Connecticut western news., 1878-10-30

Knight of Lakeville, Rev. Dr. Merrill. president of Ripon College, Wisconsin, and Rev. MT. Stevenson of Ellsworth. on the topic, 'How to make Sunday school in- struction most effective" The next morn tug the Convention re-assembled, and after half an hour of devotional exerclses, listen. ed to reports from the schools as to attend ance, conversions, etc., during the year. MT. Ives of New Milford, made some very interesting remarks MT. J. B. Smith of Sharon. Rev. Mr. Barclay of Kent. Rev. Mir. Colton of Warren, and others made brief remarks. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year President, Dr. H. M, Knight, Lakeville Vice Presi- dent, Rev. E. H. w. Barden, North Can aan Executive Committee, z T. Adams, North Canaan, T. s. Gold, North Corn wall, Wm. Hopkins, Warren, J. w. Stone, Kent, H. c. Rowley, Sharon Secretary, Henry Morton, Goshen.
 The greenback meeting Monday eyen- ing was fairly attended, about l5O or 200 being present. F. B. Cleavelond, Esq. of Winsted was the only speaker. MT. Hiram Brown who was advertised to be present, failing to appear. Mir. Cleaveland very logically and forcibly dissected the finance question, expounding the cause of the pres ent business depression, and advocated the greenback as the only etficacious remedy. His remarks called forth frequent applause, and he was followed throughout by an at- tentive audience. At the close of the speech he invited those who were in sym- pathy with the cause to remain after the rest had gone out, when a committee of five was appointed to manage the affairs of the club, viz: A. P. Briggs, James I'm nien, J. l.. Bragg. Harmon Scammerhorn, Jno. Calvin. Motion was made and carried that Representative be chosen to represent the town in the state legislature, and after the ballots were taken, MT. J. l.. Bragg was declared the choice of the meeting | obliged to decline accepting the nomina- ton, and moved to nominate MT. Riker by 1 exclamation. The motion was carried, and Mir. Riker was declared the nominee, and for whom three rousing cheers were given, and the meeting adjourned.
 Some of our merchants have recently had little experience with skillful money changer, whose evident scheme is to enter a store or bank hurriedly, present large bill to be changed, designating the denom- nations preferred, and on receiving them, seemingly changing his mind and pre- ferring something smaller, or of different issue; and by this changing and inter changing, illustrate the banker or merchant. when by some sleight-of-hand trick, he manages to conceal portion of the money, the loss of which is undiscovered until the cash ao count is examined. h this place, Fuller & Peet are the only ones who are belleved to have been taken in by this sharper, although others changed money for him. la this case he presented $2O bill for which he desired two tens, and on receiving them, he exchanged one of them, which was a national bank note for a greenback, saying that greenbacks were thinner, and he wanted to send it in a letter. This change effected, be again changed his mind, and laid out the other $lO, for which he requested two fiVes, which were given him, and no more was thought of the matter until the books were posted for the day, and the cash account examined, when it was found to be SIC short. Inquiry revealed the fact that bills had Geen changed for man answering the same description by other merchants here, but nothing had been missed. It shortly became rumored that Winsted bank had been visited by the same party, and SlOo missed. The fellow was arrested at Falls
 Village Saturday and taken to Winsted for examination, but being unable to prove anything against him. he was acquitted.