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Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03

B. Fl. DOUGLASS & SONS CAPSI- CUM COUGH DROPS are the result of over forty years experience in com pounding cough mixtures. They are the best. Sold everywhere. Price 15 cts. per ar. pound.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
DIED,

WADHAMs-At Great Harrington, Janu- ary 80, of pneum onia, Orcelia, wife of Collins Wadhams, aged 52 years. HAn1M1LToN At Norfolk January 20, Pers.lta Ha,nmilton, aged 76 years. BAssErr-At Norfolk, January 29, Mary b., widow of Rev William B. Bassett. aged 50 years.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
NORFOLK, CONN.

Representative Hubbard of Middle town has presented bill in the legisla- ture changing the time of the town meeting from the first Monday to the Tuesday after the first Monday in Octo- Der, bee use Middletown printer says he is obliged to work on Sunday to print the ballots for Mondays election.- Springfield Republican.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03

Many suffering people drag them selves about with failing strength, feel ing that they are steadily sinking into the grave, when by useing Parker's Tonic they would find cure commenc- ing with the first dose, and vitality and strength surely coming back to them.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03

Give your children B. H. DOUGLASS & SONS CAPSICUM COUGH DROPS for their Coughs, Colds and Sore Throats: they will cure speedily, are harmless and pleasing to the taste. Sold everywhere. Price 15 cts. per ar. pound.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
Legal Notices.

RESTRICT OF NORFOLK ss. PROBATE D Court, January 25, 1sS6 Estate ot Hartford Spring x Axle Company late ot Norfolk in said district, insolvent assign ing debtors
 The Court of Probate for the District of Norfolk ha,h lim1te and allowed three months rom tie da'e of thls order for the creditors f said estate represented insolvent, in which to exhibit thelr claims against said estate: md has appoint edEgoert T.Butler Of Norfolk. onn., and Donald T Warner of Salisbury, Conn Commissioners to receive and exa mine said Claims.
 Certified by
 Augustus Fl Fenn, acting judge. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the Banking house of Cowles & El- dridge in said Norfolk .on the 27th day of Feb rua'y: 1s86,a the 26th day of April, 1886. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on each of said days, for the purpose of examining the claims pre- sented within said time limited by the court. EGBE T T. BUTLER, co.:.-. DONALD T. WARNER. oonlniAssiohers. All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 GEORGE D. HARRISON n
 MATTEL. B. STEVENS Af"S1ees'
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
BORN.

BRYAN-At Great Harrington, February l, son to Mir and Mrs James A. Bryan. HoTCHKIss New Marlboro, January "A, daughter to MT and Mrs D. H. Hotchkiss.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
6. W. SCOVlLLE.

UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. Everything requisite for Burial Purposes urnished at the Shortest Possible Notice.
 Calls by Telephone "Norfolk Dug Store. Residence and shop on "The Green"
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03

"Chriatmas comes but once year,
 When it comes it brings good cheer' And also HOLIDAY GOODS at 444 Cen. lenntal Ave-, Lakeville, Ct. Just Keceived-A rplendid assortment of Horse Blankets, Japan, Black, White and Grey Wolf Robes Lap Robes. Trunks and Satchels and all kinds of Horse Furnishing goods. Single and Double Harness on hano and made to order of the Best Custom Tanned Oak Leather. All the above goods at prices lower than ever.
 Yours courteously,
 JOHN M. MILLER.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
NEW LIGHT :!

Capron's Jewelry Store at Falls Will lage. Ct., is lighted by the new kind of lamps, which he has for sale. Brilliant light with no heat-a combination sell dom found in lamp. Call some eve ming and look over his stock of Jewelry, Silverware, Watches, Clocks, etc., by the new light.
 Bargains in China and Glassware, Musical Instruments, Sportsmen's Goods, Games, Toys and Yankee Notions.
 q. V. CAPRON,
 Falls Village. Conn.,, January 1. 1886.
Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
s.h.cr,ptien Acceun,.-The date on th.

S0bscrIption Acc0unt.-The date on the eolored slip of paper with the name of the sub- acriber. shows the time to which the sub. ortPtlOn h paid thus, R. B. Smith 5JulS5, indicates that Mr. smith hae paid for his paper to to il that their accoont. indicated by the date on their papers .is always correct. and when they pay for . renewal of their subscription, will ob proper credit and in the event of error. to in. form us for correction at once No claims for er- fofs In these accounts wlrhereafter be considered 0A1o1s presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made. e the regular receipt ofthe paper with the date to thereon is prima facie evidence of its acceptance eD correct.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

The newspapers sometimes tell stories
hard to believe, and this from Chattanoo-
ga despatch to the New York Herald is one
of them 7. p. Woodall, a man who has
just died at Hartsells, Ala, from the effects
of a fall from IA railroad car, had lived five
years without a skull He was found five
years ago lying i'll "A fit before an open
hearth, his head amid the not embers of an
expiring fire. The entire top of his head
down TO his eyes had been burned to a crisp
and instant death seemed inevitable As a
last resort the surgeons removed the entire
skull as low down as the sockets of the eyes
and equally as far in the rear. An artificial
covering was placed over the brain to pro
tect it from exposure, and in a few weeks q
thin film formed over it, and strange to say
the man lived, retaining all his faculties
The membrane never hardened, and to the
hour of his death the convolutions of thu
brain could be easily discerned and its throb
bings clearly seen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

A Brooklyn man while chasing his wife
with club fell into "a cistern and was
drowned. Accidents continue 10 happen in
the best regulated families. Huntington
Free Press.
We are to have an open winter, Dude
overcoats are made short enough to show
the bottoms of the swallow tailed coats be
meath.
Chronology. Old gentleman quitting a
few questions)-Now, boys-ah-can any
of YOU tell me what commandment Adam
broke when he took the forbidden fruit
Small scholar dixie shot)-Please, sir, tn
worn't no commandments then, sir (Ques-
toner sits corrected)
Kate Field says she is tired of the world,
and would like To live apart from the fash
| ionable hustle" Why don't you take 1t OIL
then, Kate, and give it to the hired girl
Minneapolis Tribune.
Patrick YOU told me you needed the al
cohol TO clean the mirrors with, and here
/ find you drinking it.
"Faix, mum, it's drinkin' it and brath-
ing on the glass OHM doin. '"-Erchdnge,
They have begun to grow cork trees in
California, and some enthusiastic people
think the day isn't far distant when this
country will be able 10 raise all the eork'
and corkscrews required for our advancing
/ civilization boston Herald
The Bartholdi goddess of liberty, with ice
ON her head in the morning, after being on
all night is not pleasing spectacle
Orleans PicdWne.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
wide Awake Con,ribu,or.

Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont is often said TO be
the best talker, the most delightful rocOnteur,
in American society. II certainly has proved a
fortunate thing for the Wide Awake magazine that
its editors secured her as contributor and ally.
When they began the publication of her ''Souye
Mrs of My Time two years ago, some doubts
were expressed, in view of the highly finished
style of the articles and their political historic and
social subject-ma rs to whether or no they
were not rather above the children's heads -"
Some little time ago the magazine managers re-
solved test the tastes and get at the opinions of
subscribers as to various features of Wide Awake.
Accordingly, on the occasion of adopting their
new cover in green, gold and rose-coor-a radical
departure from magazine covers in general-they
put several questions in big type TO their readers:
Did they like the cover, or did they noty And
what features of the magazine did they like and
what did they disapproyey Then they learned
what was thought Of Mrs. Fremont. Children
clamored and parents begged for more articles
from Mrs Fremont. It certainly was very graft
fying to know the magazine had not mistaken its
| audience Observation-Disclosures Of Madame Re
camier, or of Napoleon's old marshals, or Of the
young Queen Victoria at the opera, or night in a
| wild California inn or of school-days In early
/ French St Louis or chldvisits to President Jack
son at the White House, or the wedding reception
| of a Danish prince, or the bridal pageant of the
Empress Eugene, or gathering cherries for Pres
dent Van Buren, in Virgna-al has been enjoyed
and endless series of the same kind We're asked for
! Nothing had been too high, or too unusual, toe
choice or too important. Delightful and instruc
tive family reading for old and young was thu
verdict of hundreds of letters.
Mrs. Fremont is now absorhngly occupied Will
Gen. Fremont upon his Memoirs" but she has
written four papers for Wide Awake for 1887
three of them are ''Tafy and Buster" stories
stories of her Shetland ponies and all mixed up
with our civil war. The fourth is MY Day in Co
penhagen with Hans Christian Andersen"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
Killed by Hi. own FooIhnrdine-..

a terrible explosion at Galveston, Texas,
last Sunday morning, the result of fool
hardness, caused the death of Joseph c.
Lynch of New York, travelling agent for the
Hazard powder company of that city,
Lynch had negotiated the sale of lot of
powder among which he discovered 10 dam
aged kegs, the contents of which had be
come lumpy ON account of moisture, He
left them in magazine three miles from
Galveston until Sunday morning, when he
visited the magazine in company with Thos.
A. Drew for the purpose of destroying the
powder. They carried the 10 kegs about 80
yards from the magazine, to the bank of
the bayou Lynch kicked in the head of
three or four kegs examined the contents,
and piled the powder on top of the opened
kegs As he took match from his pocket,
Drew protested against his lighting 800
pounds of powder without making trail
or lighting a slow fuse. Lynch replied that
he would touch it off, whereupon Drew be-
came alarmed and ran away at the top of
his speed. He had hardly gone 500 feet
when he heard terrific explosion and at
the same instant was thrown violently upon
his face. Turning over quickly, Drew saw
Lynch spinning around like top about 81
feet in the air, his clothes and hair all ablaze,
Lynch fell nearly 100 feet from where he
went up. When Drew reached him life
was extinct, and every particle of clothing
and hair had been burned from the mans
holy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

The Grand Army post at North Troy has
decided to build a hall "a by 40, and one
and half stories high, with a basement
The village of Factory Point win soon be
among the things that were. After Jan
LIST, 1887, it will be known as Manchester
Centre.
Thomas Boyle, who died in Ludlow re-
Gently, was the oldest person in that town.
He was born in County Kerry, Ireland,
Aug. ~, 177S, making him 10S years, 3
months and 3 days old. His mother lived
to the age of ia.
The first state conference of the young
peoples societies of Christian endeavor will
be held at Burlington December IA and 10,
when Rev Mr.. Clarke, the founder of the
society, will speak, and leading clergynen
of the state will make addresses.
For the past month workmen have been
engaged rebuilding the two bridges ON the
Barre branch of the Central Vermont rail
road which were washed away last spring
Central Vermont cars 10 Barre now run
over the Montpelier and Wells River rail
road from Montpelier to Barre Junction.
In the well-worn case of Stewart V. Hill
ton, in which Alexander Stewart of Caven
dish seeks to break the will of A. 7. Stew
art, Judge Wallace of the United Statei
court in New York city decides that the
plaintiff must pay all the costs in the previ
Gus suits now in default and deposit $3.50 a
! security for the cost in the future. This i
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
4 LETTER From MR.. CABLE
CONCERNING THE LATE INTEMPERATE TEN
PERANCE MEETING ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
POSITION On THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
CLEARLY DEFINED.

CONCERNING THE LATE INTEMPERATE TEN
PERANCE MEETING IN NORTHAMrTON-HI
POSITION On THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
CLEARLY DEFINED.
NORTHAMPTON, Nov. %, 1886.
Mr. H. 4. White:
Dear Sr-Your kind letter and clipping
from the Telegram has reached me, and
hasten to assure YOU that have received
no discourtesy save from one indiscreet per
son, whose rudeness was not fully realized
by himself, aud whose action was repudiat
ed on the spot by the entire audience in Il
solid, rising vote l am not in favor Of Ii
censng or allowing any kind of an estab-
ishment. open or secret, that facilitates
dram drinking. The laws of Massachusetts,
AS read them, are virtual prohibition of
all mischievous forms of drinking that can
be legislated against am for the enforce
mcnt of every law against drinking or liz
uor selling now in the Commonwealth stat
utes Certainly this is far removed from the
venial principle of allowing public bars and
open saloons under the corruptlng bride OF
high license" | hold it to be self-evident
that laws which attack "A public vice are go
ing to be about equally ineffective, whether
lax or stringent in their letter, unless the
laws supporters by organized effort ant
| with the ''snews of war lawfully compe
the officers Of the law to carry out its full
provision faithfully until its execution ha!
become institutional, the habit, wish anC
expectation of the community at large
| But as long as a public vice is backed witt
| the money and determination of avariciou
and INSCRIPTIONS men, and public officer
are not compelled To execute the law
against it under penalty of the might of tn
law against themselves, long will tn
question OF the mere stringency of the law
be false issue and the laws be the NOR
outraged the more extreme they are iii form
wherever populations are dense enough t
furnish the unruly with masks and hidin
places. Let lovers of law, peace and sobri
ETY. unite for compelling officials to enforc
the laws we have Then if additions
stringency is evidently needed, there wi
be united and intelligent demand for it.
Yours truly, GEORGE W. CABLE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
SI.IO Each,

Which are worth more than that.
They are fine quality and extra
heavy. Sizes 50, 30, 32 and "a
only Of this special lot, but TO
complete the line of sizes shall
put in our regular Sl.35 and | 80
goods now in stock, which are as
fine but not as heavy as the spec
ial lot.
New lot TObagganing Caps of
fine quality just opened.
In our Cloak Department we
are now selling more fine goods
than in any previous season. We
keep a make not to be found else
where in this market, which eX-
eel in style and fit.
Have Just opened few stylish
novelties in Children'S Garments.
Present assortment of Silks,
RhademaS, nice wool dress fab.
ricS and plain and fancy Velvets
for combination is very complete
and attractive.
We are now preparing for OuI
annual Christmas sale, which vii
commence on
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
MINOR NOTES.

rt,o ,-ol,a 81 nv President Artbur's es-
,a+, ,,.Hi not GOOD sooO OOo He was n
man of oonorous impulses he entertained
lberallv and was not given TO boarding
money Washington people recall the fact
that when he went out walking during his
term as President. which he often did, he
invariably provided himself with lot of
silver coins in a handy pocket 10 give beg
gars, organ-grinders, newsboys, etc
The annual report of the Postmaster
General shows that. notwithstanding the
reduction of rates on second class matter
and the doubling Of the unit of weight on
first-class matter, the deficiency in the
finances of the post office department the
past year was only S6,OOO,OOO instead OF
81, 900, 600 as estimated. In 1889 the deti-
cheney was 81 900, 900. The estimate for
the current year is deficiency of S4,f3O'-
600.
The suit for divorce brought by Lady
Colin Campbell against her husband, a son
of the Duke of Argyll, now ON trial in Lon
don, discloses a condition of things which
one would be more apt to associate with the
purieus Of Seven Dihs than with the arts
tocratic region of Mayfair. The testimony
is so revolving that respectable papers re
fuse to print it,
Boston people appreciate the compliment
| implied i'm the fact that Mr. Bishop. the
mind reader, first went to Boston. He went,
they say where there is plenty of mind to
read
The Union Pacific railway proposes to es-
tablisb along its line complete weather
system similar to that under the control of
the government. 1t is for the purpose OF
enabling the company to more safely ship
live stock and perishable goods
A leading physician of Boston has lately
been paid a fee of $4,000 for his services
in single surgical operation. Of course,
the fee was a voluntary one on the part OF
the grateful patient but it probably caps
the climax Of substantial gratitude for sim
liar service.
The Chicago Knights of Labor have sent
To their brethren throughout the country
an nppeal for assistance for Parsons. the
Chicago anarchist They denounce the tri
al of the bomb-throwers a. unfair. Not
withstandmg previous denials it is said Il
be settled fact that Col. r. q. Ingersol
| has been retained for them and will appear
for them To argue the appeal before the su
preme court in March.
Tho Rochester y Y telephone subscrib
+ .rs Inv. all struck AGAINST TN. Bell compan,
! aud ordered their telephones ONT becaus
81 ,l,, oo,,,o,, tried IN advance rates which
tho mt rons considered biyh enough already
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
How President Arthur Took the Oath

From a New York Letter.
Those who We're present i'll the little Ii
brary-shelved with books and hung with
pictures by old Italian masters in old Flor
entine frames, with the timed stained bust
of Henry Clay in the corner-in Mr.. Ar
thurs house on Lexington avenue, will new
err forget the impressive scene at midnight
on September 10, 1891. President Garfield
had died less than two hours before and
the sad news had brought a number of
friends to the house of the new President
Nearly all the city officials and government
officers gathered in the front parlor of Mr.,
Arthur's house. The news from Elberon
had affected with sadness every member of
the notable group. After few brief ex-
changes of warm friendship mingled with
expressions of grief at the nations loss,
Judge Brady took a book from a table near
by and read in voice trembling with emo
| ton the oath of fealty TO the government.
The ceremony was simple and very impress
sive President Arthurs manly form tow
cred above all, and several times he left the
room so deeply affected that he was unable
! to control his emotion. Immediately after
taking the oath the President sank into one
of the chairs and buried his face in his
hands. At 3 A. NJ. the distinguished party
| left the house in silence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
MISCELLANY.
A Nest "a Pocket.


A little bird went to and fro
Once In the nesting season,
And sought for shelter high and low
Until, for some queer reason.
She flew into a granary where,
Upon nail suspended.
The farmers coat she CHANGED to see,
And there her search was ended.
The granary was in loft,
Where not a creature met her;
The coat had hOllows deep aud soft
Could anything be better,
And where It hung. how safe It was.
without a breeze to rock il
Come, little busy beak and claws.
Build quick inside the pocket!
Three specified eggs soon warmly lay
Beneath the happy sitter:
Three little birds-oh, joy One day
Began TO chirp and twitter
Until -ah, can you guess the tale!-
The farmer came one morning,
And took his coat down from the nail
without a word Of warning
Poor little frightened motherlmg
Up from her nest she tluttered,
And straightway every gaping thing
It's wide-mouthed terror uttered.
The good man started back aghast,
But merry was his wonder
When In the pocket ne at last
Found such unlOuked-fOr plumber.
He put the coat back carefully:
II guess have another;
So don't You be- afraid Of me,
You bright-eyed little mother;
know just how you feel, poor thing,
For have youngsters bless you!
There stop your foolish iiuttering;
Nobody shall distress you.
Then merrily he ran away
To tell his wife about it
How in his coat the nestlings lay,
And he must do without it.
Sne laughed and said she thought he could
And so, all uumolested,
The mother-b birdie and her brood
safe in the pocket rested.
Till all the little wings were set
In proper flying feather,
And then there was "A nest to let
For off they fiocked together
The farmer keeps It still to show,
And says that he's the debtor;
The coat is none the worse. you know,
While he's-a little better
Mary Brddiey in Christmas 81. Nicholas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
Making Life Useful.

Miss Ethel-''Yes, indeed, we girls are
fully alive TO the justice of the popular crit
cism on chattering women, and that is the
reason we organized our Thought club,
Mr.. Blank Thought club Z"
Eyes and it is doing us such a world OF
good"
Il don't doubt it. ~
''No indeed Why at the last meeting we
talked for five whole hours on the advan-
tages of silent meditation. n-Omdhd World