Connecticut western news., 1881-05-04

Fred. Yutzler, of West Cornwall, was in town last Saturday, and he marched right up into the NEWS office like @ little man, and left not only good cigar, but also an item, (which appears in our birth column) about bouncing boy weighing nine pounds which, as 1t is "Our First Baby," is bound to be pres ident some day-or else tailor. All are do- ing nicely, especially the father.
 Two carloads of brick from Woodward's brick yards in this place were shipped to Kent last week. No work is being done at these works, MT. Woodward being incapacita. ted by broken health, from resuming the man. agement and they will be sold at a reasonable figure to the right man. A good paying bus mess could be done there, and it is hoped that they will not long remain idle.
 For the free concert in Town Hall next Wednesday night, nearly all the seats in the hall will be reserved, and coupon tickets is- sued, the same as at the previous entertain ments, the only difference being, the tickets will be given away instead of being sold, but positively no person will be admitted to the hall without ticket; and there need be no fears of an objectionable crowd, as the con- mittee will be instructed in regard to the proper distribution of the tickets. This concert is gotten up especially for the recre- at:on of the people of the town, and those in particular who contributed last summer towards procuring the instruments, and the tickets will be distributed mainly in town. Prof. H. Cooks expose of Spiritualism in Town Hall last Wednesday and Thursday evening, was the most interesting exhibition that has visited this place for years, and the house was we'll filled both evenings-which is quite unusual for Canaan-with delighted audience The Professor performed all the wonderful tricks of so-called "spirit medi- ums," and exposed them in the open light. A committee selected from the audience, fas- tened him hand and foot to chair, and rope was drawn around his neck and fastened to the back of the chair, and being placed in the cabinet with the door shut, he released him. self from the most skillfully tied knots, almost instantly, and slipped again into his thongs so quickly that person in the cabinet with him could not detect him. The Professor says that he can do any trick performed by the most adroit ''spiritualists" after seeing it once, whereas, he defies the best of them tc go onto the stage or into his cabinet and per form his tricks. His denunciations of spirit ual seances were bitter and sarcastic. He has devoted his whole life to the work of fol. lowing them and exposing their impositions. firstly to gratify desire for revenge on ac count of personal injury which he suffered at the hands of spiritualists in his boyhood and secondly for perhaps the more powerful reason that St pays, financially. At any rate they have Tn him 8 relentless and cunning enemy, whom they have repeatedly, but vain ly, tried to ssbuy off" To Prof. Cooks mind the proposition is to repulsive to be for moment entertained, that the spirits of ou loved ones-who, we are happy in believing are in a better world than this-come back a the call of juggling mountebank to play sec ond fiddle in ten-cent show Miss Llllial Andrews gave a number of clsirvoyant tests in answering questions written secretly b.
 the audience and placed in their pockets, an this was one of the most interesting feature
 of the exhibition, the answers being intell
 gent and remarkably accurate. We can safe |; iy predict full house whenever Prof. Coo
 sees fit to return here.
 At Camps Drug Store can be obtaine all the latest editions of Sheet Music, bot
 vocal and instrumental MT. Camphas mad } arrangements whereby he will be able to ful nish all the popular publications as fast as it sued, at the usual prices. Anything not
 hand can be procured at short notice. Hi
 stock will be replenished at short intervals Musicans in this locality have long felt tn need of an assortment of music from whlc they could sessct, and will appreciate M , Camps efforts to supply them without u
 trouble or expense of sending away for it. 4 t The undersigned desire to extend the sincere thanks to their neighbors for the kindness shown them during the recent bri Hines of the late Solomon Smith.
 MT and Mrs M. LANDoN.
 New Marlboro, Mass.