Connecticut western news., 1878-01-10
Suicide in Salisbury.-Edward

Suicide in salisbury.-Edward w.. t; Friss. clerk of the Maple Shade hotel in
 Salisbury, young man widely known in
 this sectlon, committed suicide at that ho-
 tel Monday night last by swallowing lnor'
 phine. During the day he purchased an
 ounce of laudanum at Clarke's store. and
 early in the evening he procured six mor-
 phine powders at the drug store, all of
 which it is thought were swallowed. The
 empty powder papers were found in his
 room, but the vial that contained the lauda-
 num has not yet been discovered. The
 act was undoubtedly premeditated, as at
 about 6 o'clock in the evening he went to
 his room, took bath, put on clean under-
 garments and then retired. Mrs. Friss
 looked into the room shortly after, and was
 SO much alarmed by the appearance of her
 husband who lay in a profound stupor, that
 she sent for physician immediately. Up-
 on the arrival of the physician the proper
 restoratiYes were applied, but the poison
 had become too generally diffused through
 the system to be neutralized, and death
 took place at about o'clock a. no, MT.
 Friss was 27 years of age, and leaves
 wife. No cause can be assigned for this
 unfortunate act, though of late he has ap-
 peared very much depressed, ,and bis friends
 on several occasions have expressed appre-
 hension lest insanity should result from
 this long continued state of despondency.
 The funeral takes place at the Maple Shade hotol oD Thurodov roorn;up o+tor nhich
 the remains are to be taken to Millerton for
 interment X
 Housatonic.-J. F. Cole of Goshen, N.
 Y.. is visiting friends in this place.. .Wm.
 A. Morrell has nearly recovered from injur-
 ies received by his runaway horse last fall
 .....Nany thanks to the parties who have
 so thoughtfully provided gravel for our
 walks..... Miss Lizzie Goodhind and Miss
 Katie Brown were the ones who received
 the merits from the M. F. Sunday School
 for bringing in the lsrges: number of new
 schOlars......There has been. an organization
 formed here called the Housatonic Deba-
 ting Club, and it is certainly interesting as
 well as decidedly instructive. They have
 chosen the following officers for one
 month: President. Wm. Andrews; Vice
 President, Wm. Orton; Sec'y and Treas
 urer, Herbie Holmes. We are sorry that
 the affirmative got 80 badly beaten last
 Monday night, but all we can say is this /; that we hope the speakers who tried so well
 to defend their side of the question then, will prepare themselves little better before they attempt to speak on another question. which will be cruelty to animals and tobac- co. Watch night was observed in the M. E. Church after the following order Preaching at eight o'clock by the Rev. MT. Fitch of.Great Burlington, followed by the Lords Supper; after which there was 8 short intermission for those to retire who felt they could not stay to the watching
 and welcoming in of the new year. This was followed by earnest prayer and thanks
 to Almighty God for the way He had led r and prospered them as church, and as a ? community during the past year. Next came Love Feast, in which all were invited t to participate and leave for the last time in 8 the year their testimony in the house of 3 God. Many testified as to how the year B had been spent with them. With some il g had been year of sadness and bereave- : ment; with others year of joy, peace and - prosperity; and upon the whole it was a t precious meeting on. the account of the , Lords presence with all, and especially His 8 working upon the hearts of some who then 8 and there sought Him for the first time.
 8 YoNo.
 T Lime Rock.-On the farm of MT. James = Ensign runs small but never failing ; stream of water, and probably ever since 7 Lime Rock has been inhabited by the white : man, this stream has run into an unsightly :, slough-hoIe right in front of thls farm e house, and made home for the turtle, ' frogs and lizards, and the stagnated waters a cause of levers and other malarial diseas- es but now all IS changed. 8 canal has :, been cut through this slough, the holes and !, uneven places filled up and leveled off, and T at the outlet Hume has been put in and an 5 embankment thrown up, and where the e slough once was circular mound some six feet high, and large as good sized door f yard has been made, and in the centre of 8 this island Gas 1t is intended to be), beau 1 tiful evergreen tree is now growing in all 8 It's luxuriance. When the use of the land is over for the season, the gates are shut
 down and the water ovelAows a space oi e some two acres, then boat can often be ,- seen gliding on the smooth water, loaded r. with bevy of girls,l"paddling theirl owr " canoe." 1 suspect more than one Ida Lew V is, of Newport Harbor fame. will come out V Lime Rock girlsg then Mr. Editor, when d this sheet of water is taken possession of by D the Ice King, another picture can be seen, !, of boys and girls (and some older ones tool g shooting hither and yon, then turning with h quick and graceful motion, as good ska 2 ters can. One young girl, Miss Fannie G.. : who lives some two miles away, slings bel ,. skates on her arm, mounts her good steed . and gallops right down to this skating park ties her own horse, puts on her skates, anC l. IS off with the speed of the wind. Surely !. this must De healthful and life-givine d pleasure. as Mss Fanny's blooming cheekI it attest; will not tell how much she weighs F. Oh no. Your correspondent started of one evening for this skating park, and arri- 1T we'd at about nlne o'clock, and there behelc I. a scene that he never will forget: A bright is fire was burning on the island and sur o rounded by many of the company, and the