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Connecticut western news., 1874-11-20
LLeft over from last week.
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 On Sabbath, Bishops car "The Transit from N Y. < N. H. R. R. passed over the Housatonic and Conn. Western roads hay ing for passengers, the presidents of the two roads. On their way up from Bridge port just below Kent they ran on hand- car. The track-man escaped by jumping from the car. On Tuesday, A. NJ. spe. clal train was in waiting on the Conn. Western R. k. for the Hon. Wm HI. Bar mum, who took an early trip over the road. ...... We have wonderful accounts circula- ted of the Ghost in Wetague, but like the more wonderful account of the escape of wild animal in Central Park last Sabbath, as published in Mondays Herald, it will no doubt prove only in imagination......Som discussion is held on our street over right of way to Wm. Shields property. Since his removal of the old car formerly used as baggage room on the HousatOnic R. R. at the old depot, and small house from the old lumber yard, the building up of a smell village in the rear of the main bull dings on the principal street, with only a small alley way out, is certainly question of some interest. Why not the town give him road out say in the rear of his lot next to the Conn. Western R. R., which is now used publicly by z. T. Adams and oth- ers.. The case of Miss How and Perkins against the estate of Alex. Rorebatcher, tried last week, resulted as follows: for the latter, $445 was granted; for the former, the decision was reserved for the present. 1.-The case of Daily & Galivan, proprie- tors of the Dogs Nest, came up before Chief Justice Prescott on Tuesday, not yeI decided......It is hoped the prosecution ot licensed and unlicensed dealers in this towr will be continued until the law is obeyed ...... Thomas N. Doutney of Boston 8 re- formed drunkard, related his sad experi ence at the M. E. Church last Sabbath A M. He will find hearty welcome at any time to this p'ace......The repairs at the Episcopal church are not yet finished, nc service there last Sabbath......M Georg' Gillett comes out with new span of hor- Emmons has sold his house, now occupied by George Olds, to MT. J. Corbin of ROn dout N. r., to take possession in April
 The track men on the Housatonic R. R have been busy the past week in removin all the rubbish remaining where the o coal yard watertank and engine hous stood. ...Other items to mention, I wi wait another week.
 CANAAN.
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SANG CoRroRE. influence of the stomach on the brain should be carefully needed Let the stomach be in slight de gree disturbed, and the entire nervous sys- tenn becomes sufferer. Bling the stomach to healthy tone, and the nervous machin. cry promptly resumes its perfect running order. Happily, there is no necessity for any long disarrangement of the functions of the stomach, since in AYRR's PlLLs wt nave so perfect con bination, admirably adapted for relief. They have stood the test of years, and have exhibited stomachiC properties most wonderful. Their wise ose. bv keeping the system in perfect order, promotes longevity. and what is far better. enaures the full enjoyment of the time spent here. We use-them and know their value. -- Florence Kans.) Pioneer.
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these fault-fnders are just as anxious to see next weeks paper It requires patience to write for such persons, and we think an editor must require more than an ordinary amount of the virtue that Job possessed, in order to publish articles weekly for public abuse. It may be that Son,e patience is re- quired of the readers, too; and finally de- eide in the words of Widow Bedot We're all poor critters" and we must bear and forbear. l had thought would write no more items, but conclude to speak of few things in general way. and try not to be pers0'enI......Election day passed here very unsatisfactolily to many. You don't allow politics in your paper, but I'll be careful not to offend. l believe every true and loyal daughter of Old Massachusetts is ashamed and grieved at the late decision of her Alma Mater. Call it not Democratic Yictory-there would be no shame in that but 1t is Rum success! If one needs proof ot this assertion, they have but to listen to the "crowings' of the tipplers everywhere. A Sh, field rum-seller, on election day, was heard trying to buy the vote of a poor ignorant voter, and assuring him that-if he would vote as hS wished him to, and help elect certain men-it would be free rum to tue poor, IH aci1ter Just think, noble manhood, what an inducement! !...... One man in this town wears reversible coat. (ls there only one?) For three years he has not turned it, but since election day he con- cludes that the lining shows through the threadbare spots, and that it will look better the other side out. The entertainment at the Friendly Union proved decided sue cess, last week. The play of "rhe Sea of Troubles" was we'll acted, and afforded much amusement. This week the glass manufacturer from Lenox, Mass, delivers lecture upon Glass before the Union
 Next week the gentlemen promise debate
 1.-The Methodists are about repairing ana ornamenting their chruch walls, so no ser
 vices will be held there for several Sundays
 ......The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Tallmar was attended at the Congregational Churct on Sunday last... Business seems thriving in the village. We notice that Miss M
 French has in a new lot of millinery goods and that she offers at low prices good bar
 galns in hats; also feathers and fancy birds
 which the ladies like to have perched upo1 their hats of late. Call and see for yoursel
 what she has for sale..Mr Wickwire ha
 raised a new barn near his residence, an(
 we are pleased to see anything in the wa,
 of growth in our village.... Alfred
 Hoadley has left town, for winters SO
 journ in Argyle, N. Y.; he goes to assis
 his brother, the Principal of the Argyll
 Academy. LUNA.
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SheRRi0Id No. |.

The Ssragglers Hotel is now completed, and ls built of marble, we'll finished inside and furnished with beds, chairs, stove &c., with provisions convenient whenever need. ed. By some it is vulgarlv called Lock up, and there are certain ones residing here who may have a chance to occupy it if not more quiet than they sometimes incline to be.......The Methodist church Is undergo ing extensive repairs on the inside, and also two additional chmneyS are to be built, SO as to be able to heat the church with stoves. which they have been unable to do while trying furnaces the last few yesrs......Rev. Mir. Hoyt preached in the Congregational church on Sunday last, and l should judge there never was an audience more fully satlsdsd; the sermon of sbou, l-2 hours was very impressive, and the congregation almost felt like cheering when 1t closed. The rrayer-meeting in the evening was quite exciting and seemed to be preparing the way for revival. The remarks made by some of the clergymen
 were very touching and promise to do last Ing good. ......The High School closed onr Friday last after an ex animation of two or three days which was very satisfactory to the many spectators and proved MT Hall to be model teacher and after a vacation of two weeks he is to commence another term with many moro scholars, as such schools are always of course much larger in the winter......The Friendly Union is again fully established for the winter and with more patronage than ever. The peo- pie are sure of one evening of amusement every week, and the extensive Library gives reading for all who wish and twice each week the books can be exchanged, 80 there need be no lack of reading either for amuse- ment Or instruction. .....A courageous fever has appeared in our midst which threatens to prevail extensively, and the victims re. covery is slow but quite sure. It seems to attack the young mostly, bat there are some indications of the older ones being somewhat affected by 1t. The symptoms are peculiar and differ from any other fever. Some of the younger oaes are first attacked while out amusing themselves and will be seen searching in the dirt and pick
 ing up small pebbles of different shape, until they find tiss that seem to suit, then they rush into the house. and generally fall on tbe floor and commence throwing and catching the pebbles Tn all manner oi
 ways and as fast as possible. Some are
 more comfortable in an upright position
 and use any fiat surface that will answer
 The name of this fever is Jack Stones
 Those who prefer can get instead of peb
 bles, sets of jack stones for five cts pel
 set, although the former seem to give tho
 younger part of the community just As
 good satisfaction. . GEORGE
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SRlRrOM.

Sharon.
 We narrowly escaped disastrous fire on Sunday evening, the 9th inst. MT. E. F. Gillette, on his return from meeting about : l-2 o'clock. thought he smelt an odor az of burning lime in the vicinity of his store, and upon investigation discovered fire in the cellar of Mir. S. S.Whecler's iewelry store, which stands but few feet distant. He immediately gave an alarm, which instantly brought to the spot crowd of men, who were attending meeting in the Methodist church opposite; and while preparations were being made to .deluge the building with water by the means of buckets, Mr. Alonzo Bates appeared with Steiner>s fire eXtinguisher, from E. B. Buel's store, strapped to his back, and in tiff had a stream of water and carbonic acid gas play ing upon the fire. which, not being accus, toned to any such vile compound, suc- cumbed in ap incredible short time. The building was somewhat damaged, the fire floor. The damage to stock is but trifing. It is extremely fortunate that the fire was discovered in time, for if it had got beyond control-and fifteen minutes ore would have been enough-the store and dwelling of MT. Gillette would not possibly have been saved. Lon says that he don't object to being fire engine, but he don't like to spoil a new suit of clothes oftener tha once a week. Cause of fire unknown. ALPHA
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The sensitive boy lives in Delaware. He arose at midnight, footed 1t half mile and awoke a store clerk and bought fine comb. He didn't want to have any one hear him ask for It.
 Said man to the Mayor of New London, whom he met at the State Fair: "I have seen beets in California, as big as am. ."- "l beg your pardon" said the Mayor, "but think that you deceiye yourself"
 The death of J. M. Huntington, prom inent Nolwich business man, occurred yes terday. Mir Huntington was connected with many business enterprises in that place; among them the Vogel & Huges or gan manufacturing company, the Collins water wheel company, and rolling mill. He was also engaged in the West India trade. The firm of which he was mem Der was concerned in ship-building at one tune. MT. H. will be greatly missed. The impulse which he has given to the business interests of Norwich has been long and largely felt. ..,,,-,
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1NCEsT.-On Thursdsy morning a young and innocent looking girl, giving her name as Josephine Levergne, appeared at the police court at Spring feid, Mass.. in con- pany with middle-aged lady, and informed Judge Morton that she was enciente, and charged her father, Levi Levergne, of h. dian Orchard, with the horrible crime of incest, not only with herself, but with her two sisters; Linda, aged lG, and Mary, . girl of l4 years. From the statements made by her, the court issued a warran, for the arrest of Leyergne, for adultery and incest with the complainant Josephine, which was placed in Capt. Lombard's hands to serve. That officer procured team, and driving out to the Orchard found the accused, after little search, raking up leaves in the yard at the residence of his employer, MT. c. J. Goodwin, agent of the Indian Orchard Mills. The man evinced but little surprise when informed of the charge against him, and accompanied the officer to the station house at the City Hall very quietly. He is e man of respectable appearance, about 45 years old, and has lived at Indian Orchard about two years, going there from Champlain, N. Y. He says that the mother of his three daughters is dead, ana that his second wife. ran away from him some time ago. He claims that tue daughter, Josephine, is wild and reck-
 less, and has lived at home but very little for some time, though he admits that she was at home last March, when the crime with which he is charged Is said to have been committed. He denies being the fa- ther of Josephine's child, and says it be- longs to man in Chicopee who is fifty years old, and has four children. The other two daughters, Lima and Mary, he says. formerly worked in the mill, but for some time past have been at home keeping house. The charge against Levrrgne is one rarely brought against father by a daughter without cause, and if proven will involve his imprisor ment in the state prison for life.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-20

HoosAo TUNNEL.-The Hoosac tunnel is still in the hands of the contractors, who are subject to the orders of the governor and council. The portion of the road from Shelbourne Falls to tue east entrance has been vastly improved and will compare fa- vorably with any piece of road bed in the state. The commissioners will not expend more than half million of their appropris- tion this year. The work inside the tunnel Is progressing rapidly, but 1t will be six months, if not year, before the tunne will be in condition to accommodate trains daily.
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DlE E D.

Death decree is inexorsble. He choseth whom soever he will, and none can stay his hand Little did ve think when penning @ few remarks of congratula,ion upon the occasion Of the marriage of MT Rextord wi h Miss Wolfe, and which was solemnized only oight short weeks ago, that 90 coon, land were 1t possible to avail anything. should be tempted to murmer, TOO soox, TOO sooE.l we should be called upon to publish the above announcement of his death, While at the WsAt on his wedding tour, Mir. Rexford was taken sick, but not so violently but that he was able yet with considerable difficulty, to reach the form CT home of his wife, at Mir. IT. c. Crandall's, In West Cornwall. From this sickness he has not recovered. Mir R. was good citizen and neigh. bor; gen el kind and ever ready to do his part In life's work. and when we learn as we have, thGt he died devoted christian, we feel, IT Is GODS WORK, AND IT Is WELL. Ed. Ncwsl
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Kent.

Kent.
 Items from Kent have been, of late, SO seldom found in the NEWS, that fear it's readers will think either the Kentites, or Sol or both, are fallen asleep. Such is not the case, we are all awake but SO quiet that there is not news enough to furnish gossip for tea-parties, much less to make items for a paper......The new depot al ready hears completion, the building is to be very fine one aud we shall be justly proud of it.....Mr. Austin Warehouse who had shock some time ago, is in very feeble condition....An accd mt which came near proving sad calamity occurred on the Housatonic R. R. above the furnace the other Sunday. The Dummy belonging to the N. Y. & N. H. R. R, was passing mp when it met the hand car Booming a. round the curve) containing several persons, among them the Key. Father Hart, who was coming down to celebrate mass at this place. Fortunately they saw the approach ing dummy in time to jump and escape the collision. Both cars were considerably demolished.
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 full matter that we hardly know where to begin detail. It is divided into three bookp. with an appendix; the first treating of the polltic.l, the second of the personal. and the third of the property rights of 8 citizen of the United States; while the appendix contains 8 convenient and valuable com. pendulum of rules for organization and pro- cecdure in oeliberatlve assemblies. The individual in the relations of citizenship of. fers an opportunity for the analysis of the origin, nature, functions and limitstioni of American government, which are presented with force, comprehcnslvcness and keen attention to useful collateral details which we have seldom seen equaled in more am bilious works. Every subject is traced with clesrness, if not exhaustivcuess, from it's incipient to it's ultimate forms, and rounded off with wealth of statistical, and historical illustration. Following comes the treatise on the personal rights of the citizen, which partakcs more of legal character, and embraces such subjects as questions of personal security, the rights and prcrogatives of man-and woman-in relation to the family, the legal status of contracts and the like. This with the fol
 lowing book. which covers the rights of property" are filled with pertinent legs
 instruction, conveyed so clearly as almost
 to make every man his own lawyer; indeed it is good thing for the legal fraternity that such books are scarce. We questior whether there is volume of popularizet law extant which begins to cover so wei
 the subjects of legal import to the family student and general reader. Read the ad
 vertisem"nt of the work in another column
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Railroad Meeting. At the meeting of the stOckho'd rs of the Conn. Western railroad in Hartford Inst Wednesday. the following named persons were chosen di- rectors: William H. Barnum. George M. Bartholomew. Alexander H. Holley, Chas T. Hillyer, Nathaniel B. Stevens, Timothy M. Allen, William Bolles, Byron Loomis, William L. Gilbert, George Dudley, Chas. Blair, Frederick Watson, Joseph Toy. The meeting probably acted wisely in making up it's board of directors, but we have heard very many .alludc with unfeigned sorrow to the necessity,-if indeed it was necessary to promote the prosperity of the road,-ot appointing another in the place of MT. Butler, of Norfolk. It is con- ceeded fact that the road never would have been built had it not been for the perse vering and untring effort of Mir. Butler, and the people of Western Connecticut re- garded his appointment as director, as one he highly merited. As servant of the road in the position he has occupied, none could give better satisfaction to the people. He has had the office ever since the road was built, and he ought now to ''step down and out'' and give others a chance, may be offered as a reason why he is now discarded. There are others who have occupied that position since the road was built, and though all msy be good men and true, the people of the western end of the road would have been far, very far, from uttering complaint if it had been the wisdom of the meeting to have .found it necessary to make change in the interest of man of greater wealth, to occupy the place of one to whom the road is less in. debted for it's very existence, than to MT. Butler, and of one who owus fewer shares of stock. Speaking of stock reminds us that somebody said that one of the directors ap- pointed this year owns but one share of th,
 stock of tue road Is thls possible!-ant yet Mir Butler is asked to step aside ant the one share man is there instead? Car
 this be truei If so we can but exclaim
 "Mine got, vot peoples"
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CANAAN.

A SHOCKING SToRY.-The shooting of the two children of Joseph Brown of Plainfield by his son, a lad of twelve years, proves shocking instance of juvenile depravity. The children were all at play during the ab sence of their parents, when the boy brought out loaded gun from the bedroom saying he was going to kill some of them. He found some caps, put one ou, took de- liberate aim and fired at his infant brother. who was only two feet distant from the muzzle. The little enc was fearfully man. ged. A little girl in whose lap the babe was sitting was also struck in the face and shoulders. a ball passing through her cheeks, cutting her tongue and knocking out two teeth, while several lodged in her face and neck. As soon as the deed had been done she laid the dying babe on the lounge and bade George run to the village and bring his mother. The boy went as directed. but instead of telling of the affair remained with her until evening, when both parents and himself returned home. A light was struck and moment sufficed to reveal the sad sight. Stretched upon the lounge lay the ghastly corpse of the babe, the terrible wound in its throat filled with clotted blood, while it's clothes were com pletely saturated. Crouchlng in the cor per was the wounded girl, who had pre- pared rude bandage for herself, and for five hours she had borne indescribable pain from her wounds. Her face had swollen 90 as to be scarcely recognizable, and she was hardly able to speak. The floor was covered with blood and in the walls of the room were embedded such portions of the charge as had not lodged in the victims. The boy acknowledged his guilt and said he was only in fun and did not mean to kill the children.l
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EGr The dangers which the honest critic has to face are shown in the news from ed to horsewhip an editor who said that in the play of Queen Elizabeth she had nei- ther the manner of queen nor good in donation. Her son was present at the in. terview, while his motherswielded a raw hide he used a knife. The editors muscle was more than match for their weapons, and they tarried in his office but a short time.