. at $40 a. M, of the bare
fact of the nomination he knew no
more, and the first real knowledge he
had of the action of the convention on
the financial plank in the platform
was when he read the New York morn
ing papers. Immediately after break
fast, that is to say little after 9
O'Clock, he started for a horseback
ride Just before mounting his horse
a telegram was handed him, giving a
concise outline of the platform. From
the moment of his reading of that tel
egram it was noticed that he was very
much preoccupied, as IL In thought.
About 1890 O'Clock he rode up to
the railroad station, asked for te!e-
grams and received quite bunch of
them. l happen to know that none
of them gave him the information he
wanted. He chatted with the report
ers for while, and 1t was afterward
recalled that some of his questions to
them betrayed the fact Of his lack of
first-hand knowledge of the conven-
tion's action. He waited about the
station. almost irresolute In bearing.
for fully 10 minutes, and then sudden
ly galloped back toward Rosemont.
An hour afterward his famous tele-
gram was filed with the operator, and
the remarkable series of events was
under way.
THAT night, while the convention
tossed and billowed with the >sensa-
toosed and billowed with the sensa-
tion he had produced, he did not go
early to bed, as he had done the night
before, although the local celebration
in his honor ceased and the people
dispersed as early as 1915 p. m. He
sat up until after a. m, closely
watching the bulletins, and made no
move toward retiring until after the
action of the convention upon his tele-
gram was made plain to him."
st is not true" said the gentleman
quoted above, shat Judge Parker sent
q message to Senator Hill, demanding
the insertion OF gold plank. His tel
egram to William K. Sheehan was his
first communication directly or indi-
rectly with the convention"
Judge Parker received the following
message from former President Gro
yer Cleveland:
"Buzzards Bay, July 11.-You must
permit me to express my gratitude
and admiration for the splendid mani
festation OF honor and courage YOU
have given to your countrymen and
TO the Democracy in your st. Louis
dispatch. GROVER CLEVELAND"
So far as his plans have as yet been
made, Judge Parker will not tour the
country making speeches. His perso-
nal campaign will be conducted in a
way similar to that of President Nc
kinley to a large degree from the
porch at Rosemont. He will probably
make but one or two pilgrimages to
the larger cities.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
Light on Parker's Famous telegram.

Esopus, n. ". July 12.-Light was
thrown on the history OF the now IA
nous Parker telegram and the reply
to 1t of the Democratic convention at
St Louis by a close friend of Judge
Parker, who declined to allow the use
or his name.
When Judge Parker went to bed
at 9.45 Friday night" said this man,
"he did not know anything at all
about the financial side OF the plat
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
no MONEY PLANK IN PLATFORM
Bryan Men Defeat All Attempts to
Have One Included


st. Louis. July 9.-WilIiam J. Bryan
and his followers were successful In
preventing the insertion Of a gold
standard plank In the Democratic
platform after a long struggle before
the committee on resolutions, which
was in session all night.
1t Is believed that the Parker mem
bers could have forced the adoption
OF gold plank, but that they did not
desire to continue the fight. It is un-
derstood that Judge Parker will in his
letter of acceptance make a specific
declaration on the subject.
The platform is a compromise ac-
ceptable to all of the interests involved
and was adopted unanimously by the
committee. 1t may be said in general
to have been a concession to the Bryan
wing Of the party without In any way
stultifying the declaration of the con.
servatives. The absence of any pro-
nouncement upon the financial ques-
ton is most significant and discloses
the utter impossibility OF finding any
declaration upon this subject accept.
able to all
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15

Ginia, former United States senator
from that g, was nominated short
ly after midnight Sunday morning for
vice president OF the United States.
On the hrSt ballot ex-senator Davis
received Coz votes. Cr 10 less than the
twothirds necessary to elect. Before
the ballot was announced a number cl
states announced that their votes were
changed in his favor, and a motion to
make the nomination unanimous was
carried with enthusiasm.
The nomination of ex-senator Davis.
who is 81 years old, was the closing act
of the stormy convention. Immediately
after the nomination had been made
unanimous the great gathering ad-
journed sine die. and the delegates
rushed out of the hall. some to seek
their beds and hundreds of others to
try to catch trains for home.
Those placed in nomination besides
Mr.. Davis were: Ex-senator George
Turner. of Washington; Robert Will
liams, of Illinois, and William A. Har-
ris, of Kansas.
Delegate John Lamb, OF Indiana.
AhONCu lutl TIC naUOnal
committee be authorized to FIJI any
vacancy that might occur on the ma
tional ticket.
The motion was made in the form of
a resolution which was adopted with
out opposition.
A resolution naming and thanking
the officers of the cChvention was also
adopted; also James X. Jones and the
outgoing national committee.
Chairman Champ Clark and Tenn
porary Chairman John Sharp williams
were made respectively chairmen of
the committees to notify Judge Parker
and ex-senator Davis of their nomina-
ton.
1t was also announced that the new
national committee would meet In New
York on date to be fixed by the
chairman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15

Alton Brooks Parker the Democratic
nominee for president. was born In Cort-
land. n. Y. May II. 1852. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools, and later at
tended the Cortland normal school. He
then studied law and graduated from the
Albany law school, shortly after being
admitted to the bar. Mr. Parker is chief
judge OF the New York court OF appeals.
having been elected I'm 1898
He has held the following Offices: Surro-
gate. Ulster county. n. Y, 1S77-S5: Judge
supreme court, New York, 1SS5-97: an
pointed on second division court OF ap-
peals. 1SSs-9s: general term, 1886; appel
late division. 1867.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS
Endorsed Thomas Tasgart, of Indiana,
For Chairman.

St Louis, July 1.-the national
committee met at 2-sa o'clock yesterday
morning and again at o'clock yester-
day AFTERNOON with the avowed inten-
tion, on behalf OF the supporters OF
Taggart, OF Indiana, of organizing by
electing him chairman. 1t was pointed
out by Norman L. Mack, of New York,
that it would be discourteous to take
any action until Mr.. Parker, as the can
didate. was consulted.
Chairman Jones made this state
ment; THE national convention, ny
specific resolution, adopted last night,
authorized me, ia fact instructed me.
10 call the first meeting of the new
committee in New York city. Until /
call it, the new committee cannot or
ganize and meetings they have are un-
authorized. Now, let me say forcibly.
II need be, that acting under the con-
vention authority / call the national
committee to meet in New York city
at such time as Judge Parker shan
designate, for before I call it i shall
consult him. 1t would be an unprece-
dented thing for the new committee TO
organize without consultation with the
candidate. Such thing was never
heard Of"
After nearly two hours debate, Sen
ator Bailey offered to compromise IL
the committee would adopt a resolu-
tion endorsing the candidacy of Thos
Taggart for chairman of the commit
tee. Mr.. Mack agreed to this, and the
NNff
tee will, therefore, meet in New York
On the call of Chairman Jones.
The following are members Of the
new Democratic national committee.
Delaware. Richard r. Kenney; Mary
land. l.. Victor Baughman; New Jer-
sey, William B. Gourley; New York
Norman +. Mack; North Carolina. To-
sephus Daniels; Pennsylvania, James
M. Guffey; West Virginia, John T. Nc
Graw.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15

"For years fate was after me continuously. {"
writes +. A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had
terrible case OF Piles causing "a tumors.
When ali failed BuckIen's Arnica Salve cured
me: Equally good for BURNS and all aches
and pains. Only PIC ut II. j. Hayden & SONS.
lrNtngton; Il. &. Richardson's, KilmaruOck.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-15
PARKER SPRUNG SENSATION
New York Judge Refuses to straddIe
On the Currency Question.

On the Currency Question.
st. Louis. July lf.-Just when the
Democratic national convention dele
gates felt that they were to be al
lowed to rest after three strenuous
days, and when the nomination for the
vice presidency seemed to be the one
thing left to settle, Judge Parker, the
nominee for president, threw q bomb
into the convention by sending this
message to William F. Sheehan. of
New York;
II regard the gold standard as firmly
and irrevocably established and shall
act accordingly II the action of the con-
vention shall be ratified by the people.
AS the platform is silent on the sub
ject my views should be made known
10 the convention. and If 1t is proved
to be unsatisfactory to the majority
i request you to decline the nomina-
tion for me at once, so that another
may be nominated before adjourn
ment"
A long conference OF leaders, which
did not include Mr.. Bryan, followed
the receipt OF the telegram. Senator
Tillman and others were greatly an
gered by the telegram, but, after talk
Ing it over for several hours, an agree
ment was reached to ask the conven-
tion to authorize the sending of the
following telegram to Judge Parker:
The platform adopted by this con-
vention is silent on the question of the
monetary standard, because it is not
regarded by us as q possible issue in
this campaign and only campaign
issues were mentioned In the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the views
expressed by you in the telegram lust
received which would preclude man
entertaining them from accepting a
nomination on said platform"
This telegram was read to the con-
vention by Senator Tillman, and he,
John Sharp Williams, Senator Daniel
and others earnestly urged the conven-
ton to favor it.
W, j, Bryan rose from his sick bed
and entered the convention to oppose
the sending of the telegram without
amendment. He demanded that Judge
Parker be asked TO state his views on
the recoinage OF silver and asset cur
rency.
The debate on the leaders PROPOSE
ton lasted far into the night, when
Mr. Bryan withdrew his objections in
the interest of harmony, and the con-
vention, by an overwhelming vote, or
dered the telegram prepared by the
leaders sent to Judge Parker.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
BR AN
RETURNS HOME FROM THE ST.
LOUIS CONTEMPORARIES !.
TAKEN JUDGE PARkER'S
PLAN AND KEEPS
SILENT.

LINCOLN, Neb.. July 12.-Wiiliam
Jennings Bryan, none the worse for
wear, stepped from the Burlington
train this morning after his tremen-
dous physical strain of the past week
at the ST. Louis convention. He even
carried his own baggage from the
Pullman car. and aside from hoarse-
ness, was as rugged physically as
ever.
Mrs Bryan and daughter, Grace,
were first to greet him, after which
he shook hands with small party of
intimate friends.
Bryan declined point blank to dis
cuss the convention, reserving his
views for the columns of his paper.
Preparation of copy for the Common
er on the subject Will claim his en-
tire attention this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
Her Sad Mistake.

Mexico (Mo) Herald.l
Recently one of Mexico's. young So
ciety misses was attending the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition, and while
walking in Transportation building
saw figure all clothed in Khaki
standing stifI1y beside an exhibit. She
turned to the party accompanying her
and said: what an excellent likeness
of Jefferson guard; it looks almost
natural" and with the utterance of
the last remark still on her tongue she
gave the figure resounding slap on
the shoulder with her fist. Probably
no one will ever again see such sur
prised wax figure; the shock was such
that it turned around and with as
founded expression on its erstwhile
mobile features exclaimed: BEG par
don" Athletic journals state that Ar
thur Duffy holds the record for the
hundred-yard dash, but judging from
the manner in: which the Mexico girl
left the figure, he doesn't know what
speed is.