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Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
A Court of Probate holden at Sharon, ,wit6i1

A T Court of Probate holden at Sharon, within A aud for the district of Sharon, on the 18th day of January, A. D. 1876.
 Present. Robert D. Livingston. Esq.,, Judge. This court deems It expedent that the estate of John M. Gregory. late of Sharon. in said dis trct, deceased, be settled as insolvent estate. It Is therefore ordered that Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of said estate be appointed aJ the Probate Office in Sharon, the 5th day of February. A. D. 1876, at o'clock in the forenoon and this court di- rects the Administrator to give public notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear Tiff they see cause. at said time and place, and be heard relative to said appointment, by publishing the same in weekly paper printed ln Litchfeld county, and return make to this court of the no tice given.
 Certified from Record,
 3w2S CHAS. F. SEDGWICK, Clerk
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
D A N N U R " N R AN C A .
 nnIhn Ann ranNI

dO11NU Leave Bridgeport, lo.So c. m.; 436 2. MN Arrive in bury l2'o9 m; H.l P. ", Dsnbury for Pittsneld at 1l.s0 a. M. cad NR .n. For State Line, Albany, saraioga sHd mh Vest. l.26 a. m,
 GOING SOUTH. Leave Danbury, 705 6. m.; 12.45 m.: GEO ?. a. Arrive in Bridgeport, $40 a. m.; AIS ?. mA; G%S P. m.
 ~ discount of FIVE cents {. sm ths NRmAAs fare will be made te those purehasiAG Yleh&s A the Station Ofices; alss who take tho ears ct en& tions where Tickets are not seld See list of fares pested in Station QMaM. tvy2 a. V. FRANKLIN, Au NartM ANmMama.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
CONN. WESTERN RAILROAD
 f,nro~aneyno Nny 1Mxw

NOAAA&AoASAhk GOING WEST. YRAINs LEAVE 0AWAAN, I2. .5S A. M.-Csnnseting at AkA1mrtsa fer PovsA- keepsis. .Alhasy and the WaAt NAeaet.
 for Fishkill st 4.1o F. A. Leaves salisbury 1.1s & Lakeville, 1.1 P, N. 4.3O P. M.-C0anscting frem PittsAela. At IA
 lerton fer New York. Leaves Salisbury at 4.53 d. LakevfID 4@ ?, 4, 6.&Y r. .M-CoHnecting from fittaAsld. At
 lerten with Express for Albany sAd VI
 West.
 Leaves Salisbury 7.13 & Laksvine T.1S P. V, GOING EAST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN, 600 A. M.-Connecting from Falls Village aud
 Harrington At WiRsted for Bridgeport.
 At Pine Meadow for New Haven. Al AaTt> ford for Providence, Boston New LonaeR,
 Worcester, Middletown and Sayhrook. S.2@ A. M., Leaves Nillertsn 6.eU n,
 Laksvfle $50 Salisbury, 1o. lO.4T A. M.-Connecting at Wlntted haf n1dnp-
 port. At Hartford for WpkmaAstie, I%@
 London, Providence, New York & koaSca. Leaves Nillerton l0.O5 a In, Laksvihs, l-3. Salisbury, 1928 A. M. CuAnRass &4
 Canaan for Bridgeport. 3.O2 F. A.-ConnectinE from DrdgapAEt Al
 Winsted for Waterbury and hxid1Sherk. k9 Simsbury for New Haven, MsseAkAs Hhk
 yoke and Northampton. At kAEHocd 1AR
 Bristol, Willimantic, New LanAQa, NN@
 Yerk, Boston and Saybrsoks via .. V. R.K. Leaves Millerton S.20 p. m., Lakeville 2.&. Leaves Salisbury, 9.41 F. M. S,36 F. M,-Leaves Nlllerton 50 D m, LaAeyilie sos, Salisbury, SIS F. M.
 For time at Way Stations and sonnacAio0s aes WV. RR yEnNT MS. amws4.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
For Sale.

One two-seat Square Box Cut ter. (trimmed seats)
 One twO-seat Portland Cutter. One light Kimbau Portland Cutter.
 One fine New York Road Wag- on, nearly new.
 One 1-hOrSe Lumber Wagon. The above will be sold at prices to suit the times. ROSCOE c. TAFT. Ashley Falls, Dec. 8th, 1875. 22tf
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
Haax~ C~MneAAAAma

m. Train from sridgsport, saaya. U. lsAiS irusa Pittstsld, ss follows: - 't''
 At tStepney for Upper btspRey ano Monroe, dnly. At Ncwtown for Woodbury, Southbury, henln Britain, daily. At Dsnbury for HrswsLsF staaAh. daily. At New Milford fer Park Lane, hsEAyLaas MnrOledale, New Preston, Wafrsn kAlakaNpLet, day and Saturuay. At Cornwall Bridge for lAleA- nsld and sharon daily. At West Csrh sAu IRr " shen, W est Goshen, North Cornwall. HSia A&&A and Cornwall Center daily. At faAs VA4Axs fet Lime Rock, Salisbury aud Lakeviils aMI. A. Harrington for Hartsvills, New AA4ieosS, AM niver dAily. For Monterey, us.G%s. 1hseseHy and saturday, At Lee, for New hA~SeA, AaAeA& held Tyringnam, East Lee. W set b~shst asA s5ls Centre, daily. At Pitlsheld for LAnsebsrS sad Hancock, daily,
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
grubate Notifes.

DISTRlCT of Norfolk, ss. Probate Court, Jan D uary 17th, 1876.
 Estate of Alma Hayes, late of Norfolk, in said dist rict. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Norfolk hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of sad estate to hibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attest ed, within said time, will be debarred reco very. Ali persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate payment to
 4w2S J. X. SHEPARD Administrator.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28

oTATE OF CONNECTICUT.-At Cours of O Probate holden at Salisbury, within and for the district of Salisbury, on the 22nd day of Jan uary, A. D. 1876.
 Present. Silas B. Moore. Esq. Judge.
 Upon the petition of Francis NJ. Wallace, Of said Sails bury. showing to this court that he is guardian of Emma Stiles, also of said Salisbury, within said district. minor, That said minor is the owner of real estate situated in said sals bury viz: Two parcels of land; the first is loca- ted in the Centre Village the eastery side of the main street or highway, bounded northery and easterly by lands of M. L Graham and wife; sout herly hy lands of T. $. Russell; westerly by said highway, with dwelling house thereon.- The other piece is farm of land, with dwelling house and other buildings thereon. lying on the westerly side of the Undermountain road, SO called, leading from said village to the residence of Plny l.. Barton, containing about ITO acres of land. known and called the Lyman farm, and is bounded northerly by lands of Horace Smith said lands of N. W. Clark; southerly by lands of said Clark and heirs of Henry Clark deceased easter ly by said road, all of which is valued at about six thousand and five hundred dollars. Showing that it would be for the interest of said minor if said real estate be sold and the avails thereof be vested for her benefit, according to law, and pray ing for liberty to sell said property for the pur- pose aforesaid, as per petition cn file.
 It is ordered by this Court That said guardian give notice of said application, by causing the same to be published in the newspaper printed in six weeks before the hearing; and that said peti- tion will be heard at the Probate Office in said district on the 17th day of February next. at two o'clock afternoon.
 Certified from Record,
 3w29 ALBERT MOORE, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
Certified from Record. 26 J. B. HARDENBERGH, Judge.

A T Court of Probate holden at Sharon within h and for the district of Sharon, on the 23rd day of December, 1875.
 Present. Robert D. Livingston. Esq. Judge.
 On motion of Robert Buckley. Administrator the estate of Betsey Peck. late of Sharon with. in said district. deceased. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the said administrator, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspaper published in Sails bury, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of sharon. nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record,
 4w26 CHAS. F. SEDGWICK, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28
A T Court of Probate holden at North Canaan A within and for the district of Canaan, on the 31 st day of December A. D. 1875

IN within and Tor the d1str1ct Of Canaan, on the 31st day of December. A. D. 1875.
 Present. Jacob B. rdenbergh, Esq, Judge.
 On motion of Henry E. Wetherell, administra- tor on the estate of Joseph W. Strong. late of Ca uaan, within said district deceased. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limi- ted for the creditors of said estate to exhibit tor, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspaper pub Gshed in Litchfeld county, nearest to where such estate is in settlement, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Canaan. nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record.
Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28

HARTFORD, PROVIDNNO OfNA
 FlSHKlLL R..
 Commencing Nov. Ist. 1875. Trains Of Conn. Western k K. arriving at HAxs. ford follows: Ate4 A. N., from Wtnsted, eoNneefs fer Prova'
 dence and Boston. At l.17 P, M, from Millertsn, eonasats for PEoyt- dence, Bostsn, NorUieh, Nav bge
 don and Palmer. AtbBOP F. M frsm Milerton and Pez0nkeepaie,
 connects for Norwich, GeN 1Qfg1bns
 New Britain and Brtstoa.
 TRAINS LEAVING. New Londea at 6.0o Noiv vich at b.S0 A. 1. AR-
 give at Hartford to connect Wi1A q.
 M train for Winsted, Canaan, 46-
 lerton and Peughkeepsis. Boston at OaO A. M. Providence st 12.2o ,M QaA-
 meets with F. M. train to AAnartaA. 4s J. T. MoMAHUB. supk
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

only to cock and fire, drop one pistol
| and seize another ready to his hand,
without the risk of losing his weapons.
This, reliance ON the pistol was, doubt
| less, one reason of the success of the
rovers in close fighting. To add terror
to mis- appearance Blackboard stuck
"lighted matches under his hat, which,
appearing OH each side OF his face, his
eyes naturally looking fierce and wild,
made him altogether such figure that
imagination cannot form an idea OF
fury from hell to look more trightful."
He was a frollcsome fellow, this Cap
tain Teach, IN his grim way. One day,
being at sea, and being q little flushed
with drink, he determined to make All
inferno esof lis own," an to that end
went down into the hold, with two or
three others, and having filled several
pots full o: birthstone, set them on fire,
and was proud OF having held out the
longest against sulfocaiiori. Another
evening, being in a pleasant mood,
drinking and playing cards with few
choice kindred spirits, he blew out the
light and crossing lis hands under the
table, fred his pistols, tanning one man
for life; and when asked ~1he meaning
of this said: eff he did not now and
then kill one of them, they would for
get who he was'' One eyrie story Of
Blackboard and his crew runs thus.
"OEce apol. cruise they found out
that they had man ON board more
than their crew such one was seen
several days among them, semetime'
below and sometimes on deck, yet no
man in the ship could give an account
Of who he was or from whence lie came;
but that he disappeared little before
they were cast away in their great ship;
but it seems they verify believed it was
the deyil'' Like many other great
bad men, Blackboard did not improve
upon acquaintance, and his friends the
planters, at last got tired of his society
Redress from the Governor of North
Carolina was hopeless, aud the Gov
ernor of Virginia was applied to. This
gentleman at once sent Lieut.. Maynard,
with couple Of sloops, to capture the
pirate. A desperate fight ensued.
Aftersome very hard firing, Blackboard,
after hurling on the enemy some new
fashioned sort of grenades' s''-case- bot
ties, filled with powder and slugs--
boarded him; but this time met his
match, and fell dead, after receiving
twenty-five wounds, fighting l;ke fury
TO the last. His head was cut off and
hung to the bowsprit OF the victorious
sloop.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21
DlaeLbear, the Pirate ofcoron,a, Days.

The career of Teach olias Black
beard, says IA the Year Round
throws a curious light upon the manner
in which his Alajesty's colonies were
then governed. Teach went into bust
ness at once, and having "cultivated a
very good understanding with Chas.
Eden, Esq, the Governor of North
Carolina--with an excellent prospect OF
success. His friend, the Governor,
made no scruple of convening a Court
of Vice-Admiralty at Bath Town, which
condemned his captures as lawful prizes,
although he never held commission in
his life. tThese proceedings" adds his
biographer, ''show that Governors are
but men," Blackboard was a typical
pirate, possessed with mania for get
ting married. His friend, the Governor,
after the manner of the plantation, mar
ried him to his fourteenth wife-a
young creature of sixteen-whom he
treated scandalously. 1t is not on
record that Blackboard like Bluebeard,
slew his wives. On the contrary, he
had, at the period referred to, about a
dozen living in various places. Obvi-
ously he was man ofdomestic instincts,
modified by a rowing life, and liked to
have sombody to welcome him home
wherever he was. His cognomcn of
Blackboard was derived from ssthat
large quantity of hair which like
frightful meteor, covered bis whole face,
and frightened America more than anv
comet that has appeared for a long
time. This beard was black. which he
suffered to grow to an extravagant
length; as to breadth, it came mp TO his
eyes; he was accustomed to twist it
with ribbons in small tails after the
manner of our Families wigs and turn
them about bis ears IN time of action
no wore sling over hisshoulders, with
three braces Of pistols" This was the
regular pirate fashion, and It's ase is
obvious. In boarding, the pistol was
The favorite weapon of the royars, who
always wore two or three braces In a
silk sling, hung rather around the neck
Than over the shoulders. Armed thus, |
he freebooter was nearly as well off as
t he possessed revolver He had
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

This from the Coos Bay Neacs, OF
July 18th: "5I.s. +. p. Phillips, a
woman of rather an unenyiable reputa-
ton attempted to play the roll of Laura
d. Fare, in Empire City, last Friday,
one OF our prominent citizens taking the
other leading part in the play. Mrs.
Z. stepped up to her intended victim
and lovingly placed the muzzle of all
improved Smith & Wesson against his
head and fired, but he gently moved his
head TO one side aud permitted the ball
to pass under his chin, and escaped
with his face and neck slightly burned
with powder; when be, thinking he was
shot, Immediately went to his house
where size followed him, and shot at
him twice more, he striking the revolver
with a cane at the last shot which
turned the muzz'e so as to shoot off
the third finger of her left hand: about
this time the geDtleman's wife came upon
the scene and proved her poor marks
nlanship by harmless shot in the direc-
sion of Mrs. Philips. And thus ends
the fourth oct in the tragedy, first, Sec
ond and third not given.
The Iemocrot says: "Never since
Benton county has been the home of
the white man has the prospect of a
larger grain crop been more fiattenng
than at this time. Our farmers cxerted
themselves to sow an unusually large
area to wheat aud cats, continuing the
sowing of grain, in many cases, until so
late that to most people it seemed a
mere waste of seed and labor, but the
result shows that their trust in the eli
mate of Oregon was not misplaced
The late rains of spring and the magnifi-
cent showers of this week, have placed
beyond doubt the fact that this late
sown grain will yield an immense crop
Oats, which have this season been much
more valuable than wheat, promises an
enormous yield. The hay crop, which
is now much of it cut and taken care of,
is perhaps the largest ever cut in this
part OF Oregon. Altogether, this
promises to be year OF great plenty
in this part Of the world, and should
prices rnle fairly well or high very flush
times may be anticipated"
The Lntel1ige,scer says: Give
shares of stock in the Seattle and Walla
Walla railro1d Co. were sold recently
at auction, by the administrator of Mrs.
Gi!lam's estate, and brought $50, or 81
per cent. The secretary of the company
assures MS that If the assets of the COM
ranv were sold at auction to-day, and
the proceeds divided pro rata among
the shareholders, the purchaser would
be certain to make at least 100 per cent
on his investment"
The new barkentine built at Bryant's
yard III Bell town, by Capt. Gilman,
has been finished up in good style and
painted. and was launched on Thurs
day. The keel was laid some time last
fall. She is the largest vessel, thus tar,
that has been constructed in Seattle.
Renton Holms &5 Co., of Port Blake
ly Mills, have contracted for complete
set of gang-sawing machinery to be
built in the East, the gang alone weigh
ing 33 tons.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21
Enough, Ia. One He'd.

Emigration to the State Of Michigan
was SO great during the years 1866,
that every house was filled every night
with travellers wanting lodging. Every
traveller there at that time will remem-
Der the difficulty of obtaining bed in
the hotels, even if he had tso or three
"strange bedfellows."
The Rev. Hosea Brown, an eccentric
Methodist minister, stopped ono night
at one of the hotels in Ann Arbor, and
inquired il he could have room and
bed to himself. The bar keeper told
him he could, unless they should be SO
fall as to render it necessary to put ana
other in with him. At an early. hour
the reverend gentleman went to his
room, locked the door, and soon retired
to his room, locked the door, and soon
retired to his bed, and sunk into COM
Portable sleep. Along toward midnight
he was reused from his slumbers by
loud knocking at his door.
"Hallo! You there" he exclaimed,
"what do you want nowp'-with par
ticular stress on the last word.
ssYou must take another lodger, sir,
with you,'' said the voice of the land
lord
What! another YETI"
"Why, Jes-thefe is only one in here,
is there?'
'sOne! why, here is Mr. Brown and a
Methodist preacher, and myself, already,
aLd | should think that enough for one
bed, even in Michigan"
The landlord seemed to think SO, too,
and left tlre trio to their repose.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

EDO you love me. dear?" asked GER
tain young lady of her suitor. 'sDo
love 700? we'll that's asfunny question, y
replied the young man, ''do you think |
am tool cnongh to hang around over
this gate when know there is twelve
itch boot waiting for me, if didn't love
von2 NeYcr.n
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

TINS has been a. singularly lucky
year for Governors. The Governors of
New York and Ohio have been no,ni-
mated for President, theGovernor of In
DIANA has been nominated for Vice
President, and, luckiest dog of all, the
Governor of Pennsylvania has Just
buried his mother-in-law.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21
Il. J, BoUGHTON, Va. D..
EP1zOOTECs DISTANCES.

THE BAY TEAM STTK.E. LIVES,
A Nd Is FLOCRISHTNG LIKE 4 GREEN
"A bay tree. Thankful for past faVors.
End wishing to merit the contin nance of
the s:lme, the BAY TEAM VIII always be
ready, and easily found, to do any hauling
within the city limits, for 81 reasonable
6:FsIn pen satitJIi. fSS ID eETVery of Goods
u Specially 4. y. ARNOLD.
2OvJ ProDrietor.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

Truth HARD TO BELIEvE.-Dr. J.
I. Gillman's mare, Fannie, is an equine
of unusual intelligence, and some OF her
pee lliarities have previously been record
ed. A day or two since, while the doc
tor was visiting patient, the horse was
left in the yard, as usual, without being
fastened. After the doctor went into
the house, Fannie walked up the yard
and began browsing rose bush. The
servant girl came out and spoke to her,
and she turned and walked back to the
door. In few momets the horse re-
turned again, and began to whinnie and
stamp on the door step. The girl
came out again, and was not q little
startled TO see Fannie running out her
tongue at her and acting strangely.
The organ protruded its entire length,
and was kept exposed with determin-
alton worthy of a patiens undergoing
examination by . physician. The girl
finally examined the member and found
a thorn from the rose bush had got un-
comfortably fastened to it. She remoy-
ed It, when the thankful animal made
profond how andwent back and stood
quietly by the door until the doctor had
completed his CALI Portland 14dcer-
tSser.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

Warm weather, nnripe cherries and
political perplexities impose such bur-
dens upon hnrnau patience that it is very
ran. now for q man who goes down up
on an orange peel, toget up and hurrah.
for his Creator.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

Dom Pedro-may his tribe Increase
as that of Abou Ben Adhem-visited
Mount Vernon. He planted tree near
the tomb OF Washington aId standing
before its gateway, threw handful of
Wild flowers onto the sarcophagi be-
yond. We shall have to amend the
Constitution and run that man for Pres
ideut vet.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-21

II is generally conceded in diplomatic
c;rrIes that the centre ofpolitical gravity
which six years ago was at Paris, has
been transferred 10 st. Petersburg, and
that Russia holds the key the modarn
temple of janus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06
Crimes and Casua lilies.

Thomas Quigley, fireman at Crocker, Bur-
bank q Co.'s paper mill, Fitchburg, was found
drowned in the river Sunday night. He was
with drunken party in the vicin ity when last
seen on Saturday evening.
The main steam pipe of the Wamsutta Mills,
numbers and 5. burst yesterday morning.
causing those mills te stop for few days
Wilhelmina Weick. convicted of the murder
OF her stepson at Buffalo, was yesterday morn
ing sentenced to be hanged on the 21st of July.
She received her sentence with storical indif-
ference.
In the police court at st. Louis yesterday
morning, Austin Bedell. restaurant proprietor,
2 married man of Middle age, was held in
$1,000 for trial in the Superior Court on the
charge of adultery with one of his EN-.
pioyes, girl only II years old.
Walter Thrall and Ansel Phinney. aged re-
spectively eleven aud thirteen, were drowned
Sunday, while bathing in the river at Colum.
bus, o.
Peter Gulne, German, while attempting to
rob the till of Mr.. Lockbourne's saloon, Sun.
day, at Columbus, o., was shot by the bar
keeper and fatally wounded.
The dead body of man was found near
Rolla, Mo-, Sunday evening. 1t is supposed to
be that of w. A. Kennedy who registered at
the hotel as from Coal Bluffs. Pa, and it is be.
lieyed that he was murdered for his money,