Connecticut western news., 1888-10-10

The two-year-old Holstein bull which U. H. Miner, of Falls Village, ex- hibited at the Bay State Fair weighed 1S40 pounds and the yearling weighed 107O pounds.
 Mir NJ. A. Gibbs, of Negaunee, Mich, in remitting his subscription to THE NEWS also gives us the following item: 'Snow is being shoveled from the walks here this morning, Oct ?, 1SSS."
 William R. Sill, the bright light of The Winsted Citizen, has severed his connection with that paper, and in Nov ember will depart for Minneapolis, where he will be associated with The Tribune MT J. H. VanKeuren is n ow sole editor of the Citizen.
 Rev D. c. Stone is visiting his parents at Bethlehem, and last Sunday he exchanged pulpits with Rev J. P. Trowbridge of that place. Mir Trow- bridge preached two excellent sermons, his morning text being l Peter Is and his evening text Isaiah 35, 6.
 MT Francis Bissell, of Bantam, the genial agent of the Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Go, and other insurance companies, was in town yesterday. He reports doing good business. We'll why shouldn't he? He cannot do other wise as long as he advertises in THE NEWS
 Mrs Maria Adam, of Bridgeport, visited relatives here from Friday un- till yesterday afternoon. She had pre- viously visited friends in Hartford. She is 91 years old but very we'll and active, however it is remarkable that person of her years should be able to travel around the country alone.
 The Hartford Courant of Octob 2 Sth published quite long story about the Hartford < Connecticut Western railroad. The kernel of the story is the report that said railroad and the New York X New England railroad are about to combine in some way and operate together the Poughkeepsie bridge busi- ness, also that the Vanderbilt interest has hand now in both roads.
 The report of school visitors for the town of East Lyme, district No (Nian- tic) contains the following we'll deserv- ed commendation.- '.The winter and spring terms were taught by MT H. H. Gorton of Waterford, who restored order in the school, and protected the school building from further injury. Mir Cor tons management of the school room is excellent His method of teaching is calculated to make his scholars practical and self reliant. It is subject of congratulation that the services of the same teacher have been secured for an- other school year."
 An error was apparent in the report | which THE NEWS published last week of the town meeting in this place. One paragraph should have read as follows It was voted to accept the new ibaray | building donated to the town by Ed mund D. Lawrence. A vote of thanks was rendered to Mir Lawrence, and also a committee consisting of MT M. B. Tobey, Rev Hiram Eddy D D, and MT Daniel l.. Peirce was appointed to draft suitable resolutions to be spread on the town records acknowledging Mir Lawren ce's generous gift to the town. A com mittee consisting of Messrs s. A. Eddy, D. l.. Freeman and M. B. Tobey was | appointed to have charge of the library. Col Hardenbergh went to Gettys. burg last week to attend the dedication of 8 monument erected by his regiment on that battlefield. This regiment, the 2Oth N. Y. s. M. (SOth N. Y. Vols, belonged to the 1st Corps in this battle and participated in the three days fight The first day on Oak Ridge, near where Gen Reynolds was killed, and on Semi nary Ridge. The second day it was ordered to the support of the Sd Corps when it had it's terrible fight witt Longstreet and was driven back: The third day it was at the 'bloody angle' where Picket made his desperate charge This regiment was one of the regular Malitia regiments before the war, and when the first shot was fired at For Sumter, it prepared to march fol Washington. Having served three months, the term of its enlistment, i returned home, reorganized, and ir about month it left again for the front. Having served three years, il re-enlisted as veterans, and remained il the service until about the 1st of Feb 1866, having served altogether abou three months less than five years.
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