Connecticut western news., 1882-03-15

Just received at the Salisbury harness and l runk emporium, 444 centennial ave, Lake lille, an immense assortment of ladies and ,en.'s trunks and satchels. Also on hand a nee lot of collars, harnesses, whips, brushes. ,tc, all of which will be sold cheap and last V some buffalo robes. and all wool horse blankets, which will be sold tat cost to make room for spring stock.
 Yours Respectfully.
 5w3s JoH M. MILLER.
 The young people are finding an endless source of pleasure ill the Amateur pocket camera" sold by William H. Walker X Co, Rochester N. Printed directions come with the instrument, and any one can learn to take pictures. This section of the country abounds with so many beauties, that such an instrument may be constantly employed. It is also useful for cultlvating the taste, en- observation, and diverting from less profitable pastlmes.
 Oh, how love the Spring-tme, Song. Boheme Polka. by Rubenstein. Darkest ere the Dawn, Song Oscars Schottische. Os- cars SunAower Polka. Kitty Balm, Irish Ballad. Secret Love, Violin and Plano He went away in Spring The above eight pieces of music are sent to us by Oliver Ditsou & Co , of Boston. Oscar Wilde's peculiar DOT trait looks out from two of the pages, and Rubensteins from third fine lot oi mnsic There is also an acceptable copy ot Ditsou < Co.'S musical weekly, 'The Musical Record"
 The Poltce Gazette of last week has a picture representing Samuel w. Bradley. representative from Falls Village, in the act of pullinga woman t from under hls bed in the Park Central hotel Hartford. IL also has graphic description of the affair. The woman. Mary Allen, was sentenced to two years in tie' state prison, for burglary. Un doubtedly she was after Mr. Bradey's pocket book, having secreted herself under the bed before he went up to his room Her brazer defense, when first arrested, that tshe hac been having little irritation with Mir. Brad ley at tea table, and he invited her up to hi: room" didn't work, and she languishes in du rance vile.
 The village clock in the steeple nf the Con gregational church, held closely up to its duty of recording the passing moments, while the fire which destroyed the building, oI Saturday evening, ragged around 1t. For near Fly an hour it's working parts were entwlne' with smoke and flame, but still It tucked away and its hands recorded the slowly passin, | moments of the evening tme, illuminated b, l the raging flames above and below it Tn voice ot the tick talk was lost amid tn crackling flames, while the wind blew tn columns of smoke away from it's face and th steepls above drew the heated breath Of fam from below, but it sill ticked on. Faithfu chronicler of passing tune, it was indeed tru l to the last. But the end came, as the hou l oI seven was reached. One feeble stroke C the bell was all it had tue power to give The other six were left untold. Its tongu was silenced, it's hands were motionless, it face looked out upon the confusion below with calm dignity which seemed to sa witMn the sound of it's voice, and in sight its ever welcome face, feel to have lost friend, and as we turn to the dismantled tow CT where it dwelt, unconsciously, time an again, each day, each hour, almost, we full realize how much of a companion it was t the world which went hurrying by below il i-Couaser.
 Gen Charles Sedgwick of Sharon, die last Thursday, at the age of S7 We reprir the following from the Hartford Courant, re latipg to his remarkable career: ~."Gener
 Charles E Sedgwick may be called the Nest,
 of the Connecticut bar. He was a native
 sharon and was graduated at Williams col ! 4llege, in the class with William Cullen Br. ant with whom he formed close friendsh which lasted for life Mr. sedgwck adopte } the legal profession. studying at the once 1 nous Lltchtield school, and he soon rose
 prominence He served in both branches ? the general assembly. hls last service beil J
 United States district attorney for sever j. years, serving in this office during the wa ! He took an interest in the state militia du , ing ahis early life and became major gener :, at tune when the militia consisted of ha : a-dozenS brigades with twenty-five regiment
 divided inte@iufantry, calvary and artiller
 He was a cousin of the late General Sedgwic i; the gallant commander of the Sixth corr |, who was killed at Spottsylvania The Sed
 wick family is of the most illustrious Ne ', England 'stHck. tracing it's lineage to t + Puritan Robert Sedgwirk, one of Cromwell n distinguished generals. John Sedgwick. t
 grandfather of the subject oi thls sketch. W
 d major in the revolutionary army, and
 major gcueral ot state militia The tam
 has pro 1uced many eminent men, and is not
 for its intellectual traits. Gen. Charles r Sedgwlck was man of superior attainment
 He took an intelligent interest in lccal h p tory, and contributed a number os valual :, sketches to Luchteld county records r history of Sharon is valuable and comprehe sive. In 1865 he prepared and delivered 6 historical address of Cornwall Hollow, a
 his last public ulterance of note was a val J. able address prepared at the request of t [ Litchheld county bar, in commem ration $ an anniversa'y of the ol law school Ge
 eral Sed!wtck. when a young man, marr L. Betsey Swan who bore him ten childre h She, with most of the children, survives"
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