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Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
Liberty,s Centennial.

The celebrations at Lexington and Con cord last Monday. were very appropriate observation of the centennial birthday of our country's liberty. Just one hundred years ago las: Monday the patriots carried their hint-locks to Cemetery Hill and organized resisting army to the King, and those first guns which were echoed Dy cannon Monday, were fired at an enemy retreating over dusty road. Monday was bright. but there was frost in the ground and the air was biting cold. Very unlike the same day 6 century ago, when "thc fields of grain were waving in the breeze. :"
 The celebration was inaugurated by the firing at daY-break the first of the one hundred guns, which ushered in the day; each gun commemorating each year of the hundred years past since the event which it was designed to celebrate.
 The attendance was overwhelming. Early in the day, the crowds from all points of the compass began to pour into the village, and the great numbers were far in excess of what was anticipated, and the good people of Lexington and Concord were at their wits end to know what to do with them. Bands of music and soldiers marched the streets, and for the day, the whole places seemed entirely in possession of strangers. The celebration consisted of srations, speeches. 5anquets, parades, &c, &c, the occasion being honored by the attendance of President Grant and a portion of his cabinet, with various others of the nobility" of Washington, also the gover- nors of several states professors of colleges &c Sc. Altogether the celebration wal what it should have been; and itly com memorated the day that witnessed the first shot fired in the Revolution.
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A Correspondent, writing from Athens, curiously contrasts the mixtures to be found there of ancient and modern civilization. Railroads spin their trains amid the temples of three thousand years; steamers dash their swells upon the Pircus, and the scream of their whistles resound from Athos Pcntelicus and Cytheron to Olym- pus and the heavens beyond their gods. Dr. Ayers world-renowned medicines, those consummations of modern science, are posted on the Acropolis the Parthenon. the Areopagus and Thesion, while the modest cards of Cherry Pectorol, Ayers Sarsaparilla, Ague Cure and Pills look from the windows of the shops in the streets of Athens, where they are sold.-N. y. (qLobf.
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center for the future gatherings in this part of the country.
 In closing, may be permitted to speak of those who have received local preach CTS license on this circuit, and have gone out in the regular work as travelling preachers. In 1915 Fitch Reed was li- censed ss local preacher, and appointed the same year to travel on tho circuit. In 1917 he was received on trial into the New York annual conference. Timothy Rene diet, . son of Benjamin Benedict, was li- censed on this circuit. He was also re ceived in the conference in 1917, and re- turned as circuit preacher in 1922 and 1928. Cyrus PIndle was licensed to preach on this circuit, and received ints the coR- ference in 1921. He was afterwards trans ferred to the Troy Conference, from which he withdrew in ls4s Charles Prescott was also licensed snd afterwards joined west- ern conference.
 may also mention one local preacher, who lived and died on the circuit. re- fer to Harry Doty, or "Priest Doty," Gas he was called.) He was c colored man who came to Canaan from Kingston, N. Y., where he was owned as . slave. He
 was taught to read by Mrs. Benedict. He
 was a man of fine physique and very much gifted in prayer, but not much of 8 preach CT. He was very much respected, and at ! his death in 1867, the church at Ashley Falls, from which he was buried, could not accommodate the people. He learned to write, and gave this account of his first and only written sermon. He prepared . written sermon and went to 6 school-houss and placed his sermon in it, as he said,
 ''crank as cuffy." But when he had oom-
 menced his text, he tried in vain to read
 his sermon but not word could he mako out. After few moments he removed it from the Bible and threw it on the floor, and comm need, as he said, trough shod" to preach. This was the first and last at tempt to use written sermon. "He was good man, full of faith aud the Holy l Ghost"
 might add here ihr names of others
 who have been tho 'pilIars in the church, "
 but forbear, Looking back of the histo- " of the past tracing somewhat faintly Gods dealing with this peculiar people ;
 making their growth from the first under the most adverse circumstances, l am led to bid you look forward to the future with stronger faith and brighter hope, exclAim- ing with the sainted Charles Wesley "Jerus to thee our hearts we lift, | Our hearts with love to thee o'orfoW; | With thanks for thy continued gift, That still thy gracious name we know; l Retain our sense of sin forgiven. And wait for all our inward Heaven. 1 Those who best kept us 10 this AsHr, | O keep us faithful to the end!
 When robsd in majesty and power. Our Jesus shall from Heaven descend, 1 His friends and witnesses to own, And seat us on his glorious throus."
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jets, others with yak lace; others with embroideries; and the waists were short in back with sashes, and had what are called apron fronts and leng pointed sides. There were also sleeveless jackets, composed entirely of black silk velvet, and laid in alternate stripes; others of fine silk ribbon and lace.
 The different materials were sometimes arranged perpendcularly, and sometimes dlagonally, and horizontally, but however arranged were all lovely enough to tempt the most economical damsel 10 extrava- gance. The display in the millinery department could not have failed to satisfy the most particular. Most of the bonnets were chips, following the prevailing mode; they are made to be worn high on the head while the English walking hats, which are decided feature of this season. arc to be worn low. One of the handsomest hats was black french chip adorned with bias bands of cardinal colored silk entwined with the pearl white brocade silk. Against exquisite knots of these two materials were fastened great punches of cursh roses, wheat and mignonetts; the full trimmings being folds and bows of the silk, the one falling little lower than the other. But the most startling combination that could have emanated from no other than French ingenuity, was black chip hat with the brim broad, high and yet Idrooping, and beneath which is a wreath of great Scarlet poppies, that will encircle the head of the wearer except immediately in front, where is an immense bow of maize colored silk. A second bow of yet greater magnitude is placed in the center of the crown and forms tte only outside garnture. Another black chip, which was very beautiful, was trimmed with black thread lace and white turquois silk at the back fell long ends of white ribbon, and short ends of black velvet edged with thread lace a cluster of white hyacinths and tiny blossoms of the same color was placed at the front together with spray of green leaves with crimson .dgvs, on the inside of the brim was repeated the white and black of the outer trimming, tho roll being of black ve.vet, and the shirring of white silk. yelled by delicate meshes of thread lace. A white chip was trimmed with twilled silk ribbon having very long streamers behind; the edge was bound with dark brown silk velvet; large cluster of wheat and scarlet peoples was held in its place by gilt ornament in front; bow and braiding was placed on the inside, and a wreath of wild grapes and poppi:s ran along the brim. A great knot of white and cardinal red brocade looped up the brim of black lace bonnet on the lett side on the top of the crown lie buds and blossoms of narcis- sus and poppy. Another very quiet but elegant hat was pearl colored chip, with a cable of brown and pearl colored ribbon | twisted around the crown, and pearl colorcd feather and paradise plumes placed on the side with few daisies at the back and under the brim. The flowers eclipse any that have ever before been presented to the pubic, and are so perfectly exquisite as to charm the most indifferent. w. Worchester, April l7th, 1875.
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West Cornwall.

West COrmVVall.
 We are having another cold wave. Ther- mometer was down to 20 above zero on Monday and Tuesday mornings......A. D. Warner Esq, will hereafter dispense law in rooms over Pratt & Fosters store...... Major A. Nickerson has opened law of fee in Plainville, Ct......Mrs. H. c. Gran dall has just received a new lot of Millinery goods which she is selling very cheap at hSr new place of business in the old P. O. building. Pratt & Foster have also got in new goods and are as busy as bees, selling them off......The suit brought by the town fathers against Edw. Davidson has been withdrawn.....Mr Isaac Marsh whe has been sick for long time and not ex- pected to survive, is now much better and able to sit up about an hour at time..... Charley Brown, (colored,) who died last week Saturday, is supposed to have been loa years old, and strange to say he didn't claim to have been body servant to Gen. Washington. NUF CED.
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COlliMsViIRe.
 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

Our usually quiet community was startled on Friday evening, April l6th, by the report that murder and suicide had beed committed only half mile from Collins vile Depot within the limits of the town of Burlington. The facts are briefly these. John Feltcr, one of our industrious sober quiet citizens owned house in the above locality, and rented the basement to Andrew Johnson Dane, with whom boarded Swede named Anton Linburgh, who worked for the Collins Co.,, but was of incorporate habits, and for the past two weeks had spent the most of his time in idleness and drinking. On Thursday April 15, he returned from Hartford, and worked all day and on Friday last, seemed nervous and excited. He went home and eatahis sup per and then walked the room in restless manner till near o'clock, when from a sudden impulse without any provocation or quarrel he drew from under his coat a large Spanish knife called manch etc, ten inches long and pointed, and thrust it into the side of Mir. Johnson, and was about to repeat it when Johnson grasped the.murder ous weapon cutting his hand badly; but he succeeded in getting out of doors with his wife and daughter. MT. Felter on hearing noise came down to learn the cause, when the demon sprang upon him with the ferocity of tiger. giving him four fearful stabs, either one of which would have proved fatal. The maniac then thrust the knife into his own body just below the the breast bone and fell to the floor, but on the appearance of Mrs. Felter he sprang up and made two murdereus thrusts at her with his knife, one of which inflicted 8 terrible wound on one of her hips, from which she will probably recover. Johnson IS living at this writing, but the doctors think he Cannot recover, Hundreds of people went to see the horrld sight. Two ghostly corpses lying Gu the floor covered with blood, and the floors of three rooms literally covered with blood, and much on the walls, A jury of inquest rendered Q verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. The selectmen of Burlington took charge of the body of the suicide and murderer, and it was buried in that town. The funeral of MT. Felter was very largely attended on Sunday, and the body buried in Colinsville cemetary. MT. Felton was man of fifty, has worked here seventeen years. He leaves a wounded and disconso- late widow and four children. Linburg the author of all this sorrow, was about 45 years old, he has been here three years. He leaves a wife and three children in Sweden
 D. B. H.
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Swindling Farmers.
SIGNING NOTES.

Various methods have been resorted to by the men who go about the country and live on their wits rather than by labor of any honest kind. to defraud all with whom they come in contact. Farmers are gener- ally made the object of their swindlee. They have invented various plans by which they can procure the signatures of the farmers to promisory notes. The game that was played along the Mohawk valley was as follows: Some article intended for sale is left at farmers house on trial. The agent asks the man to sign a receipt. The man reads it and signs it. This one the agent leaves with him and asks him to sign duplicate, which is done without reading it's contents It turns out that the farmer has signed note for considerable amount. The swindier sells it to an inno- cent party and the maker is then responsi- ble. The Saratogian tells the following about swindIing in Saratoga and Washing ton counties:-
 Information has come 10 us of the per formances of first class swindler in the eastern part of this county by the name of Oscar Rowland. In company with one Haight. who seems to be an assistant or ac- complice. HaYilaLd, whose father was formerly we'll known droVer, has been going about pretending to buy stock. By one pretext or another he manages to get unsuspecting citizens to give their address on slip of paper, and then the paper is used to make note on over the signature. A swindle of this nature was perperated on MT. Chauncey A. Betts, fathor-in-law of Mr. George W. Ferris of this place. Rowland was pursued by Alexander A. Betts of Fort Edward and was oYertaken in Washington county, and the notes de manded and relinquished. AS near as we can ascertain, Rowland and Haight are members of gang of swiddlers who have piled their games successfully in this re- zion. We warn people to be on the look out for him. The Oscar Rowland above named lives at Quaker Springs, and is iu no way related to Oscar Rowland of thii Yillage.-Pokeepsie 1e1egraph.
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LOCAL NEwsPAPERs.-This is what the New York Tribune says: Nothing is more common than to hear people talk of what they pay fer advertising, etc., as so much charity. Newspapers, by enhancing the property in the neighborhood and giv- ing the localities in which they are pub llshed q reputation abroad, benefit all such particularly if they are merchants and real estate owners, thrice the amount yearly of the meagre sum they pay for their support. Besides, every public spirited citizen has a laudable pride in having'a paper of which he is not ashamed even though hs should pick it up in New York or Washington. A good-looking, thriving sheet, helps propcl' erty, giving character to locality, and is in many respects a desirable public conven fence. If you want a good reliable sheet, it must be supporte,l-not in spirit oi charity, but because you feel necessity lc support it. The printing press is the power that moves the world"
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THE STARVATION OF HANGING.-Havlng attempted to hang himself, but having been prematurely cut down, young gen tleman of Paris has survived to give An ac- count of his sensations ''As kicked away the chair and fell, had the sensation of receiving blow from a hammer on the top of my head. l did not feel the rope, and the only defined sensation sue ceeding that of the blow was a sensation of weight in my head. My head seemed heavier and bigger than the great bell of Notre Dame. It was night all about me, and then there came terrible cold in the lower part of my body, and then a sharp pain where tho rope was tearing my neck, {, and then-nothing."
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Hail, Columbia" is said to have been composed under the circumstances as fol. lows: In the year 179S, when patriotic feel ing pervaded the country, and when there were several parties in the field, Mir. Fox, 8 young actor, called one morning upon hls friend, MT. Hopkinson, and after stat ing that the following evening had been appointed for his benefit, begged his friend to do something in his behalf. "If," said Fox, "you will write me some patriotic verses to the tune of the 'President'i March feel sure of full house." Mr. Hopkinson in short time wrote the firs verse and chorus, which were submitted to Mrs. Hopkinson, who sang them to piano accompaniment, and proved the measure and music to be ip keeping. In this way the second and other verses were written anl when Fox returned in the evening, he received with delight the song as it now stands. The following morning, the announcement was made that MT. Fox would sing new patriotic gong. The theatre was crowded; the song was sung and received with rapture; it was repeated eight times and again encored; and when sung the ninth time the whole audience stood up and joined in the chorus. Night after night, " Hail Columbia" cheered the visitors of the theatre, and in very few days it was the universal song of the boys ID the streets, from one end of the city to another. Nor was the author forgotten. The street in which he resided was on one occasion crowded, and "Hail Columbia broke on the stiffness of midnight from 800 patriotic voices.
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A VERY NATURAL MIsTAKE.-Max Adc
 Ter offers this: Always cork up your cat sup bottles tightly. Going out on the steam Car the other day we observed a man place bottle of tomato catsup, neck downward, in the rack above his seat. Presently friend came in, and in few minutes the friend, who was cleaning his nails with knife, introduced the subject of third term for-Grant. The discussion gradually became warm, and as the excite ment increased, the man with the knife gesticulated violently with the hand con- taining the weapon, as he explained his views on the question. Meanwhile the cork jolted out of the bottle overhead, and the cstsup dropped down over the owners head and coat and collar without his per ceiYing the fact. Directly nervous old lady on the opposite seat who caught sight of the red stain, and imagined it was blood instantly began to scream murder at the top of her voice. AS the passengers, con- ductor, and brakemen rushed up, she bran dished her umbrella wildly and exclaimed, ''Arrest that man there! Arrest that willin !! l see him do it, 1 see him stab that other one with his knife till the blood spur;cd
 out. Oh, you wretch Oh, you villain ous rascal, to take human life in that scan dalous manner. l see you punch hlm with the knife, you butcher, you and I'll swear it agin you in court, to, you awdacious rascal p' They tack her into inc rear car and soothed her, while the victim wiped the catsup off his coat. But that venera- ble old woman will go down to the silent grave with the conviction that she wit messed in those cars one of tue most awful and sanguinary encounters that has occur red since the affair between Cain and Abel.
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EEF Five Hundred Dollars Reward.-Any person or persons knowing the whereabout, of one Glate Jate will be paid the above reward. He is feet 10 inches high, has hair on his teeth, when last seen was bare footed. Any person knowing the where abouts of said person please report at the Academy Hall Salisbury, Monday Eve. April 26th, on which occasion that great musical wonder, Little Tommy Fish supported by the Merry Austins, a talented New York company, will appear.
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Eg gKearney's Fluid Extract of Buchu Read advertisement on first page. For sale at Graham's Drug Store.

Detroit boys seem to advance in educa- A newsboy who couldn't change ten-cent piece a year ago, was recently heard remarklng: William Scott, if you ever corrugate your brow at me that way again, I shall temporarily deposit my papers on the pavement, and cause the blood to coagulats under your left optic. Hear me, William"
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Eg LITTLE TOMMY FISH, supported by these great sketch artists the Merry Austins will appear at the Academy Hall Monday Eve, April 26th. Admission 35 cts, Reserv- ed seats 50 cts. In order to avoid the crowd at the door all persons wishing reserved seats can procure them at the poSt-off1ce during the day.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Something about dogs-fleas.

Something about dogs-heas
 The home walking around with the baby at night.
 When a man can't find anything to do, he has lived long enough.
 In what ship has the greatest number of people been wrecked Courtshlp. Bashfulness IS sometimes like the plat ing on spoons-wheu it wears off ii shows the brass.
 The spelling mania is raging. Parties of four in the cars turn two seats facing each other and spell.
 Marble-top tables are unhealthy, accord ing to the Herald csf Hedlh, but it does not state their disease.
 Boss Tweed dosne't think the treatmene at the penitentiary very benign. On tLt contrary he thinks it is 7x9.
 Those old Greeks were pretty wise fel- lows. In their vocabulary maiden is translated nothing, and marriage is gam mon.
 |" Idiot!" exclaimed lady, coming out of The theater. one evening, Ns a gentleman accidentally stepped on her trailing skirt. Which one of us ?" blandly responded the maa.
 "Why do you use paint?" asked violinist of his daughter; "For the same reason that you use rosin, papa" "How is that?' "Why, to help me draw my beau" Nevada icc-dealers are already preparing to double their prlces next summer, upon the ground that the crop will be almost entirely eaten up by the grasshoppers. If George Washington himself had only been cross-examined by Judge Fullerton | before he died, we have no doubt it would have turned out that he really lied about the cherry tree after all. "No eetin appuls in school ours,' reads a sign on the blackboard of school.house | in enlightened old Massachusetts, where education is supposed to sit on the top rail and make faces at ignorance.
 A subscriber to South-Western news paper died recently, leaving four years subscription unpaid The editor appeared ut the grave and deposited iu the coffin palm leaf fan, linen coat and thermome- ter.
 A clergyman in one of our Eastern cities was met by seedy-looking man with flask of whiskey in his pocket, who inquired: "Sir, is this the nearest road to the almshouse ?" "No sir" replied the clergyman, pointing to the bottle; "but that is.
 We read in the Bible, in the 18th chapter of lst Samuel and 18th verse, that "There was no smith found throughout all the land of Isreal." Of course not. All the Smiths were living in this country at that time, and they have wonderfully increased and multiplied since then.
 An honest old gentleman from a rural country, who came down to New York to spend the Sabbath with friends, was asked by one of them what the people up his way think of the Beecher scandal. He replied that he never tried it, and didn't know anything about it-that he and all his neighbors burned kerosene.
 A Detroit gentleman walking behind two school children the other day bearl the boy inquire: Will you be at the party to- night? ?" shall be there," answered the miss, but may as we'll tell you now that determined, father is set, and It isn't right for me to encourage your attention. can be a sister to you, but noting more. Therefore you needn't buy me any valen- tine or give me any more gum"
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Subscription nAccOunt.-The date on the
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