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Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
ORE HILL.

The Mt Riga Sunday School, which has been but partially organized during the winter, was fully organized last Sunday, with an encouraging outlook. Several young men from Lakeville have interested themselves in the school and no doubt will do much to make it 8 success In the elocntionary contest at Lakeville Monday evening, May 13, Minnie Bartle, of Ore Hill, deserves much credit. Her marking was 137 while Miss Eastman's was 138. :. Ore Hill has it's share of fine growing weather. The apple trees abound in worms nests and we think kerosene light is better for them than daylight The cut and fill on the change of line of the railroad at this place is completed and has been examined by the railroad commissioners, and now @ branch is being constructed to the Brook Pit Mining Co.'S wash works. The steam shovel is still at work taking away the dumps, but the dirt is being taken to different points on the main line, where it is needed. The Brook Pit Mining Go. are fast getting into working order again and the demand for ore is. press ing Olin B. Gibbs and wife started last week and no doubt are now in Denver, Col, where he expects to spend some months. Rev D. Phillips preached at the school-house Sunday, to large and attentive audience.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
CORNWALL.

Everything is booming except news, and that is at discount. HI. s. Monson, of Boston, IS spending few weeks with his mother in this village. The creamery of the Cornwall Creamery Go. is rapidly approaching completion. When finished it will be one of the finest in the state. J. B. Calhoun lost @ valuable horse last week with lung fever .. Improvements on the park have been renewed walks are being laid out, etc A large number of sum- mer visitors are expected this season. All the rooms that are available have been taken. We understand that Miss Mary Payne has rented her shouse to Mrs Hermance, of New Haven, for four months. Our highways are being fixed. Many improvements have been made. One of our citizens, who had been in neighboring state for short time and did not know of the recent order of things, while walking above the village, fell over the "improve- ments' and injured himself and his temper quite little. !. . It had been generally supposed that our chief of police was one of the immortal names who were not born to "dye" but the contrary has been proven. It was Buckinghams that did it. :. . The dog owners are not complying with the law very fast, not half the dogs in town are registered. . .s' Birdie" the only naalt Bird in the Hous. Valley Inst. has returned to his home in New York state We miss the dulcet notes of his violin and he will be missed by the young ladies of the Institute.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
KENT.

Ernest Ward has gone to Middlebury with l.. Vinegar, to assist him in the painting business. Thompson Barton's house presents shining ..appearance, having been recently re-painted. The residence of w. Watson, is also being re-painted Mrs Evans and children, of Harrington, are visiting relatives here Judge Huntington, also Lawyer McMahon were in town Monday. upon official business. The entertainment given by Miss Knibloe, elocutionist and whistler, at the Cong. lecture room last Friday evening, was listened to by an appreciate audience and was very pleas ing and successful. .. Since the people of the Cong. church have been without pastor they have listened to many different ones, but to none with more pleasure than to Dr Eddy, who occu. pied the pulpit last Sunday As Decoration day approaches, 8 happy thought has stirred the energies of the few remaining members of that organiz. | ation once known as Kent cornet band, long since played out. They propose meeting together for practice, and on May 3Oth to aid by their music proper observance of the day. We have here soldier monument, one to be proud of, and soldiers graves are in botE cemeteries {; these the ladies will not fail to cover with flowers, so with music and public spirit shown by our citizens
 it is hoped that there will be more thar the usual dem monstration in honor of the soldier dead. '-~.s.... ...
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
WEST CORNWALL.

George Oldfield. of Stock bridge, spent Sunday with friends in town ... R.N Cochrane has taken another trip to Vermont ... .Dr Battam will be at the hotel on Friday of this week. |. MT and Mrs A. H. Gamsby and Miss Ada c. Sterling, of Bridgeport, are guests at Mrs R. I. Scoville's. :. Mrs Noah Rogers and family, of Bridgeport, have returned to the farm for the summer. :. :. All extended Frank B. Wood warm welcome last Friday when he arrived home from 8 two months stay in Florida. .. MT Orville Fitch was taken to hospital in New Haven last Satur- day to be cared for in his infirmities. |. Mrs R. M. Hubbard and family, of Toledo, arrived last Wednesday for another summers sojourn in their beautiful cottage at Point Lookout, Cream Hill. . Mrs Horace F. Hart has, of late been in Litchfeld, curing for her father, who is dangerously sick :. . Cochrane Bros. are agents for the new improved Buckeye moving machines. Dr Alvarez Smith, of Newark, is with Dr Skiff as his student this summer .
 James l.. Ferris, of New Milford, spent Sunday with friends here. .... Miss Jessie Wheaton goes to Norfolk this week for few days visit. .. Mrs Wm. F. Gibson and family, of San Francisco Cal, are at the residence of her father Hon T. s. Gold, where they expect te spend the summer.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
SHARON VALLEY.

F. A. Hotchkiss spent part of last week in Bridgeport and other places. Miss Grace Brusie. of White Hollow. is boarding with the family of Wallace Loucks and attending Miss Williams select school John Rogers and fami- ly were called to Millerton last week by the death of MT Rogers father. who died there on Tuesday, May 14th. .. A base ball club was organized up town Thursday evening. but we notice they came down to the Valley after first baseman |. . Geo. w. Handlin has been giving his house new coat of paint, which makes great improvement. All he now wants to make his place com plete is 8 new four-story hotel in place of the small one, which he no doubt will erect in the course of time John V. Cutler and 0. T. Green, of Dover Furnace, N. Y., spent Sunday with friends here A larger number of fish peddlers than usual are visiting us this year. Among the many who passed through here last week we noticed c. H. Marvin. >. Our junior base ball club, known as the Rough and Ready, went up town Saturday and beat the 2d nine there by score of 25 to p. .... A very exciting game of ball was played here last week between two hines from the Valley, Theo Bosler and Martin Kenney being captains of the respective clubs. The game resulted in victory for Mart's club by @ sore of 16 to IA, notwithstanding the good kicking quail ties of the opposing club. Charles Hoag, of Millerton, was in town on Sunday. Mrs P. Byron spent few days at Philmont, N. Y., last week.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Soon after eating hearty dinner last Friday, Mrs Mary M. Arnold, who resided with her son near Long Pond school house, was smitten with apoplexy and expired instantly. She was 83 years 4 months and 16 days old, and on Sum- day at p. m., her mortal remains were conveyed to their last resting place at Housatonic. The selectmen have con- tracted with the East Berlin iron bridge company for the building of an iron bridge across the Williams river near the office of the furnace company at VanDeusenville. The price is to be S435, and the structure is to be of the best material. Under the foreclosure, the first mortgage on the estate of Robt Taft, insolvent debtor, was sold Friday to Mrs Roscoe Taft, at the office of Lawyer Wright, in this village. Y. :. The new presiding elder, Rev R. H. Travis. is expected to preach and hold quarter ly conference at the M. B. church in this place, Sunday evening, June 31st. The old plaster mill and one or two tenements, known as the negro quarters, near the junction of the road to Chris tian Hill, have been taken down. At the purchase of Mansfield Lake, which had an outlet there, the property came into the possession of Mrs B. F. Searles some two or three years ago. Rev MT Waters has been reappointed to the pastorate of Zion church in this village by the New England annual conference at Worcester. Only 83 dogs have been registered thus far at the office of the town clerk and there are supposed to be over 250 in town IA new coat of paint has been applied to the resi- dence of Mahaiwe bank president. John l.. Dodge. Mrs Catharine Merritt wife of an umbrella 6xer, was brought before his honor, Judge Shores, in the District court Friday, for drunkenness and was sent to the house of correction because she could not pay $1 fine and | costs.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
SHARON.

Among the arrivals in town this past week are Gilbert l.. Smith; of New York :; l.. A. Bates, also of New York ; Mrs Craill, of Lime Rock, visiting at Wallace Merwins {; Mrs Jerry Fuller, of Kent, at Mrs Williams Miss Edna Bartram, of New York, at her grand fathers, B. H. Bartram's Irving Lake, of Nyack, N. r., where he is connected with an insurance company .. John M. Reed and wife spent Sunday at Wassaic N. Y. .. Nelson Wilson is on the gain and we hope to see him out soon. ..... We notice Rev MT Lewis is driving a new horse The M. B. church base. ment Is undergoing repairs. The door is being changed from the north side to near the main entrance. The Sharon base ball club has been organized with Chas Marvin manager, Geo. H. Smith, Jr., captain. They would like to play g number of games with other clubs o1 local players from surrounding towns |. Rev MT Bourne exchanged pulpits with Rev J. H. Pierpont, of Cornwall, last Sunday. .. A teachers convention was held at the graded school conducted by Mir Hine, of the state board o1 education, and teachers from Llme Rock, Salisbury and other places A number from here go to Lee. Mass. this week to attend the wedding o1 Miss Carmie Landon to MT William Blue, Wednesday, May 22d. Edward Whitney is on the sick list, being threatened with pneumonia. >. Rumol says that l.. A. Bates has been appoin
 ted postmaster. Where the office will
 be located we have not heard. U. B.
 Smith has got in this spring 80 acres ol oats and 50 acres of corn. He uses the Eclipse corn planter.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
FALLS VILLAGE.

Rev J. G. Robertson, of Yale divinity school, preached at the Cong church Sunday . Mrs Elmer l.. Bartlett, of Bridgeport, is visiting her parents here Dennis Hurley moved his family to Bridgeport Thursday, where he had previously lived. .... The ladies aid society of the M. E. church met in the basement of the church Friday evening and gave 8 supper. The receipts were over S2O. MT and Mrs Clarence Doe, of Sharon, were guests of relatives in Amesville Sunday Something IS hinted at about freeing coon in a mans dooryard in this village. Don't say anything about it at the store. -. John Dean, of Delaware Co.,, N. r., is painting and decorating the interior of the Dudley House .... The dead body of some unknown man was discovered, by Frank Eggleston, in the Housatonic river few rods shoHth of land of Geo. Wilcox, near Pine Grove camp ground, on Tuesday, May 14, as he was looking after his fences. The body was dressed in heavy overcoat and had mittens on, which is an indication that it fell into the river in the early spring. Russell Miller took the body from the water, and Medical Examiner Carter and Sheriff Reed took charge of it. No clue, except key ring of peculiar pattern, and two keys, was found on the body which could in any way establish its identity. The body was afterward buried in Grassy Hill cemetery. The deceased was about 30 years of age, and of smooth face and tall. After the interment il was ascertained that man named Almon Gleason, whose relatives lived al North Canaan, had been missing g number of weeks. When Gleason dis appeared he left trunk at the house o1 his relatives, where it remained locked just as he left it. Soon as Gleason's relatives learned that a body had beer found in the river they came to Falll Village to view it and make enquiries about it. They learned that the body had already been buried, as it wa! terribly decomposed and beyond recog milton. The clothes resembled thos. worn by Gleason when last seen, ani one of the keys found on the body unlocks Gleason's trunk. Before Glea son disappeared he had acted strangely and his mind appeared to be unbal anced. It is thought that the remainl must be those of Almon Gleason, bu how, when or where he fell into th, river will probably remain mystery.
 A union patriotic memorial servic, will be held in the chapel on Sunday morning, May 26, at the regular houl of service. Rev Hiram Eddy, D. D. | will preach the sermon.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22

read and write quite comfortably. But more than that have generally enjoyed remarkably good health. I might go on to recount unnumbered and unmeri- led blessings among which would be some very severe aflictions, and those the most needed blessings of all. And now when I think how easily I might be Ieft to spoil all have done or suffered in the cause of freedom, hardly dare risk another voyage, if even had the opportunity. It is long time since we met, but we shall now soon come to- gcther in our Fathers house" tr,st. Let us hold fast that we already have, remembering that we shall reap in due time if we faint not" Thanks be eoe, unto God, who giveth us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord" And now my old warm hearted friend "Good bye." Your Affectionate Cousin.
 JOHN BROWN.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
WEDNESDAY. MAY 22. 1889.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

On Tuesday the house refused the bill favorable to female suffrage, which was proposed constitutional amend ment, and will not go before the senate.
 The senate concurred with the house in rejecting the bill making Saturday afternoon bank holiday.
 The bill preventing summary remo- vals of railroad crossings upon farms passed both the senate and house.
 The bill for the town management of schools, which passed the senate Tues day, is endorsed by the best educators of the state, and is believed to offer the most practicable remedy for the Hitter acy and degeneracy of the back country schools. The board of education-a singularly capable and intelligent rd-strongly support the bill, and the house will do we'll to endorse the action of the senate and make the bill a law. If it doesn't work it can be repealed. -[Courant.
 Governor Bulkeley, on Wednesday, nominated Hon Charles B. Andrews, of Litchfeld, for Judge and chief justice : of the supreme court of errors, and David Terrence, of Derby, and Elisha Carpenter, of Hartford, for associate judges of the supreme court of errors.
 The senate concurred in rejecting the bill exempting only fifty per cent of wages from attachment
 The bill requiring railroads to furnish the State Comptroller with free passes for members of the legislature, was refused by the house after some dis cussion.
 The house passed the bill providing for new normal school to be main. tained east of the Connecticut river.
 The petition of the Housatonic to build 8 parallel was defeated in the house by vote of 136 to 102. The question aroused long and spirited discussion.
 In accordance with the resolution ot Senator McNeill the railroad commiss. toners are preparing statement regard ing the amount of expense. to each railroad in the state to abolish grade crossings.
 The bill providing that railroad company owning railroad which ha. been constructed and is operated ovel land to which it has not acquired til, may take such land within the limits n its location, passed the senate.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
JOHN BROWNS LAST LETTER.

From The Norfolk Tower of May 16thl
 The following letter, aside from the fact that it was one of the last written by John Brown before his execution, needs no explanation. The original is in the hands of R. I. Crissey, coming to him from his grandmother, Betsey Brown, who was 8 granddaughter of the Captain John Brown alluded to in the letter, and 8 cousin of John Brown himself. -
 Charleston, Jefferson Co.,, Va,
 18th Nov, 1859.
 Reu Luther Humphrey,
 My Dear Friend Your kind letter of the 18th inst is now before me. So far as my knowledge goes as to our mutual kindred, suppose am He first since the landing of Peter Brown from the May Flower that has either been sentenced to Imprisonment or to the gal lows. But my dear old friend, let not that fact alone grieys you. You cannot have forgotten how and achere our grand fataer, Capt John Brown) fell in 1776, and Mat he too might have perished on the scaffold had circumstances been but rery little different. The fact that man dies under the hand of an executioner tor otherwiss), has but little to do with his character, as I suppose, John Rogers perished at the stake qreat and good man as I suppose but las being SO does not prove that any other man who has died in the same way was good or otherwise. Whether I have any reason to "be of good cheer" for not) in view of my end; I can assure you that feel % and that I am totally blinded if do not really experience that strengthening and consolation you so faithfully implore in my behalf. God of onr Fathers reward your fidelity. I neither feel mortified, degraded, nor in he least ashan'ed of my imprisonment, my chain or my near prospect of deaM by hanqiaq.
 I feel assured "that not one hair shall fall from my head without my heavenly Father" also feel that I have zong been eadearouring to hold exactly sssuch fast as God has chosen" See the passage in Isaiah which you have quo- ted. No part of my life has been more happily spent, than that have spent than that l have spent here, and ] humbly trust that no part has been spent to better purpose. Iuould not say this boastingly, but "thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory Mrougl Ea1f,site grace
 should be sixty years old were te live till May 9th, 1860. I have enjoyed much of life ss it is, and I have beer remarkably prosperous having earl, 1snaed to regard the welfare and pros perity of others as nag o,on I have neve sincs can remember, required grea <nount of sleep, so that l conclude knt I have already enjoyed fuA a'a ace'' &tcs number of waking hours with those
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Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
IMPROVED FACILITIES.
A NOTEWORTHY INCREASE OF ACCOMMODA- TIONs WEST AND SOUTHWEST VIA.
 THE ROCK ISLAND ROIrTE

A NOTEWORTHY INCREASE OF ACCOMMODA-
 TONS WEST AND SOUTHWEST VIA.
 THE ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
 The Council Bluffs and Pacific Limi- ted Vcstibule Express, which now leaves the Rock Island Union depot on VanBuren St., in Chicago, at 2:45 D. m daily, is magnificent train replete with every modern improvement which can add to safety and comfort. To its complement of superb day coaches, dining cars and Pullman sleeping cars, (the latter running without change to Omaha), new and elegant free reclining chair cars have been added, which now run through from Chicago to North Platte, in Nebraska (via Omaha), stopp- ing at Fremont, Columbus, Grand Island and other important intervening points-west of the Missouri river.
 The night express, which leaves daily (except Saturday. at II :0O p. m., and on Saturday at 1O:3O p. m., has also adopted feature of especial inter- est to those contemplating a trip to interior and Southern Kansas points, viz: the carrying of 8 Pullman Palace Car through to Wichita. This city, as we'll as it's neighbor, Caldwell, is an important outfitting point on the direct line to Kingfsher (or Lisbon) and .Ft Reno in the Oklahoma country. With a passenger service and equipment in all other respects unequalled, and the conveniences super-added of restful reclining chair cars from Chicago te North Platte. Nebraska from Chicago to Kansas City, and Kansas City te Caldwell, and through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars to Wichita-the question naturally arises, What more could the travelling public ask or desire ?"
 For further information, address John. Sebastian, Genl Ticket anl Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
EPOCH.

The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the individual. Such remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the agency whereby the good health has been attain ed is gratefully blessed. Hence it is that so much is heard in praise of Elec- tric Bitters. So many feel they owe their restoration to health, to the use of the Great Alterative and Tonic. If you are troubled with any disease of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short stand ing you will surely find relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at soc. and $1 per bottle at w. H. Camps Drug Store.
 The H. & c. w. railroad company have contracted with the Phoenix Iron Bridge company of Phoenixville, Penn. to build new bridge at Satan's King dom, of 200 feet span. -[New Hartford Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22

A Court of Probate held at Sharon, A within and for the District of Sharon, on the 11th day of May, A. D. 1889.
 Present, A. M. Card, Esq, Judge.
 Estate of Frederick Judd, late of Sharon, in said district, deceased. The administra- tors represent the estate insolvent, therefore
 ORDERED that commissioners to receive and exmaine the claims of the creditors of said estate be appointed at the probate office in Sharon, on the 1st day of June, A. D., 1889, at 10 o'clock, forenoon, and this court directs the administrator, with the will annexed, to give public notice to all persons interested in said estate, to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place, and be heard relative to said appointment, by posting the same on the public sign-post nearest to the place where the deceased last dwelt, within the same town, and by publishing the same twice in a weekly newspaper published in Litch- field county and having circulation in said district and return make to this court of the notice given.
 A. M. CARD, Judge.
 Certified by WILLARD BAKER, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
Deafness Can't Be Cured

by local application, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed con- dition of the mucus lining of the Eusta- chian Tube. When this tube gets Infamed you have rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is entire ly closed deafness is the result, and un- less the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed condition of the mucus surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by CataIrh) that we cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- lars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY ;& O., Toledo, O.
 10rSold by Druggists, 75c.
Connecticut western news., 1889-05-22
Hiram Lodge Accepts.

After 2 long and stormy session of Hiram lodge, F. and A. M., in New Haven Thursday, it was finally agreed, by practically unanimous vote, to accept the proposition made by the grand lodge last week at Hartford for restoration to Masonic rites and privi- leges. The Masons that have been made by Hiram can be made regular Masons by the act of the grand master if he thinks advisable. The eight expelled Masons may petition for rein statement at the next session of the grand lodge Hartford Post.