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The Press., 1917-06-28
HOLLAND.

Mrs. Rose E. Clark of Vernon Center
 is the guest of her daughter, Mrs Lewis B. Price.
 Miss Fannie Barber of Newton,
 Mass. is the guest of cousins, Rev. and Mrs. William Barber.
 Willett Morrell of New York returned home Tuesday after spending six weeks with MT. and Mrs. H. R. Bartlett.
 Mir. and Mrs. I. Tilden Jewett and Mir. and Mrs. L. Ernest Hall spent the week at the beach at Quonoohon. taug, R. I.
 The Misses Dorothy and Eleanor Overman of New Jersey arrived in town Monday evening. They will spend some time with relatives.
 A number from this place attended the graduating exercises of the Rock vile high school Friday evening. An especial interest was felt as there were two in the graduating class from this town, Theodore Roosevelt Gardner and Bert Francis Case.
 The Red Cross meeting will be held hereafter on Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the court house. There are three sewing machines there and plenty of work for all. All ladies are invited to attend. The Red Cross collections from all the town amounted to $31 42 which was added to the Rockville fund.
 The Girl Patriots of Holland met last Friday afternoon with their leader, Mrs. B. F. Case. It was a pretty sight to see fifteen young girls, all the members of the club, knitting out on the lawn at the Congregational parsonage. Three more members are to be added to the club at the meeting Saturday afternoon.
 The annual fair of the Lee M. E. church will be held Wednesday and Thursday, July 11th and 12th at the town hall, Holland. The following committees have charge: Supper, Mrs. John E. Clough, Mrs. L. R. Ladd, Mrs. L. R. Sparrow. Mrs. John Usher, Mrs. Jennie Rounds; enter. one evening, Mrs. John Fl. Steele; second committee, Mrs Wm. Barber, Miss Esther BIaokenburg, Nelson Bowers, Percy Barber; fancy work, Mrs. Madge Wilcox, Mrs. Mary | Sparrow; aprons, Mrs. J. M. Bowers, Mrs, Grace Ludlow, Mrs. Bessie | Jlough; miscellaneous, Mrs. Earl Jlough, Mrs. J. I. Rhodes, Mrs. Bessie Morton, Mrs. Alice Steele sandy, Bernice Hall, Sarah Wilcox, Elsie Skelly, Alice Hall; ice cream Mrs. L. E. Hall, Mrs. c. P. Charter; ice cream servers, Mrs. Adele Lewis, John E. Clough, John H. Steele, Ivan Wilcox; entertainment, Rev. N. B. Cook; finance, I. Tilden Jewett. Price of entertainment, 1OI cents; supper, 25 cents.
The Press., 1917-06-28
OLDEST MAP IN THE WORLD,
1t ProVss That Postal Routes Were
 Used In Abraham's Time.

Used In Abraham's Time.
 Postal routes of $500 years ago. when the parcel post and the circulat ing library already had been in 'ex- istence at least 800 years, are shown on the worlds oldest map, a treasure that was discovered among the Nippur tablets in the museum of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania by Dr. Stephen LangdOn, the Orientalist from Oxford university. Dr. Langdon considered the map not only the oldest, but the best preserved that has come down from antiquity.
 Dating before the time of Abraham, the map shows a comprehensive sur vey of the region about the temple Of Nippur and indicates that the country was under a high state of intensive cultivation. Canals were numerous and served both for irrigation and trans portation. They were the mail routes, and a tag has been found for a basket of "boOks" or literary tablets sent from the library of the Nippur temple to a town about six miles distant, Shurup- pek. According to Babylonian tradi- tion, Noah lived at this town and built the ark there. The tag was used about 23OO B. c. ..
The Press., 1917-06-28
Nariatias of Bananas.

To most persons in the temperate zones a banana is a banana. But the truth is that there are over sixty known varieties of the fruit, with as great or greater variation in character as the different kinds of apples. Ha- wall is said to have something over forty distinct varieties of the fruit. most of which have been introduced by the whites. Some of these are of ex- tremely delicate and delicious flavor, while other kinds are used, if at all, only when cooked in various ways. There is scarcely a city house lot or country "kulcana" or homestead which does not have clump or two of ba- nanas, which grow with practically no care, new plants or suckers shooting out to replace the ones which have fruited and been removed.
The Press., 1917-06-28
S0MERS-

Somers collection for the Red Gross fund was as follows: East end, $713; Somersville, $s25, a total of $1, 53s.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Burdiok of Chicopee Falls spent Sunday night with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nj. Gager
 Miss Marjorie Moore has completed her second year in Mount Holyoke college and has returned to spend the summer with her mother, Mrs. Frank Moore.
 A straw berry festival will be given by the Boy Scouts Friday evening on the lawn of Dr. A. l.. Hnrd. A short entertainment has been arranged for the evening.
 Ira Anderson was perfect in attend ance at the Park street school for the last year. Elizabeth Southsrgill had the greatest number of arithmetic papers prefeot and she and Hazel Hunt had the same number of perfect spelling papers.
The Press., 1917-06-28
Quail Aids the Farmer.

'"The meat value of the quail is in considerable - negligible - when com pared to the services these birds ren- der to the farm," bird expert of the University of Oklahoma says. "They prey upon 145 different kinds of de structive insects and consume no less than 129 varieties of nOxiOus weed seeds. They stay on the job twelve months in the year and labor contin- ually when weather conditions permit. do not believe that the landowners should permit multitude of so called sportsmen to destroy this powerful ally of the farmer"
The Press., 1917-06-28

Stafford Chautauqua June 26 to June 30 Hyde Park Stafford Springs, Conn. Afternoon and Evening PROGRAM
 Thursday 2.9O Series Lecture.
 Entertainment--MeDo Donough h. Baird Co. 7,SO Entertainment--M NJ eDonough- Baird Co.
 Lseture-PAul M. Pearson. ''Ths Joy of Living"
 Friday 2.S0 Series Lecture.
 Coneert-The Mordelia Novelty Musical Co. 7.8O Concert-The Mordela Co. Lecture-Dr. F. Marion Simms, "The Calf Path"
 Saturday 23O Pageant-"Good Fairy Thrift, '' presented by the members of the Junior Chautauqua. Coneert-The Granville Hines Co 730 Coneert-The Granville-Hines Co, Drama-The Chautauqua Players, ''The Man from Home" Aanisaisn Aftarn0oas, 3Se. Evening", soc Children admitted 10 any sessfon, 2s cents Season. Tickets, Adults S2.00 Season Ticket, Children, S1.O0
The Press., 1917-06-28
OF STAFFORD, ss. I

nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro 4I bate Court, June S7th, A. D., 1917.
 Estate of John Gagne, late of Stafford, in said district, deceased. slE-..A
 Upon the application of the executors of said estate, praying that an order may be granted to sell the real estate thereof, as by said appli. cation fully appears. it is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Onice, in Stafford, in said District, on the 7th day of July, A. D. 1917, 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency of said application, and the fishing the same once in some newspaper hav- ing circulation in said district, and by posting 9 copy thereof on the public sign-post in the town of Stafford, in said district, live days be- fore said hearing.
The Press., 1917-06-28
UNION.

I Ns 4s e the pulpit here last Sunday.
 stephen veigaska's daughter ant family from New Jersey are making him a visit this week.
 Charles Scranton, who has beer working for Francis Dodge in North Ashford, returned home this week.
 Harold Towne of Stafford Springs has been spending a few days with his grandmother, Mrs. E H. Barber.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hartford spent Sunday with heI father, Vim. P. Marcy, at the Marcy homestead.
 There was a heavy thunder shower here last Tuesday night which gave the fine growing crops a good wetting and lodged some heavy grass that was about ready for cutting.
 Mrs. W. Richards entertained Rev. I. P. Booth of Stafford, Mir. and Mrs. Stephen Tifft and son, Ransom, of Westford, also his sister, Mrs. Albert Hammond, of Woodstock Valley, on Sunday.
 William Horsman's auction drew quite a crowd last Tuesday and sales are reported to have been good. The Horsman family are moving into Benjamin Arnold's new cottage on Rockwell Hill and Mir. Horsman is to be in Mir. Arnold's employ
 Mrs. Albert N. Hammond of Wood stock Valley and MT. anl Mrs. Ran som B. lift of Westford were among the out-of-town guests at the Red Cross benefit Saturday evening. Mrs. Hammond and the Tifft family inn proved the opportunity to hear Rev. MT. Booth at the Sunday morning ser vice.
 Mashapaug.
 Mrs. Ida Crawford fell from a ladder last Saturday and cracked four of her ribs and wrenched her left shoulder badly.
 Mrs. Emma Moore was called to Worcester Monday morning to take charge of the burial of her cousin, Ida Kenney, who died Sunday.
 Mrs. Susie Williams of Brooklyn, state deputy grange inspector, visited Mashapaug Lake grange last Wednes- day evening with Mir. and Mrs. Ed. ward Bennett and Miss Palmer of Brooklyn.
 The Benefit social for the Red Cross relief fund of last Saturday evening was an unusual success. The town lall was filled to oyerfiowing. The adies served cake and ice cream, and | '2l.66 was netted for the fund from he evening frolio. Andy Rizner was he chief promoter of the social and vas assisted through the efforts of MT. nd Mrs. Pathway, Florence Young, Irs. George Kostur, Miss Castlos and larry Young.
 Mrs. H. R. Howard, captain of team To- 8 for Union Red Cross relief und, turned over to Mrs. L. B. Baker Stafford Springs on Monday $s3. 21 s a result of her labors in raising loney the past week in Union. Mrs. toward reported that many of our ssidents, although aliens, gave as regards their ability and xpressed regret that they could not i've more. It is evident that the ssidents of Union to a man are true lue Americans.
The Press., 1917-06-28
The Touch Courteous.

"I want to see you tomorrow after. noon at o'clock on something impor- tant."
 What do you want to see me then fOr?"
 Il want to pay you the S5 am going to touch you for nOw," - New York American.
The Press., 1917-06-28
A Lily of Asia.

The lilium chalcedonium Is supposed to be the lily indicated in the sixth chapter of Matthew, twenty-eighth verse, where it is compared with the gorgeous robes of Solomon, and Its color was scarlet or purple. This lily grows profusely in the moist parts of Asia Minor.-Indianapoli News.
The Press., 1917-06-28
No Novelty,

-'eacher-Why were you not at scnool yesterday? Tommy-It was my birth day. Teacher-But I don't stay home from school on my birthday. Tommy Well, guess you've got used to 'em.- New York Times.
The Press., 1917-06-28
DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro

K16IhICI OF 6IAFFUhD, ss. Pro 1V bate Court, June 2lst, 1917.
 Estate of Adelbert Needham, late of StafTord in said district, deceased
 Upon the application of the administratrix praying that an order may be granted to sell the real estate of said deceased, as by said applica- tlOn fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and de- term1ned at the Probate Of1ce in StafrOrd in said district, on the 7th day of July, A. D. 1917, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate, of the pendency Of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having ciTcula- tton in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post In the town of Stam0rd, in said distrfct i've days before said hearing. ROBERT Fl. FISK Judge.
The Press., 1917-06-28
Poetic Theme,

''I read your Ode to Milady's Hair" < "Well?" said the poet. : 5.
 "I thought maybe we could hire you to write an advertisement in poetry for our hair goods department. There's where she bought that hair."-LOuis- vile COurier-J Ournal ~aa0
The Press., 1917-06-28
A T Court of Probate held at Holland. A land within and fnE the distEict O InlIa nd

"A land, within and for the district of Holland, on the 21st day of June, 1917.
 Present, EDWIN s. AGARD, Judge.
 Estate of Gardner Hall, Jr., late of Willing. ton, in said district, deceased.
 Wm. H. Hall. Robert T. Jones and Rosa O. Hall of Wilmington, Conn, appeared in court and nled petition, alleging that they are the administrators on said estaIe, legally and duly appointed by the Probate Court for the district of Holland, and that they are unable at this time to ascertain the amount of property of the es- tate for distribution, so as to make satisfac- tory distribution to all the heiFs; that the amount of the succession tax due the state of Eonnecttcut has been paid, and praying for the reasons therein set forth that this court extend the time for the settlement of said estate from the third day of May, 1917, to the third day of May, 1918, as on file more fully appears.
 Whereup0n 1t is ordered that said petition be heard and determined at the Probate OfIlce in Holland, in said district, on the 17th day of July 1917s at ten o'clock In the forenoon, and that no. ttce of the pendency of said petition and Of said hearing thereon be given by the publication of this order once in some newspaper having a cir culati0n in said district, at least ten days prior to the date Of said hearing, and that 8 copy of said order be deposited in the post on1ce, post age paid, addressed to the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, Hartford, Conn, at least ten days prior to the date of said hearing, and re- turn made to this court.
 EDWIN s. AGARD, Judge.
The Press., 1917-06-28
Az Far Ha,d oo

 Would you say they married for love?" NO; I'd say that that is what they thought they married for" - Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1917-06-28
A PrOvorb cone 10 sm..h

Two wrongs don't make right"
 I'm not so sure about that" musad MT. Chnggins. If travel faster than the law allows and a motor cop travels fast enough to overtake me it's per. fectly right for him to arrest me."- Washington Star.
The Press., 1917-06-28
Poor Economy.

!. Probably the poorest economy in the world is to buy things you don't want tn order to make acquaintances you OOn't need.-GalvestOn News.
The Press., 1917-06-28
Husbands,

"The majority of husbands complain that their hands are always in their pockets" @
 "They do, do they? Then why don't they find there the letters they have forgotten to mail for their WivesY- Baltimore American. .=s ..
The Press., 1917-06-28
AT Court of Probate holden at staf-

"A ford, within and for the District of StafrOrd on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1917.
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK, Judge. : On motion of the adminlstratrix on the estate of Artemus s. Kellogg, late of Stanord within said district, deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be ale lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the given of this order, by advertising the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereon on the public stgn-post in said town of StafTord, nearest the place where the deceased last dweIt Certified from Record.
 MARCUS B. FISK, Clerk,
The Press., 1917-06-28
AT Court of Probate holden at Som

A T Court of Probate holden at Som A CTS, within and for the district of Somers, on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1917.
 Present, CHARLES s. FULLER, Judge.
 On motion of Percy A. Kibbe, eXecutOr on the testate estate of Aretas F. Kibbe, late of som CTS, within 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 executOr, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in neWspa- per having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-post in said town of Somers, nearest the place where the deceased last dWelt.
 Certified from Record.
 CHARLES &. MULLER Judge
The Press., 1917-06-28

After hearty meal, take Doan's Reg. ulets and assist your stomach, liver and bowels. Regulets are . mild laxative. 25c at all stores.
The Press., 1917-06-28

Itching, torturing skin eruptions disflg- ure, annoy, drive one wild. Doan's Oint- ment Is praised for It's good work. 5Oc at all drug stores.
The Press., 1917-06-28

We never learn anything new by IeariNg our selves talk.
The Press., 1917-06-28
MICHAEL ROBERTS
nTsTRICT OF SOMERs, ss. Probate

II kID 11U1O OI DOIL414NO1 o5' T IUUdIO O Court, June 22, A. D. 1917.
 Estate of Edwin 0. Davis, late of SomeTs, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Spencer H. Davis, praying that letters of administration, with will annexed, may be granted on said estate, and an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament Of said deceased, may be on anq ie nse Eo pro pears, 1t is ..a
 Ordered-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate OfT1ce in Somers, in said district, on the 2d day of July, A. D. 1917, at II o'clock in the forenoon, and that pub c S9 t tI oL Cn9 M O sato appl on, by publishing the same once in some news paper having circulation in said district and by posting a copy thereof on the public sIgn- post in the town of Somers in said District, at least five days before said day of hearing
 CHARLES $. FULLER, Judge.
The Press., 1917-06-28
MANsFIELp.

There will be a dance at Hillside hall on Friday evening with music by Nedwied's orchestra and prompting by Prof. Beebe. Admission: Men. 50 cents; ladies, 10 cents.
The Press., 1917-06-28

A T Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford, within and for the District of Stafford, on the 26th day of June, A. D. 1917.
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK. Judge.
 On motion Of Catherine A. GillIngham. admin tstratrtx on the estate of Harold R. Gillingham, late of Stafford, within 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 1nistratrix ,and directs that the public notice once in some newspaper having circulation in said District, and by posting copy on the public sign post in said town of Stafford near- est the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record.
The Press., 1917-06-28
CARDS furnished at The UPress ofice-5O cards and script plate soc.

EARM FOR SALE in Holland, Conn.
 T. 70 acres land, 9 acres in moving and til- lage, balance in woodland and pasture; good mile to post Of1ce and depot; near good neigh Dors; slx-room cOttage good water, pump in kitchen; good sized barn; ice house; hen houses to Keep one hundred hens wood shed and wagon shed. For further particulars write MRS. M. I. GUTTERSON, Hall-ave., Meriden.
The Press., 1917-06-28

" OST-A gold chain and pendant, con- 1I taining rubies and pearls. Reward.
 s2w11 MRS. JOHN BOWDEN, Stafford.
The Press., 1917-06-28

"Chautauqua Week" June 26 to June 3Oth
The Press., 1917-06-28

ENOR SALE-An Ives 6 Ponds Upright N Piano. c. M. Desmond, H1gh.st. s2W1S
The Press., 1917-06-28

for elderly
 VN lady. State terms. RefaFencea required AddTeea F. O. Box 194, sCaMOrdvtlle.
The Press., 1917-06-28

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The Press., 1917-06-28

TOR SALE Second hand Chairs, Bed, I Dishes, Rugs, etc. Inquire of BURT T. EATON, Highland Terrace a2Wl2
The Press., 1917-06-28

NEED Buckwheat for sale. O s2w11 c. D. SMITH, WeStfoTd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
Late Market Quotations

heavy. $4,000 1880; light, $4,000
1904; pigs, $13.o0@16.40. Estimated
receipts tomorrow $4,000.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
steady, 15c' higher. Beeves, $6.T5@
1880; cows and heifers, s4.5O@11.75;
cows and heifers, $4.50@11.75; stock
ers and feeders. $5.65Q11.50 calves,
$675@1325; westerns, $5.S5@13.4O.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady, strong Native, $S.70@12.00;
western, $8.9O@12.85; lambs. $4,000
1856; western, $12.25@1o.60; ewes.
$3.50 11.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. Nov. 12.-Cattle receipts
10000; market steady, 1Oc lower.
Steers, $7.00@16.75; COWS and heif-
ers, $5.00@9.35; stockers and feed
ers. $6.OO@13.OO; calves, S9.00@12.50;
bulls and stays. $5.50@75O.
Hog receipts 1900; market 10000
lower. Bulk, s16so017.O0; top.
$17.25.
Sheep receipts 7,soo;, market
strong. Csc higher Yearlings. $1,000
@12.50; y wethers, $11.00@12.50;
lambs. s16.oo@16.75; ewes. $3.50,
1880.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 12.-Cattle
receipts 10000; market steady.
Steers, s7.00@16.75; cows and heif-
ers, s5.58@12.58; stockers and feed
.ers, $6.50@12.00; calves, $4,000
1850
Hog receipts 7,o0o market SC low
er. Bulk, $16.90@17.40;t heavy, SLIPS
@1755; medium, $17.OO@17.45; light,
s16.60@17.20.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady, weak Lambs. s1550@16.25;
ewes. s9.50@11.5O; wethers, $1,000
st. Louis Live Stock.
| EAST ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady. Texas
receipts 400; native beef steers, $500
@16.50; yearling steers and heifers.
$700@16.00; cows, S5.00m10.65:
stockers and feeders, $6.50@11O0;
calves, s5.0O@11.00; Texas steers,
$675@10.50; cows and heifers, $4,000
1000.
Hog receipts 1880: market zoe
lower. Mixed and butchers, $4,000
1850; good to heavy, s17.60@17.65;
rough, $16.25@16.75; light $17.15@
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
BOYS HAILED
INTO COURT
They Have Been Cited to Appear y
Superior Court This After.
noon to Answer Serl-
Gus Charges.

Eugene Stack, arrested for chicken
stealing. in the superior court tHs1
morning changed his plea OF ho.|
guilty to guilty. He was given thirV|
days.
John Dunn and T. O. Leary weis
given ten days each for being drum
and disorderly, in the superior cou2
this morning. -
There have been many smau
crimes, misdemeanors and les
cases of breaking and entering y
this city in the past few weeks una.
have had every appearance OF pens
committed by local talent. The pohV,
have been working on the cases. anu
recently apprehended several heohu.
boys for two offenses, and the ny.
are scheduled to have their hearnis
in the superior court, beginning q,
o'clock this afternoon. Ross Wrlsn us
Lewis Arnold. Fred Enger, fraaa
Morris, Harold Farnsworth ana n az
ter Dewitt will be charged N, ~.
breaking and entering the W us,
sporting goods store October ~. ~.
following boys will have to ansN.'
to breaking and entering the oo.a.
cola factory November 8: Les esq
Johnson, Ross Wright, Lewis Arnolu'
Fred Enger and Arthur Richarus'