Connecticut western news., 1880-06-02

1853. ne ntGoQ TOT cOuege aC celeDraGeu pre- paratory school in Lenox, Mass, and graduat- ed from Yale college in 1922. Soon after graduation he commenced farming operations. which he carried on until 1871. since which time he has been postmaster at Lakeville. In middle life he was greatly interested in poli- tics, being an old whig- republican. He was public spirited, proud of his native town, al- ways ready to assist every good undertaking to the utmost of his ability. His habits of reading and study were kept up by him to the last day of his life. His death was instanta- neoris. In the church of his fathers, where five generations of the family have worship ped, where he himself four years since, pro- fessed his faith in the Redeemer, this faith full, honest, God fearing man heard the Fathers voice, and went home to meet the wife of his youth, and the children who had crossed the flood before him. "Let my last end be like hisl" T.
 As it is customary for summer resorts to
 set forth their beauties in the local prints, it
 is no more than right that Cornwall should do
 likewise. Cornwall is situated (we learn)
 among "Waterfalls and pine groves' and
 therein is supposed to.consist it's chief beauty. It is located on beautiful plain with Mt. Coltsfoot bounding It on one side and ''Dibble | Hill" whose inhabitants are noted for ther honesty, industry and intelligence on the other. Various tropical fruits such as the thorn plum and huckleberry abound in great pro- fusion, and can be purchased of the aborigines
 at a very moderate price. The roads are de-
 lightfully smooth, indeed in some instances stones have been placed in the road in order to
 give ''healthfnl' motion to vihicle. A valuable mineral spring has been discovered in locality known as Bally- Hack, Supposed
 to be taken from the poetical name Billy Whack noted Indian chieftain who lived
 there years ago). The waters of the spring 1 - i------- %- re-~o-S sroo6 CuraIfVe quanLleS
 We have also other springs, strongly impreg mated with perfumes, as would excite the en- " of an eastern monarch, and3 ''lastly," bu not "leastly," we have cornet band, who
 will dispense lingering sweetness long draw1 :: out in large or small doses as the occasion
 requires. If any other place can Hay over this we will try again, as we have not emu
 merated half the beauties thereof
 Among the more recent predestian matche
 none has created more excitement than tn
 race between some of the Cornwall and Ken
 Jurors at the district Court, in trying to reac] the train at Winsted. The Kent man was
 little ahead when Deputy Slocum with viev
 of accelerating their speed, gave the order t
 run like damnation." The Kent man stop ped to inquire what degree of speed it wa } necessary to attain under that order, but tn , Cornwall men knew just what was meant and consequently reached the train an arrived at the Crandall House at p. m where they were sponged of and taken hom , in a coach.
 Some of sthe farmers have begun settin tobacco, the warm rain having brought tn } plants forward rapidly.
 The Beers House grounds are being in
 proved A fountain has been added, and th walks and drives are being graveled. r We are glad to learn that D. W. Manve the worthy proprietor is improving from tn g severe injuries he received some week r since.
 7 Wm. R. Hindman Is also making extensiv , improvements on his pleasant residence o 9 West St.
 Since the gay and festive "June Buzz h. ] taken his departure, there appears to be l, lack of enthusiasm at our evening meeting n more particularly among the female member
 Falls Village.
 Frederick Sherwood has moved his famil
 from New Milford into the 'long house" }. Amesville.
 Mrs. U. H. Miner visited friends in Vii
 sted last week.
 l O0V0rdl TOuS Ol new I6uC6 nave been Du1 2. in front of the Water.p power Co.'S. tenement l. extending from the white bridge southwarG Thirty-seven of the Pinafore troupe to l. refreshments at the Crandall House Frids j. evening after the play was over
 A johnsonlan lily containing full size blossoms was placed in the Cong. chure 't Sunday morning by Mrs. U. H. Miner. $ MT. Isaac French has added much to tl 1T neatness in the appearance of his place, 1 having his front and south fences painted. "a Mrs. Henry Wolfe is doing an unusual IL large amount of business in the millinel o line, and those new styles of hats go off lii 10 ''hot cakes."
 e The pasturage of the fair grounds was b m off by Mir. Miner Saturday, he being the hig l, est bidder
 'e George M. Hanchett, Esq. was off on r. business trip to Waterbury last week, a. which place he purchased fine span or working horses.
 to The addition to Wm. Wolfe Jrs. hou E was raised Wednesday. Henry Yale IT, Huntsville, and Orville Hosford of this villa TIT are doing the work.
 ot Sidney Reed purchased 8 span of hors 1T, last week of Seth Pratt, which MT. P. pl ad cured of Mr. Dudley. He has had his live ne stables rearranged, and fitted up in more cc oy venient and better shape.
 n, One of the new locomotives passed throu IT, this place last Wednesday, hauling train d. over 40 cars, and could easily have tt w. en dozen more We told you SO! Hurr E. for the new engines Glory enough for o ln day.
 ok The R. R. Co. are laying over an embar CT ment wall at Brookfeld, which our informs no says is 200 or 300 feet in length, and slor 'lr from to 20 feet in height Six masons { In employed on the job, beside several lahore ny and the summer will be well advanced ere to is finished.
 he MT. Thaddeus Sparks, the carriage paint er- is doing good business at his paint shop Ve Prospect-st. He has all the work he can ss and Saturday he had five wagons at his sh 'st all at the same time, to be ''done for" 's- The up train last Tuesday noon set fire BIT the underbrush and fences south of the Ca ot olic church. It was extinguished beft O0 nightfall by some of the laborers on the ros Id, W. G. Kellogg is making improvements ny quite an extensive scale in his yard in fire he ol his residence on Prospect-st. He has br of a heavy wall in front, and will fill in wi es, dirt, which will make his yard more lev nd He is also having gravel walk laid in fre ps on the street.
 en The extra train run by Engineer Geor ut, Seeley, while returning to this place l; ot Thursday, lifted 3 year old child from t O. track this side of the tunnel near NewtoV K throwing it several feet into the bushes on t ger side of the track, but strange to say, it ( m not seriously injure it, and it escaped with ny few bruises, and was at last accounts getti en along well.
 he Mrs. P. B. Lane, whose death occurred he the residence of her daughter in this villa ed the 23d, was resident of New Milford to which place her body was taken, and the Id, neral services were conducted at the he church at that place Tuesday forenoon ld- Rev, MT. Lightbourne. She was 67 ye; gal of age and leaves three sons and two daue so ters to mourn her loss.
 A car load of horses arrivad Ia Wndnocd