Connecticut western news., 1882-10-18


 and treats of 50,OO0 topics. The work is 8 valuable one for reference, and con- sidering the subscription price, every one should avail himself of the opportu- nifty for subscribing.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist preachers hold their next meeting at Canaan, Conn.,, October 23d. The pro- gramme is: 10 A. M., business 1O.3O, essay by Rev W. s. Winans, Jr., Hou- satonic 11.45, sketch by Rev. J. w. Cross, of Amenia 2 P. M., paper by Rev. David Mccartney, of Lee, entitled "Ele- ments of success in the Sunday school work ;" 3.3O, paper by Rev. H. B. Mead, of East Canaan, upon ''class meetings" 7.3O, paper, temperance meeting, with addresses by Rev. H. c. Humphrey, of Scockbridge, and Rev. B. H. Roys, of North Egremont.
 The following cases are set down for the second week of the October Criminal Term: Tuesday, October IT, State, vs. Frank Chapman; State vs. Thomas O'Riley. Wednesday, Octo- Der Is, State vs. Charles F. Plumb; State vs. James H. Thompson State vs. John Buckley State vs. Patrick Sutton; State vs. William Hagan State vs. Chas. A. Peck State vs. Ellsworth Bennett i; State vs. Allen Smith, IA cases. For remainder of Term, State vs. Anthony Boyle, II cases iState vs Ezra I. Dud- ley, cases State vs. Michael Boyle, 8 cases State vs. James Merritt, ct. al. ]; State vs. Hugh O'Loughlin.
 Mir Harry Fields, wife and daugh- ter of Princeton, Illinois, are visiting relatives and friends in the East, after an absence of nineteen years. They made short call at Canaan, last week. MT. Fields is one of the pioneers of Northern Illinois. He started from Egg remont, many years ago, with an OK team, small amount of goods and very limited means to cast his fortune in the western wilds, and finally located near Princeton, Illinois. He is now the owner of three eighties (240 acres) of the best farming land, for which he has been offered $1OO per acre, and is reck- oned one of the solid men of his section of the State.
 The Tobacco Growers Mutual In- surance Company has completed another successful business season. The back wardness of the spring and the drouth of the summer rendered it Q discour- prevented many from insuring their crops. But the business on an average has been as well as usual, and has estab- ished the fact that the company has a permanent and solid foundation to rest upon. The principle is a sound one and is bound to succeed. The company has sustained only three losses the pres ent season, two in Sufield and one in Simsbury, and these have been satisfac- torily adjusted and paid, leaving hand. some surplus in the treasury. Quite g number of parties in the vicinity o1 these losses had insured the year be- fore, but not having met with any loss then, they thought they would save the little premium and run the risk. The cyclone came with rain and hail, and their crops that had cost them so much were 8 total loss A similar instance occurred here about two years ago. A party who had insured one year, escaped loss, and thought he would take the
 chances the next, himself. We'll he die
 and was out of pocket the entire crop
 Hail storms are very uncertain.
 The following was taken from
 publication recently issued in this vi
 cinity: ''The Rev. Hiram Eddy, o
 Canaan, was Chaplain of the Secont
 Connecticut Regiment. At Bull Rul
 he got separated from his comrades
 After wandering about for two days he
 was captured by the Rebels. His loft,
 stature and manly bearing deeply i'm
 pressed his captors, who took him t.
 the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond } He was transferred to Columbia, s. c. and thence to Charleston, where he ha' the yellow fever. Andersonville ha. not then been organized, else he doubt less would have been consigned to it ]; torments. After over years imprison
 ment he was exchanged and welcome : back to his charge in Winsted, Conn with such an ovation as few minister ' have enjoyed. He was presented wit ] pistol, by the Hon. John Boyd, wit l instructions to present it to the privat who should prove the most meritorior 5 soldier of the Company. It was lost z . the Battle of Bull Run, and no awar
 was made, but it was generally concede 5 it should have been awarded to privat : Alonzo H. Conklin, of Mill River, Mas } who on the march to Bull Run foun l his feet so blstered by tight boots thu 7 he threw them away near Centrevill' l and made pair of moccasins out of tI i. legs of his pants, in which he serve : through the battle and on the retire, ]. without complaint.
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