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Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04

stock is $s,ooo. .eoo,,' The capital of the com pAny is to be q, ,ooO, ,Ooo. 1tfs intended to proceed with the construction ofsthe road a soon as possible. .%..''. s.e.
 This,is the centennial year Of hating in Danbury and America. 7 Lu l1sO hating bs. gan, and Danbury then enaployeas fAyss oer- sons in the business and tufSea out Esrss Aass per day. One hundred years have passed, and Danbury now employs l 300 persons in the manufacture of hats, who make 11,IOO h its per day. The pay roll which was then considerably under twenty dollars a week, now amounts tS $s3, 5so each week.
 Leavette Smith of North6sid does not rs. member so warm winter in 7eysars. That winter, when he was a boy sluias, there was no snow until the lst of Fsbraary; and in the fore part of Apyl it was four lsetSs ten inches deep on level: One Sunday people used snow shoes ip getting .to church i4 North6eid. The 18th of April peaclt trees were in blos. som, and the 1st of May; Amos Morse turned out his fat cattle to grass. SO abundant was the feed. ... .y, ..
 Some of the members of the Legislature representing Norwich and surrounding towns paid visit to the State Prison last week, and conversed with Katie Cobb and Wesley Bish. op. They. found Bishop St wost in one of ttie shoe shops, Hs hos .sissay look, and seems to be greatly .depresssd by his con6ne. meht He stated that he, could tell a great many things about Kate Cobb besides those mentioned in his confession prior to the trial. ;l fine wishedto but Re .&ss dssposed to hs traendiy toward 'hsr, and swoa.ld, therefore, say nothing. Bishop soismaays dsoissed that he q was: innocent Ofthe;murdaE +aS hk wife. He repeated his assertion thAt Kate ,eave his wife the poison, and Chat ke only stoasented to the double murder. Bishop entertains the idea hat..he will be released after three or four years'serEituds, and inquired particularly if : the affair had ceased so.be; talked about" in < Norwich. Mrsaa Cobb rSSas+next ts:yisited in the women's department. Shs has improved in personal Appearapce since her trial and is apparently contented with her prison life. She has achieved the reputation in the psis. on as the "champiSn if6pef.atg. Near by 60,
 Mrs. Alexander, the' Bridgeport murdsrsss. f industriously working 4 sewing machine. She has gained the reputation. of being ono of tho 1. worst women that ever greed the cells ot
 the female department, and those who are in
 charge of that institution say that she of all the murderers inside the prison walls should r have been hung, as she is bad all the way thronsh. :ahdS thsfe:. is no good in her. She
 still maintains her assumed character of . E Christian naartH but. as is usual with such Y people, she !slops oyes and makes a failure of }, it and disgnsss; ono. John Andersou
 has beoohas 50 iSssns si s iat is has been chain Il ed tot the pFshcp vat te. prevent him from n lmafdessRs etAsrrs Officials have to dresl t and uhdfess hi,h s*ssh him, and give him tn, same sttentisn as'stegid! ps given q child. Nc ,. one is aHewed to, asS CT talk with him.
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
Ee1inAR&iY0 MakAa.

The proceedings of the legislature las, week were barren of any items of instrest 'khe present week will probably. be the bust test ono of the session, it being fhe hst for the introduction of new business. : ,,;,SS:l
 At a meeting of treasurers of savings banks Wednesday, bill was agreed upon, to be presented to the General Assembly with ref ezencs to the investments of saving institu- tions. The bill substantially adopts the rec concentrations of the Bank Commissioners in their last report, allowing the savings banks ot the state to invest their funds in city aud state bonds and also in the bonds of railroad companies which have earned and paid inter. est on their stock for three years. The bill has been laid before the committee on banke.
 The following resolutions were adopted by both houses of the legislature on the an. nounce1neAt Of the" dsaaks of the. late Dr. Knight: " ". ..; : That in the death of Dr. H. N. Knight | late superintendent of the Connecticut schoo | for imbeciles, the state has sustained grea1 loss; humanity is deprived of one of it. uoblest benefaetors, and science win miss ar earnest disciple.
 :: That as a mark of respect to his memory committee, consisting of one senator and twt representatives, be appointed to attend hi
 funeral, and that these resolutions be placet upon the journals, and an engrossed copy signed; by the president of the Senate an, speaker of the house, be forwarded to tn, l fsmilx as;an assurance of the deep sympath,, of the state legislature S-.'.>.': -:' The committee :raised by the resolution consisted of Senator Hoyt on the part ofth sahatsf and lMssses. Colyer and DeFassse Q the part of the House. sr',ss ..s
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
BERE5HlRE COUNTH

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 Sheriff Kellogg and Wellington faided on: Patrick Ryan at, -Housatonic recently, and seized 40 gallons of liquor. :.>;;= :.ss1 .1< The post office at Lee was robbed the oh. CT night of $500, while Pinafore was being performed in the hall overhead. ,7:,.;,' : The Tyringham paper mill has3 been sold to New York man, and will be started up with full force of hands at once. ' ;--:: :.
 Goodrich hall the Williams college gym. nasium, got on fire Saturday night and some s2Oc damages were done before the fire was discovered and,put out by the efforts of the students. ''. -; :. An attempt was made to burn the old rub. >ber factory, building at-Gt. Harrington: the ather night, probably done in mischief, but some young men passing discovered 1t in time to put the fire out. .,. .-... :.
 Two well dressed young women drove fu. riously down one of the streets leading t6watd Dalton, Friday, so closely yelled sshaH they could not be recognized, but so grossly intox. icated that they could hardly keep their places in the wagon, and boisterously singing the "Rock of Ages" ,,.-
 : Mrs. Mary Benjanin@of South Eglenon, has brought suit against the town of Ct. Bar. rington claiming to the extent of the statutes 5000 damages for the death ;.of, her. son, whc was killed last summer through falling bridge. The town has now $24,0OO damage. to fight by the breaking down of one little bridge. .>: .=: : ss":-.i s,:s"":.-,-i;;r:.
 James Strickland of vergennes, Vt, taugh school at New Ashford last fall, but befor, the term ended was found to play cards ant gamble with his pupils and others evening"
 and at recess,- and was discharged He at tempted to obtain his pay by forged erde
 on the town treasurer but it was discovered For the past few weeks hehas been in Adam
 asa sewing machine agent, and he attempte' to establish 8 night school ,ina Renfrew, bu
 thatwas 6 failure:s On Thursday, afternoos he entered Mrs. James Ainslie's house on thu gingham grounds while she was out, Fan, stole from bedroom $20.;- Officer Harmon traced him to North Adams, where. he hal changed the bill in Welchs saloon, and dur ling the evening the balance of the money wa
 stolen from him by somebody in the place
 Strickland was committed to jail for the gram jury in default of $7O0. .-.;;l
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-Hr. H. W. Watson has been appointed Chief Clerk of tho Housatonic Railroad Con- pany, vice J. T. Lawrence, resigned. This appointment speaks we'll for the Goa estimate of Mir. Watsonis ability, and his many friends along the line, and especially in this immedi- ate vicinity, extend him their congratulations on his preferment. t'
 Michael Bion, now in State Prison at Weathersdeld, on ten years sentence for arson, has sent a petition to the legislature, asking for his release. He attempted to blow up Lyman Dunning's house in East Canaan, some five years ago, after having served out 8 four years' sentence for burglarizing MT. Dunnings store, but in his haste, mistook the house, and exploded his magazine under the parsonage. He has about five years more to serve, and the opinion prevails that his pe- tition will not meet with success. A club meeting of the members of the I. D. D. Y. Club was held last Friday evening, at the fifth dance, and it was decided to have grand ball next Friday night, with supper
 
 at the Warner House. It was also decided to limit the number of dances of the series tc seven, many feeling that they have had near | ly dancing enough for one season, therefore two more gatherings will wind up the I. D D. Y. Club for 1s7s-s0. It is probable tha another season will find the club organized earlier, and in good shape for the winters en joyment. n--,
 John M. Benjamin's grand "openini ball" at Sheffield last Thursday was attended by over fifty couples: some going from thi place, and was pronounced a .'big time" Th' music furnished by Prof E.~bee's orchestra of Hudson, N. Y. consisted of fouF pieces violin, harp, cornet< and clarionet. and on could hardly stand still while they were play Ing. Quite number of old people were O. hand, and seemed to enjoy the festivities C the occasion with all the relish of their young CT days. The supper provided at the Mile House was of the very best and was hearth ''discussed. The dance broke up at abou 4 in the morning. Had there been goo sleighing, or even passable wheeling, ther would have been double the number present but, as it was, the company was good ons and large enough for genuine pleasure
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04

When Bishop Simpson once apologized to General Grant for making a suggestion as to a military movement the general replied: "The general outlines of campaign are matters of pure common sense. Civilians can form just as good an idea as military men. While military education and experience are essen- tial to the conductors of campaign, as well for the handling of the men as for the prep aration of their supplies, accoutrements, transportation, etc, the general thought or plan is matter equally plain to men of good common sense"
 Gen. Grant was noted in his military career for "good common sense," and there is agood deal of it-more than some would suppose in the above remarks. One great difficulty in our late "onpleasantness" was, we had too much military education" and too little ''good common sense" West Poant is an excellent institution of learning, but there is one difi- culty with it, it can't supply common sense or brains. s.- -s.
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
FACT AND RUMOR.

Leadville, Col, has fanr banks of deposits.
 They are oyerrun with deposits. :
 The Methodist Missionary Society has re-
 ceived $1O, ,ols ,265 in the last twenty years.
 Blondin is comlng back to America, and
 probably will repeat his feat of crossing Nj
 agara on a rope. .;.'..
 The English public is exercised because the likeness of Queen Yictsria ou the new penny stamp recently issued represents her as she was when smiling bride of 20 years, instead of the fat frowning uatron that she is. =
 The largest cities iih he. world have tue fol: flowing rpoRAl sion London, 3,506;0oo;
 Paris, l,s5t,ooe 5:yaenbss a,1sl, coo; New York; without Broosslyn, q, 1000; Berlin, 1, ,o44, 900; Canton. I ,oOo,de0y shanhowfoo,
 I, ,oOo, 900; and singanFoo. 100000.
 Mrs. Jennie Smith. and Covert Bennett, who have been tried ia New Jersey for thas mur, der of Mr. Smith, found guilty, and even sem fenced to be hanged, are free citizens., They had new trial awarded them on: account Of a technical error inl tbe tudge's charge, and the result is an absolute acquittAE :'.<:;: e;':.
 The $l 500, 900 which the Pennsylvania railroad company agree to accept in full for its.elainhss asainstsy Alleghany county, on sc ra,aint of the riot losses. has been paid overto .4he eom,panx and the. county is now engaged inysettiing the other claims which, it is ex. pected,t- will be compromised for q total of about saro,ooo: .s::; .., ars .v..,e5 Y Gov. Long issued ap order last Saturday, directing that Charles F: Freeman, the Pocas- set childsmurderer. be confined in the state, lunatic asylum at Danvers, there to remain until lawfully discharged. Freeman was brought to Salem Monday morning, and after a brief formal examination before the judge of probate, taken to the asylum. ~SS It was recently learned chat Rev, Ezra D. D. Winslow, the Boston forger, had been liv- ing in Buenos Ayres, but ast his identity De- came established he left, and his whereabouts] now are unknown. While there. he became, the publisher of newspaper, obtained asub: ordinate position under the government, was a Sunday school teacher and,a leading mem, Der in Methodist church. He left behind him number of unpaid bills. -,... s.4: : Joseph Nestot, 8 blacksmith of wapako- meta, O., made desperate attempt to commit suicide recently. He severely cut his left wrist then taking up a smiths scribe awl, with his full strength he drove it deeply into his left breast. To make sure of.his death. he placed an awl to the centre of his fore head, and with; a hammer proceeded to drive 1t home. At this point his attempt at self destruction was discovered, and an alarm was given. An attempt to pull the iron from his head failed, but when his wife appeared on he scene he himself wrerched it from his orehead, where it: had penetrated nearly two nches. There is small chance of his recov- ! ,sy. Dissipation is assigned as the cause.
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A BRAVE. .lAlIl
She EndurestheF FsineeEs s1ssre surgs-
 cal Operation without EakinH ,s" %'"& ,Ia'.. ChISr$fafm.L
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 Mira Schoonfhaker; ef.OssekI Iocks, Ulster O., N. Y., had e"rnisfortstRS to entirely lose the sightof pne of heFeyS& through an accident, and endured painfnl infanma- tory action therein. for tS6 long years :- the other eye finally berolnif sympathet- ioally afscted, her general hssath seriously suffering; indeed, ,4ahe. .MAsa.saere wreck, . walking skeleton: ,aIas this terrible strait, she consulted Dr, David Ke1Eedy, of Rou- deat, New York, who told lrsF3at once that the, injured eye must "t,s' saahoved. She quietly but frmly said ;;HA Ali light, Doctor. but don't give me chlorotorm. Let my hus- band sit by my ssiide during 6e operation, and win neither cry out. as.stir." Tho work was done; and he-pooF Woman kept her word. Talk of ofesoadfefly nnragei This showed ,greatef pIuek tl1Gnn itsfakes to facs a hundred. guns. To yastSSss her general health pr. Kennedy then gage the " Fa- vorits Rcuaedy,s which S6seApsed the blood, regulated the Hfd6eySs 1EdvsEsa B6w&IE and thus tmparTted' 4ssSw 1Ifs tdsthe i6nr-spis fering woman, She rapid eined Hesltk and strength, snd iav nov weh The "Fa: vorite, Rsmedy w'is-a priicelSsa blessing t9 woman No famiIy sho1ld 8e without it Your drasgist has i4. :. If nk ssend to pr, David Kennedy, Roldoue Nv York. (Q
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Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
x A RiSssiisI ..n,lnsI.

We are p3t ,ia the hShit Sf pufanE any sort tentinedtosnes tn,Svf saamns, for the bus. inees q ss Ssse asSp let people know what s going 6N tp SSsworld and not to lend aid 10 whstlIEay SSSn imposition. But we happen to know Dr. David Remedy, of Rom dous. N.' " .,1 and can personally testify to the excellence of the medicine which the doctos calls @Fav6rite Remedys'r sAEd if a word Of ours will persuade anybody tS use 1t, and thus find relief from suffering, no pxofessional ss- iquette shall hinder nssfro@ SaBing that word. For diseases of the blood, kidneys and bowels it has no equal. We would not be without n for i've times the dollar that it costs.-DailS Times.
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
i. !!R. anEasrrRsI1nlr.

FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, Baskets, bar. H ial robes and everything pertaining to the business st the lowest pessibf6 prices. deliver cd at residences without Sxfss schArRe. PoF. sonal atteptioi given tH pEetstxnR the desd. have. chemicals and the mosE approved Ice. chest and every facility for Keeping bodice. and will take charge of flnetsl&when desired. References by permissiop.1 NV. Welch, IT. D.. ]. N. cowies, J. B. KldHasSI E. L.. Gay
 samples may be seen, Ut ...ey house or ss Sparks & Co.'S, store at any tiraS,
 . Norfolk Conn. March slafG Aat
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
CORRESPONDENCE.

AT CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send In their communications 90 ss to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after that time.
 A~ Write only on one side of the paper and send something each week if possible. Don't wait until you can gather full column to send "all st once" but let us hear from you from items at time, remembering that ne,Os is moi improved by age.
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Housatonic Railroad Company.

:, ...,,,,.. AecretarS's Ofioe,
 ~ Bridgeport, CppR.t Febs,& 1880.
 <. ;. ''.~ ..' ANNuA4AtEETtNs. rT,HE Annuai Meeting Of the Stockholders ss \ the Housatonic Rzilroad Company will bS held at their office in the City of Bridgeport, Conn. on ExideyssA sAha 2zthsiRstant at 9H o'- clock, H M for tSe pIlT Fof electinR . Board q BiFestert f0a sthe 5shS Nhsuing, and Co de sny othsf h hha,siness tgcPerS be done st said meetihKyLs S-s-t,@. z Ne S
 TAe iransfer books Will bs 4losed from tho 16th to the astti} }iAst.s bod sgnclusivs. By order tT
 4w32 ' oHARMs K. RyERsLE Secretary.
Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Other Side.

We are requested to insert the following, on. the ground that fit is no more than kfair that the other side should have an oppoEtupi- tv to he heard. ."-ED. NEwsl .M2kG'
 THE OTHER SIDE.
 In thes Congregational church and society of North. Canaan there is serious difference of opinion in reference to the present pasto- rate. hYou have heard great deal.o on one, side of the question now please read few of the many facts upon the other side. Time will prove that the following are beyond con- troversy. - Let it be remembered in. the first. place, that there is no desire either to injure MT. Reid or to criticise his many friends for the opinions they hold concerning him.
 Ten or twelve families in the church and society feel .that:neither themselves nor oth. CTS are receiving the good from the present miRistration which they have a right to ex. pect, and which they earnestly desire. This feeling has been held in abeyance as long as sense of duty would permit It is quite cer, tain that such ministrations never can meet the honest demands Of strong portion of the church and gociety. It is also felt that it is impossible, for any nan to build up the church without devoting his whole time to that pur- pose. Evident lack of thorough preparation 1 for many services*and meetings proves that the church must suffer seriously: when the best part of time is given to work outside the parish.
 With an ''irreconcilableh conflict" of opin- ion, not much good cun beacoomplished. The pastor, standing by the commmnnion table said, II ask as favor that you will release me, and will consider it providence if yor 1 do": At society meeting held a few days afterwards for the purpose of acting upon tho resignation, it was announced that MT. R. immediately after his resignation, had ex pressed a willingness to "accept of less sun than the agreed amount of his salary" ant also Ito continue with the Congregational 50 ciety as their pastor" and it was further an nounced that 1'Mr R. would Hecer leave witl "a debt on the society for his salary" Thi conflict of statement was discovered and ac knowledged in society meeting, mitch 7t6 'th' surprise and regret of many.
 | Those who thought the resignation mean what it said, for the sake of peace made n effort to attend, or to secure attendance upol the meeting called to consider his resignation though those who desired Mr. Reid to remai, used every means to get full vote 'upoi their side, even inviting and accepting tn votes of some who were not members of tn church. About thirty out of membershi of one hundred and forty were present at tn meeting. -....
 } If MT. Reid remains, church harmoniou when he came will be divided under hi hands, fact that will be regretted by non } more seriously than by Mir Reid himself. x
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Subscription AccOunes-The date on the eolored slip of paper with the name of the sub ncriber shows the time GO which the sub. aeHipsien is paid; thus, R. B. Smith Juls0 indicates that MT. Smith has paid for his paper to July g. 1880. It IS hoped that subscribers will see on their papers. is always correct. and when they pay for renewal of their subscription, will ob- serve whether their date Is changed to indicate the form us for correction at once. No claims for CT. TOTS In these accounts will hereafter be considered 0nless presented within thirty days after the payment Is claimed to have been made, the regular receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon Is prima facie evidence of its acceptance As correct
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LOCAL NEWS.

= We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere. who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice.
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The Reading Room. W aAEAt:stTFAVs
 eler,s. Thinks OHIt.

,.
 l ED. NEWS: Having occasion short time
 ago, to remain over night in your place,
 spent the earlier part of the evening, before
 retiring, in the pubic reading room, an in'
 slitution of which your town should be proud,
 and which, conducted upon proper principles
 is credit and benefit to any place: When
 entered the room and selected paper from
 the varied list of publications afforded, there
 was another gentleman in the room, intently
 perusing Harpers Magazine. I tried to open
 conversation with him, but as he seemed
 oblivlous to my presence, I devoted my en- tire attention to my newspaper I had just
 succeeded in getting interested in long edi.
 torial on the ''Decline of the Grant Boom, ?
 when suddenly troop of girls came giggling
 and tittering into the room, and seating them
 at the long table, toyed carelessly with the
 magazines and papers before them; and kept up continual chatter and chatter of
 nonsensical small talk, which completely con- fused my ideas ;; and although.L made a des- perate effort to center my undivided attention upon the 'Decline of the Grant Boom," the noisy hubbub of those innocent prattlera would in spite of me- chime in and somSwhat jangle the sense of the article, and between the two | learned that Although Grants military record is blazing chapter of glefious achievements, yet--Jimmie Murphy took sal- lie Waters to the dance, and Katie didn't speak to. him because<-the country does not want soldier president now; in a time of profound peace we want-a new green dress with twelve rows of ruffles around the-political demagogues, bowling about the necessity of a "strong government" an exec
 ecutive whose very name-was Pat Malloy and another fellow, and they had been drink, ing, and he wanted to kiss me, but-hello boys The concluding ejaculation was elicit ed by the entrance of three good-sized~ boys, who had evidently ''got their chores done," and had come to spend the evening. Now the conversation assumed more confidential tone, although none the less boisterous. ~. I glanced furtively at my companion in misery, to see how he took it. He held his Harper's. Magazine in desperate grip, his teeth. were, set, and his eyes flashed fire, while his lips moved as he endeavored to keep the run of the story. No use He flung down his book with an exclamation of disgust, slapped his hat onto his head and marched out of the room, slamming the door after him. I fol- lowed, went to my room and retired and dreamed that the Grant boom had suddenly assumed gigantic proportions, and had piung- ed the whole country into anarchlal chaos in which drunken green dresses, rnffled dem agogues and giggling servant girls figured ,. &&:
 Boys w,il be boys, and girls will be girls and perhaps old maids but for the benefit of the reading public, reading room and court" room should be separated by at least l2 inches of solid brick partition.
 -, N. r., Feb. l. ..: TRAvELRR