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than for George w. Lilley, it mus |; have come in dream to some lat day individual, who was not familiar with the expression of the republican voters of Union The. delegates tC the state convention two years aRC brought home to the people good re- ports of George L. Lilley's popular. ity, coupled with their own admira tion of his qualities as man. And it seems that those who have not had the opportunity to meet him personal ly have fostered and approved of his policies, alike with those who have come in closer contact with him.
 H. R. Howard.
 Mt. ochepetuck Notes.
 The account of the old home gather ing will be given next week. a A new veranda was built last week on the east side of the bungalow. and an outside stairway leading to the upper veranda. These additions will be great convenience for such gather ings as old home day.
 Last Thursday was>an exceptionally clear day at the mountain. the distant horizon, with MT. Monadnock, Mt. Greylocks and the other Berkshire hills standing out distinctly. On that day the, following callers were for tunate enough to get the view: The Misses Katherine and Florence Smith of Stafford Springs, Miss Alice Flaw. kins and Miss Sarah Hawkins of Hart. ford and Miss Father Bishop and Miss Mary Potter of, North Woodstock.
 The vesper service last Sunday was attended by, about 60 people, among them being M. A. Marcy, MT. and Mrs. George Baker and daughter of Hartford. Mrs. E. M. Phillips of Southbridge, MT. and Mrs. Martin POmeroy of West Stafford, George w . Taylor of Worca aster. Miss Isabelle Bugbee of Hilton, N. H., Mir and Mrs. John M. Larned and daughter, MT. and Mrs. B. w. Brooks, Miss Stafford Springs, Mrs. J. Edward Rey- holds of Chester, Pa. MT. and Mrs H. H. Lynde of Spencer, Mass Rev. MT. Lawson spoke on Growing in Christ likeness. '' Next Sunday the address will be, given by Rev. Dr. Brown of Philadelphia.
 HOW TO AVOID APPENDICITIS.
 Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitualiy constipated. Foleys Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action of the bowels Foley's Orino Laxative does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take Refuse substitutes, A. Jacobsen.
 No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Foley's Kidney Remedy will stop the irregularities and cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that Is not beyond the reach of medicine. A. Jacobsen. <. "s %.~ .-
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WALES.

Clam Bake and Dance, Towns Grove. Union, Saturday evening. Music and prompting by Prof. Blanchard's or. chestra. Four stars. Waltzes, two steps and quadIilles, 5c each. E. s. Dun ham floor manager, Supper, baked clans, soc. ThOmpson's 'buss will run from Wales to grove; fare 25c. ...
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New PetticOats

Some of the latest Fall Styles are here in Sateen, Moire, Heatherbloom, Silk and other light weight materials in all the new color shades.
 Sateen Petticoats for 69c, 75c, csc and $1.5O each.
 Imitation Heatherbloom Petticoats 98c and s .5O each.
 Heatherbloom Petticoats, Black or Colors for $l.99, 2.5O and 2 98 each.
 Heatherbloom Petticoats with Silk Rufie, for $3.98 and $.4.98 each. Black Petticoats in Black and Colors, ~$3 98, .4.95, 6.98 up. All special values at the prices asked.
 At Mems Department Some broken lines in Negligee Shirts. Good patterns and sizes. Cuffs attached and others detached, priced very special to close, only 65c each. Mems Four-in Hands. Every one good soc value, priced while they last, 25C each. s@
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l carry a larger # > stock of ,. New and Secondhand .,...,.,,VehiCIe;,;ss, s,

than any repository in the county.
 Began business in 4l874 and ought to know the work best. adapted to this sec ton. No one buysss cheaper. No one can carry as large an assortment at less expense, therefore I am able to meet competition. I have new Concords, Carriages and Road Wagons from $50 up. Surreys $9O and upward Second hand work at any old price. Am over stocked and shall reduce if price will do it. Am away Mondays. Close satur- day p. m. during July and August
 JOHN G. WIGHTMAN,
 Stafford Hollow, Conn.
 Telephone 3
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Westford.

MT. and Mrs. Bert Amidon of Stafford Springs were in town Sunday.
 Miss Julia Ohism of Willimantio has been the guest of relatives and friends. ..:s.:s.,
 Miss Annetta Klee of Rockville is theg guest of her friend, Miss Edith Oushman. t&
 Rev. Win. Bissell of Brimfield, Mass. preached at the Congregational church last Sunday.
 James Chism of Schenectady, N. Y., is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. O. D. Ohism.
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HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line.l Social Dance at Neff>s hall, West Stafford, Saturday evening. Lynch's Orchestra, T. Jenkins prompter.
 New lot of Souvenir Cards at The Press Office.
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ASHFORD

At the republican caucus held Sat- urday afternoon, three of the state delegates are understood to be for Lilley and one for Lake. The dele gations elected are as follows: State, George o. Balch, Henry R. Wood ward, Ransom B. Tifft, Anson G
 Barlow; congressional, Grono Hattin, Ernest Weeks. Justin M. Burrow, Henry o. Barlow; senatorial, Fred M. Wright. Frank Bennett, Stephen B. Tifft, Anson G. Barlow.
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Our Radical Price Reductions
 Are Bringing You Big Benefits

of into readiness for the description making
 
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UNION.

Morris Town of West Stafford spen old home day with his parents.
 Mrs. Milton Young and daughter, Ethel. are visiting friends about town.
 Miss Alice Tanner of Hartford ie visiting her friend, Irene Marcy, al the Marcy homestead. ..-..
 The republican caucus held Thurs. day night was we'll attended. R. B.. Horton acted as chairman and John Buckley as clerk. Delegates to the various conventions were chosen as follows: State, M. J. Brown, l.. M. Reed, John Buckley, G. W. Thayer congressional, L. M. Reed, H. R. Howard, w. s. Horsman, H. F. Cor bin; senatorial, R. B. Horton, o. T. Newell, Frank Ballou, Willard Rich ards; probate, M J. Brown, O. E. Proulx. H. F. Corbin, W. s. Hors. AuHus
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No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Foley's Kidney Remedy will stop the irregularities and cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that Is not beyond the reach of medicine A. Jacobsen, <. ..... @~ .- f
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Blizzard In West.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Chicago and its
environs We're cut off for several hours
today from wire communications from
other points by a snow and wind storm
which began before dawn and ragged
without a break all day. Snow contin-
ues to fall tonight A northeast gale
drove binding heavy fakes partly to
melt and stick to whatever they touch
ed. AS consequence over burdened
poles and wires were put out Of COM
rlssion in all direction. Electric car
lines to suburbs were blocked.
The fire alarm telegraph service of
Chicago were SO much crippled that
half the alarms received at the central
station could not be communicated to
the engine companies by the usual
means and many delays in sending APP
paratls to a burning building were re-
corded. None of the fires resulted Sc
riously, however. Towards evening the
system was restored and Improvement
was also made in the general telephone
and telegraph service.
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The hills Of Gardiner were very slip
perry places yesterday noon and the re-
turning church goers found it hard work
to keep their footing. Shortly after din
ner Street Com missioner Pickering had
crew of men at work sanding the side
walks. which bettered conditions very
much. The rain. which started to fall
about il O'Clock. frozc nearly as fast as
is came until well into the afternoon
when the temperature became warmer.
This is the second storm of the kind that
has occurred within a few days
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Arguments We're heard Saturday in
the suit of the American Sulphite Co.
against the Great Northern Paper Co
in the United States circuit court III
Portland. Judge Putnam reserved his
decision.
Eva KnOwltOn, the 14-year-old AU-
burn girl who disappeared Dec. 9, has
been heard from at Waterville. Nelson
Pelletier. hired man at the knowlton
homestead at Haskells Corner, who dis
appeared at the same time, is also
there, and it il learned that their mar
riage intentions have been published
in that city. Mr.. knoWlton never made
any particular effort to find his daugh-
ter and will not now attempt to bring
her home.
The following divorces have been de-
creed in the Knox county supreme
court: Mary f. Robishaw from Phillip
Robishaw, parties Of Rockland, cruelty:
Frank Nord of Thomaston from Ellen
L. Nord of ST. George, adultery; Deli
ma NJ. Harrington of Camden from
George II. Harrington of Union, non
support. The case on trial is that Of
Rockland vs.. Deer Isle 1t involves the
settlement of Capt. Samuel Robbins,
father of Naman Robbins, whose wife
has received pauper supplies amount
ing to Si33 from ROckland.
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A MODERN HIGHWAY
In Sight from New York City to Maine
And White Mountains.

Boston, Jan. 12-Unless the plans
Of the road builders of three states
fail the present year will see the prac-
teal completion of continuous high
way Of modern construction, EXTEND
ing from New York to the western
Maine border and the heart of the
White Mountain region in New Hamp.
shire.
In the network of highways that
have been built from town to town
under state auspices in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Connecticut, the
road commissioners have not lost
sight of the larger plan for a great
central trunk line through New Eng
land for automobile and carriage
travel. Each year Of the last decade
and more has seen portions Of the
route constructed. Some gaps still re-
main. but they are comparatively few
and short, so that it is predicted on
authority that within a year an un-
broken chain of state-built macadam-
lied road more than 800 miles in
length will extend from Port Chester,
New York City's gateway to Connect
cut. through New Haven. Hartford
and Springfield to Boston and thence
on to Portsmouth and Manchester,
N. II.
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CAPITAL JOTTINGS.

II. S. Wing. Kingfield. Me-. has been
admitted to practice before the in
terror department.
The Paris Journal DIES Debats, refer
ring Saturday to the recent congress
of the Central American republics held
In Washington. declared that the re-
suits obtained constitute a triumph for
the craftsmanship Of the United States,
and that incidentally they will
strengthen both the Monroe and the
Drago doctrines.
The state department In informed in
dispatch from Consul General Den
by. at Shanghai. China, dated Satur-
day, that the American Presbyterian
school property was destroyed as a
result of tax riots In northern Chek-
lang but the missionaries are safe.
He also states that protection is
promised them by the Chinese authori-
ties.
Representative Keliher Saturday in
| troduced a bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of a site and the erection of a
| building for the accommodation of the
immigrant station at Boston. The sum
of $250.000 is appropriated for this
purpose, which is to be paid from
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RETURNS TO AMERICA.
e. L. Rowe Of Wiseasset, Survivor o.
Schooner Lawson, Reaches New YORK

New York Jan. 12.-Edward l..
Rowe of Wiscasset, Me, Chief en-
gineer of the Inflated schooner
Thomas w. Lawson, which turned tur-
tie in Board Sound during the night or
Dec. 13. arrived today on the American
Line steamer St Paul from South
amnton. Rowe and Capt. G. W. DO"
of Melrose. Mass We're the only sur
yiyors of the crew of IS. George Alien
of New Bedford. engineer, also man
aged to reach land after the seven
master went over. but later died OF MS
injuries. Rowe said today thal Eap''
Dow was still critically i'll at the farm
house near Hughtown. the capi'ai VI
the Sicily islands, where the captalh'
Alien and he were taken alter peiio
picked up by the life savers.
When Capt Dow knew that the YES
sci was doomed he distributed I've
belts and ordered the men 70 save
themselves Dow, Rowe ana r""s
Hicks, the latter of the life savers ana
who had boarded the schooner during
the night, dashed themselves 10 the
rigging.
When the masts fell, Hicks became
entangled in the rigging and was ioS'
Rowe and Dow managed to Clear
themselves and jumped to the dech
from which they We're washed over
board and landed on the hei"e'lei
rocks. Here as already told IN IL,
cable dispatches they chung Tor Ia
hours as high waves broke over them
Then they were sighted by live savers
and soon Pilot Hicks swan 10 thetl
| with a life line and by means OF ~hich
they We're drawn ashore.
Capt Dow was frightfully injured
Rowe was less seriously hurt. though
| he is still suffering from injuries. 1--WE
weeks after the wreck he was able tt
| proceed to the English mainland ane
| his passage home was arranged by 'nt
American consul.
The Thomas W. Lawson was owned
by the Coastwise Transportation co
of Boston and was found from Phlla'
delphia, Nov. 10, for London with
| cargo of Oil. She was the largest Tesse
| of her class ever built.
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Children In English Hall
1rampIed to Death.
Called from Gallery TO Floor,
Terrible Crush Ensues.
Forty on Injured List and Expected
Several Will Die.

Barnsley, Eng, Jan. 12-Sixteen
children We're trampled TO death and
40 others, several of whom cannot live,
were injured In q mad rush for better
seats at an entertainment given in the
public hall here Saturday afternoon.
There was a great crush to secure ad-
mittance To the entertainment, and
when the show opened every seat was
taken and the gallery was literally
packed with children, who filed the
aisles and We're dangerously massed
against the lower railing.
With view to relieving this crowding
in the gallery the attendants decided
to transfer some of the children to the
body of the house, and one OF the
usherS called out:
Some of you children come down
stairs
Immediately the rush started and
within few seconds hundreds of chill
dren were being trampled under foot.
Even those who had seats in the gall
lery, doubtless being panic-stricken by
the screams and struggles OF the
crowds fighting to reach the staircaSes,
joined in the stampede.
The scene was Il terrible one, the
cries of the injured and means of the
dying causing the greatest excitemen:
among those gathered in the body OF
the hail.
| Police and ushers rushed to the head
of the staircases. which were literally
strewn with dead and dying. and by
the most desperate efforts managed to
drag scores of the struggling children
TO the corridors below
| 1t was with the greatest difficulty
that panic among the children in the
lower part of the house was averted,
all of these eventually being taken to
the streets in safety.
When the reserve police arrived they
found the narrow stairway practically
blocked with the bodies, which were
crushed in some cases almost beyond
recognition.
Scores of children We're forced by the
pressure from the crowd behind to
scramble over those that had fallen.
whether living or dead, and many of
the injured children We're found later
to be suffering from fractured bones
and severe decorations caused by the
indescribable manner in which they
had been trampled upon.
Soon after the accident the ap-
proaches to the hall were crowded will,
sohping women searching for their
missing children
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IN THE HOUSE.
Spirited Fight Over the Bill to Codi-
fly and Revise the Penal Laws.

Washington. Jan. ia vigorous
fight was waged in the House Satur-
day ovcr the bill 10 codify and revise
the penal laws of the United States,
with particular reference to Section
10, affecting conspiracies against the
civil rights of citizens. Smith of Mis-
Souri, and Hughes OF New Jersey Of
fered amendments having for their OBJ
tect the exemption Of labor unions from
the operation of the section whenever
such unions declare strikes or boy
colts.
Thu, brunt of the debate was borne
by MI Sherley of Kentucky, a member
OF the committee on revision, but he
was supported by number of Re-
pub,icans. Strenuous opposition to both
the Smith amendment and thesHugnes
substitute came from Mr.. Sherley,
who declared. amid Republican ap-
plausc, that any right guaranteed I'M
der the constitution or any law which
ic violated by conspiracy or otherwise,
should be upheld. What we need in
America" he said. lis 10 teach the
people TO obey the law and not to dis
regard it."
ne IdDoTUlS man, he Sdlu, Mas
entitled 10 his rights, but" he added
amid loud applause, the time has not
come In this country when any class
of men are entitled to special rights
over any oth.r class
Mr.. Sims Of Tennessee inquired of
Mr.. Sherley how it happened that he
was talking on the Democratic side
and getting applause on the Republic
can side. Mr.. Sherley replied that he
was in accord with the Democratic par
ty upon these matters that relate to
the real rights Of the laboring man"
The fact that many of the v"tes
taken in the somewhat stormy debate
were almost strictly party votes was
declared by Democratic leaders to be
incidental and not significant Of any
preconcerted plan. The presence in
their seats Of many lawyer-rnembers
served to prolong the debate. 1t is
likely that discussion of the bill on
points of law will recur from time to
time for several weeks.
Bills We're passed by the House as
follows:
Extending to Jan. !, 1910. the time
in which states and territories may
present their claims for reimbursement
for expenditures incurred in organic
ing and equippirg troops for the war
with Spain.
Restricting the right of appeal to the
supreme court in habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
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the immigrant fund. 1t is provided
that the appropriation shall cover the
complete cost of the building and Its
approaches.
The House OF Representatives Sat
urday adopted the Gill resolution call
ing on the secretary of the navy for
copies of all documents in the navy
department, in connection with the
appointment of Surgeon Charles F.
Stokes to command the hospital ship
Relief, and for other papers in con-
nection with the resignation of Rear
Admiral Brownson as chief of the bu-
reau of navigation.
The postoffice department Saturday
issued an order establishing stations
with facilities for the transaction of
money order and registry business and
the sale of postal supplies, as follows:
Lawrence, ASSASSINATION IL. at 356
Elm street, Feb. !; station u, at 991
Oak street, Feb l. Boston-Staticn
146, at 1876 River street. Cambridge.
Feb. /. The postofflce department has
also authorized one carrier for addi-
tional service at New Bedford. Mass,
Feb. l.
Ex-Gov n j. Batchelder Of New
Hampshire. master of the National
Grange, and members of the legislative
and executive committees Of the
Grange Saturday had conference
with Postmaster General Meyer con-
cerning his plan to extend the parcels
post. Ex-Gov. Batchelder said that the
National Grange was heartily in ac-
cord with Mr.. Meyers proposition. 1t
is the purpose of the Grange to support
before the committee of Congress the
proposition of Postmaster General
Meyer.
The President has been Informed
that the Civil Service Commission is
not responsible for the rule that all
emEloyes of the postal service shall be
at least feet 4 inches in height
Commissioner Greene, who called ri
the White House Saturday, said that
the regulation was wholly that of the
postoftire department. A full statement
on the subject will be made to the
President in writing. The question was
| raised by Representative Diversified
| of Indiana, chairman of the House
| committee on postoffice and post roads
He thinks it is absurd that such q
| regulation should be in force.
The Democratic members of tht
House committee on banking and cur.
| rency held a meeting Saturday FOL
| the discussion of the Fowler ant
| Aldrich currency bills. and voted
unanimously to support any motion
| for hearings in both bills before Tho
| full committee. 1t was developed thai
| all of the minority members are op.
| posed to the Aldrich bill because it en-.
courages the policy of securing cur
rency by the deposit Of bonds. Some
of them also look with disfavor on the
! Fowler bill as too revolutionary in its
proposal for a complete retirement o1
all outstanding currency and the sub
stitution of a currency secured by ma
| tonal bank assets.
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libby.Troop.

Thomas 3. Libby and Miss Ada c.
Troop. both of this city, were married
at o'clock Saturday evening at the Bap-
fist parsonage by Rev l., II. Clarke The
parties were unattended. They will make
their home on Church street in this city.
Both bride and groom are well known in
Gardiner and have many friends here
The bride is the daughter of Samuel +.
Troop of Augusta and has been employed
as stenographer at the Oakland aIanufac-
turing Co. for some time. The groom
is an employee Of the Algier paper box
factory and is the son of Hernaldo +.
Libby. a well-known horseman of this
city
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WAIVED EXTRACTION.
Mrs. Georgia Dickinson Taken to New
Jersey by Officers.

Boston, Jan. 12-Mrs. Georgia Dick
inson, VINO has been arduously hunted
by the police for three days. left yes
terday afternoon for New York and
New Jersey, in the company of VIII
liam j. Charlock, the representative of
Prosecutor Nickers of Hudson county,
\. ]. The Dickinson woman is wanted
i'll New Jersey in connection with theh
murder of Mrs Theodore Whitmore.
whose body was found in Lanlpblack
swamp at Harrison the day after
Christmas. And as Fred w Elliott,
the brakeman, who was found by the
Globe while the police were hunting Tor
him, and who has been in New YORK
establishing his alibi. returned TO his
home in Auburndale Friday night, the
Boston end Of the murder seems nm
islled.
Police Capt. Hurley of Cambridge
also recovered and sent on TO New Jer-
sey yesterday the diamond-studded
gold bracelet which is believed TO have
been given by Theodore Whitmore. the
husband of the murdered woman, tC
George Dickinson on the day after
the murder. Capt. Hurley received the
tip at midnight Friday that the brace
let was at the house on Essex street
where George Dickinson was found
Ii was not there, but the woman who
kept the house took the captain to hel
sisters in RoXbury and yesterday af'
ternoon> they got the bracelet.
The Dickinson woman was taken &c
New York on yesterdays ] p. NJ. train
The police took considerable pains tt
prevent her being photographed il
Pemherton square, finally smuggling
her olt of the house Of detention b!
the Somerset street way. leaving {
whole battery of cameras helplesslJ
waiting in the square. Mrs. Dickinson
waived her extradition rights. The gen
eral understanding is that she Is
charged with being fugitive from JUS
tice.
The bracelet recovered by Capt
Hurley is gold band, Il little more
than a quarter of an inch wide and
| trific over an eighth of an inch thick
Ii this is the bracelet formerly owned
by Helena WhitmOre her mother an(
sister will be able to identify it
George Dickinson says her HUSBAND
gave it to her as q Christmas present.