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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Prof. Samuel Sheldon has been in New
York city for the past week.
Mr.. J. E. Negus' brother, Mr. Ira w.
Negus of New Bedford, Mass, is visiting
him.
Mrs. A. A. NJ. Collins has gone to Mys-
tic Bridge, Conn, for the remainder of
the summer.
Mr.. Frank Fitzpatrick of Philadelphia
is in town on his annual visit to his
uncle, VIM. Duncan.
Or. w. II. Sheldon is away on bust
ness trip to New York. He is expected
home tonight or tomorrow morning.
Mr.. John W. Martin set out, Saturday,
on his annual trip to Milwaukee. He
intended to be absent about month.
Cashier c. E. Pinney and family are
taking IL trip through Lakes Champlain
and George. They will return this week.
Miss Jessie Kingsley, who spent the
past year in Northfield, has returned and
will remain with her parents for a few
weeks.
Mr.. Geo. F. Abbey is home from Mas
sachusetts, having been summoned bya
telegram announcing the illness of his
mother.
Mr.. James Buckham is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Wilds. He is the oldest sou
of President Buckham of the university,
Burlington.
Miss Annie and Miss Grace Ross,
daughters of Mr.. Charles h. Ross of
Brandon, have been paying visit to Miss
Jessie Wager.
Mr.. n. c. March's daughter, Miss Do
IA, returned on Monday to her home in
New York city. after having spent sever
al weeks with her parents here.
Burley c. Balm arrived home the It'll
inst. for visit of few weeks from
Dakota, where he he has been employed
in bank for the past two years.
Mr.. Allen r. Foote'S son, Mr.. w. NJ.
Foote, is home for visit. He has been
away for ten years and lives in St. Louis,
where he is in the employ of the Georgia
Marble Co.
Prof. and Mrs. II. E. Scott left here
the latter part of last week for the White
Mountains, where they remained over
Sunday. They are now with his friends
: at Wiscasset, Me.
Messrs. Charles and Egbert Starr,
their sister, Miss +. Starr, whose guests
they had been for number of weeks,
and Mrs. Morton went on Wednesday to
Saratoga Springs.
E/SNIiss Amber b. Carr of Cornwall has
, been engaged to act as assistant to Miss
Waugh, teacher of room No. at the
Graded school. Miss Carr has had a long
and successful experience as instructor
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. S. Murkland OF
Manchester, n. H., arrived in town last
Thursday night and left the next morn.
stay. Their young daughter remained
, at Mr.. Tupper's.
, Miss Lucy L. Ewing of Philadelphia
an intimate friend of Miss Mary L. Lew
is, made a short visit this week at Prof
Yager's. Miss Ewing has been in at.
tendance upon the summer school OF
, languages at Burlington.
: President Brainerd and Prof Higley
. have come back to town and Prof. KEEL
| logg will arrive in day or two. Camp
e has been broken at Knights island, of
ST Albans where they have snent n con.
! siderable portion of the summer.
l Mr.. L. W. Bird and family, who have
7 been at Thompson's Point, Charlotte
= for two weeks, will come home today OIL
g tomorrow. Mr.. +. f. Bond and family
including his mother and his sister, Miss
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Trains pass Middlebury station at the hours
given below;
GOING NoRTH-Express, 347 a. M; local ex-
press, 94O a. M; mail, 3 .26 p. M; express,
6 20 p. m.
GOING SoUTH-Mail, $40 a. M; passenger
lA p.m.; mixed, s:2l p. M; express, 8 80
p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, 80 and 80 p M
South, 20 a. m, and ! 80 p. m.
See Central VT. timetable, elsewhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16

POTTER CHAPTER, no. p, r. A. NJ.
VI. E. ", II. Kingsley, II. p.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
SHEEP FOR TEXAS,

Five cars of sheep were shipped hence
to Texas. Two belonged to Mr.. Henry
Burns of that State, two TO Mr.. j. B.
Cherbino of Weybridge and one to H. S.
Perkins of thin town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
THE FRATERNlTlES.

LAKE DUNMoRE LODGE, NO. II, l. o. OF o. F.
". II. Cobb ". G.
Meetings every Friday evening at 80
O'Clock. Degree work every meeting. Hall
over F. +. Chapman's store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

ROMAN CATHOLIC.
REV. HENRY LANE, PASTOR.
This is the order of services in the X. c..
church commencing with Trinity sunday,
June s.:
Mass at 10 80 a. m. After Trinity, mass at al
ternate Sundays at 8 and 10 80 a. IN. Bene-
diction and prayers every sunday at 30 p.
m. Regular time tor catechism, 80 p IN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16

evening OF each month.
POTTER CHAPTER, NO. D. r. A. NJ.
VI. Z. ", II. Kingsley, II. p.
Stated convocations the third Tuesday even
ing OF each month.
MIDDLEBURY COUNCIL, NO. A. r. AND s. NJ
Comp. c. Z. PrentiSs, +. l. W.
Stated assemblies the third Tuesday even.
ing OF each month.
MT. CALVARY COMMANDERY, NO. l, X. T.
Sir. +. ". Manchester, Z. c.
Regular conclaves the fourth Wedne sday OF
each month.
wM. =. Russell POST, no. 50, G. A. X.
". L. Cddy, Commander.
Regular meetings the first and fourth Wed.
nesday evenings of each month.
CAMP A. 5. TRACY 5. OF V.
Horace c. Tracy, Captain.
Regular meeting the second and fourth Fri
day evenings OF each month.
GREEN MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. S14, X. OF IL.
+. p. CuShmdH, Dictator.
Regular meetings the last Thursday evening
OF each month.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The marriage reception given by MT and Mrs Pratt l.. Tobey, at their home in the west part of this town, last Wednesday evening was very pleasant occasion, attended by about 275 ladies and gentlemen from this town, Afford and Egremont. A large pavilion for dancing was erected by the side of the house, and music was furnished by Doty's orchestra. of Egremont. A fine collation. was served to all in attendance and the entire occasion was happy one.
 In the District court last Thursday six.y young men of South Lee were fined the costs of prosecution, about seven dollars each, for disturbing 2 religious meeting in grove at Bear town mountain the previous Sunday. Thomas McDermot, for being com mon drunkard, was sent to the house of correction for six months. The graduating exercises of the High school were largely attended at the town hall Friday evening. A class of eleven was graduated and an address was delivered by w. M. Towle. of Boston.
 David Dowd, an insane young man, who has resided with his mother in the upper part of this village, was taken to the asylum at Northampton, Saturday.
 0. W. Pollard and family arrived in town Monday, and are occupying their house at Chisel Hurst on the Heights.
 Eli Hawver, of Afford, who formerly carried the mail from this village to that place, has again contracted to drive the stage on and after July 1st.
 The total amount for the entire town, raised in this village and Housatonic for the Conemaugh sufferers, is $679.
 Prof Dewitt Mooney, of Ghent, N. r., formerly of Egremont, has been in town for g few..days. ...
 An interesting game of base ball between the club of this village and the South Egremont club was played at Berkshire Heights Saturday. The Harrington boys made five runs in the ninth inning and won the game by a score of IA to 13.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
WEST CORNWALL.

Miss Mary Hubbard is passing the summer vacation at Point Lookout cottage, Cream Hill.
 Mir and Mrs Colin D. Morgan, ot Montreal, are summer guests at the Gold mansion.
 Fred Scoville is home from school at Northfeld, Mass.
 School closed in our village last Fri. day, taught by D. l.. Rogers.
 Dentist Ross, of Canaan. paid us a visit last week in company with the genial Editor Rodemeyer, of the Nor walk Gazette.
 Rev Gilbert addressed the Cornwall people last Sunday in the interest ot the State Bible Society.
 Mrs Seymour Green, of New Milford, called on friends here last week.
 Edward Lowell was recently kicked quite severely by one of his horses.
 Wm. Morgan is on crutches. The result of badly injured foot.
 Miss Dell Cochrane is with friends in Bridgeport.
 George Brewster has Q model three. year-old heifer whose mother won the silver cup at the state fair.
 l.. J. Nickerson, Esq, raised his barn last Wednesday, and Mrs A. Miller's carriage house and barn showed up on Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26

A T Q Court of Probate holden at North x1 Canaan, within and for the District of Canaan, on the 24th day of June, 1889.
 Present, Jacob B. Hardenbergh, Judge.
 Estate of Nathaniel O. Ward, late of said North Canaan, deceased.
 Upon the application of Nathaniel 0. Sco- vile, administrator on said estate, for an order to sell all the interest of said deceased, being an undivided interest in the following described real estate, to wit: A certain farm of land situated in the town of Norfolk, Litch1eld county, Connecticut. with all build ings thereon, bounded northerly on lands of E. Grove Lawrence and heirs of Clark Heady deceased, easterly on lands of Henry Gay lord, southerly on lands of Henry Gaylord and Abel Camp, and westerly on lands of George Thompson and Mary Kirby, contain ing one hundred and twenty acres of land, more or less, having road running norther- ly and southerly through the same; being the same lands and premises conveyed by Anson Gaylord to EdwIn s. Beecher and Geo w. Wooster, by deed dated Sept 27, 1878, and recorded on said Norfolk Land Records in Book 20. page 222, to which reference may be had for more particular description of said lands and premises, as per application on file will appear.
 ORDERED, That such application be heard at the Probate Office in North Canaan in said District, on the 2d day of July. 1889 at ten o'clock a. m., and that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by publishing this order once in the Connecticut Western News, newspaper having circula- tion in said District.
 Certified from Record,
 JACOB B. HARDENBERGH, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
CLAYTON.

'Mr and Mrs Huntington and Miss Woodford, of Hartford, are boarding at R. l.. Taft's.
 Miss Kitty Taft expects to soon form class in painting at Canaan, and per haps at Norfolk, but is not yet fully decided.
 Miss Carrie Sardam has obtained employment in the dressmaking estab- lishment of Mrs Ward Smith in West Winsted. Miss Sarah Sardam closes her school in East Canaan this week.
 Fl. R. Bunnell started his moving machine on land of Frank McCarty last Monday.
 Wm. Sardam finished setting tobacco plants the last of last week.
 Fl. R. Bunnen found an egg in his hen-yard the other day which measured 6a by 84 inches plump.
 Miss Elizabeth Trimper. of Columbia Co.,, N. r., is visiting her sister, Mrs L.. Hedger.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
LADIES AID SOCIETY!

Ladies Aid Society? Ladies Aid Society ? Ha, Ha, Ha. Why man alive, who do you refer to What do you call an aid society Do you call the princi- pal workers in the church an aid socie- ty? If you do you should be arrested for libel. A faithful, ceaseless and self sacrificing company of philanthropists is called Ladies Aid Society. Was there ever more inappropriate, unjust and detracting title applied to an organization
 The ladies comprise two-thirds of the church membership. Aids are they !? They clothe poor children and bring them to Sunday School. Aids? !? The ladies provide the carpets, cushions and other furniture for the church. Aids ? They cook and bake and hold fairs and festivals and raise hundreds and thous- and of dollars to meet church expenses. Aids are they The ladies teach the majority of the classes in Sunday School. They keep the prayer meet ings alive. They are majority in the choir. They are the principal part of the audience at Sunday School and church conventions and they provide the refreshments. Aids are they They cultivate and gather beautiful flowers to adorn the churches. Aids They minister to the poor and distressed nurse the sick {; pray with the dying and whisper consolation to the bereaved attend funerals and sympathize with the mourners. Woman was last at the cross and first at the sepulcher. ' Aids?
 All the drudgery in church work is done by the ladies. All the hard work
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
A Sound Leeol Opinion

B. 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 his life"
 MT 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 5Oc and $1. % at w. H. Camps.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
ORE HILL.

Ore Hill is getting to be quiet place. About forty men are at work days in the mine out of sight, and nearly as many more on the surface, in the em- ploy of the Brook Pit Mining O.. The steam shovel is still at work, but we understand it will soon complete it's work here. Grading for side track to Brook Pit Mining Co.'S washer is nearly completed. The timber for setting 8 R. R. Co.'S scales is on the ground. ... Farmers are lodging the showers to work at their corn and potatoes. Geo. Cook is the boss farmer in this vicinity, but there ara others that are up in the morning and he will have to look to his laurels many fields are white ready for the harvest |. Y. E. F. Sanford visited his aged mother at Newtown last week and found her quite comfortable, al- though she was born under Washing tons administration .. .Wm Stodden, of West Stockbridge, Mass, and his brother. from Butte City, Montana, were visiting at Capt. Bartle's last week .. Mrs John O'Brien lost child on Saturday, June 22d.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
SOUTHFIELD.

The sociable at I. R. Baldwin's last week netted nearly SIS, and passed off very finely.
 Edwin Benedict, son of Rev A. H. Benedict, came last week.
 H. l.. Barber arrived home after having quite prosperous trip. MT Williams left this week on the same business, looking up market for whips.
 Our blacksmith shop needs work man in it, as many calls daily are made for job to be done. Albert Phelps also has house to rent near the shop.
 At this writing we fear frost as the wind blows quite cold.
 B. B. Grant improves slowly, but his wife is on the sick list.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
STATE ITEMS.

Torrington is planning for increased school accommodations, and system of ventilation for it's High school build ing.
 Plainville camp meeting will open this year on Monday. August 5, one week earlier than last year, in order to secure moonlight evenings.
 The grass crop is assured. but if these rains keep up the farmer will have to take his grass in by the kitchen fire to cure it.-[ Waterbury American.
 Naugatuck dedicated it's new Grove cemetery Sunday. It has great natural beauty. It comprises 21 acres and cost $4, ,OO0.-[Torrington Register. Very true, but who wants to be carried to it :?
 Messrs Albert M. Card and Willard Baker of Sharon, and Samuel A. Case, of Barkhamsted, were recently appoin- ted commissioners of the Superior Court Mir Card was also sworn in as attorney and counsellor at law to prac- tice in the Lltchfield county courts.
 In sewing machine drawer in South Norwalk letter was found Wednesday, offering reward of $500 to anyone who would release from the Middletown asylum the writer, Norah Farrell, who was sent there from Norwalk last January.
 A letter in the New York Times, signed ID" states that Israel Coe, 94, is the oldest living Mason in the state, having been made in St Paul's lodge, Litchfeld, in 18l6.@ Mir Coe has for some time held the gold badge of the Masonic Veteran association.
 New Milford has scandal in its post office Postmaster Erwin has managed the office very loosely, and losses to the amount of $500 have been found He has resigned and George w. Anthony has been appointed in his place. [Torrington Register.
 Amos s. Beecher, the oldest Mason in the state except one, died at his resi- dence in Winsted last Thursday morn- ing. He was born in Barkhamsted Oct 10, 179S, and for nearly 70 years had been identified with the Masonic order. In 1920 he was master of Northern Star lodge of Barkhamsted. The Masonic lodge of New Hartford, which is virtu- ally the same lodge as the Barkhamsted lodge, is named after him being the Amos s. Beecher lodge. His funeral was attended on Friday at ?. p. m. from his late residence. The New Hartford lodge had charge of the servi- ces, and delegates from neighboring lodges were in attendance.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
HOW'S THIS '?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honest in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. WEST X TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
 Toledo, O. WALD1NG, K1NNAN & MARVIN; Wholesale
 Druggists, Toledo, o. B. II. VANHGsEN, Cashier Toledo Ma
 tional Bank, Toledo, o.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter- nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle.
 16~Sold by Druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26

connected with church conventions, such as the feeding and entertaining of delegates and visitors. All the drudging, cooking and baking connected with camp meetings is done by the ladies, but the men want all the credit for church work, because with their strong lungs
 They can sing and shout and pray,
 And be heard mile away, but the ladies are merely called aids.
 Why bless your heart my dear man, the ladies are the Main-.Stay Society of a church. Never again call them an Aid Society.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
WHEELBARROW JOURNEY.
DAVID l.. HARDEN WALKS ALL THE WAY
 FROM ALBION, AnCH., TO P1TTsFIELD.

DAVID L. HARDEN WALKS ALL THE WAY
 FROM ALBION, MICH, TO PrTTsFIELD.
 David l.. Barden, who is 72 years old, arrived in Pittsfeld Friday, from Albion, Michigan, having walked all the way and brought his trunk with him on wheelbarrow. The trunk weighed 150 pounds and the wheel barrow is not Q very light one.
 Mir Barden says he started from Albion seven weeks ago, thinking he would come on to visit his old friends in this vicinity. He had plenty of time and it occurred to him that he might as we'll walk and take his trunk along on a wheelbarrow. as to pay railway fare. The roads were good when he started from Albion and he was able to make 20 miles day and some days he would go 25 miles. He was hindered some times by rainy weather while he was passing through New York state. He enjoyed the trip and by coming on foot he had an opportunity to converse with the farmers.
 He found the farmers through New York state generally prosperous. He came east to visit his brother-in-law, Hiram Day, who lives near the Juno tion.-[ Berkshire County Eagle, June 2Oth.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
QUEEN VICTORIES CHARITY.

Within two weeks the people of this country gave four millions of dollars in charity to the sufferers by the Pennsyl- vania foods. Where in any other land can there be found the record of such Q prompt and generous response as this to the call of suffering humanity A significant little item in connection with foreign sympathy for the Cone maugh Valley sufferers is the fact that on the same day the city of Dublin cabled $5,000 of solid aid, while Queen Victoria telegraphed message of con- dolence, nothing more.-[New Hart
 
 ford Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
NORFOLK.

Rev John P. Hawley, of New Hart ford, occupied the Cong. pulpit in exchange last Sunday Dennis O'Con- nor has opened new store in Murphy's building, opposite Clark & Bassett's. :. A special train stopped over here one night last week, and ovor thirty of the officers, directors and stockholders of the H. & c. w. road and it's western branches stayed at the Hillhurst. ..... Lewis Hines has the foundations for J. K. Shepard's new house nearly comple- ted .,. ... It is reported that Prof Towle has resigned his position at the Robbins school. The term closed Tuesday. .... Dick Bunyan was convicted Monday and fined $30 for reputation of sell ing" whiskey. etc. He appealed. The case against H. Ball was nolled. More costs for the town.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26

RESTRICT of Salisbury, ss. Probate Court, D June 21, "A. D. 1889.
 Estate of Jonathan P. McNeil, of Salisbury, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Nelson A. McNeil, of said Salisbury, praying that an instru- ment in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased imay be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Sails bury. in said district. on the 9th day of July A D. 1889, at nine o'clock forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district. and by sending by mail a copy of the newspaper containing said notice to each of the heirs at law as described in said applica- tion.
 Certified from Record,
 DONALD T. WARNER, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
COLEBROOK.

No one is finding any fault with the weather these days. Miss Josephine Smith closed her school at North Nor folk last week A new fifty dollar chandelier was put in place in the Cong church last Saturday Miss A. B. Woodward is visiting friends in Sharon. ... Mrs B. H. Barber, of Hanford, Cal. is now at her old home at Southside, and will not return to California until autumn . . Mrs R. w. Miles sailed for Paris last Thursday, to join her hus- band, who has charge of the exhibit of the Meriden Britannia Company, at the Exposition.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
DECLARED SANE.

CONCLUSION OF THE COMMISSION ON MISS
 MCCORMICK's CASE.
 The New Haven Register of Wednes- day says |: "Miss Annie Mccormick, who was declared insane and put in an asylum by relatives who, she says, wanted her property, worth $7,OOO or $S, 900, and who broke out and enlisted the sympathy of a wealthy farmer at Litchfeld, has been declared of sound mind by Judge-elect Edward w. Sey- mour and Luzon B. Morris, of New Haven, committee appointed by Judge Fenn to inquire into her mental condi- tion"
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
100 Ladies Wanted.

And 100 men to call on any druggist for free trial package of Lanes Family Medicine, the great root and herb remedy, discovered by Dr Silas Lane while in the Rocky Noun tains. For diseases of the blood, liver and kidneys it is positive cure. For constipa- tion and clearing up the complexion it does wonders. Children like it. Everyone praises it. Large-size package 50 cents. At all druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26

The Hartford Evening Post of June 25th says:
 (" In 1881 there were only two Chris tian Endeavor societies in existence, having 8 membership of 68. Now there are $500 societies with 8 membership of 100000; and societies are being organized at the rate of 100 week. The international convention of the societies, which is to be held in Phila- delphia, July 9, 10 and II, is expected to be the largest delegate convention ever held in the country. A goodly number of delegates from this city and vicinity will be in attendance at this convention. '