Connecticut western news., 1885-01-07


 Complying with Prof Baldwin's advic'
 four of his young lady scholars were ex
 amined, not with view of entering tn,
 State Normal school, but simply to as certain their proficiency or standing Prof Sanford took the papers and in du, time will report the standing of eacl one.
 On Friday, Jan. 16, there will bt an auction sale of household furniture crockery, glassware, wooden-ware, car penter's boring machine, grind stone shovels, keg of vinegar, half barrel sof soap and various articles, at Mrs Marif Knickerbocker's house, about one mile south of this village. That witty auc tioneer, A. P. Briggs, will wield the hammer and some one will get half ( barrel of soft soap.
 The Village Improvement associa' tion are in need of funds. The ladies have come to the rescue and will pro vide supper at the associations rooms in Town hall building tomorrow Thurs day) evening. Supper will be served at any time from o'clock to 10 o'clock or later. All who are friendly to the asso- citation are cordially invited to attend and give the association lift. Those who live outside of the village are also iuvit- ed to attend. Come at six o'clock, get good supper and then attend the pray CT meeting at the M. E. church, if you desire. Good works and faith go hand in hand.
 The idea entertained by many old bachelors, that the ladies are just pining away to marry them, receives a severe rebuke by the record of marriages in Canton during 1884. Notwithstanding leap year accorded the ladies the privi- lege of proposing, there were less mar rlages in Canton in 1884 than for A years, so those old bachelors who put such high value on themselves can see how the ladies prize them. Perhaps if the record of other years could be ex- plained 1t might show that the ladies married the bachelors ito get rid of them"
 We have received letter, dated Dec 29, from Edward s. Compton of Elizabeth, Harrison county, Ind, from which we quote, 'I noticed in the NEWS of Oct. 29, an item, Go west, young man No, better stay east where you can raise four ears of corn, 7s inches long, on one stalk, same as Mir Abel Stevens does You can tell MT Stevens he can call at the NEWS office and see sample of western corn. I send you one ear taken from stock in my neigh borhood. It is 12 inches long, has IA rows, 55 kernels to the row, or & total of 77O kernels. l say, young man go west. Such corn as MT Stevens exhib- its we call nubbins" Mir Compton neglects to state whether 4 or A of his mammoth ears of corn grow on one stalk In Indiana. Call at the NEWS off, flee and see this corn before we put 1t in- to packages of 10 kernels each and hand 1t over to the Village Improvement so- ciety to be sold to replenish their treas ury.
 We have received a copy of the Niles Mich Democrat of Dec. 20, 1884, containing the Historical ad- dress delivered on the occasion of the fftieth anniversary of Trinity church at Niles, Mich, on the evening of Dec. 8 by R. w. Landon." The address is very interesting and gives full history of the organization of the society and church, and mentions the many changes that have taken place during the half century. The address occupies nearly three columns of the Democrat. "Of the ten persons elected wardens and vestrymen of this parish at its or ganizatlon, but three are now living, viz: Holman Wheeler, Jacob Beeson and c. K. Green, and am rejoiced too see that Mir Beeson Is present with us this even ing and very much regret that impaired health and the intirmities ofage prevent the attendance of MT Green and Mir Wheeler, who are pleasantly remember ed by few of the older members of this congregation, as former respected citizens of Niles" k. w. Landon was secretary from 1841 to 1943; was elect ed a vestryman in 1850 and continued several years, and in 1860 was elected junior warden.
 Cornish Rood's house at Stamford was totally destroyed by fire about o'clock last Friday morning. A piano, lounge, two tables, chairs, bed, one car pet, few small pictures and portion of the family wardrobe were saved. MT Rood was suffering with asthma and had been awake from 12 o'clock until AM, at which time he called his wife, but be- fore she could dress she discovered the house was on fire. There was a small insurance on the house and furniture. Friday morning J. w. Peet of Canaan received a telegram from George T. Lawrence of Stamford, stating the cir cumstance of the fire and within few minutes a few friends in Canaan con- tributed $25, which MT Peet forwarded to MT Rood and he has since collected $l5 more. Collections for them were taken in the church at Stamford on Sun day, and the ladies of the church there will meet and make garments for them. MT Rood IS in very poor health and Mrs Rood has worked very hard since they moved to Stamford.
 Suicide of a Minister.