Connecticut western news., 1886-03-10
Rector Bodley during his four

Rector Bodley during his four
 years pastorsge at North Adams has re
 corded 137 baptisms, 51 confrmations
 celebrated 2S marriages, and attended
 67 funerals. He has attended more
 than 1109 services. The boys in the
 guilds of St. Johns church at North
 Adams have adopted the name of"Cadet
 Knights of St. John," and they will
 have uniform and manual. The girls
 will be known as 'St. Mary's Guild."-
 Springfield Republican.
 Wisconsin Havana tobacco seed is
 quoted at 75 cents an ounce Golly
 Tobacco raisers can "kill two birds with
 one stone"by letting half of their tobacco
 go to seed, and thus reduce the price ol
 the seed, and at the same time make 8 corner in the price of leaf tobacco in. stead of selling it at 5 cents pound. One pound of seed now sells for as much as 24O pounds of leaf tobacco.
 James A. Root owns an immense tract of wood land in the vicinity of McMillan, Mich. Last fall be bought out two stores at McMillan, consolida- ted them and sent his son-in-law, b. l.. West, there as his agent to manage and conduct the mercantile business. We clip the following from the Mar quette (Mich. Daily Mining Journal of February 19. 1.-The Mining Journal received 8 fish yesterday which remind ed those who saw it of the monster of the deep which had scance with Jonah in days gone bye. It was sent up from McMillan by express and was marked 'To the Mining Journal, compliments of D. l.. Vest It is a monster muscal longe, (pickereD forty-one inches long and weighed sixteen pounds dressed. After all had examined it, the denizen of the deep was sent to meat market to be sliced up, and today the Mining Journal force will dine on muscallonge steak, thanks to the kindness of MT Vest"
 Mrs Jane W. Branch received @ letter last Friday stating that her son, W. R. Branch, druggist at Waterloo, N. Y., was dangerously ill with kidney disease, notwithstanding he had heroi- cally remained at his post in the store until the previous Saturday evening. She received telegram Saturday after noon announcing MT Branch's death at II :45 Saturday morning. A subsequent telegram stated that the funeral would be held at Waterloo Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Much sympathy is ex- pressed for Mrs Branch in her bereave- ment. For many years MT Branch has enjoyed the esteem and affection of the citizens of Waterloo. He leaves . wife but no oh 1dren. Our next issue will doubtless contain sketch of him, cop jed from the newspapers in that vicinity.
 James A. Root was instantly killed by the cars at Negaunee, Mich, last Monday morning. The telegrams re- ceived here by his son. Eugene s. Root, do not explain how the accident occur red. One telegram stated that MT Root would be buried at Negaunee. Eugene 8. Root and Julius Corbit left Canaan yesterday noon for Negaunee. The fureral will be deferred until their ar- rival. The afflicted family have the genuine sympathy of 8 large circle of and friends. The church and the country have also sustained great loss, for MT Root was jealous and lib eral supporter of every good work. It is not our purpose at this time to eulogize tine departed or recount his good deeds, as fitting obituary will be published in due season. We briefly present. the following facts of his his- tory. He was born at the Root home stead on Canaan mountain, Nov. 2. 1926. When he was about three years old the family removed to Johnsonville, Ohio. where his aged mother still resides. At the age of IS years he returned and com menced work in the furnace at Lime Rock, and by fidelity and study he be- came one of the best founders in this country, and at the time of his death was filling the position of founder at the immense furnaces in Negaunee. For more than 40 years he has been identified with the iron business. He was founder of the furnace at Huntsville, and afterward had charge of furnaces as follows: East Canaan furnaces, Il years; Richmond Iron Co., furnaces, years; and for almost II years, the Negaunee furnaces He leaves g wife, one son, B. s. Root, and one daughter, Mrs D. l.. West of McMillan, Mich. His last visit to Canaan friends was made last fall, he arriving here Sept. 26 and returning Oct. 15.
 MILL RIVER.
 It was not Ernest Ladd but George Ladd, oldest son of Henry Ladd, form erly of this place. who with siz others was drifted on boat or raft out into the sound from the wrecked steamer