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Connecticut western news., 1881-06-22

The union band picnic and excursion to Seaside Park, Bridgeport, will take place next Saturday, the 25th inst. It is project of the H. R. R band of Falls Village, and five other bands from this vicinity are invited to participate It is for the public generally {; an excursion train will leave this place at 7.l5 o'clock Tn the morning. arriving in Bridge port at $50. The fare for the round trip is $l 50 from this place. which is about half the | regular fare one aoay, and furnishes a good | opportunity for those who desire a pleasant holiday at little expense. Returning, the train leaves Bridgeport at 5.30, arriving here at about o'clock.
 The concert in Pawling, which came off Thurs day evening, was grand success, both f1nan cially and in the manner of it's execution, and especially in beauty of the floral display. In the emblematic pieces the school and teachers all acted their parts well The music was particularly fine. Miss Rodemeyer, from Canaan, was present, and her fine solos were the event of the occasion A recitation by Miss Hunt was also an attractive feature. A
 few happy remarks by Rev. R. Hunt closed the entertainment. The verdict of all was that this was the best concert of the kind ever held in this locality. The door money amounted to $57 7Smes. Last Monday afternoon the H. R. R. milk | train going south struck heavy fence rail which had been laid across the track just , south of South Kent and was obliged to stop to clear it away. About two hours later, Conductor Lanes passenger train coming north. struck large new railroad tie which was across the track in the same place, and was also obliged to stop There is evidently some unprincipl~d scoundrel in that neigh. borhood bent on wrecking train, as it was .1. .I train was stopped in the same place by the same kind of obstruction, and every effort should be put forth to detect the cowardIy scamp who would thus jeopardize human life.
 R. M Burwell, Winsted dentist was made the victim of an amusing joke a few days ago. At the close ofa meeting for the cleo ton of fire warden, some of the men in at. tendance, on their way home met the docto
 who was an ambitious candidate for the office ard out of devlltry cheered and congratulated him as ''our new fire wardenl" The docto
 bit at once, and invited the crowd to ''sme
 at his expense. Subsequently meeting wa
 held by some of the fun-loving tiremen ant others, at which he was presented with
 mammoth tin trumpet painted green, and big bouquet, which he accepted in speech
 the substance ot which was, that if the boy wanted suthin' to take, he'd pay the bills
 For nearly week the boys had all the bev craze they could absorb, and finally it leake ,, out that he hadn't been appointed fire wardel at all at all that David York was the sue
 cesstul candidate. This revelation so rile
 the doctor that now it isn't safe to say ''fr warden" in his presence, and the fellows wh played hIm so successfully would sooner thin of going into powder mill to shoot at a mar than of getting into his big chair to have tooth pulled
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The ssEresh Air Fund.o

ED. NEWS :-T wish to testify to the real ben eft which a fortnight chang of life may be to child. Testimony, to be worth anything must be the recital of 'facrs. My little five yesr-old has thought Jordan am & hard road to trabble" ever since the malaria found him out. This spring the fever was harder to bear than before. A friend proposed trip to Hartford. To hartford2 fall places And from Litchfed County, besides But t, Hart ford and Wethersield he went-he was away from home l7 days He has not seen sick day since he lett his home, four wt eks and two days ago. prefer the remedy to cinquinidia pills. This is just what my physicianpredict- ed, and his judgment Is always soun". Please to ins Tt it my testimony to the charming effect of "fresh air" And let any famlllt who want to do good in a conpara lively easy way, but with exc llrnt effects, open their hum, tu Il few childrc.. Frum New York city, of Nr Parsons compal y. and his selection. Thor, is no burden which rests so heavily upon poul peoples home ss sickness What a mag iti- cent privilege tt is to be able tu lift the bur den for few families by so simple means a feeding and shelering some' one or two sicFly plants a fortnight. A mother whose four chil- dren pretty nearly absorb all he room there is in a house with threc rpoms on first floor, and one on second floor thinks she will want to ''eItertain" one or two
 CHAs NEWTON FIT II
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nDIsTRTCT OF NORFOLK, ss. Probate D Court, June l3. 1881. N
 Estate of Matthew Jackma6, late of Norfolk, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Nor. folk hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, proper ly attested, within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Es- tate are requested to maKe immediate pay ment to ". '" MARY JACKMAN
 lw52 Executrix
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the school house," (see NEWS again, same date,l and the school house gcosta .87B, (see committee report on file in ,treasur<ps o6ice,l and the tax collector collected 44, ,As2.s6, where is the $636.15 not accounted for on ,the treas- urer's books, that ''tce raised and built the s5O00 school house with 7'' That he will be able by his usual methods of addition, sub. traction, division and decimal fractions, to show that his statement. in. the sNEws of 1879 was correct, we have no doubt.
 ONE OF THE UNTRpTHFUL, lso sAID.l Canaan, June 21, 1881.
 have taken D. R. V. e. with great benefit Rev. D. W. Beadle, Chaplain, Psnitentiary,
 Syracuse, N. Y. Guaranteed by all druggists. '@
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SchOOt VI ePtiMW.

ED NEWS An article appeared in your last edition under the heading ol ''School Me, ting. !" The writer, af,er his usual tirsde of abuse and slang, in which two ex committee men are pro. claimed as untruthful. which in plain English means that they are tidrs, goes on and challenges them to shnw that he eyer puh. lished an nntruthful statement. We hay. no desire or time to devote to a controversy with this most remarkable man, but as he seems SO anxious for some one to ca him out. we will give him sum in arithmetic. that he may let the world know that he is mathematician as well as a"reformer: :" If a school house e sts $50O0. tsee Cummings in NEWS, l879,) and i've raised t5000, and built
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R. P. SEYMOUR.

FURNISHING GUNDRRTAKER, Casksts, bur. I ial robes and everything pertaining to the business at the lowest possible prices. deliver ed at residences without extra charge. Per sonal attention given to preserving the dead. chest and every facility for \ esping. bodies, and will take charge of ftneralssw hensd deeired. References by permission,, W.,W,W&lch, M D.. J. N. Cowles, J. B. Eldridge, E. L. Gay. lord, R. I. Crissey.
 Samples. may be seen at my house or at Sparks X Co.'S store at any time. Norfolk Conn. March | IA79. .s 4it
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, litehfold Coun. O ty, ss; Litchfeld, May 24th. 1881. ELIZA J. POWERS
 VIZ. ''
 JOHN P. PowERs.
 Upon the peuton and complaint of Elixa J, Powers of Salisbury, Conn, praying for di- vorce from the above named respondent John r. Powers, upon the charge of aesertion, a by her petition and complaint made returna bls to tne Superir Court next to be held at Litch. field within and for said Litchheld County. on the lst Tuesday of June 1851. '"
 It appearing to, and being found by, the subscribing authority, that the said res- pendent was last residing in Amenia, and state of New York, but is now residing in parts unknown to the petitioner, and is absent from thls State.
 Therefore. Ordered, That notice of the open. dency ofsaid petiuoh Eg gfven. the sSid dra. pondent, by the petitioner causing said peti- tion and complaint and this order of notice to be published in the Conn. ,Westerh News, Q newspaper published in North Canaan, in Litchieid County, four weeks. successively, commencing on or before the 3lst ,ay of May A. D. 1881, and due return make hereop .,
 Fly Qrder of
 4w49 '? WM, l.. RANSOM, Clerk
 or Superior Courtfor Litchfeld County.
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NOTICE.

CREDITORS of the Estate of John A. Beck ley, late of Canaan, Conh., deccased, are here- by notified that an additional and final Divi- dend on said Estate, of six and seven tenths t6 7-10) mills on'the dollar is due them, aud will be paid at my residence in Millsrton, N. Y., when called for.
 K. J. MUNSON. Administrator. Millerton, N. Y., June'l7th, 18si. 1w52
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subscription Accountable date on the solored slip of paper with the name of the sub Bcrfber, shows tho time to which tho SUI b. : eefiption Is paid thus, R. B. Smith 6JulSO indicates that Mt. Smith has paid for his paper to < July 1ss0 It IS hoped that subscribers will see to n that their account. as indicated by the date on their papers. Is always correct and when they pay Tor . renewal of their subscription, will ob- eerve whether their date Ia changed to indicate the proper credit and in the event of error. to in- Form us for correction at once No claims for er- rorsfn these accounts will hereafter be considered umtese prevented within thirty days after the payment Is claimed to have been made. ae 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 n AhrrAot
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NOTlCE!

ALL PERSONS holding Orders against the Town of North Canaan are hereby hotiHfd te treasurer of said Town, on or before the is3 will cease. ." l7 " N'70
 FREDERICK BRONSON, ! ,.
 S5TSiSf 55TS $. nSH5, nES}HH55aERzEb' selso'n'a, North Canaan, May 30th, 1881. syS0
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NATION IRON BANKi

THE DIRECTORS of this Bank have this day declared Dividend of four (4) per cent. on its Capital Stock, out of the net earnings of the last six months, payable on and after July 1st, 1881. @.
 Transfer books are closed until July lst. 1881. DWIGHT E. DEAN, Cashier.
 Falls Village Ct., June 20, 1881, 2wB0
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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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MY FAR M l!

IS FOR SALE. Excellent for Stock, Grain, and Tobacco, Sheltered in winter spisn sant in summer. A good time to.see is Wheh ths Crops are on the ground Possession given ut any time. ii. J, HOLT.
 West Norfolk, June 1st, 1Ss1. 2otf
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R0 R N

In East Canaan, June iS, a son to James Terney.
 At Lenox June 9th. 6 son,to,. Ira 1E. ''Manvsl, and grandson to Dspielt AfRhxelof Sheffield,
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G. w. sOovfEEE, Furnishing Undertaken

And dealer in Caskets, CoAins, Burial Robes, and all kinds of Underta keIs" "r6oods. The most approved methods known to the profes- sion used in preserving the dead.
 Cabinet work, Upholstering, and Repairing promptly and thoroughly done. d& :. Agent for M. G.-SWheeler's scut flowers.
 Residence and shop on the "Green," Norfolk, Conn. 35tf
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Extra Copie. of tue NEWS can be obtained a'
 Graham'a Drpg Store, Salisbury
 Thomas J. Martin ''@kevtlle
 Charles ". Wolfe, Falls Village
 o. B. Crane. Sharon. Humphrey Drug Store Canaan Post once, WestCornwall The"Emporium." West Winsted.
 v, A. Roberts, East Canaan . D. L. Pratt southAsld and Mill River
 Welch q Johnson, Norfolk
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Litchfield coun. S ty, ss; Litchfeld. May 24th, 1881.
 yH,

| I.a NuMMINos.J
 Upon tho petition and complaint of John Cummings of Salisbury, Conn.,, praying foy . divorce from the above named respondent, Julia c. Cummings, upon the charge of adultery with one. Jonathap :QVamaFpy. and divers other persons, as by his petition aud complaint made retnrnable to the SuHerior Court next to be held at Litchfeld, within and for said Litchfield County. on the list Tuesday of June, 1881. c.,
 It appearing to, and being found by, the subscribing authority, that the said respondent was last residing in said Town of Salisbury, but IS now residing in parts unknown to the petitioner, and is absent from this, ,State..-,
 Therefore, Ordered, That notice of the pen dency of said petition be given the said respondent, by the petitioner causing saId De. ,ition ard compisinf and tliis oiSser sof nStaSc to be published in the Conn. W esteru Newr, . newspaper published in North Canaan, in Litchfield County, four weeks succSssively, commencing on or before the 3lst day of May, 4. D. 1881, and due return make hereon.
 By order of
 4w4s VIM. L. RANSOM, clerk
 Of the Superior Court for LitchAeld.touaty.
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Z. DIED.

In Lenox June 9, Mrs. 8. N. Bills, aged 7e
 years. t3 .
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A few from this place took in Lucey';
 grand excursion to Coney Island and Rock
 away last Friday, and had an enjoyable time notwithstanding the weather was unfavora J ble. MT. Lucey came out behind his ex
 penses, but will undoubtedly make it up witt I interest before the season closes There were something less than a thousand people ! on the Grand Republic; the boat has ca pacity for carrying about 5000, and on sev' eral of last seasons trips there were that nun Der on board. Dan. is a successful manager and spares no pains or expense to make these excursions plsasurable for his patrons. Music was furnished last Friday by the Wheeler &
 Wilson band of Bridgeport, unquestiouably
 the best band Tn the state, and Miss Rose
 Harding, cornet soloist, of Pitts6eld The
 second excursion took place yesterday, from
 New Haven to Coney Island and Rockaway
 The opening entertainment of the new
 literary room in Town hall last Thursday
 night was one of which the committee of arrangements may we'll be proud, and which, if an average sample of what is to follow,
 Despeaks for the enterprise, certain success.
 The evening was largely occupied by the pupils of the primary department of high
 school, who, under the personal supervision of their teacher Mrs. Root, delighted the large audience in attendance with exercises that spoke volumes for the patience, and dil- ,gence of Mrs Root and her thorough fitness for the position which she has so long and so occupied. The parents also de serve credit for their pains in arranging the pupils for the exhibition. During the evening, i've minute speeches were made by Rev. Messrs, Maekey, Eddy and Bodey. MT. D. L. Peirce, president of the evening, and Prof H. M. Adams, each of whom expressed him. 'slf highly grati6sd with the suspicious
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by udgesllitchcock. for rape on 13 vear
 old girl short time ago. The Judge WI,
 only ceterrcd from giving him life sentenc,
 by the earnest appeal of LeCourt's counsel
 When the next merciful legislature sets Le
 Court will probably be let loose with Avine
 colors, button-hole bouquet, q chromo, anc fat government job.
 Dr, Cressy last week removed a fnnooiG growth from inside the eyelid of valuable OK belonging to Hiram Sagr of Colebrook
 which was the result Of a recent accident bv which the mucous membrane of the evelid was badly lacerated The Dr. first cast and chlorotormed the animal, then with his knife, removed the growth which was as larpe as an egg, and had totally obscured the vision. aud caused intense pain.
 F F. Benjamin CBig Sandy,D salesman for Kibbe Brothers Springfield confectionery house, who travelled through this vicinity ev- cry two weeks, has been detected as an oc complice in a cunning system of thieverv bv which himself two other salesmen and thc home shipping clerk, have stolen, It is estima ted, at least $2.0O0 from their employers during the Is months they carried it oo All were discharged and each paid 500 to avoid prosecution.
 A $l0 fox who came to Bridgeport the OIIleI udy tO Idke latlD m the grand fox hunt, escaped from it's prison the night after it's arrival and went on a chicken hunt all bv itself alone with no one along, and killed 40 chickens belonging to a neighbor, but was finally persuaded to go back home, by the whole neighhorhood, who turned out to hunt up the cunning rascal Two hunts to one fox. and 40 dead chickens doesn't speak well Tor the prowess of Bridgeport sportsmen
 The annual convention of the Litchfeld Northwest Sunday School Union will be held n the Cong church in Norfolk Tuesday, the 18th inst, commencing at 10 a. m The gen 'ral theme for discussion is Success in Sun | lay School work" The programme is an in. eresting one, and from the brilliant array of 'lergvmen who will participate, it cannot fail | 'f being instructive The Conn. Western }. R will sell round trip tickets as follows. Vest Norfolk to Norfolk. and return, I5cts Cast Canaan, 40; Canaan, 50; Chapinville, o; Salisbury, 80; Lakeville, s6.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12
THE VIEW ORLEANS PACIFIC.
Progress of the Work Between New
Orleans and Shreveport.

The reports concerning the progress
Of the work on the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad are very favorable. The fine
weather recently, has facilitated opera
tons on the road, and it is now about
settled that it will be completed to
Shreveport by the LIST Of September.
The contract for the branch road OF
seven miles to connect the main line
with Baton Rouge has been let ont,
and railroad communication between
the Capital and New Orleans will be
established by July 4th.
Track laying will be carried on at
several different points along the road,
at Shreveport. on both sides Of
Alexandria, and at Bayou Goula. N
@. Picayune.
From present indications the work
on the Capitol will have so far pro
crossed as to permit the Press Assocl
alton to hold their meeting on tn
first Monday Of September next, II
the restored Senate chamber. 1.-THE n
@. Pacific is completed by that time
the editorial fraternity will have rea
son to rejoice in the fact that it wi
DO the first body to assemble in tn
new Capitol, after reaching it fro1
North and South Louisiana by meal
Of the "iron horse We hope tn
Mr.. Wheelock will not spoil the pr
iect by failing to come to time Wit
bis road,
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12
BAYOU MANCHAC.

We understand that a party OF U.
S. Surveyors are taking the levels OF
Bayou Manchac with the view OF re-
porting upon the feasibility of open
inc this natural canal to steamers
plying the Mississippi.
By a system of locks, it is believed
that the rich timber region accessible
through the Manchac, might be open
ed TO the markets OF the coast and the
upper Mississippi. Steamers that
cannot now reach this splendid region
could easily enter it through thF
Bayou.
| Though the Manchac, Lake Pont'
cbartrain and the Gulf coast would b
within a few hours travel of this city
and An immense lumber trade devel
oped that would render very valuabl
Hand, on the shores Of the East Loui
siana parishes, that are worth little o
nothing at present.
We hope that this important mat
ter will not escape the attention
3 the Mississippi River Commission.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12
RyE INAUGURAL ADDRKSs.

For the first time since the close
of the war for Secession, q President
elect has addressed himself, in his in
augural, to the reason and patriotism
OF the American people.
Mr.. Garfield has had the good sense
and the courage to speak kindly OF
tho South and thus proclaim 10 the
country that the Union is now faliy
re-established.
AS President of the United States,
not as the Generalissimo OF the Ne
publican party, does Mr.. Garfield ex-
press his broadand enlightened views;
the greater portion of which will meet
the approval Of a large majority O
the people. He evidently believes
that the light of education will serve
the colored voter better, in directin:
his ballot, than the bayonets Of tn
army.
BY following the course which n
has mapped out, the new Preslden
will quiet sectional animosities ant
distrusts. The people will cease t
look upon future presidential election
as approaching revolutions, and the
will, confdingly, devote theirt thought
and energies towards the develop
ment of the industries of our wonder
FIJI country.
The people of the Solid South d
not expect of Mr.. Garfield that WI
appoint others to Office than those WI
supported his candidacy Therefor
will they not complain OF him Tor {
doing. lfhe will remain where
has placed himself in his inaugurai,l
can feel assured that nowhere W
his administration be more cordial
supported than at the South.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12

W appsnd a list Of the members Of
The Cabinet, chosen BY President ''af-
field, all Of whom were proaapsly con-
hrmed by the Senate;
Hon. Jas. G.. Blaine, the Secretary
Of State, is too well known TO tho
country to need any introduction.
He has, heretofore, been considered a
violent partisan and a bitter enemy
Of the South. He is, however, q man
Of transcendcnt ability and will pos
sibly be guided in the future by the
dictates of statecraft, rather than
blind prejudices.
Mr.. Windem, the Secretary OF the
Treasury, has servedin both houses
of Congress. He is a man o. large
business experience and is reputed to
be fully competent to fulfill the re-
sponsible duties assigned to him. lie
favors internal improvements and the
development of water ways.
Wayne McVeigh, the Attorney
General, has been quite independent
in politics, and has never been popu.
lar with the machine politicians OF hls
State. He is man of learning, no.
likely to prostitute his Office to pro
mote party schemes. lie is the son
in-law of the late Simon Cameron.
Robert Lincoln, the Secretary 0
War, is a young lawyer who has &c
} ouired n good reputation at the Chi
caro- bar. He is the son Of Presiden
Lincoln.
) Judge W. H. Hunt, the Secretar
of the Navy, is taken from the I. )
Court of Claims. He comes from
family which has won great distine
ton at the bar and in the arena
: Louisiana politics. Since it has bt
come wise to appoint as the heads
the Naval Bureau, men who cant te
= a lugger from all old-fashioned thr'
' decker, we opine that Mr.. Hunt wi
:, do as well as any other distinguish
: jurist that might have been designa
; ed as ''the ruler of the whole navee.
Mr.. James, Of New York, has BET
Post Master of the Empire City. |
suits Conkling, SO rumor has it. NJ
y" kirkwood, of Iowa, is the Secreta
of the Interior, has been Senator
four years and is personally popul'
!, % The construction of the cabinet
,e considered triumph for the Blai
a. wing of the party. The Democr'
ut concluded to support it and did so
- a body.
Of The situation is an exceedingly int
ne estinc one. the President having
1t, rayed himself with the Republics
yh who defeated the third term and
cured his nomination at Chlca
at Conkling, the leader of the stalw'
I'D. takes his defeat with calnness.