Connecticut western news., 1875-10-08
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 town, and seems to be generally credited, that the Rev. MT. Lessell was compelled to resign because he did not receive sufficient salary to supply himself and family with the necessaries of life. hsve taken par ticular pains to investigate the matter, and am able to say upon tho best of authority that the report is unqualifiedly false and l deem It an act of simple justice to the members of this parish, who are so mali ciously vilified, that the report be publicly denied and public statement of facts gIv- en. MT. Lessell voluntarily and readily ac cepted call from this parish some two years ago, and was to receive for his servi- ces stated salary of $600 year, and in addition to that the missionary stipend, which amounts to $l5O @ year, and the use of the parsonage which had just been new ly furnished throughout. So much was guaranteed him by the parish and fully paid. In addition to the above he received donation in cash the first year of $l5O
 and last year SIPS and liberal supply of provisions of various kinds, and that he was the recipient of individual donations of money from time to time, his own re- port at the last annual meeting of the par
 sh bears witness. He was at that time re- quested to make report of the gross amount of money received for the past year for his support, and in pursuance of that request stated the total amount in cash to be $959, and have the authority of the treasurer for saying that soon after $50. co more was paid hIm by member of the parish, it being the mount of his subscrip- ton for the past year, making total of $10O0 in cash for the year and the use of @ furnished parsonage. These facts con sider an absolute refutal of the current sto- ry that the Episcopalians of this town starYe their rector. It is gross libel upon the parish which is numerically small, but is ever ready to respond to all proper calls upon it for money, parochial or otherwise, with liberality inferior to few ii any par ishes in the diocese......Thc ,lcction to day for town officers has been very exciting one, the total vote being almost up to the average vote of gubcrnatorial elections. Party lines were pretty thoroughly ignore d, the contest being betwe, Il the reform can didates nominated by republicans and a wing of the democrats on one side and the nominees of the straight out democrats on the other. The reform ticket was success full by an average majority of about 70, ex- cepting the nomlnee for treasurer, who was defeated by his opponent, c. H. Chase. a liberal, by IS votes. So far so good: Now let us see the reform......Judging from the quantity of new goods our merchants are gathering iu, should say they have but little reason 10 complain of hard times. MT. E, B. Reed has been making alterations in the internal arrangements of his store, which adds very much to it's appearance and comfort, furnace being marked fea- ture of the improvements. His stock of goods is always full in every line, of the la. test styles and patterns. Mir. E. F. Gillette and A. c. Woodward & Son receive their customers at the old stands, and are pre- pared to supply them with every line of goods that the market affords, and last but not least, our young merchant c. c. Cor
 don. has just replenished his stock with 6 large invoice of choice goods of all descrip tions, which he IS selling at prices that can not fail to give satisfaction......O Our frienG H. c. Rowley has been in town few day.
 and is looking much improved in health New Milford air seems to agree with him | ALPHA.