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of Ashley Falls, aHa commenced the business of tin ware, stoves, etc, and by his industry, energy and integrity, he found his business steadily increasing from year to year, until it had become one of the prominent interests of our place. The same qualities of charac ter which made him successful in business, won for him the confidence and respect oi his fellow citizens.
 Mr. Cutting was an active member of the Congregational church in this place. and his heart and hand and voice were in every good work. When such & man dies, the people mourn. The universal expressions of sorrow heard on every side, show how our loss is appreciated, and those who knew him best will mourn him most. But the heaviest and most crushing blow falls upon the widow with her little daughter. The husband and com . panion of her young years stricken down. and the hopes and bright expectations of the fu- ture dashed to the ground. She has the pro. foundest sympathy of our entire community.
 The funeral services were held in the Con, gregational church this afternoon. The pas tor, Rev. C. L. Kitchel, delivered an impress sive address, which was listened to by large audience, ewhose sad and fearful faces gave evidence of their appreciation of the worth of the departed. ''
 The pail bearers were from the Bible class of T. l.. Norton, Esq, of which MT. Cutting was member, and the class attended in a body. A beautiful floral testimonial in the form of a broken column, was presented by the Salisbury Dramatic Association, of which the deceased had been member. So the good man dies and is buried from our sight, while, the wicked and worthless live. Truly the ways of the Almighty are mysterious, but He is too wlse to make mis- I takes, and too good to send affliction, only with loving purpose. G. Salisbury, March 9th, 1880.
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AMPuTATloM oF:THE LEO
Within Three Inches of the Hip JeAR&. Operation 1psrfornassa''by Dr. Ken- Acdy, Of Rondout, N. Y., Proprt-
 etor or Eavorite Remedy.s

MT. Abram Ellsworth, wealthy mer- chant of Port Ewea, Ulster Co.,, N. r., had suffered for more than twenty-five ysars with disease involving nearly the whole of.the thigh bone, and the suHsring man was given up by all the phyacians who had attended him, who said there was no help, be must die. Finally Dr. Kennedy. proprietor of "Favorits Remedy" was con- suited, who decided that amputation would save the patient. Dr. Kennedy performed the operation, and then gave "Favorits Remedy" to purify the bloed, and thus prevent the return of the dissase--snd MT. Ellsworth remains to this day in ths bloom of health.
 Are you suffering from any disorder of the Blood, Kidneys, Liver, or Constipation of the Bowelsp Then use Rr. David Ksn- nedy's Faxorite Rsmady.T.
 For all the ills peculiar to Females, old or young, Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Rem edy has, and will prove, g perfect blessing.
 Your druggist has it; if not send Pxioe oa a bottle lone dollar) to the Proprietor, Dr. David Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y. (A
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OUR GIT. HARRINGTON ADVERTEs-
 EESs
A. s. FASSETT

A. s. FASSETT.
 At the City store remarkable inducements are offered to purchasers of dress goods, and the rapidity with which they are taken speaks well for the good taste and judgment of GUS toners. Worsted goods, cashmeres and silks, edgings, carpets, wall paper, furniture, gro. ceries and everything that could be desired, to contribute to the comfort and luxury of well regulated household, are offered at prices that attract large numbers of customers daily.
 The proprietor, MT. A. s. Fassett, suc- cessor to Fassett & Durant, appears before the public with fiattering prospects of success, in view of hls wide experience and favorable reputation for business integrity and upright. ness. He was for long time connected with the house of c. v. s. Quackenbush & Co.,, one of the largest establishments in Troy, from whence he came to Gt Harrington in 1874, connecting himself with Mr. B. F. Du- rant, father of his late partner, where he at- tended to the buying of goods, and had prac- tically the entire charge of the establishment On the Death of MT. Durant, which occurred dOouL nVS years agO, MT CdSS0Gt aG the re quest of brother of the deceased, assumed senior partnership with son of his late en- ployer in the firm of Fassett s Durant, which was forn~d Feb. 25, 1875, and expired by limitation last month, when he purchased the interest of his partner, and assumed entire proprietorship. The business of the estab. liuhment has doubled within the last three years, and is steadily on the increase
 R. G1RLING,
 the popular 70. P.' clothier on Railroad street is enjoying good trade, although the mild weather has been detrimental He carries an immense stock the year round, and makes frequent trips to New York for new goods MT. Girling has been appointed agent for Devliu < Co.,, the great clothiers of New York city, and he has fine line of samples from which a fit will be guaranteed His stock of hats and caps is complete, and com- prises all the latest and most approved styles, as does also his stock of gloves and mittens, neckties, scarfs pins, etc. Those wishing to
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New Marlboro

New Marlboro
 S.W. Wright Co. have sent their cheese factory boiler to Pittsfield for repairs
 The South Berkshire Institute Journal has it that the s. B. I. can produce the tallest couple in Berkshire county.
 The town officers elected at the town meet ing a week ago last Monday for the ensuing year, were: selectmen, Grove Gaylord, 0. B. Brewer; Assessors, H. N. Adams, M. E. Sheldon, N " Granger: Treasurer, Dyer stanard School committee, (tor years), N. W. Granger; Constable and Collector, Wm. Ellis; Town agent, G. W. Sisson Fence viewers, W. H. sardam, James Hudner, Ira N. Futile. The adjourned meeting for the purpose of electing third selectman, last Thursday, resulted in the choice of Dennis Hayes. 1Eo. ChaPinvtlIes
 Miss Rachel Morgan died last Wednsday and was buried on Friday. Rev. c. L. Kitchel conducted the funeral service and made some brief and appropriated remarks. The casket was beautifully ornamented with flowers, the gift of friends
 Messrs. J. G N. C Scovllle are having thelr Landon farm surveyed. MT. Benjamin John son is coming back to live in Chapinville and work for them.
 MT. Adam Johnson has bought the Vol colt place.
 MT. J. s. Wordin will do the blacksmith work in the place, and also work Mrs. K. Gray's farm this year. VERIrAs. Clayton.
 Mrs Lyman A. Smith is very sick with erysipelas.
 MT. L. scoville's child is very sick.
 Mir. c. E. Barnes is getting in new stock of spring goods.
 Miss Flora Rood has been quite sick with measles. AsgRslsk.
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:'S%O1d.Efnle Athletes. 3,

ED. NEWS: II notice that Rev. H. s. Ball, in his article on athletes" last week, omitted to mention one, of whom he was cognizant, and who was cotemporary of those he named, although somewhat younger. think this one was about l6 years old when he hired out to the Iron Go. on Mount Riga to chop cord wood at 8 given price per cord, and his board The agent of the Co., furnished him an axe and marked off piece of timber, an acre or two, and set him choppiug. After about two weeks, the agent MT. Bostwick, thought it best to see if the wood was being cut proper length etc., and measure what was chopped, and they accordingly went to the wood lot. Mir. Bostwick says after looking about "Where is your wood?" "There, ' says the athlete. pointing to a pile containing about one-ttird cf c cord! ''Oh Hercules, J Cor whatever his name was,) ,s'what boy P exclaimed MT. Bostwick. VERITAs.
 Canaan Conn
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GENERAL STATE NEWS.

The Allen murder trial at Hartford has been postponed to the 29th.
 The religious rivial at Wesleyan has left but 20 unconverted students in the college.
 Rev. MT. Hartman of the Episcopal church in Winsted has accepted call to the church in Portland and will go there in April.
 James Glllick, the aged switchman at Bridgeport whose arm was recently run over by the cars, died last week of his injuries.
 Stamford being so near New York line, is troubled just now by trampa A gang of twelve have established camp near Green. wich.
 A Hartford man receives by decisionl of the United States supreme court SEC, 800 for $to,00o of the bonds of Racine, Wis, default ed in ls57'
 New Haven has paid $9oO with &l00 costs to settle the suit brought by Charles w. Reed for damages caused by fall on an icy walk three years ago. A Newtown man offers to put mp a building if any two responsible men will engage in the manufacture of hats therin and put in the me- cessary machinery. s! MT. Sherman Hartwel the noted Washing. ton poultry fancier, recently sold to a gentle man for exhibition at Indianapolis, Ind, nine partridge coohins for $4OO. 4 |, The Naugatuck aud Housatopic railroad companies continue to shin immenae ouapties of ice to New York, and are constantly pressed with orders for more.
 The burglars who entered four stores in Waterbury the other night prove to be boys, William Leddy and William Bsgely, aged II and l6 years. They have been sent to the reform school for Ave years.
 Last Friday, Mira Robert Reardon, oi Naugatuck, went out to the woodshed where her husband was, to tell him she was going tc church. He was leaning over bench, but did not answer her. He was dead. :.
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OBITUAEsY..-.William E. Cutting.

Our community sustains very severe, and I might say, irreparable loss in the death of Mr. William E. Cutting, which took place on Sunday, the 7th inst.
 He left home on Monday, Feb. 23, on 8 business trip to Troy, Albany and New York and from New York he went to Newark, N. J. to visit sister, and while there was taken sick. He reached home on the following Monday evening in an extremely feeble and exhausted condition. His disease developed typhoid pneumonia, which with other com plicatons. baffled the skill of his physicians and the devoted ministrations of loving friends, and he passed away on Sunday morning.
 MT. Cutting came 10 Salisbury, young man, in 1869, having recently married Miss Louise scoyille, daughter of Dr. John Scoyil.e
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R. P. SEYMOUR,

EvURNIsHINGUNDER Caskets, bur. II ial robes and everything pertaining to the business at the lowest possible prices. ,daliyer- ed at residences without extra chsTge. Per sonal attention given to preserving the dead. | have chemicals and the most approved ice chest and every facility for keeping bodies, and will take charge of funerals when desired. References by permission. w. ". Welch, N. D.. J. N Cowles, J. B. Eidridge, K. l.. Gsy. lord, R. I. Crissey.
 Samples may be seen at my house or at Sparks X Co.'S stoxe at any. time.
 Norfolk Conn. March@1 1879: ." Ait
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Three ThimwS.

A thoughtful man. once said, that two things settled the question of our happiness Or misery, yizS 0uR.! !relaHSa-ae esE1fCreator and to women. There is one more-our re. lations with our own blood in our veins. Im- Mass The doctors could do nothing for her. A neighbor brought from pr. David Kennedy of Rondout, N. r., a bottle of his "Favorite Remedy" She tried it and became better. No woman" writes Mrs H ''can afford to be without 'Favorite Remedy.'". ". It will cost you only One Dollar ts make the experiment, The good result is sure. ..1 s.''
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FARM FOR SALE,

nN account of poor health. T. now offer my V Farm for sale. Located in North Canaan, about five minutes walk from the Canaan de- pot of the Housatonic and Conn. w estern R. R. The farm contains about 100 acres. with buildings in good repair. Location one of the best in the town. Running water in barn ard barnyard, from . spring on. the place. The supplied with water from the village Water Works, which can be taken all over the houss. 90 as to furnish all the modern conveniencee that can be obtained in the city, Price low, and terms made easy. Furniture, Stock and Farming tools sold with the place if desired.
 S7tf s. A. BENNFTN;
 Dated at North Canaan, March 9th, 1S80.,
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BORN.

In this place, March 9th son to A: T. .se s8ora- At East Canaan, Feb. a.. .a: son :to t1Eashaei
 Dunn, weight IA lbs. tCorected. lssS,. At Canaan Valley, Feb. "A, daughter to Wm.
 Bunnell. ...,,, At Canaan Valley, March 8, twins, to Thomas PrendeEgast. <, .,. @s Hs% e.y' At Goshen, Feb. 27, q son to Edward J. Wad-
 hams. .t ,y,s
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Q. We S1OVlLLE,

LNURNITUR RE AND UNDERTAKING. Up. U holstering in all it's branches. Undertak- ing specially. l am prepared to furnish Cas- kets and Cofins of all kinds and styles at pri. ces that defy competition. Robes, Flowers. Gloves and every thing requisite for burial pur- poses furnished at shortest notice and lowest prices possible. The dead prepared for burial and ice or chemicals used when needed. free of charge. Refers. by permission, to Rev. J. Y. Gleason, Hon. Robbins Battell, J. N: Oowles, L. L. Whiting, Joseph Selden and Welch Cnsaan. Residence and shop on the .tGeeeu,S pear B. R. bridge, Norfolk; Qonn.., 1yAavclS
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. M AR R FED.

At the residence of the brides parents Sh this :, place, by Rev. Dr.. Eddys a&r aJepNeF City,
 Clarence F: Vromaf of MiilSftsn, ~tos .Miss
 Ellen D Peirce.
 At Sheffield, b,95, by Rev..R. Hunt, Win
 ford w. Pluney to Miss Laura MilleaS, both : of Monterey. 'r+ At shefaeld, Feb. A, by Rev. K. Hunt. John
 L, Jones to Frances Allyn, both of Ashley
 Falls.
 At Sheffield, March G.. by Rev. R. Hunt. Geo.
 H. Whitford to Annie Hayward, both of
 South Canaan. *' Y. ts At southfeld, March 8, Frank Coon to Miss Hattie Pratt. 'r .....-
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pE E D.

In Salisbury, March 2, of pneumonia. Wiliism E. Cutting, aged 33 years '.. At Norfolk, March 2, Miss Phoebe Beach, aged 84 years.
 At Cornwall Bridge, Feb.. ..2s. I,prsasU D. Smith, aged 70 yeGrs. At Danby, N. Y., March g. Betsey Chapman, widow of the late Wm. Chapman of safs. bury, aged 8s years. S. At West Farmington, Ohio, Jan. II, Mahala B. Rood, formerly of East Canaan, wife of sherburn Loveland. and sister of Cornish Rood.
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The women. at .ts ossass..

' Our mothers, wives, and daughters Home, is not home at all without zthem. Yet they. may die and leave the house silent and sad any day Husbands and fathers, word in your ear The ladies are pot always to blame
 when they are Iow-spiribed~ and "s'cross." They are sick Don't you be fools or brutes, and think they'll come out all right if you are only firm" and mean yourselves. Put askot- tie of Dr Dav,d Kennedy's "Favorite Retne- dy" on the shelf, and tell them to use it. The color will come back to the cheeks. aud the laugh to their lips. Go and get it at :,once down town, or mail One Dollar to the Doctors address at Rondout, NY. ~. s.a
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BERkSH1RE COUNTY.
Lakeville, Conn.

Ten Sheffield women voted at the recent election.
 Prof. Wright's dancing school at Pittsfeld closes on the 3Oth inst.
 Ice cutters from Bridgeport are gathering ice in West Stockbridge.
 An annual milk meeting was held at South Berkshire Institute last week.
 F. S, Gross of Lee quarries has returned from trip to the South and West.
 Frank Richardson succeeds S. V. Halsey as principal of Lee grammar school
 A reunion of the Baldwin family occurred in Southfield recently, about s2 being present. Dr. Camp of Ct. Harrington is building a house on the bank of his fish pond at Harts- vile.
 Henry M. Field is to lecture on ''Going Around the World" at Ct. Burlington Friday night.
 Bridgeport ice men are cutting ice on Lake Buell., and stacking it on the shore, waiting for better roads.
 Mrs. Annie Williams of Curtisvlle died re- gently. She was married in 1872, and her husband still survives. Mill Rivers pedestrian, Mccormick chal- lenges any man in Berkshire or Litch6eld counties for A hours walk. The Ct. Burlington savings bank has been placed right side up by the Bank commission CTS of the state, and will open it's doors for business.
 Rev. J.>H. Carroll, D. D. will give bis lec- ture on "The Young Man in Chains" in Hous- atomic tomorrow night. This lecture was de livered by him at the last session of Pine Grove camp meeting. Yale has figured we'll in public life, having graduated four signers of the Declaration ol Independence, forty -four United States Sen ators and l40 representatives, fifteen foreign ambassadors and sixteen cabinet officers, one chief justice of the EUnited States (Judge Waite), twenty state governors and six teen heutenant-governors, sixty-fve presi- dents of colleges and 25o professors, together with four presidents of theological seminaEies The photographers, Webster and Worcester, were also Yale men, In the south part of Stockbridge, just north of Monument Mountain is small sheet of water called Negro, or Mohonk pond. For merly there was an island some 5 rods long by wide, on the west side of this little body of water. A gentleman well acquainted with the situation of the island, has lately found it had entirely disappeared from it's old location and upon investigation it had been decided that during the great tornado of last July l6th, it must have been taken from the west end of the pond, and deposited on the south east shore, where it is now found to have 8 resting place.
 Wednesday afternoon an engine attached to a train of empty coal cars, on the Richmond branch of the Reading railroad while crossing the Schuylkll on Polls bridge, checked its speed too suddenly and caused nineteen cars to be thrown into the river. They can be re- moved without much damage. An employe named Benjamin Pugh went over with the
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FROM THE PEOPLE.
A QNieeus,

ED. Ews:-Referring to the item concern ing new organist, we have only to say that the services of Miss Armstrong as organist were secured some time since for the present year, and as she gives general satisfaction, no change is likely to be made.
 B R s n nTRz5oAssos' Ro 51@s con, co,,,. soo;..
 T. L. NORTON,
 Lakeville, March 6, 1880.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

~ CoRREsPoNDENTs arc requested to send in their communications so as to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after that time.
 ~ Write only on one side of the paper and send something each week if possible. Don't wait until you can gather g full column to send "an at once," but let us hear from you from week to week, if you can't give more than two items at time, remembering that aae,os is not improved by age.
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DRESS MAKING.

Nf Iss Annie Belcher and Miss Bump would
 NA respectfully inform their patrons in Falls Village and vicinity that after the stfof April, 1880, their charges for Dress Making, General Household Sewing, etc. will be q. per day.
 Falls Village, March 9, 1880. 1wS7
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Poem for the Dccas so,a
Of the recent school entertainment st South
 field, (Wadsworth District.>

short time since as sat alone,
 Profoundly meditatihg, 7. I thought I'd put you aIin' rhyme
 If it would not keep you waiting. Our host is one of the genial kind, :,
 Perhaps you'd call him witty, And when the year that's past was new,
 Called himself our committee. He always has right hand man,
 It seems to be his fancy, And when he wants his team brought up, . He always calls on Chauncey. And when there's business for them all.
 And things do not come out right, Why they can just step down the hill
 And cali on Mir. White. There's Willis, George, and Bertha,
 They ell come to our school, We think they come more steady If the weather want SO cool. We are going to call minute.
 Now that we're through with Dan, To see good uncle Bateman,
 And shake him by the hand. We always aim to go up higher,
 To see how we like the looks, And if we keep in straight road,
 Will pass by Wm. Brooks. The first of note above there,
 Is MT. Calvin Brooks, And if you're fond of fishing,
 He will help you bait the hooks. Now am one of the social kind,
 And like to meet his wife, sir, It would seem quite odd indeed
 If at this time I'd missed her. On the same side just OCT the way,
 Lyman, our neighbor, tarries; He has no helpmeet now, they say,
 But will have when he marries. Now toward the west we'll draw our line,
 And pass by Mir. Robbin, Will keep our weaving all In trim.
 And yarn upon our bobbin. We're going up still higher now,
 Not quite up to Greenland, And if we want to rest awhile, Win call on Mir. Cleveland. He is sure to talk about his Narms
 Of his gold mine too, he's newsy, But the best move he ever made,
 Was when he married Lucy. We've got some climbing now to do.
 If the big snowbanks will let us, But Lou and Henry'll help us out
 And then we'll call on Zenas. And while we're waiting on the hill
 For all the folks to rally, We'u turn our small craft straight around, And steer towsrd Canaan Valley, The next we meet upon the way,
 Is Ward and Esther Brinton, But as they axe busy all the day,
 We'll pass on to Mir. Benton's. For it is he who sends to school
 Four happy, boyish. faces, Four faithful, earnest little men.
 Who have their teachers praises. And now comes Deacon Collar,
 hN 1a0A Au n .nA& And we hope in years to come,
 Twill be free from earthly atr.fe. The next that now we'll notice,
 That is if you are willing, Fetch one to match him if you can,
 His name is Amstead William. But now look again, find
 Small boys, you better hustle, For he is coming down the road,
 And with him Grandma Bustle. There's Charley Smith, an honest man Who likes to hear good preaching, And then his wife and daughter, can
 On Sundays go to meeting. I think must apologize
 If any have sighted, But keep good natured, come next time, And we will have things righted. But the machine has all run down,
 And things begin to sputter, gness you're tired of poetry, 2 And want to eat your supper. The oysters are all ready. t- The tea and coffee steeping, You look so awful hungry
 You'd better go to eatings
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Mir. Parnell expects to remain in America about two months longer, and will go,to Cali fornia. He says he has collected and sent home $so,o since he came over The Herald fund now ammounts to $26oO00
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To Rent.

"A desirable tenants my ? Large House eaet of TowE Hall at Canaan Depot The property is in complete order, and house nicely furnished. viii accommodate fifteen or twenty Roarders. Rich Garden, and all kinds of small Ffuit '
 caaaaa. Conn. Feb. ls. s.ssa0 2 VI Ss'SSsSf0 SSf 4
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ss* 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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\ DOZEN Sets, New Style Pattern, Beautifa In U Made Also Good assortment Farm and Taana Harness for sale at the lowest prices at the Norfh Canaan Harness shop. Manufactured. by VI .,.F
 3m36 l. TOl9TWHl
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For Sale.

: One Horse Shed at Congregational. .CburHh, East Canaan. Built last summer. is
 1w87 M .--A S~TfA RTfKTEY-
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solih NfckeI hI o,nntad Hanrn.

o 1m36 MILTON RoRABAcX
 CanaAn. Feb. 9, 1880.