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Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
FOR NEW YORKERS
SHARON VS. CANAAN.

We notice in the Conn Western News a mention of the seventy dollar prizes spoken of in the Times among the Sharon items few weeks ago. Above paper wondered why city people stop at Sharon instead of Canaan, it being more accessible from New York than we are. For explanation we would say that Sharon is nearer New York; city people like hills, fine views, grand old trees, fine drives, wide green streets, pure air and quietness, Sharon has them all, and more, while Canaan fails in all Sharon correspondence in Amenia Times.
 Yes, as the crow flies, Sharon is nearer New York than Canaan Is, but as the limited express on the Housatonic road flies from New York to Canaan in three hours and forty minutes we claim that Canaan is more accessible from New York. Via the Housatonic road you can leave New York at 300 p. m. and arrive in Canaan at GAO p. m., in time for an early supper, whereas via. of the Harlem road you leave New York at 3. 40 p. m, arrive at Sharon Station at 7.O3 p. m. then ride about an hour in an old stage before you reach Sharon village, so tired out that you are willing to go to bed without your supper. The Amenia Times correspondent enumer- ates the attractions of Sharon, and either ignorantly or maliciously states that Canaan fails in all such attractions. Why, bless your heart, Canaan has all those attractions, but no town clock :; the latter we do not banker after yea, verlly, do we not even send Sharon a Canaan lawyer to prevent the Sharon town clock from striking !? Just what Canaan does need are some large hotels built here, especially adapted for sum- mer boarders.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
Pointers.

Read Jacob Smiths business card.
 Read the articles of association of the Lakeville Citizen company.
 Read Henry 0, Joyner's notice con- corning the estate of Wm. M. Bull, deceased.
 New attractions received daily at B. D. Strong's crockery store in Great Harrington. Read his new adv.
 Those desiring to take lessons in German should not fail to read Prof von Puttkamer's advertisement in ano- ther column.
 Farmers, Attention Don't waste your shekels on primitive style agricul- tural implements, when you can save money, time and the backache by using the implements which B. s. Roberts new advertisement mentions.
 Chas. Lees Great London R. R.. Shows will exhibit here next Monday, June 4. Admission 25c. At the after noon exhibition children under ten years of age will be admitted for 1Oc. Evening performance 25c for everybody. In our advertising columns will be found list of their attractions.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

The farmers have finished planting. The grass crop looks favorable, although some of the old meadows were winter killed by the ice. Two young ladies joined the M. B. church last Sunday. The pastor, Rev James Taylor, is very much liked by the people here. |. . Miss Hattie Manvel, of Sheffield, visited her many friends here last week. .. Thomas Dougherty raised his new barn last Saturday. which adds much to his place both in looks and convenience. Memorial day will be observed in this town, and great preparations are being made to accommodate the many expec- ted from Amenia, Sharon and other places. Barb wire fences are taking the place of the old-fashioned rail fence and if properly put up is safe as we'll as durable fence. .. . Will and Charlie Merrifeld, of Torrington, visited their parents over Sunday -. Vaccination is quite fashionable and should be encour- aged, as there is so many young child ren in this village, if the small pox should visit us it would be a rich harvest for the terrible disease.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

There have been three cases of scarlet fever and one case of measles at the Temporary Home, but the patients have nearly recovered, yet for the pres ent they are kept in their rooms to avoid running any risk of spreading the disease.
 Fred Julian favors us with call just as we go to press. His company gave series of excellent entertainments here last season. This year he has increased the number of members, pre- sents new plays and is winning new laurels. He has arranged many dates 8 number of weeks in advance, but we hope he may be able to favor this town with a series of entertainments. He says he will if he can secure the hall for an early date. We earnestly hope he can arrange to stop with us again, and in the name of his many friends we say, right welcome.
 -Inasmuch as scarlet fever, measles, humps and whooping cough have ap- peared in town it has been deemed advisable to close the schools in this district. The primary and intermedi- ate department of Canaan high school closed Monday afternoon for the sum- mer vacation and the higher depart ment will close Friday afternoon. The board of health should exercise their authority to prevent the spread of the above mentioned diseases.
 An exchange very aptly remarks cit takes 8 minister two or three minutes to perform a wedding ceremony. He makes no charge, but is generally hand ed five dollar bill-sometimes ten and gets a good supper besides. The list of presents is sent to the editor and requires two or three hours of hard work to put it in type. He makes no charge for 1t, but he gets no five dollar bill. Perhaps he gets some pieces of dry broken cake and sells an extra copy of his paper for nickel but just as probably the parties are not even sut scribers to his paper, and beg a copy of his neighbor to cut the list of presents out"
 It is now considered bad taste to have the list of wedding presents published, and furthermore many editors refuse to to publish such lists. This subject will soon be brought up for discussion by the Connaicut Weekly Press associa- ton.
 Foster VanDeusen, aged two years and eleven months, only son of Frank VanDeusen, died of scarlet fever, about one o'clock last Sunday afternoon. It was deemed advisable to bury the remains soon as possible and a messen- ger was sent to Norfolk to procure 8 casket, but he could not obtain one there and then went to Winsted for 1t, but it was II p. m. before the casket reached Canaan, and at midnight the burial took place, Rev F. W, Barnett conducting the services Foster had been very sick but was apparently much better on Sunday morning. His sudden death when hope for his recovery had revived, and the midnight burial render the case peculiarly sad one. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved family.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
SOUTH NEW MARLBORO

But little planting done yet . Grass and grain are in many places winter killed, and the outlook for the future crop is not just now very fattering to the farmer. :. Orrin Lefingwell and son, Malford, have moved to the, Alpheus W. Martin place :. The exhibition at the North Norfolk chapel was success and SIS was collected. The proceeds will go for kalsomining and otherwise improving the interior os the chapel. Harvey Rood has left East Indies. He has moved to the Grove Durham place in Norfolk. Daniel White had his sheep pasture invaded by some worth less cur, which killed one of his best sheep, the mother of a fine lamb. The selectmen have bought a new road scraper and F. G. Holt is the man to work it. He is making the rough places smooth in the vicinity of Hartsville this week.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The Lee high school will graduate a class of fifteen the present year.
 The Grand Army Post at Lee will entertain. Rev Robert Hunt as it's guest on Memorial day.
 The Williams college glee and banjo club will give musical entertainment at Pittsfell on the evening of June 6th
 Maggie Mitchell presented her new comedy entitled "Ray," at the Academy of Music, Pittsfeld, last Wednesday evening.
 The boys of the high and grammar schools of Lee are being drilled prepara tory to participation iu the line of march on Memorial day.
 The largest amount of paper manr- factured in one week by any ot the Smith company's mills at Lee was recently made at the Housatonic mill, the amount being 1l2,3S7 pounds.
 Rev E. B. Parsons, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., states in the third alumni regis ter of Williams college, which he has just completed, that there are 1927 living alumni of Williams, of whom 1,722 are graduates.
 The funeral of the late Judge Rock we'll was attended at the Congregational church in Lenox on Tuesday of last week. Many prominent men from Pittsfeld, North Adams, and other places, were present. A large delega- tion of school children was in atten- dance and a floral pillow was presented by them. This simple tribute bore it's testimony to the character of the man.
 Judge Brigham, who was in atten- dance at the funeral of the late Judge Rockwell, says that they served toe eth CT for 27 years on the superior bench, and they were the last of the original ten who were appointed to the superior court when it was established in place of the old court of common pleas. Since January Chief Justice Brigham has attended four funerals of judges who have deceased Berk. Co., Eagle.
 Pittsfeld was recently honored by a visit from Lieut. A. l.. Howard, manag- ing director of the Dominion Cartridge Co.,, of Canada, who is especially dis tinguished for his bravery in fighting the Indians He accompanied Gen. Custer on several of his expeditions, and in recognition of his valor and bravery in the suppression of the famous Rheil rebellion in Manitoba, he was awarded silver medal by Queen Victoria.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
CANAAN VALLEY.

Rev A. N. Benedict preached at the school house Sunday evening Mrs c. s. Rockwell is at Hartford to be treated for cancer. Bateman Brooks has been quite ill for several weeks with infammatory rheumatism and fever. Levi Leffingwell is again on the sick list. :. Scott Parmalee and Charlie Benton went fishing one night last week and in two hours caught 1855 catfish, You need not set this down as a ''fish story" for it can be substantia- ted,
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
MAR REED.

OBTAINING Canaan, May 23, Wm. s. Deming of Canaan, and Mrs Matilda Lille, of Cambridge, Mass.
 RY-DRUMMoND-Att the residence of the brides sister, in Hartford, May 22d, by Rev James E. Holmes, MT F. P. Perry, of Bos- ton, Mass, to Miss Carrie Drummond, of Lakeville, Conn.
 ANs-SCHAMERHoRN--A the home of the brides parents, May 23, by Rev F. w. Bar nett, Alfred P. Evans and Minnie C.. Schamerhorn, all of Canaan. JACKSON Salisbury, May 18th, by the Rev J. H. George, Albert E. Jackson and Mary l.. Howard, all of Pittsfield, Mass
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
LAkE EVILLE.

The citizens of Lakeville were so we'll pleased with the music of Differs orchestra at the house of Mrs Witter last summer that number of them are uniting to engage the orchestra to give a series of concerts there during the week beginning July 3Oth. It is be- leved that the present plan is that there shall be one public concert every day during that week. The week of music at Lakeville is to follow the week of music at Norfolk, by the same artists, and it is well-known how much this opportunity to hear the music of the best composers has, for number of years, added to the pleasure of the citi- gems of Norfolk, as well as the summer visitors.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
SOUTH FIELD.

Rev MT Harlow, of Lanesboro, Mass preached week ago and also last Sun- day afternoon, in the Congregatio nal church. .. A. c. Hunt, our new resi- dent here, is on trip of two or three weeks in the vicinity of Binghampton, N. Y.. Mrs B. B. VanDeusen is in Westfeld to attend the marriage of her son, Henry, the 3Oth inst. Mrs Cheney came home from her two weeks visit Sunday afternoon. Her brother and a sister also came to see her, from Bristol, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
SHARON.

Wm. Peck, the mail carrier, has lost his best horse heavy blow for him. : Mrs Hiram Traver has had stroke of paralysis :. Charles Traver, of Bristol, is home visiting his parents. Mrs Robert Goodwin is very low with con- sumption |. Mrs Jerome, of New York has returned to Kirby's hotel for the summer. Planting corn is the order of !the day with the farmers. :. Mrs Platt Smiths body was brought here from Millerton, N. Y. last Tuesday, 22d for burial. She was nearly 98 years old Walter B. Kain died May 25th, in his 73d year.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
MILL RIVER.

Mrs Dyre Stanard is visiting n Pitts field . . Miss Hattie Pfau is clerk in B. Wheeler's store Fred Alexander, who lately bought the Fargo house, moved into it from Waterbury, last week. He will take charge of the grist mill here. GoVeneir Durant has moved from New York into Henry Sheldon's tenant house. vacated by MT Prout. HI. D.. S1sson has shingle machine. :. Our roads are being put in good order again. .. HI. D. Sisson bought ten cent book on poultry of the Homestead Publishing Co.,, and from directions he found, made an incubator and at the first pop turned out 40 live chicks and 75 dead ones.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
4 NOVEL EXCURSION TRAIN.
IT RUNS DURING THE DAY FOR BUYERS, AND AT
 MIDNIGHT FOR BURGLARS.

IT RUNS DURING THE DAY FOR BUYERS, AND AT
 MIDNIGHT FOR BURGLARS.
 Messrs Hall, Hornbeck X Co.,, of Falls Village, write us as follows
 "When you started that excursion train in the Connecticut Western NEWS we did not intend to have you run it nights, consequently were not prepared to wait on the parties who visited our store on Wednesday night, May 18th. and they meantime took advatage of our absence and waited on themselves. Now we wish you to keep the train running night and day, as you have done, and we want these midnight customers, so to speak, to understand that we hereafter, as long as we con- tinue in business, will be prepared to wait on them any time of night they may see fit to come, but we shall not agree to treat them to silver, but will give them all the cold lead they want. '"
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
BORN.

ADAMs-At Pittsfeld May 20, son to Geo and Hattie Adams, and grandson to Dea Adams and Dyre Stanard, of Mill River. G1LLETrE-At Danbury, April 20, a daughter to o. P. Gillette, formerly of Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30
DIED

FrTCH-At Cornwall Hollow, May 18th, Mrs Harriet o. Fitch, aged 78 years. WHITE-At the residence of her parents, in Sharon, Ct., May 18th, Mary Parsons, wife of Joseph White, of Winsted, in the 36th year of her age. KA1N-At Sharon, May 25, Walter B. Kain, in the 73d year of his age. vANDEUsEN- this village, May 26, Foster, only son of Frank VanDeusen, aged 2 years and II months. DUNBAR-At Torrington, May 22 Mrs Rhoda H. Dunbar, aged 73 years. She was a sister of c. P, Huntington, of railway fame.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

Arrive from Southfield, Mill River and Clay ton st 9.10 A. M. Close at 1 NJ.
 J. B. HARDENBERaH, P. M.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

A Card.
 We wish to return our sincere thanks to the ladies of Christ church, and to many other friends who so kindly remembered us with the gifts on the evening of our marriage.
 MIR AND MRS ALFRED P, EVANS. Canaan, Ct., May 23d, '88,
 A Card of Thanks. We sincerely thank our neighbors and friends for their willing services, sympathy and many acts of kindness during rhe sick ness and death of our little boy.
 FRANK VANDEUsEN.
 EMMA VANDEUsEN. A CARD-We wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the sympathy and kindness exten- ded to us in our late bereavement.
 HARRY l.. GOODWIN AND FAMILY. Canaan, Conn.,, May 30, 1888.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

His Business Booming.
 Probably no one thing has caused Camps drug store as their giving away to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valuable article from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, croup, and all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by getting a trial bottle free, large size $1. Every bottle warranted.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

IACOB SMITH, dealer in first-class Pianos eJ and Organs, and small instruments. Terms easy, Satisfaction guaranteed. Warerooms Mahalwe building, Ct Harrington, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1888-05-30

Now the Methodist clergymen have their itnerancy extended to five years, they can remain in frst-class quarrel. -[ Hartford Post
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-22
THEY WORSHIP THE DEVIL.
A Queer Armenian Sect Who Have Wan
dered Away from Christianity.

Devil Worshipersr is name gwen. ac-
cordlng 10 the accounts II Herr Custave
PAUL., who has recently been among these
! vryies. by tine HISTORIANS TO n number OK
communities scattered along the valley Of
the Tisris in Russian and Turkish Armenia.
Ba-Hasani, the holy city Of these devil wor-
shippers CT Jesids, lies near Mosul, on the
borders Of kurdistan, and contains the tenn
pie and mausoleum Of their patron saint,
Sheikh Adj The village Of Bashiyka, hit
tie distance OF, is the residence Of then cl'ii
and religious head They claim 10 have De
scended from certain apostate members OK
the Armenian church, but into their faith
has been Incorporated so much frois~9tnor
earlier and later religions, from Zoroaster to
Mohammed, that its resemblance TO Chris
! lianity is insi pijcant They pray to the
! rising sun and kiss the place first touched by
its beams They warm the fingers OF their
right hands at holy taper, draw them over
their right eyebrows and kiss them. They
call God Allah, and Mohammed a prophet.
Christ they name Ben lsai Nurani, Jesus,
Son Of The Light, aud worship him as n great
angel who will come one day to rule the
world.
But Shaitan, the devil, is their great deity.
To live in good understanding with the evil
one is the chief aim Of their religion. They
venture not to pronounce his name, but call
him "Meek-Taup.7 and honor him symbol
ically as a light giyer and in the figure OF "A
bird. Their Sabbath is Thursday They
have a forty dayS fast, like Lent, IN the
spring. but one member Of each family can
do the fasting for all. There is a holy spring
at the grave Of Shekh Adj, and all children
must be baptized immediately after birih III
water from this spring. The water Is borne
to all parts Of the country by mendicant
monks, Kawal, ali descendants Of one family
Half the money which these monks gather
goes to the mausoleum Of Adj, one quarterto
the head Of the sect, and the rest 10 the monk
himself Besides these there are high priests,
servants about ths temple called fakecrs
and Djrs, or presbyters. The latter are
held especially IN respect on accouu; OF n
pretended power tc cure diseases. The priests
teach that he who gives abundant aims is
sure Of eternal hcppiress. CIRCUMCISION Is
not strictly required, and the VIII Of the
head of the family governs as 70 d. One pc
culiarity Of the sect Is a popular adherence
for blue.
The reputation Of the tribe for morality
and honesty Is good. Polygamy is allowed
10 chiefs, but COMMON men can have but one
wife at a time, and must pay her mother for
that one Women az held in such high es-
TEEN that they are allowed even priestly dig
uity. Celibacy IS not required Of priests
but they cannot marry out Of their caste
Widows dress IN White, smear their faces
with clay and scatter dust on their heads.
Corpses are buried With the head toward the
north star The Je,ids cling stoutly 20 their
own faith, but refuse to admit outsiders into
the sect.-New YORK Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-22
THE DAILY TINES.

As the TIMES has been accepted as the
leading newspaper every day In the
week., we feel under great obligations to
the public and intend to do all that is
possible in the power Of the management
TO answer the requi. ements of the &C.
casion.
In the face OF large competition the
TIMES took the field in The belief that a
complete newspaper was needed to give
the city and the State voice commensu-
rate with the situation and the pros
poets.
OF course this is no reflection on the
journals that have so ably and faithfully
stood by the interests of the community,
but business Is business, and the TINES
wishes now to give the people Of Virginia
and the South a daily newspaper that
will be a citadel of correct public opinion
and guardian of correct politics.
At the gate Of the South the business
relations Of Virginia represented at its
capital. and its political opinions should
not only benefit our city and our State,
but 1t should also command the influence
OF great section.
The time has passed when newspapers
were merely bulletins Of personal politics
and personal genius.
A modern newspaper, like the TINES,
is the expression of great intelligent
aggregation Of opinion, composed Of the
practical ideas of men versed in various
sffairs-politics, business, literature and
news
The owners. of the TINES will now place
the paper on the high plane to which it
aspired and confident of the same re
spect that we have commanded, we wish
to enlarge its influence, and let all the
good citizens Of Richmond and of The
State know that this is their own enter
prise as well as ours, and that when they
subscribe to the TINES they do them
selves a service as well as a pleasure.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-22
SECIIONALIsM.

The peoples intelligence has decided
that the day Of prejudice has gone 10y
and no party can now use the South
hating policy with effect unless the South
gives them the material, and that is why
the TINES directly after the election
urged everybody TO take the conservative
view Of the situation and show that
the South had nothing to do with
The wrath and fire of politics
The States. Of the South are
either the equals Of the Northern States
and sisters in the union of the great Re.
public or else they are military provinces.
II the Republican party in control of all
the branches Of the Government intends to
establish Tartar style of Russian pro-
vincial government in the South we
want to know it now, so that the issue
may be made in the North but we do
not want to see fool demegogues and
newspapers give the Radicals any excuse
10 do il.
We would like to see the Republican
party take all the power, and use it or
abuse it,, being quite certain that they
would soon see the fallscy of dividing
great country on political bubbles in
stead of uniting ii on sound and practi-
Cal ideas.
We cite the remark Of the greatest of
Republican leaders who said that he
allowed the Southern soldiers 10 take
their horses home 10 raise o crop Of corn.
After so many years. during which the
Southern people have Loyalty demonstra-
led their good faith, the North ought to
know, and il does know, that we accept
tn new order Of things, and that we are
proud of country such as we see il un
der Cleveland's administration.
What we want the people Of the North
to see is that there is great American
idea above party, and that the South
feels and practices it.
We want TO see the real manhood of
the South expressed al this particular
time without any idiotic talk that can
give to fools the chance to get their own
party beaten.