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Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22

John Turner and MT. Jedediah Richards soon after came from Hartford and lived near Mir. Brown. These were pious fami- lies, and were early engaged in the estab lshment and promotion of Christian socl. ety. In consequence of unavoidable em- harrassments, together with the forbidding aspect of the then wild and uncultivated tract, the first purchasers forfeited their first payment, forty shillings on the right. md it was resold. Soon after the second sale, a number of families settled in this town. In the north part, Ebenezer, Ezra. and Samuel Knapp, and James Benedict, Ill from Danbury. Jacob Spalding and Isaac Holt soon came into that part of the town.
 In the south part, the first settlers were Joseph and Samuel Mills. Asahel Case and Samuel Cowls, all from Simsbury; Samuel Manross came from Pennington. and built !. log house near where the meeting house now stands. Joshua Whitney removed from Canaan and erected frame-house near, and Cornelius Brown a saw mill on the present site of the centre grist mill. The second sale of the town was effected ny the agency of MT. John Turner, who was appointed by the town to make appli:: cation to the assembly for its sale. He at the same time procured it's incorporation ; tlso land dtax to continue two years, to assist in defraying the ecclesiastical expen- Ses. Stationed as were the first settlers in this then dreary wilderness, the land, since improved for meadow and pasture, being then mostly covered with thick set for "st, the Sc were winters of this climate ad. ding much to the dreariness of the scene, the inhabitants near the centre of the town were greatly fsvoured by kind Provi- dence, in having discovered that the low meadows west of the meeting house were then mostly open, and for two or three years supplied the few cattle then in their possession with coarse hay.
 To be Continued
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Cornwall.

Cornwall.
 Cornwall Centre is little hamlet on thu hill side, with nine dwellings in circuit nf one fourth of mile. There are here two rather remarkable instances of longcv- ity in married lfe James D. Ford and wife have been united in marriage fifty nine years this spring. Ithamar Baldwin and wife living only few rods from Mir Ford, were married fifty seven years ago last fall The two families have each re- ,ided where they now are for over half a century. There are two other couples here who have been married about forty years, .sn widow lady living about half mile from the centre who is ninety years old. She has been very worthy member of the Methodist church, for seventy six years. md her health and activity are such that he has quite often attended church the 'ast winter.-I see by late number of the Nzws that our ncighbors, who style them >elver Cornwall proper, are exulting over me wedding in twenty seven years. Four # the young ladies of Cornwall centre have 'een sought and won in marriage acithi, gear past. and we had thought it rather .poor year for weddings at that. >%
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Whereas there are persons [especially females) in every neighborhood who are suffering more or less from chronic disease. which baffles the skill of experienced phy- sicians. For the benefit of such the sub scriber is authorized to offer tue services of Lady clairvoyent who can see and des cribe the location and nature of disease iu every part of the human system.
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Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22
Secretary.

FEoCNDITY INoALCuLABLE.-A country clergyman. short time since, was abruptly called upon by rustic, who very earnes, ly entreated him to accompany him imme diately, to christen a feao newborn children "A few (replied the clergymau) don't yop know how many of them there are ?"- ''Not rightly" says the fellow, scratching his head; ''there were but three of them when came out; but the Lord knows how many there are by this timel''
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22
CannGn Valley.

A feeling of indignation was aroused in this vicinity few days since, towards Mrs. .A Bunce,a widow lady living near Crofuts Corner, who was the mother of thre promising boys between the ages of and II, who, becoming tired of her charge, WAS induced to give them all to the Han, cock shakers. The little fellows begged md cried piteously to remain with their cruel parent, but with no avail, as they were rulhlessly forced to take up their nome with the above mentioned parties. The worst feature of the Case is. that Mrs, Bunce is amply able to provide for her children, being worth as it is claimed at lhast $5,000, which was left her by the father of the boys. It does not appear reasonable and just that any person should he allowed 10 carry out any such heathenish ideas as this, and we should think that tn. authorities of the town would investigate he affair forthwith. ......Mr. Jensen Elm mons, who for some weeks has been slightly deranged, was missing one morn ng last week, and after no little time spent in searching for hicn, he was discov- red in Hartford all safe and sound.
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Dl E. ID,

In this village, March l7th, Mrs Henry Mayo, aged SC years.
 At Winsted, March 18th. Mortimer L.. Cowdrey, in the 2Sth, year of his age. TMr Cowdrey was formerly of Lakevillel At Ellsworth. Ira, son of David Hall, aged l6 years. [Our Correspondent forgot to mention the date of this young mans death. ED.
 At the residence of her son Henry, near Rochester, NY. Feb. 27th, Mrs Elizabeth Ives, in the S4th year of her age, mother of Henry Gives of Rochester and George R. Ives of Great Harrington Mass. Corrected. ]
 Obituary.
 Below we copy from the Waterbury Daily American of March 9th, an obituary, written by correspondent of that jour nal, ot Theodore s. Buel, Esq, who was native of this town.
 'The death of Theodore 8. Buel, Esq, |, who died this morning at o'clock, of pneumonia, aged 46 years, has taken the people by surprise, as his dangerous con. dilion was, in measure, unanticipated.
 The deceased was native of Salisbury, and son of Eliphalet Buel, Esq, a substan tial farmer of that town, where the years of his minority were passed. In l845 he CdtIc tO ttlS Clty UuU CuteTBu tu6 law once of his brother, Norton J. Buel, under whose thorough instruction he was admitted to the bar, and, in conjunction with whom, he attained a highly respectable rank in his profession, and an extensive practice. Soon after his brother Norton removed to New Haven, he made arrangements to accept x prominent position ID the large brass con cern of Brown & Brothers, which he filled with satisfaction to the company down 10 the present time.
 The deceased was man of strict busi. ness qualifications. of industrious habits, giving his full energies to whatever he un. dertook. retired in his family associations, the kindest husband and father, of unspot- ted integrity, and universally respected in the community. The writer. who intima tely knew him for nearly thirty years, can speak for his uprightness of character, his virtues. His loss will be deeply felt, cut off in the meridian of life and in the midst of his usefulness, leaving large vacancy in business and social circles. as well as in the bereaved family. The deceased was married in tbe year 1854. to Cornelia, only daughter of Philo Brown, Esq, a. most amiable lady, and leaves two sons between l4 and i6 years of age. also c young daugh. ter Of tender years, who will sadly miss tn. kind guardianship of the father to train them up to manhood and it's future respon- sihiliues. Then there is the honored and aged father, now passed four score years to lament the loss of his two sous who have gone before, to sadden the evening of his life. e
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MnSOniC.

St. Luke's Lodge, F. and A. M. No. AS, Kent Conn. The Master Mssons arc noti- ned that their veteran brother, Robt. Morris of Kentucky, will address them in the lodge room here on Monday the sth dsy of April 1872, commencing at l-2 o'clock P. M. He will discourse upon his Masonic Researches in the Holy Land; and will give 8 recitation of nine of his Masonic poems, selected for the occasion. The whole en. tertainment is free, and all Master Masons in good standing are cordially invited.
 K. M, ROWLAND. Secretary.
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Norfolk.

Norfolk.
 According to programme, the lst enter tainment of the Norfolk Dramatic associa- tion came off Friday evening last. and al- though the weather was extremely cold and stormy, fair attendance. The same per formance with variations was repeated Monday evening to large house. All who attended speak in the highest terms of it's excellence. $. Perkins has returned to Rhode Island to further prose- cute the feather business .... Political mat ters are unusually quiet; we are generally boiling over at this time of year, but this spring We see and hear nothing, unless tis an occasional Pub Doc" passing through the mails. ......Our district school closed its winter session last week Tue improve ment in this school since it has been under tue management of Miss Geer has been great, and we trust the school committee will not fal to re-engage her, if 'tis among the possibIes. SEET sE BRA.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22

Ea-The. Shepaug Valley railroad will run no trains after Monday March 18th. The 't"ppage is 10 repair and ballast the road bed preparatory to spring rains and spring bus mess. The work will be finished as soon aa possible.
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An1ue Aelvs.

.*4 We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send particulars of any occurrences of interest which may come Mud der their notice.
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Connecticut Western News.

Connecticut Western NeVVSs
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ROR N.

In this town, March, 10th, son to James Reynolds.
 Cornwall Bridge, March 18th. a daughter to Wilson P. P.Sturges'
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15

Things are changing very rapidly 10
this country-so rapidly that it is enough
to make an administration mans head
swim to keep up with them. Thus a
leading editorial in the Phiade phla
Press Is headed "How to beat Greeley
as if that was, as it really Is, the su
preme problem Of the hour with the ad
ministration mathematicisns. 1t seems
but yesterday that the leading question
was How to beat Grant That this
question has been successfully y solved aud
disposed of IS proved BY the new one
nov asked in the Press.
That the problem is desperate oae.
the Press proves By telling how alone it
can be solved, The action of PeDnsyl
vania" it says, win be the signal fer a
general uprising Of the Democrats Of the
entire country in his favor, and his al
most unanimous nomination at Baltimore
is assured This is au ugly prospect
for the Grant party. it admits; but
Greeley and all his combinations caR be
beaten, il cheerily shouts, IF Grant Is
not pulled down by LEGAL intolerance aud
se6shuess This Is fling at the
schemes of the odious Cameron ring in
Peunsy lvania. which are driving thou
sands of Republicans from Grant and
Hartranft over to Greeley and Buckalew
So, then, it has come to this, that she
administration party declares it "can
beat Greeley" if certain tn ngs take
place, which, it is absolutely certain nev
er will take place 10 other words, The
administration party virtually admits
that Greeley can't be beaten, and that
Grant cant be elected
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
The Cermnn Press.

The Neo York Journal publishes a
list of the German-AmerIcan papers for
and against Greeley as showing the atti-
tude of the Germans upon the Presideu-
I'll question The list embraces thirty
Democratic German presses for Greeley,
and twenty-six Republican German pa
pers. Two German papers in New York
Democratic are against Geeley, and the
German Democratic paper at Cincinnati,
and the one at Milwaukee are opposed to
him The lelC Yorker Democrat and
Cincinnati Toiks5iaf, are on the fence.
Nine German Republican papers are op
posed to Greeley. As regard the fur
Their characteristics Of the journals i'll may
be remarked that the Republican ones
which are against Greeley, support
Grants administration and favor his
re election, with the exception Of the
Illinois Stats Zeifuag- of which, indeed
the contrary cannot be said. but which is
independent enough 10 express an opinion
Of its own. The approval of Greeley on
the part of the journals designated a.
Democratic is not unqualified but only
20 far as to desire his nomination by the
Baltimore Convention. aud entertain the
nope that that will be done, and thereby
defeatarranged for the Administration
party and corruption The four Dem
ocratic journals which are opposed to
such a course go so far in their opposi
ton that they cannot in any case sup
port the Liberal Republican candidates
even if they should be selected by the
Baltimore Convention.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
whose are Ihe tsebreEY CslEI-
dren!

a case involving guardianship of some
Jewish children has just trauspired iu
Coviugton, KY The father of the chill
dren was a Catholic, but abjured his re-
lieiou and was regularly received and
numbered among the people Of Israel
II married Jewess, and had three chill.
dreu. Ia the course of nature it became
necessary for these children to have q
guardian, and then came a contest for
their possession, one party wishing them
to be raised.iu the Israelitlsh faith. and
the other wanted them to be brought up
/ Catholics. y Mr.. iiorris Icy of tbs
rossasser I5ssrzU zUrasfon had been sPpofoted
guardian of The children by the Kentou
county court, and made application for o
writ Of habeas corpus TO get possession
Of them. La this case possession proved
to be fully nine points Of the law, for the
judge dismissed the application on tie
ground that the appointment Of the guar
dian was void
The Chancellor. Doniphan, held that
the statutes of Kentucky gave no author
ity to the county court 10 appoint guar
dians for infants, unless they had some
estate to be disposed OF These children
had no property whatever, and were ac-
cordingly rem9nded to the custody and
possession Of Bishop TOebbe aud Mr. II.
Hardebeck
As in this case the children were be-
ing well cared for and educated, the
Judge thought their comfortable condi.
ton. was an additional reason why they
should not be given to others unless they
had legal right to their possession.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
NO. "a.
DECORATION DAY.
How TO Make II a National
HOLIDAY.

Holiday.
Extract from the address of Col. r
NJ Kelly, of the Louisville Consnsercial
at the recent decoration of the Union
soldiers grave in Cave Hill Cemetery
Il SAID a national holiday. But few
days ago another decoration day was
observed here Geutle hands strewed
memorial wreaths upon other graves than
those we have come to adorI. Those
graves, like these just around US, are
the last resting places Of soldiers from
various States of our country Sore
hearts afar off mourn for them, and houses
are desolate because they return no more
1t was a sadder task than ours. and re-
called sadder thoughts. Standing here,
thanks 10 our soldier dead, with free
dom soil beneath our feet and freedoms
banner floating Ger US, let us think of
that ceremony with malice toward noue,
with charity for all" In the grave of
those sacrificed on one side aud the
other let al bitterness he buried. The
dead no lorger stand in hostile array
against each other The survivors on
both sides meet day after day in friendly
Intercourse. Is it necessary that We
should keep apart at time devoted to
this tender and holy task? Shall an act
of.love continue to be token of dl
vision, monument Of strife?
Let it be remembered that the war
maintained our claim that all these
graves should be ours; that all this
country should be our country; that the
relatives aud friends of all the dead on
both sides should remain our fellow
citizens.
Here in Kentucky, where the war split
families asunder and set brother against
brother aud father against son, aud so
gave to civil strife the bitterness of a
family quarrel, it is peculiarly appro-
pirate that we should begin the abolition
of all emblems and memorials of that
strife, and so give to our reunion the
warmth Of a family reconciliation.
This Decoration Day can not be a
national holiday in the best and fullest
Specification of that term until that is
done. Then. let one day serve for all
aud if in any breast old feelings be too
strong or the wounds of the past too deep
to permit willing respect to be done to
old foes, let such remember only their
old friends. There will be enough to
remember all.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15

Some time ago there was detailed
account going the rounds Of the finding
of DR.. Livingstone by Mr. Stanley. 1t
,rns 10 some -sss1a4-4A1-zE-aitco, NsAa-4<AAa-1lr
spoffed so Tar as sta8loy1s soIf giorfGoa-
tion is concerned Sir Henry Rawlinsou,
president of the Geographical Society Of
London stated at meeting Of the So
ciety held on the 18Th inst, that there
was no further news Of Livingstone.
He further said that it was a misappre-
hension that Stanley had discovered and
relieved Livingstone, as the former was
known to be reduced 10 great straits, aud
Livingstone had large stores o[. all kinds.
The inference was that if either had
found and relieved the other, it must
have been Livingstone who had found
Stanley and taken care Of him. Now if
they will quietly take care Of each other
and not trouble the rest Of the world
with their private matters, there cannot
be any objection TO their remaining in
Africa as long as they please.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15

a MAN DRoPS DEAD IN A FIELD
We learn from Mr. John Curd who lives
near Wadesboro, KY, that young man
son of Mr. John Andrews, of Galloway
county, dropped dead about 12 o'clock
on last Saturday. Mr.. Andrews and hi:
son had been at work in the field, and
about twelve the young man started tC
catch a mule, when he sunk down and
motioned to his father 10 come to his as
sistance His father hastened to his re-
lief. but the young man expired almost
instantly. We did not learn the cause
of his death. He was very estimable
young man, and his death is heavy
blow to his bereaved parents Magtield
Democrat.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
The water Buffalo.

The water buffalo is an animal much
in use at Singapure for the purpose of
draught. 1t is dull, heavy looking
animal, slow at work, and disgusting in
appearance, but remarkable for sagacity
and attachment to its native keepers.
It's dislike TO aud courage in attacking
the tiger. is well known all over India.
Not long ago, as a Malayan boy who
was employed bs his parents in herding
buffaloes, was driving his charge by the
borders of a jungle, tiger made sud
den spring, seized the boy by the thigh,
and was dragging him off, when two bull
buffaloes, hearing a shrek of distress
from the we'll known voice of their little
attendant, turned round and charged with
their usual rapidity. The tiger, thus
closely pressed, was obliged to drop his
prey and defend himself While one of
the buffaloes successfully drove away the
tiger. the other kept guard over the'boy.
Later in the evening, when the anxious
and alarmed father came out in company
with others to seek his child. he found
the whole herd, with the exception OF
the two old bufafoes, had dispersed
themselves to feed, but that they were
still there-one standing over the bleed
ing body of their little friend, while the
other kept watch on the edge Of the
Jungle for the return Of the tiger.
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
Ans,ver to a ChalIeuge.

Tie eccentric Ii. Ii. Breckinridge, one
of the Judges OF the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania. when young man, was
challenged to fight duel by an English
officer, whom he answered as follows:
Il have two objections to this duel
matter--ihe Que lest l should hurt you,
aud the other lest you should me. l do
not see what good it would be to put a
ball through your body. | could make
40 use of you when dead for any ordi-
nary purpose, as / would a rabbit or a
turkey | am no canuibal, to eat flesh of
men. Why, then, shoot down human
creature, of whom | could make no use
4 buffalo would make better meat; for,
though your flesh might be young and
tender, yet it wants the frmness and con.
sistency which take and retain salt. At
any rate it would not do for a long sea
voyage.
You might make a good barbecue, it
is true, being Of the nature OF raecoon
or opossum; but people are not in the
habit of barbecuing anything that is hu
man now. As TO your hide, 1t Is not
worth taking eff, being little better than
two year old calf.
So much for you. AS for myself, l
DO not like to staud in The way OF any
thing that is hurtiul | am under the
imp, ession that you might hurt me- Tbs
being the case, think it the most advisa-
bic to stay at a distance. Ii you meant
TO try your pistols, take tree or barn
door about my dimensions. If you hit
that, send me word, and Isswill acknowl-
edge that, if I had been in the same
place, you might have hit me"
The Hickman courier., 1872-06-15
singular Accident or I. sI.R. n

Last Friday as the local freight was
making its regular trip north, it could
only take part of the train over Hogan 5
mountain, leaving six cars of lumber
with the caboose on this side. There
was.one passenger IN the caboose who, it
is said, was drunk. The train had not
gone buta short distance when he let of
the brakes of the remaining portion, and
came down Hogan's mountain at a fear
fuI -peed, running into the passenger
train which was going north, making q
total wreck Of the engine and three OF
four of the runaway cars. The man who
caused the accident was so badly hurt
that he died in about an hour afterwards.
No one on the passenger train was hurt,
but the engineer and iremen had a mar
row escape, having barely time to re
verse the engine and jump Off Wayne
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