Connecticut western news., 1879-01-29
South Canaan.

South Canaan.
 Fell asleep Tn Jesus in thls place, Jan. 1s after an illness of four days, Mrs. Luclu. Wilcox, aged 65 years. Again has thal mysterious presence we call death been among us. Again have the pale, cold hanos of a dear one been crossed upon the hfeless breast and the eyes closed in thelr last long sleep, and we are left to mourn the loss oi an affectlonate wife and mother, a loving friend, a kind and sympathizing ne.ghbor. What sad desOlatIOn it brit gs upon a hone when the mother is taken away, for she it IS who makes it home and none can fill her place. We weep for ourselves, not her; for while we have still the pain and weariness, the sorrow and temptations of earth to bear, vita her they are forever past. No more pain or tears, TO more dread ofdeatE |. Her warfare is accomplished, the king oi terrors Ct ccnquered, and she has entered into rest;
 "Rest for the toiling hand.
 Rest for the anxious brow. Rest for the weary wayworn feet, Rest from all labor now"
 Let us not forget her exemplary Christian life. Always patient, always cheerful. she | went about her appointed life work, doing with her might what her hands found t. do and ever rejoicing i'll the love ot her Saw Tor. Ano while we mourn with these who mourn and extend to them all the comfort In out pow CT to give. let us not faIl to pray that they may receive the comfort which comes alone from God, and that under. meath them may be the everlasting arms. X. Naugatuck.
 I I.ns, d. o11 the shops are running full blast, the rubber coat shop and the glove and shoe shops run a portion of the evenings. The shoe shor employs about 400 hands. A new sheal
 shop IS ln course of construction in Mill
 vile. The old wheel shop ot the Nauga tuck wheel company is almost idle, only
 three hands are at work Ill It. The com
 pany have moved to Walllngford and ar'
 at work in their new shop there.
 There IS some excitement here yet ove
 the drowning of John Martins daughte
 last November. She had been gone iron Sunday until Friday, at which tune ther
 was a reward of $6S offered for the recover. of her body, and in six hours after the nc
 tlces were posted she was found by Fl. Hin
 and Charles Durand. When found it ap pears she had waded out into the pond an,
 havlng lepented her lash act, endeavore to get back to terra yti,noa, but being to
 much exhausted she sauk to her knees l mud and so dled. Her parents requeste several doctors to hold post mortem e1 animation, which resulted in finding n water in her stomach, and apparently sh made no struggle, as there were no bruise
 or marks on her person whatever. Sine the matter transplred it has been ascertain
 ed that she mad some dlfficulJle
 which was the probable cause of her SC
 destruction. She was very au1et and am
 ably disposed girl and was beloved by a
 who knew her.
 There is considerabl sickness hereabou and the doctors are buslly engaged. Dances, balls and shln-digs are all the {
 hereabouts and every body seems deepl
 enga ged In the light fantastic exhibition
 One came off III NIchols' Hall last wee ' and during this week there is 8 Cathol Y fair. Friday eve. there will be a rouser d Quassapaug Lake House.
 I There IS great deal of talk about tl ,. Hartford, Providence & FIshkill Rallros just now. It is reported that the preside
 of the line is sure that trains will be ru
 nlng through to FIshklll by next Decel
 ber.-Time enough. but is It true9 Weu 6 derstand that they are contracting for & b inch ties at 75 cents each. and 6x6 and r at the general prices paid by other roads. g Ice harvesting is about completed; t /. crop is superior to those of several yes back.
 We had the pleasure of seeing Midd ( bury man cow hided by Naugatucki d last week Wednesday. Cause, MiddlebuI Il 1te wouldn't give up half the road. Serv bim right.
 The large farm and farming implemen
 together with Il ay, potatoes, cider. etc., ]
 longing to the Henry Hull place, are to T, sold at public auct1on next week. So lol ,l OLD FRIEND