Connecticut western news., 1873-12-05
Connecticut Western News.

OACAACIA ACCCAfCu LOO AdLC HOT ll1S WGGkS 3 CAurch Burned.-The Baptist church in 2 Tyringham, Mass, was burned Thanks l giving evening at about o'clock. It was } entirely destroyed.
 Falls Valage Concert.-The Tremain
 Troupe will give concert Wednesday
 evening. December 10th, in Citizens Hall,
 under the auspices of the Falls Village
 Literary Society.
 4 Good Load.-Couductor Eggleston's
 train brought heavy load of passengers
 out of Hartford last Saturday evening, he
 having it was thought, very nearly if not
 quite. 25o on board.
 hent.-Four persons were baptised in
 St. Andrews church on Sunday, Nov. 30,
 lS73......The Rev. My. Whittlesey will
 preach in Macedonia school house on Sat
 urday evening, Dec. 9th, at half-past six
 o'clock.
 Only Isoenty or Thirty. There were
 two "dances" at Millerton last Thanksgiy-
 ing evening, Gone colored and one German, )
 and according to report they were all hap
 py. We are informed there were only
 twenty or thirty fights during the night.
 Canaan Lime Ksm.-The large lime
 kiln of Pierce & Lawrence in Canaan is
 stopped, partly for repairs and partly be-
 cause lime orders are falling off Itisex-
 pected it will not remain idle long. One h'acf vUhioI boc
 February and until week or two since, has
 burnt something like 16,oOO barrels of
 lime.
 Conn. Western R. R. Offcery.-At
 meeting of the directors of the Connecti-
 cut Western railroad company last week
 Wednesdsy, the following officers were
 elected for the year ensuing: William H.
 Bsrnum, president George M. Bartholo-
 mew, vice president; George L. Frink, ,sec
 resary; Wm. L. Gilbert, treasurer; VII,
 Barnum, G. M. Bartholomew, E, T. But
 Ter, N. B. Stevens and A. E. Burr. execu tive committee.
 Ne" N'.ford.-The good people of New
 mliford are making extraordinary prepara-
 ton for their entertainment Friday evening of this week, and it is expected their rem derirg of Haydn's Oratorio, 'sThe Crea- tion," will be equal to anything ever before heard in these parts, and if they can do it better than it was ever before given to an audience in L!tchfield county, they will. Those who can make it convenient to at. | tend, will do so.
 1renaine Operetta Iroupe.--The Lyceum Association has met with unexpected suc- cess in securing for one of the regular course entertainments the Tremaine On eretta Troupe. of which John G. Pierson. the great basso, continues to be the bright particular Star. The company has been greatly enlarged sirce it performed here several years ago, and we can assure our readers that an exceedingly pleasurable en- tertainment may be expected. The per tormance will be given at Lakeville Hall next Tuesday evening, (Dec. 9th.) Season ticket holders admitted as usual. Itmav be proper to say in this connection. that Dr. Hofman's lecture will be given. ac- cordinG to previous announcement, Dec, 29th, 1873.
 Mysterious DeoM.-A correspondent from Falls Village says: On Thursday af- ternoon Mr. r. C. Storm, who lives a little distance north of the depot, saw team passing his residence which he thought was being unkindly used, and driven at an unu- sually fast rate of speed by the driver. whom he supposed to be the only person on the sleigh. As he came to the village short time after, and SEW the team stand ing under shed, concluded to see what it was in, when he discovered a :. hand hanging over the side of the sleigh. which upon removing some covering, was 4 found to be attached to the dead body of Amos Wright, who lived between this will age and North Canaan. An inquest was z held and verdict rendered Cause of death t unknown" The driver wLo was in a state c of intoxication told numerous contradict. c ory storles, but his claiming to have come t directly from North Canaan is believed. and T from the appearance of the corpse, the t nan died soon after leaving that place. I
 I'he late Or. Welch.-Mr. Luther k u Race of Chicago, who moved from this C own to that city few years since, in a p etter to his friends, portion of which we D Ire permitted to publish, speaks as follows t' the late venerable Dr. Benia- a min Welch. a
 We were all very much surprised, as we'll ., ., s very sad, to hear that dear old Dr, Welcb A vas dead-his place who can fill? His pa- o, ~ fence, cheerful presence and knowledge - f whatever disease we poor mortals are ubject to, and the kind of treatment re. p> uired, inspired us all with such confidence ,": nat we went right to work getting well N nd his knowledge of the human system ,- lade him great surgeon. We all are fla " " liliar with his virtues, and know that vices T., e had none; he almost seemed, when my ,' lind glanced over that section, to hold the Ne orld together, and with what feeling of m ,curity our thoughts would return, know co g that If any of ours were sick they th ould not lack for the best medical advice Or, 1d treatment, Though he lived to good o,, oU l age, he dld not outlive his usefulness A1 Then last saw him, only few weeks tht sos ne WAS aS clleeTlul, DuOyanC, ambitious raj Id active as l ever knew him to be. One h. ould think that person of his profes- oe' on, especially if they followed it as many Wa ,ars as he did, would become hardened, the lfeeling and indifferent, but his counte. of Ince was radiant with kindness aud sym r;v thy, and always at your service. Dr. .' elch was good man yes, a gentleman, apl well as an excellent physician. Bards riv ay not sing in honor of his skill, nor of logists extol his excellent qualities but on , who know and have experienced his 'A 'rth can but remember him with grati- owe 1e, as well as numbers of other poor Do 'rtals do and will most sincerely grieve ere r loss. By his death we are again ad- .