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The Press., 1910-05-25
6O1EERS.

o. A. Billings has peas in blossom in his garden.
 Mrs. M. J. Gary has gone to staf- ford to visit friends.
 Friday evening the order of Knights of King Arthur meet in the chapel.
 Mrs. F. W. Bill of Hartford has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Field.
 Mrs. Daniel Avery spent few days last week in Stafford Springs. the guest of Mrs. Anders Jacobsen.
 Mrs. George Newton of Palmer has been spending a few days In town with her cousin. Mrs. Anne Lee.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Raymond of Hebron visited MT. Raymond's s sister. Mrs. George F. Kibbe. at Kibbe'e hotel over Sunday.
 The Ladies Foreign Missionary society. ''The Missionary Tourists, ; met at the parsonage Tuesday after noon. 6uDJoceS tfano0.
 Dea. E. P. Russell was delegate to the Holland county conference of Con. gregational churches. which met at Vernon Center Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Chapman of Springfield were guests over Sunday at Mrs Ohapin's brother and wife, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Stevenson.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Congregational church will be held in the chapel Wednesday evening, in- stead of Friday evening as usual.
 Mrs Henry R. Kibbe and Mrn. Ernest s. Fuller entertain the Ladies Aid society of the Congregational church Thursday afternoon and even. ing.
 Memorial day will be observed in the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon. Address by the pastor, Rev. H. A. O. Abbe, after which the graves will be decorated.
The Press., 1910-05-25
ELLINGTON. Nv,x1a%o1 T.oLn

George H. Willis has joined Fayette lodge of MasOns in R ookville.
 Next Sunday there will be a me- morial service at the usual hour MT. and Mrs Frank Curtis o1 Springfield was at D. H Curtis Sun- day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Slater of Holland called on Frank Newell and family Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. M. Richardson visited their mother in Somers early in the week. Melvine Cummings of Stafford Springs is spending 8 few weeks " ith his uncle, A. M Richardson.
 Russell Newell, former resident of this place. but now living in Jersey City, N. J., called on relatives last week.
The Press., 1910-05-25
WALES

Memorial day in Wales will be ob- served much as in years past. The services will be in charge of the Wales veterans association, and will be preceded on Sunday, the 29th, by Q special service and sermon for the veterans and the public in the MethO- dist church at o'clock. On Me morial day the services will be held in the Baptist church, beginning at 10 o'clock. The address of the day will be given by Charles H. Wether- bee of Ware After the close of these services the veterans. sons of veterans and school children will form and march to the cemeteries to decorate the graves. Afterward they will re- turn to the Baptist church, where dinner is to be served to the veterans. their guests and the children partici- pating, by the ladies' society of the church.
The Press., 1910-05-25
HOLLAND.


 Miss Dorothy Clark of Bucklant was recently the guest of Mrs. Pier son.
 Lewis B. Price has been appointed an agent for the Connecticut Humane society.
 Mrs. Lester Clark and daughter Ella, are spending a few days iI Florence, Mass.
 Mrs. Eliza Sparrow of Essex wal the guest last week of MT. and Mrs. Lorenzo Sparrow.
 Henry Thomforde and Henry Kneiff of New York have been stop. ping with Mir. and Mrs Frank Luhr. sen.
 Dorothy May. the infant daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Deardon May 18th. died Saturday, May 21. Funeral private. Burial in south cemetery. ...-
 Mrs. Virginia Fullenw ider of Birm ingham, Ala is spending a short time with her mother, Mrs. Henry Harney, at the home of MT. and Mrs. John H. Steele.
 Rev. R. M. French and Lewis B. Price were appointed delegates to at tend the Holland county conference of Congregational churches at Vernon Center Tuesday.
 The death of Henry Harney of New York occurred at his home last week. Mrs Harney was in such poor health that she did not return to New York to attend the funeral.
 A number from this place attended the funeral of Rev. J. H. Allen of Burnside. He was a very much re- spected pastor of the Lee M E. church of this place few years ago.
 Miss Annie Hansen was given a surprise Saturday evening, in honor of her 14th birthday. by a number of her friends and sohoolmates. The evening was pleasantly spent in games. Selections on the phono- graph were given. Refreshments were served. Miss Hansen was the recipient of many gifts.
 Tuesday evening was neighbors' night in the Holland grange. An excellent program was given by the Vernon grange, consisting of the farce, "The Man From Brandon, |" vocal and instrumental music and re. citations. After the program supper was served by the Holland grange Patrons were present from Vernon, Ellington, Coventry and Holland.
 Memorial day will be observed Sun. day in the Lee M. E. churoh with union services with the Congrega. tional church at the morning service. The veterans and sons of veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps of Rockville will come over, and after the preach. ing service will go to the cemeteries and put flowers on the graves of the old soldiers. A lunch will be served at noon at the "Steele House.
 Patriotic concert Memorial Sunday evening at 2 p. m., Holland Lee Methodist Episcopal church. Pro- gram: Organ voluntary; Praise, Songs of Praise, Nos GA and 119; solo, Face to Face, Mrs. Walter Pier son; prayer; anthem by choir; read ing. The Emancipation Proclamation, Raymond Steele; solo and chorus. Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Mrs. Pierson and ohoir; reading, Lincoln s Gettysburg Speech, Miss Helen A. Adams; solo, Maryland, My Mary land, W. B. Ludlow; reading, Mrs. Walter Pierson; mandolin solo, Charles Vessels; reading, After War Rest, Mrs. l.. E. Hall; male quartet, Farewell; reading. Our Heroes Shall Live, Miss Ruth W. Wood; anthem, choir; reading, Memorial Day, Miss Phoebe L. Bowers; solo and chorus, Battle Hymn of the Republic, w. Pierson and congregation; collection f; America, congregation benediction.
The Press., 1910-05-25
UNION.

UNION.
 Michael BFaman is spending a few days with friends in town.
 Walter Clark and wife of EAstford are visiting friends in town.
 Albert slade of southbridge Is with his daughter, Mrs. L. Miller.
 George Towne went to Keene, N. H. ;. last Monday on business trip.
 W. P. Marcy and daughter, Flor enoe, have returned to their homo in Hartford.
 Mrs. Jennie Hamilton spent last Sunday with friends in Union, return ing to Westford Sunday evening.
 Probably many have read she de- soription of the aurora that marked the comet of 1885. We refer to the reprint in the Courant of May 19. H. F. Oorbin says that he we'll remem- bers that wonderful display and also the comet of that same year.
 In a recent letter. Miss Addie Paul of Geneseo, Ill.,, writes of the cold and snow that did SO much harm in the middle west. The snow fell two inches deep on her brother Marvin's farm and his growing potatoes were frozen stiff. Miss Addie has recently gone to the home of Mrs Ann Kinney Paul, also of Geneseo, where she will live for the present.
 The Webster farm, known to many as the Whipple place, has been sold and the new owner, MT. Wieoeski, took possession last week The pur- chaser Is Q native of Poland. but has lived in this country some twenty years, and comes from New Jersey to Union In the family there are six of them being of school age. The farm was sold through the agency of J. Sedlak of Union, and brought a good round price. The price indicates that the time Is past when an abAn- doned farm may be had for a song.
 D., P. Corbin post, NJ. "A, c. A. R, will observe Memorial day as usual. Comrades will decorate the graves in the east yard at 9 a. m. i, Center yards at II a m., and the monument at 12 m. Dinner will be on basket picnic plan. Exercises in the church will commence at 1.3O p. m. :. which will consist of speaking by the ohildern and remarks by veterans and others. All veterans of the civil war, sons of veterans, veter ans of the Spanish war and all citi- zens are cordially invited to help the post In the observance of the day Ladies are requested to contribute flowers, as usual, to be left at the home of Mrs. Willard Richards.
 Mashapaug.
 M. H. Kinney was in town for a few days last week
 Olin Humphrey and family have moved to the Bugbee place.
 Harry Ryder and Dan Thompson, Jr spent Sunday in Wales.
 George W. Dolbeare of Norwich was at George Crawford's over Sun. day.
 E. Y. Fiske of Stafford was in town Tuesday. surveying for local parties.
 E. Labreck Is to have an auction at his former residence in the village next Friday.
 Eugene Young Is in Stafford Springs this week helping Lyman Moore. who is improving his property in that town
 + MT. and Mrs Joel H Reed, Mir. and Mrs. Willis Reed and Master Joel Henry of Stafford Springs were in town last Friday. taking dinner at "Ferry's Inn" and calling on friends about town.
The Press., 1910-05-25
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WHEN YOUR SHOES PINCH Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot -Ease, the anti-septic powder for the feet. It cures pain ful, swollen, smarting, sweating feet, and takes the sting out Of corns and bunions. Just the thing for breaking in new ahoea. sold every where g5c.
The Press., 1910-05-25
HOME NEWS.
Local Nokicaa

Matter under this head 10 cents per l1ne.l Borough Hall dance Saturday night. Lynch "a orchestra
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Trolley Lines.
WEEK DAYS.

WEEK DAYS.
 Lv. Stafford Springs 6. 10 .. m. and ev- cry hour until 12.I5 p. m., arriving at Rockville on the hour Last car to Hart. ford l0.15 p. m. The Interurban service cars, with a change at East Hartford. leave Hartford for Stafford Springs at 6.S7 a. m and ev. ery hour until 10.37 p. m.
 Surface trolley cars leave Rockville for Hartford at 6.22 a. m. and every hour at 22 until 1922 p. m., and leave Hartford for Rockville at 7.O7 m. and every hour until l0.07 pm. Connects for Stafford at Rockville.
 SUNDAYS.
 Lv. Stafford Springs 7.15 a. m. and ev- cry hour until I2.l5 D. m.
The Press., 1910-05-25

The house equipped with telephone service is prepared to cope with vari. ous emergencies that may arise dur ing the day or night. Are you among those who have it?
The Press., 1910-05-25
Shoe Laces

Good Tublaring 4-5 5-4 and 6-4 length for 6c a dozen. Extra quahty Shoe Laces, pairs for 5c. Covered Tip Shoe Laces, in tan and black for 3c a pair. Tie Laces, 30-in., tan and black, Go pair Silk Ribbon, 30-in. Tie Laces, 17c pair.
The Press., 1910-05-25

GET READY FOR THE HOT WEATHER BY BUYING
 Manning Bowman Gas Alcohol Stove. ECONOMICAL, DURABLE. Come and look at them
 HATON DRUG 9TORH-
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Bindings

Taffeta Seam Bindings, 9-yard pieces, No. for 7c piece Tafieta Seam Binding, 5a fine, 9-yard pieces, He each $1 30 dozen, Prussian Binding I7c kind, black and white for ISc a piece. Merge Braid, black and colors for Sc a piece. Double Betting, black, white and coors, Sc a yard, 30c a piece. Toslsons Silk Double Betting, l0c kind, 7C a yard
The Press., 1910-05-25
West Stafford.

W O9b S&esAAO1Os
 Blanche Sturtevant has been visit ing friends in Norwalk.
 Rev. Mir. Banks of Springfield sup. piled the pulpit Sunday.
 M. o. Kemp and Joseph Pease visited in Holland last week
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Mathew Sullivan Friday night.
 Miss Gladys Preston was a guest of friends in StaffordvilIe recently.
 Rev. J. W. Ballantine has been visiting in Hartford and Springfield. Merrick Warrington went on . business trip to Ohicopee Falls Mon. day.
 Mrs. M.J. Worthington entertained Mir. and Mrs. Fred Worthington and daughter, Gladys, of sOmers Sunday. Miss Helen Wilbur of Mystic, whc hes been visiting her sister. Mrs. E P. Kellogg, returned home last satur day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edison ant son. Richard, met with an accident last Sunday while driving in Hamp den, their horse becoming frightened at an auto. Mr. and Mrs. Edisor were uninjured. but the horse wal bruised.
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 Mrs. Laura Whiten of Springfield Is the g1 st of Mrs. George Latham. Joseph Depeau has moved to the tenement recently vacated by Owen Kelly.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips have returned from . few days visit with friends in Thorndike, Mass.
 The report of the worlds Sunday school convention will be given at the Baptist church next Sunday at z Is p. ID.
 Mrs. F. l.. BatOheldeF has returned to her summer home after spending the winter with her son, W. B., Batchelder, of East Milton, Mass.
The Press., 1910-05-25
Dress Shields,
Tapes Cheap

Twill, in 24-yard pieces, Dc each English Twill Tape, all widths, 10-yard pieces for Sc each. Dutch Linen Tape, assorted widths, Sc a piece Bias Tape, 6-yard pieces Sc each. Button Holes by the yard 1Oc kind Sc, the 124c kind, lOc a yard. Acme Tape, 1Oc pieces, assorted widths in a box for &c., Good savings these.
 For Collars
 Warren 1Oc foundations, 7c each. Net and Chf- ion, Dc foundations, Sc each. Pearl Bone and Warren's 5c Supporters, Sc each. Edwards IOc Supporters 25 in package for sOc Astra Toe Coi lar Supporters for 7c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
HOTEL GAVE HIM
PLACE TO SLEEP
Boy Found Behind Fireproof
Door Slipped Away Before
Police Could Call.

An unregistered guest at Murphy's
Hotel, a d~iminutive kid of eight years,
enjoyed its hospitality Wednesday
night, and in the gray light of the
early morn, as many another has done
before him, departed without reporting
at the clerks desk.
1t was early yesterday morning when
the stranger was found. Tho house
detective, on a round of inspection,
took a look behind the freproof doors
to the bridge. n stepped on the hand
OF the sleeping child. The youngster
was hauled out by the scruff of his
neck and carried to the lobby. He was
not at all flustered. but stood, with
mead not as high as the counter, an
His name, he said, was Robert
With his father, the latter seeking
work. They had spent the previous
night on Eighteenth Street. Fills father
mad brought him TO the hotel, he said,
and told him to stay there until called
for. Apparently the p%aternal parent
forgot the engagement, for the kid
sought a dark place and went to sleep.
The night clerk gave the boy a
room for the rest of the night, saving
him from the station house. However,
when the maid went to the room yes
terday morning the boy had departed,
leaving only a slip of paper with his
name written thereon,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
AUTO OWNERS TO
GET new LICENSE
Number Plates Useless After
End of Year-First Hun
dred Go to Dealers.

Owners of automobiles in Virginia
who have taken out licenses with the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth to
operate their machines on the pubic
roads and streets must renew these
licenses on or before January /. or be
liable to prosecution. Under tho new
law on the subject licenses must here
after be secured annually.
Inasmuch as all number plates show
the year in large figures the old plates
will be useless after December 81.
So far as possible, owners will be
allowed to retain their old numbers.
However. there must of necessity be
License Clerk j. NJ. Hayes. Jr.. of
the Secretary of the Common
weaith's Office, has determined to re-
serve the first one hundred numbers
for dealers. He has had duplicates
made of these number plates to give
to all dealers taking out licenses. The
fee for this class OF license is $50.
and the dealers are permitted TO
transfer the number plates from one
machine to another at Will, or may
use as many plates having the same
number as they desire.
Hundred Must Change.
Therefore. all individual owners
having numbers below 100 must take
new numbers for next year. Proprie-
tors having higher numbers may re-
tain them for 1911 If immediate appli-
cation Is made for renewal However,
the Office will not wait indefinitely for
the applications. and after January !
new applicants VIII be given the low
est numbers then not taken. without
regard to these numbers having been
horne by other machines this year
There will always be laggards who
will lose their old numbers.
Tho next three weeks viii witness
a repetition Of the rush for licenses
which took place in the office of the
Secretarv of the Commonwealth al
| the time the new law went into effec,
last summer. Then the office force
was nearly swamped. A similar condi-
ton Will hereafter obtain annually.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
DEED NOT VALID
WILL MUST STAND
Judge Scott Decides Against Mrs.
Fox in Suit Brought by
Ball Brothers.

After hearing argument for the bet
Ter part of two days in the Henrico
chancery suit of Ban against Fox.
udge Scott, sitting in the City Circuit
Court, yesterday decided that the deed
by Orlando Ball il favor of his
daughter. Mrs. Minnie Fox. would not
stand
Although the amount involved is not
more than $1,000, the case has at
tracted considerable attention. Before
his death Mr.. Ball made a will, in
which he divided his property equally
between his three children-Mrs. Fox,
lanes NJ Ball and Walter Ball. Three
months later he gave a deed to the
house in which he lived with his
daughter to Mrs, Fox. the consider
alton being IS. The effect of this
deed was TO convey practically all of
the property to Mrs. Fox, thus render
ing the will of worthless value. Huns
o Cary, counsel for the Balls, al
legged In his argument that the deed
was obtained by fraudulent methods,
an that at the time 1t was made
Orlando Ball was not of sound mind.
The point was emphasized that Mr..
Ball had made his viii, treating all
of his children alike. and that he vas
persuaded to sign the deed by which
the house, which was really all of
the estate. went TO his daughter. Wen
denburg G. Roschicr appeared for Mrs,
Fox.
Judge Scott instructed Mr.. Cary 10
prepare the decree in accordance with
his ruling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
DRAINAGE EXPERT
WILL SPEAK HERE
Chief of Division to Address
Public Meeting on
December IS.

In a letter received yesterday by
the State Department of Agriculture.
e. G.. Elliott, chief of the drainage d.
vision of the national department..
promises that he Will come to Rich
mond and deliver an address before the
public meeting to be held at the Capt.
tol on December 10. Mr.. Elliott is talk
ing a great deal of interest In the
movement. He will discuss Drainage
Possibilities in the Counties of East
ern Virginia"
A number of invitations have been
sent out to leading citizens of the
Eastern section OF the State, where the
swamp lands arc located, requesting
their attendance at the meeting. The
gathering will be held at noon next
Thursday. in some hall at the Capi-
toll.
1t is hoped to awaken sufficient in
terest in the important n~roiect to form
a state drainage society. who's bust
ness. it shall be to work up public
sentiment in the direction of taking
advantage of the new law. which per-
mits consolidated effort under scientific
management, in the reclamation of
valuable lands now flooded for part or
all of the year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
SCHOOL
IN BAPTIST PLAN
Virginia Institute Becomes Bcne-
iciary Of Education
Commission.

virginia Institute. at Bristol, rhe
largest Baptist school in the western
part of the state. becomes a part Of
the system OF Virginia Baptist educa-
tionai institutions as a result of a on
ference held yesterday at the second
Baptist Church. The idea IS to put
the institute on a firm and enduring
business basis. and to insure it's main
tenance as a Baptist school forever.
a committee from the board of
Trustees of Virginia institute came
to Richmond and took part in the
BAPTIST Education Commission. The
visitors We're; DIR. j. IT. Henderson,
president of Virginia Institute; ": NJ:
Morriss, of Glade Spring. chairman of
the board Of trustees; Samuel G.
Hodges and II. G. Bramrn. OF Bristol
Education Commission. which is an
Incorporated body. presided.
Has Half-MlIIion.
In thus organizing a system of
schools the sum Of 100000 has al
ready been raised for the use OF the
600 giver by John D. Rockefeller.
Richmond College and the Woman's
College arc, of course, the principal
bcneGciaries.
SUM $4,000, the additional $4,000 to
be used in paying off DEBTS on other
smaller Baptist schools. Virginia In
stitute owes about $4,000. Then the
property OF the schools will be made
security for these debts to the Baptist
Education Commission, while no pay
ment of principa! or interest Will ever
be demanded or expected. Should.
however. one of the schools ever cease
10 be a Baptist centre OF learning the
debt Will be collectable from the. prop
crty. and the money VIII be used else
where. Thus the donor knows that
his gift will never be used for any
but denominational educational pnr-
poses.
Under Local Rule.
However, the control of each In
stitution will remain. as at present,
of trustees. The agreement does not
in any way rob any school of It's in
dividIality, but merely insures its
p%erpetuity. Besides. the institutions
thus affected will be in position to
participate IN the gifts of Baptists as
their needs may demand.
been of late years a highly successful
institution. This has been peculiarly
true under the management of DR..
Henderson since 1908. 1t was moved
to Bristol from Glade Spring, and oc-
cupies the most commanding position
in the border city on an eminence
surrounding mountains and valleys.
The plant is a magnificent one, being
thoroughly equipped. 1t draws its pat
ronage mainly from the young women
of Mississippi. Texas and other South
ern States.
For spine years a debt OF $4,000;
payable to former Postmaster-General
James B.. Cary. of Baltimore, hung
heavily on the school. This has now.
however. been reduced by semi-anntal
payments until 1t is less than Slo'-
900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
KILLED BY
HIS COMPANION
Evidence Before Coroner's Jury
Shows That Shooting Was
Accidental.

Harry Brown, a negro boy fifteen
years old. was shot and instantly kill
ed Yesterday morning at his home near
Carbon Hill, in Henrico county, tif-
teen miles from Richmond. The wea-
pom was in the hands of Arthur
Townes. a companion of Browns. of
about the Same age,
Acting Coroner John Fulmer Bright
was notified and wen to the scene
of the tragedy. He summoned a jury
composed of John I. Duval. j. Nj. Hem
ley. j. NJ. Briggs. Stapleton Thurman,
Charlie Conway and 7. A. Gum
Evidence adduced was to the effect
that the boys had been to the store
together. on returning to their homes,
which are In different sections of the
same house, Townes handed a shot
gun which he was carrying to Brown,
muzzle foremost. In some unexplained
way the Weapon was discharged, the
load of shot tearing a great hole
through the lungs and heart of the
boy, who fell dead.
On the stand Townes said he did not
remember having his finger on the
trigger at the moment, though 1t was
believed such must have been the case.
There was no indication whatever.
either from the. demeanor of the boy
or from other eXiderre, that there had
been any quarrel or that the killing
could have been anything but acct-
dental. Accordingly, the jury render
ed a verdict of accident.