Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

of shinning up a farmers poultry tree in the night. Buy one to put in your 'poor but honest" neighbours stocking.
 A Pittsfeld man who refined his cook stove with fre.brick the other day was sur- prised to find the next morning that the lining had disappeared. The new servant girl ex- plained that it had taken her half an hour to break 'them.. nasty clinkers" out of the stove. That was the reason breakfast was late.
 -Dr. Steele of Winsted presented Wal ter, little son of landlord Warner, with pair of diminutive bantams the other day, and Walter doesn't know whether to hang them on his Christmas tree or tuck them into his Stocking. Better lock lem up in cigar box, or they'll fetch up in somebody's Christmas dinner pot.
 MT. w. A. McArthur, late publisher of the Ludlow (Vt) Tribune, will issue, about Jan. 1st, the first number of the Delaware Times" at Roxbury, N Y. MT. M. has had much experience in the newspaper business and will undoubtedly meet with success, as he deserves, and which his many friends in this region wish him.
 Rev. B. H. Roys of Housatonic, is visit ing his old home in East Canaan. He recently suffered shock of paralysis which, however, is not likely to seriously interfere with his preaching He will be remembered by many of the readers of the Herald (who were mem- bers of the 2nd Heavies) as the "Left had Violinist. ."-Her0ld
 Charles Upton of Ansonia, the wretch who almost caused the death of his wife by throwing kerosene lamp at her and badly burned his child in it's cradle where the lamp exploded, has written his wife from jail, ask ing forgiveness and hoping they may live hap oily together again. Mrs. Upton will have nothing more to do with him.
 Rev. MT. Mackey of the M E. church in this place. is enjoying vacation in the cen- tral part of the state There will be no ser. vices in the church next Sunday. MT. M is richly deserving of a vacation, as his sermons bespeak diligent study, and deep research,
 
 have the easiest times.
 The ladies' aid society of the M E. Church held their annual fair and festival in the base. ment of their church last Thursday night. A goodly number attended, and seemed to enjoy the festivities of the occasion. A ready mar ket was found for the varied assortment of fancy goods, holiday gifts, etc., which the la dies had prepared, and the proceeds of the en- tertainment amounted to about $40.
 pr P. A. Jewett of New Haven has been presented with two pieces of the remains of Baron De Palm, who was cremated at Dr. Le- Moyne's furnace in Washington, Pa. One of the pieces is the head of the thigh bone, which was not burned to ashes, and resembles a piece of sponge, very white and of trifing weight. The other sample is tooth, which is thoroughly calcined, but retains it's former shape.
 John Fuller, one of Webster's accom- plices, and the fellow who shot Murphy in Pittsfeld few years ago and was sentenced to IA years in state-prison, but was recently pardoned out after four years service, was examined in Great Harrington yesterday for larceny, Webster being taken down as a wit ness. The officers are still working up the case, and Deputy Sheriff Humphrey heard statement from Gray at the Pittsfeld jail the other day.
 The first social party of the I. D. D. Y. Club, at Town Hall last Friday night, was well attended in spite of the threatening as pect of the weather, and was 8 successful preface to the series which the club have mapped out for the season. The club has a membership of about thirty couples, from this place, East Canaan and Ashley Falls, and the amount of money in the treasury for member ship fees is sufficient to insure eight dances which will fill up the season. The next club dance will be held on Friday evening" Jan. 2. According to the County Commissioners report for 1879, the total expenses for the year have been, including interest paid on old orders, $6,183. 2s; total receipts, $8,92711. | Of this $6, ,5l9.9s has come from county tax and $2, 2,247.54 from prisoners board. Of the orders outstanding last year $3,156o5 have been paid. The amount of orders now out standing is $l, ,4s3.29, which reduced by the | items due the county would leave the present indebtedness at $93s,65. The total indebted ness of the county in last years report was $4,l1425.
 The Connecticut board of agriculture made a good opening at Willimantie last week, and they used home talent to do it. Gov. Andrews presided and they had shrewd common sense papers from E. H. Hyde of Stafford, R. s. Hinman of Oxford, T. S. Gold of West Cornwall and J. B. Olcott of Man. chester. MT. Hyde entrusted the past and present of farm life; Hinman argued the. right and duty of the state to make appropri- ations for disseminating agricultural knowl- edge; Gold suggested some of the ways for preserving fruits, vegetables and meats; and Olcott, who is very good model of yankee farmer, gave his views on home supplies of food. He said that the main question in re gard to food was, How to get It. His wife had suggested that they must buy it, raise it or go without it. He thought there were plenty of young men and women who would marry and settle down on Connecticut soil, if both didn't stop to think how much it would ultimately cost to pay each others board. The difficulties of starting a country home were not insurmountable, although prayer and fasting might sometime be necessary. Beef was much better farm motor than nitro glycerine, and he would have salt pork and beef in every cellar. Pitches of bacon should hang upon the walls, mutton become better