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The Press., 1914-09-16
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"Talk about the dignity of labor" Lois Gregory. II don't see any dignity in 1t. No one can do manual labor without getting dirty hands. chapped hands, misshapen hands,"
 "There nre worse things than dirty hands," replied Miss Gregory.
 "What, for lnatnncoT"
 "A dirty aoui. How many rich mems sons who have not the Incentive to h. bor have become worthless and con temptibleT
 "I dare say. my dear. there Is truth in what you say, but for mo would rather marry n poet than R mechanic" "
 "Even \ poet has his uHea. but for me he Ia altogether too ethereal. would prefer an engineer whose pro fesHion deals directly with labor, What la there more splendid thnn tho span. ming ot n river by am enormous bridge the building oF cathedral, the tun' nellng or n mountalnT'
 "rheae are planned by one brnin."
 "Grnnted. hut of what use would thnt brain he without the workmen to car " out ita pmnT
 Well, Lola. marry in the field of ln- hor it you like prefer the tine arts. Give mo m nrtiat,''
 "l ahall mnrry tho man I love, what ever he hla oCcurntion."
 These young ladies wcro both of the welt to do class. but they were very
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SOMERS.

Mrs. Ida Gage has been the guest for few days of friends in Holyoke.
 Mrs. Eliza P. Miller, Providence, R. l., is 8 guest of Mrs. Anna Pome- roy.
 MT. and Mrs. s. N. Richmond have returned from a visit with relatives in Springfield.
 Mrs. Charles s. Fuller has gone to Vermont, where she will spend two weeks with friends.
 Aaron whitlock, East Windsor, is passing several days with his sister, Mrs. Fred O. Davis.
 MT. and Mrs. B. D. Cooley have returned home after spending a week in Washington, D. O.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred L. Wood have been entertaining their cousin, Miss Elsie Burgess of New York.
 Miss Grace Hubbard of Meriden is spending several days at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Russell.
 Miss Abbie Bradley underwent an operation Monday for appendicitis in the home of A. s. Hulburt.
 Benjamin Gager of Brooklyn has come to the home of his parents, where he will spend some time.
 Mrs. Belle Pierce has had as guests MT. and Mrs. Mahlon Gowdy and MT. and Mrs. Will Farnsworth of Providence, R. l., and Mir. and Mrs. ArthI- Gowdy of Springfield.
 Mrs. Mabel Russell Niles returned to New York city Sunday evening after passing two months with her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. P. Russell. She was accompanied by Miss Faye Emerson, East Orange, NJ, who had been her guest for 8 week.
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Miss Mabel Heck of Monson is with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Matt Heck. for a vacation.
 Mrs. Sarah Mathews of South Willing ton visited her sister-in law, Mrs. Mary Mathews, last week.
 Mrs. Martha Goodwill of Staffordville is staying with Mrs. Charles Webster while their daughter, Marion Is away on vacation.
 A mistake was made in l st week 8 items, in regard to the amount of oats, threshed. In thls section. Myron Heck had 1S9 bushels; Geo. Heck had i27 bushels; Adelbert Agard had l05 bushels,
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SEIZE YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
Get Out and Hunt For It H It Doesn't
 Knock at Your Door.

Get Out and Hunt For It if It Doesn't
 Knock at Your Door.
 Lots of fellows have overlooked an opportunity simply because they were too close to it.
 Don't be like the sick man who heard of the curative properties of the waters of Carlsbad and went there to take them. After he arrived he consulted a physician who carefully diagnosed his case and then told him that his par ticular ailment would respond better to the waters of Il certain spring in Amer let. (Which spring? asked the pa tient. "One of the springs in Sara toga." replied the doctor. That's -cer- tainly tough"' said the sufferer. "I live in Albany"
 If you're made of the right stuff you'll find plenty of room to create something for yourself in the job you've got You can grow just as big there as you can in something of your own building
 They say that opportunity knocks once at every mans door. don't know the name of the scientist who managed to get such fine line on the habits of opportunity, but if oppOrtu nifty does announce itself the chances are that it misses many door, and in some cases when it does knock I pre- sume there's nobody at home"
 My impression is that opportunity as rule doesn't knock at all-Or very rarely. Opportunity consists of think ing. doing. having plenty of patience and perseverance,. posSessing tlle abil ity to size up a situation and having the nerve and willingness to take ad vantage of it.-Maurice SwitZer in Les
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ELLINGTON. OrvRfnl Lake.

Perlin Richardson of Soitioo was guest of his brother, A. Nj. Richard son on Sunday,
 Everett Charter and family of Chester, Mass. visited relatives here Sunday and Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs George Reynolds of Chicago are visiting at A. M. Rich. ar,lson's and other relatives in the place.
 Elder Amasa Morse and NJ. P. l. Walker of Stafford Springs came by trolly Sunday and ate dinner and spent social hour at Mir. and Mrs, L. X. Ahorn's. Mir. Morse was i former preaoher here when there wore advent meetings and but few now will remember tho days when he came over from Union to hold the services. MT. Morse is over 100 years of age and walked to and from the car Sunday. He is in possession of all his faculties, converses freely and prayed earnestly for the people here and all the community.
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Senator Geo. P. Mclean has an appointment to make in June to the
 United States military academy at West Point, and he has decided to make all of his appointments to naval or military academy by preliminary competitive examination, as he thinks this is the only fair way, and gives all Connecticut boys an equal chance An examination for the West Point appointment will be held at the United States Federal building at Hartford, New Haven and Middle town on October 21 at 9 a. m. All candidates must be at least seventeen or not over twenty two years of age and have been resided in this state not less than one year, and not less than five feet four inches in height at the age of seventeen, nor less than live feet five inches at the age of eighteen years and upwards. It would be we'll for all candidates to be examined physically before taking this examination as no one will be accepted who is not physically perfect If there are any boys in this vicinity who desire to take the examination they can procure a card from Senator Mclean authorizing them to report for the examination.
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different. Helen Forsythe was dispos 1 ed to begin where her father left off | When he had been experimenting i1 l Overalls she was too young to know | much about what he was doing; now that he was living on the royalties he ! received from a machine he had con | trived, with all the refinements a fine income brought, she had little sympa thy with what had produced his good fortune.
 Lois Gregory, on the contrary, had never known either wealth or poverty A laborer herself, she sympa thized with the cause of labor. She made her living by teaching, and being ac customed to using her brain constantly it became stronger with exercise, and she was enabled to distinguish between what was of intrinsic and what was ot fictitious value. She had come to the conclusion that the attaining was in trinsic, the attainment fictitious. In other words, there is no stimulus in an accomplished work except to produce something better.
 
 was situated in a beautiful valley, through which ran q stream that af- fOrded a fine water power. A mile be- low the place was a large factory. One day Helen FOrsythe's automobile broke down. and a request was sent to the factory to send a man to fix 1t. He appeared in overalls with a bag of tools. and Helen took him to the car to show him the break.
 There was something about this man that arrested Miss Forsythe's atten- tiOn. He was some twenty two or three years old and strongly built, and character was plainly written in his face. Helen pointed out the break, though this was unnecessary. for the young mah was skilled mechanic and took it in himself at once. Helen watched him while he worked, asking him questions about the trouble, how serious it was and how long a time would be required to make the repairs. She noticed British intonation to his speech, DuI not the misuse of the let ter "h' common with the Englisb low CT classes.
 Do you like mechanical work?' she asked. t4.
 q certainly do. was born with a taste for it, was the reply.
 But don't you think it very dirty?"
 Not as dirty as some other kinds of
 "You mean snovel1ng earth, l sup. pose"
 "Oh, no. love to dig in the dirt"
 "You mean handling ashesY ..,
 "There's dirtier work than that. My brother does it every day"
 "YOur brOther!''
 "Yes. He's in politics."
 This quite took Miss Forsythe's breath away. Surely this young man was very odd. She presumed the brother he referred to was political Aeeler in district where the people were of the lowest class.
 "Tell me-" she said presently, "what . it is that, interests you in mechanics"
 "I like. to fashion things. The me- chanic, if he is good one. may al- ways find a field i'll his labor for more or less use of the inventive faculty, and the mechanic is free to exercise 1t. Besides, there is an opportunity ill mechanics for man to climb the lad der that leads up to fortune with out using dishonorable means. No man need be happier than the laborer who has all the work he can do. His mind is on what he is doing. and he has no time to worry about imaginary eyriefS When he has finished his q tv'S work he enjoys his leisure How much better off he is than the man whose time is all leisure, who never
The Press., 1914-09-16

The republican congressional con- Venton for the second district will be held at the town hall, Willimantic on Saturday, the 26th, at 11.45 a. m. Attorney William A. King of Willi- mA1tic. who was the nominee for oOngfess from this district two years ago, is B candidate again this year, Aad he should receive the nomination. He made a strong run last time and was only 515 votes behind Congress- man Bryan. The large vote of the progressives was the reason for this defeat. Mir. King was a Stafford boy and began his practice of law here, and Stafford has always watched his career with pride. We hope MT. King will receive the nomination and Alsction as he has ability and is qualified in every way to fill the position.
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A n Court of Probate holden at Staf- "A ford, wit hin and for the District of stafford on the % h day Of september, A. D. 1914.
 Present, ROBERT II. FISK. Judge.
 on motion Of William II Heald, executor on the estate of Tim0t hy Shea late of Stafford wlthi said district. deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be al- lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the execuior, and directs that public notice be given of this order, by advertising the same once In some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of stafford, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from Record.
 MARCUS R. FISK Clerk
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WILMINGTON.

Benjiman G. Robbins and wife passed the week end with his brother, Charles A. Robbins and wife and family of Middletown having a de- lightful trip and visit.
 The surgeon who performed for John Merrick the operation for cata- ract has decided that further oper- ation is necessary. MT. Merrick and his daughter are still at Holyoke and regret their inability to visit Wilmington on this visit east that has been protracted far beyond their first plan.
 At Bible school and church Sunday beautiful astors were brought from South Wilmington in memory of Miss Lillian G. Mathews whose death occurred just one year ago. The flowers were very appropriately carried to the school on Monday, in memory of her patient loving service that her pupils will never forget.
 South Willington.
 A son was born last Sunday to MT and Mrs. Andrew Tomasko.
 The change in the c. V. time table gives us the south bound $. 20 a. m, !, train again.
 Jas. Nedwied, with his violin proved to be valuable addition in the work of the church choir last Sunday.
 Miss Margaret Carroll, employed by Mrs. Wm. H. Hall, was taken to the Hartford hospital Saturday, suffer ing with appendicitis.
 Heavy frosts have spoiled many gardens and occasionally field of corn. The Indian summer that follows the killing frosts seems but mookery.
 At last the section of trunk llne highway is complete. Asphalt, smell and all and the indications are that it will prove to be a most excellent piece of road.
 A special town meeting is called to be held at the town hall Saturday evening at o'clock to see if the town will vote to discontinue a certain section of highway in the Roaring brook district.
 Homer N. Neil, Jr., was home over Sunday, but left Monday, and will travel through various parts of this state the present week and start on his southern trip next week to be gone until Thanksgiving time.
 The town of Wilmington will send to the Windham high school the following for the coming year: Fred Service, Louis Service, Anton Wos trel, Harriett Smith, Elsie Whitman, Merwyn Royce, Clinton Church. Phyllis Ryder is to go to Stafford high.
 Moose Meadow.
 Mrs Meyers spent last week with Mrs. Lohse.
 Mrs. Lolla Weszely of New York is visiting Mrs. Frank H. Fermier. . A few from this place attended a party at West Stafford Saturday night; a good time was reported
 William A. Hughes and Ethel Harrington of Hartford are spending a few weeks with w. F. Squire.
 Mrs. T. Krupowicz and her sister, Mrs. B. Krupowicz, returned to Springfield Saturday for the winter.
 Mrs. 0. A. Richards, who has been working for Albert Parker the past few weeks, returned home Sun day.
 Frank H. Fermier entertained party of 28 from Stafford last Sunday. They all had a jolly good time. A course dinner was served.
 O. A. Richards, who has been ailing for some time, underwent an oper- ation in the Hartford hospital last Friday. He is as comfortable as can be expected.
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Senatorial District Convention.

The delegates elected by the several towns, comprising the 35th Senatorial district of Con necticut to the republican senatorial conven tion for said district are hereby requested to meet in convention at the Borough Hall, Stafford Springs, Friday Sept. 25th, 1914. at H. 30 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Senator for said district and to transact any other business proper to come before said con vention.
 Stafford, Conn.,. Sept. 16. 1914.
 W. H. HALL.
 H. c. SMITH, Committed
 JOHN BUCKLEY
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Republican County Convention,

The delegates to the Republican county con vention of Holland county are hereby notified to meet at the Superior Court rooms in Rock vile, on Saturday, Sept 18th, at II o'clock. in the forenoon, to nominate candidate for Sher- if of Holland county, and to transact any other business proper to come before the convention. Wilmington, Conn.,, Sept. H. 1914.
 w. H. HALL.
 Bath District Committeeman
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MANSFIELD.
Gurleyville.

Il
 MT. and Mrs. W. D. Walker of Middleborough are visiting at F. 0. Dunham's.
 Mrs. Wayland Ide has returned home after visiting relatives in Willimantic.
 Rev. MT. Hollingshead of Burnside preached in the local church Sunday ill place of Rev. J. H. Ackley.
 Mrs. J. W. Yeomans and daughter and son of Providence, have returned home after spending a week with relatives here.
 Mansfield Depot.
 Mrs. Webber entertained her two sons from Bedford, Mass, over Labor day.
 Miss Emma 0. Smith of Needham, Mass, is visiting Mrs. G. w. Sted- man.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Arnold of Norwich were guests of Miss Anna E. Hall last Friday.
 Mrs. Ida Marcy has returned home after a two months vacation with friends in Woodstock and Putnam.
 MT. and Mrs. F. E. Johnson are entertaining Mrs. Grace Knapp and daughter of New Haven a few days.
 Mrs. Mary l.. Durkee of Stafford Springs visited her son, E. B. Durkee and daughter, Mrs. A. J. Bemis last Friday.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Durham memorial church will serve a bake bean supper in the chapel Wednesday evening, Sept. 16.
 Mrs F. McCollum, who fell and broke her shoulder two weeks ago, is home from pr. Mason's hospital and is doing as we'll as can be expect ed. Miss Margaret Young is caring for her.
 Merrow.
 MT. and Mrs. B. 0. Hallock are entertaining friend from New Jersey.
 Mrs. Phebe Wilcox was recent guest of her daughter, Mrs. William Martin, in Rockville.
 Mrs. Edward Williams spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister and family in Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. George Merrow and three of their children were at Crystal Spring farm over the Sabbath.
 A. T. Burdick had the Terrace farm silo filled Friday and Saturday. B. 0. Hallock, with his gang of men, filled his Monday and Tuesday.
 School began last week at Mans field, Miss Rose Dimock, teacher. Miss Addie Tilden has taken Miss Dimock's $ place as assistant in E. R. Dimock s store.
 Miss Harriett Morrow, who has been spending the summer at her home here, returned to Kingston, Saturday, to resume her dnties as teacher in the Rhode Island State college.
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OTICE.

The Registrars of the first voting district Town of Stafford. will be in session at Wight mans Carriage Shop on Thursday, September applications of all persons desiring to be made voters in said district. No name can be added to the list ito be made" after said date. Stafford. Sept. ?, 1914
 JOHN G. WIGHTMAN,( poo,..-u
 GEORGE H. LORD. keglstrars.
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The Rockville fair will be held next week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thuaday. Many entries have been received for the trotting, and there will be the usual other attractions. The 0fRceRs are working hard to make she coming fair one of their best. Soakherland's foot guard band of Hartford will furnish the music. The free stage attractions will include Irene LaTour, contortionist, assisted by her clever dog Zaza; Calvert, high wire artist, who successfully crossed Niagara Falls. Orloff Bros. comedy bar performers; Hampton's troupe of performing dogs, introducing the celebrated trained goose; Martin 6 Genett, automobile trick pantomimics i; ROllins,- comedy juggler a'd the four Eyeretts, acrobats.
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Moat of It.

Post-rhinks he's the whole thing. does he: Parker We'll. I'd hardly gu as far aS that, but he certainly consid, CTS himself quOrum.-Smart Set
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NOTICE

The Registrars of the second voting district Town of Stafford, will be in session at Burwellt jewelry store on Thursday, September 17th l9I. rom a. m. to p. m. to receive the applications of all persons desiring to be made voters in saiC district. No name can be added to the list '.tC be made" after said date.
 Stafford, Sept. ?, 1914.
 EoF4 GEoRGE Ria2N5 sTsWIGK, Registrars
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NOTICE

The Registrars of the town of Wilmington will be in session at the hall in South Wilmington on Thursday, September 17th. 1914, from 9 a m. to p. m, to receive the.applications of all persons desiring to be made voters in said district. Nc name can be added to the list ito be made after said date.
 W. H. HALL, l pao,strors NJ. L. USHER nesls'l"lS' Wilmington, Sept. 2 1914.
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We prepare ourselves for sudden deeds by the reiterated choice of good or evil.
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Rock Meadow,

The Helpful Circle will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Myron Heck instead of with Mrs c.. w. Miller, as stated last week.
 Miss Amelia Scattos has resigned her position in Worcester and accepted DO. sition in Cushman hall, Monson.
 The frost was quite heavy in many places last week and came two weeks earlier than usual. Some of the farmers are filling their silos with corn containing the unmatured ears. and also with many vegetables, such as cucumbers, sq Glshes and beans.
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The next session of the srperior Oonre will be held in Rockville on Friday. Espsember ;25, at 10. 30 a. m. {, fer che purposes of naturalization. Judge Howard J. Curtis has graute1 a decree of divorce to Antonia Kem- merer, also to Florence D. West of Wilmington from Louis West. The Igroand in the Kemmerer case was Ensamperance, and in the West case was cruelty.
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UNION.
Harry and Willie Nurse of Spring field were recent visitors in town

Harry and Willie Nurse of Spring field were recent visitors in town
 Mrs. Alice E. McCray of Monson was a guest of her friend, Mrs. W. Richards, the first of the week.
 Mrs. G. L. Baker. has closed he1 summer cottage on the hill and has returned with her daughter, May, to Hartford.
 Mrs. Mary Dodge and granddaugh. ter, Elsie Scranton, visited friends in Hartford and Windsor several days last week.
 Attorney John Buckley was home from Hartford the first of the week. MT. Buckley was elected assistant clerk of the republican state central committee.
 The Mashapaug Lake Grange fair will be helG in the town hall on Tuesday, the 29th. Prizes of cash will be awarded to children under 16 years of age exhibiting vegetables, fruit, food, sewing, etc. The older ones are invited to make exhibits, but they will not receive any prizes. Old home day will be observed the same day at the same place.
 At the democratic caucus held on Mon. day evening the following ticket was nominated Assessors, George W. Brad. way, Amos Allen board of relief, Myron Heck, Charles Rindge selectmen, My. ron Heck, Albert NJ Heck; auditor, Charles Rindge grand juror, O E. Will lis; collector, A r. Allen constable, Samuel l.. Heck; registrar of voters, l. B. Booth; school committee, Charles Rindge
 At the republican caucus for town off eers held on Saturday evening the follow ing were placed h nomination Assess sors, Thos. Harmon, Jr., Fred V. Hors- man; board of relief, T. O. Newell, W. s Horsman selectmen, Fred A. Moore, Chas. A. Proulx; agent town deposit fund, Willard Richards auditor, John Rizner; grand juror, P. E. Tyler; col leetOr, T. O. Newell; constable, Peter Thompson; registrar of voters, P. E. Tyler; school committee, K. c. Barrows :; library directors, L. M. Reed, E M. Hor ton
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Cut and Run.

''Cut and run originated in q pecul far custom of the Egyptian embam CTS. \ low caste was employed to make the first incision in the corpse. a process viewed with much dislike by the people, who held him accursed who should mutiIate the dead. AS soon as the fellow had made his ''cut'' he had to run through storm of curses. stones and sticks. He "cut'' for living and had to run" for his life
 Reverse Side.
 Have you managed to get a new cook yet?" ....
 Not quite.'
 What do you mean by that?'
 ''The last one We applied to wants '"ferences from the cook who just left IS " Baltimore American.
 Harsh physics react, weaken tn c bowels, will lead to chronic constipation Doan's Res 1lets operate easily. 25c a box at all stores. -":- -...
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W ANTED@To buy or rent farm any IT
 w size and location. Also undeveloped land Also hotel and road house Write "BTloDne,' 23 Duane St., New York. +5wS5