Connecticut western news., 1888-05-16
OLEOMARGARINE.

The Erie canal was opened officially last Wednesday at midnight.
 Plymouth church, Brooklyn, has chos- en Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott permanent pastor.
 The differences between the United States and Moorish governments have finally been settled.
 The Norwalk Record started on its second volume last week with a circula- tion of 5000 copies.
 "Does marriage change man?" asks writer. Depends on whom he marrys Some women would make a man bald in six months.
 Many child goes astray, not because there is lack of prayer or virtue at home. but simply because home lacks sunshine. A child needs smiles as much as flowers need sunbeams. A subscriber writes us: 1T am the au- thor of good many poems which have found publication, but I have never been paid for single one. What would you you advise?" Quit!
 Even John l.. Sullivan knows better than to tackle refractory car window when he is travelling. And yet we have seen little feeble dudes attempt 1t just to please a pretty girl Somerciue Journal.
 The golden wedding of MT and Mrs Carlos Holcomb, of New Hartford, was attended by over fifty relatives and friends on Tuesday afternoon and even- ing, May 8th. Many gifts, useful and costly, were presented the happy old couple
 Arbor Day was observed quite gener- ally by the public schools of the state. Last year reports were received from 412 districts, showing that 4, 159 trees and shrubs were planted by the school children.
 Deacons who condemn the ballet at tend the circus and watch with interest the salutatory exercises of the short skirted female rider. The horse takes the curse off and makes this moral entertainment. What noble animal the horse is to be sure.- Exchange. Advices from Rio Janeiro state that the Brazilian chamber of deputies has l passed bill for the immediate aboli- tion of slavery.
 LATER-Rio Joneiro, May IA. The Brazilian Senate has passed the bill abolishing slavery, which was passed ! by the Chamber of Deputies last week. At Danbury, on Monday, Frank Burns was struck and killed by John McNiff, saloon keeper. They had quarrelled | about some beer bottles and McNif struck the other man with his fist. The blow was on the side of the head and Burns died from its effects in about two hours.
 Mrs. Betsy Averill of New Preston cele brated the 101st anniversary of her birth May 5. Five generations of Mrs. Averill's descendants joined in the fes- tivities of the occasion. Mrs Averill re- tains complete possession of her mental faculties and by constant reading keeps we'll informed i'll resurd to current af- fairs. She rememb bers and delights to talk about the important historical events of the past ninety years. She remembers with perfect distinctness her fifth birthday and each ot her birth days siuce that time. She Is able to walk without assistance and her health Is perfect She reads the Bible and dai- ly papers almost constantly.
 Mrs William D. Bishop, Jr., of Bridgeport, is i'll at her home with an attack of small pox. She is supposed to have received the disease from an attendant while under surgical treat ment in New York. Several society ladies who greeted Mrs Bishop with 8 kiss when first taken sick, before the nature of the malady was known, enter tain many fears in regard to their own safety. Mrs Bishop is the daughter of Ex-Senator Washburn, of Illinois.
 The Amenia Times says:-s'A general convention of the various societies for the detection of horse thieves through out eastern New York and western Con- necticut will be held at Brewster, N r., on Wednesday, June 6, beginning at |, P. A1., for the purpose of further organ izing for correspondence and mutual aid, so that when horses are stolen they can be easily traced and the thieves se cured and brought to justice. Each so- ciety Is invited to be represented by two delegates. The call is signed by F. c. Haight, president, Little Rest, and Geo T. Chapman, secretary and treasur-