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Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Whats the use of January thaw

Whats the use of January thaw this year?
 -George Newell. of Ph ilmont, N. '. is hostler at the Warner House.
 M. l.. Osborne, Jr., was home from Woodbury from Friday until Tuesday.
 Thursday. Jan 21, is the date of W. B. Hall & Co.'S free excursion to Bridge port.
 Miss Roxana Stevena has been very ill with bronchial pneumonia but she is now steadily improving.
 We are told that Mir James McGuire, of this village, and Miss Mary Morrisey, of Millerton, N. Y. are to be married at Millerton ou Wednesday J an 20.
 -Asahel Kellogg, of Winsted, for marly of Canaan, was attacked with pneumonia last Friday night. He was more comfortable yesterday noon, but he is very sick man.
 At different places in this village last Sunday morning the mercury regis tered from two to six degrees below zero, about 30 degrees above zero at noon, and 20 above in the evening.
 A Georgia editor, who evidently means business, writes these lines
 .'When next onr patrons we shall dun,
 We will not longer trifle;
 We start the new year right, with one
 First-class repeating rifle"
 -(Atlanta Constitution.
 Oliver F. Root has been very ill for three weeks or more but is now i'm proving. We are told that he has been wrestling with typhoid fever but the fever suhsided last Saturday night or Sunday morning.
 A, dispatch dated Greenwich. Conn |, Jan says that Marcus l.. Delavan, editor and proprietor of the Port Ches- ter Journal. died Friday noon, aged 75 years. MT Delavan was formerly pub fisher of the New Milford Ray.
 Mrs Geo w. Woodbridge, who died of consumption at Manchester Green, Jan II, and whose death is recorded elsewhere, was the daughter of MT and Mrs Jerry J. Bailey of Cauaan. Besides her husband and two children, Mrs Woodbridge leaves several brothers and sisters and her aged parents, for all of whom unlimited sympathy is expressed.
 So far as we can ascertain the sick list is as follows: Rev F. w. Barnett, Mrs Charles Cailender, Mrs Rowland, Mir and Mrs Junius Rhoades, Mrs Isaac Lermond and Miss Helen Lermond are convalescent. Mrs James H Drake has been quite ill but is better. Mrs Charles Emmons, and Edward Merchant have been quite ill since Saturday but are somewhat improved. James Lake and family are also improving.
 Mrs Bridget Finnegan, wife of Patrick J. Finnegan, died at her home. corner of Reed and Gillette streets, in this village on Monday afternoon. aged 37 years. Mrs Finnegan had been in poor health for several years but the immediate cause of her death was pleu- risy. Besides her husband, she leaves daughter and a son aged twelve and eight years respectively. The funeral was largely attended at St Joseph's church on Wednesday at 10 Q. m.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
4 GREAT CA I'CH.
Editor Of NeaUS l:

Editor of Ne,cS
 No fish, fshy story this. MT Charles Ford, the druggist, set wire trap Thursday night hoping to catch rat or two. Iu tue morning he went to sec what luck he had, and he thought the trap felt rather heavy so he took it out to the light to see what had happened to 1t. bat to his great surprise he found it full of the rodents. The trap was so full they could hardly move, and as they lay heads and tails and every which way, they could not be counted. After be- ing viewed by the crowd that Ina l gath cred, they were taken to the hotel where they keep rat terrier, aud they were let out, some three or four at a time, for the rattler to display his dex- terity at hls trade. The little fellow proved himself workman as they all soon lay dead at his feet, and the old gray heads counted up eighteen. The trap was baited with few English wal nuts and some cheese. Next
 Falls Village, Jan 9. W. G. NJ.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
DEED.

LENoN-At Kent, Jan. 11th, of pneumonia, John Lemon, Jr., age p years. WooDBRIDGE-In Manchester Green, Jan. II Hettie J. Bailey, wife uf George W. Wood bridge, aged 36 years. SPAULDING-At Andover, N. Y., Jan. g, Mrs. Thankful Spaulding, native of Canaan, Conn.,, aged l01 years, months and 10 days. DEcKER-At Falls Village, Jan. 12, John A. Decker, aged 59 years. HILToN-At sharon, Jan. 8, Mrs. Hannah Hill ton lmother of Mrs. George Bumps) aged 99 years.
 l. pRD-At Sharon, Jan. 1, Mrs. Joseph Lord, aged 96 years and months. FINNEGAN - In this village, Jan. Il, Mrs Bridget s. Finnegan, aged about 35 years. MLLER-At Lakevillc, Jan. s, Simeon Miller, aged S7 years. BIssELL-At Lakeville, Jan. 9, Mrs. Charles Bissell, aged 59 years. SMITH-At Bloomfield, Jan. 10. the Rev. Henry G. Smith of Hartford, aged 43 years, secre- tary of the Prohibition party of Connecticut and formerly pastor of the Bloomfield Bap- tisJ Church.
 RIcHARnsoN-At winsted, Jan.7 Mrs George Richardson, aged 70 years. SwIFT-At Winsted Jan. 8, Miss Charlotte Smith, aged s1 years. BRADLEY-At Winsted, Jan. 8, Miss Selinda Bradley. aged 90 years. SHALLY-In Sheffield, Mass, Jan. 6, Thomas Shally, aged 60 years. GoRDoN-At Chapinville, Jan. 6, Mrs. Fred Gordon.
 RUDGE-At Sheffield, Mass, Jan. 6, George Rudge, aged 60 years. MUNsoN-At San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 2, Bur- dett H. Munson aged about 6S years, tor merly publisher of the Bridgeport Conn. Chronicle.
 DARRows-At Torrington, Jan. 5, Mrs. Oar. rows, formerly of Winsted. HUNTLEY-At Winsted, Jan. 6, Sarah A. Hunt. ley, aged 6S.
 WING-At Winsted, Jan. 2, John Wing,age S4 DENNEY-At Irondale, N. r., Jan. f, Alfred Denney, aged 76 years. GRANT-In LitchfeId. Jan. 8, Harriet L. Grant aged 77 years.
 HULL-At Morris, Dec. 3l, Ransley Hull, aged S9 years.
 HAaMoND-In Torrington, Jan. 2, Rev. Sam. uel M. Hammond, aged 59 years. GoRDoN-In Sheffield, Mass, Jan. 6, Mir Henry Gordon.
 PorTER-At Thomaston, Jan. 10, Deacon Ter. tius D. Potter, aged 98 years. He had been a deacon in the Thomaston Congregational Church since its organization. in 1884. DELAvAN-At Port Chester. N. T., Jan. 8 M .rcus L. Delavan, editor and proprietor o the Port Chester Journal, aged 75 years.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
KENT.

l.. Eaton's tobacco warehouse closed up Saturday last for the season. =. At the warehouse of H. Smith & Go there is still plenty of work, but more than half the number of employees are laid up with humps and g-... Rev MT Peters, of the NJ. E. church Gayiords- vile, preached at Congl church Sun day morning in exchange with Rev B
 NJ. Wright. The attendance at both churches was unusually small on ac- count of so much sickness .. Thomas Young, Jr., goes about with his lett hand carefully wrapped up, for the req son that he amputated the little finger while cutting kindlins wood .-... The singing school still continues, meeting every Monday evening. .... Meetings were held at Cong'l church every day last week On Wednesday evening Rev Mr Chambers of Eastern Turkey was present and gave Very interesting ac- count of his work there and among the Russians. On Thursday evening tue meeting was led by Dea NJ. O. Gibbs, Rev Mir Wright having been called to Greenwhich to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Col Thomas Mead :. John Lemon died at his home in this village, Monday morning, after only a brief ill., uess. Much sympathy is felt for his rel atives, and especially for the young wife so bereaved in the first year of married life. .. Sickness prevails to so great an extent in this vicinity that the two doc tors are kept busy day aud night. In some homes several members of the family are ill at the same time.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
SIOO REWARD. xIOO

The readers of the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease. that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that i- Ca arrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos itive cure now known to the medical frlterni- ty. Catarrh being a constitutional dsease requires a constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting di- rectly upon the nieod ana mucous SIS surfaces oi tion of the disc SC. and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing it's work. The pro- prietors have so much faith iL its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure, Send tor list of teetim ouials.
 Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio.
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seuaror sbcrman Accused.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 9-In an article charg- ing Senator Sherman with corruption in se- curing his return to the United States senate, all afternoon. paper alleges that Representa- tive Flicllinger, elected as a Foraker man, voted for sherman after being promised the consulship at Franldort-on-the-M Main, and that the brother of F. L. Lampson, senator from Ashtabula county, will be made United States marshal for northern Ohio as consid- eration for MT. Lampson's vote. Another member, it is said, was offered an increase of pension if he would abandon Foraker and vote for Sherman.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
SOUTH CANAAN.

Fred Gillette has recovered from his sickness and returned to his work on the railroad ... Mr. and Mrs. k. P. Pen dleton celebrated the twelfth anniversary of their marriage Thursday evening, Jan. 7...... MT. c. w. Hanna has been having some very interesting meetings the past week. ... William Merriman's 's people are recovering from la grippe.
 .....Olive Wilcox IS sick ~ith measles. ...... John Decker Is quite sick. c G.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Dominoes on the Brain.

A story is told of 8 good old deacon in neighboring village, who was ad- dicted to the harmless but to some ex- tent entertaining habit of playing domi- noes. He was an active pillar in the church, and was fervent and helpful in all meetings. One night as he led the class meeting he lifted his honest voice in prayer. As he concluded his peti- tion he mortified the congregation bysa singular ending. Instead of the custo- mary ''amen" the good brother finished his prayer with domino. "-Dunkirk Herald,
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Back from Deaths Door.

NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 11.-It is possible that Mrs. c. & Quackenbush, who was shot by her husband on Friday night, may re- cover. It was first stated she was dead, but she was only in a comatose condition. She slowly rallied until she was sufficiently re- covered to undergo an operation. The bull let, which was found two inches from the left ear, had, in it's course, passed through a portion of the brain.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14

The Rev Henry G. Smith of Hartford, who died suddenly of pneumonia at Bloomfield, Jan 10, for several years has been the secretary of the prohibition party in this state. MT Smith was 43 years of age. He leaves wife and six children.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
De.t,, Wa, the Bridegroom.

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-The body of Miss Tena Davis was found in the Mystic river, neal the Middlesex avenue bridge, ill Medford. Miss Davis left her home in Everett on the night of Dec. 24, saying to her mother that she was going out to be married to James A. Trefethen, whom she accused of hctray- ing her, and would be back i'll an hour, since which time she has not been seen. Ire fethen was arrested but denied having any appointment with the girl.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14

ROME, Jan. 12--A consistory of cardinals will be held on the Fist to the 23d of Janu- ary, when seven new cardinals will be created.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Actor Scanlon in m Asylum.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Actor Scanlon has been removed to Bloomingdale Insane asy- lum. He was accompanied by Mir. New comb and his manager, Augustus Pitou
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Three Men Killed.

OTTAWA, Jan. 12-By the premature ex' plosion of blast at Merrills mines in Tenn pleton township, three men were killed.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
M A R HE'D.

DELoY-STEMER-At the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, in Millerton, N. r., Jan. 2d, by the Rev. ". c. Oliver, Charles Deloy ana Julia Stemer, both of East Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
Fields Daughter Expires.
To Create Seven New Cardinals,

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Grace Field Lindley, eldest daughter of Cyrus w. Field, is dead
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14

The Board of Pardons have decided not to interfere in behalf of the mur- derer Borjesson. He will therefore be hanged at Litchfield on Jan 29th.
Connecticut western news., 1892-01-14
1ASAE2I& IDDNYM SAIkEo
-s-osao~-

Between and Jan lst shall naugerate annual Mark Down Sale lower stock the utmost prior inventory.
 Many lots in Suits Overcoats and Extra Pants will be duced in price make it than ordinarily interesting tho that wish to make saving It unnecessary to into the details of the quality of clothing its reputation we'll established that every clothing buyer in this section destands that whatever price he pays he obtains eqnaled value We will add this that manufacturing goods offering the best Ready Made Clothing in this market and prices far less than other house this city able
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25
Slate.

Deposits Of slate arc found IN diroront
parts VI Utah There Is very large do
poslt on Fremont Island Ia tho Great Salt
Lake. Hut the most useful aud valuable
discovery hns been In the canon Immediately
opst NJ Provo city Utah, The deposit VI
purple slate. ono " tho most valuable
colors known TO commerce, 10 practically
inexhaustlblo. Samples Of tho slnto have
been seut abroad for examination and have
been pronounced equal 20 tho slate taken
from the famous quarrles Of Wales. IL has
the hno grain, aud tho strength and dur
ability possessed by tho best roofing slate.
Tho manufacture OF sblnglps has commenced
and the slate will now BIO placed upon tho
market for tho various commercial uses,
The character VI tho deposit 10 Indicated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

Tho annual Territorial Fair was held az
Salt Lake City, opening on october an, aud
closing October sth, Tho Fair "a reported
to huyo bcuu tho most successful held Ia Tho
Territory in point NJ attendance and the
character NJ the exhibits.
Tho educational, live atock. fruit aud
vegetable exhibits wuto ~ superior quality
aud excellence Tho mill fabrics wore at
trautiyo, aud seemed 10 bo as tine IN quality
aud dnish AS Ike goods manufactured Ia
other mud older places. Tho annual faita
arc constantly growing In popular PitsgesL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

sulphur beds havo boen discovered IN
different parts VI tho Territory. Tho large
est known ns the Cove Crock sulphur mines,
and situated about twonty-oisht miles east
Of bluck Rock station on the Utah southern
branch " tho uniun PaciHo Railway. on tho
boundary line between Millati aud Ruaycr
cuuntloa Tho formation IN which tho sui
phur occurs n trachytu nnd near tho TOP
granite. Tho sulphur appears In aud with
ducUmposud traubyto aud volcanic tufa.
The sulphur layer "a from four 10 twenty
feet thick Fortunately the sulphur do.
po.it n near tho surface. II 10 were UNDER
ground the sulphurons gasol would prevent
u being worked. sulphur has boon shipped
from these mines for yoaf, aud has been
used for selected usOs,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

IL has long boon known that large do.
p1sits VI superior copper orc existed in az
fgrcnt parts " Utah. There Is scarcely a
county which docs not contain deposits.
They constitute most important part Of
tho gfoat mineral wealth ~ Utah.
In southern Utah a smcltor is now rcduc.
Ing copper ores. and tho matte Il hauled by
wagon ~ the nearest railroad point fully
onu hundred miles distant This q. done at
pru0t, aud f. an evidence u tho rich
character u tho ores, In tho licnry noun
tains some copper veins have boon discpv-
cred which abound In nuggets Of almost
uufo conner
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25


During tho year ending juno 30. isoe.
there has boon steady development Of the
business Interests Of the Territory, though
not IN tho sane extent a. In tho years 1870
and 1874. Ia the commercial cnnters bust
meas has been quiot but In tho ronotor
counties many OF tho new settlements hayo
boon growing quite rapidly.
In tho principal cities aud towns tho pop
ulhtlou has steadily Increased. and tho
number of persons coming TO the Territory
from the East l. quito large. Tho statistic
show that noE buildings have boon erected
IN tile different cities and towns TO tho
value OF sa.uif.3sO.OO
Tho sugar munufActory erected at Lehi.
Utah county, II now IA successful operation.
because VI IT, presence tho price ~ sugar
wHs lowor In 1891 than II has boon Ia tho
history Of tho Territory.
Srw nNiLpisGs.
Statement showing tho number Of rcsi-
dougus and business building, orortod Or
undor contract Tor erection Ia the cities aud
towns Tor tho year ending june 30. 1907
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

Tho need OF suitable public buildings Tor
Federal Offices In Salt Lake aud ogden Is
growing more apparent daily. The public
r0cords. many " them Of groat value, are In
danger OF IRE. IL the court and land
records should DO destroyed tho loss would
be II worry serious one. recommend tho
passage Of tho pending bills authorizing the
construction OF tho bulldings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25
nnanrnt IInIunrnIIu.

Tho name OF this educational institution
has changed from Deseret to Utah Unit
yerslty. Tho attendance Ia all tho building
can accommodate. The Chancellor and
Board Of Regents have devoted much tline TO
tho work Of placing tho university on such u
basis as will insure success for tho future,
Ninety thousand dollars was appropriated
for tho university fJr tho years lsD2 and
tauN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

Tho Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
should DO authorized 20 have carefully In
y0stigatod the condition Of tho Indians IN
tho Territory. who. having abandoned their
tribal relations, are scattered all over the
Territory. In former years tho Governor
OF tho Territory was oI-oHlclu tho Com
missioner " Indian Affairs and some alton
ton was paid To their wants. They now
soon 10 DO totally neglected by tho Govern
lnent and Territory.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25
Tho Report In Full.
TERRiroKY or UTAu,

SALT LAKE CRY, Dot 1. 1902
smi-In compliance with your request OF
July "a. 1899. have tho honor to submit
the following report OF tho progrcas aud de-
velopmcnt OF the Territory during tho fscai
year ending June 80, 1905
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

Tho oitirons OF Grand and San Juan coun-
tics now hope that the attempt to place ut
their doors u band OF thrlftless Indians will
DO defeated. IL now looks ~ II Congress
had determined not 10 sanction tho inlus-
tieo sought 10 be porpetrHt0d by some OF the
citizens OF Colorado. Every day which
passes witnesses further development OF
tho natural resources OF those counties. and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

sunk near brigham cry. gas had COM
menced tu How which burned quite bril-.
llanily. and wns used for somo time. II
was also reported that IN ogden oily gas
had boon found. and boz salt Lake some vol
borors discovered quito lov.
Recent Developments have confirmed the
belief that gds existed. aud it now appears
that the Salt Lake valley De- 90 t..c ccntor ~
u gas belt During tho past year wells have
been .unl, nn tho shore " the Great salt
Lake. lu Davis county. The ga. it found AZ
70 doptii nf some sc0 feet Tho gas "a said to
be- u the ucst known Qualify, and 70 81
claimed that some ~ tho wells will ylold an
average " about t.o00.001 cubic feet In
twenty four hours will rock pressure Of
2iO pounds
II II stated that tho New American Gas
Der ~ wells. are now prepared ~ cnmmcn cn
tho construction Of a gas plant aud Pipe
limo Into Salt Lake CITY
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

II IA reported that tho growth OF this In
stitution exceeds that Of any like instltu-
tion In tho West Tho Legislature appro-
priatod SOS, 900 10 complete tho buildings In
accordance with tho plans originally adop-
ted, There Is now In attendance somo 2e5
pupils, from eight States and Territories.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

'rlmbcr dcproiatlons aud s,umpaGc eonsoli.
dated
renow tho accommodation made In my
former reports that Congress place tho un-
sold public land under tue control Of the
state aud Territorial authorities, with
authority TO lease them In sufficiently
large tracts to make II an object to stock
neu To apply for tbom. Unless this Is done
their value Tor grading purposes will DO en-
tircly destroyed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25


In Utah Territory Iron ORC can b. found
Ia AL IT, forms. In noarly ovcry county
can D., found dupuiiti. securing IN veins.
lssurca nnd blanket and IN pockets IL u
impossible to estimate the value u thcso
deposits. somo " tho ore assays a. high
us 00 pet cent pure. Ia Iron county. Utah.
htu vast hods many NILES IN cNtnnt % "A
superior quality ~ hunatitc and magnetic
ores IL L. probably the most remarkable
deposit % Iron orc discovered IA tho West
ora world. Those deposits arc about 100
miles directly south Of Salt Lake Clty. aud
about nfty miles from tho nearest railway.
Must Of the orc a. very pure rhefe AFRO
also large deposits " iron orc In Juab
county. The mines NJ Tlntlc hnyo long
supplied vast quantities ~ orc 60 the
smoitors Tor use In the reduction " urus.
The vast irou. conl and limo deposits ot
Utah will some day be- utilized. Whom that
tiuio comes tho Territory can easily supply
all tie iron needed by tho West Tor many
centuries
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

At tho last session OF tho Legislative AS
sembly $4,000 was appropriated for tho
maintenance OF the school for tho years
1899 and 1893. aud $4,000 for new buildings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

WASHINGTON d. O.. DOT a5. Arthur l..
Thomas. Governor OF Utah. has made his
annual report to tho Secretary Of tho In
terior. Ho says
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

Tho foreign immigration socms 60 have
fallen below the usual average OF other
years The domestic immigration has not
equAlled that OF tho previous year. but
there has been a sioady growth IN the CON-
inerciAl and mining contors and railroad
cities aud towns.
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Natural GaR.

For many years past II has been claimed
that natural gas could DO found beneath
tho crust Of tho Salt Lake Basin. Two
yoars ago IL was reported that from well
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

.riuic county was divided at the last session
o. the Legislature, the eastern portion being Gre.
Ated Into Wayne county.
The above estimate shows an Increase OF
1o,O25 since June ~, $500.