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Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
sH EFFIELD.

Two campaign rallies were held here last week with speakers from Boston and other places. The Republicans met on Thursday evening and the Democrats on Friday. Both parties were repre- sented by goodly number, and both feel sure to win in the coming election. The Democratic candidate for represent ative is Cyrus French of this village.
 Miss Sophia Curtiss, of Sheffield and New York, sailed for Europe on the "Etruria" on the 22nd, and will spend the winter abroad, most of the time in Paris n
 About forty nelghbors and friends of Mir Arthur Hewins, who lives on the east side of the river, met at his home last week Wednesday evening to give him surprise visit, it being his forty second birthday. And it was real sur prise to him. although his wife was in the secret and provided refreshments for the company. A very pleasant and sociable time was enjoyed by all. But when two han dsome upholstered chairs were presented hum he hardly knew what to say. He was nearly overcome by such neighborly kindness and good will toward him. .
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
WEST CORNw ALL.

Theodore Sturges was inTroy N. Y last week.
 Mrs L. M. Hubbard leaves for her southern home soon. M. S. Nickerson and family have nov ed to their new home near New Hart ford
 Edward Baldwin was home from Yale over Sunday.
 The Prohibitionists held a meeting in the school house Monday evening.
 Thos. Raynor has moved to the village into the house recently occupied by Geo Mccoy. Joseph Memmott and George Beck went to New Milford last week and joined the Lodge of Odd Fellows. Adam Coon moves into the home re- gently occupied by Wm Oliver, Mrs J. H. Cochrane spent last week | with friends here.
 James H. Cole is improving in health quite rapidly. 0. M Hall was in New York the first part of the week adding all the latest in the millinery line, with some exclusive shapes direct from the designer. Choice ostrich plumes aud fancy feathers al- most given away Come and see the new hats and trimmings. l.. J. Nickerson, Esq has been ap- pointed Postmaster here, in the place of | Daniel B. Baldwin, who has resigned. The office will be kept in Mir Kicker sons rooms with Miss Dell Cochrane as his assistant. Rev J. c. Goddard, of Salisbury, ex- changed pulpits with Rev J. H. Pier | pont last Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
NORFOLK.

Rev Mir Voorhees,, of Winsted, occn- pied the Congregational pulpit in ex- change with Mir DePeu last Sunday morning.
 D. Fl. Rowland was in town over Sun. day and qualified as a voter Monday morning before returning to New York.
 Dr Gidman has bought spring of R. I. Crissey and has laid the pipe to con- meet with his house and barn. He will also put up windmill to force the water into the attic and from there sup ply the whole house.
 F. M Shepard has bought Mrs Law rence's land, west of Maple Ave, be- tween Mrs Darrow's and Frank Whi- ting's places
 Dr Kendal's new barn is up and cov- cred and the foundation is ready for the new house -...
 Dennis Mccarthy has bought J. K Shepard's tenement house, over near Mrs Morgan's place.
 Signor Bosco has been performing in his 'sleight of hand" and giving pres. ents to very slim houses for three nights.
 Hon z K Pangborn, of New Jersey, will speak in the Village Hall Thursday night. The Citizens Band, of Canaan, will furnish music. Some of the Re. publicans are talking about big parade and rally for the last thing in this cam paign.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
THE IMMIGRATION IA WS.

As the laws now are, the landing of idiots, insane persons, polygamists, paul. pers, convicts, assisted immigrants and and Chinese is prohibited. The law also imposes heavy penalty on the making of contracts with laborers in foreign countries to come here and work
 Neither of the two great parties, in it's platform, commits itself to anything more stringent in the way of new legis- lation. They both declare for stricter enforcement of existing laws. The Dem- ocratic platform contains these words: I've condemn and denounce all at- tempts to restrict the immigration of the industrious and worthy of foreign lands"
 It is often said in behalf of American labor that it is not protected from the pauper labor of Europe. because that pauper labor is brought right to our doors by immigration. Our opinion is that labor must protect itself by extend ing and perfecting it's organizations. It will not be long before immigrants will begin to see what they have right to expect in this country in the way of wages. The time has not yet come for excluding able bodied industrious men. There is still room for them.
 But labor organizations must be di- rected by wise and intelligent men, who know they are right when they order strikes, or their efforts will always end in failure.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
The Boy Was More Than Pleased.

There is an active, healthy small boy in West End avenue who cannot com prehend what nervousness really is. He knows that it is something extremely disagreeable, for his mother has been nervous as long as he can remember. His private opinion, expressed to his father one night, is that nerves are things brought on earth by evil spirits for the purpose of making little boys miserable One day he overheard his mother telling neighbor that her nerves were completely destroyed. The lad was overjoyed, and to celebrate what he con- sidered to be an emancipation he went out in the back yard and romped with his big dog, with damaging results to his clothing as we'll as to his mothers gera- nium beds.
 After the neighbor had gone away he burst into his mothers presence with 8 velocity that almost threw her into a spasm, and before she could utter the usual "Don't be so noisy, HarryP' he had his arms around her neck and was ex- claiming: "Oh, mamma, now we won't have any more trouble with nerves, shall we? heard you tell MT. B. that yours were completely destroyed. Isn't that nice?'-New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
ODDS AND ENDS.
Lucian was a sculptor's son.

Lucian was a sculptor's son.
 Lampblack was invented by Mini in 1844.
 Fishbein, the great historical painter, was the son of a baker.
 Washboards were invented by an American named Rice in 1S49.
 A thirteen-year-old girl living near Darlington, Ind, weighs 217 pounds.
 The cocoon of healthy silkworm will often yield thread 1 ,000 yards in length.
 Life is shorter in the valleys and low lands than among the hills and noun. tains.
 You now and then meet folks who have all kinds of sense except common sense.
 For small belts violin strings are said to be superior to any other material for lacing.
 A Spanish proverb says, "Give your wife the short knife; keep the long one yourself"
 A man living in New England, who is feet inches high, has beard 6 feet 8 inches long.
 To clean papier mache articles, wash first in warm water and soap, and polish with sweet oil.
 If sheep, rams and goats spring around in the meadows and fight more than usual, expect rain.
 The real ice palace is the mansion the iceman builds for himself after being in business few years.
 A man in love can do more thinking without thinking of anything at all than any one else on earth. It is estimated that since the beginning of time the world has had sixty-six quad rillions of inhabitants.
 St. Louis is organizing what is claimed to be the first Italian regiment ever formed in this country.
 The Chinese, Japanese, Malays, Si- amese, New Zealanders and North American Indians are all beardless.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
FALLS VILLAGE,

The Congregational society have con- menced excavatlng under the church. After repairs have been made the edifice will be warmed by heater
 The Drum and Fife corps took part in the parade at Salisbury Friday night being preceded by troop of mounted horsemen, the Lakeville band and 8 number of men in line carrying torch es. The march WAS from Lakeville to the Centre. And on it's arrival at the latter place the procession paraded up and down the principal streets.
 Hon Daniel Brewster has been very low of late and his complete recovery is not expected
 Frank P. Barnum last Saturday nov. ed his stock of goods into Roman See gers building, which he considers more roomy and commodious.
 Citizens hall was filled to overfowina last Friday evening to witness the pre-. sentation, by home talent, of 'David Copper6eld' as dramatized by Mrs c. H. Guiou. The cast required IS actors, all of whom showed good training, re quired no prompting and acquitted themselves with credit. The receipts were $1l0 and will be applied toward erecting band stand for Wolfe's cor net band.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
KENT.

Mrs Leech, of Torrington, visited Miss Josie Smith last week
 Mir Geo Hall and daughter. Mrs Ty- Ter, of Washington, D. O., were in town Monday. a.-.-
 Mrs J B. Dwy is quite seriously ill.
 The store of Gaylord & Eaton, and Chas Eaton's house adjoining are now heated by hot water.
 Mir w. Wattles, of Winsted, is at E. W. Bulls.
 Mrs Chas Burton, of New Haven, is visiting relatives in this place.
 Straight solid votes or none-no fraud-no money on election day. Printed notices are out, signed by some of the prominent citizens of our town, agreeing to use their, best endeavors to prevent the purchase of votes. They also agree to pay certain amount to- ward the prosecution of any attempt to use money for buying or selling votes in this town on election day.
 A stirring Democratic rally took place at town hall Monday evening Oct 3lst The meeting was addressed by Hon A. M. Card, of Sharon, and Don A. H. Powers from Maine.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
How He Judged.

A country innkeeper one day in the last century startled casual guest, who happened to be a gentleman attached to the royal court, by confident predic- tion regarding the archbishop of Tou- louse, who had just been appointed to one of the great offices of state.
 The gentleman, looking over his mail, exclaimed: "There are great changes in the government The archbishop of Toulouse has been chosen minister"
 "Alas for France, if that be truer' cried the innkeeper.
 "Why so?'
 "He will turn the kingdom upside down. He will make no end of trouble, '' returned the landlord, with an ominous shake of the head.
 This was quite possible, and some thing like it did really happen, but only persons who knew the inner workings of political affairs could have predicted 1t so positively then, and NJ. de La Houss wondered what was the source of the innkeeper's information. With judicious urging he induced that sage to give his basis for calculations. It was this:
 "You will learn, M. de La Houss, that I know whereof I speak The arch bishop of Toulouse always stops here on his way to Paris, and also on his return. He never fails to turn everything upside down.
 "He has that bed carried into another room. He has all the tables and the washstand moved. The mirrors that are hung between the windows have to be placed above the mantelpieces. If took his advice I should tear this house down and rebuild it bottom side up.
 Depend upon it, he is 8 dangerous person and will insist upon changing everything"
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Rev Edward s. Fitzgerald, who has officiated as rector of St Peter's parish since the removal of Rev J. Fl. Murphy to Lee, will soon be removed to some other parish the name of which Is not yet announced. The people of the en- tire town are sorry to lose Father Fitz- gerald who has been very active in tenn perance and church work and a useful member of the board of school commit tee.
 It is reported that some of our wealthy residents will in due time establish a large cotton manufactory in this village.
 The Democrats, on brief notice. held largely attended rally at the town hall Saturday night. Speeches were made by Mayor William w. McClench, of Chicopee, candidate for District Attor- ney for Western Massachusetts; and William J. Gaynor, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been spending the season in town.
 Pratt l. Tobey has bought place on South Main street of Dr Samuel Camp, where Mrs Mcdonald has resided for several years.
 Mrs Fl. N. Anderson has bought D. Selbel's place on East Main street.
 The girls of St. Agnes Guild Will hold their annual meeting at the home of Miss Zady Robbins tomorrow after noon.
 There are five or six acres of excellent tobacco yet unsold in the west part of this town.
 Cincinnatus lodge, of this village, was pleasantly entertained by Occidental lodge, of Stockbridge, last Thursday night .....
 The registration in this town closed last evening. Previous to the last sit ting of the registrars 107 new names had been added to the voting list.
 The prospect is good for the estab- lishment of the second National Bank in this village.
 The Republicans had rally at the town hall Tuesday night. Speeches were made by Albert Clark, secretary of the Home Market club; M. J. Murray | and R. H. Mohr.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
Another Deal.

It was announced last week that the com bination of the Philadelphia X Read ing with the Boston & Maine railroad had been consummated. William T. Hart, a director of the Boston & Maine, resign ed his position on the board and A. A. Mcleod was elected to fill the vacancy. Then President Jones of the Boston X Maine resigned and MT Mcleod was elected president of that road. MT Jones is to have charge of the executive management of the Boston & Maine the same as before, only it is as chairman of the board of directors, newly created office
 The Reading road and allied lines will distribute it's enormous merchandise and coal traffic into New England over the Boston & Maine system; Boston will be made the centre of it's distribution.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
A Cheap Stone Road.

In 1871 piece of well made dirt road in the small village of Gilbert, IS miles east of the city of Davenport, Ia., was selected for little experiment. The road was sixty feet wide, with sidewalks and gutters, the latter occupying about sixteen feet, leaving forty-four feet for the highway proper. Five feet from the center line of this forty four feet, on both sides of it, were staked boards, end to end, each board one foot wide. Be tween these boards was dumped lime stone, broken fine enough to pass through 8 2-inch ring. When the space between the boards was two-thirds full the first boards filled were moved forward When the boards were removed the upper edges of the rock rolled down, thus widening the rock track between one and two feet, leaving on each side of the stone good dirt road sixteen feet wide.
 When the dirt surface became muddy the travel went over the stone center, which was thus made solid and smooth without an expensive roller. This ex- pertinent was completed in 1878 and the travel over it was probably five times as much as upon the average country road. For sixteen years it remained in perfect condition. Within the last two years about three dollars has been ex- pended upon it in repairs. It is in per feet condition still. Its original cost was ninety cents for each twenty-five cubic feet of stone. Had the same policy continued, every rod of highway in the district would have been macad- amized at this time, and no expense in- cured except the ordinary highway tax, and from one-half to two-thirds of that tax might now be relinquishsd. .-New England Farmer.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03

A number of visitors have favored us by their presence. Miss Amy Fox, of Windham, O., at Mrs w. l.. Mlllard's; Mrs M. Jackson, of Ansonia. at L. Flakes Mrs M Berridge. of Hudson. N. Y., at N Howe's; Miss Rhoda Reed, of Cream Hill, at Henry Yale's; Miss Hattie En- sign and friend, of Winsted. also J. T. Ensign, of Carteret, N. J., at Sidney Ensign's; l.. P. Dean, of Bridgeport, at M. U. Deans; Lucius Pendleton, of Wasfaic, N. Y., at R. Pendleton's and MT and Mrs White, of Canton, at s. w. Millard's.
 Mrs Julia Dean is quite feeble.
 MT M. Emmons thinks he has raised the prize corn the past season.
 It is with the deepest sorrow that we mention the severe illness of Mrs Sey- mour Wetherell, former resident of this place and now of Winsted.
 The attendance at the sociable at Miss Hattie Millard's last Wednesday evening was not as large as desired, owing to the many entertainments throughout the week, still those who were present report royal good time.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
A Volcanic Legend.

Chimborazo, the ''pride of the Andes" at one time thought to be the highest mountain peak in the world, is now reckoned as being only 21, ,424 feet above sea level, which is certainly enough to give it an air of majesty if not of mys- terry. But the natives of that region have curious belief-a legend which tells them that "Chimbo" was once a full mile higher than he is at the present time. When Pizarro invaded the ''land of the meas" Chimborazo reared his majestic head between 25,000 and SC, 900 feet into the rarifed atmosphere, but that invaders crowning piece of infamy, the strangling of the last of the meas, brought down the wrath of the gods, who rent the giant peak from center to circumference, throwing down great masses of stones and reducing its height by about one-ffth.
 At the same time the apex of the mountain, the former resting place of "the Inca's Head," was cursed, and un- til this day no man has ever reached within 5000 feet of its summit "The Inca's Head" is massive piece of gran ite lying on one side of the peak. Ira dition says it once formed the apex St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
Why He Looks Under the Bed.


 al always look under the bed for burglars before retiring" said W. W Greer, at the Lindell. Il was not always so careful, and came near being murdered and robbed as the result of neglecting this simple precaution. 1 was in the employ of lumber firm in Wisconsin, and portion of my duties w9 to visit the logging camps and pay off the men. 1 usually carried about $1 800 in bills on these trips. l got to Chelsea late one night, from which place I was to take conveyance to the camp, and staid all night at the hotel placed the money between the mat tresses, my pistol under my pillow and lay down, but did not fall asleep. The moon shone in brightly through the cur tainless windows, and lay there idly watching it race through the feecy clouds, when l felt a movement of the bed. 1 realized at once that some one was under it, and without making a sound raised upon my elbow, secured my pistol and waited.
 'In few minutes man crawled out. As he raised to his knees he turned toward the bed and found himself look ing into the muzzle of my pistol He had large knife in one hand, with which he had evidently intended to cut my throat. He turned ashy pale as he saw his position, groveled on the floor and whined piteously. recognized him as one of the loggers l had come to pay off, and was sorely tempted to kill him, but turned him over to the authorities instead, and he got year in the pen."- St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
LAX E WILLIE.

Our Dramatic circle will give an in- teresting drama, about Thanksgiving. entitled "The Confederate Spy" Pro- ceeds for the benefit of the Park fund.
 Last Friday evening a grand Demo. cratic procession was formed here, con- sisting of troop of cavalry, the Lake. vile cornet band, Howd's drum corps, and large number on foot and in wag ons. They started from Jas. Stuarts's wagon shop and marched to Salisbury where Democratic rally took place. The Hon Robert E.DeForest, of Bridge port, addressed the large assembly al the town hall.
 Ransford & Son have just com pleted a neat little building next to the knife factory. for the housing of the hose carriage
 An old gentleman with a phonograph at A. F. Roberts, store, did good busi ness last Saturday and Monday. Those who patronized him say that the solos, quartettes and speeches were so real that they delighted them.
 A Republican rally took place last Thursday at Academy hall. The speak CT was Hon John A. Tibbits. Miss Clara Dakin, of South Manches ter, Conn, was home over Sunday.
 Our public school children were treat ed to free lecture, by Professor Com stock, of the Hotchkiss school. last Sat- urday afternoon at Academy hall, sub- ject Volcanoes.
Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
A T a Court of Probate, holden at Salisbury A within and for the Probate District Of

A T Court of Probate, holden at Salisbury
 "A within and for the Probate District of Salisbury. on the slst day of Oct 1892.
 Present Donald T. Warner Judge.
 Estate of George Clark, late of the Town of Worth East, County of Duchess. and State of Now York, deceased, having estate in said District.
 Upon the application of the administrator for an order of sale of the real estate belong ing to said estate described as follows. viz, he certain pieces or parcels of land situa' ed in the Town of Salisbury In said Probate Dis trict. Tbe first tract is generally described as follows. viz. that certain tract of land sit- uat d in the southwesterly part of the Town of Salisbury, bounded northerly by lands of Thomas Diamond and George Cook cast by lands of George Cook, lands of George Bush nell, lands of McGee Grant, lands of the heirs of Nelson Landon, lands of Edward Cook, lands of Marvin Reed and heirs of said George Clark south by lands of Hiram Clark. decd, and lands of heirs of Ohauncey Morehouse and west by the State line between the State of New York and the State of Connecticut, containing one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, more or less. more particularly described in the following deeds, viz heirs of Moses Clark to George Clark, dated Oct. | 2s 1S54 George Morgan to George Clark dat ed March 31, 1864, The Landon Iron Go. to George Clark, dated April 27th, 1869, as by said deeds duly recorded in the Land Rec- ords of Salisbury aforesaid will fully appear.
 Also the undivided one-half of that certain tract of wood land situated in said Salisbury | lying on Indian Mountain, eo-called, lying easterly of the above described tract, con- | taining ninety acres of land more or less and | particularly described in the deed from Mary | Bryan and Gilbert A. Bryan, to George Clark,
 dated Sept l5. 1884. and recorded in Salisbury
 Land Records, Vol-34, page 346.
 Ordered, that said application be heard and | determined at the Probate once in Salisbury on the 12th day of November 1892. at niue o'clock In the forenoon, and the court directs al | persons interested in said estate to appear II | they see cause and be heard thereon by pub
 fishing this order once in weekly newspaper | having n circulation in said Probate District
 and return make to the Court of the notice
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Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
F. & R. and the Boston & Maine.

Alexander A. Mcleod is reported to have said to reporter, in recent in terview, that he anticipates that the combination of th2n Philadelphia & Reading with the Boston & Maine will result in great benefit to both railroads, for the reason that the Boston & Maine has numerous manufactories on its lines, which require additional markets if they are to expand, and the Philadel- phia & Reading system and lines con- trolled by it cover some of the most populous regions in the country, which would consume, if the New England in- dustries had access to them, probably greater proportion of their products than any other section in the country And then there is a vast territory, he says. beyond, more easily reached by ths nsAding lines than by any other.