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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-19
Clear Creek county, Colorado, has

Clear Creek county, Colorado, has
half-mile race-course which it claims to be
the highest track in the world. 1t is on
top of one of the highest and most desc
late mountains in that region, and it is
asserted that it's altitude is not less than
10000 feet above the level of the sea-
Some races took place there on the after
noon of the Goth, ult., and the attendance
was quite large, including people from all
the neighboring mining localities.
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PAT AND THE FROGS.


Tho snr;,c h.d ooo
WI .n ins i.nu oo.'e
,. ,sn I've I've E Een.,e is..,,
Their heds oS mud
Waked nm AGAIN.
Turned mn their hines.
or varions tomas
From the shrilI niccolos
To the sturdy trombones
Tbev were cIanting in cnncort
With strains of Great oIsa
When Pat came along
| On nrettv h;u snrao
No money had he
Tho g Cravtbur,, to INV
And oh, he was FEELING
So terribly dry.
So the opiy chance left
For dr;nk that be found
Was the water that How'd
In the iolIv Frogs nond
| He came to the brink.
| With &" skin and a lean.n
| When a temntinp small voice
| Cried s.knee- deenr, s.knee. deepr,
| {. THANH Won kindly - said PAT
{" Ye're right we'll bebavin'
| So I'll tax AFT me broguas
| An me feet. ri he layin'.n
So he tool off his boots
| Threw them down on the ground
When a senplcbral toms
| Said. "You'u dr-r-r-rornr, uyo,,u
dr.r.r-ro,eui''
uHowIv Riddvr; said ba
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The very worst case of delirium tre-
mems on record is one told Of by the Bon
ham (Texas) Enterprise, which says that a
few days ago a man residing five or six
miles from that place " saw something re-
sembling an enormous serpent floating in
a cloud that was passing over his farm
Several parties of men and boys, at work
in the fields saw the same thing, and were
seriously frightened. 1t seemed to be as
long as telegraph pole, was of yellow
striped color, and seemed to float along
without any effort. They could see it coil
itself up, turn over, and thrust forward its
huge head as if striking at something"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-19

"Jerusalem my happy home,
Oh: how long for thee,
Then shall my labors have an end,
When thy joys shall see.
Oh: when shall thy pearly gates,
And heaven-bult walls behold,
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets of shining gold"
was sent on its mission to the world. The
name of its author is unknown, the Ian
guage in which it was written, has long
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-19

And now Fort Scott, Kansas, has
been seeing a snake in the sky. The
Monitor says: "The sky was clear and
the sun rose entirely unobscured. When
above the horizon the form of huge SER
pent, apparently perfect in form, was
plainly seen encircling it, and was visible
for some moments The editor declares
that he has the statement from two reliable
witnesses, who are willing to make affidavit
to the above. 1t will soon be time for a
national prohibitory liquor law, if this sort
of thing is to continue.
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sl3,7il %
Other Expenses Incident to Crime.

Abrahams Jos. w. account as Magistrate
1871, $40
Abrahanis JOS w. account as Magistrate, 90
Archibald David, account as Magistrate, 20 Z
Boulden Levi, mattresses for jail q
Burlin Jas. g. account as Constable Sew - o
enth district IL
Benjamin Isaac N. account as Magistrate, o.
Brown Joseph r. account as Magistrate o.
Benson James s.. account as COnstablel on .
First district, ( ~
Beach Sheldon, account as Magistrate, 1873
Carpenter George r. account as (,onstablel .
Second district, %
Chamberlain Henry, account as Magistrate. / 2
Christfield G. F. o. s
DeFord |. S. account as Constable Fifth a,9
district, Oh
Davis Jas; account as Constable Eighth ia
Drennen & Bro r mattresses for jail, p :
Grant Samuel B. account as Constablel IN
Third district, i9o
Howard George r. account as Magistrate, Is 1
Hindman John G account as Constable 10
Sixth district, 10
Janney Eli. account as Magistrate, 81
Kelly Edward, Constable Seventh district, 3 3
Mitchell & Ellis, prof. services at iail 81 j
Mitchell II. H. medicine %
Richards John, account as Constablel o
First district o.
Terry Renjanin, account as Constable "a
Nandegrft 4. p. account as Magistrate, l93
cEno :.
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great benefit to the town. Would you be- lieve it sir? There is $25 now in the treas ury for the privilege of taking out of the people about $I 1000, and this sum will be more than used up during the winter months to keep from .perishing large class of those who found no trouble to take their entire families into the show. But for bear further statements. Only we had a big scare on Monday. Just about the time for the A. N. train down on the Housatonic railroad, there came four cars down the grade from East Canaan and no brakemen. They passed the depot at about the rate of 40 miles an hour, crossed the bridge below and ran up the grade until they lost speed, and finally came back within half @ mile of the Union depot. Strange nothing was damaged and no one injured. It may be a slight hint to some one of the danger from leaving cars on the track where the grades are so heavy as on the Conn. Western rails road......We have photographer here. Mr. Deming Wilber has just constructed port able house and located it near the lumber yard, where the good and bad features are faithfully copied. OCCASIONAL,
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city, where low and tortuous streets have been graded and strengthened and in one place, where 300 houses have been pulled down at the public expense, in the course of improvement. Beyond what he lived to accomplish himself, he has lived another life. in the example which he set to his successors. Louis Philippe followed in his wake, and carried out his unfinished de- signs; and the greatness of the late Empe- TOT is chiefly shown by the good sense with which he tried to act as he imagined his great uncle" would have done. In speak ing of his great enterprises for the adorn- ment and improvement of Paris, have been struck with the universal approbation which is paid to them. We frequently hear of efforts that have been put forth by ambitious people in the way of improve ment, as characterized by having been fool ish or chimerical. But no such phrase attaches to the works of Napoleon. The people feel that his plans were of wonder full wisdom, and carried out with consum- mate skill. It is said that he once said of himself, that he found Paris city of brick, and left it city of marble. I do not think that :here has lived, in any age since the semi-fabulous ones of antiquity, any man who has left so mapy, so grand, and so useful memorials of himself as these, now standing, to perpetuate his memory in the hearts of the people of his country.
 Gro BE ooNTINURD)
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Can ARne
CAmARns
 Received tso late for last week.

Received tso late for last week.
 The local correspondent from Canaan has been so long silent I thought your readers might think we were all dead. But the fact is, we were never more alive, and for few days have been considerably stirred up on the question of ''seeing and hearing" First came the Hampton sing CTS, and gave fine entertainment; then came free lecture by Prof. on the hu- man CD eye, and only Tuesday we were entertained by the wonderful, renowned and never before equaled celebrated circus and menagerie of -" (well, won't be per- sonal this time,) and such a commotion as it did create. Only think of it MT. Editor, man driving forty horses before wagon and the band playing all the time. Then there was the grand procession of painted wagons, with flags flying, drawn by horses (when they want mules.) and all through the long line of march, up the broad way, and down tho avenue and 'round the cor ner by the church-such crowd of people. You would have thought the like had never before been seen. Then there was the grand pavilion where all the wild beasts were to be seen, and the wonderful feats of horsemanship, etc. Then just back of it was the boarding tents for the men and horses the side shows and Yankee swim dles, selling watch chains, I need not men tion. It was not necessary to speak at all about the circus. But it has been such
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have seen, and that is a recommendation good enough for any country establish ment......We dodged for moment into Welch Brothers drug store, and spent short time looking through it. After a brisk walk about up stairs, we were taken on pilgrimage below, where we were in troduced to about as many different apart ments as is found in Mammoth Cave; among tiers of barrels, hogsheads, kegs, demijohns, &c., &c. Messrs. Welch Bros. deal extensively in paints and oils, whole sailing as we'll as retailing. They make speciality of Pratt's Astral Oil, which they are selling at a reduced figure. They hay e a large force of help employed and do heavy business. Our country druggists will do well to see if they cannot buy great many goods at this store, at an ad- vantage to sending a greater distance..... Mir Kirk, the jeweler, is always busy with somebody's watch when we call on him. He is one of the prosperous merchants of Winsted and is constantly making some body happy. What is the use of saying anything about Foster 6 Hurlbutt, the mer- chant tailors. They get very large pat ronage from this way, and their customers rejoice that they were led to learn of them by their advertisement in THE NEws...... MT. Bushnell, the hat and fur man, pro poses to tell Western Litchtield folks what he is dolng, by an advertisement in THB NEWS. had but little time in the east village, but found enough to just look in the elegant new music and jewe!ry store of Benjamin & Frary and indeed it is an el- egant store, and the organs and pianos for sale there are charmers. A look above in the rooms of the Eureka Club, and we must hustle to the depot. These rooms make very bad place for young men to visit eve say this in behalf of the girls) Surround ed with so much elegance and comfort a young man will not consent to be burdened with the cares of married life to obtain the luxury of home. He has it here, and it is all very nice but what are you going 10 do with the girls!
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ssErOm Sudden Death.,s

For the Connecticut Western NewS.1 One of the most solemn petitions of the Litany in the English and American prayer books, is for deliverance from sudden death.
 1t IS sometimes misconceived, and not al- ways appreciated. An explanation of re- markable beauty appeared some years ago in the English ChurcAman, painting it's evils and trials. One who has always felt the force and need of the petition, and from recent event has learned to value it more than ever, would be pleased if the beautiful verses could be inserted in THE EEws. MAJ
 Not in the crowded street, Amid the strife of busy tongues and noise
 of busy feet,
 Let the Deeth-angel summon me; The nuttering pinions of my soul would Against the worldly-loaded air SO very
 wearily!
 How could she upward bear her vital
 breath
 Thro' such an atmosphere From sud
 den death,
 6ood Lord, deliver us |!
 Not when loves faint, last word, Which sad survivors long to hear, must be
 unsaid, unheard,
 Let me be found by Death. An, might
 one choose, An end of greater pain, would be preferred, That, for dear friends, the parting pang
 some bitterness might lose, ny having love expressed by dying breath To comfort them: From lonely, sud den death, Good Lord, deliver us 1
 Not when my soul hath strayed; In willful blindness from the VOWS which it to Thee has made,
 Jesus, my Savior, let Thy coming be! But when my every sin and grief I've laid, Low at the foot of Thy dear Cross-My Master, summon me, And let me answer Thee in humble faith Only from unprspsred and. sudden Good Lord, deliver us 1! Not when the startled cries Of mourners suffering from the shock must OCT my clay arise, Let stern Death seize me in his cold em- brace;
 An, Holy Master, in whatever guise
 Thy mandate comes, give me, pray, some little warning space! | Whene'er Thou wilt, Lord, I would yield my breath, But if it may be so, from sudden death, l Good Lord, deliver us! And, Jesus, comfort those l Who are suffering from the fearful weight | of quick bereavement's blows! l Then only-Who hast made the feeling soul
 To shrink in terror from such stunning Woes,-
 The Gngwish of 8 lifelong grief hast power to control,
 Our sympathy the warm prayer utter | eth,-
 From the keen sorrow caused by sud den death, Good Lord, deliver them
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Goshen.
 MIR. EDIToR:-What has become of our Goshen correspondent? Has he subsided for Rip Van Wrinkle nap, or has he gone
 West? have heard So many express the wish that our village should be represented in THE NEWS, that venture to send you few items, hoping they will be found worthy place in your admirable paper, but still prepared for what may befall them consignment to the waste baskets. By no means: We rejoice that once more we have Goshen correspondent. ED. NEWS l ......The fall term of the academy com menced Wednesday, Sept. 23d, with an at tendance of fifteen scholars. The teacher, Mr. Coles, recently from Thomaston, we understand to be thorough ana efficient teacher. We wish him success. That he will be popular we have no doubt. Should his school increase he would have no diff culty in procuring an assistant teacher from among the maidens, old and (young, who are greatly interested in his welfare: one who would have no objections to becoming an "asslstant for life," should he feel 'sthat it is not good for man to be alone" "......T The ladies' sewing society met at the house of Mrs. White last week. The day was pleas ant and all felt fully repaid for the long ride "Over the hills and far away" by the cordial welcome received. Those inclined to be industrious found plenty of employ ment within doors, but the bright sunshine, the beautiful flowers and the croquet ground just In sight from the windows, tempted many to ignore all claims the missionaries might have upon them. Many games were played until tea time. MT. White, after the bountiful repast was finished, brought around a fine, large watermelon fresh from his own vines; very unusual treat for sewing society, but none the less welcome ......It has been very cold here. Jack Frost has put in an early appearance, in conse- quence of which there has been a great covering up of tomato vines and tender flowers. Should the present weather con tinue, the ''old gentleman" who was fear ful we should have to "drag round on bare ground for spell" will have no more cause for complaint. ....The Sunday school picnic was success. There was music and singing, speeches and croquet; boun- tiful collation. and good time generally. MT. Wm. Stoddard and wife left for Rich mond, Va, last Monday. They will spend the winter there.. ....Has anyone heard the fowl" lately? INA. |.
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The RplscOPalian Convention.
From New YSxk Daily Times, Aug. 18th )

Trom New Ysxk Daily Times, Aug a6th.)
 The annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of New
 York was commenced yesterday morning at St. Johns Chapel, Varick street, by the usual morning service of the Ep,sco pal Church, the pray CTS being said by Rev. j s. Bush, Rector of the Church of the As tension, West Brighton, Staten Island, and the lessons h7 Rev. c. B. Brewster, Rector of Christ Church, Rye, and Rev. Rufus Emery, Rector of St. Paul's Church, New burg. The sermon was preached by Rev. 6. F. Seymour. Dean of the New York Theological Seminary. The subject select ed for the discourse was the life and ca reer of the late Rev. Samuel R. Johnson, D. D., who was born in Newtown, l.. l., on Nov. 18th, 1902, and died in Duchess county on Aug. 18th, 1873. After alluding to his birth. the preacher said the late cler- gyman graduated at Columbia College ir 1920, and from the New York Theological Seminary in 1923. During the year 1924 he was ordained deacon, and for ten years was minister of St. James church, Hyde Park, during which period, on Aug. lst, 1927 he was ordained Priest of the Prot estant Episcopal Church. In 1884 he was transferred to Long Island, and was chosen Rector of St. Georges church, Flushing. During 1885 the missionary work began to excite the church and Mir. Johnson com menced the heavy duties of missionary in the Northwestern wilderness east and west of the Mississippi river. In 1886 he set tied down at Lafayette, Ind, where he es- tablished parish and where he remained as rector for twelve years, exercising a great influence. He was selected to be the first Bishop of Indiana, but with remark able modestY he peremptorily declined the high office in the Episcopacy. During 1S47 he agaIn came East and was selected as the rector of St. Johns church, Brooklyn. In November, 1850, he wa chosen one of the professors of the New York Theological Seminary, which position he held until the year 1870, winning laurels each year. Dur ing 1869 be resigned, but by request re mained another year, when he retired to Duchess county, where he remained as missionary rector of St. Thomas church during the remainder of his life, preaching his last sermon on Aug. 3d, 1873, from the text Remember the words of the Lord Jesus" The preacher then pointed a moral from Rev. Dr. Johnson's good and active life, his modest and guileless career, his well-known charity, which dispersed his early fortune and left him at death com paratively poor, and his devotion to the church from his earliest day to the last mo- ment of his life.
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West C0rnwall.

West Cornwall.
 The eel trade has been very brisk for the past two or three weeks; one day last week thousand pounds were shipped at one shipment. We also hear that large num- bers of bass are caught in the rack during the day time; if so, it is little rough on those who like to catch them with hook. ......One day last week Charley Foster was capping bis gun in Yutzler's tailor shop, and the gun went off the charge just missed MT. Yutzler's head and entered piece of cloth which it completely riddled ......Marbles are plenty nowadays, and the juvenile portion of the community are in dulging in this game to their utmost ability, and we occasionally see those of mature age engaged in it Milton Emmons brought us ten Peerless potatoes which weighed eleven pounds and ten ounces and he says he has not half tried yet, but can do a great deal better than that he planted one bushel of seed and thinks he will have one hundred bushel from it.
 NUF CED.
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The following pathetic lines arc supposed have emanated from the obituary genius of the Philadelphia Led9er: "The death angel smote Alexander McGlue, And gave him protracted repose He wore q checked shirt and number nine
 shoe,
 And he had pink wart on his nose. No doubt he is happier dwelling in space Over there on the evergreen shorA, His friends are reminded that his funeral
 takes place
 Precisely at quarter-past four.
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A merchant who has class in Sunday School asked, "What is solitude ?'' and was visibly disturbed when a miserable boy answered.: ''The store that don't adver- tise,
 Truly, advertisers are becoming bright, for we have the authority of an exchange that the papers in certain part of the coun- try are "fairlY sparkling with advertise ments.
 'Were you guarded in your conduct while in New York ?" asked father of his son who had just returned home from a visit to that clay. ''Yes sir; part of the time by two policemen.
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Mrs. Burlington now says: "You should mt be so glutlnous Isaac," as with ar anxious expression she remarked the strong conclusive effort that young man was mak ing to bolt the last quarter of mince pie ''you shouldn't be 80 glutinous dear. Yor must be very careful or you will get some. thing in your elementary canal or sarcoph- agus one of these days that will kill you Isaac"
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ROR N.

At Falls Village, Sept 2Oth, a daughter to MT. Isaac l.. Herman.
 At Great Burlington, Sept 9th, a son to Geo. R. Graves of Bennington, Vt. At Housstonic, Sept 21st, daughter to c. F. Holmes.
 At West Winsted, Sept l6th, a daughter to E.C, and Sarah Stevens.
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DI E D..

At Lakeville Sept 2Sth, Newman Wallace Beers, infant son of Henry A. and Anna H. Beers, aged 10 months and 14 days.
 At Cornwall, Sept. 7th, Edwin Benedict, aged 70 years
 At Goshen, Sept. 18th, Miss Julia Ives, daughter of David W. Ives of New York, aged g years.
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A T COURT OF PROBATE holden at sha- Aron, within and for the district of sharon, on Charles l.. Prindfe, Esq, Judge. On motion of George L. Kelsey, executor of the last will and testament of Sarah M. Kelsey, late of sharon, within said district, deceased. This Court doth decree that six mon ths be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the said executor, and directs that public notice be given of this order by adver Using in new paper published in Salisbury, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town Of Sharon nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt Certified from record
 3w10 CHAS, F. SKDGWICK, Clerk,
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A T A COURT OF PROBATE holden at Salts A bury, within and for the District of Salisbury, on the 22d day of September, A. D. 1873. Present, Silas B. Moore, Esq, Judge. On motion of Mrs, Ann Duignan, Administratrix upon the estate of Owen Duignan, late of Salisbury, within said dis months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the said Administratrix, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertise ing in a newspaper published in Litchfeld county, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from record. 3w11* ALBERT MOORE. Clerk.
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MuMe Me1rs.

.*. 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 under their notice.