Connecticut western news., 1880-03-17

nGsDano oleu at tne soutn many years ago, and his remains were never brought home. She leaves six children to mourn her loss Prof. Hall of Washington, Lyman. Hall Mrs. Geo. Humphrey, Mrs. Victory Rart and Mrs. Lambertson, of Goshen. and Mrs. Fox of Thomaston.
 MT. Lyman Kennon of West Point was in | town last week. |
 Mr. Wilbur Wooster of, New Preston is vis- | iting his cousin, Eugene F. Norton of this | place.
 The school in the center district closed last Friday after term of twenty weeks. Carrie and Katie Porter were not absent a single day during the term; and May Wad hams and Johnnie Porter but one half day. =
 A party of the friends of Miss Clara E. Hurlbut met at her home last Wednesday and spent most enjoyable evening.
 Capt. Gaylord has been confined to tie house for the past week, with severe cold.
 MT. Henry Norton injured his leg last week and has not been able to get out much yet. E. 5. Ellsworth.
 It is said that James Hall is about to leave these parts. to look after large tract of land owned by his father in the State of Texas. The wife of Chas. Dobson, colored, eloped Monday night with gentleman of color named Lampman. MT. Dobson and his wife were at fashionable gathering at MT. Jere- miah Mays, (also colored ) when something of an unpleasant nature transpired. One woman compelled another to strip off the dress that | she was wearing, in the midst of the dance. l The affair was disgraceful in the extreme | and Mr. Dobson, who is man of the highest sense of honor, accused his wife of si1ladylike conduct, in relation to the dress stripping, who in turn eloped with another man, as above stated. MT. Dobson has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. s.
 Sheffield
 The High school was closed for two days last week, Mrs. Smith being indisposed, con- sequently the exhibition will be postponed to week from next Thursday.
 The exercises at the Friendly Union were very interesting last Friday. Miss Mary E.
 Dewey, Mrs. L. Smith and Miss Minnie Field gave select readings, Miss Emma Hunt and Miss Eugenia Phillips recited, andl near the close MT. Frank Andrus introduced a friend who played upon the piano. and sang mucR to the delight of the audience. The Union closes for the season next Friday evening.
 The license question continues to be agitat- ed, as there is to be an adjourned town meet ing. Rev. MT, Noble by request, repeated his sermon of the week before, in the M. E. church last Sunday.
 I will say to your correspondent Truth, y
 upon the license question. I Ireported facts
 as reporter should do, and
 I also deprecated all unkind agitation, and
 preferred stronger law because it was more
 effectual. In this country the majority o
 voters govern upon every question. The way to win majority for temperance is tc change the sentiment of the people, and wher a majority is won for local or state prohib itory law, it should support it in body, and
 not suffer few fervent ones to be immolat
 ed, and become targets, while the majority backs down. A law that cannot be executed f is dead law, and reflects unpleasantly upor it's voters. The liquor traffic is problem tht l wisest heads have failed to solve. It will b. supported while men will drink. Every Ii , cense man and intelligent rumseller knows tha , nine tenths of the crime and sorrow resul from the traffic, for I have heard the pithies ; temperance lectures from rumsellers. Man, Q of them hate the business. Then why d,
 they follow it !? It is money, money fo
 o1, ro4 1r 1oI h,,f ,Sol
 to every temptation to obtain. The profit a are immense, especially upon adulterated liq d uors. Some men vote for license, preferrin ), to have the evil, if it must exist, regulate
 and legal; they mean right. Others look a
 the principle, and cannot violate their sens
 of right. cannot vote, and were vote
 I could not vote for license, lest should in
 measure, be responsible should some poe d family starve, or some sad wife, after year n of sorrow and terror, be murdered by ar drunken husband, and lest the pale face of
 mother should accuse me, over the ruine ,t body and soul of her son. This questio i'd should be no subject for rancour; it shoul m be love and pity that should dictate our act 70 We have seen the most generous and brigh
 0SG men go uOWQ uQu0F Gn0 Qdrk SQaQOW
 intemperance in middle life. We all can ca
 them to mind. The Christian believes tn;
 God overrules all things, and hears prayer.
 know no better way than to go to Him for Ill rection, while we are willing to do as He d S. rects. It is Christian teaching and prayt of upon which we must rely for convincing me +o of wrong, and for the removal of every evil " CAP.
 Norfolk.
 te William Watson has gone to Clevelan, 70 Ohio, to seek his fortune as machinist. , Rev. J. Millett of North Goshen preache ts in the M. E. church last Sunday D. m., to
 crowded house. We regret being unable { ,s give an account of his interesting sermon :. Mir. Millett will also preach next Sunday afte noon at same place. The public are cordia w ly invited.
 :f Prof J. M. Lee has closed his writin
 school, giving the last lesson Friday evening
 The Prof. has had large school, and hs oe conducted it admirably, and it has given nea ,h % ly all of his pupils an opportunity that the " never had before. Below we give the repo ,. of the judges on penmanship: The committe " selected to examine the specimens of penmal ship presented by Prof. Lees pupils, repo .. as follows: Specimens were received frol ~ 72 pupils, nearly all showing commendabl
 progress. The following deserve speci, mention for excellence: Emma A. Hallocl 'o ', LIlie E. Hallock, Katie Whelan, Charles l ,na n DeMars, and Eddie c. Gleason. We woul ,a make honorable mention of the following 70 Julia Conner, James Buckley, John Basset 94 o~ "0o ooi 'is