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The Irish standard., 1888-11-24

II thought you would get sore
throat staying out SO late Saturday
night, " admonished Mrs. Brown.
Come off, growled the old man in
husky voice. ':You womon can never
reason. Haven't you sense enough to-
see I got this cold going toschurch with
you Oh Sunday. g n @
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
COLERROOK.

We had 10 inches of new snow last Saturday but it did not drift.
 Wesley Root has moved to Winsted with his family.
 We have had no preaching at the Cong church for three Sundays past.
 Patrick Hickey has sold his place near the old Rockwell tannery place, in the South district, to Mir Pascue, from Warehouse Point.
 There were 20 births, 6 marriages and 16 deaths in this town last year.
 The January enumeration this year finds 2S3 persons between the ages of 1 and 16 years, gain of 13 since last year.
 Asaph O. Pinney has let his farm tc @ Mir Bunnell, son of E. c. Bunnell, tc take effect April first. Mrs Julia Cooper, of Winsted, is spending Q week or two with friends ir town.
 Last Friday morning was really the coldest of the winter, the mercury reacl ing 20 below in some places in town We never knew more persons laid u1 with 8 severe cold at one time than at present.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
OR E Hya.l..

Mabel, the infant daughter of Geo. Lukey. died of croup, Tuesday. the 7th inst. She was six months old and had always been 2 remarkably good and healtlv child. She was taken sick in the morning and died at 2 30 p m. On Thursday goodly number of sympa- thizing friends followed the remains to the Methodist church Lakcville, where the funeral services were conducted by Rev s. J. McCutcheon, the pastor. The interment was at Salisbury.
 On Wednesday as the engine of Con ductor Lakes train was polling out several cars from the side track at thi. station, the pole slipped and broke q hole in the tender and let the water out of the tank. disabling the engine. On Wednesday afternoon as NJ, Winnsgar. proprietor .of the Wononsoc
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
ELlSwORTH.

Snow storm after snow storm continue to come every week and those who prophesied an open winter have closed up their book of prophecies and gone into other business. It would be dltfi- cult to find spot of bare ground about here now, unless you went down cellar and hardly there in some places. Quite good many potatoes have been frozen during the long cold snap.
 Mir c. c. Dean has been quite sick with pneumonia, but Is much better now.
 Mrs A. G. Studley is no better.
 c. w. Everett's new engine IS very convenient for him this winter in grind ing gram, cutting stalks and warming up the drinking water for the COWS.
 Mrs Harry Holcomb, of Canaan, has been visiting friends in this place but returned to her home last Tuesday.
 B w. Chaffee returned from Dakota to his home in this place on Saturday last. We are glad to see him home once more.
 Mr J. H Reed is also here from the same place, to stay few days. Both will return again in short time we be- ieve.
 Owing to the severity of the weather services in the M. E. church have not been very frequent of late.
 Monday was the most complete pleas ant day fora long time and we hope there will be many more as nice.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15

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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
SOUTH ERN NEW MARLBORO.

The snow is nearly three feet deep in the woods. Wood choppers and lumber men have accomplished but little the past few weeks.
 w. H. Sardam, who has been suffer. ing with painful swelling on one of his feet, is better, and able to be out in pleasant weather.
 The measles are about and bid fair to call on all those who have not had any experience with them. Miss Allie Sar- dam is having a siege with them now.
 Harrison Knapp, who has been stay ing with O. A. Gibson for me time past, has returned to his home in Owego N. Y. Mrs Mary Hawley, who has also been staying at Mir Gibson's, has return ed to Sandisfield. Though her home is not over 10 miles, as usually travelled she had to go 25. She went to Winsted thence by stage. In this part of the town, pluck energy and perseverance are required to get to tho post offi.e. If we get ou mail twice week we are thankful.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
P0inters.

Bring in your laundry Saturday. See advertisement.
 Mrs David Scott now offers her farm for rent, as we'll as for sale; see adv.
 The Peter Moore farm, so-called, near this village will be sold at auction March 1. See advertisement.
 William s. Wilcox offers for sale a fine farm of POO acers, only one mile from Sheffield village. See advertise ment
 Hall, Hornbeck & Co.'S new advertise ment speaks for itsself, but we call special attention to it as it is hamburger of spring.
 The 200 acre farm belonging to the estate of Edward Hall, deceased, will be sold at auction tomorrow. See pro- bate notice.
 All of the real estate belonging to the estate of Zacheus w. Bissell, deceas ed, will be sold at public auction on Wednesday. Feb 29. See advertise ment.
 Geo W. Halls new illustrated cloth ing advertisement shows that you can buy clothing of him cheaper than you can steal it elsewhere.
 E. P. Hunt & Go are offering ladies muslin underware at bargain, and thelr new advertisement also has some thing to say about spring dry goods.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
CLAYTON.

Robert Fitch and children came up and stayed with his mother Fri 'ay night We deeply sympathize in their sad bereavement. Mrs Fitch is quite smart for her years, with the exception of her sight; she is nearly blind.
 Our school closed last Friday. The teacher, Miss Allie Sartlam, was taken sick -ith the measles Wednesday morn ing and Charlie Rood took her home, and his wife finished mp the school.
 Charles Houghtaling has moved back with his father again.
 Will Curtiss has hired out to Frank Dunham to work at carpenter work next summar and will move into the house now occupied by Frank, and he moves to Sheffield village.
 Sartial Gillette will go to housekeep- ing in Winsted and work in the clock shop this year.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Beckett is suffering from bear fright.
 The county Grange will meet at Dalon Thursday, Feb. l6.
 Senator Dawes, of Pittsfeld was a school teacher and country editor.
 The county tax of Berkshire has been placed at $7O,OOO by the legislature.
 Barlow Bros. minstrel troupe has been entertaining Berkshire county peo pie.
 The North Adams petition for a city charter went before the legislature last week.
 A patent has been granted to H. D. Cone, of Stockbridge, on 8 device for fastening rails in ties.
 The Boston and Albany railroad com pany will, in tue spring erect a new depot at Dalton.
 The new organ to be placed in the French Cathollc church in North Adams hlled 63 boxes in transportation.
 Mrs Elizabeth Granger, the oldest person ill Berkshire, and probably ill the state, died at PittstieId last week at the age of 1O2 years.
 Twelve hundred and fifty electric lamps, of twenty-five candle power each, will be placed ill the Hoosac tunnel.
 The New York Alumni of Williams college have elected Dr c. A. Stoddard, of the New York Observer, for their president. ae7 | Pittsfeld has furnished two pupils for the truaut school in Beckett, and these two are tue only members of tue institution.
 Mile Zelie de Lussau, who sang in the Archer concerts in Great Harrington, is singing opera in New York, and delight ing her hearers. The last number of "Good House. keeping" contains an interesting and instructive article on ''Germ Theory of Disease" by Doctor F. P. Whittlesey, of Great Harrington.
 Thomas Grattan Esmonde and John Stuart, Ireland's advocates, received a ccrdial reception at Pitts6eld, and addressed one of the largest meetings 1 ever held at the academy. The funeral of Dr w. B. Vermilye, whose death occurred at his residence in Flushing, Long Island, was attended from St Bartholomew's church, New York, on Monday of last week. He Pittsfeld.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
SH EEElELD.

The lecture given last Friday eve at Memorial nall, by Rev R. D. Mallary, of Lenox, subject "Around the world in a library'was greatly enjoyed by the audi ence, and many supposed until nearly the close that he had taken the real trip as he brought everything, the views, scenery, and the people of the different nations before us so vividly, but instead he had gained all this from different books of travel.
 About thirty of our young people met last Friday eve. at the. Conway Hotel. and passed the time very pleasantly together with music and dancing and d tip top supper gotten up in landlord Conway's very best style. z
 The oyster supper given by the ladies of the Congregational church last week was success, netting the society about fifty dollars.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Mrs Mary A. Spaulding, aged 42 years, of Shef1eld, Brush HilD Mass, died in the Vill- axe Improvement hall in this village at g. 10 D m on Monday, from the effects of a dose of lsudanu B which she took with suicidal intent
 The facts in the case are substantially as follows: About 5 o'clock Monday morning she and her son and daughter left home and drove to Shefield, as her daughter wished to go to Falls Village on the cars. Arriving at Sheffield, Mrs Spaulding said she wished to drive to Ashley Falls, but after she reached there and found no drug store there she said she wished to go to Canaan, accordingly they drove here. arriving at about 7:3O o'clock. While her son was tieing the horse under a shed, Mrs Spaulding stepped into Humphrey drug store and purchased two ounces of laudanum. After leaving the store she drank the laudanum, and casually remarked to her son that she was not feeling we'll and had just taken i've cents worth of laudanum to relieve her. The trio then went to the station and remained there until the g 40 train arrived, when her daughter departed for Falls Village. Soon after the train left Mrs Spaulding be- came unconscious. Then the men employed It the station became alarmed, and by ques- tioning her son they ascertained that she had taken some laudanum, but as she had thrown away the bottle the quantity could not be ascertained, but 1t is now supposed she drani tho entire two ounces. Dr Gidman wa, quickly summoned and he did everything possible to save her life, but it was too late as over two hours had elapsed since sh drank the fatal drug. She never regainet consciousness. At noon she was conveyed t village improvement hall, and unceasini efforts were made to restore her, but sh ceased to breath shortly after three o'clock Her remains were taken to Sheffield on tn evening train. It Is said that loss of propert and domestic trouble caused her to take he
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
Auction Sale of Real Estate {!

VJNO close an estate, the subscriber, pursu- | ant to an order of the Court of Probate for the District of Sharon, and by virtue of the authority given by the will of Zaccheus w. Bissell, deceased, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, on Wednesday, Feb. at ve% P m f %n tha the rI which deceased died seized, consisting of 13O acres of land, more or less, with dwelling house, barn and out-buildings thereon. Said farm lying in sharon Valley, on the ten-mile river, so-called, a large portion being natural meadow land. Also at said time and place will be sold the Household Furniture, etc., belonging to the said estate.
 TERMS OF SALE-Real estate, 10 per cent of balance April lst or on delivery of deed. Personal estate cash.
 FITCH LANDON, Administrator, With will annexed, Estate Zaccheus w.
 Bissell.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
GREAT HARRINGTON.

At the Probate Court in this village yesterday the following business was transacted Administrations granted i; on estate of Andrew W. Lape, late of Lee. Levi Beebe administrator on estate of Emeline Joyner, late of Sandisfeld, Fred c. Joyner, adminis- trator; on estate of Cynthia B. Hollis ter, late of New Marlboro, John W. Hollister, administrator. Wills allowed !; of Artemesia Sage, late of Sandsfield, Josiah H. Sage, administrator of Wm. Ashburner, late of San Francisco. Eme- line F. Ashburner, executrix. Guardians appointed {; M. A. Deming, of Jeremiah Wagner of Great Darlington John 0. Taylor, of John E. Dikeman of Great Harrington. Inventories filed 1; of estate of Artemesia Sage, late of Sandsfeld. real estate S34O, personal $7O3; of estate of John M. Seeley, late of Ct Barring ton, real estate s6. .57O, personal $115, 300 William J. Warner and Marcus E. Tobey are the jurors from this town to the civil term of the Superior court at Pittsfeld. Feb 27.
 Judge H. H. Riley, who died at Con- stantine, Mich last week, aged "A years was native of Great Harrington. Some of the aged persons here remember the Riley family.
 | Sam Small, the great preacher, will a.idress the people at the town hall in this village the evening of Feb. "A. A small admission fee will be charged. The subject will be "From the bar to the pulpit"
 The pupils of the high school had a party at the primary school room in the old town hall Monday evening.
 A very pleasant party of 16 couples gathered at the residence of Farley A. Russell, last Friday evening and enjoy ed themselves with masquerade ball. A bountiful collation. was provided.
 One of the finest entertainments oi the season was the concert of the Ger. mania band of Pittsfeld, under the | auspices of the young mems athletic club. at the town hall last Thursday evening. After the concert ball oc. cured with music by the baud orches. tra. led by Rocco Laraja Refreshments were served during the evening.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist Association will meet at Sheffield the 18th.
 Mrs Thomas O. Morgan. of Ruthe ford, N. J., visited at J. W. Morgan. last week.
 Lawyer Noxon, of Pittsfeld, spen Sunday with his father, John D. Noxon in this village.
 Edward P. Woodwork, one of ou ) aged citizens, has presented the ire library with $500.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
ED

 B1ssEL1-At Litchfield, Jan. 2e, Amos BisseI, aged 88 years. Barber, relict of Capt. Asahel Barber, aged S8 years. BARRETT-At Bethlehem, Jan. 21, Moses Bar rett. aged 86 years.
 BLAKE-At Waterbury, Feb. 3. Dr E. w. Blake aged 68 years. Burial at Litchfield. WHALEN-At West Norfolk, Feb9, of typhoid fever, John Whalen, aged Il years and Il months, youngest son of Patrick Whalen. BEEBE-At East Canaan, Feb 12, John Beebe, son of Newton Beebe, aged IT years. Funeral at his late residence to-day (Wed.) at p. m. William Finkle, aged 20 years.
 SPAULD1NG-In this village, Feb 13, Mrs Mary A. Spaulding, wife of Harvey Spaulding, of Sheffield, Brush Hill) Mass. aged Az years. LUKEy-At Ore Hill, Feb 7, Mabel, infant daughter of George Lukey, aged months. R1LEY-At Constantine, Mich., Feb 8, Judge H. H. Riley, formerly of Ct. Barrinton, MaSS., aged A years.
 DEAN-At Danbury, Feb. -, of pneumonia, Jessie D. daughter of Charles Dean, of Falls Village, aged 12 years. Funeral at Falls Village, Feb Il.
 LAWRENCE Fully, N. Y. Feb II, of typhoid pneumonia, Rubie May, only child of Jay L Lawrence, formerly of East Canaan. Conn.,, aged years and months. F1TcH-At Boston, February 4th, of pneumo- nia, Emma H., wife of Robert Fitch, of Boston. and daughter of the late Burton Emmons, of Detroit. Mrs Fitch was AZ yesrs of age. Her funeral was attended at Chapinville, Conn.,, Feb g, at 1.15 p. m. | Interment at East Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15

House, Lakeville, accompanied by his son and Henry Dewey, was driving across the track near the station, the seat turned backward and landed the elder MT Winnegar and Dewey on the crossing. MT Winnegar is a heavy man, and in his fall struck on his shoulder. and as we afterward learned, broke the collar bone, as we'll as being badly shaken up.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. Bainbridge Munday Esq, County Atty, Clay Co.,, Tex. says " Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results My brother also was very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved hls life.'
 Mir D I Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky, adds, like testimony, saying: He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric Bitters
 This great remedy will ward off as we'll as cure all Malaria Diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach dis orders stands unequaled. Price soc and $1 % at W. H. Camps.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
nISTRICT OF SHARON, ss Probate Court,

nISTRICT OF SHARON, ss Probate Court, 1I January 3Oth, 1888
 Estate of Edward Hall, late of Sharon, in said District, deceased.
 Pursuant to an order from the Court of Probate for said District, will be sold at Pulp lie Aution to the highest bidder, on the 18th day of February, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon f re' said Gl d. sisting of about 200 acres of land with build ings thereon, being the late residence of said deceased, situated near Cornwall Bridge in the town of Sharon. Sale to take place on the premises, in said sharon. Terms made known at time of sale.
 EDGAR !. REED, Administrators.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
Valuable Farm for Sale !!

|. A DJOINING the Congregational Church at "A South Canaan, Conn.,, containing 225 acres, divided as follows: 145 acres of rich meadow land, 40 acres of fertile pasture and 45 acres of good wood land. No rocks, stones or stumps on any of the cleared land; in fact all the cleared land. including the pasture, except several acres, can be moved with a machine. The wood land is also on a level tract. Two large dwelling houses, 2 large barns, 1 grain building, l horse barn, ice house and other out buildings on the premi- ses. All the buildings are in good repair and the land is in a high state of cultivation. Plenty of fruit and shade around the houses. Will sell, if desired, all the farming imple- ments, also 19 Cows and hay enough to keep them until spring. The Holenbeck river runs through the farm and there are four wells on the premises, also running water from a never-failing spring is brought to one house an one barn. This farm extends with in one mile of Falls Village. It can be divided into two or more farms if desired. The ntre property is now offered on very favor able terms to the purchaser. For terms and full particulars, call on or address
 w. G. KELLOGG, Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
ASHLEY FALLS.

Rev G. r. Starks has gone to visit friends in New York state. expecting to be absent next Sunday, but the Sunday school will be held at the usual hour, aud the Rev w. H. G. Temple Is expect ed to preach in the evening: .
 Mir Wm Chopper, who has been quite i'll with lung fever, is convalescent.
 Ladies aid society meets this week with Mrs Harvey Decker. "a
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1888.
Local News.
Ash Wednesday.

<AoA NSCuhOo~Anys
 Next Wednesday will be Washing tons birthday.
 Miss Emma Bullard has been quite ill but is improving.
 Charles s. Adam, Jr, is serving as juryman at New Milford.
 John Reed, of Amenia, Dak., visit cd at Harry SedgwIck's over Sunday.
 F. s Spaulding, of Norfolk, and H. J. Smith, of West Norfolk, were in town Monday.
 -Ninety-two persons attended the Pilgrim church sociable at Deacon H. o. Barnes last Wednesday evening.
 Mir A. P. Briggs, of East Canaan, has been awarded the contract to repair the roads and bridges. His bid was $7e9.OO.
 Lent begins today. The Winsted Press says: It is . shame for lent to get after St Valentine SO closely, and in leap-year too.
 -Stillwel Joy, the efficient agent for H. $ c. W. R. R. at Rhinebeck N. Y. has resigned his position, which he has 80 ably filled for the past 12 or 13 years.
 Three freight cars on the Housa- tonic road jumped the track at Brook field about o'clock Thrsdsy morning and blockade of about five hours was caused.
 The West Cornwall correspondent of the Litchfeld Enquirer says: Mir F. l.. Dana, being indisposed last Sunday, three failures of being in his accus- toned place on Sunday for fourteen years, or since he has been with Mir Hart-a first-class, good record.
 William G. Denny, formerly of Millerton, N Y. is the assistant secretary of the St Paul Union Stockyard Com pany, whose yards and packing houses at South St Paul were built in 1887 at an expense of S1 25O OOO The yards will accommodate O0OO cattle, 5000 hogs and 900 sheep.
 .. On Friday Feb 24. Patrick Quinn will sell at public auction large amount of live stock, hay, grain, potatoes, farming implements, wagons, sleighs, etc., at the D. l.. Scott farm in Wea- togue, opposite this village. For full particulars consult large posters.
 Edwin Barnes ventured out too soon after his recent siege with the quinsy and he caught cold, or the cold caught him, and he is housed up again. His wife has also been quite sick and before she recovered she was summoned to Bridgeport. on Monday, to the bedside of her mother, Mrs Pennock, who is very feeble.
 The Huntsville correspondent of the Waterbury American says: Henry Wetherill is talking of renting his store this spring. MT Wstherill has kept store in this place for 37 years, and we shall miss him.-The oldest house in this place is owned by George Ganser. It is 115 years old. Miss Eunice Johns ton has resided in the same house for S2 years. She is 84 years old and can sew and read without the use of glasses.
 We clip the following from ar article in the Lee correspondence of the Pittsfeld Sun: "Pastor Hunt has several places to which he may go but has not decided which he will accept A pastor to succeed him here is no, selected though there Is some intima tion as to who he may be. Mir Elsden of the Housatonic church, goes tt Stockport, N. r., and MT Baragwanatb of the Leno1 church, goes to Nortl Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
WEST CORNWALL.

Chas NJ. Hall, is in New York this week, on business.
 There is to be 8 sociable at George Hughes, on Thursday evening of this week.
 Miss NJ. E. Lyon. has returned from New York, where she has been spend ing few days.
 F. B. Wood is at home, having re- turned from Florida with the remains of his deceased brother, John E. whose death near Jacksonville, Fla, was mentioned in the columns of the News g few weeks ago.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
BORN

CARD-At Millerton, N. Y., Feb. 4, a daughter to Colvin Card.
 W. Atwood. DAY-At Ct Harrington, Feb. 11th, son to George and Gussie Day, and grandson to Mrs G. D. Griffith, of Ashley Falls. BRowN-At Lenox, Mass, Feb 6, a daughter to Murray A. Brown.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-15
FOR SALE.

A FINE FARM of 200 acres on the Housa- "A tonic River, in Sheffield, Mass, one mile from village and station on Housatonic Rail road. Two-story frame house and thre barns. About 25 acres wood, 40 acres river meadow, balance suitably divided into blow and pasture land. Land l vel, soil fine sandy loam, adapte to grass and grain; well Fruit enough for family use. For further particulars, address
 Sbofaald Eah 15 18SS