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Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
Berkshire Countv.-MR ED1Top State

Berkshire County.-MR. EDITOR. State Senator w., being short of stamps, took the following way to raise the wind: Knowing MT. Z., man of stamps living a fewmiles from the senator's, he took his lady in his carriage and told his coachman to drive to the hotel near MT. z. s, and help. ing his lady out at the hotel told the coach man to drive 10 MT, z. s and say that the establishment belonged to Senator w., ,who with his wife would call on Mr. and Mrs. z. in about an hour. So MT. Z told his man to put the Senator's team in good quarters. In short time the Senator and lady came along and were cordially re- ceived by MT. and Mrs. E., and were urged to stay and have tea, to which they consented without much urging Now the Senator was very sociable, and took particular notice of all the fine arrange ments of Mir. Z.'s house and grounds, pas
 tered on the soft sawder, drank several cups of Mrs. Z's oolong, (Senators never drink anything stronger,) praised her cake and jellies, and made fine impression gene rally. The social chat, like everything else. had an end :, and as the Senator was about leaving, he remarked that the money mar ket was very close, and unfortunately he was short the small sum of seven thousand dollars, perhaps MT. z. could loan him that small sum for few days. MT. Z., taken by surprise, remarked that he was sorry that he had not got the money to spare just then, when hls wife said, Why you can let Senator W. have the $7OOO. You re- ceived $lO,OOO last week. and $3OOO will pay our family expenses for the next six months, and also trip to the Philadelphia Centennial. Mir. Z,, being cornered on all sides, like Crockett's coon, had to come down with the stamps. Fifteen days after this the honorable Senator proposed to pay his liabilities with 25 ceDts on the dollar, which MT. z. thinks is rather cheeky Of course such transaction in the eyes of the law is legal, but in the eyes of~morality and common sense, is absolute robbery ,and the so-called Senator is no better than any other seven thousand dollar thief, minus the 25 cents on the dollar he will be compelled to pay back. B.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

MILLIONS !-Millions, millions will go to the National Centennial Birthday Party and Exhibition at Philadelphia. Hurrah Yan- kee Doodle dandy in spite ot Belknap or any other man. Just received at 444 Cen teunial ave-, Lakevllle, the finest and best assorted lot of trunks and satchels that ever came into Salisbury; also a splendid lot of lap dusters, fly sheets, ear nets, etc. Also on hand large stock of first-class whips, chamois, carriage sponges, carriage mats, curry combs. cards, and every thing lthat belongs to first-class harness shop and if you want your horse dressed in holiday clothing, leave your order.for centennial harness, and my word for it, the only way to celebrate the greatest event the world ever saw is to make as fine an appearance at home and abroad as possible.
 N. B.-Sole leather trunks and trunk covers furnished to order at less than city prices. Also just received, new article nickle handled centennial shawl straps, great variety.
 J. NJ. MILLER.
 Lakeville, May Sth. 1876. 4w44
 GB- Births, Marriages and deaths inserted Iva ia q
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Lakeville.-The Rev. s. H. Platt of Brooklyn will deliver lecture at Lakeville Hall on Wednesday evening next June 7th) under the auspices of the Good Temp lar lodge of that place. The subject of the lecture we have not learned, but understand it IS in the interest of temperance. As the terms of admission are gratuitous, and the lecturer gentleman of considerable note, the hall ought to be, and probably will be, full, to hear the truths about the terrors of rum. Don't fail to be there: Dare to face the truth. eco. The shippers of the port of Lakeville have trimmed their crafts anew, and spread their sails to the breezes of lake Wononscopomoc. Freights received for any part of the civilized world. Superior passenger accommodations. 1.-The new sidewalks are built and with the great num- Der of trees so recently transplanted, the evidence of improvement is everywhere about the village visible......Mr. Dentist Palmer says his rife association are little slow about their practice in the art, but thinks the interest will increase among them as the fall season approaches. A good rifle association woull be the nucleus for 8 vast amount of sport. Harness maker Miller is one of the successful men of Lakeville. He is now making 8 very beau tiful harness for MT. M. B. Rich aTdson of Lime Rock, and he IS doing himself credit on the job.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

EJ What is editorial courtesy ? asks Southern paper. Why, it is when South ern editor Is caught stealing chickens at midnight and his brother editors kindly al Jude to the matter as strange freak of somnambulist'
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

PROFITABLE CURRENoY.-The treasury department officials are led to believe that fully one-fourth of the outstanding frac- tional currency has been destroyed and will never be presented for redemption, and that the total amount in existence at this time Is not above $so,oOo,o The basis for this belief is that the total amount of fractional currency which has been re- deemed and replaced by paying out silver coin, the amount of old issues of fractional currency which has come in is found to be very limited, justifying the conclusion that fully $lo, 900, 900 has disappeared from cir culation and will not make it's appearance at the treasury again.
 'Dears-talkips parties young ladies' con- qsrSdzi0neS
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

A woman is imbued with 8 feeling of joy and kindness second only to the aI- gels. but she can never wash out pair of men's cassimers pants and have them set as we'll as they did before. l-Fulton Times. No, nor as we'll as they did behind, either. 175S. But unless that kettle was once tied to the tail of George WashinRton's dog, it doesn't possess enough historical interest to be sent to the Centennial.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

BANK CATEoH1sM.-'Papa, what's safe? "A safe my child, is charitable institution in which benevolent old people and orphans lay up their money for the use of sickly burglars in paying hotel bills at SaratogaY P Whats cashier2' "A cashier my child, is a siguboard established by amiable direct ors to point out the way into the safe ? 'What's a detective? He's burglars brother-in-law and always boards with rich relatives
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

Dean Swift has found an imitator. An advocate of Colmar has left one hundred thousand francs to the local madhouse. I got this money says the candid lawyer in hls will. out of those who pass their lives ln litigation in bequeathlng it for the use of lunatics only make restitution
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

At Ashley Falls. May 2and, son to Edward Harris.
 At Sheffield. May 21st. daughter to Horace Ball, Jr.
 At Norfolk, May 2srd, a son to Lyman and Jane Moore.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

w ASA1N0ION3 T AAS"y3 AA"J ~NSA'
 The following proclamation was issued by President Grant, Thursday: ?
 EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 25, 1876.
 Whereas joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States was duly approved on the 18th day of March last, which resolution is as fol- lows:
 Be it resolved in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that it be and is hereby recommended by the Senate and House of Representatives to the peo- pie of the several states that they assemble in their several counties or towns on the approaching centennial anniversary of our national independence, and that they cause to have delivered on such day an historical sketch of said county or town from it's for nation, and that copy of said sketc may be filed in print or manuscript in the clerk 8 office of said county, and an additional copy in print or manuscript be filed in the office of the librarian ot Congress, to the intent that 8 complete record may thus be obtained of the progress of our institutions during the first centennial of thelr exist ence.'
 And whereas it is deemed proper that such recommendation be brought to the notice and knowledge of the people of the United States. now therefore, I. Ulysses s. Grant, resident of the United States, do herebysaeclsre and make known the same, in the hope that the object of such resolu- ton may meet the approval of the people . of the United States; and that proper steps may be taken to carry the same into effect
 Given under my hand at the city oi Washington, the twenty-fifth day of May year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and seventy-six, and of the independ- ence of the United States the one hun dredth. U. s. GRANT.
 By the President,
 HAMILTON F1sH, Sec'y of State.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

Mrs. A. T. Stewart will build church at Garden City in memory of her husband. The body of the late A. T. Stewart will be taken from it's present tomb and buried in the new church as soon as it is completed.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

g A troupe of eighteen California ri ders, ten of them women, have started from San Francisco for Philadelphia with sixty California bred mustangs and ten Span- ish mules. They will use the Belmont track and give exhibitions of circus riding on the bare-backed and ugly mustangs. There will probably be among the perform snces the common western feat of riding 8 horse straight at wall and stopping him short within a foot of it, stopping him on handkerchief. One of the riders known as California Boy, will also,i is said challenge all corners to long distance race, anywhere from 10 to 300 miles.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
Aotne. Nems.

-. We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of ou friends in the county, or elsewhere, who willsend ueparticulars ofany occurrence of finterestwhich may come under their notice.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
Nel5 Adrertisememts,
Notice.

A my store and office in Canaan Valley have A been destroyed bv fire, all business will be transacted at the office of the CANAAN VAL LEY MILLS, owned by mel nd which are a short distance from the store.
 GEORGE THOMPSON. Canaan Valley, May 27th, 1876. 4w47
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
DIE O..

In this Village, May 18th, Charles A. Hollister, aged 63 years. In this village, May 2sth, Moore c. Jewell, aged % years. At West Cornwall. May eeth, George A. Coon, aged months. At Sheffield, May 24th, Henry Burtch, aged 54 years. At Meriden, May 27th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Asa A. Smith, Harriet E., wife of Justus Whitehead, aged 75 years.
 Dearest mother, thou hast left us,
 Here thy loss we deeply feel.
 But 'tis God that hath bereft us,
 He can all our sorrow heal.
 Yet, again we hope to meet thee,
 When the day of life is fled;
 Then, in Heaven, with joy to greet thee.
 Where no farewell tear is shed, Other pap CTS please copy.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

PIPER, THE MURDERER Piper, who was hanged last Friday for the murder of the little girl Mabel Young, made final state
 ment before his death, showing conclusiyes, lY that his confession of the different mur- ders-s of Mabel Young, and the domestic Bridget Landregan, and the assault on Mary TYner was altogether true. He says he committed the assault on the TYner girl with plumbers hammer, which he had got from the Warren Avenue church, of which he was sexton, and that after the deed he washed it and scraped the blood spots with penknife, and that he buried it in the cellar of the church. He made diagram of the place where he buried it, and officers went to the spot and found the hammer with blood spots on it and the marks of the penknife. He says that he had spent the night with the girl, and to get back the money he had paid her, he beat her with the hammer as she was sleep ing, stole the money, and jumped out of the window. Mabel Young, he says, he enticed into the belfry tower for foul purpose, and the child struggling and cry
 ing out. he struck her on the head with the bat and left her as he previously described in his confession. The woman Landregan he murdered that she might not tell on him. Piper didn't make confession of additional crimes on the night before his execution to his spiritual adviser, as had been rumored. He, however, had long conference with his friend, Rev. Dr. Eddy, and in this de- chred that he had told the whole truth. His remains were buried privately from his parents residence, in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02


 the potato bugs have almost entirely de- stroyed the DO tatoes in every field and gar den in Millerton.
 Significant Bridgeport papers an- nounce the arrival of the barge James B. English with five hundred tons of steel rails for the Housatonic railroad, of which the Hon. Wm. H. Barnum is president.
 Personal.-The Rev. R. M $. Pease of Appleton, Wisconsin, with whom very many hereabout are acquainted, and who formerly knew him as cashier of the Iron Bank in Falls Village, called on us last Tuesday. MT. Pease is on his way to the Centennial
 A Leather Suit.-An old man dressed in leather passed through our streets last Mon- day afternoon. His coat, pants and hat were made of pieces of leather sewed to- gether, varying in size from perhaps eight or ten inch square patches to pieces quite small. His suit appeared certainly durable, if not SO comfortable as broadcloth.
 Whar' dat Canaan Nigger 7-On We'd nesday, the 17th ult., Alonzo Freeman alias Johnson, colored man in the employ of the Messrs. Benjamin in Canton, stole a suit of clothes from fellow workman named Williams. and decamped, and al last accounts he had not been found. It is reported that the culprit has been out ol state prison but few months. and that he iE in demand in the vicinity of Canaan to ac- count for an affair in which woman is concerned.
 Tipped Over.-Last Friday just as Mir. Wm. B. Perry and wife were starting away from MT. James Selleck's in this Yil lage, the wheel accidentally caught tho horse block, which tipped the buggy entire ly over, throwing himself, wife and the lit tie boy, who was with them, to the ground The horse being very tractable anima did not get startled, but remained qulet Very fortunately none were injured, ant no damage to horse or buggy, except two or three spokes cracked. Thanks to gentle and sensible horse.
 Home From Jail.-Rudolph Bailey, ,wh' was sent to Litchfeld jail with thirty day sentence by Judge Spur recently, was SC to work with some of the other prisoner Monday of last week in a field hoeini corn, when he skedaddled, and the mex day or two after, was seen in Chapinvill ready to be ''sent up" again. Rudolph ev idently got homesick and came home on visit. Our county jailor must brush u and make his ''house" more attractive; pei haps set better table, or he will lose a his custom. And then too; our Salisbur rascals are too refined to be set to hoein corn. Such labor is beneath their dignity and cannot be endured.
 Salisbury School.-In the classified re port for the month of May, of the senio department of the Salisbury graded schoo of which Mir. Theodore H. Hiserodt is Il principal, the following ten scholars appe' first on the list of thirty-seven names. TT rank attainable is 800, and the numbe parallel with the names give the record ( the first ten.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
M AR REED

At AtKens,ngton, May 18th, by the Rev. K. B. Hill lard, the Rev. J. B. Cleveland assisting, William A. Brown of Hudson, N. Y., and Mary B., daugh- ter ot the late l. Cole.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
otice.

WHEREAS my wife, Emma L. Dunhsm, has w left my bed and board without just cause or provocation, this is to forbid all persons trusting debts of her contracting after this date.
 ASAHEL DUNHAM, JR. Clayton, Mass, May 18th, 1876. 3w45*
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

w- We are informed by postmasters the fol-
 where they have been regularly receiving THE NEWS, and they did not notify us of their change of post-office. and are in arrears to the amounts placed parallel with their names we pub fish their only address known to us, and if any of our readers know of the wherea bouts of any ot Is it exactly HONEST treatment. to receive news paper till several dollars are due. and then leave the postmaster to inform us the paper is not re-
 whereS The following have done this: Does
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

The path of dutY-through the Custom House,
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

DOuy KuUW WNeI6 1Ie
 Geo. Weed, Great Bend, Pa.. $4 % Mrs. Theo. Sweet, Union Grove, Wis, 25 E. Snedeker. Marbledale. Conn.,, 355 R. J. Arnold, Otsego, N. Y, 450 Fl. E. Howe, Huntsville, Conn.,, SIS M. Stevens, Chapinville, Conn.,, 618 W. NcClerrin, Chapinville, Conn.,, 13 Mrs. W. Bissell. Wakeman, Ohio, $50 Wm. Hunt, 10 John St., Worcester, Mass, Is W. Mahoney, East Canaan, 800
 lAnd large number of others. whose names will be added as soon as we have time to look up their accounts.l
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
BOR N.

GB- Births, Marriages and deaths inserted free. Obituary notices five cents line.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

'Dears-talking' parties young ladies' con- gersasi0nes.
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
The Centennial Fourth.

PRESIDENT GRANTS PROCLAMATION.
 WAsH1NaroN, Friday, May 26th. The follnuino t1rnc1srnation WAS issued
Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02

High Price.-At Cyrus Hudson's auc- tion few days since on what was known as the Hyde place in Silver Street, Supt. Franklin of the Housatonic R. R., bid off a full blood Jersey heifer for $3O5. 50.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-14

FARM NoTEs AND HINTs.-Put your
money where it will do you the most good
into Your best land close at home-in
such way that it will yield an income
II you invest $50 in weather-cock on
your barn it may crafty yourself and the
passer by, but will not add much to your
income A horse that earns nothing costs
$3.50 year at least, and this is the inter
est on $4,000 capital. Expensive dwell
ings and furniture are not good invest.
ments of capital.
II, by spending $1,000 in drainage and
other productive improvements, the farm
err permanently increases the income of his
field only sixty dollars year, it is good
investment, and he need not look anxious
ly every morning in the daily paper to as
certain whether it is lost or not. In annu-
al crops, like market truck, if the use of
800 worth of extra manure will raise $10G
worth of extra produce, it is a fair business
transaction, as good as the savings bank
but a market gardener expects and often
realizes six times six per cent. on such AN
investment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-14
farMeEs' Column.
"Speed the PLOsC.o
Watering Horses After Meals.

full drink of water, Immediately after
being fed, should never be allowed TO
horses. When water is drunk by them, the
bulk OF it goes directly to the large intes-
tines, and little Of it is retained in the stom-
ach. In passing through the stomach,
however, the water carries considerable
quantities of the contents to where it
lodges in the intestinos. If, then, the food
of the stomach is washed out before it 10
digested, no nourishment is derived from
the food. In Edinburgh, some old horses
were fed with split peas, and then given
water Immediately before being killed. 1t
was found that the water had carried the
peas from fifty to sixty feet into the intcs-
tines where no digestion took place at all
Mr.. Case is quite correct in the views set
forth regarding the injurious effects of
quantities of water swallowed immediate
ly after eating A small quantity of fluid
swallowed along with, or Immediately at
ter, dry food, benelicially softens it, and
assists in its division and digestion. An
inordinate supply of water, or of watery
fluid, on the other hand, proves injurious.
1t dilutes unduly the digestive secretions;
it mechanically carries onward the imper-
fectly digested food, and thus interftres
with the proper functions of the canal, and
exctes Indigestion and diarrhea. These
untoward effects are especially apt to occur
where horses freely fed ard too literally
watered are shortly put to tolerable quick
work. There is no more infallible method
ofproducing collie, diarrhGa and infamma-
ton of the bowels. The horse is not pc
cular in this effect; dogs, and even their
masters, similarly suffer from copious
draughts of water Immediately after eat
ing much solid food.-N y. Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-14
VARIETIES.

AT wedding, recently, when the off
ciating priest put to the lady the question,
"Wilt thou have this man to be thy we'd
ded husband" she dropped the prettiest
courtesy, and, with modesty Which lent
her beauty an additional grace, replied
"If you please"
What n unique and meaning express
sion was that of an Irish girl in giving
testimony against an individual in court
of justice the other day. "Arrah, sir, she
said, "I'm sure he never made his mother
SMILE" There is a biography of unkind-
ness in that short and simple sentence.
AT a weekly meeting straight faced
and most exemplary deacon submitted a
report in writing of the destitute widows
who stood in need of assistance from the
congregation. "Arc you sure, deacon"
asked sober brother, "that you have en-
braced all the widows 2" He said he lie.
lieved he had.
Scope For Good Voice.-There was
a French singer with a tremendous voice
who could not discover what line in art
he was best fitted for. He went to Cher
ubini, who told him to sing. He sang,
and the foundations tremblcd. "Weil.
illustrious MASTER" he said, when he had
finished, "what shall become 2" "An
auctioneer,' was Chcrubini's curt reply.
That is clever Persian story about
Mohammed Ali and the camols. A Persian
died, having seventeen camels to be divid-
ed between three sons-the eldest to have
half, the second third, and the youngest
a ninth. OF course the camcs couldn't
|, ;y;l ,,tn
the brothers submitted their difficulty to
Mohammed Ali. Nothing easier" said
the wise Ali, "I'll lend you another camel
to make eighteen, and now divide them
yourselves" The consequence was, each
brother got from one.ninth to ne-half of
a camel more than he was entitled to, and
Ali received his camel back again; the
eldest brother getting nine camels, the
second six, and the third two.
DR.. Skinner was soliciting aid for for
eign missions, and applied to gentleman
who promptly repulsed him with the re-
ply
81 don't believe in foreign missions. ]
won't give anything except to home mis-
sions. ! want what give to benefit my
neighbors."
"Well," replied DR.. Skinner, "whom do
you regard as your ncighbors2'
"Why, those around me-" replied the
brother
do you mean those whose lands join
yours ?" inquired DR.. Skinner.
"Yes."
"Well," said DR.. Skinner, show much
land do you own p
"About 500 acres"
"How far down do you own p inquired
DR.. Skinner
"Why, never thought of it before but
] suppose own half way through"
Exactly said DR.. Skinner. Il sup
pose you do, and want this money for
the Chinesc-the men whose land joins
yours on the bottom"
The hardened brother never thought of
that and gave q good sum for foreign
missions.