Connecticut western news., 1876-09-29
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are hall oi yellow fever. Savannah, Geor- s' sla' A' ; suffered terribly with the infec- s1on' and more recently the disease has <" -oken out extensively in Brunswick, in Georgia, city visited by us while in the south last spring, hundreds of cases making an almost simultaneous appearance there.
 Democratic and Republican. The Til den and Hendricks club of Salisbury an- nounces in poster, meeting at Academy Hall in this village on Friday evening O. this week, when the Hon. T. 0. Coogan, of Windsor Locks, will address them on the various political issues of the day.
 The Hayes and Wheeler club also an- nounce in poster that on the same even ing, at Lakeville Hall, the Hon. o. H. Platt of Meriden and Col. H. w. R. Hoyt of Norwalk, will address the citizens of Salisbury and vicinity. The speakers at both of these meetings are prominent in the political world, and their addresses will occasionally interest thelr hearers.
 A Pleasant Route.-Unquestion one of the pleasantest routes to the Centennial is by the way of the steamer Bridgeport" :" Parties by that route can take the-afternoon train, and get into Bridgeport in the even- ing, and going on board of the steamer can get good nights rest, awaking in New York. The advertisement in another col umn gives the routes through the city, the fn of fx1 hoin passenger is not burdened with baggage, can walk across in fifteen minutes, and taking an early train at Jersey city, arrive on the Centennial grounds early in the forenoon. To arrive in the city in the day time seems to be much the pleasantest plan to adopt. To go by the other routes and get into Phil adelphia, stranger in strange city at 12, or o'clock at night is not to be recon hended. We are informed the steamboat company has arranged with a gentleman, who goes on the boat from Bridgeport every Sunday and Wednesday evening, and goes right through to Philadelphia with those who wish to go with him, and will take them direct to first class private boarding house. with rates from $1 to $2 per day. This must be very pleasant arrangement. The gentleman is employed by the steam boat company, and of course is thoroughly reliable, and the passenger can give himself entirely up to the comforts and enjoyments of the trip. having no anxiety as to his ac- commodations in Philadelphia. It is pre- sumed large number of people will patron ize this route, for as we said above, it ap- pears to be one of the pleasantest, and promises greater amount of comfort than any other.
 More About "Our Worthy Poor."- MIR. EDITOR Your correspondent who assumed the responsibility of enlightening the readers of THE NEWS in regard to our 'worthy poor," has somewhere picked up information that in the main is true, but his manner of relating the story of our worthy neighbours wants. conveys to a strangers mind quite the opposite from the real truth in the case. Eight years ago Mrs. - died, leaving her daughters-the eldest eleven years of age and the youngest only three. At tho time, two or three fam lilies offered the little ones kind place in their hearts or permanent home, but like most parents the father could not bear to separate his family, and he succeeded in keeping them together by working outside by day and doing up his housework by night, until his eldest daughters health gave out, and then his own.
 To us ''short-sighted mortals" the death of the mother of these little girls would ap- pear the greatest misfortune the father could sustain, but when he is deprived of health and can no longer earn bread for himself and his family the case seems still more sad. If nelghbors and friends were tolturn upon him the cold shoulder of neg lect, who would not be discouraged? In the case of thls worthy ex-sexton this is not true. He has never been forgotten by the members of the Methodist church, and many kindness has he received from his near neighbors. More than one of the butchers can testify, that ladies several times this summer paid for meat and di- rected them to leave it at his door, and they have been offered bread, but the little girl replied "We have enough at home They planted potato patch, and are eating from it at the present time. The town allows them five dollars per month; I wish It would make the sum two dollars per week, or furnish them fuel and flour the coming winter.
 Last Christmas the Sabbath school at lakeville had Christmas tree in the church and benevolent gentleman placed upon the tree dress pattern for both Jenny and Mary. About that time it became known that MT. -'s hea lth was failing, and that they needed assistance. The Methodist Ladies Aid Society" immediately took the case in hand. and at meeting at Mrs. Mer ritt's the work was commenced. Several articles were contributed ready for use, the dresses were made, and the unbleached cotton sent in by Mrs. B. was made up and in the space of few days the girls were comfortably clad.
 The father may have been seen sewing
 for in every family there is more or les'
 mending every week, and if he preferred
 the midnight hours to daylight it was hi
 privilege. The eldest girl, now aged nine
 teen, is living away from home, but th'
 two younger daughters, now fifteen anc
 eleven, do not appear on the streets in tat
 tered garments. have seen them to day
 and they were as we'll dressed as schoo
 girls need to be, still they are not schoo
 girgs. I wish some kind friend could per
 suade them that it were better for them tt
 be in school than to spend their time 8
 they do, especially the youngest.