Connecticut western news., 1874-07-31
Knotty.-The Beecher-T Hilton affair.

ceptance as correct. J. L. PEAsE.
 Knotty.-The Beecher- Hilton affair.
 Jewell.-The Cincinnati Commercial places ex-Gov. Jewell in the list of possible candidates for the presidency in 1876.
 The New Postmaster General Governor Jewell left the mission at St. Pe- tersburg on the 20th, on his return to this country to assume the Postmaster c enera!- ship. He is expected to sail from Liver pool for New York August 1st.
 Crops.-In our last issue the farm of Robert H. Ball Esq. was mentioned and the number of acres in grain given. We were in error in regard to the acres in rye and oats Instead of ten acres in oats, it should be 25 instead of 10 acres in rye, it should read 30.
 sympathy.-It is by sympathy we enter moved as they are moved, and are never suffered to be indifferent spectators of all most anything which men can door suffer For sympathy may be considered as a sort of substitution by which we are put into the place of another man and afflicted as he is affected.
 Chapinville. are glad to announce that the Methodist Episcopal church at Chapinville will be open every Sabbath at $50 o'clock P. M. for preaching services. Rev. John Todd, Congregational minister of New Haven, now boarding with MT. O. B. Whitbeck, of Mt. Washingt on, will con- duct the services during the month of Au- gust.
 That Cigar.-The following letter, simi- lar to others we have received, speaks for itself:
 J. l.. PEAsE.-Sn: Please find enclosed the sum of $2.OO, for the renewal of my subscription to THE NEWS from July 5th, | 1874 to July 9th, 1875. Enclosed is ten cents to buy you cigar. Yours truly, L. s. BEEBE. | Falls Village, July 27th, 1874.
 Twin Lakes.-The sons of Rev. Dr. Van Lennep. the missionary-students at Prince ton college, New Jersey-with others, are camping out at the cave by the Twin Lakes.
 Another party, hailing from Winsted and Hartford, have pitched their tents on the island situated in the upper lake.
 MT. Odenbreidt as usual, supplies them with the best of milk, bread, cream, eggs, etc. etc.
 A Morning Wedding.-The quiet and beautiful town of Stockbridge was the scene of fashionable morning wedding on Thursday, July 2ard. Miss Florence O. Cable and MT. Horace J. Garfield, both of Stockbridge, were united in marriage at the house of Mrs. Cable, by Rev. MT. Law renee, rector of the Stockbridge Episcopal church. Salisbury in the way of guests, was represented by some of her most sty- fish and attractive belles. Lime Rock.-The new iron bridge al Lime Rock is fast approaching completion | When finished, travel through the village l will be unobstructed.
 It is to be hoped that our village will have } equally as good one to take the place ol
 the temporary one now in use. Surely tht 5 center of the town, with its churches, stores
 hotels, manufacturing interests, etc., de : mands first-class iron oridge-one that ou ] citizens will be proud of.
 Plank Dance.-MR EDITOR. The planl dance again came off on Friday evenins , last, in the Bushnell grove, with its hither- Q to good order and decorum; the platform , and adjacent benches were well filled, con f sidering that we are now in the height O O the having and harvest season and it i Q suggested that the manager of the dance b. n appointed moderator of our next tow meeting. All in favor of an orderly tow meeting will say yea ARGUS y Passports.-The impression having gain n ed currency that citizens of the Unite
 States travelling to France and elsewhere 1t Europe can dispense with passports, on bt . ing prepared to prove their nationalit e when required, it is officially stated th ,t course is the occasion of much annoyanc
 
 d American citizens about to travel out ( e their own country provide themselves wit d passports before leaving home. They al is to be procured on application at the D m partment of State.
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 ,u Clerical.-The Berkshire Ministerial A a sociation met at Great Harrington, Mass Al,o o7@l>
 there were discussed Ought women to
 licensed to preach ? and the Present stat th of the temperance work
 On the 17th of July, 1874, Isaac Wat
 was born in Southampton, England. IT ,,, people of that city celebrated the two hu
 dredth anniversary of the birth of the ma
 who wrote:
 nt "Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
 For 'tis their nature to.u
 Walking Ciroumspectly.-Rev. Mar l., Wilkes was in his day one of the mark y men of the ministry. He had quaint al
 striking method of illustrating Scriptul D. truth. A minister once heard him intr' ne duce his text in this manner: My heare
 did you ever see cat? Did you ever S o cat walk? Did you ever see a cat wa " " upon the top of wall? Did you ever s ho cat walk upon wall covered with bl
 ken glass? How carefully she lifted ca
 foot! How slowly and cautiously she < 'o- it down again! So would the text fro h. which I propose to speak have you act. s
 that you walk cirewmespeetzy.'