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Connecticut western news., 1876-01-14
Thanksgiving Poetry.

It IS rather late now for Thanksgiving rhyme, but the following, which has just found its way 10 our table, and entirely without the knowledge of the author, a young lady writing to her grandmother in Goshen last Thanksgiving, is good enough for any season of the year: ~ GRANDMA's INVITATION. By Miss Cora Wadhamsl Dear. precious Grandma, grieye to say That cannot be with you on Thanks0iy-
 Ing day;
 Although, when I wrote you. I thought I I now have decided it were best to go home.
 Ma wrote in letter that SHE could not 20, Ada was going to be home, and you know, Although felt bad. really thought reel somewhat resigned, yet hardly am
 able
 To repress short sigh when think of the
 table.
 Excuse me, beg. If my language is jerky, For a vision comes up of the Thanksgiving And the bountlful pudding. filled full of Which the children devour as they put in
 their thumbs.
 Another rich goody. mention must, The grand chicken pie, with It's delicate
 crust. ohi how my mouth waters; l almost can While ns Il l think of it now. p,ece of the And you know it was Grandma who used On this kind of pie, for the crust never But was beautifully light and dsliciously It formed not the least of the Thanksg,v- An! what good times we had when at Grandpa's we met;
 debt. >.,-. '' = S-' Was there ever another who would let From the top of the house to the cellar be- Who never would scold her wild girls and
 boys, If, along with their fun, they did make . Dear Grandma. I thank you a thousand
 times OCT, For your patience and love In the bright days of yors, Ara IT It IS so that we cannot all meet With you. this year. each other to greet. That your life may be spared, earnestly
 pray,
 And may all be together next Thanksgiv- ,- ing day. Now. goodbye; love to all. It is time that
 l closed
 This very bad rhyme. so rashly composed.
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you'd better be careful an look out for lem.
 There's not man in the house but will burnr l don't expect ter meet yer again till the day of judgment. Why have peo. pie lately lodged off from the idea of liter al Ire? I don't know, but I tell yer that there'll be the end of your sin. We've got ter have it. but there's no use of your going ter he'll. for you've no right there, you're an intruder there, for it was not made for you but for the devil and his angels. You've no business in the fire. for fire was made for domestic use, and you're ter blame if yer get into it. I tell yer it's coming. I cant tell yer exactly when, but it's mighty soon. Yer can see the high seas rolling and hear the waters roaring as some awful event is coming. Yer see pride all about :; people are trying ter see which can be the biggest; trying to build the biggest steeple to their church. But what'l God do with yer' Oh, he'll burn yer, for pride is the quickest thing ter catch afre. Yer man. ners, too. are gone, and the meanest set ever on the globe since God teched match to sodom. Yer going ter the devil at rail. road speed, but yer won't see it."
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" est CORNWALL.

west COfmWRlHs
 The weather has been variegated for the
 past week......Dr. Sanford reports consid-
 erabie sickness nowadays. ....... Mrs Mary CogsWell is able to be out, notwithstanding she has two bullets in her head The whereabouts of Newton Cogswell remain a ystery......George Brigner, whose trial was to have taken place on the 4th inst. failed to appear, consequently the bond was forfeited......Robert P. Rodgers and s. Cum have opened blacksmith shop in one end of the Union Shear Go. s factory. where they aie ready for any kind of work in their line, and promise satisfaction in both workmanship and prices. ......We hear some talk about forming brass band in this place......The Gold sanitary heating company are going to call for an additional instaliment of ten per cent. on the stock of the company. y......R. N. Cochrane's new show cases attract considerable attention nowdays... The Glee Club of this place are going to give John Lamont farewell concert on Friday evening of this week. MT. Lamont leaves us next week for the West. and he will leave behind him host of ardent friends and well wishers, and it is hoped the farewell concert will draw full house. NuF CRD.
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THE END CoMINa.-A sermon preached in Brooklyn last Sunday night as reported by the Sun is as follows: "The worlds got to burn up, and ye have all got to go up with it. It's ter be a literal fire too, a devouring element. There's yer figure for yer. Everything denotes the end of the world, an yer've got to go up. Ye're all rotten too. If yer have cucumber an there's worm in it, the worm will either eat the cucumber or you've got to kill the worm. There's yer fgger. You an have got ter turn around or we've got ter burn. There's no use of yer fine clothes or yer good looks, for they won't save yer. tell yer these are solemn things, an yer can't dodge lem. We've seen one display of eternal fireworks in Sodom and Gomorrah, an we got ter expect another, accorden to scriptur. When people tell you that there is no hell fire but the fire of conscience,
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N ORf01k.

At special town meeting held January 3rd, 1876, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, The town of Norfolk has re-. ceiyed through MT. Robbins Battell. exec utor of the will of his brother. MT. Josenh Bsttell, late of New York, the sum of ten thousand dollars. the interest of winch ls to be applied to the reduction of taxes of said town,
 Voted, That the town do hereby ackpowl- edge and gratefully receive said gift of ten thousand dollars for the object and purpose expressed by the donor, and the inhabi- tants Of said town do hereby express their appreciation of the motive that prompted the donor to so generous an act.
 At meeting of the civil authorities the following persons were elected jurors: AL bert E. Cobb, E. S.. Beach, Moses F. Grant Henry J. Holt, Charles H. Mills. George R. Bigelow, George H. Cook, Henry e. Smith, s. D. Anthony. The republican caucus for appointing delegates and choos. ing town committee was held Monday evening. January 10th, at z o'clock, at the town hall.
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Safe 10 per ct. Investments.

Money loaned for non-residents, secured by bond and mortgage on improved farms in the fine agricultural State of Iowa, securing the lender semi-annu al interest. We loan no more than one third the cash value, exclusive of buildings, and under our conservative management these loans CHAs. W CHANDLER, Germantown, Pa. Executor
 of the estate of George Peabody. CHAs s. LINCOLN, Esq, Attorney at Law, Boston Rev. CHAs. A. SKINNER, Hartford, Conn. Gao. W. MOORE, Esq, of Moore, Weeks & Co.,,
 Hartford, Conn.
 pr. J. F. WESTON, Franklin. Mass. JNo. w. FROST, Esq, Chairman Investment
 Board, Vermont Savings Bank, Brattleboro, Vt ELIAS B. REfD Esq, Sharon. Conn.
 Further references given if desired and a full explanation of our loans can be had of any of the above parties, or by applying to
 The Bank of Creston, CrostOn, Ia.
 B. LOMBARD, JR., Pres't.
 4m27 JAS. l.. LOMBARD, Cashier.
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]. Connecticut Western News. Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtained at

subscription Accountable date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber, shows the time to which the sub scripttOn is paid; thus. R. B. Smith 5Jul74 indicates that MT Smith has paid for his paper to see to it that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for renewal of their subscription, will observe whether their date iSchanged to indicate the proper credit and in the event of an error to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, as the regular receipt of tho paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon. is prma facie evidence of it's ac ceptance as correct. J. L. PEAsE.
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BarringtOms

On the evening of Wednesday, the 9th inst, the new town hall was thrown open and public entertainment furnished to all who chose to pay the price of admission. At the appointed hour, the gentleman who was to introduce the services stepped for ward, offering to his fellow townsmen words of welcome to their new hall. 1t speaks its own praise.' said he. Built by and for the people, grateful are we that it is to be freely open to all here to speak the things they think. It is here that munich pal discussions are to take place. Here are to be invited those qualified to address us. SO that we will feel the charm of eloquence and listen to the teachings of wisdom. We are fortunate also in the appropriation made of the proceeds from this first use of our hall, which is for public library-this indispensable factor iD our free institutions.
 It is due to this opening that we are to en- joy, untaxed, this source ot knowledge. , With additional remarks of good counsel. MT. Dewey closed by gracefully saving. MT. Sumner will now christen the hail with poem. As many times before, s. Sumner, Esq. was greeted with the ap- plauding welcome of his former neiphbors and early friends. A description of the pleasure manifested by the audience in the reading would probably seem tame and pro. salc to company who all entered in the hearty enjoyment of MT. Summers yersified "reminiscences. The poem was an enliyen- ing preparation for the select music that followed, the interest in the latter heinz joyfully sustained throughout. The affair was open to one criticism only. It was in a noble range of thought, truly-the idea of making the first use of the hall to act as a corner stone of free library, and the ticket price was drawn from some purses the more readily for that sake. That was . generous sentiment expressed in the in. troductoTy address by the saving. sThis structure was erected by the people and for the people, Also to have s. cured to all the people, whose means had contributed an easy opportunity to share in the rejoicing over the work of their hands, had been well. There are those who can always take their families to public gatherings without hesitation oyer ticket expenditure. There are others as true-hearted in whom the parental sentiment always guides to the refraining from personal recreation that the young members of the family may be benefited by all that the household purse can spare. The satisfaction of the writer Of this criticism was marred by the con- sciousness that the dozen eligible seats i'm mediately around might have been occu- pied by those to whom that music would have proved 8 delectable refreshment ID their work day life. It was good to have the first gain act as nucleus to free knowi. edge, but broader breadth of good will and sympathy with all would have chosen to crowd that building at it's opening to it's utmost capacity at a medium cost, so ex- tending more widely an intellectual treat and refined pleasure in manner both just ana benetcent c. M. 5.
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Madison, Cts

Mad1SOns Cts - :+i ...--t .- .
 After dull, dismal. dreary week of fog. mist and rain, the M. E. society of this quiet town met at their church, as is their custom, to watch the old year out; and when the clock announced that fact the bells of both churches pealed forth the merry welcome of the Centennial year. ;. Ths Congregationalists, as is their wont. met at their church to greet the new years rising sun with prayers and praise. i. ... The weather has been p1opitious for the joyous observance of the day-without cloud, and the air as balmy as day in early June, without wind enough to lift the flags or blow away the smoke. Cannon and small arms have told over and over aga1n. that as a nation we are this year one hun dred years old, and the bells-morning. noon and evening-have been musically re- beating Centennial, Centennial. H. s. N.
 Saturday evening, Jan. 1st, 1876.
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Ellsworth


 Stanton Wiley had the, misfortune to cut his foot very severely while at work in the woods......A horse belonging to- Mr. Charles Dean broke his leg while going to the spring to drink and had to be killed. A two year old heifer belonging to MT. To- siah Starr, while tied in the stable. made a sudden lunge at calf near by and broke her neck. Moral-Look before you lean ......Constable Don P. Griswold has been doing little business in his line with Geo. Palmer; but he won't tell what he did with MT. Ed. Skiff's harness. ... Horses are twen. ty-five dollars cheaper; the East street de mand, which was no less than four, is SUD- plied......Since writing the above we learn that George Peck, our new merchant. has been dangerously i'll with the infiammatorv rheumatism. m......Giles Beach, former resi- : dent of North Ellsworth and a son of inc late Joseph Beach, died very suddenly at Brighton. Mass, where he went last spring to get into business. He had been painting the day before he died and ate his supper as we'll as ever it was supposed. The let ter to his brother, David Beach of Litch- field, was delayed so that more than week elapsed before his brother could reach there, and it was thought best his remains should be buried at that place. r..
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| TROUBLES or A NEWLY -WEDDED PAIR The Troy Press tells an amusing story o1 the vexatious disappointments which, befel a'recently married pair. It reads thus:
 George w. Pratt of Pittsford, Monroe county. and his wife were made one jns, before Christmas, and like most people started upon wedding trip. Port Henry was their destination, and they reached Sar. atoga'in safety. Here the groom found it necessary to see Q man just opposite the depot. and he left his blooming brlde in the car. He would be back in a minute,' but while he was looking through the bottom of tumbler the train started off and lief, him.
 The bride continued her journey alone, while the groom went dashing around Sar- atoga like madmsn to get somebody to stop that train and bring back hls bride He finally burst into tears and fell prostrate on the street. Constable J. w. Gilbert volunteered to assist the man in his trouble. A dispatch was sent to Port Henry for the bride. She, sensible woman that she was, got on the down train to como back after her husband. The up train and the down met at Saratoga. When the former came into the station the bridegroom boarded it and was whirled away northward just as the down train drew up to the station hay ing on board the wife. The situation is now reversed, and MT. Gilbert felt enbar- rassed with new bride instead of the groom. More dispatches to Port Henry followed. .---.
 The wife took the next train north at the same time that her husband took the next train south from where he was. Half way between Saratoga and Port Henry the trains pass, one standing on siding, the other not stopping. At this particular point the husband and wife passed 'unbe- knownst to each other. When the groom reached Saratoga he found his wife had left for the north on the last train, and dit , to when she reached Port Henry. Finally an order was sent to Port Henry perempto. rily requiring the wife to stay where she was till the husband should come. By obeying this order the two got together at last and everybody was happy, including Officer Gilbert.
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% History Repeats ltsslf,,-l77e-ls7e.

MR. ED1ToR.-While reading an old vol ume of the Westminster Magazine publish ed in l777, in the Court of Apollo" or poetical department, stumbled upon the following rhymes, describing the fashions Of the day for the ladies, under the title of
 "A RECEIPT FOR LADY's DRESS" NA Give Chloe bufhel of horse hair and , Of patte and pomatum pound, Ten yards of gay rbbands to deck her And gauge to encompafs it round. Of all ye bright colors ye rain bow difplays Be thofe r1bbands which hang on her
 head;@ - Y - : Be her founces adapted to make ye folks
 gaze,
 And about ye whole work be they fpread Let her flaps fly behind. for yard at ye Let her curls meet juft under her chin Let thefe curls be Imported. to keep up y
 jeft,
 With an hundred. instead of one pin. Let her gown be tucked up to ye hip on
 each fde;
 Shoes too high for to walk or to jump; And to deck ye fweet creature complete
 for bride, .--. Let ye cork-cutter make her a-BUsTIE Thus fnifhed ln, tafte, while en Chloe you
 gaze,
 You may take ye dear charmer for life; but never undrefs her, for out of her ftays ~ ou'u ind you lave loft juft half of your
 wife,"
 =, --' .Es.- ..l Es .+t. s~ -s..G Though the above was written century ago, doubtless by some crusty old bachelor, yet it must be confessed that it is a pretty fair representation of the 'bustl( e)ing,' 'what-er.falp and 'pinned-up' fashion of to-day. It will serve to illustrate the truth of the trite old saying There's nothing new under the sum-
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FROZEN TO DEATH.-The dead body of David Hobbs of Bridgeport was found in the woods in Stratford on the 9th inst. He started from his residence at 464 East Main street three weeks ago last Monday to look tor watch he had lost the day previous while out walking ID the woods. He has never been seen since that day which was very cold one. He was quite deat and his health was not good. He complained great deal of dizziness. He was 64 years old, was English by birth. ard leaves family.
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MillerlOm.

MAA1ertOns
 The record of 1875 is ended; the old year has passed away, and with it all it's joys and sorrows. Every neglected oppor- tunlty is gone; every sacred promise, with every broken resolution, stands now record ed; the past lies buried in oblivion the future only IS before us. And now. as we stand upon the threshold of new year. how vivid appears the great picture of life l How many kiss has been given. how many curse, how many a caress, how many looks and words of hate, how many promise has been wrecked during the past year. Many loved one has been lowered to the narrow chamber during the past year, meking many desolate homes. Many chair is vacant and many a bed tenantless which one year ago held the rarest of the treasures of the heart. But such is life. We cannot send forth pio- neers to cut the thorns from our pathway through the untrammeled future: we must walk in the path as we find it, leaning on the arm of Him who said, Though thou passest through the waters will be with thee, and through the floods, they shall not overflow thee. Union meetings for prayer were held in the Baptist church in this village every evening last week except Saturday evening, this week being univer- sally adopted throughout the world as the week of prayer The meetings were very interesting, and instructive, and we believe no one could have attended them without being benefited and feeling to consecrate themselves anew to God and His service and be better prepared for life of useful ness......The memory of the oldest inhab. itant' has been taxed to it's utmost trying to remember as warm weather on the last of December and first of January as we have experienced, the thermometer standing 75 degrees.... M. Benedict has been been quite i'll for few days past. .. Mrs. c. M. Brown from Egremont. Mass, is visiting friends in Millerton. eco. The Catho lie ball, which was held in Barton's Hall, on New Years eve, passed off very quietly and pleasantlY......W our friends from Wlnsted please come again, and not get dis couraged because we were not at home when they called to see us. ELLA BEE.
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Notice.

Office of the Treasurer of the Town off
 North Canaan, January 10th, 1876
 The holders of the North Canaan 6-S0 Bonds SO called bearing date Oct 1st, 1869, will please to take notice that, with the advice and concurrence Of the Selectmen of said town, I shall redeem the Worth Canaan 5-20 Bonds," so-called, being the bonds issued to meet the indebtedness of the town incurred by eubscription of thirty four thousand dollars to the stock of the Connecticut Western railroad at this once on the 1et day Of February. 1876, and that the interest on all such bonda will cease from that date.
 4wH JACOB B. HARDENBERGH Treas
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Sheffield

SheffieId.
 The entertainment at the Union last
 week was given by the young ladies of the
 High school, assisted by Messrs. Hall, Lit.
 tie and Clark, and Miss Saxton, who acted
 the part of Mrs. farley. The exercises
 were opened by MT. A. Clark, who gave us Reclamation from the old masters. and delivered it in pleasing and forcible man ner. Then followed an interesting dialogue in which all the characters did well. but we were greatly interested in one old grandmother who looked SO much like a Miss Taft we knew in childhoods days. The charade - Madcap = was admirably acted, and elIcited much applause. R. Little gave us some tall pleading which was ahead of anything ever heard in South Berkshire courts. That he has faith fully studied Webster's unabridged, we are Ger. tain, and if there are any big words left in that venerable book which he did not use in this remarkable speech, we should like to be informed what they are. The wax figures caused much rnerriment and were very creditable to their showwoman, Mrs. Jarley, though she labored under many dis advantages in the inconvenience of the stage arrangements. The exercises closed with woman's rights speech from enc of the fraternity. From bepeath her volumi- nous hat this woman man resembled a certain bttle man hereabouts, and that he or she was an lmpostor, we do believe, for like Jefferson's, his boots proclaimed his sex. However, this speech was the taking part of the evenings entertainment. ..... Harry Sedgwick, Esq, of Cornwall will deliver lecture this week before the Un- ion upon. his travels in California, and rare treat is looked for......The funeral of old Mrs. Ward was attended at the Metho- dist church here last Tuesday. Mrs. Ward, who was aged 92 years, has long been known to Sheffield, where most of her long life has been spent. She leaves behind her shining record of true Christian life, and her noble family of children are bear- Ing now the fruits of her seed sowing, and her holy influence shall go down to her children's children, and all will call her blessed. J.C.
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4ume 8ews.

s"4 We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of Ou friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send usparticulars ofany occurrence of interestwhich may come under their notice.
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A barn owned by MT. Baldwin, situated ln Milford, Conn.,, short distance from Washington Bridge, was set on Are Monday morning about o'clock, and totally de- stroyed. together with quantity of hay, grain, farming utensils. etc. The person who set the building on fire opened the door and turned the cattle loose, which was very kind in him certainly.
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Adjourned.
Notice.

NNRE undersigned. collector of taxes for the
 N town of sharon, has levied his tax warrant on the land of Hiram Weed of said sharon, to se- the town of sharon on the list of A. b. 1874 at the town meeting of said town ho den on the firet Monday of October, D. 1874; said piece of land is described as follows: Bounded north by the highway leading from sharon Valley to Gay St., socalled west by highway leading from the house or William Gibbs to the house of the said Weed. and east and south on the stream of water issuing from Beardsee Pond, eo-called, containing about two and one-half acres of land. So much of eald land will be sold az will be necessary to pay said tax and the incident charges of sale at the public eign post in sharon town street on the Slst day of February, 1876. at o'clock in the af ternoon, to the highest bIdder as the law directs
 .ts ' - aS CLARK M. -JUCKETT. Collector
 sharon, January 3rd, 1876 SW26
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If you have favor to ask of a man. now be sure and shut the door after you when you go into his office.