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Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

Not Even one!-Did you see Sheriff Richmond of Canaan the other day He came along the sidewalk last Tuesday after. noon, looking as solemn as grave yard, and complaining because Salisbury is the dullest place ever saw. Here have a6- vertised with legal blank on the sign post to sell horse and other property this after noon, and Mere a5n't c man around! Nor EVEN ONE Well, but what's that to do with the Canaan Lock up' for inebriated females?
 Dr. Eldridge's Farewell.-The Rev. Dr.. Eldridge preached his farewell sermon on Sunday morning last. He has been the regular pastor of the Congregational church in Norfolk for oyer forty-two years. and now at the age of three score and ten years desired to relipquish his charge. much to the regret ot his large church and society. MT. B. took for his text for his closing ser mon, Deuteronomy viii 2-''And thou shalt remember all the ways which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years" He briefly reviewed some of the most won- derfnl changes in the history of nations and the great discoveries and inventions within the past forty-two years, and then spoke more particularly of the events and chan ges among his own people, relating many interesting incidents in his ministry and pastoral labors. He stated that he had at tended 859 funerals in Norfolk, besides ma- ny in neighboring towns. He had solemn lzed 339 marriages, and received into the church in the above time 5O3 members He had baptiscd 2S3 children and 137 a. duJts, including one man ninety-two years old. His sermon was listened to with deep interest by the vast throng that filled the church. A special train brought up two car loads of passengers from Winsted, in cluding many of their prominent citizens. Every seat in all parts of the church was filled, and many standing in the vestibule. The speaker was evidently deeply affected, as were many of his hearers A wreath of evergreens was suspended in front of the pulpit, on which were the figures 1892 and 1874. Also on stand pyramid of beau tiful flowers tastefully arranged.
 Norfolk has always been noted for it, talented singers, and on the above occasion the singing was excellent, and what was { wonderful if not unparalleled fact, four O the regular singers in the choir have contin ued there during the whole period of MT Eldridge's ministry, and one other membe
 who has sang there nearly forty years The names of these five veteran singers are Hon. Robbins Battell, Miss Anna Battell sister of the above, Col. Frederick Porter Horace B. Knapp, James Humphrey.
 The sacrament of the Lords supper wa administered in the afternoon, oa whic
 occasion thirteen were admitted to tn
 church on profession of faith, several o whom were baptised.--HIrtford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Huntsville

We do not have very much news in our little village, and therefore we can not find very many interesting items. hesr every week some one say eff you want to buy cheap, go and See this one and that one. /" Now, if you want to buy real cheap, ad- vice you to call on friend Wetherell; he has got a stock of ready-made clothing, which he will sell at cost, for cash, and if you have not got cash, bring along paper rags or old scrap iron-it will suit him just as we'll. They say George has taken wife, and, as soon as he can get ready, is going to keep house. Hope he will prosper. George is a tip top good fellow......Mr. Ocain is repairing MT. Charles Hunts house. ......Myron U. Dean is running the old grist mill, and is ready to make up all the pan cake timber that comes along. ..... Wallace Willard and daughter have gone West on a visit. E. LE EANr
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
E0.St Canaan.
He buried him sadly, that depot man,
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 He buried him sadly, that depot man,
 The pup with his boot-toe epurning;
 And roundly he swore as he saw the plan
 Of his own on himself thus turningl
 In this way the poet would dream over that dog-oned ceper, that the depot agent tried to play on Roys few days ago. The truth of that matter has come 10 light by their own statement in the Winsted Herald. The depot agent did after all have to bury his dog, but he found it hard work to cover up the joke played on him by the "Three Leaved Clover" The story has been told, but thinking the people have not the auth orized edition, we repeat it as follows: The dog was leisurely strolling along tho track in this village, hands in his pocket, doubt less thinking of bis Canaan friends and dreaming of no danger, when one of tn, trains going East came in contact with the physical organism of the dog and used him up so badly, that one could hardly tell whether it was dog or depot agent. AS the crowd began to gather around the mangled body, some said it was "Wall;' ; Others in their agony owned it was Frank. while the others wrung their hands in grief and sorrow, crying, ''I.'s poor 1ke!" Bnl the less excited and unimpassioned declared that it was neither of them, hut another dog. After short consultation Roberts shouldered the dog and waddled off in the vicinity ot the ''wagon park" and grinning ly deposited it under the seat of Roys wagon and turned back with an exultant, triumphant air, thinking how smoothly he had gotten out of burying the dog, which would have been so antagonistic to his physical constitution, little thinking that Roys, with his seeming blunt perceptions of
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
New Milford.


 The trial of nine of our liquor dealers commenced on Tuesday of last week. They were all at first confident and defiant, but On Thursday night they showed signs of weakness, and Friday morning they offered to plead guilty to the reputation" charge, if the direct charges agalnst them should be withdrawn. This was done, and with one exception they ali plead guilty and were fined. The fines and costs averaged about fifty dollars each. At two special meetings the town last summer voted against license, but at the annual meeting the majority for licensing was 30. Had these prosecutions been commenced previous to that time, we believe the vote would have been different. Ten or twelve will now take out licenses, and the business be so overdone, that by an- other fall we can again secure vote against license. c.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
mfI1ertOns


 Last week Wednesday a temperance mass meeting was held in the Methodist church. Speeches were made by several persons from Poughkeepsie. The Pough- keepsie Glee Club was present and furnish ed music for the occasion..L Last Saturday MT. Henry Campbell was out driving with his sister, when turning from Maple Ave. into the street that is close by the railroad, and runs parallel with the same, one of the carriage wheels ran into one of the deep holes with which the roads,des at that place are ornamented; tho carriage was overturned, throwing out the occupants, and he horse becoming unmanageable, whirled around several times before he could be stopped. Miss Campbell was not hurt, but MT. Campbell when thrown lay stunned for few moments, he was bruised and cut some about the fa ce, but sustained no se- rious injuries. One of the horses fore feet was hurt and the carriage was badly broken. If it be too much trouble to re pair the road, we recommend that street lamp be erected by the side of each hole or some unwary pedestrian will be buried there one of these dark nights.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

THE BRIDGEPORT MIND READERS. "- MT. E. A. Moree is the latest addition to the rank of the Bridgeport ''mind readers. '' The Farmer of Friday last says: ''Last evening MT. E. A. Moree, who was one of the party that met with Mir. James A. House on Wednesday evening, and there strongly developed the faculty, repeated his experi- rnents at the office of Dr. Smith To re- move any possibility of muscular motion on the part of the subject affording the performer the least clue in the wire test, Mir. Moree brought into requisition small iron chain, four Or five feet in length, and connected at each end with half circle of ] a narrow steel band This band is intended to rest upon the foreheads of the subject and the performer, being held in its place | by an ordinary piece of cord passed around the head. The chain hanging loosely, no motion can of course be transmitted by it from the subject. This was used by Mr. Moree in his experiments last evening, nine tests having been tried by him with uniform success. In one of the tests key had been placed upon chandelier in the room. Mr. Moree, blindfolded. stopped under the chan deler and made several unavailing attempts to reach the article by jumping upwards. He also tried the ripple test, that is, re- ceiving an impulse through third party, and was successful. Like other performers MT. MOree says he is unconscious while un- der this influence, and does not know or re- member the acts performed. Mess1s. Will fam Alvord, John Wells and Deacon Good win were present at the East Bridgeport; experiments Wednesday night, and found themselves to be all mind readers.
 The Bridgeport Standard asserts that neither MT. House nor any of the ''mind readers' claim that their power is really mind reading in any sense. The explans. ton given by MT. House is, that the per- \ former is led by some magnetic influence or drawing to the place or thing thought of and seen by the subject, and is not sensible of being in the least directed by involuntary muscular motion, as explained by Dr. Beard. The magnetic influence, they say, is not only very sensibly felt, and draw 8 strongly towards the place or object thought of, but is just as pleasurable as the sensa- ion experienced by a school-boy while chasing the first spring butterfly.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Connecticut Western News.

Subscription AccOunt.-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber shows the time to which the sub scriPtiOm iS paid thus. R. B. smith 5Jul14, indicates that Mr Smith has paid for his paper to see to it that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for arenewal of their subscription, will observe whether their date is changed to indicate the proper credit and in the event of an error, inform us for correction at once No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid
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 ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
West CORNWALL.

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 1920 cans milk shipped from this station in October. ..... Pratt, Foster & Rogers have just received choice lot of new goods, which they are selling very cheap.....J. P. Brewster was brough: home from Brooklyn last Saturday, in very low state of health, and is not expected to live but short time ......Phil. Perkins has moved to New Hart ford, where he is at work for the Smith Manufacturing Company......B. Cady, the ventriloquist, is now running the blacksmith shop in this place, and seems to have an excellent run of business. ....Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Warner are going to board with R. R Pratt during the winter. Mrs. H. c. Cran- dall has just received another new stock of choice millinery goods, which she is selling at New York prices......E. F. Scoville has territory to dispose of, for the sale of ''Chi- nese Fire balls" NUF CRD.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Canaan

On Saturday of last week the Town School Committee met, and granted certifi
 cates as follows: Messrs E. S. Roberts, A.
 E. Garfield, Frank H. Partridge and E. K. Hall; also Misses Helen D. Pierce, Hattie A. Mead and Carrie E. Smith......Mr. Hall and Miss Pierce have charge of the school here at the depot, and Misses Mead and Smith have charge of the school at East Canaan. The analytical series of Reading books are to be introduced in all the schools. .....On Tuesday hearing of the case of Miss Mary. Howe and Miss Ellen Perkins against Alex T. Rorebacher estate was had at the office of A. T. Roreback, before the Commissioners Wesley Prescott and Lyman Dunning A. T. Roreback for the plff. and Justin Dewey, Jr., for the estate.....On Sabbath evening drunken row, ending in fight, was witnessed at the house of D.- | ley's, known as the Dogs Nes,," on the 1 upper road, between the Depot and East Canaan. How long this violation of law | by the unlicensed rum tayerns in our town will be permitted, we know not Que thing is certain the law-abiding citizens are sorely discomtorted by these outlaws. ... The bridge over the Blackberry River, which has been under repairs, is again passable. It was found. on examlnatlon, that the large timbers were very much decayed, and the wonder is that it did not break down, as the limbers could not support themselves when the blanks were removed...... Wm. Shields has purchased the office formerly used by Jas. Garrihan, at his lumber yard, and has removed it on the Tear of his lot, for te- nant h. use. In it's present position it is rather annoying to the neighbors, who live m 8 better class of houses. .... The II uch talked of Lock up is to he located on the east side of the Housatonic Railroad, near Patrick Lynch's house. When it will be built is still question:. Wm. Humphrey leaves this week for the city, to purchase toys and trinkets for the holidays William
 is usually in time. Fred. Spaulding takes the place of Frank Gray, as assistant of John R. ed at the depot.... The freight trains on both Railroads are. heavy this lasl month, though but little is done for the Iron furnaces. MT. Luman Foot is giving his house new coat of paint. .....Mr A. men Gilett has added new blinds to his house ... The new shed at Knickcrbocker's lumber-ya yard is quite an improvement. The grading of the yard has also been of ad- vantage against the usual overflow of water every freshet t,...Thc Conn. Western Rail- road Co. have been filling in and widening the road crossing on the new road, west of the depot. The annual return of tramps has at last brought several to this place. If the Lock up was only ready, how comfor- tably and safely they might be kept,..,..I It is announced that MT. Frank Cleveland, ot Winsted, will lecture in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 18th, for his own benefit; subject ''The civil service reform" It is hoped that tue former friends of Frank will do him the favor to grant him a hearing. c.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Civil rights-Obliglng answers.

A green -grocer-One who trusts.
 The kind of whisky that makes men lie down on railroad tracks is being introduced d in nearly every Western State.
 A doctor is wanted in Genoa, Missouri. The last one is now hanging to cottor. wood tree and wants to get down.
 It has been discovered that the jointed fishing rod was invented because one can't hide long cane pole under his coat Sun days.
 A clergyman at Paris, Ky, stopped his prayer to lead an unruly man out by the ear, and went on: "As I was saying, O Lord v
 An old gander was recently killed in Vii ginia at the age of ninety. The name of the fortunate boarding Eouse that got the prize is not given. An Ono constable has absconded with the sum of $3.25. Do not, gentle reader, turn up your nose, for it was all the public money he could get hold of.
 Lately Western young lady had occa sion to inform young gentleman that "heI hand was not lemon." He wanted 6 punch, and had the other ''ingrediences.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

E73- An old man in Ashford. by the name of Alger, living alone and sometimes called ''the Hernit," was robbed on Wednesday evening, last week, by two unknown men. who called at the door of his shanty and asked the way to Hartford, and then pushed the old man back on bed and, rolling him in the bed-clothes, searched his pockets and found $4 50, which they took, and left the poor man half crazed with fright.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

ECoENTRIo1TY WHICH Cosr LrRR- Abram Wynne, aged 90 years, while walk ing on the track of the New York, Kings ton and Syracuse Railroad, near Browns Station, on Thursday, was struck by the locomotive and killed. The old man was an eccentric character, and persisted in the habit of walking on the track. He ire quently walked toward the engine, and was doing SO at the time of the accident, retus- ing to leave the track until the train was too near for him to escape
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

At the close of season abounding in the fruits of the earth and unclouded by any calamity, it becomes the people of Connec- ticut, after the manner of their forefathers, to give public thanks to the Lord of the harvest and the Supreme Ruler of the uni : verse. for ''the goodness with which he has crowned the year."
 do, therefore, appoint Thursday, the twentysi sixth day ot November next, as a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God, by the people of the State.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at New Haven, this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lort one thousand eight hundred and seventy four, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-ninth.
 l.. 8. CHARLES R. INGERsOIL. By His Excellency's command:
 MARVIN H. SANGER, Secretary of State.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

THE CATTLE DISEASE AT SIMsBURY.- Dr. Greasy, of the Massachusetts agricul- lural college, has been in Connecticut to in vestigate the new cattle disease at Sims bury. He found it to be the real "Massa chusetts cattle disease" pleuro- and that there had already been nineteen deaths from it. The disease originated last spring among some farrow COWS, brought from New York State the prsviods winter. and fed on distilery refuse. The cattle were pastured out during the summer, and some of them died. The disease has com municsted to other cattle, proving fatal in several cases. A COW that died on Thurs day night was opened, and one lung weighed twenty-two pounds, while both must have weighed fifty pounds. Another case was found where one lung weighed thirty five pounds, while the other lung was not diseased at all. The lungs of those diseased are as hard as cheese. having be. come hepatized or made like liver, as the doctors say. Dr. Greasy took home speci- mems of the lungs and placed them in the. Agricultural college museum. The pleural membranes were found to have grown to- gether, and grown to the lungs and ribs, making 8 union as close as If glued to- gether. The disease is more contagious than the Texan disease, but not 80 fatal. Of this latter disease twenty cattle have re- gently died at Tariffville, only four miles AL E. ceeded in putting an end to lts ravsges, as was expected. The only thing to be done with the new disease is to guard against it by the strictest quarantaine, as it is likely to rage in winter as in summer ford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

Miss Anthony denies that she eyer sat on any mans lap since the days when John Bunyan used to hold her-then mere child -on hls knee, when she went to visit him in Bedford jail.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Aonc Xle1rs.

A*. We shall feel greatly obliged to any of oul friends in the county, elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrences of interest which may come under ttelr notice.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

A Danbury little darkey refused to go to church "Kase he didn't want to look like a huceleberry ln pan of milk.'
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06

Iris better to have loved and lost, than never to have had . mother-in-lSw.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
SALISBURY IN 1819.

FROM THE GAZETTEER" OF THE STATES
 OF CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Aew Adrerti5eutents.
Administrators A Sale.

AdministratorS' Sale. TNHE Subscribers will sell at Public Auction at \ ihe residStTcO Of George F. Cady, late of Ca '. naan, Ct., deceased, TUESDAY, Nov. 10th, 1894, at 1C o'clock A. M., the following described pro. pcrty, namely:
 IhA ee Yenrs old Colt, Cow, 2 Calves, Hogs, l.ot Poultry, 300 Rush. Bars Corn, Bbts. Wint 1T Apples, Buffal0 Sett Double Harness. 1 kett Sl gle Harness. 20 Tons Hny. LSt Oats in lhe Bundle, Bush. BennS, ZOO Buahs the Farming Utensils belonging to snld Estate, and other articles, 500 numerous tO mentfOms
 Terms made known on day of Sale.
 JENNIE CADY, Adm niRtratrix.
 E. w. SPURR, Administrator. Canaan, Ct, Oct. 29tn, 1874. 1w1T
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
CONNECTICUT THANKSGIVING.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHARLES R. NIGER SOIL, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. A PROCLAMATION.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
r Written in 1S19.l

BY JOHN O. pEAsE AND JOHN NJ. NILES.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
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BORN. Ar Salisbury, Oct. 29th, daughter to William Cahin.
M AR REED.

At Ashley Falls. at the residence of the brides parents. by the Rev. J. H. Lane, Oct 18th, MT Albert Decker. of Gla Bend, Arizona Territory, to Miss Sarah Chapin of Ashley Falls.
 At New York Oct. 2sth, Miss Charlott Payne to T. R. Baldwin, both of Cornwall.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-09-11
MINOR g. HORTON PLoWs,

No. IS $500, 49, "a SO, 10 $500
49, 5000, 20 500, q $500
All other kinds of PLOWS sold in this
market All kinds Of Flows RE-
PAIRED. Old Wrought or
Cast Iron taken in exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-09-11
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

TIME Officers Of Registration Of Voters for
l the Five Election Districts Of Montgo-
merry county, will sit with open doors, from
8 O'Clock, A. NJ, until O clock, z. N, on
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