Connecticut western news., 1879-08-13

was largely attended, and the pail bearers were soldiers of the late war Let us hope he has fought the good fight of faith and won the victory over sin, and is now in that better land where war, strife, sickness andl death ne'er shall enter ST ELMO Fnlls Village.
 A cold wave has reached us, and heavy underwear is the order of the day-and night.
 D.. F. H. Ohn, in company with his moth- CT and younger brother of Worcester, have been sojourning at the Dudley House for 0 few weeks. They take possession of their cottage at Pine Grove to-day, (Monday)
 We are sorry to chronicle the decease of our esteemed townsman, MT. Harvey Holcomb who died Thursday morning, the 7th inst at seven o'clock of dysentery. His death was very sudden, and almost unexpected. MT. but possessed of kindly heart. His re- mains were inferred at Pleasant Valley on Saturday.
 Bertie Sheppard is quite seriously i'll.
 Twin Lakes receives an addition of seven to its campers this day, viz: W. L. Brown Eugene Brown, R. I. Bartlett, E. J. Hunt, Jno. and Henry Wolfe, and Chas. c. Ford. They intend to remain about three weeks and as they are all band boys, and have taken their instruments, the denizens of Twin Lakes may expect to hear something besides "the murmur of the sad sea waves"
 The Battle Hill lawsuit so occupied the mind of Justice Gibbs that he did not sleep well on the night afaer the trial. It scds a ''ponderous" affair indeed and it may be that we will have to send for BeE. Butler or David Dudley Field to decide it. Perhaps the duties of voluntary hayward' so occupied the Jus tices mind that lawsuits were of trivial ac- count
 A. c. Randall and J. D. Clemans went for Q ten days fishing trip on Wednesday morn ing to Block Island, Martha's Vineyard etc.
 Hall is home again with the clans sticking out of his ears, and fishbones protruding through his skin and he gained seUem pounds withal-
 The band came out in their new wagon on Saturday eve. and discoursed fine music.
 Murray's old dog "Maj," who has been in the "sere and yellow leaf' for sometime, was dispatched to-day at the mature age of S. Sheffield.
 This being an agricultural town, nearly all the farmers are engaged upon their farms ! through the busy season, and consequently the items of interest are scarce.
 A horse becoming frightened at the noise of the rake he was drawing, started and threw the driver, Jerome Sheers, dislocating his arm and cutting him severely, though not danger ously.
 MT. Goodman Hubbel is very sick with pneumonia, and may not recover
 bilious fever.
 MT. Frank Kellogg and wife tent out at the lakes this week.
 The NJ. E Church have picnic this week Thursday for their Sabbath School. Rev. MT. Phelps preached at the Congrega- tional Church last Sunday, and at 3 D. m. El- der Sanford preached at the M. E. Church. We hear that Rev. MT. Hunt, who we like much here, occasionally delivers temperance lecture elsewhere, and a number would like | to hear him speak in this town soon. Mrs. Harrison and son from North Adams are visiting Mrs. George B. Cook. Your correspondent Search" writes well, but do not agree with him on the Free" man murder. There can be no excuse or apology for murder, and especially the killing of an innocent child. He had no business with any faith maintained by bloodshed. He was either insane and irresponsible, or it was murder in the first degree. If insane, he should be put where he could make no more such sacrifices; if not, do not know why he | should escape the highest penalty. A per son who would commit an outrage or murder would shrink at no falsehood to apologize for his act The father who massacred three of his children in this state, had a noble motive to offer, ''he would save them from starvation and future misery" Had he loved his chil- dren to such degree he would have labored in any occupation to have fed them, or ap- pealed, if unable 10 labor, to Christian sympa. thy. The daily papers are full of these de- plorable homicides, reaching from two to three per day. There is a lack of protection from, and prevention of, such crimes. Why do not these criminals exercise their "faith' upon their equals in physical strength, and why vent their manias upon weak women and children? It is because they arc compar- atively defenceless. The drunkard leaves a scene of jollity where he had figured in good nature, and passes directly to his home, where his bottled up fury can find vent, free from restraint and interference. And often his greater crime of assault or murder is pass. ed over lightly by many, in hunting for a may be provocation on the part of his victims utterly incommensurable with the crime. Ten | Eyck attacked his wife with knife, and fail . | ing for a victim in her, his mania or "faith' seized upon his neighbors. I often picture those dear old people returning in fear and sadness to their home after seeking protection from his threats, in vain. He had ready apology, they had not treated him as he liked" and he was petted, fed and prayed for in prison as he never was previously. In all our faith, acts and beliefs, reason and com mon sense should be our guide, The age of the world, the condition of society, etc, con summated, and it had special referenc e to the sacrifice of blood in. Christ, and for ages it could only be kept in mind by the sacrifice of animals, and all was fulfilled in Christ. And from Matthew to Revelation charity, love, forbearance, forgiveness, and doing to others as we would be done by, is inculcated. There is no faith not founded upon these princi- ples, the soul of the Christian religion. Christ everywhere protected the weak, pitied the poor. Far exceeding in kindness the chival- ric age, he was the especial defender of woman, and children were his favorites; 'Suf. fer little children, etc" " Except ye become as little child, etc." Better that millstone be hung about the neck, etc.," and He that provideth not for those of his own house. Lou lo.,;od 4Lo a.o,.aa tl,,., OF,