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Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
ASHLEY FALLS.

Rev MT Feuel delivered two excellent sermons yesterday. Subjects, "Stone with seven eyes and Christian Adop- tion."
 MT R. B. Wood, of Meriden, made 8 flying visit to friends here last week.
 Next Sunday evening will be observ- ed in our church as "Good Tidings" day. A suitable program is in the hands of "The Committee" and will doubtless be we'll carried out. All are cordially invited.
 MT Geo. Wood returned Monday from his home in Southwick, Mass. He was called thither by the illness of his father.
 A few from this place attended the Danbury fair, and some "got left.'
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
NORFOLK.

A new addition, for carriage room, etc., has been added to the parsonage 1arn.
 w. s. Egleston, with his gang, have commenced work on Miss Louise Roland's new house.
 Burr1tt Darrow has bought Arthur Cobb's place on Maple Avenue.
 H. w. Carter is moving into J. K. Shepard's new house on Maple Ave.
 B. D. Ives will soon occupy his new house at Ash Grove. It is very pretty place and we wish them long life to enjoy it.
 Rev MT Goodenough, of Winchester, occupied the Cong pulpit last Sunday, MT DePeu having gone to New York tc attend the meeting of the American Board.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
FALLS VILLAGE.

License was carried in this town by 6S majority.
 Last Wednesday morning we had the first frost that did the slightest damage, having held off remarkably well.
 Bert Sheppard ran the Danbury excursion train all last week.
 Henry D. Wolfe had 8 slight shock the latter part of last week.
 Whiting Miner has broken up house. keeping in Winsted, and has come to this town to spend the winter with his brother.
 The thief who broke into house in Weatogue and appropriated to himself whatever suited him. was captured at New Hartford and taken Sunday to Litchfeld jail. Charlie Mead went to Philadelphia on Monday, where he will attend Palmers business college.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

AT 8 Court of Probate holden at North A. Canaan, within and for the District of Canaan, on the 18th day of Dot, 1889.
 Present, Jacob B. Hardenbergh. Judge.
 Estate of Laura B. Kellogg, late of Canaan in said District, deceased.
 An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, having been presented to this court for pro bate and for the granting of administration on said estate.
 ORDERED, That such application be heard at the Probate office in said North Canaan, on the 18th day of October, instant, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and that notioe of the time and place of such hearing be given by publishing this order twice in the Connec. ttcut Western News, a newspaper having 8 circulation in said district,
 Certified from Record,
 JACOB B, HARDENBERGH, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
LANDLORD STEVENS IRA VELS

HE RENTS HIS HOTEL-yIsTTs THE DANBURY
 FAIR AND WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA.
 MT E. O. Stevens has rented his hotel at Norfolk, Conn.,, to F. A. Moul- throp, of Torrington, who took possess ion Oct 1st. MT Stevens will soon start on pleasure trip to California and expects to be absent number of weeks. He will visit relatives in differ ent western states We wish him pleasant journey and safe return.
 By the way, Mir Stevens has for 8 number of years desired ito visit the Danbury fair, but business prevented. Being gentleman of leisure since he rented his hotel he thought the golden opportunity had at last arrived, so last Thursday morning, accompanied by his son '' Harry" he started for that para disc of fakirs, bunco men, pickpockets, They arrived in due time at Danbury village, but found the fair grounds were some two miles distant. They entered an omnibus, and others crowded in also, then away they started for the fair ground. They had gone but short distance when an agent of the Humane Society halted the bus and informed the driver that the team was overloaded as IS passengers were in the bus. The driver told the passengers to remain seated and he would hitch on another horse, but MT Stevens and Harry alighted and walked to the fair ground, but before they reached there they concluded that Danbury miles are not very short ones. They tramped around the fair ground all day but did not see any wonderful sights in fact even the horse races were poor that day and the refreshments obtainable were poorer still, at least they were unpalatable to persons accustomed to such a table as Landlord Stevens always sets. Becom- ing disgusted with the Danbury fair and Danbury fare they started for home, but. as usual, the trains were late dur. ine fair time and Ed" and " Harry reached Canaan too late to connect with the train for Norfolk. By this time their grit was aroused, and the experience of the day had taught them that stages and railroads were mighty onsartin" so they declared their inde' pendence of public conveyances and started on foot for Norfolk, seven miles distant. They were not lonesome that night as from nearly every house they passed on the route one or more dogs rushed out and escorted them some distance.
 We should like to know just how many miles our friends tramped tha day, but one thing Is certain, aftel years of waiting, "Ed's" desire to se1 the Danbury fair has been gratifed, bu it will be many years before he agair visits that inconvenient and uncom fortable place, where the principa exhibition consists of fakirs and peopl' whose photographs can be found II comic almanacs. Ed" says that tn balloon ascension and parachute drol by Prof Northop was the most inter esting feature of the fair.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
LIME ROCK.

Mir George Ashman died very sud- denly of heart disease last Friday. He was about 60 years old. He was buried in Lime Rock cemetery, Sunday under the auspices of the G. A. R. post of Lakeville.
 The B. R. Go. are cleaning out their dam while fixing their Hume and water wheel.
 The M. E. society of this place req ized S36- 10 on bedquiIt that was put up to canvass for Mrs White was the lucky winner of the quilt.
 Mrs Hosea Berry had an auction last Friday evening, preparatory to moving to Seymour, so we understand.
 Mir James Pierce, of Lime Rock, and Miss Grace Morgan, of West Cornwall, were married last week in Danbury. While we offer congratulations we can- not but wonder why May and Decem- ber are so far apart on the almanac.
 MT Walter Wakeman and Miss Sarah B. Hurlburt are the happy couple who expect to be made one this Wednesday, evening, at 4:3O o'clock. Walter has made many friends here who wish him and his fair bride all sorts of good luck and happiness.
 Frank Burdick, of Sheffield. Mass. was in town last week.
 Reuben Beckley was in Sharon Valley last week making repairs to the furnace company's wheel house.
 The two wooden bridges near Morgan Fyler's residence have been replaced by iron ones A very sensible improvement
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
CHEAP FLOUR.

There are at least two reasons why flour should be cheaper the coming season.
 FmsT-'' According to reports to date the wheat crop of 1889 in this country will take rank among the three largest ever harvested"
 SEcoND-' The wages of the agricul- tural laborers in the south of England at present do. not, it Is said, amount to six cents an hour.
 In the latter case said wages will either lessen the cost of raising wheat in England or will reduce the purchasing capacity of said lsborers, who buy American flour.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
SOUTHFIELD.

MT Nehemiah Palmer holds quite smart yet, though he has the same difficulty, the heart trouble.
 Mrs Jabez Lane seems no worse, though she grows weaker somewhat.
 Mrs B. B. Grant improves slowly. Mir Grant gains in looks and some in strength.
 Mir and Mrs Benedict returned from Norwich last Friday, reporting very nice time.
 Sociable was at Mrs H. W. Palmer's last week.
 Mrs I. R. Baldwin had an attack of cholera morbus, but is some better at this writing.
 See W. R. Baldwin s notice in another column.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
JUDGE BELDEN.
THE YOUNGEST JUDGE IN THE UNITED
 STATES.

From the Racine, (Wis) Daily Times. Sept. 2s.l
 We present to our readers sketch of E. B. Belden, who is, so far as we are able to learn, the youngest judge in the United States.
 Judge Belden is a son of Capt Henry W. Belden, who served gallantly in the 37th Wisconsin Infantry during the war. He was born in the village of Rochester, in the west end of this county, in May, 1866, where he resided for many years. He graduated from the Rochester Semi nary. and in 1883 came to this city, where he entered the office of the County judge as clerk, under the venerable Judge Belden, his grand father, who has left behind a memory that is spotless, as an able and upright judge, and an incorruptible man. In the fall of 1884 he entered the Wiscon- sin State University and graduated in 1886, being only 20 years of age, which placed him in somewhat amusing position, for while he was fully quail fled to practice in any court in the state, as a graduate, he was necessarily debarred until he became of age. He secured situation in the office of the Attorney General of the State, where he remained year, gaining much valuable knowledge to aid him in his profession. In February, 1887, he again entered the office of the county judge, and re- mained until August, 1888, when he re- signed and opened an office in this city. In the fall of '88 he was a candidate for district attorney and all remember how closely he came to receiving the nomi- nation. In the spring of '89 he was nominated for county judge and was elected over Ernest c. Merton, 8 promi- nent lawyer of Burlington, by hand some majority, being only p years of age at the time. Failing health and increasing infirmities of years caused his grandfather to resign. Only week after he laid down the cares of office, he laid down the greater cares of life and passed to that greater reward that awaits those who have spent life in obeying the divine injunction of the Golden Rule.
 He was at once appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his grandfather. Perhaps no better estimate of the confidence that is felt in him can be shown, than in the fact that such men as l.. s. Blake, one of the heaviest real estate owners in the coun- ty, Stephen Bull, of the great J. l. Case T, M. corporation. and B. B. Northrop, cashier of the Manufacturers National bank. are Lis boulsmen.
 Next Tuesday he will hold his first term of court with an enormous amount of business to be disposed of, as there has been no term of court held since last June. Such is the brief history of the junior judge of this country. His past record is the best guarantee of what his future will be, and there is no need to fear that under him the most important office within the gift of the people, will be administered honestly and faithfully.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Mrs Edward D. Bierce was severely injured Thursday by missile striking her in the eye. It is feared she will lose the sight.
 Mrs George Payne, of Unionville, is visiting friends here.
 Edward D. Bierce has been confined to the house with severe attack of neuralgia for the past week. Mrs A. B. Sturges returned to Bridge port last Wednesday.
 Miss Grace Robinson is visiting her brother and family in Waterbury.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
 contain Mercury,
 as Mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole systey when entering it through the mucus surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do are ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac- tured by F. J. Cheney X Co.,, Toledo, internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure, be sure you get the genuine, it is taken inter- nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Go.
 @rSold by Druggists, price 75 cents per bottle.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
News About Town.

It is the current report about town that Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs Is making some remarkable cures with people who ara troubled with Coughs, Sore Threats, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Any druggist will give you trial bottle free of cost. It Is guaranteed to relieve and cure. The Large Bottles are 5Oc and $1.00.
 Over 400,OO patents have been granted iq the United States.
 Nine well-known society young girls of Baltimore have formed baseball club,
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
Subscription Account.

The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the subscriber shows the time to which the subscription is paid: thus, R. B. Smith 5julSs indicates that MT Smith has paid for his paper to July 5, 1889. It is hoped that subscribers will see to it that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for re- renewal of their subscription will observe whether their date is changed to indicate the proper credit. and in the event of an error to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter De considered unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made. as the receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription IS paid plainly printed thereon is prima facie evil dence of its acceptance as correct.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
SALISBURY.

The Salisbury, town committee on Soldiers monument will meet at the Town hall in Salisbury, on the after noon and evening of Friday, Oct. 18th, to hear suggestions regarding the loca- tion and form of the same. It is hoped large number will meet the committee at this time and express freely thei, views and opinions concerning the monument.
 T. l.. NORTON, ro
 D. T. WARNER, MI. MI
 l.. P. AsHMAN, 'n1''oe
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
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Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
Central New England & West
 ern R. R. Co.

central New England & West
 ern R. R. Co.
 Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.
 Commencing Sept 8, 1889.
 GOING WEST FROM CANAAN. e.45 a. m. For Poughkeepsie and Campbell 100 a. m. For Rhinebeck. e.O0 a m. For Poughkeepsie and Campbell Hall, connecting at Mt Riga and Fough. trains on the N. Y. c. q Fl. railroad. Hall, connecting with express of N. Y. o. W. R. R.
 S.A5 p. m. Sundays only) For Poughkeep. sic and Campbell Hall.
 GOING EAST FROM CANAAN. 6.10 8. m. For Hartford. $40 a. m. For Hartford, connecting at Win Simsbury for Westneld, Northampton, Williamsburg and HolyOke; ct Hartford with express for Springfield and Boston and all points North and East arriving ven, arriving It f.A p. m; also for VII. nmAntic, New London. Providence and 800 D. m. For Hartford, connecting at Win bSn fos saa ana Hartford for New Haven, Springfield and Boston, arrive at Boston 800 p. m., via. N. Y. | N. E. R. B. 72l p. m. For Hartford. 4.A p. m. (Sundays only) For Hartford.
 8. B. OPDYKE, J8, Gen1. Supt. N. R. TURNER, GenH, Pass. Agent.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

LEAVE CANAAN, GOING SOUTH. $40 g. m., for Bridgeport and New York with through car. s06 p. m., Milk for Bridgeport. ASS p. m., for Bridgeport and New York, with through Drawing Room Car. 6.T p. m., New York limited Express, via. Hawleyviue and South Norwalk, arriving in New York at 800 p. m. 6.Ss p. m., for Bridgeport and New York, .- Sunday Milk, S.45 p. m.. for Bridgeport and New York.
 Connect at Brookaeld Junction with trains to and from Danbury.
 WI. Fl. STEVENSON,
 Vice-Pres't and GenI Manager. ". K. LYON, Supt. A. ". PER1u.
 Gen. Pass. AGt.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
TGUeZers' Guide.
HOuSatOnic Railroad.

HOU68CO01C 601lfOAO.
 (HousAToNIo pIvuIoN.1
 June 10, 1889. Passenger trains leave Canaan, GOING NoxTA 9.40 8. m. for Pittsneld, North Adams also Albany, via State Line. 2.S0 p. m., for Pittsheld, with through car for Albany, via State Line. Connecting for the West. 6.2 p. m., New York limited Express to Pitts field. via. South Norwalk and Hawleyvila, elegant new Drawing Room Oars and Coaches. TAI p. m., New York Express, with through Oar for Pittsneld, connecting for North Adams. connecting also via. Btats Line for Albany. 10.14 Q. m., Sunday Mail for Pittsfeld.
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Box 84
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11

Louis Ellsworth, son of q prominent farm
er of Grand Ridge, was drowned in the MAN
Hole beneath the Marseilles dam on Sat-
urdsy morning. He and his father Lad
gone to Marseilles on fishing excursion
and not being posted on the treachery of
apron of the dam young Ellsworth took a
position on the apron of the dam where the
water is but two or three inches deep. At
ter he had stood in this position for several
moments he slipped and fell into the deep
pool beneath, and was drawn to the bottom
by the Strong under-current His father,
frantic with fear for his sons life, leaped
into the pool after him, but was unable even
to touch him, as he was carried under a
shelf in the rock out of reach, while the
father narrowly escaped drowning in his
attempted rescue. Graphing irons were
quickly procured and the body recovered
after half hours work, but he was beyond
resuscitation. He was a nephew Of Mrs
Geo. II. Roberts of this city, and attended
the High School here about NO years ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11

at Washington; and the next year had charge
of printin. and photography for the United
States coast survey. II was in lsOi that. lie
became connected with Columbia college.
Having applied for the vacant chair of ply
sizes, he was elected its president Here he
continued till a year ago, when he retired,
having accomplished great work in insti-
tuting a school of mines, art, political science
and philosophy in connection with the college.
President Barnard's writings began while
he was a teacher of deaf mutes, when he
published a number of papers on the subject
of their instruction and an Analytic Gram
mar, with Symbolic Illustrations" which is
still in use by them. In 1883 he began TO
publish on scientific subjects While IN Mis-
sissipp he published a series of papers on
subjects including Letters on College Gov
ernment, n"Report on Collegiate Education"
art Culture" Improvements Practicable
in American Colleges, university Educa-
ton" and the Relation OF University Edu-
cation to Common Schools" While III charge
of Columbia college he continued his literary
work, editing cyclopRdia and contributing
many valuable articles himself. He was very
versatile, writing on "The Germ Theory of
Disease and taking an active part i'll the
American Microscopical society, of New
York.
The broader scope of education in Ameri-
can colleges today is largely due to President
Barnard He constantly advocated adding
to the scientific departments and substitu-
ton of the practical for the obsolete, and, as
will be noticed from the subjects OF his essays
mentioned above, was constantly suggesting
changes When he began to teach he found
the American college student principally en-
gagged in studying the habits of the Greeks
and Recommendations that had passed away
centuries before When he left Columbia
college he had long seen in operation school
of mines, doing good work in teaching the
American boy how to dig in the earth for
metals, and leaving the more impractical
subjects for those who still preferred to walk
il the old rut.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11
TUE COURTS.
Circuit Court.

,.n, contested will case was filed in
All, ao.,., a, Thursday afternoon barbara
Era,s,Inavar of Mendoza, died on the thir
,ssn,h ~ ,nr;I last and in her will which
~ ao'at pahnna,v a, and which was admit
,oa ~ nroha.a sbe bequeaths her entire
estate to her nephew, Huma1u . -, s;'i
whom she also appoints ca '",U' ou .ho ras
1t seems that Mrs. Fredefa W go "iJ pa "'
very old, made her home wsth l. .",, ni
berg to whom she willed the prop "na
that he had entire charge of her bs ,'"s ah
affairs. The contestants, Eva and SAT !"
Ehrich Of Chicago, neiccs Of the old ladyi
allege that Fernberg used fraud aud undue
influence in persuading the old lady to make
a will and ask that il be set aside, i. d.
Croker and F p, Snyder, solicitors
Carl Gremm ct al, VS. Mary Croissant,
asst dam, $1,000. NJ. Blanchard, sol.
Ottawa Fire Clay Il Brick Co., vs. II. A.
Dale of Leland, debtie dam. 81 600 Horace
Hmll, sol.
BOZ Meizger sues to recover goods taken
out of Henry Metzger's old place on Madison
street by Jim Cross on execution.
Otto G. Brundage vs.. Edward Rose, case
dam. S. 900. Blake Il TrainOr, solrs.
Papers in the following cases have been
suppressed Chas. Carney w. The President
of Marseilles; Edward Dickerson VS.. Mary
X. Brown; Emil Vilinim VS. Ella Graetf and
Erasmus o. Sawyer VS. Ella Graeif.
In COURT A hearing was had in the
foreclosure of Sarah C. A. Reading vs.. Owen
.Mackey ct al, on Thursday afternoon. Also
an order OF attachment in the Thurston vs..
Thurston divorce, and leave to amend in the
Smith divorce cases.
On Monday Judge Dibell will assume the
bench, when the cases of Hough vs.. Chap
man, Shufeldt VS.. Linle and c. Is, Q. Us.
Bovd will he called
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11
County Court.

Felt & Nertney, indicted for keeping a
gambling house, plead guilty and were fined
300 and costs on Monday.
George Maggie was declared insane on
Tuesday. He is Deer Park farmer in COM
Portable circumstances, and was an inmate
of Elgin asylum in 1879.
New CaseS.-Ellen Yasm who has kept a
grocery store on W. Jackson street for sew
eral years assigned to W. j. Graham on
Tuesday.
Eagle Machine Works vs.. Geo. w. Reed
ct al, asst. dam. $500.
Lester Rose filed replevin suit against
Jim Cross on Thursday, alleging that he
wrongfully retains ten bundles of paper.
J. j. Geraghty contests the election of A
V. Cool as mayor of Streator. Geraghty
makes a general charge of bribery, intimi
dation and fraud. The papers were filed
late on Thursday and Immediately SUPPRESSED
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11

A NOTED EDUCATOR GONE.
Death of Ex-President barnard. of Column
bia College.


Education has lost no brighter light In
many a year than the late President Bar
nard, of Columbia college, and few have
maintained so prominent position rs
teacher for 30 long period
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, ID. d.,
LII. d., PHI d., was born in Sheffield, Mass, in
1909, and was consequently 50 years old at the
time of his death He was descendant Of
Roger Williams. In 1928 he was graduated
from Yale college, and in 1920 when but 20
years Of age, was made n tutor in his alma
mater Two years later he became a teacher
!, the Hartford Deaf and Dumb asylum,
md n, terward in an institution of the same
charocte, in New York. In 1881 he was
elortoa 10 a professorship of mathematics
and natural phli, sophy in the University of
In lS5l Professor Barnard entered the min.
istry on the Episcopal church, and IN the same
wear became professor Of mathematics, as
tronomv IN I'd civil engineering in the Uniyer-
sity of Mississippi, becoming its president in
1850, and chan, 'ellor in 1858 In 1861 when