Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13

white maple sugar, which makes one think that he is the only man that knows just how to make it-aI | make it righta-and the whole office was swsetly swestened. If there is . sugar maker in this region that thinks he can beat MT Gaylord's wares, we would be pleased to see him and his family, and eat his sugar.
 The cases against Joseph Keglar, Jr., and Robert and Matthew Colbert of East Canaan, for refusing to pay fare on Conductor Pol lard's train, and kicking up such g row in Union depot on recent Sunday evening, were settled in the superior court at Litch' field last week, by the payment of $2oo - rather steep for two mile ride, and bruised heads besides. This may have the effect ol teaching those disposed to Ego and do like wise," that it pays better to act like civilized people than to ''play hog" and resort to low lived rowdyism.
 king James, the encyclopedia of the rhomaston Express, who writes blood curd- ing editorials on topical topics, is getting sarcastic slnce he dashed his bottle against he Plymouth rocks two weeks ago, as the following outburst shows;-
 The Conn. Western News proposes the fol- owing conundrnm. "Why not organize a lose Cor" We are not fully prepared to an 1wer. Ifyou have got anything over there make one of, why we should say go ahead '; md of course organize the thing at once. Al. 'hough we can't see what you will do with 1t, unless you instruct it to cool down the iery ardor of your village improvement socie- ty. by 8 generous application of spring water Such souse might however disorganize the latter body, and then what would become oi your concrete walks, your beautiful parks your nicely swept streets, your-your-Bel- gan pavsments? Hey? Still we think we would organize the varmint, and see what will become of it. A few more organizations more or less. won't do any great damage, and if the thing should be brought forth, and proves little obstrsperous, why let loose up o1 that newly organized society for the im- provement of Canaan morals Yes, on tke whole neighbor Rodemeyer, we think there is no substantial reason why you shouldn't organize hose Go. We won't agree to give it any hose, but we'll try and borrow 8 con- atitution and bylaws for it.
 Rev. G. D. Townsend writes as follows of the late Dr. Miles Beldsn of thls place:
 Miles Belden, M. D., died at North Can. aan, Conn. Oct. 18th, 1880, aged 86 years In 1915 he experienced the pardoning love of God, and soon after united with the Metho- dist Episcopal church, to the doctrines and usages of which he became ardently attached. Few men have done as much to sustain Meth odist meetings as has Doctor Belden Noth- ing short of rigid necessity kept him from in those days when Methodism meant just what it means now, but when in it's encount- CTS with organized opposition, it's armor bear CTS needed, perhaps, to be made of sterner stuff than at present. He was never known to shrink from what he considered duty. availing himself of every facility, to become thoroughly furnished He was 8 constant subscriber for the Christian Advocate from it's first number to the day of his death. The cause of temperance, of human liberty, and of education, found in him for more than six ty years an uncompromising advocate. In the very best sense of the word, he was 8 loyal man. Such men are always in demand socially, politically, relieiously. In all these departments he held responsible positions In l8l9 the medical faculty of Yale college con- ferred on him the degree of Doctor of Medi' cine. In it's practice he spent six years ir the town of Egremont. Mass, and the re- malnder of his long and useful life in his na- tive town. Canaan, Conn with the exception of part of 1882 and 1883, when yielding te solicitations, he accepted the position o stew ard of the boarding house of Wealeyar academy. Wilbraham, Mass. During foul years of his religious activity, the writer o this sketch was his pastor. No stewards council was ever more opportune, none more highly prized; none has ever done me greater good.-To mention only single incident In the kindest manner he said to me, Broth CT T., have never listened to 6 man tha could dissect the human heart and show it deep corruption with greater fidelity than vol can. hope we shall not forget that Infnit' Goodness has provided Sovereign Remedy.
 These words, so itly spoken were at the tint greatly needed 1twas during the war of thu
 Rebellion. Since then have seemed to hea | them again and again. when Dr. Belden wa | many miles away The following lines il
 reference to his domestic life may very appro priately close this memoir. They are ex cerpted from letter written by hlS aged an' l most worthy widow, and were not designed | for publications "We lived together almos
 sixty years I do not recollect day in al
 that time when any circumstance or bushes
 prevented the reading of the Scriptures an
 family prayer as long as he was able. Hay
 ing no children of our own, we have for
 longer or shorter period made a home fo
 thirty poor children. We have thus fed tn
 hungry, clothed the naked, brought up chil dren, and ministered to the sick. Our hous
 has been for many years preachers hom
 and resting place. Alter all, we are unprof,
 able servants; we have done no more than
 was our duty to do."
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