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Connecticut western news., 1879-11-05
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San Francisco is probably the most cos mopolitan city in the United States. An Eng Ish traveller lately visiting there writes: 'I had my boots blacked by an African, my chin shaved by EWopesn, and my bed made by an Asfatic; a Frenchman cooked, my dinner, an Englishman showed me my seat, an Irish man changed my plate, Chinaman washed my table napkin, and German handed me my bill D
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John B, Cough was given grand recep- ton at Worcester, Mass :, his home, on Tues day eveningof last week. He has just re- turned from an extended European tour, hav- ing been abroad since July of last year.
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It is rumored that the presidency of the. Pennsylvania railroad will be offered to Gen. eral Grant with the salary raised from. $26,- :. GOO to $5O,OOO.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

Kent.
 About three inches of snow fell last night.
 We were favored week since by a visit from the cornet band of Amenia which seems to fraternize very cordially with our Kent band We are indebted to them for some very pleasing music. " %" An interesting missionary concert'' was held last evening in the Congregational church in which some novelties were intro duced. A short history of missions wasselic- tied by means of series ofquestions and an- swers, giving opportunity for large portion of the congregation to take part; and the pastor and choir rendered a psalm by respect ively reading and singing alternate verses. But perhaps the most effective part of the ser- vice was in the few plain, earnest remarks of the pastor in closing.
 The election tomorrow will include the choice of several town officers to fill vacancies caused by ties at the recent town meeting. MT. c. Smith (dem.) and Mr. E. Skiff (rep) ) are nominated for representative.
 The question of the new village street which was voted upon at the last town meet ing and not settled to the satisfactit ofcertain parties and we understand they are going to stir up fight about it. Should the one chance ID ten turn in their favor and they gain their point, we would like to commend to their notice few lines from celebrated poem of Southey's:
 And everybody p aised the duke,
 Who this great fight did win,
 But what good came of it at lastf
 Quoth little Peterkin;
 Why that l cannot tell saith he,
 But twas famous victory"
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NeaU Advertisements.
Notice /!

Game into the enclosure of the subscriber, about Oct lst asheifer calf The owner is requested to prove property, pay the charges, and take away. ".
 EUGENE WILLIAMS, Cornwall Hollow, Ct, Oct. 2s, 1879. '.'
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Strayed into the enclosure of the subscrib- { CT, on or before Oct. 9th, eight sheep and one lamb. Owner requested to prove property, pay charges, and take away. " |.
 'a. .J. BATES, <, Huntsville, Conn. ,'. ., s., .5% .lwlss
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SUMMARY,-Number firing, 53; shots fired, 265 average score each shot, 1.78; average score per man, 8.90 per cent. of possible score, 35.69 bu E eyes. 8 centers. A lnners 64 cutters, 34 misses, 115; total 12 best scores, 205.
 The total of the l2 best scores of the City Guard at the competition held by that compa- ny at Springfield, Oct. IA, was 234 points, thereby winning the Warner cup by 29 points. The different competitions have resulted as follows
Connecticut western news., 1879-11-05

MIR. EDITOR Will you allow me to correct your Lakeville correspondent in several mis- takes in his last weeks letter? Such item
 pest in tea kettle" would be exceedingly amusing if it were not so annoying It is a case of mistaken identity, as it is very plain that "Fair Play" is not the person St. Elmo supposes him to be. Truth and common sense in your correspondents letter are con- spicuous by their absence although do not think it due to the i'll will of St. Elmo, but merely to his mistake, and have no doubt he will cheerfully correct his statements when shown their inaccuracy. Of course I congrat- ulate St. Elmo that he is not woman, al though his assertion that he is not, shatters one of my sweetly cherished ideals. I am sorry, although somewhat amused withal, to see that my feeble attempts to give him ''taffy" have exasperated one whom from his writings I should suppose to be the most good -humor- ed of men. l refer to the first part of my communication, as the latter part had not the remotest reference to him, and I said what did with the pleasautest feelings toward him, not supposing that my amiable friend would make such a circus of himself For in his last correspondence his usually graceful die tion and iuency are absent, or at least ob- scured by his literary contortions and gym nastics which would do credit to an erudite, Tom Corwin. Now, I respectfully suggest to St Elmo that he make no attempt to wrestle again with any communication of mine, as other people than he have made just as un- satisfactory work ofthem as he has. Now to show the fallacy of his: am not voter in the town ofSalisbury and have never taken any interest in the politics of the town, there- fore St. Elmo can see did not take part in the debate about taxes, in the town hall, nor am seeking political office, nor to increase my popularity as he insinuates. Undoubted- ly St Elmo is thinking of another person, and it would be exceeding proper and manly, now that he is corrected, to withdraw his very un- fortunate and uncalled for insinuations against a third party. do not pay even a poll tax, therefore I shall not answer his question: and it is totally foreign to the subject we are dis. cussing. Moreover I did not see him at the debate in question, or the person whom
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HOuSAtOmic.

MT Frank B Van Deusen was before the District Court in Great Harrington last Satur- day on charge of stealing goods from Houghtaling & Pomeroy to fill up his own (Van Deusen's) store. Van Deusen was for merly clerk in Houghtaling & Pomeroy s store and had one of the keys, which he re- tained when he opened a shop of his own in the same village. Houghtaling & Pomeroy had frequently missed goods but had no idea where they went to until they found a piece of goods which Van Deusen had sold which they had missed some time before. Upon looking over Van Deusen's stock they found nearly $500 worth which they had lost. Houghtaling & Pomeroy say that they think he has taken more than $2,OOO worth, by talk ing piece at time in the naght, within three years. Van Deusen does not deny the charge, but waived an examination and gave bonds in $1, 800 to appear before the Grand Jury next January. z.
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Excess of H.. c, G.,

Having won it three times the City Guard
 now becomes the owner of the prize, which will be formally presented the company The cnrnnanv nrizes were awarded as follows: f
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way it ran into a house car. Flynn was struck on the head, but whether by the house car, the flat car, the brake, the bumper, or the track, am unable to learn, as there are sev. eral witnesses to the accident, all of whom have different version of the affair, but any, way the boy was struck on the head by some part of the car, which produced two very se- were scalp wounds, one over the left eye, and the other on the back of the head. Dr. Or ton was passing by at the time, and being called in, he dressed the wounds and left his patient quite comfortable, This ought to be a warning to parents, to keep their children from fooling around the cars
 St. Elmo seems to be Tiled about something
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30
Our MarketRcports
Baltimore Live stock Mar.
kci tor August 20.

BEEF CATTLE.-The quality of
the offerings was better than last
Monday, there being some much
finer tops than then. Prices forthc
better grades were without any
change, and trade only fair, not
being active at any time. For
other grades prices we're lal-5c off,
and the market very dull. The
offerings were confined to receipts
from Virginia, Ohio, and West Nir-
ginia, mostly from the two latter
States, many Of the Eastern Virgin.
in dealers not being on hand. We
quote at $NS5 50 per 100 lbs.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle
ranged rs follows: Best Deoves at
5 12a$5 50; that generally rated
first quality 4 75a$5 GO; medium
or good fair quality 3 l2a*l 25i
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen, and
Cows 3 0Oa$S 70; extreme range OF
prices 8 Ooa$5 so. Most ofthc sales
were fron3 10 to n j0pcr 100 lbs,
OF the receipts 80 head came from
Ohio, 1876 from Virginia, 1909 from
West Virginia, co from Maryland,
0m from Missouri, OO from Hi
noi,, w from North Carolina, 0I
hoad from Kca;w.kv aad d
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30
SNcelM Notices.

|
EMPLOYMENT FOR a Few SALES
MEN TO TRAVEL. IN THIS STATE
The Ohio Scale Works Of 1875 Cen
trail Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio, being
DESTROYS Of charging thciY business,
have decided to employ n number
| Of statesmen to iTavcl and sell their
Standard Scales 10 dealers, and nj
The same time while selling 10 the
trade, appoint good canvasscr
in every County they visit, to sell
their Universal Family Scale on
commission. This scale sold fsstor
last year than they could he manu-
featured, hut the firm are now pre-
pared to meet all demands with Il
superior scale. We have no room
10 give an elaborate description Of
the scales manufactured by them,
but We would advise every one who
needs employment to write ut once
for their illustrated Catalogue and
Price List, and naming tho lowest
SALARY expected for one years scr-
vices.
Their Illustrated Catalogue con-
tains the most complete line Of
Scales in the market, from the
large Il. L. Track Scale of 90 tons
TO tho mosttlclicatc Druggist Scale.
This County is still open for an
Agent to.seil the Family Scale on
commission.
Mrs. Atkinson has just opened
q large lot of white Tics and all
kinds of neck wear.
See! Soc Largest and most
fashionable assortment of clothing
ever brought to Weston, is to DO
found at DunninSton's.
Young ladies', il you want to fix
your fate before YOU pass the shady
side Of %, 90 to Mrs. Atchinson's
for your OUTFIT never Gails.
Don't forget that We are con-
stantly Receiving fresh additions to
DIR already large stock Of clothing
and gents furnishing goods, and
cannot be undrrsold Call and see
and I've convinced.
DuyNiyGToy, the Leading Clothicr
Why is it that some Of the young
ladies have such Il diIari'latcd APP
pcarancc lrcausc they ,lycorate
themselves with Erw Jaws instead
OF huyinS good substantial articles
at Mrs. AtchineuH'!.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

RAILROAD NOTES.-THE track lay
crs expect to reach the Edmistor
trusscl last evening.
Smith, Mcbride Il Co., have com
mcnccd the temporary depot OF
the Smith property.
IIugell il making rapid progress
with the bridge over the West
Fork river.
Mr.. james G. Vandcryort, who
had the contract for iaking Gut the
slip ut the Fisher hill, and taking
the cut do#D TO Il propcr grade
completed his work the early part
last week and nut lis force at
worl: ~ the nnrrows below Weston,
Mr.. Ynndcrvort with john VIII
lang, ESP, as foreman, has pushed
this work with commcndablc zeal
md the company is indebted TO
them, tina. there was no delay
when the track layers reached the
FISHER summit.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

CRYsTAL WErprSG.-Last Friday
night, the I'D inst, Mr.. and Mrs.
Singleton Atelison celebrated the
fifteenth anniversary Of their we'd
tlc,l life. It was made thD Qcca-
sion of much merry making and
enjoyment by their many friends.
The host and hostess did tie hon
ors Of the OCCASION in good style.
Refreshments Of all kinds were
served, and the eight fantastic tHc'
was tripped until the "wcs Slna'
hours" The yard was handsomc-
~ illuminated with Chinese lAn-
terms, and Il platform had becn
erected for the benefit Of the dam
GERS. All present were UNANIMOUS
in the opinion that il wGa mo OF
the most pleasant cvGnts ever wit
Messed, The prosonts were of er-
cry kind and quality, and MINI
bcrcd 3lS pieces.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

ATTEMPTED MAIL RoDnERY.-
On Tuesday night, just after dark,
~ the mail boy and AID. Brown were
going from this place to Oak Hill,
{ Fayetto county,, they met Il tibet
who made two grabs" Tor the mail
sack. The boy being so terribly
frightened, never said anything to
Mr.. Brown, who did not see
about what had happened, until
they were pursued by the scoun-
'lrcl. They stopped and asked
him who he was. lie made no IT,
ply, but kept advancing toward
them. After telling him to ''halt''
several times, Mr., Brown shot, but
that didn't check him, At tho see.
ond shot no took 10 the woods,
1t is not known whether either Of
the bullets took effect OF not, Tho
mail hoy WAS perfectly dcfcnsclcss
that night. having not cycna knife,
and it was lucky that Mr.. Brown
was with him. Two men were
-. - -. -, I,,,;,,,, Ia A., ,t,,nt1, La
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

RELlGlors.-Rcy. J. A. J. Light
burn will preach in the Baptist
Church Sunday morning and ey-
cning.
Rev. S. L. Jones will preach in
the NJ. L. Church Sunday night.
Rev. Mr.. IIamcr will preach i'll
the Presbyterian Church next SUN
day morning and evening, and will
lecture Monday hight OR Religion
and Science"
Rev. ". II. Powcss lras accepted
the call Of the Episcopal congrcg''-
tion Of this place. lie will be here
on Tuesday or Wednesday next
and will preach his first sefmon
here OH the following SnplHy,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

At the June term Of The County
Court Mcssrs. Henry Brannon, An
drew Elmiston and J. W. Woflin,
din were appointed TO have the nee,
assary repairs made to the Jail and
Court llousc,and at the Augusttcrm
the commissioners were Instructed
to have all necessary repairs made
to the Town Hall and when com
plctcd to turn the hall over to the
care of the Town Council. This
is Il wise and prudent order Of the
court and we trust that when the
council gets charge Of the hill that
it will see that i, is kept in decent
condition.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

BURIED ALlvE.-Throo Young
men who live on Slate Creek
formed 4 bitter dislike against II
man named Crouscr, who resided
in tho ncighborllool, Ono day
last week they duga hole on a hill
side, abducted Crouscr and buried
him in il ont Of sight, covering him
with brush and dirt, and then left
him. lie was discovered shortly
aiterward by Il passing noighbor.
who saw his feet sticking out OF
the earth. He wgs dug out and
was rcsuscitatcd only by hard ct-
fort. lie would have been Rmoth-
cred but for the brush. The boys
have vamooscd; but If Crouscr cv-
or draws Il bead on them with his
left eye he will probably demon.
strata to them 4 lecture on rtrihu.
ton, with his ten knucklrs.
It will he n rousrr,
Sost!s CrOu:rr.
State JpRrai.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

o. last Saturday the famous
Red Sulphur Springs, in Monroe
county, were SOLD 10 Colonel Ben
Wilson, Of GlarkslWfs. II is UNI
herstood that ColGnai N'ilson male
the purchase for MeGsfs, Morton,
Bliss & Co. The property only
sold for about $9.0W.-lfountui"
Herald. ....
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

head from PcnnSylvania-total re-
ccipts for the week 2i9j head
against 1926 last week, and 1910
head same time last year. OF the
offerings 797 head were taken 10y
Baltimore butchers; &c sold to
Washington city butchers, 265 to
country dealers, and PIG head TO
Eastern Spcculators-tota! sales for
the wccl; 1907 head against 2lll
lust week, and 2l5G head same time
lust year.
Sw1NE.-Thc market las been
rather full, and the demand moder-
ate, US reported in nearly all the
yards, scarcely as active rs last
week, and our top quotations were
not as freely obtained as they
were last week. The quality DIFF
icrs but little from last week, for
while there are more grassers there
were scarcely moro in proportion
to tho whole receipts than then.
We quote at 5a5! cents per ID net,
with few ut the latter figure. Ar
rivals this week 1889 head against
l74l last week, and 9377 head same
time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMDs.-While the
receipts have been only moderate,
the demand has not been very ac-
tive and confined TO supply the
home trade, there being no call
for any butcher Sheep of any kind
except by the Baltimore butchers,
The demand for stockcrs is not ac-
tive, and that for Lambs only mod.
crate. We quote butchers Sheep at
S!al4 cents, and Lambs at 3la5
cents per ID gross. Stock Sheep
at 50a$2 rs per head, as to quail
lily. Arrivals this week 52ll head
against 945G last week and j5i2
head same time last year.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

TIE CLAREsBUEG FAIR is 10 be
held on the 23rl, 9th, and 18th Of
September. Clarksburg always
has Il good fair and We are conf
dent that they will have an excel
lent one this year, because they
advertise so literally. We noticed
4 full column of advertisements in
both the county papcrs.-Mt" Do
miniUn.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

TIE BoGGEss LoT.-Judgc 1lnr-
rison, of Clarksburg, Joshua Lowe,
of Tortlctown, N. II. Davis, ofLOst
Creek, Thomas J. Farnsworth and
A. B. Clark, of Buckhannon, were
here on Thursday as Commission
crs to condemn and fix n valuation
on the lot of Caleb Borgess., for the
use of the Asylum. The Commits
sioncrs allowed $4,000 for the lot,
which il considered IN exceedingly
liberal price.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

TIE LEWIS COUNTY FAIR prom
iscs TO be unusually attractive this
year. Every one should cndcavor to
make it better than all former fairs
held in the county.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30


ODlTrAEY.-Thc subject Of thiS
notice, Blanche, daughter of Will
lam Wooflcr, was Il pleasant little
girl. casily controlled by her par
cDts. She was loved by all who
knew her. She WIS kind, mild and
generous She n'.cynd the first
great command of Go'l-"Scck We
first the kingdom Of God and His
righteousness. This she did ut Il
meeting held in the community
where she lived last winter. Her
convcrsion was bright. She worked
with zeal for the Master while the
meeting lasted. Shcc"unsoled her
friends as person Of ripe years.
When the end came she was fully
prepared to meet it. She told her
mother she would stand at the
pcurly gates to welcome hor home.
She made 4 solemn request to her
friends around her bed to meet her
in hGGvnn. Before death clpimcd
her, she repeated the lines.
"Jstusalem my happy houc, new come to
thee,
Mypnin and sorrow now will cease, and !
will dwell with thee
20 dampiih mist Is seen in thee, no cold
nor ,larksomc night,
There every soul shines AS tho night, there
Gcl himself gives light"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

BALTIMORE, August 2S.-FloUr-
Firmcr and unchanged. Wheat
Western steady; No, 2 ives
tern winter red spot and August
/ 0S3; September II Goal 09I
October Fl 09lal OBJ, Corn
Western quiet and easier; western
mixed, spot and August lCIal95c;
September lIH4ISc; October Il IL
.iSc; steamer l5!al5!c. Oats
Steady; Pennsylvania SS:22a;3%%ic ives,
tern white 32a333c; do mixed %0a
3llc. Ryo--Lowcr at G2aG@c,
Hay-Stcaly and unchanged,
proyisions-Dullor. Eggs, pctro,
leum, Coffee and Whislcy-Un-
changed.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

Z. r.. SoMEnvILLE has made his
first appearance as a lawyer at this
place. He is engaged as one Of
the counsel in tho celebrated Cow
Case. His speech, on last Thurs
day, is spoken Of as Il mastery
cilort,-Bmhhnnnou Banner.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

II our peach crop is \ failufc, We
cam rcyel in the delicious fruit FALL
samec." 'Phcy are brought here
from the east, and command n
ready sale.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

FoR some time past there has
been considerable dispute as to the
true location OF the streets in
Butchers addition to Weston, and
Mr.. J. II. Clifton commenced u
suit this week against Jacob Butch
er's heirs to settle this vcxcd
question.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

Bon ARNOLD, colorcd, was arrest
ed on Thursday and committed to
Jail for breaking open tho stables oil
Mossrs. W. E. Arnold and +. NJ,
Chnlfant and taking lines, haltcrs,
&c. Bob has been an unruly boy
for some time, and these last acts
will probably give him trouble.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

TIE West Virginia Conference OF
the Methodist Protestant Church
convened at St. Mary's. in Pleasant
county, OH Thursday lpst, the 2Sth
inst.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

FIRE.-Thc residence of Mr.,
James Mclean caught OH fire about
six o'clock yesterday morning
from n defective tluc, but fortunate
" it was soon discovered and with
the timely assistance Of the neigh
bors was put out without any Sc
riOus damage.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

THE BOARD OF DIREcTORs OF the
Fair are requested to meet at the
office Of ". G. Bennett at 9 O'Clock
to-day to make all necessary ar
rangements for the Fair.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

MAnnlED-M the residence Of
Charles Vincent, by the Rev. L. r..
Powers, Mr.. John Wanless to Mrs,
Elizabeth Smith-all of Lewis,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

The engine and boiler Of Bun
tens steam mil! blew up on Mon
day last, and made 4 complete
wreck Of both.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-08-30

TuE LegM 7tn'isr is Il rev Greon-
back paper published mt Faycttc-
sille with ". &, L. Mays us editor.