Connecticut western news., 1877-03-02


 wall, died in Santa Cruz, Cal, on FeDruary Eth. of 8 sickness resulting from severe ,old which settled on her lungs. Mrs. Hall vas daughter of Timothy Johnson, of North Cornwall. She marrled and moved Q Buffalo, N. '; some forty years ago where she resided until 1872. Then through vicisitudes of fortune and jn her old age when, if eyer, rest and comfort should have been doubly portioned to her, she Wss obliged to leave her friends, and home, as it had become to her, and follow her family, join her fortupes with theirs, which they sought ID the far West. on the extreme borders of civilization, in Seattle, W. T. After residence of two years in that place they moved south into Califor- nia, where after many changes they settled in Santa Cruz. There, in that delightful climate, she nearly completed her seventy third year. She leaves husband and one son to lament her death. J. G. & Cornwall Hollow.-The weekly spelling schools held in this place every Wednesday evening have so far been quite successful, the last one summoning up about the aver age attendance. The exercises for the evening were commenced at the request of Mr. Barton by Master Lyman Wilcox and Miss Elsie Eton, choslng sides; quite g number responding to their invitation to spell. The words flew from mouth to mouth for about three-quarters of an hour, after which short recess, and then the real work of the evening began. The del egates for the championship arranged them selves about the room. Mr. Barton acting al pronunciator, but gradually one by ons dropped from the ranks. leaving Miss Sa rah Catlin sole possessor of the floor. Tn. audience then listened to the rendering o some fine recitations, dialogues, etc. Bu the entertainment most worthy of record was the tablean enacted in the corner, viz "Courtship." J.G.
 Barrington.- Darlington has severe at tack of fever about these days. Not scar let, nor typhoid, but Texas fever and i has settled on the brain. MT. Ticknor, MT B. Brewer, MT. George Wheeler, and MT Manning have gone on the way to the or ange fields and hunting grounds, where on' lecturer said man could make $lOO day killing wolves, as he could get 50 cent bounty and 5G cents for the skins. Humph smart man to shoot and skin a hundred wolves Tn a day......Miss Grace Whiting has gone to Chicago to visit friends. ..... The ladies of the Congregational society had s Washington birth day dinner last evening at the Berkshire House, which gives then $so or $7o toward thelr Chapel fund, be sides having very pleasant time.. Mr. Williams, the shoe dealer is building a very good house on Castle street..... Mir. Bentley is putting up snug house near the brick yard on the east side of the river......Johr B. Cough is engaged to lecture in our town hall on April 9th. Of course there will be a big rush for tickets...... The political hor izen is as changesble as March weather One day one side bright and lovely, next day the other side glows With sunshine, ir anticipation of victory and spells. We'll, suppose there will be an end bye-and-bye. From such a time as we have had during the last three months, in deciding who shal be President, say ''Good Lord deliver ue. 7
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 Texas Net Paradise -MR. EDITOR = A paragraph in the NEWS in regard to Hen " White and his sister, who recently went to Texas, needs little correction. Instead of being delighted with the country and ad YisiDg everybody. to come to Texas, they are disgusted, and advise people to keer away. This excitement about Texas is made in the interest of the railroad compa- nies and other interested parties, and fl any one doubts 1t, let them go there and see for themselves. Some parts of the state may be all that is claimed for it, but it is not in the Eastern or Central part. My brother writes under date of February 4th.
 ''It rains most of the time, the streams are overdowed and some of the great farm ing lands that they have for sale, are under water at the present time." Again in a letter written the l4th he says: ''I could live by working about half the time if I was content to live as the natives do. Most of them have nothing to eat but bacon and corn bread, or salaratus biscuit, and coffee without milk. Three-fifths of the farmers live in log huts, and some of them have no windows. There are no cellars or closets in any of the houses. We have an old snuff dipper on one side of us and a negro family on the other, and just be- low in the grove, is gallows where man was hung few days ago. Every body that could get money enough has come to Texas. but many are going back, those from Tennessee. "I do not write this to discourage any who have made up their minds to go, but to let them know just what to expect when they get there. Yours truly,
 B. F. WHITE.
 We have no doubt whatever that there is more actual truth in the above communica ion, than there has been in all hat has been said about Texas for some months past, and we are strongly inclined to the opinion that the entire South is but little if any better for place 'f permanent residence, than Florida, 3eorgia and South Carolina, where we were just year ago this time, and which ve decided was a most excellent country o move away from. Of course it is pleas mt to run down there and spend few weeks to dodge some of the severity of our winters, but to go there to live permanent 7, would be entirely out of the question: sD. NRws,