Connecticut western news., 1873-03-14

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 Girdsing PougAksepsie. e.-We hear that MT. George H. Brown has 6 force of IS surveyors at work on 8 route for new railroad from Stissing, or near that place, 10 Rhineback. He wants to tap the coal enterpot at ROndout. The remedy for Poughkeepsie people is to build line from 5tissing to Amenes, and so on, through Salisbury to Springfield, Mass.-Ame''ia Tunes.
 The 7snaes' idea about the above is ex- Actly right The Poughkeepsie & Eastern railroad cannot be regarded as frst-class success, thus far, and unless it can be made to run up through Armenia and Salisbury lts chance for becoming a paying institu- ton is indeed slim.
 TAe Last Lecture. e.-Ho! all ye Canaan ties, as we'll as all others who will attend, and be on hand early this (Thursday) eve, at the Academy Hall in that village, and hear the best lecture of the course, to be given by the Rev. Benedict. of Bridgeport, whose subject is ''The American Idea of Liberty" The Rev. Benedict isreported to be an able speaker, and undoubtedly will draw out large house.
 LdEseSUs Schoos.-The first division of the Union School, under the charge of Miss Daucby, had a grand old sleighride last week. They started from the school ground at am and on their return partook of . bountiful repsst, furnished by the parents at the school room. Th-y loaded . large basket with the good things and gave to the needy, then took their teacher to the depot, where she left them amid round of applause ard good wishes. (Oh. would we had more such teachers.) Miss Ettie YVES her own driver, and we must say for the young lady, she handled the ribbons well, but it needed skill to get over that snow bank without turning over. We hope to see the schol- ars take many such rides with their school mates and teacher. UNCLE Jog.
 Esteresting Lectures. We call attention to the advertisement in another column of the meeting to be held next Tuesday even ing under the auspices of the Board of School Visitors. We understand thasahe lecture of Prof. Northrop Is one of course of twelve which he Is giving in Boston ai ono hundred dollars tor each lecture. OuI citizens will have an opportunity of hear ing him next Tuesday evening, without charge. Mr. Yung Wing is one of the Commissioners sent 10 this e untry in the interest of education by the Chinese Gov ernment, and he has brought with him [ group of young men to b.. educated. Mir Yung Wing is soon to return to Chin, and he visits this town for the special par pose of visiting our ore mines and blas furnaces. We understand the gentleman is an old acquaintance and will be ths guest of Dr. Knight. ..' < @. .-..-e'.
 Mrs. Jarley's Fas Works ct LakeciHe. - Academy Hall in Lakeville last Wed nssday evening was crammed to over flowing to witness the wonderful exhi bition of wax works by Petronius Jar ley, "the sole surviving relict of th' world-renowned Mrs. Jarley, deceased. To say that this .spshow" was one O the most mirth-provoking that wa ever exhibited in this region, only tell. tamely the story. "A
 To give an account of the exhibition commensurate with it's merit we canno attempt st this late seasonin the week but will say that all acted we'll thei parts. Romeo and Juliet, The Gene va Award, as we'll as many of the othe pieces were particularly rich, but of a. the representations of 'swax worx'' nom were more true to life and absolutel, stunning, than MT. Tom Norton in hi representation of Mir. Jarley. A frien> who sits near says that not one in tel thousand could act that part so well Tom is a''miracle. The orehestr gave good music for such an entertain ment. and altogether the exhibition wa very pleasing and satisfactory, to sa. the least, and that it was given entirel by local talent, rendered it none tn less interesting. We were pleased t see so many of our Cornwall friends O this occasion, as we'll as many fror other villages. .,. ..S.r. .t$a
 "Reminiscences ef FaHs ViHage.-sOu fathers, where art they, and the prophets do they live forever ?" How few in thi vicinity remember even the names of som of the old inhabitants. The Wright famil for instance: Deacon Wright came fror
 Wethers6eld at an early day, and settle one mile north of this village. His onl son, Elizur, graduated at Yale College He was thoughtful, taciturn, studiou man, and one of the pioneers of tbe sil
 business in this state. About the year 179 he put out on his farm a large number C
 mulberry trees, ard I we'll remefnbe
 when child, looking on with curior eyes the cocoons. About the year l8I: Deacon Wright 2d started with four larg covered wagons, drawn by oxen, for Ohio
 In four weeks they reached the town (
 Talmadge, on the Western Reserve. Hel
 he established himself. In the year l82 the writer saw where Deacon Wright ha
 mined few tons of coal. discovered b
 himself on his own land. This was one ( the first if not the first discovery of miner,
 coal in Northern Ohio, and this partlcult
 bed has since developed to immense pr,
 portions. The present Elizur Wright, A
 tuary of Boston, son of Elizur Wrigh
 was in childhood noted for adherence |
 his own opinion, or as might be termed,
 kind of never-let-go determination, prob'
 bly, fostered in infancy by watching th
 patient persistent silk worm in his f,
 ther's cocoonery, slowly envelope itsel
 Increasing years have no doubt modifie
 this trait in his character. He came fro, Nh;0 ;n 1900 T fh;nbN ;n convocooworo