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Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

Monday evening April 10th, by the young ladies and gentlemen of St. Mary's oongrega. tion, Lakevills. A very interesting and varied programme has been prepared for the occasion. After the exercises ball will fol- low, and refreshments will also be served. X Monterey.
 The past week was good, and sugaring was well attended to.
 The first of April passed as usual, quiet al- though few well done up packages were | laid outside the road to fool someone We know of someone who found one, but did not ! invest mot much. William g. Bidwell talks of putting into the old cheese factory an evaporator for can | ming fruits of different kinds.
 B. s Darlington is making lis sugar th,s year with patent evaporator; his sugar is | irst-class
 Tho men are now going to their summers work. Some are assigned as follows: Andrew J. Hall to H. H. Halls, Ct. Burlington; c w. Gregory and wife to'M. 8 Bidwell's fer . year; Landon Clark moves into J. Hadssll's tenement; J. L. Webb and family come from Holland into J. H Langdon's employ; Joseph Maxwell goes May lst to Mir. Larnard's in Pitts6eld; Wm. Oles to Wm. H. Minors Frank Gregory to Chas. Minors, and Mr. Nash from o. T. Stedman's farm into N. v. Thompson's tenement W. H. Minor has c new lot of horses on sale. PAUL. Kent.
 Mrs. William Judd Is visiting friends in New York
 Will. Hopson, who is attending school at East Hampton, Mass, spent weeks vacation at home. .m...
 Miss Annie Hopson is home on vacation from vassar.
 Ar. and Mrs. Jared rngersol ofNew York, gre visiting relatives in town.
 Venes Cass was narnsd last week, to Miss Emma J. Wheeler of South Ainenia.
 Miss Josie Smith has been spending few weeks in Hartford and Canaan.
 John Brown has purchased the house owned by Mrs. Lanigan, and will move ir there this spring.
 Nr. Linus Vinegar of Macedonia, is soer to repair his house, setting 1t farther back from the street, and raising 1t story, besides giving it some modern improvements. LOT. LanesboRe.
 ED. NRws:-Your enterprising sheet has readers outside of your state, and the new. from our town may interest you. as your item' from time to time concern us. | We hoped to have a telephone from Pitts aeld but failed in the attempt to secure req sonable terms, and have abandoned tn, project at present, as one company has ths monopoly.
 We hope to see the railroad built through our town in year or two, as the survey wa. made last summer. There has been debt on the Methods church for number of years, on which sever per cent. interest was accommodating withou prospect of payment About a year agS we undertook to raise the necessary funds tc , relieve ourselves of this embarrassment an, cancelled the debt few days since. , Fast day services will be held in the Meth 7 odist church at T 80 p. 10. M
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

S0uGhfleIds
 Miss Georgie Whitman has been visiting at E. D. Harmons.
 Dr. Hartwell is stopping at his home for a few days. Last week Thursday all that was mortal of Mark Hartwell was consigned to earth. A victim of that dread disease. consumption, he had spent nearly the last year of his life near the Adirondacks, in hopes of regaining his health, but as the months rolled by he grew worse, and in spite of tender care d,ed March 26th. Rev. MT. Benedict preached very able sermon from the text (revised versionl Rev. XXI IA.
 Rev. John Pope of Lee exchanged pulpits with MT Benedict Sunday. He preached an able sermon. TATrLg TALE. Falls Village.
 Wm. c. Baldwin visited relatives in Lee Saturday and Sunday, and Willie Hubbell took bis place as operator at the Amesville tsle. graph office.
 Walter Chapin of Ashley Falls has been
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M A q RsE0

In Millerton, Mch. 25, by Rev j n. Mmhell. Alexander Boinay of this place, to Mary Farley of Salisbury. In Sheffield, March 22, by Rev J. A. Me. comber, Wllhan A. Dunham to Mary L. Sanford, both of Ashley Falls. At the parsonage, Cornwall Bridge March 2s, oy Rev Gdoert Mir Renry Yutzler oi West Cornwall to M,ss Lillie Myers, of Cornwall Bridge. At the parsonage Falls Village, bv Rev. '. Lee Gamble MT. Geo. Il. Davis O, s or cester, Mass. to Miss Emma B odgett, of Canaan, Conn.
 Worcester paper please copy.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05
C0RRESPONDENCE.

aT CoRREsPoNDENrs are 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.
 AF Write only on one side of the paper and send something each week if possible. Don't wait until you can gather full column to send Gall at once," but let us hear from you from week to week. if you can't give more than two items at 8 time, remembering that ne,cs is not improved by age.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

IT SEEMS INPossIBLR that remedy made of such common, simple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, &c., should make so many and such great cures as Hop Bitters do; but when old and young, rich and poor, pastor and doctor, lawyer and editor, all testify to having been cured by them, you must believe and try them yourself, and doubt no longer.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05
As. F. SEYMOUR.

NGUNDERTAKER, Caskets, bur I ial robes and everything pertaining to the business at the lowest possible prices. deliver ed at residences without extra charge. Per 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. W. Welch, M D.. J, N; Cowles, J. B. Eldridge, ;R. l.. Gay lord, k. I. Crissey.
 samples may be seen at my hanse or at sparks & Co.'S store at any time.
 Norfolk Conn. March l 1879. xlt
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RQ R M.

In Elizaville, N T., March 25, son.to David and Madeline Proper, formerly of this place. In Monterey, March 2s, a son to L. Battslle. In West Otis, March IT., son to 0. B. Downs.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

subscription Accamnes-The date on the sessrsa sip of paper swith the name of the sub esFihses shews ths time to. yvhtch the sub. o@gaPsA@m ls PAaas thuR, E, smith 6Julss indicates that Gr. Smith has paid to his paper l." JRly & Ie0a it ls hoped that snbacrib"rr win sec - n sAAt tAsir account as indicated by the dats sM sAsi9 papsra: 10 alMaye cos!rct and when they Vay tes . renswAl of theii subscription will ob- seeve whether their date ia changed to indicate b" seoPer credit. and in'he event.of an -rrOr to '''
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rfEn.

In Sherman Conn. March 29. Carrie. wife of
 Hiram 0uell. aged g. years.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

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 eugAi9S UsGg sters, salisbury @Namaa '. Martin ekeville GAs,ass V. Wolfe. Falls Village q n Cr>na sharon. maMeAfsg's sDraR StOR' oansai RnasOAaa WeetCoEpwal VAs"1Apes4uA." wea' W'uate'
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G. w. SCOViLLi:. Furnishing Undertaken

And dealer in Baskets, Cofins, bui1al Is,bes, and all kinds of Undertak srs' tios,ds 1Ae most approved metlrods known to the pr0iss- sion used in preserving the dead.
 Cabinet work, Upholstering, snd kepairine Agent for M. G. Wheeier's cut Howe,
 Residence and shop on the "Green, Norfolk. Conn. 86tf.
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

Y is,s sh. t.t ,rsstis obliged se sns Sng tr.an3l, tn she oonnty, os elsewhere. wn wiA ssua aa particuls rs of any occurrencs' ". tnkAress which may corlt under their nOfir'
Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05

'Quimbo" is hereby informed that there are others engaged in the rubber business, aside from the two he mentions. They re. ceive their goods via Naugatuck R. R i.@k0vall0.
 A dramatic entertainment and concert will be given ct Citizens hall. Falls Villsgo. on
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 amusing joke on himself. He returned to h,s home quite late one night having been of on visit for 8 few days, and, the folks having retired, went straight to his room. The night being cold, he felt the need fmore ,ed clothes, and got up, went into an adjoir. ing room which he knew to be unoccupied. and taking hold.o one of the bed. quilts, start. ed to pull it from the bed, but there was a rustic in the bed, the quilt was quickly jerked from his hands. and an indignant feminine voice demanded to know. who's there ?" Apologies and explanations were the next thing in or,ier. The modest young man didn't know there was company at his folks until he went for the bed quilt.
 The "cemetery reform" is being pushed vigorously, and the best of results are antici- pated. It is proposed by the ladies who have taken the matter up,- to raise $l ,000, ore- half of which the town will be- asked to ap propriate, the balance to be raised by contri- button, which will be expended in additions and improvements. A strip of land adjoin. ing the cemetery on the north will be bought a row of elm trees will be planted on the north and south sides of the grounds, the rocky hill adjoining the cemetery on the west, which has been presented by Mira Franklin, c'eared up of brush and rubbish. the fence on 70 west side removed, water brought from ring on the hull to the centre of the ceme- tery, the grounds nicely cleared up fertilized and seeded, walks laid out, and later in the son the front fence will be replaced with hedge. with arched gateways suitably in- rir@d; s:anda man hiFed for the summer, vno-e .inty shalr be to keep the place ip good repar Every citizen has an interest ir this ,loyemsut. and will no doubt stand ready to sssist, either with money, inaueucs or labor.
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atS uuueF ponus ol 1<VU. eac0 10 appear for
 trial in Litohaeld this month, on charge of conspiracy to defraud New York cigar deal. CT, from whom Allen had ordered cigars,
 which were taken from the freight office by
 Peck, and both refused to pay for them. Al. len admits that he was Peck's tool in the transaction, and some say that Allen WAS drunk when he entered into the scheme
 The "Waterbury County" scheme didn't work worth cent in the legislature, the De. titioners being given the supreme privilege of withdrawing However we're satisfied yet awhile to plod along as a whole county with a full complement of members but that's not saying that the petitioners have withdrawn for good, by long shot. If it ever comes to going snooks" we'd rather give Waterbury piece of us than any other place we know of as that's the home of the loyal American
 Hon. B. G. Northrop, secretary of the state board of education, ia in hot water. and his clerk, MT. Baird, in still hotter Nr. North. rop. in his report for the fiscal year, took advantage of the opportunity to advertise, at the expense ofths state, two book.stores- ono in Hartford, the other in New Haven as offering the most advantageous terms on school and other books, list of winch he also gave, occupying fifteen pages in the printed report. On petition of certain other book dealers, inquiring by what right the of the state board could officially advertise two concerns, to the utter disregard Of all the others. a legislative committee was appointed to investigate. The investigation, which is now in progress, has brought to light A surprising looseness in the official affairs of the secretary. and duplicates the clerk Baird, iufwbat looks like 6 jobbery scheme entirely the dignity of the office.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-29
A Monster Cactus

j. d. Mccormick, who left Dallas few
days since for FL Paso with the view of
making that point his future home has re-
turned to Dallas and is content to remain
here for the future. He says that it is a
pretty good town in its way, yet he don't
think it or any other point west, east, north
or south Of the Queen city of north Texas
will compare with her for business, energy
and all that goes to make live, wide.
awake city. He brought back with him a
monster cactus of the water species, grown
in the state Of chihuahua, Old Mexico, that
weighs three hundred and fifty pounds, and
and half in diameter. II Is at the Glen
Lea saloon. He has been offered $50 for it,
which he refused.
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Dallas County Officials

For the information OF those who have
never investigated the matter, and for the
general public, we give below the number
of county officers that have been furnished
by the country and the number furnished
by the city during the past six years. The
total number OF officers elected aggregates
twenty, distributed as follows: From the
country, one county clerk, three county
surveyors, two treasurers, two assessors,
one sheriff, one county judge and three rep.
resentatives to the legislature, making thir-
teen. From the city, one sheriff, two
county attorneys, one county Judge, one
district clerk. one county collector and one
representative, making seven.
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A Sad Story.

A rumor was aaoat yesterday on the
streets to the effect that a oolored boy,
while climbing tree. near the colored
church on Young street, had lost his hold
and fell TO the ground, distance of some
twenty feet, sustaining severe internal In.
iuries which resulted In his death a few
hours later. His objective point Is said to
have been a birds nest, on q weak limb Of
the tree, which he contemplated robbing.
This is a good sunda school book story,
yet the most diligcnt efforts OF HEpALp
reporter failed to trace II 10 reliable
source.
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Pastoral Letter.

To the Clergy and Laity In tho Missionary
Jurisdiction Of Northern Texas:
BRErHREs;-Convocation, which was post.
poned in consequence Of my late illness,
will meet God wiling in St. Matthew
cathedral, Dallas, on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of July. Only our lay delegates from each
will be expected. Every. clergyman ID
earnestly requested to come himself and
to use such influence as he can to secure
the attendance OF q sufficient number oil
laymen to conduct the business OF the con.
vocation. Commencing you Gods holy
keeping, l am your faithful friend and
bishop, ALKx. G. GARRETT.
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CLEBURNE.
Correspondence OF the Herald.

Correspondents OF the Herald.
CLEBuRSr, June 2s.-The chairman Of the
congressional district has heard from all
the chairmen Of the different counties in
the district, and five out of seven vote for
Cleburne as the place to hold the congress.
slonai convention. The convention will be
called to meet somewhere from the LIST to
the 10th OF August, at Cleburne.
Major Jarvis, Of Fort Worth, was in town
yesterday.
General Weaver reached here last even.
ing.
Yesterday accompanied Colonel b. J..
Chambers and DIR. Andrew Young to Meri.
1ian, Bos9ue county, TO meet and hear
General Weaver. | was informed that "as
many or more people'were in Meridian
as mad ever been present be-
fore. The people all gave him
kindly welcome and an attentive hearing,
and the general verdict of the people is that
the Old parties must rise and explain, GEN
eral Weaver is lacking both to the wall and
o. plain as the handwriting on the walls
OF the palace of Belshazzar. Upon his ar
rival in Cleburne last night he was met by
the mayor and q committee of the city
council, Colonel James English, G. Dick
son and Sol Lockett. Over two hundred
people passed in and out of the LeClede to
shake his hand.
About half past nine the band serenaded
him at his rooms at the LeClede. His thanks
to the band and compliments paid to our
eitizens were received with loud applause.
To-day at least 1000 are on the ground to
hear him, and as write they still come.
Mr.: A. III. Yearger, OF the Chronicle, was
married to-day to Miss Vincie Hightower.
Ihey leave on the train for Dallas.
Kew. ". ID. Beverly and family returned
from Glen Rose Springs Yesterday. where
they have been for the last two weeks.
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the rolling stock Of the road, which he $.

the rolling stock Of the road, which he 81.
cured, and now has the whole OF it in Kauf.
man county, and will keep it there until
the creditors here consent TO allow tine law
to take its course. When Mr.. Nash left
kaufman with the engine Deputy Sheriff
Spencer followed on foot several hundred
yards, in vain cry ing out "halt.n He found
his legs not long enough to catch up, and
saluted the engine goodbye and turned
back. There will be no more trains to or
nom kaufman until some understanding is
reached. The receiver holds that the sher-
ms levy was contrary to the order Of the
court at Kaufman and was made without
resistance on the part of the outgoing re-
ceiver.
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MARKETS ny rELEaRApH
NEW ORIRANa


Nkw ORLEANS, Juno ~ -Flour quiet and
zoo. "'' ''-' "
Corn quiet mixed steady at % white higher a,
Loo 10 l.lu,
Oats dull; western. 81 TO s.; new Texas 81 to
Pork easier; mess, aa.7s TO y As.
Lard quiet rcnued uerce, u. -, kcr, lays.
Dty SAT- meats strong choice shoulders,
Bacon In fair demand: shoulders. iooo e,s.,
RIB aud long Gear weak at u ".
Hans quiet and arm choice sugar.cured can.
va1ed, h.to " Is q. a. In sirs aud grade,
Whisky steady western rcctiaed, los 70 i2n
a., Coace quic, aud steady; Rio. csrgoes. ordinary
sugar eaIs, aud arm; good common, =. to ~,
fair 10 fully fair, ~ " 81, prime W cho,ce. ~
,oss; yellow clarified, 81 10 81.
Nolasscs dull; common rcboiled, Is 10 a; fair
rcboiled. 30 20 o. prime, IS N IS.
Rice scarce aud arm: ordinary 10 choicc. q IN
N. W N"''''' :"
CHICAGO.
CHicAao. June 2S-flour dull.
Wheat steady and In fair demand; No. 2 Chi.
cay spring. sash,i.n 10 LssS; juno and July.
vciu active and q shade higher cash. FAX "a
stN, june,st tu y, T2t.
uais seuve, htm aud higher cash, 81. 70 SAX.
roii unsettled, su, generally higher cash
II VIZ. '"'
WHISKY steady 81 im.
ST. LOUIS.
~, Lows, June q, -Fiour quiet unclaimed
wheat shade higher. but VERY dull nothns
I lo's, August 1,el's.
cctn options higher and cash lower cash, rs.
'oSs June. ,s't; July and Augu., ,ss. :
August ~
whisty steady al ia
rtk unsettled generally. but higher jobblns
puit meats unchanged
bacon In good demand, shoulders, 100 eliza,
RIB ias 70 if.eo shoft clean i2eo 70 i2elS. louI
clear. Hs1k WI
Lard duli and nominal
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AVA. Ills, january "a, issl.-cAnrxn MEDICINE

Gents. Enclosed find one dollar, for
tie Carriers Little Nerve Pills, and for the
balance Carter's Little Liver Pills. The
sample bottle of Liver Pills received from
you some time ago have been tested by me
and several of my friends, among whom
distributed them, and in every instance
have given entire satisfaction. For sick
headache, they are the medicine-seck not
to improve tbem-they are perfect.
HuGH WILL, Ava, Jackson Co., Ills.
For sale by Williams, Tolliver & Walker,
druggists, Dallas, Texas.
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Concert and Family hall
Tonight at Central Garden,
Suspicious Chnractsra

+. A. and VIM. Meyer, who, though they
bear the same name, disclaim any relation.
ship, were arrested yesterday and locked
up as suspicious characters, on the charge of
vsgrancy. They are suspected of the theft
ola gold watch from a guest at Kent's
hotel. The officers are inclined TO credit
them with the burglaries recently com.
mitted here. The first named has been
playing the role Of an insurance agent.
Their case comes up before the mayor this
morning on the charge ofvagrancy.
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ulssl,nrued

The case Of the United States W. W. N.
shumate, charged with perjury, which has
been on trial for the past two days 10 the
Federal court, was concluded yesterday,
the jury rendering verdict Of not guilty.
~ r VA, .as 49, wa. ne swo.e seiy before
which a party was charged with violating
the internal revenue law by selling liquor
without license.
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The following persons charged with "a.
sault on their bet,er.halves, were tried In
the county court yesterday; Hugh John.
son pleaded guilty aud was fined IS and
Cost. Dan an wa1, e. pleaded az ,h not guilty but
Hubbard pleaded not guilty, but In vain,
for fine OF SIS and cost was assessed him,
Tom Nowlin was fired si5 and cost FOR a
like offepsp.
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More Mail Isorea

Six new mail boxes have arrived aud will
be placed In position In different parts Of
the city al once. A dozen more have been
ordered and viii arrive within the ncrt few
days, and the mail matter has increased 10
that extent that more letter carriers will be
appointed by Postmaster whisscn,
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Futures.

Futures.
Dealing in futures is now recognized
business in which nearly every business
man, planter or farmer engages to a greater
or less extent. Those wishing to either buy
or sell cotton, grain or pork for future de.
livery; at the lowest possible margins,
ton and Grain Exchange. This "a A char.
tered institution, and perfectly reliable and
responsible.
Margins required 81 per bale for
cotton, lc per bushel for grain, 25c per bar.
rel.for pork
All communications should be addressed
10 A. j. WHERLocK, Manager,
Dallas. Texas.
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Eiectl n of Officers efIORn

At an election Of officers of Dallas lodge
l, o. d. b.. the following were chosen for
the ensuing term: Seymour Meyer, presi.
dent; Leopold Cohn, vice.president; A.
suhler' secretary; NJ. Sues, financial secrs-
tary; A. Dysterbach, treasurer; DIR. Henry
Schulz. inside guardian; II. Davis, outside
guardian; Leon Kahn, DIR. Tillman, j.
Bouer, b. Davis and DIR. IL. Schulz, endow.
ment trustees.
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City Court.

William Walker and Woody Robertson
aid a fine OF IS each for getting drunk.
Melvin White plucked pears from the or.
ehard Of Mr.. Fife, but on the promise tina,
he was reformed man was discharged.
August Miller wasup on the charge Of
with private property and his
case was continued.
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"Voter" has Something More to Say.

TO tf'V fsuf6oI VI tIIV IItTuIu.
KAUFMAN, TEXAS, June %, 1Ss2.-The
people OF this part of Kaufman county con-
graduate Dallas, on her great victory over
corporations and monied monopolies. We
are glad to see the people taking such an
interest in selecting our next con-
gressman:. If Mr.. Wellborn is not
lies, why is It that thew Are
spending so much money TO elect bimY
and why do the railroads import men 10
vote and carry the primaries in his inter.
estY Our people have had enough such
fraudulent proceedings, and will send a sol.
Id Crawford delegation to the congressional
convention from this county. VorRn.
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Sale OF Privileges

for the Fourth of July celebration of the
dallas Land League will take place AT
liyoli beer hall on Thursday evening, June
9TH, 1852, The following privileges will be
sold separate to the highest bidder: Beer
and wine, lemonade, confectionery in.
Guiding cakes, candies and ice-creamj. frnit
stand includes fruits and melons), cigar
stand, lunch stand, soda water, shooting
gallery. Terms, one.hali cash at time Of
sale, balance on the evening Of July Sd,
ioS-' II. BLAEENY,
Chairman of Committee.