Connecticut western news., 1884-02-27
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Henry 5. Beers IS slowly improving and will soon be out.
 Edward Hall is very sick with mea- sles and lung difficulty, but hopes of his recovery are strongly entertained.
 Out of the 30 attending the district school here about 15 are attending a measles picnic and more are expected to be added to their number.
 The auction sale of s. s. Reed s goods was largely attended and articles brought fair prices. MT Reed will move from his farm, recently sold to W. c. Stone, into the village, occupying the Whit comb place.
 Victory c. Beers unloaded three ca1 loads of tobacco Friday last, purchased at Brookfeld, New Milford and vicinity, the prices ranging from three to six cents for seedleaf and five to ten cents per pound for havana; there are some % men under charge of Seymour Hol lister, sorting and packing the same.
 The people of Cornwall having long felt the need of high school, have late ly taken great interest in the matter and at meeting lately held, appointed E D. Benedict, George 0. Harrison and Chauncey E. Baldwin, committee tC take charge of the matter; the above named gentlemen will undoubtedly bt proficient in the discharge of their du ties and the school will, We hope, sooI be established.
 CORNWALL.
 The community was pained to learI of the death of Minnie L. Schlittenhart who died Thursday morning, Februar, 14, after brief illness. She was tn, youngest of the family and the onl. daughter at home-loving and attentiv, to her mother, who is an invalid, a pc and companion for her brothers and sis ters. All that she was in her home ant how she will be missed they know. w, know that a lovely character is gone; thoughtful, unobtrusive, Christian girl whose influence was gentle and sweet a the flowers she loved so well to cuJti vate. The funeral was attended ol Sunday at her home. The weathe seemed in harmony with the occasion Members of the Cornwall choir ant others sang feelingly from Gospe Hymns, Flowers were arranged tender ly and our loved one was laid to rest Our loss is her gain. The family hav the sympathy of all.
 KONKAPOT.
 One day during the. late rise of tn Konkapot river, Ed Cook and a smal boy were returning from their days la Dor on the mountain. They were rid ing on sled drawn by mule and foun, the water too deep for sledding purposes Humiliating as it was, betook them selves to the mules back as the "leas of two evils" It seems the old mul felt as indignant with his load as the did on being forced to make such choice and thinking it would tell bette if he was the first to make known hi disgust, fixed on the following mode By very carefully carrying his burdel to the deepest and swiftest water an, then played he was tired and lay down The small boy was next seen on top O 0 willow stub, soaking wet. It woul' seem that the mule rather than hay them try it again, concluded to remail under water till by drowning could ri himself of such disagreeable task. A soon as Cook saw what the mule was u to, having some acquaintance with thei determined dispositions, he was at ono willing to forgive him and tried to con sole him by making a solemn promis never to ride him again. The mule re mained mulish and was very 10th t take promises, so Ed had to hold tn mules nose out of the water and plea, with him till the OK team came to his re lief. Whether the mule has forgive hlm or not, Ed sticks to his promise an says he never will ride another mule