Connecticut western news., 1876-03-31
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Those Sunday School Lsssons.-We have received several very urgent requests to have the comments upon the Sunday school lessons continued, by the Pastor of Suns day school" but have not heard from quite enough to enable us to determine positively what it is advisable to do.s. Now then we will try this once more. If you are pleased with the lessons and are anxious to have them continued, invest one cent in postal card and tell us to 'driye on" with them, and if you do it at all, please do it at once.
 Democratic Senatorial Convention.-l The democratic and liberal convention for the 17th senatorial district was held at Falls | Village, March 2lst. At half-past one p. m. by Harlow P. Harris, chairman of the district committee. The Hon. Charles Ed wards of Kent was elected temporary chair
 man and ELI. Dean of Cornwall, secretary.
 The following is list of the delegates Kent-Hon Chas Edwards, G A Vincent. Sharon-Geo Handlin, E M Winchester, I N Bartram, Wm Stone. Goshen-John H
 Wadhams. Salis5ury-O Benjamin, Lewis Ashman, E M Landon,T s Russell Canaan Stephen Brigner. D Clemens. North
 Canaan-John Richmond, Wm Fergu-
 son. Cornwall-V F McNeil, Wilson P
 Sturges, Ingersoll Reed, E H Dean. Nor
 folk-S Swift, c M Ryan, Chas Morse, Wm
 Riley.
 The following committees were appoint
 ed: On credentials-C M Ryan of Norfolk,
 V F McNeil of Cornwall and N Bartram
 of Sharon. On resolutions-J c Richmond
 of North Canaan. Theodore Russell of Sal
 isbury and Stephen Brigner of Canaan.
 Committee on permanent organization Chas Morse of Norfolk, W P Sturges of Cornwall, w c Stone of Sharon and G A
 Vincent of Kent.
 The committee on permanent organiza-
 tion report the temporary chairman and
 secretary as permanent officers. The fol- lowing were elected district committee for
 the ensuing year: N Bartram of Sharon, Chas K Northway of Norfolk and V F McNeil of Cornwall.
 First informal ballot-Hardenbergh 10, l Harris 9. s Swift 3-22. d-Hardenbergh l6, Harris 6, Richardson 1-23. J Har- ] denbergh was unanimously nominated.
 The following resolutions were adopted |: ] Resolved, That we endorse the nominees
 of the state democratic and liberal conven- ton, and pledge them our cordial support. Resogved, That we fully endorse the
 course of our representative in Congress , from the 4th Congressional district ResolUed. That in placing Jacob B. Har-
 denbergh in nomination for senator from . this Ohe l7th) district. we do so with full Z knowledge of his fitness for the position, : and will give him our undivided support. Il The convention then dissolved.
 E. H. DEAN, Sec'y. Q The Town Meeting.1-On account of the . storm Saturday, the town meeting appoint e ed to be held at the town hall in this VII ; lage, to see what action would be taken in .u relation to surrendering portion of the stock held by the town in the Conn. West ', ern railroad company, was adjourned te Monday afternoon last, at which time there
 was very fair attendance. The meeting
 was addressed by Hon..A. H. Holley, D i- J. Warner, Esq, J. A. McArthur, H. P ct Harris. D. Pratt and others, after whicl d the following preambles and resolution st were unanimously adopted
 lg Whereas, The Poughkeepsie bridge com ,ll pany have made very favorable contrac
 for the completion of the railroad bridg 'e across the Hudson river, which require es that $60O,O 900 shall be subscribed to th a- stock of the company before the 2lst 0 ,e April, 1876, of which sum only about $200 =, 900 is already subscribed and 7o Whereas, The town of Salisbury hold sh $50, GOO stock of the Conn. Western raj of road and in the opinion of this meeting it portion of the stock, with the bridge in us
 for railroad trains, will be more valuabl us than the entire amount of stock without le bridge, the consideration being the earl ,o to pass between Hartford and the Wes ,~ without breaking bulk 1; therefore, y Voted, That this town sell, set over, an ho appropriate 100 shares ot it's stock c in the Conn. Western railroad company fC nd the purposes, and upon, and subject to th
 following conditions:
 'e' 1st-That books of subscription to th ed stock of the Poughkeepsie bridge compan he shall be opened in this town in such mai rts ner as to allow any proper party to sul -, scribe thereto.
 ! Oy he ing for the first 100 shares of said bridg Tn company stock in said books, or 8 portio bo of said 100 shares, shall be entitled to hay and receive one share of said Connectic' eu Western railroad stock for one share of sa ts. bridge company stock subscribed and pa led for, share for share, to the extent of sa aar 100 shares, but subject to the followlr
 conditions:
 re- 3rd-For the term of ten days, countin T N 4C A. l.x c. 3l~ ald sage of these resolutions, the citizens ,au Salisbury shall have preference in Il "' right to take SO many of said 100 shares they shall subscribe fors
 ar 4th-Any portion of sad 100 shares n 1ce subscribed for by the citizens of said Sal - bury within said 10 days, and subscrib, W for either before or after the termination he said 10 days, shall be entitled to receive Il Hld share fol share of Connecticut Weste en- railroad stock.
 ,;, 5th-No subscription to sad bridge col n's pany stock shall entitle the subscriber o1 the shares of Connecticut Western railro in stock until the respective bridge compal ere stock is paid for which may claim the Co ,oo necticut Western railroad stock, '0' 6th-Said 100 shares of stock are to en- held and retained by this town until t B. completion of the bridge and it's use for act. least one week by railway trains an un oa proper connections be made with ralroa "0 already built on the east side of the Huds rse: river; and upon such completion and U and of said bridge the town treasurer is here ,rm directed to transfer to the several subsc h.i, bers to the bridge stock in the order of. a n"i following the priority of, subscription a tue the preferences hereinbefore named, o his share of Connecticut Western railroad co one pany stock to each share of bridge comI .o ny stock subscribed for in said books a
 eo paid for.