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Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
HUNTSVILLE.

MT Elmer Dickinson of Branford. has been calling upon friends during the past week ... Mrs Ger Judd nc- companied by her two daughters. las been taking drive through the coun- try visiting friends in Waterbury and Woodbury ..... Mrs Will Willard has been spending few days with friends in Philmont, N. Y taking ill also the Chatham Fair. ..:. The many friends of Mir George Ganser will be very sorry to hear that he Is quite i'll at his home at Lawer City :. Mrs Mary Fuller ac- conpanied by her grandson Nelson Dean, of Carlton. N. Y. is spending Q few weeks with relatives. .... An extra good time was eni y ed last Friday after noon and evening when the yonng peo- pie of this place and Falls Village met in the grove near Charlie Hanchett's. A regular old fashioned clam bake with all the "6xins" additional thereto was the order of exercises. Walter Chapin was master of ceremonies at the Bake. The band was out giving us some grand music. Altogether it was most enjoy. able time.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
A New Departure
In the method of doing Piano husineSS.

In the method of doing Piano business.
 No Agents employed.
 No Boring for trade.
 No peddling Pianos around the country. The following ex- tract from a letter published in the Musical Courier illustrates:
 Another hindrance to the legitimate trade dler, who goes from house to house boring for trade. As a rule he is unmusiCal, un- truthful, irresponsible and seemingly ire pressihle. Such miserable traps have in this maoner have been forced upon the people, and such ridiculous statements made regard ing the tone construction and price of stand ard goods, that the confidence of many people has been shaken in all dealers, and the sale of flrst-class instruments is business hardly | worth following.
 If the manufacturers of standard instru- ments would place their goods only in the hands of dealers who can properly exhibit them, and have honor enough to represent them truthfully, with the added request that they employ no peddlers, confidence might De re-established.
 With years of experience as Pianist and teacher of Piano, I am able to make good selection of instruments. The Public is earnestly requested to visit my rooms and examine my instruments. PIANOS, ORGANS, VIOLINS,
 GUITARS, BANJOS, SHEET MUSIC, BOOKS ETC. l PRIVATE LESSONS on the PIANO and ORGAN. Pianos tuned and repaired. Headquarters for Baldwin's Orchestra
 A. M. BALDWIN, l New Block, Railroad Street, l Or. HARRINGTON, MASS.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
CLAYTON.

Mir Julius Dresser and family of De- troit, Mich., were guests at George ROod's few days last week. On Wednesday picnic was held at the old Fitch homestead. Those present were Mr Robert Fitch and family of Boston; Mir and Mrs Henry Dresser aud Miss Elbertina Dresser of Ct Barring ton; Mir Wm Dresser and family of Sheffield Mass. MT Julius Dresser and family of Detroit Mich. and MT George Rood and family and MT B. o. Cook and family of this place; making 25 of the Fitch and Dresser descendants who sat down together at the well-f led tables, and partook of the choice viands prepared by the good ladies for the oc- casion. .... Mir Ruluff Rood of Suffern N. J., made short visit with his child ren at Canaan and here last week. ..... ....... A sad accident occurred at the house of Calvin Barnes last week. Mrs Barnes sister, Mrs Livingston of Jersey City. who is here on visit, with her five months old daughter, had dressed her little one for @ ride in the carriage. She laid her down for moment on two chairs, to step to another room, and the child rolled off on to the floor striking on the back of the head. She was soon taken with convulsions, and lived but three days. The funeral was held at Mir Barnes house on Sundar. Rev MT Barnett officiating. The burial was at Canaan in the Barnes plot. Much gym
 pathy IS expressed for the afflicted par ents. -',-
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
KENT.

J. 2. Mason and family have return et to their home in New Haven ..... Mrs J. B. Cornwall and children who have been boarding at M. c. Gibbs returned to Bridgeport Monday ..... .-.. Frank Newton of Waterbury Is ii, town. .... .Chas Watson of Bridgeport Is at w. Watson s.... Mir and Mrs J T. Fletcher of Brideport, Vermont, are visiting Mrs Fletcher's relatives in Ken, .--.. Mrs O. R. Camp of Canaan spen, Sunday with friends here :. =. Mir and Mrs G. W. Tabor of Glen St, Mary
 Fla, were the guests of Mrs Moses Smith for few days last week. ... R. NJ. Gibbs of Derby is in town for s short stay ... There was 8 wedding ir town Tuesday. One by one Rents fail daughters are taken away Quite { number from here will attend the mis slon rally at Canaan Wednesday I6 ...
 .-... Rev s. Brengle of Amenia, N. Y preached two most excellent sermonl from the CongI pulpit Sunday last. ;. It Is announced that the vel known missionary Rev Edward s. Hume of Bombay, India, will occupy the Cong1 pulpit here next Sunday.
 The R. R. office at this station ha. been repaired and painted up in goot style, entirely effacing all marks of the recent fire. The waiting rooms are be ing cleaned, painted and vanished ant the outside of the building is to b, painted .. MT and Mrs J. Berry, als. Miss Annie B. Gibbs, were among tn, guests at the wedding of Rev E. NJ Wright at Greenwich, Conn Sept s.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
NORFOLK.

Mrs North's cottage has been closed, and she has returned to New Britain ... Prof Barbour has returned to Middletown. Theodore Lyman returns to Hartford this week. and o. G Frisbie goes next week .. Gov Bulkeley with party of his friends stayed at The Lodge en Canaan noun tain over Sunday. His family remain at Hillhurst the coming week. ....J. D. Bassett has gone west on a business trip .Dr Peaslee's new house will soon be under way. E. R. Lorrain has the contract. M- and Mrs F. E.. Porter ale taking the salt air down at Lyme. Agent Darrow is taking 8 two weeks vacation Fred Snow was exhibiting one day last week. bass that he caught at Doolittle pond weigh ing Al pounds One night last week the shop of G. H. Yutzler was en- tered, and two overcoats, two suits of clothes, and piece of goods foro suit were taken MT Yutzler offers a ,,ward of $lOO % for the arrest and convictia n of the theives. [" which the selectmen have added $50 O.. Frank FIagg of Hartford. E. NJ Darrow, Harry Stew ens, and Ned Cobb started for Washing tor ID. C., on their wheels Monday mr r.r,sing.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
GREAT HARRINGTON.

All the new crop of tobacco in this town was sold last week to F. A. Lane of the firm of E. A. & W. F. Fuller of Hartford, at about 16 cents per pound
 The Sunday school of the Methodist church in this village with the Sunday school of Egremont Plain, had picnic at Lake Buel, Saturday. .-.
 Postmistress, Julia B. Seeley. who has been ill for some two weeks, was able to be at the office Saturday. F.
 By the caving in of the side walk near Kennedy's hotel Friday. an old cistern was revealed which was built many years ago, for 8 water supply in case of fire. About five feet of water was in the cistern. It has been filled up.
 The fall term at Sedgwick Institute opens to-day.
 O. M. Arkenburg, who is having a fine house and barn erected on Maple Avenue, has rented the Wm Stanley house on Main street, for the wioter. Rev Dr Winslow of Boston, preached at St James Episcopal church Sunday morning. Col w. L.. Brown of New York and this village left Monday to attend the New York Democratic State conven- ton at Saratoga. ......
 AS papers were being prepared fol the arrest of citizen for keeping hog pen in certain limits of the fire district it was discovered Friday, that the Board of Health had not taken the oath o office and the proceedings were drop ed "like 8 hot potato"
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
Death ofMajor Bandy.

Major Bundy, the able editor-in-chief of the New York Mail and Express, who recently went to Europe on a voyage for rest, was stricken with apoplexy 8
 few days since, induced by Bright's dis ease, and died Wednesday Sept g at his hotel in Paris. He was native of northern New Hampshire, attended Beloit college and Harvard Law School and then commenced newspaper work on the Milwaukee Wisconsin before the War. When the War broke out he enter cd the army and was placed on the personal staff of Gen John Pope. He was the author of what Gen Garfield deemed the best campaign life of him. self that was issued. and universal favorite among men and politicians oi all parties. He was unmarried and leaves two sisters as his only relatives
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
WEST CORNWALL.

Artist J. Fl. Moser's mother of New York, is with him for short visit. .Dr J. Douglas Gold returned to Providence R, I. on Saturday to resume his duties in the hospital there. .... HI. D. Hine and workmen of New Milford are busy decorating the chapel. :. Mrs s. 0. Beckley of Canaan visited Mrs c. M. Hall last week Geo H. Beck is visiting in Yalesville the present week ... Six tickets from here were sold for the Savin Rock excursion last Fri day .... Miss Rose Hubbard passed an exceedingly fine examination in elocu- tion at the Lyceum in New York recent ly. She will commence her study there in October MT and Mrs c NJ. Hall are in New York the present week, purchasing large stock of mil linery which will be opeued about Octo- Der 1st ...... Mir Porter Bronson o1 Binghamton, N. r., spent Sunday in this village and visited his old birth place now occupied by H. 0. Hart. He left here ffty-six years ago, and he says all the buildings where West Cornwall now stands, was a saw and feed mill and toll gate near the bridge.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
FALLS VILLAGE.

Miss Nellie Hall attended the post office at Lakeville last week by way of accommodation, the P. M. at that place being i'll.
 Mrs N. H. Brinton will return to New York in week or two. John H. Bel den has rented the house and will go to housekeeping.
 Revs Robbins and Hanna exchanged pulpits Sunday.
 The Methodist society held sociable at the parsonage Wednesday to which the Congregational people were invited.
 Miss Anna Crandall has returned to Bridgeport and is teaching her second week in training school on Clinton Av.
 Miss Leonora Smith of Newark, N. J. is visiting relatives in this village.
 Mrs Ellen H Peck is going to Hart ford where she will make her future home with her daughter Mrs B. Walsh. She has rented her house to JabeZ Brew ster.
 One of John Crandall's horses died last week and August Smith lost colt only day or two old. John Tone's house was raised last week A Canaan party has taken the contract.
 Mir and Mrs U. H. Miner visited friends in Lenox last week.
 Miss Julia Wickwire of Cornwall has been visiting her sister, Mrs B. J. Horn l beck.
 Miss Bertha Hubbeu is visiting rela- tives in Bridgeport. Mrs J. Hinman of New Haven was 8 guest at H. Ryder's last week. Seven from here went to the camp at Tyler pond Saturday night to spend Sunday. The Congregational Sunday school has decided to have picnic in few days.
 Miss Belle Hancnett having passed a l satisfactory examination at Orange, N. J. has entered the High school there. 'Sandy" Mcintosh is slowly improv- ing, having been ill for 8 month past with typhoid fever. Among those who attended the dedi cation of the David M. Hunt building were Mrs John H. Cofing and Miss Bostwick of VanDeusenville. William Gillette has gone to Danbury to work at his trade. Pretty amaryllis flowers adorn the lawns of G. s. Street and Mrs Helen | Landon. | HOuIto0u AIOM ue1Io W0ut Ou ouO OoSAA l Rock excursion last Friday. Joseph Mundry, Jr., from Pitts6eld. spent Sunday with his uncle, Pierre Mundry.
 | Mrs Frank Hanchett went to Hartford Tuesday, to attend the wedding of Miss Emma o. Daley and Henry M. Heffron. at the home of the brides parents. | A wooden d1ns structure has been built te prevent the possibility of the water breaking through. the bulkhead into the canal which obviates the neces- sity of building bulkhead on the east side of the bridge.
 We were shown some very large spec imens of the White Star potatoes grown by Stephen Brigner and Clair Brinton. The crop is large yield in this locality and is quite free from diseased tubers.
 All tobacco growers have garnered their crop and that which was not in. jured by the hail is an unusually good | one. The raisers are much elated over the prospect of high prices. The schools in Nis town of Canaan commenced the autumn term, Monday Sept 7th, with the appended list oi teachers to wield the essence of hickory and willow: District No. 1, Minnie Jaco bi; No. 2, Minnie R. Dean; No. 3, Ger trude A. Bierce; No. 4, Hattie B. Root No. 5, Maude Prince; No. 6. Julis
 Beebe; No. 2, Kate Jacobi; No. 8, Ens R. Sardam; No. g, Kate Dougherty.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
COI.EBROOK.

We had quite frost here last week
 Wednesday morning but it did but very little damage ..... Potatoes are yield ing quite we'll with but very little rot . ..... Apples are not as plenty here as they are in Canaan, but we have enough for home use. Mir A. J. Terrell and wife of Westville are visiting friends in
 town. .... Most of the schools in town commenced last Monday :. Mrs Cora B. Phelps of Hamden, is guest of Mrs A. O. Pinney .... Miss Cora Hubbard is teaching in the Forge district. ....
 MT Charles Hart of Woodbury spent three days in town last week. .... The Creamery Go. at Robertsville cannot fill only about half it's orders for butter. |.
 ...... MT and Mrs George Englond of Newark N.J., are guests of Mr and Mrs Luther Sparks. .. ~-.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
EAST CANAAN.

Our genial merchant, G. s Dunning, returned Thursday evening from his trip to New York city .... Mir and Mrs Henry Ives started on their return to Florida Saturday morning ..... Mrs Charles B Hoadly visited friends here several days last week and returned Friday to Waterbury to visit her sister, Mrs H. c. Hoadley ..... Miss Clara Bottum spent Saturday and Sunday at her home and returned to her school in Southfeld. Monday. .....Our ceme tery fence is being repaired and painted by our local painter. Geo w. Bottum. An improvement it has long needed ... ....... It is an advantage to advertise Tn the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS. The advertisement. ''Seed Rye and Rye straw for sale" which Mr c. w. Bottum inserted in THE NEWS of Sept 10 brought him number of customers within two lajs. o B 8
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IT. 1891.
4 SURPLUS OF FRUIT.

Plums are worth only 35 cents per bushel at Ancram, N. Y. This seems 8 very low price; in fact it is low price as it will hardly pay the expense of picking the fruit to say nothing of the time spent in finding a market for it.. But even 35 cents was better than no price at all, as was the case a few miles further west where between thirty and forty barrels of plums were dumped into the Cobleskill creek at Coxsackie, on the Hudson, recently. Inability to find market or to give them away was the cause. Many trees will not be touched and the plums will be allowed to rot on the stem. The prolific yield of pears indicates similar disposal.
 A few days since, farmer near Mil lerton, N. Y., shipped eleven barrels oi nice, large, smooth apples to New York and the eleven barrels of fruit netted him only 37 cents. There has been 8 surplus of fruit in the New York mar. ket and peaches sold at auction from five to 25 cents per basket, while the very choicest brought only 50 cents pc, basket. Thousands of melons were thrown into the harbor as there was nc sale for them. All over the Eastern and Middle states there is surplus ol fruit. Pears that usually sell at $3. OC per bushel cannot he diaDosad of al $1.OO per bushel. There are seasons when fruit raisers cannot save dollar and this is one of them. It is also z season when housekeepers cannot pre- serve fruit enough. to last two years be- cause 1t is impossible to procure sup ply of fruit jars as the rush for them has not been equalled in twenty years and in some localities the price for quar- jars has advanced from 65 cents to $1. 5( per dozen.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
General Markets.

NEW YORK, Sept. H-COTTON-Spot lots,
 dull; middling uplands, 8Nc.; futures, quiet:
 September, $S.4S; October, $8.eO November,
 $8.78; December, $8.03. FLOUR-Dull and prices steady; city mill extras, $5.250535 for West Indies; Minnesota
 extra, $36504.0; fine. $303.65; superhne,
 $3.4O@4.
 WHEAT-Opened strong and advanced lc in the first hour. From this there was a re- action of Ac; receipts, 469, ,06O bushels; ship
 ments, 269, ,622 bushels; No. 2 red winter $l O214 @1.O3 cash; October, $1 .U31s; December $l O674. CORN-Opened weak at 1ssc. decline and fell Ac. more before noon, when the market was steady; receipts, 67,95O bushels; shipments, 52,364 bushels; No. mixed, 7514@76c cash; Sep tember, 6714c.; October, 631ac. OATS-Dull, but steady; receipts 26l OOO bushels; shipments, 1,500 bushels; No. mixed, 341s@35c. cash; September, 33Ac.; October, 34asc. MOLAssEs- Nominal; good to fancy, 25@ 35c.
 SUGAR Refined quiet; cut loaf and crushed, 51bc; granulated, 7-l604 9-l6c.; mold A, 49l6c. COFFEE-Spot lots steady; fair Rio cargoes, l9c. PORK-Dull; mess. $12.25012. 75 for new. LARD-Quiet; October, $7.33; December, SPAS.
 BUTTER-Dull, but steady; western extras, A18c.
 CHEESE-Quiet; Ohio factory, flat, fine, Sc. EGGS-In light request and steady; state, fresn, 2Oc. western, fresh, l916c. | TALLOW-Quiet, but steady; prime city,
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
MILL RIVER.

The Misses Sherwood of Southport, Conn. are stopping with Mir H w. Shel- don. Miss Bertha Cook. of Torr1ng ton, Conn. is visiting friends here. ..... Frank Sisson has returned from two weeks visit with friends in Pittsfield and West Stock bridge. -. Mrs H. b. Sisson and children of Pittsield are yis- iting at H. D. Slsson's. Harry Stan ard has accepted position with A. A Mills in Pittsfield.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
CANAAN VALLEY.

Mrs John s. Wolfe of Pittsfeld is spending few days with her mother, Mrs Wadsworth. Joseph Leffingwell left on Monday for Chicago. where he will enter medical school =. News has been received by the friends of Asahel Durham of Washington, N. J. that he is very sick with congestion of the lungs ...... Cider mills are in full blast and hundreds of bushels of apples are taken to the mill every day .. The potato crop about here is said to be ''immense IL. M. Stanard found a bee tree the other day, which he se- cured.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
Experts Agree
 that

KNERFECT and uniform
 success in making finest ! A food is more certain
 with Royal Baking Pow
 der than with any other.
 Use it in every receipt calling for baking powder, or for cream of tartar and soda, and the lghtest, purest, most wholesome and appetizing food is assured.
 MARION HARLAND: "I regard the Royal Baking Powder as the best in the market. Since its introduction into my kitchen I have used no other" .
 Mss MARIA PARLoA: "It seems to me that Royal Baking Powder is as good as any can be. l have used it a great deal, and always with great satisfaction"
 MRS. BAKER, Principal of Washington, D. C., School of Cookery: "I say to you, without hesitation, use the Royal I have tried all, but the Royal is the most satisfactory"
 M. GoRJu, late CAef, Delmoni- co.'s, New York: "In my use of Royal Baking Powder, I have found it superior to all others" l" A. FoRT1N, CAef, White House, for Presidents Arthur and Cleve- land: II have tested many bak- ing powders, but for finest food can use none but Royal.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
To Form q New Alliance.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-The convention of the Farmers Alliance held here today is in the nature of an anti-subtreasury gather ing, and ex-State President Hall. of Mis- souri, is confident that it will be suc- cess. At conference between U. S. Hall, w. S. McAllister and others it was decided to 20 into a new national organization. The idea Is to create an industrial alliance and to adopt policy as to eligibility that will admit powerful class heretofore ex- cluded from membership. The order is to be non- political and not secret.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
A BIG PITTSBURG CRASH.

The Moorhead-McClean Company Ask
 an Extension of Their Creditors.
 PITTsBURG, Sept. 15.-The Moorhead- McClean company, one of the oldest iron and steel manufacturing establishments in Pittsburg, has asked for an extension of time on paper amounting to about $800,- 900. The assets of the company are esti- mated at from $1, ,OOO, 900 to $1, 100000. The extension is asked from the principal creditors, banks of this city. The members of the firm say there is every probability that the extension will be granted.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
The Struggle for Supremacy
 Begun at Saratoga.
THERE MAY BE TWO CON MENTIONS.

Disahected Erie County, Kings County
 and County Democracy Delegates May
 Leave the Hall, It Is Said, and Nomi.
 nate Brooklyn's Mayor for Governor.
 SARATOGA, Sept 15.-The Democratic state convention is in session here today and the city is filled with hundreds of politicians all battling earnestly for their respective favorites in the gubernatorial fight. Those who pretend to know say that the following is the ticket that will oppose Hon. J. Sloat Fassett and his con freres. For Governor, Roswell P. Flower; for lieutenant governor, William F. Shee- han; for secretary of state, Frank Rice (renomination); for treasurer, Elliott Dan- forth (renomination); for controller, Frank Campbell; for attorney general, Simon w. Rosendale; for engineer and surveyor, Martin Schenck.
 There seems to be no doubt of the nom- ination of MT. Flower for governor on the first ballot. D. J. Griffin, who is MT.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17
CORN WALL CENTER.

Chester Ford of Falls Village, visited at his brothers last week.
 Lee c. Ford Is at work in Bridgeport.
 Miss Webb was the guest of Miss Anna Harrison last week.
 Mrs c. L.Shepard had night bloom ing cereus in bloom twice last week.
 Mrs Geo A. Wheaton spent last We'd nesday with her daughter in West Corn wall.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17

 Flowers personal representative, said to . correspondent of the United Press that MT. Flower would have every vote on the first ballot except the thirty-six from Kings county. MT. Griffin puts no faith in the threat of second convention. He says it is "bluff." "When men are beaten they must take their medicine" he said.
 That Rumor of Split.
 The rumor of possible split was caused by the rejection of the County Democracy delegates, thirty-six in number, by the state committee. The committee, by 8 vote of M to 8, decided not to admit repre-. sentation from the County Democracy in the convention. The Chapin men would like to see second convention organized. They were feeling very blue in the morn. ing.
 The Erie county contesting delegates have discussed the advisability of calling another convention in case the. Hill men refuse to recognize the contestants. They have been saying that with the Cleveland men in the convention, who will come out If summoned, they can organize conven. ton of more than 25O and nominate Chapin If the regular convention refuses to compromise with them. The Convention Meets.
 The convention assembled shortly after noon at the Casino rink, on Spring street Edward Murphy Jr., called the convention to order and Hon. George Raines was elected as temporary chairman. The other temporary officers of the convention se- lected were: Temporary Secretaries-C. c. De Freest, W. J. Ellis, J. c. Fully, James A. Betts and Calvin J. Huson. Temporary Sergeants-at-Arms- - Thomas l Coakley, Michael Redmond and F. b. Eitzpatrick