Connecticut western news., 1879-06-11

juuICH As OneAclu ueAt 1uesudy1 Juuo 7th. Sermon by J. F. Newman, D. D. t TO- 30, a. m. This is rare opportuni- y given to the people in the Housatonic | Valley to see and hear this distinguished l pulpit orator.
 A mad dog excitement agitates the minds of the people of this place at present. Monday morning medium sized shepherd log came over the hill on West Main-st, topping at Lawrence Gillette's, where he 'it cat. then coming east. he had tussles ~ih- c. l.. Parsons and D. A. Riker's dogs; he then chased girl several rods, put she eluded himts running into house. His next stop was at Dick ~Maloney's, where he bit dog and then disappsared on the road to East Canaan. It was sub scquentlv learned that he bit dog at East Canaan. and several sheep and dogs and boy at Norfolk, and ut last accounts no news had been received, of his capture. Ma loney's dog, which was severely bitten, was killed, Gillette's cat was also killed. No marks could be found on either Parsons or Riker's dogs, but MT. Parsons being de- to run no llsks. has muzzled and chained up his dog, and he will be close ly watched.
 The school in this place closed the Spring term on Friday last for the Summer vacation. In the upper department 2s diff ferent scholars have been in attendance l9 were not ,ardy. Those not absent dur ing the term were Jenny Brown, Alice Pclrce, Emma S,iner, Hattie Van DeuseE, Freddie Young and Rozell Underwood. The average attendance has been 93 per cent. Persons out of the district wishing information respecting the school can ob tain it from chairman of district committee, J. B. Reed. The next scholastic year will begin early in September.
 Following are the names of the pupils in the intermediate department (Miss FitcL's room) of the school, who have been neither absent nor tardy during the term: Emma Bullarl, Louise Bragg, Ad, McIDtyre, Arthur Freeman and Raber Peirce. Irwin Freeman has not been tard) and has been present every day until this week, when he has been absent from sick ness, three days.
 The following have been present ever, day: l1a Freeman, Meta Rodemeyer Mary Parsons.
 The following have not been tardv Frankie Adams. Maggie Riley, Willi
 Brown, Tommie Paul, Ensign Peet, Will lie Rodemeyer and Michael Sughrua.
 Report of primary school No. of schol ars 54. Names of those who were neithe
 absent or tardy Iua Fitch, Mary Root, Min
 pie Schamerhorn, Lizzie Van Deusen, Mary Goodwin, Freddie Parsons.
 Names Of those who were not tardy, SA
 rah Schamerhorn. Ada Strong, Carrle Ter
 mond. Emma Rodcmeyer, Lena Freeman
 Ellen Sughrua, Minnie Benedict, Lizzie Ms
 loney, Huldah Reel, Hattie Davis, Luc
 Smith, Hattie Saith, Charlie Smith, Eddi
 Ward, Martin Mcintyre, .Bertie BullarG
 Henry Reed, John Lermend, Eddie Ad
 ans, Michael Commons, Jamie Rodemeye
 Elmore Davis, Martin Mcclure, John Nc
 Guire, John Malon'y, Willie Reel, Phili
 Ham, Pearl Ham, Freddie White, Ella Xxi
 mer.
 Names of those who did not miss in spel
 ing, Iua Fitch. Mary Root; Eddie Wal
 missed but one word. Average altenduut 43. J. M. RooT, Teacher. l -fTho mt al o wall mob and their peculiar affinity f. feathers and tar have called forth the LII :, versal denunciatiOns of the press and love,s of justice. The court of Jud Lynch seems to still have good foot ho ln that region, and his cowardly emissarit und cover of darkness and in lhe securi !, of their numbers, sneak courageously
 the house of adefenseless ola woman. bre } in her doors, destroy her property, dem ishing every article of furniture within tn, , reach, besides frightening the old wom : half to death. And what is their piovot D tien? As in the case of the Irisbman W | "saw the man who sad he saw the m
 who saw the divil," they had heard Il
 somebody had said that man was livi eously outraged ideas of proprie.y, and p ceeding on the polite principle that V union there is strength" a number of [ young scalawags with whom every comm '' nifty IS cursed, who are ever in readiness do dirty or disgraceful iob-and who I y infrtq quently spring from some of the ''fi
 families"-acting upon their own respon bility, and without the authority of the s cert portion of the community-on who if on any body, ,devolved the duty of invei gatipg the truth of the rumor-proceed u discharge the lawless functions of Ju6
 Lynch, capturing their man, stripping It naked, covering him with coat of hot U and feathers. and riding hlm sstride a r, leaving him half dead beside the road; th serving tke old woman as akove. Tn, u outrsges naturally cast en unjust stig upon the entire population ot the tow Cornwall is pointed out as hot bed of vii II edness and the nucleus of all unrighteo, ,. ress. This is natural inference, but '' unjust one. Few towns in fact can bo
 of the elements of morality and the who III some influences txcrted as staid old Cor ~ wall, but SO long as the spirit of devltry 'e suffered to go unsuppressed, 50 long the ipl II cent must suffer prescription with the gu ty. The Selcc,men have Iffer, d a rev, S of $76 for the conviction of the guilty p; u ties, and if detected they will probably u dealt with as the law directs. We wo' 'o suggest, as a preliminary, dose of tn
 own medicine-tar, feathers and feEce raj Il
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