Connecticut western news., 1879-05-07

A Burrville widower hes been seeking wife in B .rkhamsted of late. A rrtpos- s-ssing widow pleased hlm an ] he agreed 10 give her $l ,00O and the deed of farm which she accepted; but unfortunately heI laughter put in sn appearance and was so much more attractive that the ungalal wife seeker offered her $2 900 and the farn 'acking down from his offer to her mother Being repulsed he renewed his attention tt he mother, who indignantly spurned him. Since then all the widows within radius 'f two miles, have been approached will
 ffers. from the deed of the farm and $500 up to $2 GOO.
 F. P. Barnum has opened the season tt Twin Lakes picnic grounds, and has 5 large number of new boats etc. The grounds have been enlarged and greatly improved. Frank will accommodate pie lic parties. fishing parties or others witl tackIe. bait. refreshments, etc. Plenty of narn room, for horses is provided. Gro quet grounds. swings. bathing spots, etc. are in abundance, and a dancing pavilion is soon to be erected. The season promises 10 be lively one at the Lakes, as the at fractions arc constantly increasing. tlmes Ire growing better, 'Canaan's Morals" ar being purified, and National Reform. '' in all that it implies" is about to be con. summated. Palrcn.ze Barnum.
 No one csn visit the rooms of our vil- lage school without being impressed will the great advantages cur children and you'll are enjnying. Mrs. Root is an enthusiast in her way, and the children all love her az nary advantages. having studied at Noun, Holyoke, and having much experience as \ teacher at the south, and also at the north and is deing the best possible for her ovel- crowded loom. MT. Henry Adams. wht has the High school department. is updoub,' edlY enc of the best educators in the Slate. The people of Canaan may well be glad to have gentleman of so much culture ano ability to instruct their oulh. In his room advantages are offered which if obtaineC elsewhere would cost great price. X.
 -Lsst Wednesday team owned by the widow of the late William Merwin of South Canaan became frightened by the cars Real Humphrey's crossing and started on a run for South Canaan, throwing out the driver. They kept in the road until near Mrs. H. w. Franklin's, where they overlook Mrs. Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow and Ms. Franklin, who were driving in light sin gle buggy. The latter saw the runaway team coming up behind them and turned cut to let them pass, but instead of keeping the road the runaways followed, dashinr upon the buggy, completely demolishing II and severely brusing the ladies. but not se- riously. None of the h"rses were hurt. hu, The wagons were sbiv-red to atoms and ju>' after the accident the ladies were lying un- der the debris and struggling horses. Tn, wonder is they were not killed. The hors. md buggy driven by the ladies belonged lc Harry Sedgwick.
 Mrs. Sarah Mix, the colored healer l came to New Milford Saturday evening. bN invitation from Editor Nj. L. Deevan of ih. Ray, and remained until Wednesday morp- ing. when she returned 10 New Haven During her short visit she saw about eighty persons, who were ailing in various WAY. and if the testimony of the sick be belev. d she helped all. In the case of MT. Dunn who lives near Falbridge, who has use, cruiches for thirty years, cure Wal wrought, so that he now walks unsid, d Mrs. G orge A. Welton, who has suffertt TOT year and has been unable to walk, i now able to be about tbe house and att, nt 10 household duties. Mrs. Woodruff 0 Washington, a sister of Mrs. Eli Clark, ha been raised from sick bed. These are th, principal cases. u mSjori,y suffering iron lesser ills. Mir. Delavan, whose sisler-ln law was cured in West Haven, has full fai,l Iu Mrs. Mix's cures, and, the facts them. selves are hard 10 argue against. Mrs. Nil, makes no charge for services hut accept the gratuiiy of her patients, She make but poor living, not earning enough [, pay her board She bases her cures on faill m God, prays to God to help the patient insists on tue necessity of personal faith then calls upon the sick te arise. It is too soon to place implicit trust in he cures, sn' there are not wanting those who scout th, whole story. but certainly thsre is some thing beyond the common run of events il the matter. Some say that the cures ar, not permanent and only time will tell rt- snding ihe cases in this vicinity Cor HaTtford Post.