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Connecticut western news., 1882-12-06
NORTH CAROLINA LETTER.
TROY, N. C., Nov. 28, s

TROY, N. C., Nov. 28, '82.
 DEAR FRIENDS AT HOME: The near approach of Thanksgiving causes me to look over the blessings of the past year, and perhaps the readers of the NEWS would be interested to know what pro- gress we are making in missionary work at this place. It hardly seems a year since I came into this country amidst opposition and prejudice. Now I am cheered and encouraged by the people here. The idea may be novel one to Northern people for white minister to preach to a colored congregation and of communing with them, but there are many white preachers in the South, who are breaking the bread of life to colored congregations. Since my resi- dence here have learned that my ad
 vent into this region was looked on by some people suspiclously, but thanks to kind Providence, all prejudices have been overcome and great credit IS due to the noble hearts of the people who have worked so faithfully to over come 1t. Our church started with few members just before I came here, and now we are making new accessions-six young ladies having joined recently; {; and they may be truly called fellow workers for they are working nobly for the Sunday school which extends over tract thirty miles in length The temperance work keeps pace with the bible work, and we have over two hundred members of the band It is & noticeable fact that while there is very much drunkenness about us, but very 1 few of the colored people who attend i oh Ia 11ro sociating with those who use intoxicat- ing drinks. Our week day school is prospering and we hope in the future to report its advantages equal to the old | South Berkshire Institute at home, with which most of your readers are so fa- miliar. We have just completed build ing on our school grounds, and expect 1 soon to make further extension The commencing after New Year demand an enlargement of the building, and to provide for the contingency other build ings have been rented. Opportunities fo1 industries of various kinds are daily de- veloping and the demand will assuredly be taken advantage of by the instinctive shrewdness of prospecting capitalists. At the present there is fine op. pOEGuu1Gy lOf du IuNenSUneuI III lulnDo1 and saw mill business, there being g 24-horse power engine standing on the ground where a mill was burned. Or the same lot is a brick kiln and clay pit which produces excellent bricks fol which there is great demand. Railroad facilities are the only drawback to ou1 prosperity, and when that difficulty is overcome we see no reason why we may not become a prosperous community The people here desire and invite i'm migration. The Ku-Klux are forgotten and everybody is in favor of education Friends at the North are invited to visi us, and young men intending to leave home and make for themselves fortunes elsewhere, will find it to their advantage to come here, Truly yours,
 REV. w. H. ELLIS.
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FALLS VILLAGE

Editor ROdemeyer Of the Valley Ledger was in town last Saturday.
 This place was we'll represented at the instrumental concert and dance at No. Canaan last Thursday night.
 Cascade Lodge I. o. G. T. meets every Monday evening instead of once in two weeks as heretofore.
 The ladies of the Congregational aid society will be welcomed at the house of Mrs l.. P. Dean, Thursday.
 John c. Wolfe and bride returned home Saturday night and will board at Lime Rock where John resumes his mechanical labors.
 A cotillion party was held at the house of agent New, Lime Rock station Friday night which was attended by several from this vicinity
 Geo. B. Coggswell relinquished his position as timer for the Housatonic R. R. Go. having been in their employ at Amesville the past ten years.
 Cornelius Pulver has returned from his bridal tour to Po'keepsie and else where with his bride, nee Sarah Hewes, who were launched into the matrimonia abyss, Nov. 22d.
 Geo. w. Hall is off for New York this week and will purchase @ large stock of goods; special attention will be given in the selection for the dry goods and ladies' furnishing department. The late snow storm made busy time for them. Forty four pairs of rubber boots were sold in one day, and in three days, upwards of a dozen Cortland sleighs were sold by the firm of Spur, Hall and Gaylord.
 The sympathies of the people in this vicinity are extended to George Leaven- worth in the loss of his wife, who died suddenly Saturday morning at the age of 35 years. She was apparently well, or comfortably so, and MT. l.. proceed ed to his labors at the shop in the morn ing leaving her, as all supposed asleep, but alas within the brief space of three fourths of an hour the silver cord had severed, which news was immediately conveyed to her husband. The blow is the more severe he having passed | through similar aff1iction once before, 1 and having been called to mourn the loss of two children. The funeral was attended from the M. B. church, Monday after noon, and the burial at the Grassy Hill cemetary. IDLEwILD.
 CHAPENVHLLE.
 The residence of the Hon. Lewis Ash man was made joyful on Thanksgiving day by his friends from the different parts of the town. Among the guests were c. H. Glens and family, Hon. J. H. Hulburt and family, and others too numerous to mention.
 This village has wonderfully improved since the Scoville Bros commenced op- erations here. They have built num- Der of new houses and barns, and repair ed and beautifed others, and expended in various ways some $1OO,O00. The buildings repaired can be easily recog- nized by the red roofs. They have re- gently purchased some forty or more beautiful pictures to adorn the walls oi their houses, and have made improve. ments second only to Lime Rock in the town of Salisbury.
 KONKAPOT.
 The amount of milk received at the creamery from April 1, 1882, to Nov | was 326, ,993 quarts; number of quarts shipped from the creamery to New York, 191, 745 number of pounds of but ter and cheese made from the balance cheese 19,573 pounds; butter, 6,0O( pounds.
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A T Court of Probate holden at Salisbury A within and for the District of Salisbury on the 5th day of December A. D. 1882, at o'clock A. NJ.
 Present, Lorenzo Tupper, Esq, Judge. In the matter of the petitions of Robbins, Burrall & Co.,. of sad Salisbury, for the appointment of a Trustee to take possession of, manage and dispose of all the property of Bradford S. Thompson, of said Salisbury, for the benefit of all his creditors. Donald T. Warner, Clerk, ap- peared and made return and gave satisfactory proof that he had fully complied with the or der of said Court, made on the End day of Dec. 1892, which return is accepted and ordered to be recorded. And the said Bradford s. Thomp. son failing to appear and satisfy or secure said claims, this Court having inquired into the allega ations of said petition, and finding the same to be true, doth therefore grant the pray CT of saia application, that Trustee be ap- pointed as requested, and doth hereby fix and designate the 1lth day ot December, 1882, at 9 o'clock A. NJ. as the tune and the Probate Office, in said Salisbury, as the place, for ap. proving and appointing 8 Trustee upon such estate. And doth further order that notice of the time and place assigned for said aporo- val and appointment be given to all persons in- terested to appear and be heard relative there to, by posting a copy of this order on the public sign post in said Town, nearest the last resi- dence of said B. s. Thompson, and publishing like copy in the Connec ticut Western News, the paper published nearest to sad b strict, at least five days before the time assigned tor said hearing. Certified from record.
 DONALD I. WARNER, Clerk.
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CAL RID.

WITH the present issue of this paper we sever our connection with the NEWS. During our stay in Canaan we have la- bored necessarily for the mutual welfare of the NEWS and its patrons-how far we have succeeded we leave the public to say. It is not without regret that we bid adieu to the many friends who have eheered us in our work, and our wish is that our friends may give to the NEWS and our successor the same support in the future that has been given to us in the past. c. M. THOMAS, Supt.
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POlOS K O

Contains no opiate to disturb the head or digestion, but its effect on Sore Throats,
 Colds, Hoarseness, Throat T1chling, and kindred ailments, is magical. Children readily take it. Mothers bless and praise it. Every trial makes friend.
 Emphatically, PoTAsKA is not catch penny device, but it is bomo.fde pre- scription of remarkable successful physician. Stands on it's merits, and is having an immense sale. Sold by all druggists. 22nov1m
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coRREsPoNDENoE.

A% CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send in their communications 30 as to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after that time.
 A8- 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 time, remembering that ne,cs is not improved by age.
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SPECIAL NOTICE,

A leave this town, all those having Bills against me please hand them in before Janu- ary 1st, 1sS3 And all those indebted to me please call and settle the same on or before January 20lh, 1888, as shall leave all bills not settled on the above date with an attorney for collection. Also all those having Lager Beer Bottles belonging to me please return them as soon as January 1st, and oblige
 oct2btf ]. A. MCDONALD.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE!

A T A BARGAIN.-THEF FARM of the late A Marvin Hoskins, deceased, containing about 200 acres 8 first-class farm in every re- spect, with Houses, Stock, Barns, Horse Barn and other out-buildings. Said farm suitably divided into Meadow, Flow, Pasture and Wood Land. and is in good state of cultivation. A part of the purchase money can remain on the property if desired. Possession given April lst, 1883.
 Also Small Farm lying on the Under Moun- ts in Road, about one mile south of said first ia. m. For further particulars enquire of
 LESTER HOSKINS, on the premises, or -
 DANIEL BREWSTER,
 Falls Village. Canaan, July 4, 1882.
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Taoezer's s Guide.
uOUsATONIC RAILROAD.

HOUSATONIC RAILROAD.
 WINTER ARRANG EMENT.
 In effect Nov. 20, 1882. Shortest, Quickest and Cheapest Route to NO. Adams, Albany, Troy, South Norwalk. Stam' ford, Chatham, Hudson, Ssf- oga, Utlca. Rome, Syracuse, Auburn, Geneva, Koch ester, Buffalo, Suspension Bridge, NJ agara Falls, Cleveland, Detroit, 1olc-
 do Cincinnati Indianapolis. GIL cago. St. Louls Through Tickets Sold anu Luggage checked for above points at Union Depot, Canaan Also for Philadelphia, Baltimore m Washington. Purchase Tickets via Housatonic Line. TRAINS LEAVE BRIDGEPORT, VIZ; 5.S0 a. m. Freight Train tpassenger accom- modations) for Harrington. Leave Canaan % D. m. 10.l0 q. m. Passenger Tram for Pittsheld, si- rivlng at 2.25 p. m. With Through r leaving New York St S.lO a. m.l Leave New Haven at $40 a, m., with through car from Bridgeport tor Albany, arr v'pR at 2.40 D. m. Train arrives at Saratoga at 6.15 m. Connecting at Albany with S.10 p. m popular Chicago and St oulf
 express. arriving in Chicago at SOC the next D. m.
 Leave Canaan at l2.42 p. m. 5.5O p. ID Passenger Train for Plttsfeld, arrIy- ing st 935 p. m. With Throueh Car
 leaving New York at 345p. m.' Leave
 New Haven at LOO D. m. Connectin2 at State Line for Albany and the West. aI- 1 irving at Albany at lO.05 D. nl., Sarstora | at l2.5z night. | Leave Canaan at 7.59 p. m FROM FALLS VILLAGE. GOO a. m. Special Passenger Train for Pittr- field, arriving at 7.47 &. m., Albany. s.h5
 Leave Canaan at 6.12 am
 LEAVE PITTsFlELp, VIZ: 800 a. m. Passenger Train tor Bridgeport. al.
 at n m Uith oh | for New fork, arriving at 3.I1 D. m. at
 New Haven at 1.l0 p. m Leave Albauy
 al 6.55 am. with through car,
 Leave Canaan at 9.34 a. m. 1.25 p. m Passenger Train for Bridgeport al.
 irving at 5 20 D, nl., with through cal for
 New York, arriving at 7.45 D. m. at New
 Haven at 09 p. m, connecting with
 train leaving Albany at 9.20 a. m.
 Leave Canaan at 5 co. 2.OO D. m. Milk Train for Bridgeport, srr,y,pr
 at $40 p. m.: at New York. II 80 p. p,. | at New Haven, l046 D. ID,
 Leave Canaan at 3.52 D. n. l 5 % p. Passenger Train for Falls Vn,ast
 arriving at 6.50 p. m. Leave Albany vt
 2.35 p. m.
 Leaves Canaan at 6.35 D. nl. Sunday Milk Train leaves Pittsheld at 3 S5
 p. m. for Bridgeport, arriving at Sbp
 p,m.; New York, l.52 D. nl. New Ha-
 ven, 12.30 a.. m.
 Leave Canaan at 4.30L m. Connect at Brookfield Junction with trains 10 and from Danbury.
 H. D. AVERILL,
 General Ticket Az ent,
 General Offices, Bridgeport, Ct. w. H. YEOMANS, Supt.
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HAY AND STRAW

WANTED.-The Highest Cash Price Paid w for Hay and Straw at the okl Housa- tonic depot, Canaan. The above wi be re- ceived Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satu days.
 JOHN N. VAN DEUSEN, A gent.
 Canaan, Conn.,, Oct. 4, 1882. If
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SCOVILLE-AtW West Cornwall, December 8, Elias Scoville, aged 69 years. LEAVENWORTH-At Falls Village, Dec. 2, Electa, wife of Geo. Leavenworth. aged 36 Years
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Sportsmen, take Notice.

A IL PERSONS fishing, hunting or shoot A ing Birds or Game of any description on our Lands in the Town of Salisbury, ct, will be prosecuted forthwith to the full extent of the law. J. N. O. SCOVILIE.
 Chapinville. Ct., Nov. 21st. 1881. 1v
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FOR s SALE,

THE farm known as the Parks Dairy Farm, ituated in the north of Salisbury, on Town Hill, so called, containing 355 acres, on which is a large quantity of wood and sprouts of IS and 20 growth, with meadow, blow and pas ture land, enough for & large stock of cattle, is offered for sale. Terms made easy; for particulars enquire of J. w. Parks, on adjoin- ing farm, 26tf J. w. and A. M. PARKS.
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If you want clear, white and beauti- full skin, go right to your druggist for a bottle of Pearls White Glycerine, and use as directed.
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sS. P. SEYMOUR.

ENURNIsHINGUNDER Baskets, bur- II 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. 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, E. l.. Gay lord. R. I. Crissey.
 Samples may be seen at my house or at Sparks Co.'S store at any time.
 Norfolk Conn. March l 1879. 14t
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BORN
DIED.

LEAVENW WORTH-At Falls Village, Nov. 26,
 a son to MT. and Mrs. Geo Leavenworth.
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TIA AFFORD & CONN. WESTERN LII AkAlLkOAD.

Ill iiAiLHOAD.
 Commencing Aug. 6, 1882
 GOING WEST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN. $50 a m. for Rhineclitf connecting wi tn special
 extra for aratoga, arriving at 225 p. m.
 With train for Albany arriving at loo D.
 m. With Ferry for Rondout and U, &
 D. Railroad for Catskill Mountains. 12.4 a. m. Connecting from Pittstield, at Mil. for Fishkill.
 Leaves Salisbury at 12.5s and Lakevll,e
 at 1.02 p. m.
 12.4 p. m. for Rhinecliff, connecting with train
 on the N. Y. C. x H. R. Railroad. $50 p. m. Connecting from Plttstield, At Mill
 lerton for New York, arriving at $40 D. nn.
 Leaves Salisbury at 4.l5 and Lakeville
 at 4.23 p. m,
 6.s6 p. m Connecting from Pittsfield. At Mill
 lertoI with Express for Albany and the
 West.
 Leaves Salisbury Vt 6.54 and LakeviiIe at 6.58 D. m.
 3.2O D. m. Milk Train, connecting at Millerton for New York arriving at 12.20 am Runs Sundays only. GOING EAST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN. 9.34 &. m. Connecting at Winsted for Wate,
 bury and Bridgeport. At simsbury tc,
 Westtieidi vnesSi,aai and Northampton. No1tal vii,
 with Express for Springfield and Boston,
 and all points North and East arriving in Boston at 3.55 p. m.; and for New
 Haven, arriving at 1.37 p. m. also for
 Wiihmantic, New London, Providence, New York. Leaves Millerton at $50, Lakeville 9.O3 Salisbury 9.09 B.. m. 800 p. m. Connecting at Winsted for Water- bury and Bridgeport At Pine Meade, for New Haven, at Simsbury forW estfeld i Holyoke and Northampton. At Hartford
 for Willimantic, New London, New York.
 Boston, and Saybrook, via. 0. V. R. R.
 Leaves Millerton at 2.l4, Lakeville 2.8l
 Salisbury 2.36 D. m. 4.32 p. m. connecting at Simsbury for Vest
 field and Holyoke; at Hartford for
 Springfield and Boston, Wilhmantic and
 New London. 1 SIS p. m. Leaves Millerton at 7.91, Lakeyille
 7.4S, Salisbury 7.5S p. m., for Winsted i Passengers leave New York at 4.24 D. m. connect with this train. sos p. m. Sundays only.] Leave Millerton for West Winsted, arriving al 6.12 D. m For time at way stations and connections see posters. WALTER PEARCE, i Genn Ticket gent. | J. F. JONES, Superintendent
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Friday at Sweetzburg, Quebec, for the murder of Joseph Jackson, near Aber- corn, Quebec, in July 1881, committed suicide at three o'clock Friday morning by cutting his throat. The case has local interest Richards was arrestsd through Chief Packard at Farrel's foundry in Waterbury. Sheriff Pickel, of Sweetzburg, heard that Richards was living in this section of the country somewhere, and wrote to Mir. Packard for information. He learned that the man had been working on the Beach place, in West Hartford, but was then living with his wife in Waterbury. The wife was visited but would say but lit tle Richards was brought to the Hart ford jail and confined. He admitted being with Jackson, and when the Sweetzburg authorities came on he con- sented to go with them without a re- quisition After long and impartial trial he was sentenced to be hanged last Friday Efforts for a commutatlon of sentence were unsuccessful. It IS said that Richards was very stubborn and wilful, and, when clergyman called on him to converse with him, he declined to have anything to say.
 The circumstances of the crime were as follows: About the 20th of last April while some children were playing in the woods near Abercorn, they discovered the remains of human being partially concealed under some stones and brush es in deep ravine. Terrified with fright they at once ran and gave the news. The body lay in the brook with a large, fiat stone on the head. One boot was of, and his coat was pulled over his head. The body was very much decomposed, and, of course was unrecognizable The remains were placed in rough coffin and removed to Sutton, Quebec The ravine is an ob- scure and lonesome place, and so seclud- ed that the body had lain there for months, and had never been noticed before. After the body was removed to Sutton, thorough inquest was held, and the verdict was that the man came to his death by blow on the head. The dead person was evidently about 70 years of age, and the murder would never have been traced out had letter not been found on his person revealing the fact that his name was Joseph Jack son; that he came from England to this country to purchase land and try farm ing. The letter was quite lengthy, was we'll written, and signed: ''From your loving sister, NJ. H. Jackson" This gave clew. The sister was communi- cated with, and found to be the one who had written the letter and gave much information. After much inquiry 1t was learned through a farmer named Ingalls, that two young Englishmen had been around the neighborhood trying to hire out, and had started across lots, by way of the ravine for the depot. It was discovered that the murdered man was one of these two, and that the name of the other was Richards. It appeared that the latter killed his comrade while crossing the fields, ritied his pockets and concealed him as best he could, sup posing that the body would never be found Richards then went to the sta ton and took the baggage belonging to both of them, had it checked, and pur- chased ticket for Connecticut. The story of his subsequent detection and arrest is skillful piece of detective work. -Intfo,d Weekly Post
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G. w. SCOvILLE, Furnishing Undertaken

And dealer in Caskets Coffins, Burial Robes, and all kinds of Undertakers' Goods. The most approved methods known to the profess sion used in preserving the dead.
 Cabinet work, Upholstering, and Repairing promptly and thoroughly done.
 Agent for M. G. Wheeler's cut fowe'
 Residence and shop on the "Green. Norfolk. Conn. 35tf
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For S0Ze.
FOR SALE.

WILL SELL on reasonable terms, my property on River street, consisting of about three-quarters of an acre of land in good state of cultivation, good horse barn, shed and cut buildings Also foundation and cellar of house which was burned down.
 Enquire of
 F. PEQUIGNEY. Canaan, Jan. IT, 1882. 3Otf
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CONGRESS- met at noon, Monday, and the Presidents Message was transmitted without delay. The Message is some what shorter than that of last year and treats of the usual topics. The two most important passages of the docu- ment are those in which the President discusses, first, the way to reduce the great and growing surplus in the Treasury, and secondly, the way to pro- tect that surplus from the inroads of wasteful or knavish legislation. As to the immediate necessity of reducing taxation, President Arthur's warning to Congress is peremptory. The people of the United States have been over taxed by existing laws to degree that left in the treasury last year S1OO, ,OOO,- GOO, and this year $145, 100000. With the treasury full to overfowing, the al- formative lies between extravagant ex- penditure and too rapid extinguish- ment of the public debt, the govern ment buying back it's bonds at an enor nous premium before they are redeem able. For the reduction of the surplus, the President suggests that, unless the expenditures of the government for the coming year have been underestimated, all internal taxes may be abrogated with the exception of those upon distilled spirits. The retention of the tax on domestic spirits, he thinks, will leave margin for large reductions from the customs revenue. In recommending judicious revision of the tariff, however, he disclaims any intention of advising an abandonment of the policy of pro- lection to American industry.
 On the second point the best method to prevent extravaganza in the appro- priations. the President offers two sug- gestions. One way to defeat the job bers and log-rollers in Congress is to abandon the practice of grouping in 8 single bill appropritions for a great number and variety of objects, all of which must stand or fall together. The other and the wiser way is to provide by Constitutional amendment that the Executive may veto any item or items of an appropriation bill, without disap- proving the measure as a whole. The President thinks the people are taking an increasing interest in civil service reform and that the time has come for Congressional action. The burden of the patronage (so calledD has become greater than any President ought to be required to bear. The President ad- vises the passage of national banking law; federal aid in the matter of popular education to the States that need it; a better regulation of railroads so far as the interests of inter state commerce calls for it; such legislation as may ap- pear to be needed for the preservation of our remaining forests, and some pro- visions for the ascertaining and declar- ation-of the result in Presidential cleo tions, and for regulating the succession to the Presidential office.
 The Message on the whole is well spoken of as 0 plain, straight forward presentation of the situation
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Business Cards.
J.B. HARDENRERGH,
E. R. GARDNER,

A TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law, Judge of A Probate etc., Canaan, Conn.