Connecticut western news., 1879-12-17

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 and he was returned to jail in default of $5Ot sureties, Wednesday evening. Both the men are thoroughly maddened at each other, and Webster duplicates him in receiving consider able of the stolen property he obtained in his | burglaries. It is said there are three com plaints against Gray in Chapinville, shouldhs ! mother succeed in obtaining bail for him, anG Webster may make other revelations. It has | been hinted byiWebster that Gray is contem- plating framing story attaching the Goodale assault to him. Webster says he intended t ! have borne the burden of the laws penalty alone, had he not been betrayed to the officers ! by Gray, whom he now thinks told the officers where he was when arrested Webster wa> arraigned on three charges in addition to the ! five already against him, to which he pleaded guilty. He now confesses to burglary of Spurs house, and also the house of Monroe and wagon of Michael Congdon in Chapin vile, burglarzing the Stockbridge post office, Out says that Gray received the money and stamps obtained there), the burglary o! James H. Edwards store but says he did not intend to kill the clerk who surprised him, and only fired the pistol to; ;frighten him, and also \ to burglarizing house in Chapinville, where he says Gray assisted him. Webster's accu sations against Gray were brought out, really by. the Eagle and Republican reporters, who interviewed Gray at the time of Webster's trial, and reported to him the many hard things Gray had said against him. This in- furiated Webster again>t Gray, and he sub sequently wrote to deputy sheriff Humphrey that he was ready to make confession. The confession implicated Gray as above stated, and the district attorney will have an easy job to convict both, and send them to state ! nriaon - PIhefeI6 EnnZe
 | The following articles of agreement fur nished us for publication by Mir. George W. Cowdrey will be read with interest by all who are acquainted with the old, ''furnice" site in Salisbury. The agreement being dated Janu- ary, 1762, makes it about 1ls years old. We understand that from this furnace, iron was furnished for cannons used int the Revolution. ary war; and thesore with which it was sup, piled, seems, even at the present day, notion ly inexhaustible, butsis of quality second to none, while it's products are in demand | throughout the civilized world. We print the agreement precselysas written, giving original spelling, caps, etc.,
 Articles of Agreement Made & Concluded
 
 ye County of Worcefter and province of ye Mafsachufet Bay and Samuel Forbs and Elifha Forbs Both of Canaan in Litchfield County and Colony of Connecticut and Ethan Allen o Cornwall in sd Litchfeld County & Colony o Connecticut are as follows
 Article firft
 we ye Said John HaGeltine Samuel Forbs and Elifha Forbs and Ethan Allen Do Cove nant and Agree To Build 8 Furnice to Ru1 Iron ore into Pig mettle
 Tho Placa wa anDointa6 to Ruild Sd f,rni icx at is as followeth (viz) on Stream aud Nigh by an Ironworks vt we Sd Hazeltine Forbsei and Allen Have Bought in partnership of Len nerd Owen of Salifbury in Litchfeld Count, Sd Stream Runs out of Large pond Situate in ye weft part of sd Salisbury
 An Exact amount of Each of ye Parner Proprietary in sd furnice is as follows (viz) Tn' sd John Hazeltine Agrees to Build four Eightl Parts the sd Samuel Forbs Agrees to Builc one Eighth and Half one Eighth part and y, Sd Elifha Forbs Agrees to Build one Eightl and Half one Eighth part and ye Sd Ethan Al len Agrees to Build one Eighthpart. Article Second.
 we further Agree vt Sd furnice be Built b, ye frft Day of September Next.
 Article third. we alfo Agree to Build Convenient Colt 7 Houfe for a Six months Blaft and Have it Com pleated by ye firft Day of November Next. Article fourth.
 we further Agree to prepare Two month Stock and Have it att ye Sd furnice by ye St frft of September Next and then to Begin Blaft.
 Article fifth. r we further Agree vt lfany Proprietor or Pro priators Shall Neglect or Refufe to Provid their Part of Stock according to their Proprie r try as Above said Shall Loofe their Part of y profits in Sd furnice and alfo their ore that ii used in Sd furnice till Such time as they Pro vide Stock and in ye Same proportion the, Provide Stock Shall they Share in ye profits O Sd furnice
 Article Sixth. we further Agree vt ye Sd John Hazeltin Shall Be Oyerfear of Building Sd furnice : Cole Houfe & to provide all ye Stock for v f firft Blaft and that ye Sd Overfear at ye End o ye irft Blaft Shall warn meeting of all tn Propriators and then Exhibit Juft and tru l Account of all ye Coft and When Sd Account are fairly Adjufted we Each of Us Agree t. Pay said Hazeltine our Equal Proportion Ac cording to our Propriatry ill sd furnice. ,I Article Seventh.
 We Likewife Agree to Pay unto Sd Overfea our proportion of ye ooft yt Shall Arife Eithe
 or Cole House once in three months. Article Eighth. t we further Agree that Neither of us propri
 ators will Sell His part in Sd furnice till W tors and if they or Either of them will No , Give So much as Some other perfon of Goo Character then Sd Selling proprietor Shal 3 Have Good Right to Sell to any Perfon or per ions of Good Character. we alfo Agree that g.
 Selling proprietor Shall Give the Reft of tn : propriators months Time to Confider of hi f offer Before he makes Sale of His part in S
 furnice or coal.
 Article Ninth. . We Likewife agree that Neither of us propri
 atols will Neither Sell or Give orders to an l Perfon or perfons whatfoever to Dig Cart o 3 Remove any of the ore vt we the Sd propria
 tors Now Have in partnerfhip on forfture C His whole Right in Sd furnice and Likewife al His ore to thofe other Sd propriators Accord , ing to their propriatry in Sd furnice. Article Tenth. 3 we alfo Agree that there Shall be three week , warning which any of sd Propriators may Law
 fully warn by Sending writing or Otherwif to Notefy ye Reft of sd propriators of ye Occa 3 fion of sd meeting and the Time and plac
 where to meel,
 Article Eleventh, r we alfo agree vt we ye sd above sd John an Samuel and Elifha and Ethan Share Each on of us in all the Iron Ore we now own in Sd Sal
 isbury that is according to our parts as abov
 Expressed Excepting what Sd Samuel Forb and Ellfha Forbs above sd Hath Referved & ! may more fully appear by Deed to ye above s
 John and Ethan under the Hands and Seals o
 ye sd Samuel Forbs and Elifha Forbs Bearin . Date January the 18th Day Ad 1762.
 in witness that ye foregoing is our Agreemen we Have Hereunto Set our Hands and Seal : 1nterchangably this 18th Day of January A. 1762 in prefents of
 Thos. Day. John Hazeltine, Noah Stevens Samuel Forbes. Elisha Forbes, |, Ethan Allen. Litchfeld fs. January ye 18th Day Ad 1762. } Then appeared the above Named John Haz eltine Samuel Forbs and Elifha Forbs and ac knowledged the foregoing to be their free ac , and Deed Before me
 David Whitney, Juftice of peace.
  ssThe Signs of The Times.,' R. Girling changes his song this week