Connecticut western news., 1879-10-01

we trust, financial success, as we'll as vel come auxiliary to the exhibition, and reflect ed credit upon Editor Bryan-who certainly had his hands full, the sickness of his fore
 man throwing upon him much of the mechan ical work-and his Associate, Giddings, who 90 efficiently took care of things on the grounds. And now, we presume the cattle show Daily Courier is an established fact, to be set down beside the camp meeting Daily NEWS.
 IA sportsman, an excellent marksman, { they say," and supporter of the shot gun policy is making sad havoc with the ranks of grey squirrels on ''Church hill''-in horn He went out the other morning with double barreled gun and back-load of powder and shot, and returned in the afternoon. bringing his gun, and chipmunk containing IS charges of ammunition; and walking proudly into the office of the Warner House, where he boards, he laid his bloody trophy at Eds. feet, at the same time singing "One more days work" ," etc.
 The great walking match for the Astley belt and the championship of the world at Gilmore's Garden, New York, last week, ter minated as was expected at the start, by Powell winning the belt, and half the gate money, his share amounting to about $25, 900. with the handsome score of 52O miles, the largest score ever made in America. Merritt, the Bridgeport boy, was second, making 515 miles, and winning3 about 1o,O0O. Hazael was third, making 500 miles, and winning about $4,OO0. This is the second time Rowell has won the belt, and the next match will probably be contested in England. Weston, who won the belt in England in June made only 455 miles in the walk last week, about 100 miles behind his great London score. He is generally supposed to have sold the race. John Sullivan, night watchman of the National Bank ct Stafford Springs killed John Young Saturday night beating him with a club and breaking his skull. The fatal blow was struck after Young had struck Sullivan. Sullivan has fed Young lived about twelve hours after the assault, but was unable to speak after he was found, lying in pool of blood at his door. Joseph Bowen was the only man present when the affair occurred. Young came toward Sullivan, using abusive language, and was pushed off the sidewalk by Sullivan. His blow and those given by Sullivan followed. The club with which the blows were struck was found Monday morn ing about thirty feet from the scene of the killing. Young was somewhat addicted to | drink, and when influenced by liquor, was | somewhat quarrelsome.
 Last Thursday morning Chester Goodale, aged 89 years living at South Egremont was found in his barn :insensible, with his skull crushed in, and bleeding profusely. Near by was found the handle of some agricultural im- plement, covered with blood, which was SUD- posed to have been the weapon used in deal ing the blow. His pockets were rif1ed, and several hundred dollars taken. The barn was searched, and in the hay an impress was found, as if some one had lain there, also empty fruit cans, etc. The theory is that it was the work of tramps, although as yet no clue to the assassin is obtained. A reward of $500. is offered by the selectmen of Egremont for the arrest and conviction of the assailant. Mir. Goodale is, at last accounts, still uncon. scious, but likely to recover. Everything is being done for him, and it is hoped that on his recovery, he may be able to positively identify or describe his assailant.
 A subscription paper is being circulated and extensively signed by our citizens, tc raise money to be expended upon trottine course in this place, the location in view be- ing near the Conn. Western R. R. bridge over the Housatonic river, about half mile iron
 Union depot, the land being owned by Ches
 ter Deming. As the project is in the hands of some of the first men in the place, who are enterprising enough to keep the ball in mo tion, the outlook is favorable for it's being pushed to a successful termination. The To- cation is good one, and the soil, it is said possesses the qualities for making one of the I best courses in the State. There is as yet Io talk of s'North Canaan Agricultural So ciety," but ''tal oaks from little acorns grow, | and who can tell of the joys that the future shall know :? and besides, Canaan being sucf an accessible point from all directions, and the shipping nucleus of the farmers for miles around, what a staying place it would be fol fair and cattle show,-wouldn't it, now?
 Last Sunday evening Rev. MT. Mackey gave a temperance lecture in the M. E. Church. The temperance question is Mr. Mackey's forte, and about once a month he gives his congregation the benefit of his study and meditation upon the subject. He said that for some time during his early min istry, for some unknown reason, he had great hesitancy about speaking upon the sub- ject of temperance-not that he had not con- victions about the right and wrong of the use and sale of intoxicating liquors, but because he didn't know just exactly how and where to take hold of and handle the subject; but since God has opened his eyes, and he has engaged in the work, he cannot, for the life Of him see when and where to let go The phase of the question: which he took as his subject last Sunday evening, was the support and encouragement of intemperance by mod crate drinkers, and we regret that our space will not permit us to give an extended report of the lecture, which it we'll deserves We can only outline the separate headings into which he divided his discourse, and which he called Seven pleas for moderate drinking |-lst drink to be social. 2d, don't drink enough to hurt me. 3d. can stop when l please. 4th, No one need follow my example. 9th, shall never give up my self control. 9th, want to enjoy my liberty. 7th, I