Connecticut western news., 1878-05-02

E. Snedeker, Marketable. Conn.,, SS R. J. Arnold, Otsego, N. r., oO H. E. Howe, Huntsville, Conn., 0!ss NJ. Stevens, Chapinville, Conn.,, !o v. McCerrin. Chapinville, Conn, i5 Mrs. W. Bissell. Wakeman, Ohio, 5o Wm. Hunt, 10 John St., Worcester. Aass., 1S s. SilYernail Elkhsrt. Ind. ~
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 That Egg.--It measures 1-4x7 IA in- ches and weighs just quarter of pound. and Master Fred. Tripp of Chapinville is the proprietor thereof.-A hens egg.
 Josh's Wisdom-In these days of bank ruptcy and fraud, little of Josh. Billings wisdom is not out of place. Josh. says:
 Before man delibritely makes up his mind to be rasksl he shood examine his- self clussly tew assertane eff he aint better konstituted ful phool.
 Manhood. you Conn. Wester7s NeDs man, how can women and children assert their manhood ?-NeW Ailford GG- sette.
 By reading the CONN. WESTERN NEWS and becoming wise, firm. brave. dignifed, noble, stately and manly, just like Editor Bob. Erwin of the Gasette.-What ques. tion "Don't you know nothln'?"
 An Early Train.-The Housatonic R. R.. Go. issued new time table which went ID to effect last Monday. There are no chan ges in trains passing this station except the owl freight, which now passes at 3 o'clock a. m. instead of 1.05 8. ID. This change IS not expected to interest any except the very early risers that class of people, like the editor of the CONN. WESTERN NEWS O who are always up in the morning little earlier than the lark, and who of course will be up in time to see that this o'clock train pass- es in good order.
 Temperance ssng.-The Winsted Her. aid has just published in very neat form ''The Temperance War Cry" very well written song, which is-the outgrowth of the temperance movement there. The music is also given and the whole can be had for 10 cents by sending to R. s. Frary, West Wlnsted. The song is dedicated to Messrs. Love and Miller, and is well recommended by them and also by Francis Murphy. It was sung for the first time on the occasion of MT. Murphy's first appearance in Win sted, and was very warmly received.
 The Meat Business. There he is again. His face is as familiar as Robert Thomas almanac, and we have no hesitation ln say- ing he is as welcome amongst us. Mr. Rob- ert Van Deusen has purchased the meat business of MT. Bigelow. and last Tuesday he was on the road with his meat wagon, greeting his old customers. MT. Van Deu- sen has always been popular with the peo- pie of this region, and if MT. Bigelow was determined to sell his business here, we know of no change he could make that would please folks so we'll as to resign in favor of MT. Robert Van Deusen.
 Miss Lent's Case.-EDIToR NEWS :--1D your issue of last week reference is made to the case of Miss Katie Lent, whose license it is said, the New York Conference refused to corfirm. There is just little mistake here. The New York Conference had noth- ing whatever to do with the case. The Ques- ton was purely one of church law, and as such subject to the decision of the Bishop presiding. Miss Lent was licensed as To- cal preacher by the Poughkeepsie District Conference. c. Gorse appealed from the action of the conference to Bishop An drews, who decided ''that the discipline did not provide for the licensing of women to preach" There was no discussion of the question by the conference and no vote was taken. IL was simply decision by the Bishop touching question of law. From this decision Rev. R. Wheatly appealed to the next General Conference.-The highest ecclesiastical body in the church-the action of which will be final. Yours,
 E. H. W. HARDEN. Canaan, Aprl 29, 1878.
 Collinsyille.-Wm. H. Dale lost valu- able COW few days ego by eating some Pa ris green which she found in store room, while the door was accidentally left open. Pieces of the bell of the engine ''Salls- bury," which was broken at the terrible Tariffyille disaster. have been made into pretty finger rings as mementos of that sad event. Carl Shultz is building new house on River street, on the spot where Leonard s. Sweet built house over forty years ago and afterwards removed to Maple avenue... The Methodist people in this vicinity built a church in Collinsville ten years ago, costing not less than $14, 900. much of it on bor- rowed money, and for lack of funds the house is closed and the furniture and car pets all sold at auction....".....Rev. R. u. Bowles, the new Baptist preacher in New Hartford, will preach Sunday afternoons in the Baptist church in Csnton.....F. k. Per ry, one of our prominent citizens, has been confined to his house for oyer four months by complicated chronic ailments, but is now slowly improving. As John and Pat rick Murphy were vigorously saving wood on Centre street few days since. one of our citizens facetiously asked bystander if that was 8 sample of the "MurphY move ment." ... .Barkos Cotney, who died in Meriden April 20. at the age of 67 years, came to Collinsville 46 years ago, and was highly esteemed for his honesty and many virtues. He has for many years been off, cially come ected with the State Reform School at Meriden. He leaves one son and four daughters. The former breaches in Danbury. b. B. h.