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Connecticut western news., 1874-08-14
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 Boarders abound! They arc beginning to arrive at the Hotel de Goldfish in swarms We understand this rush is in large meas ure due to the managers having engaged the services of an eminent French cook, who has superior method of ripening cod fish balls, giving them delicacy of flavor that is obtained in no other way..... Mir. H. H. Hewett was in town last week, hay ing just returned from his wedding tour. He found his better half in the Hamlet on the hillside, which claims more marriages than any other place of it's size in the county. We understand that another lady of the Hamlet is on the brink of matri- mony, so it bids fair to keep it's reputation. ......Nearly all of the farmers have finished having, of which they had large crop. Tobacco, the great staple, is looking rather slim, and some of it will get frostbitten. Nearly all of the old crop is sold, so some will have to winter without tobacco crop on their hands......9ur worthy friend, J.W. Beers, feels very much humiliated. While laboring under misapprehension of facts he shook hands with lightning rod agent. ......The people of this town are afflicted by street cattle roaming the streets until they have become public as well as private nuisance, but the owners thereof are very respectable men, therefore it will not do to even protest against it......For the benefit of inquiring friends, we would say that Wig is going to camp meeting. xY.z.
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with pedestal ot the same material five feet in altitude, has been raised to his memory in the northern section of the cem- etery with these Inscriptions:
 Martin Van Buren, Sth President U s. Died July 24th, 1862.
 Hannah Van Buren, wife, died Feb. 5th l8l9, in the Seth year of her age.
 One who knows, states that the ex-Pres- ldent did not touch cent of his salary while president, but drew the $l00, 900 from the U. 5. Treasury on one check. He left about $200,000 to be divided among three sons. His son John Van Buren, was the executor, and sold the Lindeuwald estate to Leonard w. Jerome of Jerome Park fame. at casual meeting at the Manhattan club house on Fifth avenue in 1866, for $36, ,000. MT. J. only resided on the estate for one season and disposed the whole 10 MT. Wilder of Boston, the present occupant, for $26,0 ,000. The first Washington state car riage of the ex-President may be seen in the barn of Bradley's Hotel, Kinderhook, which by the addition of a coat of paint. new lining and hammer cloth could be made nearly as good as new and much more grand than the fashionable vehicle now in use. With this brief and incom- plete description of the mansion and home of the distinguished political manager of 8 former period, we leave the scene in the hands of our readers, and h. ope that an abler pen will in the future give to the world more interesting matter concerning the sage of Lindenwald B.s.T
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and Houston of the tribe of Cochrane, with many others, did join themselves to this league, Eer
 6. And they made great feast and re- joiced greatly. And Russell the Deacon, a seller of purple and fine linen, said perad- venture the good seed of the kingdom which has been sown here these many years shall spring up and bear fruit an hun dred fold.
 z. And Charles the Priest and Levite bade them God speed, saying Temperance is next to Godliness.'
 8. But the foul fiend Rum was not to be despoiled of his prey without struggle, and William the brave was faithful unto death and became the first martyr of the D. Y. w. Y.K. Society. And his com fades made great amentation over him and mourned for him seven days.
 g. And it came to pass on the 4th day of the 9th month that the people rejoiced greatly, and the sound of bells and of can non echoed throughout the land and great multitudes assembled to celebrate the day of the Nations independence.
 10. And Thomas the Tulyite and James the Donnelite came also.
 II. And it came to pass that Thomas the Tullyite did lie in wait privlly for the life of James the Donnelite, and melted thereto by rum, did infiict grievous wound upon him, insomuch that Edward the doctor (surnamed sanford,) despaired of his life.
 12 Then did Thomas and James groan and say Oh that we were even as these D. Y. w. Y. Ks; and all the D. Y. w.. Y. K. s responded, Amen! And all the people say 80 mote it be-
 Thus endeth the first chapter.
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Trains will stop near the Camp Grounds to take and leave passengers. Those who fail to procure excursion tickets will be charged full fare. All camp baggage trans ported free. -s-.3.f
 Up The Wachooastinook.-A stroll up the small stream that was torn out of all semblance of it's former self by the extra ordinary flood of last spring, shows to the visitor that although almost everything else was carried off, the waters did not succeed in washing away the enterprise, energy and pluck that found a Judgement 1n the breasts of those whose places of business were on that stream. Among those who suffered most was MT. N. L. Dexter, whose mills were undermined, and not only much of the inside machinery torn out, but large quantities of mud washed Tn covering up what was left; his dam washed entirely away; leaving scarcely one stone upon an- other Notwithstanding this complete wreck of his business, he, with his help, has laid hold of the debris with determination to Wrestle with it till he brings it again into shape to be of service to him. He has lighted up the dropping side of the mill and adjusted good wall underneath it, and IS carting out the mud banks and unearthing that which was buried beneath, and will soon be in position to give attention to the reconstruction of bis dam. It is whis- pered by somebody, that when he has ar
 rived at exactly the right spot to receive 8 large amount of help to advantage, bee will be made by his neighbors, who will turn in and 'giY8 him lift This is an ad- mirable, and indeed very neighborly idea and should not be forgotten, as we presume it will not be. The temporary dam of the Washinee Woolen Go. is serving very good purpose: No steam is required. and sufficient head of water is penned up with this dam to turn the wheels of the fac tory to their entire satisfaction running it to its fullest. capacity. We are informed by Messrs. Bower & Edwards that they contemplate the immediate construction of a permanent dam; locating it on the site of the old one. It is their purpose to put in a much better piece of work than ever has been there; in fact to make dam as good and durable as human ingenuity and skill can do it. It always pays to do that class Of work in the best possible manner. The grist mill, which Mir. Eggleston is repairing is nearly completed. It is built almost en- tirely new. New machinery is to be into duced and everything about it arranged for doing the best work. Their dam, which was washed full of Mt. Riga and which was thought to be worse calamity %han if all had been carried entirely away, is now partly cleared of the accumulated mud, and will undoubtedly hold water enough to run the mill. It will be an advantage to the place to have established here so good mill as this promises to be.
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tourists visiting this region. As the roads everywhere in England are made of stone broken into fine fragments, and are conse- quently very hard and smooth, our ride, perched on the top of coach with fifteen others, on as fine day as was our good fortune to have the -four in hand spank ing off the time to the tune from the nine foot lash in the hands of the driver, was glory enough for the time being but we must speed on we cannot go so much in to detail of all we saw, or our letters will spin themselves into monotony. From Windermere, something like 200 miles by rail, through Stafford, the center of the Black District, (coal region) Birmingham, the greatest iron and steel city in the world, to bennington, is ride of several hours.
 It was our purpose, in making Leaning ton our center, to visit the castles as Kenil- worth. Warwick, and Shakespere's home at Stratford-on-Avon, but an unfortunate detention by trains &c. prevented our 'do- ing only Kenilworth Castle in the time we had assigned for the purpose of. A stroll about the immense ruin of
 KENMWoRTH CASTLE,
 gazing upon the massive walls, climbing the winding stairs of solid stone; peeping now into sepulchral vault where ones very breathing will be returned to him in echo's unerring accents; will not carry a soul back as many thousands of years as it's highest ambition in antiquity could desire, that soul might as we'll make up it's mind at once that it must die unsatisfied :-at least we cannot engage to carry it back further without an increase of salary.
 Kenilworth Castle is situated on the sum- init of gentle ascent westward of the town. It is now little more than gigantic mass of ruins; of arched doorways which lead to nothing; of magnificent oriels which look out upon cornfeld and pasture; of lofty chambers, roofless and desolate of shattered walls, hung with the ivy and the hawthorne. This is all that remains of what was once the residence of Nobility. What scenes of crime and bloodshed. as well as the pageantry and extravaganza of former crowned heads these crumbling walls have witnessed history seems reluctant to tell us. Enough is known, however, to say, that like all such ancient castles, they have seen their full share.
 A visit to this castle serves to show what their splendor once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions, and the real happiness of those who enjoy humble lot in virtu- ous contentment. .. JL.p.
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The Missing Hoy Found.

The following dispatch from Vermont inspires hope that the boy Ross, the partic- ulars of whose abduction are given on our outside, is really found.
 RUTLAND, Vt. Aug. 10.-A woman for merly known in Bennington as Mary Flynn, but now calling herself Mrs. Mary Hamil- ton, was arrested there Sunday night for having in her possession bright little boy answering closely to the description of Charley Ross. She is native of Benning ton, but left that city four years ago and returned week ago with this boy. She said she adopted the child from Mrs. Heu rietta, wife of MT. Groom, tinsmith on 6ard street and Third avenue, New York, two years ago. She has also said she is the mother of the child. She says her husband is boss property man for Barnum. She calls the child Charles Augustus Hamilton. The child was taken to the te legraph office and questions asked dictated from Phila- delphia. He answered mum per of them correctly, and at the conclusion came the following telegram:
 n. ..-.- PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. To Olneey Fuller, Chief of Police, Bennlng-
 ton, Vt.
 Detain the woman and child. The uncle ot Charlie Ross leaves tonight for Ben- nington to identify. CHIEF OF POLICE.
 The child isvery intelligent and bright, in perfect contrast to the woman in both respects. He says he has two names, Char lie Ross and Charles Augustus Hamilton. The woman will be detained until some thing definite is known.
 LATER. The lad alluded to in the des- patch above >roves not to be the Ross boy. The mystery is still unraveled.
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!. THE NEW CoMET.-It is joy to know that we are to have the benefit of Prof. Parkhurst's observations in watching the new comet. No sooner had he informed us that all that was visible of Coggias com ct was faint glimmer of it's tail, like a streak of auroral light, than he directs our attention to 8 new celestial visitor, and how to find it. He says: 'The new comet may be found with small telescope degrees south of Gamma, the upper guard or point and 10 o'clock in the evening, almost di- rectly to the left of that star. Its small size and slow motion indicate that it is vet probably not less than 100, 0,OO0, ,OOO miles from us; but neither it's distance nor the direction of its motion can be certainly known until after another observation In about week he says it will be midway between Gamma and Thuban.'
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Sheffield No. 2.

Sheffield NO.2 2.
 Among the many visitors in Sheffield none have been more cordially received than Rev. MT. Hill and family of South port, Conn. He was pastor of the Congre- gational church here 1e years since, and found on coming here that he had many warm friends..... Rev. Mir. Beach is also in town, but he means rest, as he keeps himself as quiet as possible in the most quiet part of the town but we all hope to have g chance to greet him before he leaves, although words cannot express the deep feeling of affection all who know him have ever for him...... Monday night MT. Eugene Vosburgh's house was set on fire by incendiaries; but fortunately he dis covered it before it had made much head way, and plenty of water extinguished the flames: A pail of cotton was found satu- rated with kerosene and put at the extreme end of the house and set fire to.
 ""' OCCASIONAL.
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West COrnwaII.

West COrnWaII. ...
 Now look out for cramps among the iu- vcniles.. .Huckleberries are plenty and somewhat animated. The hay crop is nearly all secured and is about one third larger than last year,. Rev. Guilford of Hartford gave lecture in the Village Hall last Sunday evening in behalf of the Amer ican Bible Society. ......T The West Cornwall Sunday school association gave their regu- lar monthly entertainment in the Hall last Thursday evening to large and apprecia- tive audience. The committee are entitled to much praise for the manner in which they arranged the programme. At the close of the entertainment it was voted to have the following resolution printed, also the chronicles of Mrs. c. E. Baldwin, which were read on the occasion:
 WHEREAS the Cream Hill Dramatic As sociation have donated to the West Corn wall $. s. A. the avails of their popular drama, The Coming Woman;' therefore
 Resoloed, That the s. s. A. return to them their sincere thanks for this, their act Of generosity and friendship.
 CHRONICLES IsT.
 l. And it came to rass in the reign of Ulysses the Great, that peace and prosperi- ty did overspread the land from the East to the West, from the North to the South, the people did rest under their own vines and fig trees. -.. -t fl
 ?. Save and except that an emissary of Satan did ravage and destroy in palace and hovel, insomuch that this monster did slay his thousands yearly, and no wise or grave or reverend head was safe from his tempta- tions or his power.
 8. And it came to pass in the 9th year of the reign of Ulysses the Great, in the Prov ince of Cornwall, in the western part there of, hardly the river Housatonic, that band of men resolved to 'beard the lion in his den and resist his fury if need be, unto death.
 4. And they joined themselves together with an oath and did call themselves the D. Y. w. Y. K. Society, which the pro fane and irreYerent did interpret to mean the Don't you wish you knew society.
 5. And Arthur the wise, learned doc tor of the civil law, and William the brave, Eugene the Ardent, William the Apotheca- ry and Joseph the cunning artidcer in steel,
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BOR N.

At Chapinville, Aug. 9th, son to James Cum ming. rt At West Cornwall, Aug. 9th, a daughter to
 At West Cornwall, Aug. sth,a daughter to Louis Howard.
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PREPARED FOR WARMER WEATHER "A man in an adjoining county died recently who had taken his county paper for twelve years without paying for it. Upon the day of his burial the kind hearted, forgiying ed. itor called to see him for the last time and stuffed linen duster and couple of palm leaf hats into the coffin. He was prepared for warmer climate.
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Connecticut Western News,

Subscription Accountable date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber, shows the time to which the sub- scriPtiOn is paid; thus. R. B. Smith 5Jul74 indicates that MT Smith has paid for his paper to July 9th, 1874. It is hoped that subscribers will see to it that their account, indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for 9 renewal of their subscription, will the proper credit and in the event of an error to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid- cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made as the regular receipt of tho paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon, is prima facie evidence of it's ac ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
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PATENT TIN FRUIT CANs.-The best, most convenient and cheapest. Call and see them. For sale by BENJ. F. HoYT S Co., LAKEvILLE, CONN.,, dealers in Stoves and Tinware of every description. 2w5
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Aome Mkws.

*** We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere who will send particulars of any occurrences of interest which may come under their notice.
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First law of gravity-never laugh at your own jokes.
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DIED.

In this village, Aug. sth, Charlie, infant son of c. w. Delliber aged months.
 In Lakeyille, Aug. 9th, Ella Grant,aged a6 years In Lakeville, Aug, 9th, John Reed, aged 30
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Lilldenwald.

THE HOME OF THE LATE MARTIN VAN BUREN.
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Trains will stop near the Camp Grounds to take and leave passengers. Those who fail to procure excursion tickets will be charged full fare. All camp baggage trans ported free. .s- .-f
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Camp Meeting Excursion Tickets.- The Housatonic Railroad company will sell tickets to the Pine Grove camp meeting grounds, between Canaan and Falls Village from Monday, the 24th inst, to and includ- ing Monday alst, good to 90 aaad return O, at any time during the week at the follow ing reduced rates:
, 1874-07-04

in question would undoubtedly have made
an excellent bargain already thus tar and
an additional gain would be, that instead
of a practically unrealizable claim he
would hold an asset which he could at
any time turn into money. The position
OF different mortgage-holders with respect
to the change here contemplated would
vary according to circumstances, and be
influenced principally by the proportion,
the debt bears to the value of the proper
ty, and by the length of time, in which
the debt is payable. (Regarding the latter
point every body is aware, that in reality
the payment will rarely take place as early
as stipulated). The larger the debt is,
compared to the value of the property,
and the longer the time remaining, in
which it is to be paid, the more the fate
Of the claim is bound up with that OF the
Estate, and the more urgent 1t becomes
for the creditor to weigh we'll the diff
ferent chances of the future and to shape
his course accordingly. Should the debt
exceed The amount for which the property
can be entered in the association, viz.
one half of the value, the creditor would
furthermore gam ms auVahlaS6 viii l0-
spect to the aforementioned part Of the
debt, that the debtor, having now to pay
only s pr. CT. on capital and interest to-
gether on the larger amount would nave
his hands freed to pay the other part OF
the debt from the surplus revenue in good
and ordinary years. 1t is superluous to
mention, that the right Of the mortgage
holder to realize the mortgage by levy
and sale remains the same, whether a pro-
perty is in the Credit Association or not.
If the above remarks are correct with
regard to mortgage-holders general
they are of course also applicable to the
claims Of the State-T Treasury, with this
increased force, that the State would be
exposed to great losses besides those on its
outstanding claims, if lasting mistortunes
were to befall this island.
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The conviction is now universal, that
sugar, the only article, which can afford
the means of a civilized existence to
our comparatively large population, can
no longer be produced with profit III this
island by the process hitherto in use, and
that on the other hand the substitution OF
Central Factories, to replace our 70 or SO
imperfect little mills with additional APP
paratus, would not only avert an other
wise impending ruin, but give rise to a
degree of prosperity unknown tor many
wears. In fact so strong has this conVic-
ton become, that all doubts are reduced
to the two questions: Can we hope to see
the measure carried and, where is the
money to be got fol bringing 1t into prac-
tice at a time when three ruinous crops in
succession have exhausted the pecuniary
resources of the island?
AS actual experience in other places has
sufficiently proved the production OF
sugar from canes in Central Factories to
be a Uery lucrative business, it is to be
expected, that capitalists will be found
outside the island, ready to invest the
required money. They will however not
do so, unless parties fully acquainted with
the local circumstances and personally
connected with the island shew themselves
willing and able to make a beginning.
Governor Garde, to whose persevering
efforts in the cause the island is under
great obligations, has from the very out
set endeavoured to make it clear, and he
has succeeded in making it clear, that
situated as We are at present, the only
way to raise money from the island itself, is
a combination of the proprletors, to form
a Credit Association, the meaning and ma
ture of which is now pretty generally and
pretty we'll understood. In order to join
such an Association, it will however be a
necessary condition, that the property, with
which the party wishes to join the con
Germ, is not already mortgaged to the
amount of one half it's value, and the diff
6culty arising from this condition, is
aggravated by the circumstance, that a
considerable proportion of the proprietors
in a situation to fulfill that condition, are
living abroad and therefore cannot be sup
posed to be able thoroughly to appreciate
the exigencies of the time in all their
bearings.