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The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
District Courts

In the will of Theodore T. Moore, dated
August .. 1892. and filed yesterday for
probate, he leaves his entire estate to
his wife, Lille Moore. with instructions
TO give each of the children SIS upon
their reaching majority. The widow is
named eXecutriX.
Marinda Hishley. also known as
Miranda Hessler. in will filed for pro-
bate yesterday, bequeaths her residence
at 619 L street northeast to Mary A. and
Samuel S. Hessler. ST., to be held in trust
for her daughter, Laura V. Hessler, and
Son. Edmond Hessler. 1t is provided that
upon the death of these two the property
is to pass to Samuel r. Hessler.
In the will Of Helen G. Heiner dated
June "A. 1910, and filed for probate yes
terday a daughter. Edith Heiner. is
named executor and is bequeathed a one
seventh interest in a sixty-fve-acre farm
near Alexandria. Va; los shares Of Green
Consolidated Company stock. and all per-
sonal effects
Nineteen indictments were handed down
yesterday. seven for nonsupport. one for
criminal assault and one for manslaugh-
ter. The indictments were as follows:
John Hunt. mansaughter: jeremiah
Berry and Henry Lewis. depreciation of
property: Edward Barnes. violation Of
section 2lS of the penal code: James w.
McKwemmer. alias James W. Johnson.
and Joseph Ware. robbery; Solomon
Clements and Clarence f. Dyer, house
breaking and larceny; William Warner
Poole. criminal assault: Dale Byington
Clark. grand larceny; H. G. Wilson and
Benjamin V. Hendricks. false pretenses;
William Clements Thomas r. Hunt,
Ernest TruesdelL John c. Hoban. James
L. Acton. Carl L. Cooper and Thomas ].
Welch. nonsupport.
Norman B. Jenkins asks an absolute
divorce from his wife. lola Gertrude Jen-
kins, in a petition filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday. correspond
ent being named.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
UNION SEEKS FREE BOOKS.
Labor Body VIII Appoint Committee
to Aid school Pupils.

special committee of the Central La
Dor Union will be appointed this week to
further the cause of free text books In
the high schools.
The committee, 1t was announced at Il
meeting last night. will visit various
civic bodies to arouse sentiment In favor
of the proeJct and later will appeal to
Congress for an appropriation to finance
the undertaking.
The call for the thirty-fifth annual con-
vention of the American Federation Of
Labor at San Francisco on November s
was read and Newton A. James. first in
ternational vice president of the fire
mems union, was elected delegate to the
gathering.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
New York Hotel Arrivals.

New York. Sept. 20.-Arrivals from the
Capital at local hotels today were:
Flanders Broadway Central
L. F. Bond. w. H. Du Hay,
Cumberland Grand
T. H. Boyd. f. P. Green.
Algonquin Remington
c. B. Brown. H. /. Littlejohn.
Great Northern Murray Hill
l. D. Clark G. P. Oakley,
r. w. Cox. Van Cortlan-
Park Avenue E w. Rockwell,
A. L. Dryden, Wellington
S. Goodman, r. Wendell, Jr.
T Wendell.
Business representative-Miss NJ Cur
ran, gloves and umbrellas, representing
Woodward & Lothrop. dry goods. etc,
a34 Fourth avenue, Holland House.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
FLOODS DESOLATE INDIA.
GnnRes RaGInE-EiEhty thousand
Homeless and Forty-six Dead.

Lucknow. India. Sept. 3.-Floods that
have been raging In the Ganges and its
continents for three weeks have made
10000 persons homeless. according to Of
ficial reports. Forty-six persons are
known to have perished and 1.S0O homes
have been swept away. That the death
list was not larger Is due to the fact that
the water rose gradually. giving most of
the inhabitants of the stricken districts
an opportunity to flee.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
French Submarine Expert Dead.

Paris, Sept. ON. Romazotti. chief of
the Engineering Corps of the French
navy. is dead. the ministery of marine
announced today. He collaborated in the
construction of the first submarine capa-
BILE of firing torpedoes.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
EXPECT ROUMANIAN ATTACK.
Turkey Believes Country Will OP.
nose Central Powers

Paris. Sept. Ca dispatch from Salon
ika quotes Haki Pasha. a prominent
Turkish leader. as saying that the Turco-
Bulgarian accord creates a new political
and military situation in the Balkans.
We believe the dispatch says he add
ed, that Roumania will take a position
opposed to the central powers, but we
hope that Greece will not attack us
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21

King Nicholas, of Montenegro. cannot
be induced to buy a new hat He thinks
his old hats are the best friends he has.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21
Seats Sell Rapidly.

Tickets for seats in the observation
stand in Lafayette Park opposite the
Presidents reviewing stand are being
sold rapidly by Herbert S. Owen at his
desk in the rooms Of the Chamber of
Commerce. The reservations are being
sold SO fast that it is possible the
seats will be sold by the end of the
week. Many requests for reservations
are coming by mail. There has come
one request from Philadelphia for 100
seats. F. d. Owen In chairman Of the
grandstand committee. He will have
general charge Of the work Of seat
ing the big crowds and will be assist
ed by a large corps Of competent
ushers.
The woman's Section Of the Navy
League 10 planning to take an active
part in the activities Of the week Tne
special committee appointed to arrange
for the festivities IL composed Of Mrs.
Ada Weiss. president Of the Loyal
Legion Of Warrington: Mrs. John A.
Logan. Mrs.. Mary 8. lockwood. Niss
Grace II. Pierce. Mrs. vyila p. Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21

Composition Books,
200 pages, canvas cover,
regular Csc value. l5c
and this Coupon.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21

Globes of the World on
stands; regular Csc value.
21c and this Coupon.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-21

Norman B. Jenkins asks an absolute
divorce from his wife. lola Gertrude Jen
kins, in a petition filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday. a correspond
ent being named.
The Press., 1915-06-02
PATTI STOOD PAT,
She Wanted Her Money Before She
 Sanq, and She Got It.

She Warted Her Money Before She
 Sang, and She Got 1t.
 One of Adelinn PHtti's peculiarities was that she never sang a note until she had her salary either paid or so fully assured that there was no doubt as to her getting it When she sang at the Academy of Music. in New York. at one time the manager was sorely put about to find money to pay her. but she always stoutly refused to sing until she had her salary
 One night at quarter past her representative went to him and said: Madam is all dressed except her shoes. She will put those on when she gets the money"
 The manager. half distracted. rushed about the house and succeeded in rais- ing one half the amount due the prima donna. which he hastily sent to her. But another quarter of an hour passed. and. though the audience showed great impatience. there was no Patti. where at the manager ran to her room
 My dear madam. why do you not go on? l have sent you half the mon ey. and the rest will reach you before the end of the first act.
 Patti smiled dolefuIly, exhibited the tips of her feet and said: You see. have only ( "e shoe on. l cannot go on the stage without the other. It would be quite impossible"
 Almost craZed the manager rushed out and discovered that the other half of the money could be raised.-New York Tribune
The Press., 1915-06-02
DEATH ON THE GUILLOTINE.
A Surprise For Sardou at an Execu.
 ton He Attended.

A Surprise For Sardou at an Execu-
 ton He Attended.
 Sardou in ol der to be present at the execution of Tropman in January, 1875, s"ent thn nicht before with La Ro- quette. the prison director. In his de- Scription he says:
 "At daybreak the guests went out upon tho oo,d bleak execution place, where the auillotipe had already been crcctcd Tho b. rdraggled crowd, which had spent the night in drinking places, sang ribald songs and from time to time shouted for Deibler, the execu- uoner. who meanwhile was explaining the mechanism.
 "Thc basket in which the head was to drop was brought, and while looking at it was mortified to see the lid arise and human form emerge. Don't worry said Debler with smile; that is only my wife, who wanted to see the execution, and I chose the simplest way to secure good place for her." "
 Cl menccau saw Emile Henry decapi- tated on May 9, 1894, in his capacity as a journalist, and describing how the cul2rit was dragged to the machine, strapped upon the plank and there tor turcd by awaiting the pleasure of Deibler till the knife finally ended it all said that the "horror of it. made him sick
The Press., 1915-06-02

ful repast was served at noon. A number of very nice presents were presented to Mir and Mrs. Sparrow, and day long to be remembere was enjoyed by all.
 Memorial day was observed Sunday by union services in the Congre- gational church. The pastor, Rev. B. F. Case, preached an impressive sermon. Rev. J. N. Geisler lead in prayer and made a very appropriate and spirited address to the unknown dead on the green. The union choir furnished appropriate selections. The Veterans and Sons of Veterans from Rockville came over to take part in the exercises After the morning services lunch was served to the visit ing veterans and sons, after which they went to the north, south and Skungamaug cemeteries and put flowers on the thirty eight soldiers graves. These exercises are always impressive, but with the present war, they seemed even more timely and touching than usual.
The Press., 1915-06-02
sOMERS.

MT. and Mrs. Raymond Pease are receiving congratulations on the birth of son.
 Benjamin Cooley of Glastonbury has recently visited his brother, B. D. Cooley.
 Mrs. Henry A. Root is recovering from an operation in the Wesson Hospital, Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Lyman of Winsted have been guests in the home of their brother, Edward s. Lyman.
 A concrete road is being laid at the Center over the car tracks which are used by the express car that runs to the creamery.
 Mrs. Louisa W. Burden, who has been spending two months with her sisters in Long Island and in Onion vile, Ehas returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Avery have been entertaining MT. and Mrs. Harry Wilcoxson and Miss Lynola Avery of Stratfcrd.
 Miss Maballe P. Gager of the Willimantio normal school spent Memorial day with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles M Gager.
 Miss Marion Ellis has returned to her home in New Britain after spend ing several days with her cousins, Maroaretta and Ella Grover
 MT. and Mrs. O. S. Fuller have had as guests for several days Dr. Carolyn Griffin of Hartford and Misses Gladys and Grace Manchester of Chioopee Falls. Mass.
 MT and Mrs. Henry M. Gager had as guests over Memorial day, MT. and Mrs Arthur H. Gager of Phila- delphia and MT. and Mrs. Harry L. Burdick of Chicopee Falls.
 Fred c. Davis has sold his property on Jones street to Frank Chapel of Suffield, who will take possession June 10. MT. Davis and family will remain for the present with his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Davis.
 Ernest w. Avery has been enter taining an old time school friend, Rev. Noah Cause of San Francisco, Gal, who gave an illustrated lecture in Piedmont hall Friday evening on "Luther Burbank, the man and his methods ''
The Press., 1915-06-02
NERVES AND WATCHES.
When They Don't Agree There Is Sure
 to Be Poor Time.

When They Don't Agree There Is Sure
 to Be Poor Time.
 One of the troubles of watchmakers is the man who gets on his watch's nerves There are tots of customers un whom good watch is wasted. A good second hand watch that has kept perfect time for other people will with certain other people go irregularly when it is not standing still. It Is common Knowledge in the trade that watches are greatly influenced by their owners
 Nobody knows the reason. but two explanations have been offered. One is that watches are sensitive to per sonai magnetism. the natural electrici- ty that human beings contain in vary ing quantities.
 The other is that watch may be disturbed by the vibrations set up by a footStep which is heavier than the ordinary The man who puts his heels down heavily usually needs to set the regulator toward slow to keep 1t from gaining
 One of the mysterious sides of tn, subject is that watches seldom keeI. good time on people of nervous. excita ble temperaments. Pearson's Weekly
The Press., 1915-06-02
Charlie Lyon of Southington was

Charlie Lyon of Southington was home over the holiday.
 The list of graduates from the different schools are Glassfactory, Miss Baker teacher, Mary Borovioka, Louisa Schmidt, Charlie Pobuda 1; Village Hill, Miss Fay teacher, Arthur Joslyn, George Soussell; four from Miss Morgan's school, South Willing ton.
 Allan Meyers, Harold Bugbee and Frank Converse attended the Ringling Bros circus last Friday in Hartford. In coming home their auto struck stone throwing Harold Bugbee out break ing a rib. He also received other m inor cuts and bruises which will lay him up for few weeks. Moose Meadow. .. Mrs Jennie Easton is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Kidder.
 Joseph Dimock has the new addition at his house finished on the outside.
 Mr. Baltaz had friend visiting him from New York.
The Press., 1915-06-02
HOLLAND.

Mrs. Minnie Norman of New Jersey
 is spending some time with MT. and Mrs. John H. Steele.
 Mrs. Harry H. Newcomb and chil- dren of New Jersey are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank T. Newoomb. MT. and Mrs. Donald J. Grant of
 Mapping spent Sunday with their parents, Mir. and Mrs. Frank T. New comb.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Amidon and family spent Sunday and Monday in
 Westford, the guests of MT. Amidon' $ parents.
 Miss A. Elizabeth Baker of Boston spent Sunday and Monday with her mother, Mrs. Clara Baker and sister, Miss Helen Baker.
 The Ladies Aid of the Lee Metho- dist church met Wednesday afternoon of last week The dates July 29th and 29th were selected for their an- nual fair.
 Mrs. Annie Graham and daughter, Miss Hazel Graham, and Harold Graham of Hartford, and Charles Graham of Thompsonville are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Chas. H. Sterry.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society met last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edwin s. Agard. Very interesting letters were read from a number of our missionaries in Turkey. Plans for raising money for the anniversary assessment was talked over.
 Mrs. Samuel Simpson gave a re- oeption at her home last Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs Oscar A. Leonard. A social time was enjoyed, were served. Mrs. Leonard will be greatly missed from our little street, but we are glad she is going to still be identified with us as she goes to her own beautiful home overlooking Snipsio lake on the Tol- land turnpike.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar A. Leonard, who have served so acoeptably for the past four years as deputy jailor and wife at the Holland county jail in Holland Street, left Monday for their farm on Holland turnpike. They will be much missed as a family, and the best of wishes of their many friends go with them as they go to their old home. Alfred Abbey of Rock vile is to succeed MT. Leonard as deputy jailor. John H. Steele is to continue as assistant jailor as he has for the last six years.
 Mir. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow celebrated their tenth wedding anni- versary Monday. Only immediate relatives of the family were invited those present were MT. and Mrs. Lorenzo R. Sparrow, Holland; MT. and Mrs Fred J. Olds, Andover; MT and Mrs. William 0. Willoston and family and Charles Durkin of Spring field; A. W. Tyler and family, Broad Brook; Mir. and Mrs Fred ". Nut land and son of Rockville; MT. and Mrs. William G. Tyler of Hartford MT. and Mrs. Stephen T. Tyler and Anna, of Boston. A bounti-
The Press., 1915-06-02
MANSFIELD.
Mansfield Depot.


 w. H. Stedman of Hartford was home over Sunday,
 Miss Mary Morrow of Hartford was 8 guest of Mrs. Merritt Smith on Memo rial day
 Miss Bertha Batham of WiIlimantic was home with her parents, MT and Mrs. Albert Botham, over Sunday. Mrs. Sidney Perkins and two little daughters of East Mystic visited her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Corbitt, a few days last week.
 Mrs. F. McCollum and MT. and Mrs. J. Bowers visited their brother and fam fly, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Bowers in Rock vile Decoration day.
 Mrs. Anna E. Hall of Boston was the guest of her mother, Mrs. c. w. Sted- man, over Sunday, returning to her home Monday afternoon.
The Press., 1915-06-02
WELLINGTON.


 Among recent Hartford automobile callers on the Hill have been Mrs. Lucy Marcey Crofut, the Misses Carrie and Grace Hills, Earl Church, l.. Dimook and others.
 Walter B. Allen of Boston sent beautiful flowers for the decoration of family plot in the old cemetery, having been delayed in making his usual trip hither at this time. South Wilmington. Miss Alice Pobuda is in New York for few weeks at least.
 Arthur Moriarty of Worcester, Mass. was home over Memorial day.
 Charles E Allen returned Monday from a trip to the western part of the state.
 Memorial day this year and very few stayed out.
 Warren Chase was awarded a divorce by the superior court at Rock. vile last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Brackett have been spending few days. with relatives in New Jersey.
 Rev. J. W. Ballantine of West Stafford will preach here next Sunday in exchange with Rev. E. w. Darrow.
 Special communication of Uriel Lodge, F. 6 A. M Saturday evening. Visit of the district deputy and work on the M. M. degree.
 Fred Taylor, formerly of this town, now living in Mystic, who has travelled quite extensively through the west and served in the U. S. army, was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Louis R. Gergler last week.
 The Get-together club are to have a social in social hall, Memorial church Friday evening of this week. Ladies are asked to bring lunches in boxes to be sold at auction. There will be vocal and instrumental music. Admission free. Coffee and ice cream free. Games to finish the evening with. All are invited.
 The electric power for the pipe organ at Memorial church gave out during the opening service last Sun day. As MT. Darrow suggested, "We learn to appreciate anything when we are deprived of it. We under stand that users of the current for lighting mean to have lamp and matches handy by, always.
 There are some optomistio ones who think that the jitney service to Stafford Springs can be made to pay, but the fact is that there are several owners of cars in this vicinity that are always ready to take a party to the Springs or elsewhere at a reason able price. Stafford has the call on Willimantio because of the abominable roads between here and that city, in the town of Mansfield. If Willington had such roads life would be burden to its selectmen.
 West Wilmington.
 Miss Stanton was home over Sun day and the holiday.
The Press., 1915-06-02
The Casnian Sea.

The Caspian sea is as Herodotus said POGO years ago, "a sea by itself, having no connection with any other." Every schSolboy knows that now, but it Is remarkable to find Herodotus saying so, because centuries after his time such authorities as Strabo and Pliny believed that it was connected with the northern o"ean by long and mar row gulf. Geography seems to have had a setback in the interval through false information received at the time of AleXander's conquests. Herodotus says that the Caspian's length was fifteen days voyage with a rowboat. it's breadth eight days. Since the actual figures are 75O miles and 400. this shows that rowboat of the time did fifty miles day.-London Graphic
The Press., 1915-06-02
Irony of ate.

Divorce, as well as marriage has it's little irOnies.
 A society woman, who has just in stituted proceedings for release from tho double yoke. was discussing her case with friend.
 ''I don't think I know this lawyer who is going to represent you," ob served the visitor. running over the name in her mind.
 "Oh. you must know him." returned the hostess with animation. Don't you remember the good looking fellow who sang oh. Perfect Love- at my wedding g?"--IIippincott's.
The Press., 1915-06-02
NOTICE.

The legal voters of the borough of Stafford Springs are hereby notified and warned to meet at Borough hall, June 9th, 1915 Ht o'clock, fin the evening for the following purposes s- 1st.-To hear the report Oi the Court Of Bur gesses on the Electric Light system, and act on the recommendations of proposed changes, 3d. TO see if they vote to appropriate sum sufficient to cover tn additional expense Of the proposed changes.
 3d-To do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
 & J. M LEACH, Warden. ~s CHAS. II. MEYERS, JR,,
 3 - A. w. KINGSBURG,
 RF ENOS E. PENNY, p,,.,a.a v CHAS P. HODGSON, D"'s'sseS'
 A. l. MITCHELL,
 l.. H. STEVENS. -Attest VIM. II. HEALD, Clerk Stafford Springs, Conn, June lst, 1915.
The Press., 1915-06-02
Housekeepers Home Owners l

If you could have every wall and ceiling in your house bright, clean and cheerful and the window shades like new, without the expense and fnconventence.o repa perinR ,cHlciminingor buying new window shades. you'd be delighted, wouldn't you? "CLlMAX CLEANER" removes all dust and grime brightens the oolorings and at the same time 1t acts as a disinfectant and germ destroyer without damaging the surface to which 1t is applied leaves the walls clean. pure and healthful It makes no dirt, but takes all dirt That's just what you can have by letting CHARLES l., JOHNSON clean them for you,
The Press., 1915-06-02
4 T Court of Probate holden at Ash

A T Court of Probate holden at Ash.
 "A ford, within and for the District of Ash. ford, on the 18th day Of May, 1915.
 Present, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
 Estate of Johanna A. Hit, late of Ashford, in said district deceased. John II. Hitt, Adminis- trator
 Order d-That six months from the date hereof, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate and the said administrator is di- rected to give public notice 10 tho creditors of said tstate to bring in their claims vii hin said time allowed, by posting copy of this order on the public sign post within the town or Ashford, and by publishing the same three times in some weekly newspaper having circulation in said Probate District, and return make to this Court of the notice given.
 7-3 Attest, OSCAR. D. BAKER, Judge.
The Press., 1915-06-02
FOR SALE.

The real estate of Carl Frederick Mann. late or Stanord, in the probate district Of StAfford, deceased, namely. two tracts Of land situated in ne town or stafford, First tract, containing 2S acres. bounded north by land of hlopzo haTs ter; east by highway; south by land of George c Parkess, and west by land Of G. Cady and said Charter. second ract, the homestead, bounded north by land of Alonzo charter, east by land or robert iounghans; south by highway and west by the first tract. Inquire Of
 ERNEST CLEM ENCE SCHMIDT. Fxecutor
 Stafford Sprinps [ onn
The Press., 1915-06-02
FOR, SALE

Pursuant to an order of the Court of Probate for the district of stafford, in the state of Con. necticut, passed on the 18th day of March 1915, directing me to sell the real estate of Myron F. Avery, late of Stafford, deceased, situated in Somers stafford and Ellington, l hereby give notice that said real estntc is for sale and win be sold after the lapse of days from the date of this publication, as may appear to be for the best interest ofsaid estate.
 9 HARRY WILCONSON. Administrator.
The Press., 1915-06-02
Why She Hurrahed.

During the last c. A. R. encampment there was one woman amid the crowd of spe tators on the day of the parade who made herself conspicuous by her noisy hul1ahs and excited waving of a dag as the old veterans marched past One of the bystanders told her sharply to shut up.
 Shut up yourselfr' she retorted. If you had buried two husbands who had served ill the war you would be hur- rahing too. o."-Everybodv's