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Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
HERE AND THERE.

Connecticut has IS daily papers, III weeklies, two semi-weekies, 16 month lies and six bi-monthlies, etc. Seven only of the daily papers are published in the morning. The average daily cir culation of the dailies is 3, 3,OO0.-[Spring- field Republican.
 Mrs Clarissa Davenport Raymond of Wilton will celebrate her 1O4th birth day on April 25. She has been well during the past year but her sight is failing and her speech is not as distinct as formerly. Her hearing is perfectly good. The depots along tho Housatonic railroad are all built of wood, and it was at first proposed to build the new depot at this station of that material, but the matter has been reconsidered and 1t IS probable that a brick depot will be erected here. -[New Milford Gazette. E. l.. Cogswell, for many years the Housatonic railroad company's station agent at Lee, Mass, has sent in his resignation, to take effect April l. w. l.. Nye has been MT Cogswell's assist ant for several years, and will become his successor.
 Within the last 12 years 70 priests and two bishops have died in the Roman Catholic diocese of Hartford.
 The Millerton Iron company have lately purchased of Hon I. H. Maynard fifteen hundred acres of woodland. situ ated in the towns of Roxbury and Boy Ina. The wood will be converted int charcoal for their furnace ct 1rondale -[Telegram.
 The trout fishing season does no open in New York state until May l.
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AT A COURT OF PROBATE held at Shar- A on.within and for the District of sharon, on the 20th day of March, A. D., 1886.
 Present. Herman c. Rowley, Esq, Judge.
 Estate of Enoch P. Everett. late of Sharon, in said District, deceased.
 Tho Administrator represented the estate inselvsnt.
 Ordered. That Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of said estate be appointed at tho Probate Office in Sharon on the third day of April 1886, st ten o'clock in the forenoon, and this court directs the Administrator to give public notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear. if they see cause, 1t said time and place and be heard relative to said appointment, by posting the same on the public sign-post nearest to the place where the deceased Enoch P. Everett, last dwelt within the same town. and by pub fishing the same in weekly newspaper print ed in Litch6eld county and having . circula- ton in said Probate District. and return make to thls court of the notice given.
 m24.2t HERMAN c. ROWLEY, Judge.
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WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 31, 1886.
4 REVIEW.

With this issue of the NEWS we com plete three years service with quill, shears and paste-brush. Our endeavors to make the NEWS an interesting paper of irreproachable character have been nobly seconded by our correspondents. The public have appreciated our com bined efforts, and have given the NEWS . cordial and substantial support; for all of which we return our most sincere thanks. We have received 8 liberal advertising patronage and we trust those friends have found it good investment.
 Three years ago when we assumed the management and control of the NEWS, our readers will remember, we outlined our course as follows: 'The NEWS will not be the organ of any political party or faction. To furnish our readers each week with interesting news items con- corning the towns in this section will be our first endeavor. The right is re- served to criticise any scheme or combi- nation liable to defraud or oppress the public. Any enterprise of doubtful character will not receive the approval of the NEWS. To maintain paper de- voted to the highest and best interests of society will be our aim."
 We are aware that in doing what we considered our duty we doubtless have often incurred the displeasure of nar- row-guaged schemers or persons of sin ister motives. An editor cannot do his whole duty to the public without ire quently treading on somebody's corns.
 The NEWS has not yet reached the standard of our aim, but we intend that the coming year shall witness at least two radical improvements in the paper, viz: A decrease of long-winded letters an increase of latest news items.
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OUR ILLINOIS LETTER,
To the Editor of heNe,cs.

To the Editor of aheNe,os.
 Cooperation is just now attracting g great deal of attention and is being dis cussed with an earnestness that will lead to much good, if in practice due regard is paid to business principals. It has been tried with excellent results in the development of our coal industry and there are indications that it will undertake other enterprises.
 Comparing the prices your farmers get for the tobacco they raise, and the price the consumer pays, one would think that your usually wide awake Yankee farmers would not consent to such an unequal divide. Cooperation will readily handle the matter, and in- crease the importance of the tobacco interest in the Housatonic valley. It hardly looks just right for the farmer to allow his crop to be sent all over the United States, paying commission after commission, and after all being made up in the form of cigar by some little 8 or 10-year-old boy, and sold at an i'm mense profit. The cigar would smoke just as we'll if it was made just where the tobacco was raised, giving employ ment to your own men and boys.
 I mail you some of our papers from which you will learn how 200 very poor men have created business that will give them employment as long as they are able to work, and then be turned over to their sons and perhaps their grandsons, and all this inside of twelve months. It has cost some self-denial and there have been seasons of doubt. Some have let go; others have taken their places, but the result compensates for all the outlay. See article headed s'Struck it Rich," Editor News.
 Tho reminiscence of your old time business men ought to bs of great in- terest to your present managers of af- fairs, and have no doubt but the sons of Salisbury and Canaan who are scat tered over the great west, and who l presume read your paper, would empha- size my wish that the venerable surviv- ing member of the old and widel y known firm of Garfield < Robbins would be pleased to give us his recollections of the stirring times in which he was the principal actor.
 Do your people realize that in your little village cemetery lies the remains of ono of the giants of the railway men of his day? That broken shaft indeed records his name, but only those who knew him during his short life in nli- nois can understand the possibilities that were so suddenly and cruelty ended If his life had been spared, George Watson would have been one of ou, foremost railway ms9nates.
 $. R. ABBOTT. Bloomington, Ill.,, March 15. 1886.
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Neao AdDertise7ne71ts.
A CARD.

A CARD.
 The subscriber will open Harness Shop, next door to the West Cornwall Hotel, on or about April 15, and will make First Class Work only. The fol lowing letter is one of the many that MT Ferris has received
 .. BRIDGEPORT, 1876.
 MT James l.. Ferris has made sever- al sets of harness for me which have given me great satisfaction. He is 8 capital workman, doing his business upon honor. P. T. BARNUM. MT F. makes the change for his health. JAMES l.. FERRIS. West Cornwall. Conn. tf-m24
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Information Wanted.

The executive committee of the Leg islative general reunion to be held at Hartford, Wednesday, May 5, 1886, de- sire to obtain the names. post-ofice ad- dresses, and dates of service of all for mer state officials, senators, and repre- sentatives in the legislature. now resid- ing in Connecticut, or elsewhere. Ad- dress GEO. D. CURTIS, Secretary, Box 45O, Hartford Conn.
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nIsTRICT OF SALISBURY sS. PROBATE D Court, March 27th, 1886.
 said District, assigring and insolvent debtor.
 The Trustee having exhibited his admin. istration account with said estate to this court for allowance, it is
 Ordered-Ih hat tho I'd day of April A. D. 1886. at one o'clock in the afternoon at the Probate Office in Salisbury. be and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of ssid administration account with said estate, and this court directs the Trustee to cite all pers ns interested therein to appear at said in some newspaper published in Litchdeld county and having circulation in said Dis trict, and return make. .
 Attest, DONALD T. WARNER, 1w Judge.
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MAPLE GROVE FARM.

In the year TITO, John Dean, one of the early settlers of the town of Canaan, and living on what is call "Beebe Hill" near Falls Village, removed to the south part of the town, it being at that time an almost unbroken wilderness, and bought large tract of land on what is called "The Barrack" name Bar rack originating from an early settler by the name of sRed-haired Barrack, ,"(who died about the year 1776)-and amidst difficulty built house and barn, and suc- ceeded in establishing a home. His son Solomon, lad of about 10 years at this time, afterwards become owner of his fathers estate. He married in early life, and in 1795 built another house and barn. He lived to the age 87 years and was blessed with family of 13 children, most of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Two of the older sons moved to Ohio over 50 years ago, and two of the younger, Edmund M., and Horace w., remained on the old home stead, which in 18-- was divided, mak- ing each farm. In 1868 Horace w. sold his farm to Frederick G., son of Edmund M. Dean, and it IS on these two farms where the maple sugar business is carried on, of which I will give a brief description.
 In clearing up the land many of the sugar naples were reserved, and sugar making was carried on mostly in the primitive style, until within few years many improvements have been made, and at the present time on these two farms there are $50 trees, ranging from 1 to 4 feet in diameter, with an annual production of from1, 500 to 2, GOO pounds of pure maple sugar, and of quality that surpasses anything of the kind ever exhibited about here, and probably equal to any in the country, and for which the manufacturer finds ready sale. Many of the old trees of 100 years ago are living, and many new ones have grown up, making 8 beautiful grove from which the farm takes its name,
 ''Maple Grove Farm" Tin buckets
 metallic, and wooden spouts; tin tank, of 400 gallons capacity, and four large sheet iron evaporating pans (of sixty gallons evaporating capacity, per hour are used.
 I have lately purchased the Potte, place of about 50 acres and added it te my farm. F. G. DEAN,
 Falls Village, Conn.
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ONE of the greatest blessings of the present age comes to us in the form of an eye tester, which is termed the ophthalmoscope, ,an instrument designed expressly to get perfect adjustment of speotacles or eye glasses to the hu- man eye. MT William Kirk has, at quite an expense, procured this instru- ment, by which, in an incredible short time, he can fit the eye perfectly, and at no further expense than the usual price of his spectacles. Instead of pay ing from three to five dollars for med ical examination, then adding the price of the spectacles, making bill of from five to ten dollars, person can without cost (except for the lenses) go to MT Kirk and be fitted perfectly, either in convex, concave or cylindrical lenses. All the phases of disturbance in the vision either persbyopia, hyperopia, myopia or astigmatism is at once cor rected by this finely adjusted instru- ment, and it is remarkable how quickly it can be done. and what is more it can be done with greater precision by this instrument than in any other way.
 There is an absolute law about it as infexible as any other law of mechan- ism. We advise all to see this simple yet positively remarkable instrument. Mir Kirk's place of business is the old established, reliable jewelry store. Camps block, West Winsted. m24-8w
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A walk,ux skeleton.

Mir E. Springer of Mechanicsburgh, Pa., writes: '1 was afflicted with lung fever and abscess on lungs and reduced to walking skeleton. Got free bot tie of Dr Kings new discovery for con sumption, which did me so much good that I bought dollar bottle. After using three bottles found myself once moro 8 man, completely restored to health, with hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh of AS fbs."
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products are depressed. Wheat to-day only brings 84 cents corn, 35 cents oats 30 cents per bushel, and potatoes 30 cents, but this is favorable to the consumer and about an even thing all around. R.. L.
 Naes, Mich, March 27.
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WEST CORNWALL.


 Edwin Hartwen of New Milford visit ed at Earl Stevens, last week.
 Mrs Hannah Barnum left, last Friday, for an extended trip in New York and New Jersey.
 Miss Jennie Cochrane commenced her summer term of school in Sharon, last Monday.
 Mrs w. w. Stone returned from her visit in Birmingham, last week.
 F. W. Yutzler peddles beef steak and veal outlets from Cochrane Bros mar ket on wheels this summer.
 Miss Ina Hart, who has been severely sick the past two months, is no better with but faint hopes of her recovery.
 Frank B. Wood returned from Florida on Saturday evening, and all are glad to behold his genial face once more. He will be found hereafter tearing dry goods" behind Cochrane Bros counters. Rev William Brush D. ID. of Dakota preached an eloquent sermon at North Cornwall church, the 22d inst.
 Mrs Charles D. Blinn of New Milford visited ct her fathers, last week. Henry Yutzler goes to Norfolk, this week, under favorable auspices as mer- chant tailor there.
 Miss Cora Wadhams and brother of Great Harrington are visiting friends in this vicinity. Noah Rogers and family arrived home from Bridgeport on Saturday, to the farm at North Cornwall. | Mrs w. H. Snyder has been on the sick list the past week. She intends to start for the west as soon as her health will allow.
 The Percivals gave an entertainment in the chapel, last Thursday evening, but it was not largely attended.
 Smith & Sons have recently purchased the Bosworth property, of the Falls Village savings bank.
 | A Sunday school concert took the place of the regular service at the chapel, Sunday evening.
 l The school in the Dean district com mences on Monday next with Miss Edna Dean instructress.
 Smith & Sons have in a complete line of wall paper including the latest and most elegant patterns in satin and gilt. x
 Our village school closed last Friday with very satisfactory public examina- tion. The whole number registered was 23 and the average attendance was 20. Prizes were awarded to those receiving the greatest number of head marks in spelling, as follows 1st class, Sadie Hughes 2d class, Walter Shove 3d class, George Cochrane; 4th class, Fred die Hughes; 9th class, Julia Cochrane. Miss Bertha Potter received the prize for being the only one who was neither absent nor tardy during the term. Miss Smith will not return to teach the com ing term on account of poor health.
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nISTRICT OF SALISBURY, ss, Probate D Court, March 25, A. D., 1886 Estate of Jacob Decker, late of Salisbury in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Sal isbury hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts barred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 GEORGE P. STRONG, r.
 St CHARLES ]. DECKER. NAte.
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nIsTRICT of SHARON, IS. PROBATE U COURT, March 18th, A. D. 1886. Estate of John O Jackson late of sharon in said District. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Sharon hath limited and allowed six months from tho date hereof, for the creditors of said esta te to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time. will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 BEEN W. CHAFFEE. Executor. mh24-3t JANE JACKSON, Executrix.
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ATA COURT OF PROBATE holden at A North Canaan within and for the district of Canaan, on the 18th day of March A.D. 1886.
 Present. Jacob B. Hardenbergh, Judge.
 On motion of Daniel l.. Peirce, 4 Administrator, with the will annexed, on the testate estate of Michael German, late of North Canaan within said district deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditor~ of said estate to exhibit their claims against tho same to said administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by publishing the same twice in newspaper published in said district and having . circulation therein.
 Certified from record, m17 -8t
 JACOB B. HAkbENBERaH, Judge.
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TAX PAYERS.

IAA IA Y E6S.
 Notice is hereby given that the rate bill of the grand list for 1885 in the town of North Canaan, Conn.,, has been placed in my hands for collection. Said tax is due May 1, 1886 Nine per cent per annum is added to all taxes unpaid after May 1, 1886. For the convenience of tax payers will he at the Post Office, East Canaan, Wednesday, April 21 from p m until m, and at the Post Office, Canaan Valley, Thursday, April 22 from 2 p m until m.
 m24-9 w. H. CAMP. Collector.
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AS G.ea as any i. sho nIarke.

AS G00d as any in th0 Market. H. J. BAKER < BRo., N. Y.,
 Gentlemen--I used your fertilizer this past season at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, with 10Otbs. of plaster-soil, gravel loam, condition fair. Season moist in May and June. had very heavy crop of grass. I also used your Fertilizer on rye with excellent results. I think your Fertilizers as good as any in the market.
 FRANCIS B. SMITH, Oct ad. 1895, West Winstod.
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LEqLSLATITE NOTES.

Senator Dunbar delivered an excellent speech on child labor bill last Monday.
 Several prominent legislators have been heard to remark that the session ought pot to last beyond next week.
 Boys can begin their celebrating at 4 a. m. Never mind what time the sun rises, hereafter.
 It looks as though Prudence Gran dall would obtain some remuneration for the loss sustained by 8 Connecticut mob less than half century ago, simply be- cause she wished to organize colored ladies seminary at Glastonbury. How rapidlypublic opinion has changed. Ifany of her old prosecutors still live they probably "keep num-"
 A bill is under consideration to appro- priate $19O.OOO, to enlarge the states prison. If the legislature would pass law and the officers enforce the same, making the sale of Intoxicating liquor 8 crime under any circumstance, it would not be many years before there would be proposition to lease part of the present prison, for manufacturing | purposes.
 Speaker Tibbits spoke in opposition to the free pass system, on Thursday
 The weekly payment bill was ably supported by Vance of New Britain and opposed by Hamersly of Hartford. The matter was finally tabled on motion o1 Hoyt.
 PLURALITY voTE.-When the house o1 representatives voted on the constitu. tional amendment, Representative Goodwin of Salisbury voted with the republicans thus defeating the bill 7e to v. He subsequently moved to re- consider the vote, in the absence of { few democrats. The resolution was | aoain reiectad. veas 93. navs III.
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Legal Notices.
D1srRrCr OF SALISBURY ss. PROBATE

DISTRICT OF SALISBURY ss. PROBATE U Court. March 18th, A. D. 1888.
 Estate of Maria Cooper, late of Salisbury in said District, deceased.
 Tho Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this court for allowance, it is
 ORDERED, That the 9th day of April, 1886. at o'clock in the forenoon It tho Probate Office in Salisbury be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said Administration account, with sad estate, and this ourt directs the Administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order once in weekly newspaper. having circula- ton in sad District, at least five days before the time assigned for said hearing and return make to said court.
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scott,s Emulslon of Pure

Scott,s Emulsion of Pure Cop LIVER On, WITH HYPoPHosPHrTEs.
 Is Most Nutrit;ous and Strengthening.
 Dr 0. F. Knight, St.. Joseph, Mo-, says: 'sI have used Scott's Emulsion for three years, with the greatest satistac- ton in all cases, where nutrient medica- ton is required. .
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FOR SALE.

One Pair Ponies. suitable for farming or light teaming; also One Heavy Team Horse.
 Enquire of F. H. SM.TH, on the Doctor Smith farm. FH. SMITH.
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WANTED.

Gentle and Reliable Horse. or Complete Team, cheap. Wish to pay for same with an Organ, Sewing Machine or something Apperta'n- ing to my bu.ine<a F. B CATL1N,
 Watchmak and Jeweler. Norfork, Conn.
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DISTRIC I or CORNWALL sS. PROBATE ' Corrf Morch A n 1QQR

' 1l6x THU l OF COhN w ALL 60s thO0A4E E D Court, March 20, A. D. 1886.
 Cornwall, in said district. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District oi Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof. for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts. barred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 A TIA Court of Probate holden at North Ca A naan, within and for the district of Ca- naan, on the 29d day of March, 1888.
 Present, Jacob B. Hardenbergh, judge.
 Estate of Frederick Watson, late of said North Canaan, deceased.
 Upon the application in writing of Adelaide K. Watson, administratrix on said estate. praying tor reasons therein set forth for an order to sell the following real estate, to wit : The undivided interest of said deceased, being the one half thereof in and to the Fitch Ferris Farm, 80 called, situate in said North Canaan and now occupied by Patrick Quinn, contain ing IA acres and 22 reds, more or less. and is the same farm in part conveyed by Saul Kings ley to Seth Rockwell by decd recorded on Ca- naan Land Records in Book No g. page 268 to which and to the Land Records of Canaan and North Canaan reference may be had for more particular description of sad premises, as per said application will appear.
 Ordered. That said application be heard at the Probate Office in said North Canaan on the 1st day of April next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that notice of the time und place Of such hearing be given by said administra- trix to all persons interested by causing this ordel to be published twice before such time assigned in the Connecticut Western News, newspaper published in said district and having circulation therein.
 Certified from record, 2t-24 JACOB B. HARDENBERGH,J Judge.