Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16


 hard for @ no-license vote and supposed they had got it. It now appears that many of them voted in sealed envelopes making their votes illegal, and that enough must be thrown out on this ground to reverse the decision.
 We have received copy of the Souvenir Edition of the Poughkeepsie Eagle, advertised in another column. It proves to be all that the publishers promised it should be. We have neither the time or space to-day to give it such description as it deserves but later ou we shall attempt it. In the mean time send in your orders before the supply is exhausted.
 A good many funny incident are re- ported to have occurred last Monday at the polling place. One old gentleman who wanted to vote for the prohibition amendment and against license voted "Yes, in both instances. This incl dent reminds us of Artemus Wards declaration that he was in favor of the Maine liquor law, but agin' it's enforce ment.-[Litchfeld County Leader.
 Rev D. 0. Stone and MT Fred A. Emmons left on Monday for Boston, Mass, where they expect to stay about eight weeks, attending the Monroe School of Oratory. During MT Stones absence the Pilgrim church pulpit will be supplied as follows : Dr Eddy, of this place, Oct 20; Rev Scion Lauer, of Milford. N. H., Oct 27; Rev Lyman Warner, of Salisbury, Nov 8; Rev James A. Towle, of Norfolk, Nov. 10. The other four weeks have not been arranged for, as yet.
 Rev D. O. Stone voluntarily gave his time without compensation in instructing, during two terms. class here in the exercises practiced at the Monroe School of Oratory. The class desired to give him some little token of their appreciation of his kindness, so last Thursday evening they presented him with an embossed waste basket or receptacle, made of hammered brass, supported by three carved brass legs crossed underneath the basket.
 Constable J. H. Drake went coe4 hunting last Thurs. night and met with grand success. He treed large white coon near Pine Meadow, captured him alive and in due time brought h1m be- fore the court at Salisbury. Said coon was one Richard Coon of Falls Village, who entered George Blake's house in Amesville or Weatogue last Thursday, while the family were away, and stole SIS. Coon was bound over to the Superior Court, and on Sunday was safely lodged in Litchfeld jail. It was a clever and speedy capture and "Jlm" deserves credit for his energetic work.
 The Berkshire News was born at Ct Harrington last Saturday morning and it is bright, respectful and healthy little democrat. Its parents claim it was born for business and they ask the public to give it share of patronage by way of subscriptions, advertisements and job printing. The newcomer pre- sented correspondence from 15 different places but it's Canaan and Stockbridge correspondence was "fearfully and wonderfully made" (evidently mixed from exchanges) but then mistakes will occur in the best regulated families and are to be expected in the first issue of 8 newspaper. Berkshire and Litchfeld counties are overrun with newspapers but there possibly may be room for the new-comer-time will tell-so on the principle that |" misery loves company" we welcome the little stranger.
 The New York Mail and Express of last Saturday evening, October 12, con- sisted of 16 pages of interesting reading besides an elaborate four page illustrated supplement calling attention to the fact that October 12, 1889 was the three hundred-and-ninety-seventh anniver- sary of the discovery of America. On the first page of the supplement is 8 picture of Columbus showing land at last to his lieutenant Pinzon. The other pages contain views of the Paris Exposition and of the proposed site in | New York for the Columbian Quadri- Centennial Celebration or Worlds fair in 1892. The supplement con- tains description of that memorable voyage of Columbus, also fund of | information in regard to the progress of | America since 1492 with the arrange ments and prospects for the coming Worlds fair. Send one dime to the Mail and Express and get this historical number.
 Thomas Shields, of Hartford, for merly of Canaan, accused of manslaugh- ter because of negligence that caused the death of three persons in the rail- road wreck at New Haven on the 18th of last June, was tried before Judge Torrance and jury at New Haven last week, and was convicted of manslaugh- ter. His sentence was deferred until to-day Tuesday,. Public opinion demands that someone be held respon- sible for said accident. Someone must be the scapegoat but we cannot think that Shields is guilty of criminal negi- gence notwithstanding a verdict has been found against him. We think the cause of the accident was the fearful rate of speed at which the train was travelling while attempting to round