Connecticut western news., 1880-04-21
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 no credit to the boys who per petrated it. CORRESPONDENCE. c. E. Barnes has torn away the old stoop Of his store, and put new one in it's place. Willie Green has been home from Stottsville for short vacation.
 Robert l.. Taft is erecting a new house on the road from Clayton to Hadsel street. AsTERIsK. ChapinviIIe.
 The Chapinville and Whittlesey district schools commenced Monday. MT. Johnson of Boston Corners has bought the farm MT. Hiram Tripp has lived on sev- eral years Mir. Tripp has gone to Silver-st., Sheffield.
 Mrs. William VanDeusen died of consump. tion, and was buried last week. Mrs. Lucia Ostrom of Goshen has been visiting friends in this vicinity. VER1TAs. LakevlHe.
 The heavy rains have settled the roads, | urged forward the leaf buds,, and made the grass fresh and green.
 Pinafore is being gotton up by the Sher- locke family. The entire cast is not yet an- nounced. Lakeville is iL this rather ''the day after. the fair"
 Miss Almira Cleaveland has just returned from trip, during which she visited the schools of of New, York, Boston and Quincy Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs Henry Chapin have taken possession of their house.
 Mr. W. H. Williams and MT. Beers have been getting their boats painted and in order for the season. HEMATITE. New Marlboro.
 Mill River has select school of sixteen pupils, taught by Miss Knickerbocker Last Saturday afternoon about five or six o'clock, Sperry Sisson committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart, at the res idence of Geo. M Gibson. It happened that MT: Sisson and his wife were visiting at one Cadwell's, who lives near Mr. Gibson's, and after sitting in the house, visiting for short time, MT. s. went ont to the barn and stayed 8 long time when MT. Gibson began to get alarmed and sent boy to the barn three times, and each time Mr. S. asked the boy some questions and was always coming out from behind door every time the boy went in. Finally, as his own hired man came in, he put the pistol to his heart, and shot, dying instantly. The report brought some of the neighbors to the spot, who took care of the body. He was 8 very well-to-do farmer, about ifty-fve years of age, and the reason why he should take his life is deep mystery. He leaves a wife to mourn his untimely death. INo. Salisbury.
 Warner & Son have adorned their office with new coat of paint, ca1sing much re- mark by the passers by, on account of the somewhat strange combination of colors. The body of the building is painted bright red, trimmed with red of darker shade, and striped with black. To the casual observer this may seem a strange combination, but to those more versed in the ways and workings of the law, moments thought will convince them of the applicability and appropriateness of the colors. The bright red is for the pur- pose of exciting with more zeal approaching clients, on the same principle that red cloth is displayed to the leader of the turkey flock, and we may also add, with often much the same effect. The dark and more sombre red is emblematic of the faces of disappointed clients and on account of the probate busi. ness being done inside, the black stripe is in mourning for the departed. The green blinds are probably symbolic of the law students No insinuations whatever.
 The Salisbury Dramatic Association will give an entertainment in the Town Hall on Friday evening, the 23d inst, the proceeds to be given as the nucleus of a Soldiers Monu- ment fund. The cause is certainly a good one, and one in which the whole town is alike interested. Let us give them full house, and help on good cause. Gus. Sheffield.
 The town schools resumed their sessions last Monday, few changes in teachers hay. ing taken place. Miss Eliza Sage has charge of the High school, Miss Susie Clark of the Plain, and Miss Carrie Brown of the Silver street school. Last Saturday pupils were ex- amined for admission to the High school, only a few succeeding
 The many friends of Rev. MT. Hunt, and his truly excellent lady, regret parting with them. Rev. MT. Buck, his successor, preach ed fine sermon to full house last Sunday
 The singing school continues under Prof Delaney, and will wind up with concert in May.
 There have been two adjourned town meet ings, the business being mostly appropria- tions for town expenses, bridges, etc. Noth- ing of value was done about the license question.
 Mrs. Ashur saxton is quite ill., and Mrs. Peck and her daughter Lucie are slowly re- covering Mrs George D Cook has been dangerously ill of pleurisy, but is thought to be gaining.
 MT. Wright Crippen has an engagement of | several months at his trade, in Stockbridge
 MT. Decker has moved into the Humphrey | place.
 Now that chills and fever are becoming prevalent, many people are seeking remedies l aside from the use of quinine, believing 1t to be injurious. It has been decided by the most skillful physicians in our own as well as in foreign countries, that for this peculiar ma- larial disease, there is no known antidote but quinine. The blood is in a state of fermenta- tion by this poison, and quinine is the antisep- tic that counteracts it's effects. From my own experience, and from the experiences of other people, have come to the conclusion that the effects of chills and fever are far more disastrous to the human system, and to the brain especially, than any consequences that can result from the taking of quinine. The trouble is, people resort to every other remedy first, till the "fever" is established, while if luinine was taken at the appearance of the first symptoms, the chill would be prevented
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 w.. L Sparks & Go. have secured the ser vices of MT. Jay Turner for the coming year.
 MT. Anson Norton, one of Norfolks oldest md best citizens, died last Friday morning at he age of 90. The funeral was largely at- ended at the church Sunday D. m MT. Jerome G. Root, one of Canaans 'marriageable young men," is now prowling lround Norfolk MT. Root claims to be em- ,loyed by the Conn. Western R. R. Co. at the ( lepot, and we don't wish to doubt his word, $ 'ut this town is full of "Evangelines," and s we'll, we don't like to lose any of them. It's f wonder to many why such number of fair mes have been seen lowering about the de- t 'ot of late, and we suggest to them that a \ close inspection may reveal many secrets. :" t Several men entered the furniture and un- l. ertaking rooms of Geo. w. Scoville last n Wednesday morning; MT. scoville was pretty 9 ,uch alone, consequently did not make any but appeared to be badly fright \