Connecticut western news., 1873-05-16

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 right away in domestic matters! On, yes
 gentlemen, do now sease spare those
 birds! BERaH.
 Lakeville, May IA, 1873.
 Est0te M0ento71es. Among the inven-
 tories of estates now in settlement before the Probate Court in Salisbury, and re- turned to the court within the last six months are the following:
 George Cof1ng's estate ate................$427.99 .997 Robert Bostwick's " .............. lI6,e8 Henry Clark's |" ................ 4s,52l
 Washinee Co. {" ................ 43,S93 T. A. Stiles [" ............ 29,426
 It is exceedingly gratifying to the numer- ous friends everywhere of the late Hon. George Cof1ng, to learn that his estate, (concernlng which the unfriendly report was in circulation soon after his decease, that it was not solvent, after the inventory, presents the above satisfactory array of figures, and in this inventory his entire amount of stock in the Washinee Co.,, as well as by no means small amount in one or more Berkshire Go. enterprises, which are not regarded as worth exactly par, were not allowed to swell the amount of the enumeration, and in fact were accounted nothing at all.
 1he Illustrated Cannister.-The two young men, Mes>rs. A. l.. Strong and Ward Van Deusen, who left their homes in Ash ley Falls and emigrated to the village of Vaill, in the western part of Iowa, year or two since and engaged in the mercantile business. seem to be meeting with very good success. Being personally acquainted with them, in fact they were old school mates of ours, we know them to be young men of ability and enterprise and are es- pecially gratified to learn of their doing so well. They are just out with their spring edition of their new illustrated journal, ad- vertising thelr business, a copy of which is before us. It is called TNe Illustrated Can- ister, and carries for its motto line the fol- lowing: "He who would in business rise, must sell goods cheap and advertise" all of which purports to be quotation from ''U. c. Point" The Canister is indeed d spicy sheet and worthy of a permanent and prosperous existence. and as they say at the head of one of their columns, ''Like the star spangled banner, long may It circu- late among homes that are free and hearts that are brave."
 Bailey Us. Ostrdnder-The man Bailey, who last week in Washinee street helped Henry Ostrander to s'walk off on his ear," was arrested last Monday evening at his residence on Rose Hill. The next day after the fight, he was seen in our streets, and Constable Cutting was sent to invite him to a meeting ot few of our citizens, who wanted to congratulate him on his success, but somehow he seemed to have matters that demanded his immediate pres ence up through the grove, and in some thing of roundabout way to the Frink ore bed, where he found the ever-present Maria Sparks, who, as usual, was ready to lend hand when a man is in hurry of course. Procuring friendly boat that chanced to be near, the muscular Maria soon frisked him across Lake Washinee, and landed him on the distant shore, Constable Cutting ar- irving at the point of the boats departure, just in the mick of time" to see it
 Borne by the almost invisible Maria, who. Drawing the willy craft through the furrowed sea, Breasted the lofty surge''
 As with stately sheave O heave'' she drew nearer and nearer on her return, while in the extreme distance was just discernible the graceful folds of Bailey's red shirt, as they played with the breeze in his hasty flight. Is it necessary to add that the con- stable retraced his steps? By no means: When he saw that red shirt across the water mile away, it took the poetry all out of him and he turned about and came home. As we said above, after Bailey got over his hurry, he returned to his home on Rose Hill, where the constable succeeded in securing an audience last Monday even. ing, and read to Linn tue invitation of our citizens to meet them, which so pleased him that he concluded to come to our vil- lage at once to be in readiness to attend the meeting the next day. At alf-pastsone o'clock in the afternoon, Justice Spur being in the chair at Academy Hall, he was duly escorted in and honored with re- served front seat. After the usual cere- mony of opening such meeting, some of his neighbors and friends complimented him on his remarkable exploits few days since, when Henry Ostrander became an interested party, after which D. T. Warner, Esq, addressed the ''chair." showering upon the guest 8 perfect tornado of compliments, and was followed by H. Whitbeck, who en- larged upon his exalted character, as well as making other remarks appropriate to the occasion, which so electrified Justice Spur that he proposed as toast that their dis tinguished guest pay into the treasury for the benefit of home missions. the sum of seven dollars and ''interest," amounting all together to about forty dollars, whereupon Mir. Whitbeck came forward and planked down his pocket-book, and for moment or two it was thought he too was going to contribute to the same charitable object, but instead, he expressed himself in few well accented words, which were ably sus- tained by the Hon. Richard Jackson. AL together it was very pleasant entertain ment.