Connecticut western news., 1882-09-13

The Canaan Cornet Band has decided to give their picnic to Parlor Rock, Sept. 20th, as will be seen by perusal of their advertisement in another colum. That this excursion will be successful can not be doubted. The manner in which their last picnic was conducted gave entire satisfaction, and will be maintained in the coming one. Make your plans to attend.
 A few months since, it will be re- membered that MT. Warner, then living in South Canaan was found dead in or near spring, supposed to have fallen in an epileptic fit. He was thought, by people in this vicinity, to be a man of moderate circumstances; but few days since, while the administrator with the proper authorities, were looking over an old chest, which stood by an open window, they found bank books, govern ment bonds, gold and silver, amounting to between $3O, 900 and $4O,OOO.
 The fall term of the public school commenced last week with an unusually large attendance. Geo. E. Taft who succeeds MT. Adams as principal, is teacher of six years experience. Miss Nellie Andrus, who succeeds Miss Gran ger in the intermediate department, is an experienced teacher, having taught three years in this town. The primary depart ment is still in charge of Mrs. Root, who has taught in this department for several years with marked success, giving uni versal satisfaction. The school registers this term 127 pupils and several more are expected.
 Stephen Brigner, Esq, of Falls Village, or whereabouts, claims to have the boss crop of tobacco, this year He has about an acre and half equally divided between seed leaf and Havana. He measured one leaf selected at ran dom, with the following result: Length, 3 feet, Il inches; breadth 2 feet inches. If any one can beat this we would like to hear from him. We tried to get Steve to make it feet, round numbers, remarking that one inch was not much of stretch, and most consciences could stretch that much, especially those of politicians. "No, by gorry?' said he; ''I want it just right; wont stretch my conscience - for one leaf of tobacco" Steve is not only conscientious, but scientific farmer as well. He says that the great secret in raising large crops of tobacco consists in preparing the land properly. We guess he is right. The Housatonic Valley is fast becoming fam ous for its tobacco. The crop this year will be an average one-in some in- stances more than an average, while in other sections of the state it will prove almost total failure.
 The Litchfield Go. Sunday School Superintendents' Association, met at the M. B. Church in this village, on Friday, Sept. 8th. This was the first meeting since the organization. T. l.. Norton of Lakeville, is the president; c. J. North, Winsted, Rev. B. Beardsley, Worthwhile, George Langdon, Plymouth, are vice. president; H. D. Gillette, Bridgewater, secretary and treasurer. The object of the Association is to enable members, by mutual conference to acquire what is best in each others methods, and so ad- vance together in ever-increasing fitness for their work. Twenty-Five schools were represented by their superintend- ents. The subject under contemplation was Opening and Closing Exercises" The subject wBs treated in conversa- tional manner, giving nearly all an op- portunity to state their methods, after which Geo. Langdon of Plymouth, and W. H. Hall, secretary of the Conn. s. s. Teachers Association, made excellent address on the subject, when the Asso- citation adjourned after passing resolu- tions of thanks for the use of the church.