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Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
West Cornwall No. 2.

Rev. C.-N. Fitch was again in his pulpit last Sabbath after an eight weeks trip to California and various other points on elth- CT side of, and adjacent to, the Pacific rail roads. A large congregation welcomed him home. and pastor and people seemed to en- joy being together. In an evergreen circle in the rear of the pulpit were the words Welcome home, and the church had been made very attractive by one of the most beautiful floral displays ever seen within it. In the evening he conducted his services at West Cornwall, where large audience was also present, and rich profusion of flow CTS lent their beauty and fragrance to the interesting exercises of the evening. The text was from an incident in Caleb's history as recorded in the Old Testament, and an interesting sermon on the importance of cultivating the three cardinal virtues of obedience, courage and faith was drawn from 1t, in showing their importance in building up characters that would make us useful here and happy hereafter, etc. X.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

It is not SO extraordinary that Nebuchad- nezzar lived on grass. We know of hun dreds who live on the turf. h~
 So Spinner. after handling ihundreds of millions, comes out $2.oo ahead, Frame that bill General, and hang it up for your posterity to be proud of. .t.
 A farmer in Charlton found way to make balky horse go. He took him to strange town and put him up at auction. He went for $s5.
 A boy named Levi ate ten baskets of stra wberries one day on 6 wager.-Bdlti- more paper. We'll wager 1t didLt Levi ate his condition much.
 Chinese is to be taught at Boston nor nal school. The girls are determined to be no longer ignorant of what is written on fire cracker packs and tea chests. A somewhat illiterate Thomas street we- man, having read in poem about si- moon that swept the plains, is urging her husband to get one O them newfaugled things to use in her kitchen. An Indianapolis paper has found out how the sex of that man in Europe who went about in woman's clothes was discovered. He inadvertently said Thank you when gentleman gave up his seat in street car. A lady correspondent who assumes to know how boys ought to be traiLed, writes as follows: Oh mothers, hunt out the soft, tender, genial side of your boys ma ture.' Mothers often do-with an old shoe.
 The newspapers state that well-known banker of Paris has absconded, leaving a deficit behind. Mrs. Burlington thinks that it was very good of the poor man to leave it, when he might have got off clear with everything. E
 Kingston girls are opposed to introducing the letter-carrier system in that city. The idea, says one of them, of having letters left at the house Then we can't go to the post-office and won't have any excuse for going down town
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

THE LONDON DEFAULrER.-Alexander Collie laid the foundations of his colossaI dealings, as understand, in series of more or less successful ventures in block ade running during your great war. Since then, like SC many men of humble origin and imperfect education who have fattened on commercial speculations, he has lived 8 life of vulgar ostcntation, struggling like the frog in the fable to expand his petty existence to the dimensions of those who were to the manor born. Like his proto type he has gone off with au ugly explo- sion. ending not unfitly as an outlaw from his country. speculative career which commenced under such sinister auspices. He is the last of the British blockade run. ners. They have all gone to bad com mercial end and he has gone to more utter ruin than any of the others.-London Cor respondent of The Nation.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
Sheffield.

Last week Wednesday afternoon Mir. Levi Boardman, man 80 years of age, was found dead in his field. The day it will be remembered was a very hot one; MT. B. had not been feeling we'll during the morn ing, but went after dinner to the field to overlook some men at work there. He was seen at a distance by these men, who thought he walked in peculiar manner, and then was lost to their sight. As he did not come among them after little time, they sought him and he was found lying upon his face, quite dead. Some think it was sunstroke? MT. Boardman was the fa- ther of a large and much respected family, and his most excellent standing in society needs no comment. He has ever been a consistent Christian. His funeral was at tended from his late residence Friday after noon, and many gathered to pay their last respects to the deceased. When the funer- al procession passed our street it was re- marked by many how much Sheffield needs a new ;hearse......Our, best townsmen die these men have long paid liberal taxes to support the town expenses, ,and yet they are borne to the grave in that old rickety con cern, which IS disgrace to the communi- l ty. We hear few of the croakers say it is good enough; that when they were young people thought it well enough to car. ry the dead in lumber wagons, etc. We would much prefer good open wagon to this unsafe and melancholy vehicle drawn by yellow nag. If the town is too pool to afford decent hearse, will not some public spirited man buy good one, furnish a respectable looking team of horses ant rent it on funeral occasions to those who would like to pay true respect to their deat ......There is considerable sickness 1T town, and the dreaded dysentery has made its appearance. The cool days of autumn are longed for. A lady who has long beer a missionary among the freedmen of th' South, addressed the people at the Congre- gational church on Sunday evening. He remarks and her experiences as she related them, were highly interesting. The Pray ing bands of Monterey, Mill River ant Sheffield meet at the Ashley Falls churcf next Sunday afternoon and evening. Al are invited to come.
 ONE OF THE MANY -.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

SPEcIE RESUMPTION. - The Herdld's s Washington special says it is the desire of the President that the way to specie re sumption shall be so far advanced during his administration, that whatever the politi- cal or financial views of his successor may be he will, provided of course that the law remains as it is, be constrained to carry the scheme to successful termination. Though no plan has been definitely agreed upon, the following is understood to be the one most favorably endorsed and as least likely to disturb the money market, while it will al low an accumulation of gold that will bring the day of resumption nearer to hand: First, the syndicate to be allowed to purchase the four and half per cent. loan on the same terms as the five per cent. at par in coin, with one-half of one per cent. commission, the syndicate paying all expenses. The syndicate will pay for the bonds either in gold or coupons of gold bearing bonds. Second, the national banks to exchange their gold dividends received on bonds for the new bonds, releasing the same amount of six per cent. bonds held for the security of their circulation :; and third, the sale of four and half per cent. bonds at their par value in coin as author ized by law.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

At New Milford Aug. 20th, a daughter to Court land B.. and Martha A. Stone, weight three lbs. lCorrected.1
 At wolcottville,. Aug. sOth, a daughter to Mir. and Mrs. c. Fl. Lockwood,
 At Wolcottville, Sept. 1st, daughter to MT. and Mrs. James Howe. At East Canaan, August a4th, son to MT. and Mrs. Newton Beebe.
 At winsted,- Aug. asth, daughter to Sidney H. and Lucy A. Ford.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
8 Conneoticut Vvestern News.

Subscri ptiOn AccOunt.-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of 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, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for 2 renewal of their subscription will the proper credit and in the event of error Ito 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 prma facie evidence of it's ac- ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

A WARNING TO WIDowERs.-The Hamil- ton Spectator chronicles the appearance of specter Grimsby. The haunted man was widower known as Old Kitchen, whose deceased wife had before her death year ago threatened to haunt him if he ever had anything to do with another woman. He promised to comply with her wishes, and kept his word until short time since, when in company with man named Taylor he drove to Smithville to visit couple of young ladies. On his return home late at night, Kitchen became visibly uneasy. his agitation increasing as they approached an old church, in the graveyard attached to which his wife was buried. When oppo- site the spot, the white-robed form of Q woman was seen to rise from the grave. yard and float through the air toward them. Kitchen screamed out in an agonY of ter. TOT; the horse gave vent to a wild snort of fear and ran down the mountain at break neck speed, and the apparition continued to follow them. floating through the atmos phere Tn terrible proximity to the faithless widower. The other man states that il looked like the corpse of woman with the dead clothes on. The face was quite dead and expressionless, and the eyes were closed; one hand was extended toward Kitchen, almost touching his head, and the other pointing toward Smithville. Finally the buggy was smashed against tree and and the occupants thrown out, and when they recovered from the fall the ghost was cone
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

HoMGoPATHIo.--An extra large rosewood case of thirty five one ounce vials of Humphreys Homeopathic Specifics, with one copy each of Humphreys Hom@path- ic Mentor and Manual of Specific Hom@o- pathy, for sale very cheap at ee
 alta GERMANS DRUe STORE.
 Salisbury, Conn.,, June 1875. 4stt
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

CHARLIE Ross-WHAT THE WIFE OF HIS ABpuoToR sAYs.-A reporter of New York paper had sn interview Wednesday night with Mrs. Mosher, the wife of Mo- sher who abducted Charlie Ross, in the course of which she tacitly admitted that the boy is alive. In the course of the ques tioning she denied ever having seen the child and fn few minutes the reporter asked her: Mrs. Mosher, now tell me candidiy is the boy living or deadP' I dc not know she repled but immediately afterward said ;. I am sure he is living and will turn up before Hong. am as sure he is living as am that breathe. would not believe him dead unless should see his dead face before me- Afterward the following colloquy ensued;
 It has been asserted that Charlie Ross i: in Germany. Do you believe this ? I decline to answer
 Mrs. Mosher, why are you so positive that Charlie Ross is alivep
 I know he is. My husband would no harm hair of his head ; but quickly re- covering herself she continued nervously I mean if he had anything to do with it.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
A Michigan Geyser.

This story of the unexpected success of a Michigan man who was boring for water is told by the Marine City (Mich.) Gazette The scene was about four miles west of that place:
 Mir. Joseph Hahn, who lives some three or -Four miles west of Marine City has been for some time engaged in sinking an arte- sian well. On Monday morning the auger had penetrated to depth of 125 feet, and the next morning an air or gas chamber was reached Then occurred a phenome- non which the bYstanders will not be likely soon to forget. In the twinkling of an eye, upon the removal of the auger, the wooden tubing shot out of the well like stone driven from catapult, followed by vol tune of gas. water, gravel and mud that rose fully 200 feet in the air, while the trembling earth, the roaring torrent and the descending debris made MT. Hahn and his co-laborers think they had struck the re- gions internal. Stones weighing from ten to twenty pounds were projected into the air and some of them fell crashing through the roof of Mr. Hahn's house near by; in fact the family were obliged to seek shelter at neighbors, for human life was not safe a moment in the farmhouse. In the neigh borhood of Mir. Hahn's farm a stone, large or small, was rarely found but now they can be taken away by the carload. The heavy log chain binding the derrick was cut by the flying missiles into dozens of pieces, and one of the timbers was blown away as by the breath of acyclone. The discharge of mud and water soon began to overflow the fields and bear ruin upon the poor mans crops; it was as if waterspout had burst and the floods of heaven let loose. For eight or ten hours this extraordinary we'll kept emitting mud, water, gas anG stones; all around. on field, barn and house had settled leaden hue; the corn wa! broken off ard uprooted by the flood; the house and barn were riddled by falling stones; destruction was visible on every side. It was then noticed that the subter ranean monster was pretty we'll blown ant although it still kept up furious bowling its force was spent. It is estimated tha some eight hundred cubic yards of ella. and powders were cast out of the we'll Hundreds have been out to see it, and hun dreds more will probably go. The damag to Mir. Hahn's property is very great.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

EE New Haven has cat which goes ln- to the water and catches fish, and her pro prietor wants her to have family of more of her kind. He sees way of kitten living without much labor.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
4otne Mews.

.*+ We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of on friends in the county or elsewhere, who will send us particular ofany occurrencesofinterestwhich may come under theirnotice.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

It is one of the curiosities of natural bis- tory that horse enjoys his food most when he hasn't bit in his mouth.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
RIDING WITH A TIGREss.-The following storxr ir fold h,r tho Q .dannh,aror Io,a.n nI

RIDING WITH TIGREss.-The following story is told by the o densburg Journal i:
 A tramp was attempting to steal ride from this city to Rouse's Point on Friday night and experiel ced a trip which was we'll calculated to nuke an impression on his memory that will not soon beeeradicat. ed. It appears that the splendid pair of ii. gers and zebras which formed part of the hippodrome menagerie which has spent most of the summer here, were shipped that night for New York, via Rouse's Point. The tigers were released from their cage, placed in temporary boxes and put in a box car. The door of the car was left partly open to allow free circulation of air; the tramp, in looking for good place to stow himself away, came across this open car and crawled in. After the train started the tigers became uneasy from the rumbling of the cars, having remained in a quiet state here for nearly two months, and tried to get out of the boxes. The tigress succeeded, and as she emerged from the coop the tramp shrank back into corner and remained the rest of the trip as rigid al statue. The tigress, after making an ex animation of the car, in which she ever Tapped the face of the tramp, laid down a the open door with her paws hanging ou the rest of the journey. la the morning when Herr Llngal came over to look aftel his pets he discovered the tigress occupying the same position, and he ordered her bacl into the box, and she obeyed. He ther discovered the tramp, who occupied hiI c,ouching position, with clothes we through with sweat, and speeches. iron his all night ride with the tigress' It was fortunate thing for the tramp that it wal the female that got out of the box, for sh' is as kind and tractable as kitten, while the male would have made tiger meat ot him before reaching the end of the jour- ney.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
Broke Into

TVSHE inclosure of the subscriber, on or about l Aug 27th, three yearling heifers. The own CTS are requested to prove property, pay charges and take them away. JONATHAN BATES.
 Huntsville, Ct., Sept. ard. 1875, lw9<
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
M asonic.

REGULAR Communication of Montgomery .AG Lodge, No, 1S, Wednesday evening, Septem- ber 18th. Work: lst, Snd and Srd degress. iw0
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

KEARNEY's BUoHU. .-Kearney's Buchu the purest and best preparation of Buchu in the world, for sale at Graham's Drug Store, Salisbury. 6tf
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

What! a laborers strike in the heart of the Alpsp But they Got-hsrd treatment from the military, didn't theyp
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

DENTISTRY. Dr. Stewart, the dentist, is at the Miller House Thursday of each week. Tvs
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

A tourist who was asked in what part of Switzerland he felt the heat most replied |: When was going to Berne.'
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

The rooster on the top of the liberty pole says he'll be scorched if he stands this heat any longer. E..
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
BoR N.

EK- Births, Marriages and Deaths Inserted free. Obituary notices five cents a line.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
Norfolk.

Norfolk.
 At town meeting held Aug. sOth, act : ing on the maxim A penny saved,' etc., it was voted to take up the old seven per cent. bonds and reissue at six, making a saving of little oyer $4Oo year. This with the interest of the bequest of Mr. Jo- seph Battell would reduce the taxes about a thousand dollars per annum but as far as individual taxpayers are concerned, it is as they say of the state of Illinois in Chi cago.' you'd never know it unless you were looking particularly for it. Hon. Robbins Battell, Mir. F. Porter and J. K. Sheperd were also appointed a committee for laying out and improving the addition to the Nor folk cemetery......Iti is with regret we hear we are to lose the obliging landlord of the Norfolk House, it having been sold for the nice sum of $2l 1000 to Mir. Jacocks oe Hartford, who takes possession about the first of October. MT. Warehouse is among the lucky few who found before it was too late what he was cut out for, so there was no mistake in the make up and conse- quently he understands his business. AL though we would have peferred strictly temperance house, he was liked as man, and has many warm triends here who will regret the departure of himself and pleas ant wife to-where we haven't learned. I saw roasting bullet sit
 Upon baking egg;
 saw cripple scorch his hand Distinguishing his leg
 says Holmes, aud DO one after last weeks experience, with thermometers over 90 de grees in the shade, will doubt the statement but now though dry and dusty as saloon customer, it is much cooler, and lady sum mer visitors begin to think of homes done up in hollands and exasperating help anG fall fashions and gentlemen of consequent bills and business, and soon the little citie. in our suburbs will begin to fill up and loof alive again. ..... Berries have been abundan this season, and notwithstanding many farmers for the first time have prohibited picking on their lands they have been Ina, ln plenty and cheap, generally only eigh cents per quarts.. H .uuah and F wer' tempted to renew our youth and go black 5errying one day, and if she ever goes on weeks visiting trip maybe I'll tell you al about it. NORFOLK.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

Mayor Eastman.-Have you ever seen Mayor Eastman of Poughkeepsie We saw him iu the Charter Oak dining rooms in Hartford last Friday. He came in and took off his coat and hat and hung them on a hook and said he wanted "Some darn nice steak" O
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

Burlington EDrroR.-Mr. Frank Durant of the firm of Fassett s Durant of the City Store. while running with the fire engine for practice, accidentally got his leg under the wheel and broke the bone rear the ankle. Doctor Camp gave him some chloroform and brandy and then put his leg in order and sent him home. X.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

ing of last week, while Mrs. ScoYille, wife Hill, was washing in their wood shed, a l large stalwart foreigner of tramp came up quietly behind her and put his hands on her shoulder ln a manner more familiar than courteous. Supposing itswas her husband, who had returned from the fields where he was at work, she looked back uneoncerned- | ly and was about to make some casual re- mark, when to her astonishment she saw it was the great strapping tramp alluded to above. Quicker than thought she selzed her washing stick and dealt him tremen dous blow over the head, breaking the wea- pon short off. He attempted to strike back, and while the struggle was going on, MT.
 Scovi!le's large dog, which was tied with a rope near by, seeing things were not as they should be, sprang and doundered about till
 he succeeded in breaking the rope when he leaped instantly upon the back of the
 tramp, seizing him by the nape of the
 neck, throwing hlm to the ground. The
 faithful animal bit the scamp terribly, tear
 ing his clothes almost entirely off from him
 causing him to beg piteousy for his life promising if she would only call him off h' would go away and never be seen again 1T this part of the country. She finally called the dog off and the rascal was glad enougl
 to get away. He went to the corner O
 their garden, where he had quite larg' 2 bundle of clothing, and donniug anothe
 pair of pants and repairing damages as wei as he could in very few moments time , hastily made off for less dangerous tielt l of operations. It seems almost too bad i did not occur to Mrs. s. to leave the tramp f in the kind and considerate Care of the dog and go to the fields beyond and get her bus band to come aud secure him, but perhaps he was sufficiently punished. Anyway, tho
 dog ought to be voted pension.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

Hand Crushed.-Theodore Bratherton, brakeman on Conductor Ellsworth's train on the Housatonic railroad, while unload ing freight at Botsford, Monday morning, had his left hand badly crushed by a heavy package falling on it.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-24

IMPORTANT TO PROPERTY HOLDERS AND
L TenAnts.-The New Orleans Sanitary and EGcava.
ting Company beg leave to inform the citizens OF New
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arrangements, and prepared to execute order
for the cleaning and emPtying of privies aud snkS
me apparatus used is known the Odorloas Exca
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without creating nuisance offensive odor during
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This system not only uEura:es valuable sanitary
reform but Is much cheaper than any other now
Further Information be had regarding tho working
OF the new Rystem at the office the Company "a
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-24

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He nry Abraham, VIM. D. Schmidt,
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-24

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