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WALES.

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 Will Peck has shot two foxes this fall. as. .s. as
 John Fisher is spending week out of town. ll>'siaE'''s sN'sil'y'5 .c
 Schools closed last week Friday for a weeks vacation.
 George Flint of Southbridge is. vis- iting relatives in town. aa -s!sao5 !.
 Arthur Hitchcock spends Thanks giving at his home in 'Rrimfield.
 There will be no.more dark places. judging by the number, of lamp posts scattered through the village. sgs.
 Milton Dimmiok and wife of Rock vile are spending Thanksgiving with his parents, MT. and Mrs. E. Dim- Erl saais.a. lns-sAAl..s A.s. !. short time ago as. boass weave< at the Bsfklsy mills hes ' gons to yIpsfan oFciafds where s.h6 has better posi-. tion. ~6s =ssng ss B. K SKsrnan,y@ssho livss on che road to Monson, met with quite an accident last week. As he was driv- ing with ewo other men aeax 1hs &o. tel he .:was throwssa- dsk z II lbruised. < He was tAlsef Eo Brimi8sld Ito bs trSAtsd bS Dr.sssa ' 1 .za E z
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Mrs. O.. D. Newell. is i'll.

NAsA~s " Ds 4SOWOAA Ao AA4st- t,s Mrs. E. H. Dimock, who has been quite ill, is now better. 'sf i'-,
 Claude Dimock and others visited in somers early in the week. MT. and Mrs. Harry Charter of Tol- land were home over Sunday.
 A goodiy number from here attend cd the social in Holland last week. Mir. and Mrs. Leon Leach and chil- dren of Ellington recently visited at Vim. Kibbe's.s .c s.-,. Mrs.. L.. A. Aborn has been. spend- ing few days with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Skinner, in Rockville. e..aa ...:.. UNION. ..,,i. g, z!
 MT. Golburn moved his family to Eastford this week. :. :, M. E. Lewis is moving his steam mill on Q lot of Chelsea Young.
 Last Sunday Thanksgiving day ser vices were held by the pastor. Rev. Mir. Roger. .:t
 L. M. Reed spent the Sabbath with his brother, Judge J. H. Reed, ct Stafford Springs.
 Mrs. Carrie Olapp of Holland was with her grandchildren, Mir. and Mrs. T. O. Newell, last week.
 A cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. F. ". Barber last Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Brand and her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Brand, of Preston visited friends in town the past week.
 Miss Isabelle Roger of Windham. Vt. is spending Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Roger, at the parsonage. 'i=;. ,n, Rsek AGeadow. .'3aJ
 Mrs. Eivira Snow is with her sister in Hampden.
 Arthur House of Hampden recently visited friends here.
 Mrs. Matt Heck is at the Springs caring for Mrs. Stevens.
 Adelbert Agard recently sold. a woodlot to Mrs Mary l,Hibbard Aof North Woodstock. a"a
 Many congratulations to Mir. and Mrs. Leon Booth on .sthe birth of . son, born Sunday, the 2Oth.
 MT. and Mrs. David Russ and chill dren from Mount Hope visited at David Matthews' one day last week.
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THousANDs CURKD.-DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve bas cured thousands of esses of Piles. s.I bought box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve on the. recommenda- 4lon of our drnggists," so writes c. Fl. I,aCroix. of Zavalia, Tex, ''and used it for q stubborn eof Piles. It cured me pc. msnently." Sold by finders Jacob
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CHARLES HALL, IMPORTER AND RETAILER Nl-llI Hall St., YnllEFIELH.
l HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

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A Card.

I, the undersigned, do hereby sgree to refund the money on . 5O-cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar fl it fails to cure your cough or cold. We al- 60 guarantee . 25-cent bottle to prove satasfactory, or money refunded.
 Axpnns JAcoBsKN, Stafford Springs.
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Asmgss1ED. ]. Wustfoxda.


 Marian fsobbias of woodssock visit d friends in town last week.
 Schooi in district No. 8 closed the 28d. AGis E. J. Chism teacher.
 Mr.. ana Mrs. W H. Dawley of Nbrwich are to be with her parents. MT. and Mrs, 2. p. Uhisn. Thanks ! 69EanG- aoss.ss.@s .ss s,s 4.s sts4 t-'.s. 7.
 Mias ,Liilian Amidon of Wihimaa- tfe normal scfsoois expects ta spend Thanksgiving wish@ her parents, Mir. and ilrs O. EE. $. Amido1. :. .. ,e.W. [. Brewer, . ,Rposhbay. Maine, nan. who is we'll known in Wsstford. where he has been employed for some time in farming. and where he went to school for three years. 11as secursd apositfofi as fnotormall on she Charles. town surface division of the Boston elIeeyAted railway. and is now Twins in that city. s'... x. -. T-.ss...s ..es.. I The Westford Hill debating society met in the church pafioF last Friday evening, with the president, J. A. Dimock, in the chair. A new con- stituti0n was prssented and adopted: Some matters of business cnncluded. aud spirited debate on the subject. " Resolved, "That young people should culsivase the power of. debate. ; wss finally decided in the Affirmative. Miss Emily Chism. judge, and Miss Eibsrta Enc. critic. The club meets again Friday evening, Dec. 2d.
 The Westford HitI Congreeational church held its annual harvest and Thanksgiving concert at Il a. m. Sunday, large audience being pres- ent. A large chorus choir, with the special singing of the children, render eSan excellent musical program. The recitations and exercises of the chill dren were, finely given. Mrs. J. A. Dimook sang a solo, also a duet with MT. Ryder, very acceptably, and little Rosey Soebroada sang very sweetly a solo, "What the little birds sing, 7 Jennie Kidder and Florence Hughes singing the refrain. Two little girls passed around pumpkins for collection boxes, and generous offering for the work of the American board of Mis- sions was collected, and the pastor aAye ., short address on "Thankful- ness. . The decorations were un- usually fine, consisting of great heaps of golden pumpkins, overturned basket af apples and corn on the cob and a profdsion. of green laurel and red aIderberries n' s4.z ', E '.z's 7 '-'.5S. z. " The Congregational churoh at Ash ford gave their annual harvest con- cert at l. 90 p. ln., a large attendance Being noted. The readings, recita- tions end exercises by the ohildren were appropriate and we'll rendered. Miss Weeks presided ct the organ, and an orchestra of several pieces. with George Murphy. .violinist. leader; MT. Smith, trombone; MT. Lucci, cornet- ist. from Putnam, added greatly to the. pleasure of the occasion. A solo by Mrs. Frank Green. also one by Liola Poole, and duet by Mfrs. Hanks and Rev. Mir. Ryder were finely rem ldered. The pastor gave short ad- dress on'' Thanksgiving" and . col lection was taken up for the work of the American board of foreign mis. sions. The decorations by 9 special committee, Mrs. Grant, Mrs, Rates sbEau Aeass E7soazoXs Oshos ass1s1Iug, were iGfJhrnISrfn&A ASfS7 ssaoaasvr .ts'! ss,-. ..
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 F. F. Patten is spending few days in New York.
 Painters are at work on the in. terior of the Stafford House.
 wm. J. Hanley has returned from a business trip to Springfield.
 Mrs. H. E. Newton of Monson has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. E. L.. Burr Miss Katie Donohue will spend Thanksgiving at her home in Willi- mantle.
 Mrs. Dana Gary and Mrs John Cleaveland visited relatives in Mon- son last week.
 Dr. A. O. Comins returned Satur- day from a visit to St. Louis and oth- CT western cities. d ks ..s
 The Bouressa place at the corner oi High and Benton streets has been sold to Henry Bolieau.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Comins oi Springfield will spend Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs. W. A. Comins. l E The wool-sortsrs of the Stafford Worsted company held an enjoyable shanquet at the Springs House last Saturday evening.
 Allen Brown has taken the posi-. tion of baggage master at the o. ". station. made vacant by the resigna- tion of Ernest Westoyer.
 Miss Elizabeth o'Brien of Monson. we'll known here, was united in mar riage to Frederick Tryon of Spring field at St. Patrick's church in Mon-
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 Owners of poultry in the vicinity Of Fox Village complain of the activ- isy Of hen thieves. The high price of turkey this season may be one of the factors in the situation.
 Frank H. Harris has entered the ofRce of Attorney R. H. Fisk to con- tinue his law studies, preparatory to taking bar examinations. Mir. Harris is graduate of Harvard, and has spent a year in the law school of that university. = ....,<t
 Miss Kate Lord, Miss Grace Har- wood. Miss Margaret Cooley. Miss > A1berta Eaton and Miss Mary Newton Aeulied the presentation of Parsifal ~ qurt Square theater in Spring neid iass e>ening. su
 s.aparal manager for the ". N. Flynt Gf.-,ite company of Monson, was in town yesaerday. The receiving vault, which the co.Ananv is building. is nearly completed. h of West Dummsrston granite ani N&f0ky h1ssy JUL
 Next Sunday evening the cantata, Ruth, will be rendered by theehoi1 ef sbe Congregational church, hinder the direction of Chorister Ray. Con. siderable work has been put fn on the Hodnetion, and . finished renderine is assured. The regular choir will be assisted by Mrs. Burnham and out. side talent. 4s g
 SWalker Robinson, the boy from East Longmeadow, who was appre- hended here last Saturday with e tenn belonging to Silas E. Perry of Sozners. was turned over Monday to State Agent F. G. Sonthmayd. The team was located here about 9 o'elock by Officer Mellon The boy was with ik and the officer locked him up until Sunday afternoon, when Officer Hib- bard of Somers took the boy to that town. The owner was notified by telephone, and came and got his team Saturday ysevening. The boy is a state charge, and it is thought that hs took the team in 8 spirit of adventure rather than with any intention of stealing il. He has been sent to the Lyman school for boys.
 Several young men ars to circulate papers i'm town to find out how many men will pay annual dnes of ,$5 or $1O a year for the purpose Of; organ izing branch of the '. M. O. A. in town. The general sentiment seems to De that anything like satisfactory organization will cost more than is available, The size of the work, as carried on elsewhere, seems to dis courage local enthusiams. Another soarce of anxiety among those who have spoken of the matter is the scarcity of suitable rooms for the pur- pose. It must be remembered that it is not necessary to have elaborate quarters for a start Two or three fair sized rooms fitted up for reading, gymnasium work and games would probably be ample for a start. If the movement proves popular and fills c need it is probable that enough money can be obtained to insure the maintenance of the association. Plenty of public spirit is shown in other lines locally, and if there are enough ,yonng men. in town who desire an slivirenment sach as the orasnization gives. tke funds can probably be ob- tAinsd- Ild AHn2 M3H
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Minneapolis, Nov. l5, 1904. Mr. Editor .-1 notiea nfs sise aAss
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appropriase and pleasing.
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Rearing Brool

The Ladies' Aid society, assisted by the young people, will hold . "Jack- o. lantern" social at the school house Saturday evening. Ladies are requested to bring cake. All are cordially invited. ...-..
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and Miss Mabel Clark was added thereto.
 Rev. Mir. Wolfe read list of some twenty names as members of the home department of the Baptist Sunday school thus reviving . former prac. tice. Among the names were Franl Joslin and wife, Mrs. Lee Burdick, Mrs. Marble. Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Charles Nichols. s. P. Morrison and wife. James Burdick and wife. There was formerly . home department o1 the local Christian Endeavor. mem. bers of which wrote short edifyina testimonies and comments on the lesson that added much to the interest of the meetings. and kept these shut. ins' in touch with the society.
 Rev. A. J. Culver of Hartford. who married in 1854 Augusta Sparks, only daughter of the late Solyman Sparks |of this town, died at his home. No. 43S Windsor avenue, in that city, Monday morning last. He was once . Baptist minister, serving in West. ford and Eastford, Canton and Wilson Station, in the latter place and es- peoiaiiy at the Bethel mission, Hart ford. and In other places working in undenominational lines. He was buried the Wednesday following in the North cemetery in that city, Rev. Dr. stoAs officiating. He is spoken oe in Hartford papers as lesding an yacttve Christian life and as being thronghout the latter part of his lif4 an ardent prohibitionist.
 s199 Oolfax Ave, South. Minneapolis. Nov. Is, 1904. Mr. Hditor :--1 notiea heS sise aAst
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week. -.,---------.-.. .,----
 Rev. '. F.. Marvin praached in Brooklyn. N. r., last Sunday in ex- change with Rev. George Thompson, who occupied the pulpit of the local Uniyersalist church. sssszsi
 Rev. Y. W. Gray of staffofdvillp will deliver . lecture in the Univer- salist church next Sunday evening at z o'clock. The lecture will be illus. trated by the aid of stereopticon.
 There will be another opportunity to, attend a lady minstrel entertain msnt next Friday evening, when the young ladies of St. Edwards society at the Springs will appear in Memo rial hall.
 The lecture by Rev George Thomp- son at the Unirersalist church. last evening drew . large audience and was much enjoyed. John Ingham, with his Victor talking machine. was present and added greatly to the evenings enjoyment. !
 E. W. Knehl. from brooklyn, N. r.. who recently bought the Frank Ledoyt place. had a severe loss by the burning of the steamer Mohawk on Long Island sound last Friday. He was naeyipG to Sta6ord and all his hosnehoid goods were on the burned steamer.
 The concert and dance given by StsfBordfgra in Memorial hall to. morrow evening promises to be the social event of the season. The mu- sic will be of the best. fine program for the concert has been arranged. and the members ef >the grange gre doing all ia their poves to rnAks the evening an enjoyable one to all who AfssndgA gt1 5IF N
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
HOG KILLING.
ScaldinR, scraptnE. Cleaning and
Cutting Up the Carcass.

ScaldinRa ScrapIng. Cleaning and
Cutting Up the Carcass.
The best meat is obtained from hogs
that are kept growing and putting ON
flesh close up to killing time. The ami
NAL should not be fed for about sven
ty-four hours before slaughter. When
a pig is to be killed see that the knives
are sharp and in good form and that
everything is in readiness for scraping
and hanging the carcass. A cheap and
suitable scalding vat can be found in a
parafiin cask. which may be set in a
slanting position at the end of the
scraping table, which should be about
six feet long, two feet six inches wide
and two feet high. The water should
be at a temperature Of between $50
and 1876 degrees when the hog is placed
therein. If too hot or too cold the hair
will not come off properly.
The old fashioned plan of testing the
temperature was to pour a few drops
Of the pigs blood into the water. If it
spread evenly over the surface the tenn
perature was considered right. The
water should not be removed from the
fire until it is quite boiling, and then if
put into cold barrel the temperature
will be about right when the pig is
ready to be put into It. A small shovel
full of wood ashes or a large handful Of
soft soap put into the water will facili-
tate the loosening of the scurf.
After sticking or shooting the pig
wait until life is quite extinct before
putting into the water. If this is not
done the blood in the capillaries of the
skin will be CONCEALED and the skin be
Redeemed. Try the hair often to know
when sufficiently scalded. Remove the
hair from the feet and head with the
hands or with scraper-the lid of an
old coffeepot is an excellent implement
and then from the body. If properly
scalded it will come off easily. When
the hair is removed scrape the body
clean and trim it up with sharp
knife Hang the carcass up, wash
with hot water, then scrape. rinse with
cold water and be careful to remove
all scurf. Open the body. put the in
testines down and separate the con-
nections near the kidneys, leaving the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

Speaking Of Dairy Commissioner
Wrignts boyhood days. which were
spent in Waterloo, the Waterloo Daily
Courier says: ut was here he conned
his Latin and grappled with the knotty
Mary-Ann problems in algebra and
geometry. and it was here, when yet a
boy. while working cut summers on a
nearby farm. that he acquired the am
bition to be something in the world.
While sitting with his head poked in
to the cows side to escape the flag
citation of the animals energized tail
and while listening with one ear to the
merry tune that the tiny stream of
milk played on the shining tin and with
the other to what the animal back of
him was doing, he dreamed that some
day he might yet be road supervisor or
school director and escape the fate of
men who went to congress or the peni-
tertiary. He recalls now with a smile
how he changed the habits of the
calves from taking their meals tete-a-
tete at their mothers side to that of
drinking from the pail and Of the
buntings and sloppings of milk entail
ed in perfecting the change" And it
isn't much wonder, is it. that man
who got his education both in Water
loo and on Blackhawk county dairy
farm should turn out to be so much of
a success as state dairy commits
sioner?
The winner.
NJ. Sondergaard has been very con-
spicuous figure of recent years in the
buttermakers' ranks. He now hobs up
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
Agricultural Brevfties.

The bolIworm furnishes one of the
most difficult problems the agricultural
scientists have ever had to deal with.
Not much was done by the agricul-
tural department with shade grown to-
bacco the past season.
An American Mix Goat Breeders
association has been organized, with
DR.. D. #. Tompkins Of Newark. N. j..
president; W. A. Shafer of Hamilton,
o., secretary. and Mrs. Edward Tsoby
of Chicago, treasurer.
The post check measure, SO important
to farmers. is again to be urged in con
gress.
Maine has a fox farm that is claimed
to be financial success
Ohio farmers are working for I'M
proved and enlarged equipment and
Kildings for the state univ .rsity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
CARE or HOUSE PLANTS.
How to have a THRIVING Garden In
winter

How to Have Thriving Garden In
Winter.
Raising house plants is not after all
very difficult thing If one observes
certain facts and gives sufficient atten-
ton to these. says the Brooklyn Citizen.
Plants are frequently moved around
too much to thrive aud are exposed to
uneven temperature or drafts.
The room in which plants grow must
not be kept very warm in the daytime
and allowed to become very cold at
night. Giving enough water at regular
times is Of course the first requisite to
success in plant culture. Most flower
ing plants need sunshine. and there
fore sunny window protected from
lrafts i The best place to Keep them
On the other hand. 4 fernery needs
,;,rbt m. not sun and tl,eref,re tl,riyes
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

a poor mixer will spoil almost any
cow In the mere process of milking
great difference is made in the yield
of dairy COW. The ability to bring
COW to her largest yield varies with
mixers, says NJ. Farley in Farm and
Home. Owing to the fact that large
proportion of a cows milk is secreted
during the process Of milking. it must
naturally follow that unless COW is
in a quiet. contented state of mind ard
satisfied with the mixer the usual Sc
erection of new supplies will not take
place.
1t is generally owing to this cause
that cows often hold up the milk" as
it is termed. This cannot be obviated
so long as the COW is in a restless state
of mind and dissatisfied with her milk
er. 1t should be the aim of the mixer
to gain her good will by feeding those
things she is most fond Of 1t makes a
great difference in the milking quail
ties Of COW as to who her mixer is
and how the milking is performed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
EARLY Tomatoes In the open Ground

EARLY Tomatoes In the Open Ground.
In a paper on early tomatoes read be-
fore the Minnesota Horticultural soci-
ETY. the writer states that by sowing
tomato seed in small window boxes the
latter part of January and transplant
ing to hotbed and the open ground
May 10 he was able to secure ripe to-
matoes by June 81 and by July II in
considerable quantities.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

Make 1t a Civic and Social Center.
The district schoolhouse should be
utilized to much better advantage At
present it is occupied by the scholars
only six or eight hours during the day.
1t should contain a district library, pic
lures. little museum of friendly and
injurious insects and other useful nat
ural history specimens. The school
house should he made the evening rem
devious for the young folks of the
vicinity Other gatherings of the peo-
pie should be held there. Make it a
social and civic center. There are a
hundred and one ways in which such
a center will do much to add to the
pleasure and profit Of rural life. Amer
lean Agriculturist
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
A zine Friesian

The sire of this COW was Albert Pei,
1854, out of Pei Xxx. Albert Pei is
considered the best bull in Holland
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

kidney fat intact Remove the paunch
with the intestines, keeping all clean,
so as to preserve the fat. Cut around
the diaphragm and remove the lungs
and heart, together with the windpipe.
Remove the tongue.
A convenient way of cutting the car
cass is shown in the illustration. Three
cross sections are made-one removes
the head, the next the shoulders be-
tween the fourth and fifth ribs and
the next takes off the hams. The car
cass can then be easily sawed through
with the meat saw. This plan requires
very little trimming for the hams
Shoulders can be trimmed easily by re-
moving the ribs or neck piece and cut
ting away the scraps for sausage and
lard. The middle piece is then split
through the center and the lower two
thirds of the side removed, saving
through the ribs. The ribs are then
taken out of the side piece. leaving the
lean meat on the side A part of the
flank may be removed for lard. and the
remainder will be available to be cured
for bacon.
The lean meat on the upper third of
the back, including the ribs, is called
the pork LON and is excellent for chops
or roasting pieces. Fat trimmings may
be used for lard and the lean trimmings
for sausage. The head and feet are
scraped and cleaned and used for head
cheese or picked. Meat should never
be salted until thoroughly cooled, after
which the quicker it goes into the salt
barrel the better. American Cultivator
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

Corn is the basis of several of the
best known concentrated feeds now on
the market. Gluten feed. corn oil cake
meal and gluten meal are all made
from the best feeding parts of corn
and in the process of manufacture are
rendered almost wholly digestibe. Re-
cent experiments both in this country
and Europe showed gluten feed to be
from So to 80 per cent digestible and
always reliable for feeding all kinds
Of live stock. insuring the most eco
nomical gains. II matters not whether
the farmer is feeding for meat or milk.
1t is true economy to feed q ration
balanced with some Of the digestiEle
corn concentra ted feeds. Dairy and
Cleanerx
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

as the winner in the national educa-
tional tests, just completed, says Cream
cry Journal. He was first five times
and had an average score of 96.T5.