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The Press., 1906-02-28

Miss Winifred Curtis of Springfield
is visiting her cousins, the Mlsse
Graves.
Miss Clara and Master Harold Nun
70 spent a part of last week in North
ampton.
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. A. Pownall spen
last Thursday in New Britain ant
Manchester.
Mrs. Reeves of Somers is caring TO
Mrs. Florence Fay, who has been IL
for several weeks.
Freeda aud GLADYS Garter of Spring
field have been visiting their grand
father, Erskine Holmes.
Sturtevant's saw mill has beer
moved from Staffordville to one OF T.
D. Ellis woodlots on Chestnut hill.
Miss Gertrude Barlow, accompanied
by Miss Blanche Barlow, has beer
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. A
Mason, at Gurleyville.
F. A. Sturtevant and family, also
Mr. and Mrs E H. Cady, who have
been at Staffordville for the past foul
months, have returned to this village
The funeral of Delos Tacey, whose
death was mentioned last week, was
held from st Edwards church last
Friday morning at 9 O'Clock, inter
ment in st. Edward g cemetery. MI.
lacey left wife and two small daugh-
ters, the oldest not yet two years old.
Mrs Tacey will move to the home OF
her parents in Staffordvilla.
The exercises given nv the pupils
of the Center school last Thursday
afternoon were largely attended. The
children deserve much credit for the
pleasing manner in which the pro-
gram was carried out. Among the
err member of the school committee.
who is now S5 years of age. Mr.
Washhurn gave a verv interesting &C.
count of his grandfather's having
served in the revolution as a soldier
under General Washington Brief but
interesting addresses were also given
nv Rev. E. N. Munro and F. W.
Preston.
Sta~o-dvIIIe.
Mrs. M. E. Hughes visited her
brother in Norwich over Sunday.
The Hope mill. run bv Mr.. Faulk-
ner of Stafford Springs, shut down
last week.
The Bible class If the NJ E, church
will meet with Mrs. Booth FRIDAY
evening at 80.
Arthur N Sanderson has accepted
a position at the Riverside mill at
Hollow. -
Master Selah Walhridoe of Wales
was the guest of his friend, Archie
Sanger, last week.
Mrs. Malcolm Cole and four chill
dren visited her sister, Mrs Arson
Barlow. in Westford last week.
The Epworth League topic Sunday
evening is GA life of uusnlfish minis
tration.'' Leader, Mrs John Thomp-
son.
The subject of the sermon Sunday
at the Methodist church is
''The blessedness of believer in
Christi
The Press., 1906-02-28

Communion will be observed at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning, Subject. "The crucified
Savior" John 19:17-1s; lesson,
1915 ~. Evening subject, "Cruci-
fed with Christ" Gal. 1920; les
son. 6:1-1O.
Q. E. meeting tonight at z O'Clock.
Subject, "Neesima, and missions in
Japan" lisa. so: 10. Leader, Mrs.
J. A. Swift.
There will be a crazy social at the
M. E. vestry next week Thursday
evening. Everybody is invited to
enjoy the sport and attend with gar
ments fixed as crazy as possible.
Junior O. E. meeting Friday after
noon after school at the home of
Archie Sanger. Topic, "Africa, the
dark continent" a map study, Luke
1:77-79 Leader, Archie Sanger.
Any wishing @. E. pins are requested
to see the treasurer.
E Z Loomer sold out his grocery
business to Theodore Lyon of Stafford
Springs last Friday. Mr.. Lyon ran
a grocery store for many years in
Westford village before entering the
firm of H. Chapman & Go. at the
Springs, from which he recently with
drew.
A number of friends gathered at
the home of Archie Sanger, Thursday
evening, to celebrate his 18th birth
day anniversary. Ice cream and cake
were served and a most enjoyable
time was had A number of tokens
were left as remembrances of the oc-
casion.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gre gational church will serve their
regular supper in the vestry Thursday
evening, with Mrs Fl M Vail and
Mrs Norah Cham berlin as hostesses
There will he short entertainment
under the patronage of the social COM
mittee of the Junior Society of Chris
tian Endeavor.
The Press., 1906-02-28
FdPKaR.
WarronVi1le.


A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Platt Feb Goth.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs John Martinsack Feb Goth.
The ice houses in Warrenville are
all filled with choice ttn-iuch ice.
L. W. Wilson of West Ashford has
been visiting friends in Pittsburg,
Mass.
Rev. G G Chappell conducted the
last weeks Thursday evening prayer
meeting ~.
G.. Sands has been visiting friends
in Mashapaug, Wilmington, Stafford
Vile, and Wales, Mass.
Mrs L Turner and Mrs. NJ Hutch
ms of EagleviIle have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs John Milliken.
D. Flint. Jr., of East Killingly
will spend the summer with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Milliken.
Wexford.
School in district No 8 closed las
Saturday for four weeks vacation
Miss Edith Cushman has gone to
Rockville. where she will he enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William Klee.
The Press., 1906-02-28
RISI FIELD.

Miss B,iley is visiting Mrs. Clar-
ence King ON Prospect. hill. .-...-~a
Waldo Pri"kett of Springfield was
guest over Sunday of Postmaster
Pierson. -. . ..= r.
The second select dance given by
the Young Mems club was held in
the town hall Friday evening Camp
BELLS singing orchestra of Fiskdale
furnished music.
The old folks concert, recently
given by the church choir and others
in Holland, will be repeated Friday
evening in the vestry of the Cougre-
gati0nal church. Supper will also be
served. -i-
Acton will break up Cold In one
The Press., 1906-02-28
TOLEAND.

Chauncey Vinton is suffering from
rheumatism.
1 Mrs. John Steele is visiting rela
tives in New York.
Mrs. John Powell of Hyde Park is
at the Holland House.
Chester Clough of Norwich lately
spent few days at home.
Rev. Mr.. Barnard held service in
the Jail Sunday afternoon.
Henry Stafford of New York recent
ly spent a few days at home.
Miss Susie CrandaIl has been the
guest of friends in Mansfield.
Miss Ruby Brown has been spend
ing few days in New York.
Miss Shirrell of Hartford has been
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Sterry.
Miss Elise Morgan spent Friday and
Saturday at her home in Wethersfield.
Miss Lucille Agard is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs Henry Baker of Hyan-
mis-, Mass.
Miss Gertrude Fales of Newark, N.
j., was recently the guest of Miss
Mary Leonard.
MIR. and Mrs Henry Baker of Hy-
annis, Mass, recently called on
friends in town.
Miss Mary Leonard of the New
Britain normal school spent a few
days at home last week.
Miss Lila Agard of Smith college
lately spent few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S Agard.
Telephones have been put into the
bank and Frank Newcomb's house,
making five telephones in the town.
William Agard, Jr., has gone to
Baltimore, where he will have charge
of a branch of Mills Bread company.
Rev J. H. Allen. by request, will
read his paper, "The Bible in Amer
lean Oratory,'' before the Hartford
Methodist ministers meeting on Mon
day.
Mrs. David Brown has returned
from her trip to California. Mrs.
Brown stopped in Salt Lake City.
Denver, Chicago, Washington and
New York, on her way home.
Miss Marion Anderson entertained
party of friends at her home Mon
day evening A pleasant time was
spent in PLAYING games and in sing
ing. Bountiful refreshments were
served.
Miss Florence Allen entertained the
Shakespeare club at her home We'd
nesday afternoon and evening of last
week A review of "Othello' was
held, and after supper the evening
was spent wit music and recitations.
This was the last meeting of the club
for the present year.
The Congregational chickeu-p pie sup
per and entertainment, held ON Fri
dav evening. was a great success
The choruses of the Veterans were
greatly enjoved, aud especially the
duet by Rev Mr. Barnard and Judge
E S. Agard. The reading by Miss
Katherine Agard and the defamation
by Harris Cole were we'll given. The
solo by Harold Ransom of Rockville
we'll deserved the encore it received.
The Press., 1906-02-28
GREAT SACRIFICE SALE!
BUT ONE SUCH CHANCE A YEAR!

of ma
Prices w
much larger stock and better selections than usual
That's Best months That's
should take of this chance o sav
IS to 50 Per Cent. Suits and Overcoats.
80 to 50 Per Cent. all Odds and Ends.
handle
Makes Hundreds patiently for
midwnter
o d now o made row
will a
Of
We have them stock should quick
Come a we'll disappoint
e. MI. LEACH, Clother, Halter, Furnisher,
STAFFORD SPRINGS
The Press., 1906-02-28
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

AOOlAA NOIINNos
matter under rhis head 10 cents per ine.N
e. Slibv Of Norwich has placed a lot
OF shirt waist patterns Mexican drawn
work and liar and cuff sets on sale at
E. t. Russell Il Cos store.
The Alondale Bakery will continue to
do Baking at Stafford Street All their
goods may be obtained at Garvais' groee-
ny store at the Springs. and at T. ".
Lyons store at Sianordville. Orders by
telephone or by mail y i'll be promptly at
tended to. Mrs. A. Abrams.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
JONES LOT IS SOLD
PURCHASED BY MOSES W. STU-
 ART FOR e15,OOO.
New Owner of One-Quarter of City Bloclk Says 1t is to Be Vastly
 Improved Very Soon.


 The Jones lot at the northwest cor ner of Lawrence and Adams Street was sold yesterday to Moses W. Stuart, who announced that the property was to be vastly improved in the early future.
 Mir. Stuart and his associates, 1t will be recalled, purchased the big vacant lot on Dexter Avenue and Hull Street Friday, announcing that 1t was their intention to construct a six story steel apartment house there. The plans for improving the Jones lot have not suf- fieiently matured for them to say what character of building is to be construct ed on the lot but MT. Stuart said that a handsome building was to be erected there soon.
 The purchase price of the Jones lot was $15.000. It was bought from the Jones heirs, Mrs. Lucy E. Marks, Mrs. E. Winter and Mrs. Jennie Vass The lot is 160 feet square or a quarter of the whole block. It runs on Lawrence Street from the rear of the county court house to the corner and on Adams Street from the rear of the Carnegie library to the corner.
 This is the lot selected by the City Board of Education for the site of the new high school building but the City Council declined to purchase the property and selected the Haas and James lot at the corner of McDonough and Scott Streets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

ments for any other office in the coun. ty. Several have been spoken of for the Legislature, but 1t seems that no one cares much for the place
 meeting of the County Executive Committee has been called for April 4th, at which time will be decided the date for the county primary. The probability is that 1t will be set for August 27.
 It is not expected that there will be a very large vote boiled here March 14, for congressman. Colonel Wiley has always carried Baldwin County. and 1t is expected that he will do so again.
 Hon. B. B. Conner is scheduled to speak at the court house at 12;30 o'clock, March 27th. As circuit court will be in session, he will doubtless have a good audience. Baldwin is one of the few counties which MT. Conner failed to carry in the last cleo tion
 The County Commissioners have al- most completed under a special con tract. twenty-five miles of graded roads. They have begun the work of good roads in the county by starting at the court house and grading five or ten miles on the several roads lead ing 'therefrom. The money is raised by special road tax and 1t is the intention of the Commissioners to continue this plan until all the roads in the county are put in good condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
SONS OF VETERANS
STAFF or ALABAMA DIVISION IS
 ANNOUNCED.
Commander c. w. Duncan Publishes an ORder--Captain Sexton of Mont
 gomeFy is Named as
 Adfutauf.

Capt Albert c. Sexton, Adjutant of Alabama Division, United Sons of Con federate Veterans, yesterday published an order by Division Commander George W. Duncan of Auburn. an- nouncing his staff appointments.
 The order of the Commander is as follows:
 "Headquarters Alabama Division. Unit
 ed Sons of Confederate Veterans
 Montgomery. March ', 1906.
 General Orders No. Is New Series:
 Comrades-I. In Special Orders No. 8, December ?. 1905, the Commander in-Chief did me the honor to continue me in command of the Division by re- appointment In making formal public announcement, I desire to express my very great pleasure at the opportunity of serving the Division, and in thereby paying allegiance to the heritage we So highly prize.
 I'll. In obedience to Section 8. Ar ticle 1, of the Constitution of the Di- vision, the following staff appoint ments are made, to rank from Decem- Der Z, 1905, viz:
 "Division Adjutant and Chief of Staff, Albert C. Sexton, Montgomery.
 Division Inspector, Wm. W. Bran dons Tuscaloosa.
 "Division Judge Advocate, Boswell deG Waddeil, Scale.
 "Divison Quartermaster, Clayton Tul- lis, Montgomery.
 Hope, Guntersville.
 nell, Attalla.
 "Division Commissary, Geo. H. Jones, Mobile.
 Assistant Division Adjutants. w w Benson, Geneva; Thomas W. Peagler Greenville.
 Assistant Division Inspectors, Law son Sykes, Courtland; Edward F. Ros- amond. Jasper: Claude Grayson. Hunts ville.
 Assistant Division Judge Advocates Ray Jones, Montgomery; E. E. New ton, Evergreen; Walter s. Smith. Line
 Assistant Division ouartermasters w. D. SeweII, Brewton; John A. FL more Montgomery.
 Assistant Division chaplains Rev Chas. NJ. Brewer. Montgomery; Rev F A Dannelly. Dothan; Rev. F. K. Simms Mobile.
 Assistant Division Surgeons. pr. w P. McAdory. Birmingham; Dr. D. D. Hollis. Sulligent; D. H. Gaines Owen Jo1esboro.
 Assistant Division Commissary. Guy H Handley. Roanoke; Leon G. Jones TalIadega; W. W. Jenks, Mobile. Aides-James Garrity, Mobile; Fl Burgin Fuller, Montgomery; John Nor gan Burns. Selma; $. E. Jordan, Gads, den: NJ E. Lazenby, Forest Home; w i H Crawford Evergreen; J. W. Crocker Jasper; Paul E. Rapier. Mobile. I'll In accordance with Section 1. | of the Division Constitution, Brigade Commanders are appointed as follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Little Ta1lassee, Where Alexander Nc
 Gillivray, Son of SehOy of the Tribe of the Wind, Traded With the Indians. ..

squinted at us and knew so little that 1t seemed as if he must be on the wrong track. At this stage. filled his pipe with tobacco and gave him the can, and we fell to general talk about his fine place. So, by de- grees, and interspersing our talk with proper questions about the sick wite we came back again to old 'Marse" Howell Rose and how Jim had prosper ed. Suddenly 1t inadvertently fell out that the old slave owner was buried back near the old Indian ''buryin' ground. Then, nursed along in this line, It was found that the old Indian spring was nearby the graveyard at the base of a rise in the river bend
 Jim knew of no town place, but he did know where he had found a great deal of pottery on the high ground be- tween the graveyard and the spring. Finally, he recalled that the old In- dian chief was one McGiilivray, who used to. have a trading place where the other Indians brought him nuts and skins up there on the high ground
 After another pipe of tobacco, the old man re1ented and let down the bars to his cotton field and, calling three boys, they saddled mules, and we started after them down the cotton field roads on the quest of Little Tallisee.
 After a mile of rectangular follow ing of field fences, we came into a pine woods, we'll within the sound of the Coosa- Here, just within sight of the river below and on the edge of the grove, the ''buryin'" ground was pointed out. According 10 Jim and our guides, the Indians had been accustom- ed to lay away their warriors in this place Whether this referred to the Creeks of two hundred years ago or to a more modern tribe or whether the sunken graves were those of slaves from the old Rose place. there was no way to know. Beyond the graves, a cotton field fell down a slope to the Coosa. frinRed on the river edge with trees and thicket of canes and reeds To the right the slope wound out nearer to the river, and far to the right and on a level with the Coosa-shel- tered by a few noble pines-was a l spring that had always been there"
 and which was known as the Indian l spring On the top height of the slope i the ground hattened out into an ideal i location for a settlement--a little l plateau from which the Coosa could ] be seen bending in front like d yellow 1 bow the same Indian signs that we had | found at Fort Toulouse-bits of pot 1 tery. arrow heads of many kinds and 1 many of them in perfect preservation, 1 particularly the small black blow-gun 1 arrow points. At one time this higher | ground had no doubt been cov-
 cred with pine trees, as the
 graveyard now is. and here, we
 had held his court and made his l home.
 1 Here 1t was. no doubt,-just at the head of the Wetumkpa rapids on the | Coosa ,as the town of Wetumpka It. | self is at the bottom of the same rap
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

 By
 H. L. SANER

fds--and some nine miles above the old French fort that the early Creeks had their principal towns, and here, if thai be true, Captain Marchand wooed and won his Indian wife. the mother of Alexander McGllllvray. These Creeks were remarkable people, certainly. and no little of the blood of our ear Hest Southern pioneers came from their veins. Perhaps something of that which gives the Southern man of those days his Individuality and character istics came from them for 1t was not Captain Marchand alone who fell a vic- tim to the beauties of Little Tallisee- a half dozen of those daring traders who came this way early in 1700 saw the same dark eyes and the graceful forms and fingered to love and become husbands by the Indian laws. Nor Is this surmise alone-early history gives us their names and the names Of their children and 1t was Pickett himself who says that these descendants are yet tO be found in the valley of the Tombig. bee
 We came away from Jim Barnett's cotton field of Little Tallisee when the day began to end. walking through the plowed fields with an eye out for the chance bit of pottery or another blow gun arrow tip, and with the negro hands singing and skylarking in front. Perhaps there was an annoying max imum of red clay on our shoes, but we had also a proper satisfaction within the pride of discovery, for we were sure that in these fields history had been made and that here Sehoy of the Tribe of the Wind had been wooed and won and given the world Alexander McGillivray, one of the first of native American men of affairs. A society
 has lately put up tablet in nearby Montgomery to tell where Lafayette once attended a dance. Perhaps the same society will find inclination in
 the future to ereect some small lasting sign in Wetumpka of Fort Toulouse and Little Tallisee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
ANCIENT
 WETUMPKA
FART II. LITTLE TALLIsEE.


 Our host of the little hotel in We tumpka was an editor as well; a man read in Southern history and of marked attainments, and yet he confessed to an entire ignorance of the exact site of Little Tallisse As As. we Vet diseussSf to Eort Toulouse, he confessed to a certain modification over this fact, for he had his Pickett at his tongues end ana he knew of all for which the place stood. In the end, he joined and head ed our expedition to find this place. The afternoon was better than the morning. for the rain had cleared away and after the noon meal, in company with the editor. H. R. Golson, we set out for the vague and uncharted ln- dian town site. The old men of We- fumpka knew nothing of it--even pa- triarchal N. W. Green, who has been smoking and quarrelitg with Bridge tender Robson for upwards of forty years and who had lived In Wetumpka since 1884, was gu4Iless of any hnowl- edge of Little Tallisee, and he had never even heard the name of McGil- nvray. There was a general belief that there was an old Indian town some- where up the river near old Jim Bar nett's place. And that meant on the old Howell Rose plantation. It was hoped that Jim might be in town, as it was Saturday, and every colored man with a team seemed to be traf- licking or drinking in the village, but q round of the place revealed. through one of his boys-who was in town and who was a man above middle age that Jim was detained at home by a sick wife.
 From this boy we got the informa- tion that enabled us to make a rough chart of Jims place and we set forth. The road leading north from the vil- Iage runs between rather better look ing plantations than are to be found south of the town, and, after passing the State penitentiary, which lies just outside the limits of Wetumpka, we found good cotton country and more than one prosperous looking country home Some four miles from town we came to a branch road that our chart directed us to follow, and taking this toward the hidden Coosa, we soon drew up in front of a country cabin show ing thrift There were some big flow CT bushes in the front yard under the pine trees. in grove of which we found ourselves, and Jim was on the gallery with several silent neighbors, With diplomacy EdI-or Golson began with inquiries as to the sick wife, which were received in good part, but rather lugubriously. and then we switched on to inquiries as to the site of the old Indian town.
 Jim was at once another man. The Reniality that Dur sympathy was warm ing in him froze into a caution that was undoubtedly born of many land troubles He was an old-time slave who had belonged to "Marse" Howell Rose. and, from renting parts of the old place, he had come, in time, to own more or less of 1t, and he was now cautious to the extreme He
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
DAVE REEVES FINED.
After Years of Immunity, He Finally
 Became Careless.

Became Careless.
 Florence, March 17.--(Special)-The death of Mrs. Marvaret Stokes, who livel in the eastern part of the county, has been reported here. She was nine- ty years old but was in excellent health when she retired at night. Next morn ing she was, discovered cold in death, the end having come while she slept.
 S B. Broadwater, one of the best known and most highly respected res idents of East Lauderdale, died Friday, at his home at Rogersville, of pneumo- mia. He was a public minded citizen and his death will be loss to the conn munity in which he lived. He was 75 years of age.
 After four years of successful eva sion of the law, Dave Reeves was brought to justice at this term of court and made to pay fine for us- ing obscene language. Reeves was indicted by the grand jury four years ago and the warrant f0r his arrest was placed in the hands of an officer Reeves house is almost on the line between Alabama and Tennessee and when an attempt was made tG arrest him he would step across the line Into Tennessee and laugh at the ofhcer. who was poweriess to touch him, the offense being non- -extraditable. Time and past immunity finally had the et- feet to make Reeves careless and con stable John Fares succeeded In enect- ing his capture Reeves pleaded guilty and was fined $40.