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Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The democrats have nominated Har- vey F. Shufelt as candidate for the office of selectman for three years.
 George l.. Jones and George Smith went to work Monday on o. R. Brew CTS wood job in Sheffield.
 The ann ual town meeting occurs Monday and the schools open the same day.
 G. W. Platt has moved his drug storo to the north part of Burget & Lewis new block on the corner of Main and Castle streets. Burget & Lewis have moved their hardware store so the south side of the same building.
 The Berkshire county farmers festi- val in connection with a farmers insti- tute will be held at the town hall March 31.
 Rev Dr Hartley preached a sermon to men at St James 'Episcocal church Tues day from the subject "Thou shalt not steal"
 William Billings of this town, while at work saving wood by horse power at South Egremont one day last week, had all the fingers on his left hand bad ly cut and mangled but the doctor thinks he may be able to save them.
 Charles E. Gibbs has moved his cloth ing store to the savings bank block, one door south of his old stand.
 The marriage of William H Scribner and Miss Laura Collins took place March 18th, Rev W. F. Albrecht oficia- ting.
 Evans Brothers have been awarded the contract to build the new grand stand at the Fair grounds.
 Samuel Whitwell, aged 28, died at his home in the south part of this vil- lage Saturday morning. The funeral was largely attended Monday afternoon, 30 young men acting as guard of hon. or around the hearse. -.
 The news was received Monday that the post-office is to be removed to the Berkshire House October 1st. So there will be one more season at this old time hotel.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
WHOLESALE BRIBERY CHARGED.

An Alleged Corruption Fund of oS, 900,
 900 In the Jersey Legislature.
 NEW YORK, March 21.-The Herald reiter ates a charge made by it that . corruption fund of at least 6, ,000, 900 was raised by in- terested capitalists and stock jobbers to bunco the passage of the bill legaliziHg tho gigantic coal combination of the Reading railroad with the Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley and Lackawanna. Proof of it is fur nished on the word of State Senator Maurice Alexander Rogers, of Camden county, and his word will be dcepted unquestioningly from one end of th5ktate to the other.
 Sitting in his home, 229 Mount Vernon street, Camden, he declared that as late as 10:30 o'clock on the morning of the final passage of the bill, when an eleventh vote was needed to make majority of tho sen ate, he was approached by people whom he knows well, and who, in behalf of the syndi- cate of bribers, offered him SIG, 900 to vote for the bill. He indignantly repelled the man.
 Senator Rogers says the agent of the lobby approached him a second time when it was felt another vote was needed.
 "What amount did he say they authorized him to offer on the second attempti Was it more than t25, ,0OoT
 "Yes, much more. You sec, was to have made up the necessary majority, so tho agent told me. will only say that it was . sum % large that if put at per cont inter est need not have worked any more"
 'The people may blame me for withhold ing his name, but would be causing greater pain to my feelings if told it than any public praise could assuage sat there in tho senate and saw the bill pass, knowing that many of the votes were bought had n.H hvst hofr bs1& I'm it. I was almost stunned, and did not know what to do. The bill came up and Senator Gardner in a speech showed clearly that it was most outrageous piece of legislation, forcing on the people a monopoly of . neoes- sary of life and providing for the arbitrary confscation of the stock of shAreholdsrs who objected. Not . word was said On ths s ssAss ,s IA: TAs, z.s1 yessa ' sAssasA
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
LIME ROCK.

MT and Mrs MI. B. Richardson who have been confined to the house the past three weeks are able to be out once more.
 "Dick" Dunn says the cigars are on him this time. Monday night-boy- ten pounds.
 A number were out Sunday, taking 8 sleigh ride on bare ground. Their last chance.
 Mrs O. W. Barnum returned from Hoosac Falls, NY. on Monday.
 Willie Carpenter is under the care of a New Haven Hospital nurse, and the scarlet fever scare has subsided. The district school has been closed for the present.
 The foundry and machine shop has shut down for the present, work being little scarce.
 A number of changes will be made about April first, in the moving line,
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.

A Court of Probate holden at North A Canaan within and for the District of Canaan, on the 2lst day of March, A. D. 1892. Present. Jacob B. Hardenbergh. Esq Judge. This Court doth direct William B. Gibson, EIecutor on the estate of Joel K. Crofut late of North Canaan in said district deceased, represented to be insolvent, to give notice to all persons interested in the estate of said de- ceased, to appear If they see cause,l before the Court of Probate to be holden at the Probate once in said District on the 9th day of April 1892 at 10 o'clock, in the fore- noon to be heard relative to the appointment of Commissioners on said estate by publish ing this order twice in the Connecticut West ern News, newspaper having a circulation in said district.
 Certified from record,
 Jacob B. Hardenbsrgh, yudga.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
SALISBURY.

The Salisbury Choral Union are re- quested to repeat the concert they gays Mch. 1st., as that evening was SO very rough that many could not get out, so it is to be repeated, with D any new ad- ditions, on Friday evening Mch. 25th., in town hall.
 Miss Maud Fuller of Ct. Harrington is visiting in town.
 Miss Theodora George, of St Marga- ret's School, Waterbury, is home for two weeks vacation.
 Service with sermon in the Episcopal church each Tuesday evening. Rev Mr Bailey, of Torrington, will officiate this week.
 A meeting of the Sunday School Union was held in the Academy, Tues day night, and was we'll attended. Speeches were made by Revs Goddard and Phillips, Mir Kane, Dr Hurd, Thos Norton, and others interested in Sun- day school work.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
COLEDR0OR.

We had six inches of snow in last Fridays storm and just rain enough to hold it down; sleighing was good over Sunday .... Miss Charlotte Rockwell is quite seriously ill. . Francis Thomp- son has bought the old Thompson homestead and will soon build Q house in place of tho one recently burned Mir and Mrs EJ.O'Beirne left town last week for Alabama . |. The school in the Forge district will close for the winter this week .. Miss A. E. Woodward is teaching select school at the Center during her vacation between the winter and summer terms in the district school.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
CLAYTON

Miss Alice Partridge was the guest of Wm Ferguson over Sunday .. Miss Mary Ferguson is still disabled by her sprained ankle. :. . Calvin Barnes is sick with . cold and diseased eyes. Dr Church, of Canaan, attends him. ..... Mrs Norman Granger, of Winsted, visi- ted her cousin, Mrs Wm Sardam, the fore part of this week. ...... Another daughter came to the home of Byron Rood on the 11th inst, and one to Ar thur Decker's the 18th. .... MT and Mrs Warrington have moved to Ga naan, Conn. Albert Barnes will occu- py the house, vacated by them, the coming year and drive team for his father. ID. l.. Miller has taken the job of drawing logs for Rhoades & Stanton on the Sheldon wood lot.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Central New England & West
 ern R. R. Co. Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.

Commencing Sunday, October II, 1891.
 TRAINS GOING FAST. Leave Millerton s.55 a. m., Canaan o.40, Nor folk 10.04; arrive Hartford 11.60 a. m. Leave Campbell Hall S.30 a. m., Canaan . s5 p.m.. Norfolk 4.06 arrive Hartford 6. .16 pm. Leave Campbell Hall 1l.55 p. m.-Daily Ex- press from Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia for Boston; Canaan 2.45 g. m !, 3.05; arrive Hartford 4.S5 a. m. Boston $40 a. m. ....s Leave Campbell Hall Sundays onlyl 7.45 a. m. Canaan 8.5S p. m., Sor:olk Al; arrive Hartford 6.20 P. m.
 TRAINS GOING WEST. Leave Hartford 9.45 a. m., Norfolk II 5s, Ca- naan 12.30p. m ;arriveCampbellHall 5.35 pm. Leave Hartford s.25 p. m., Norfolk 5.I9 Oa- naan 5.43; arrive Milerton 20p m. Leave Hartford 9.05 p. m. Daily Express for Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Campbell Hall 57 a. m.
 Leave Hartford Sundays onlyl S.S0 a. m., arrive Norfolk 10.25 a. m. leave 500 p. m., Canaan S25 p. m.; arrive Campbell Hall 6.b5 p. m.
 CONNECTIONS.
 At Hartford with NERR, NY,NH & H R R, Hartford & Valley Divisions. At H & ii R, Northampton Division. At winsted with N Y & Fl R, Nauga- tuck Division,
 At Canaan with Housatonic R. R at Miller ton and Mt Riga with Harlem Division o 6HRRR R; at Boston Corners with Harlem Division N & H R R R. and N Y d N K R {; at Poughkeepsie with N Y 0 & H R R R; at RhineciiH with & H R R R, by ferry to Rondout with the Ulster Delaware R R {; at Msybrook with the Lehigh < Hudson River Ky. !; at Campbell Hall with N Y0& W Ry., NIL LE&W R R., PP& B R R and Waikiki Valley R R.
 I. W. FOWLER, 0. A. HAYES,
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THURSDAY, MARCH24, 1892.

On Tuesday, the New York Bar asso- citation convicted Isaac 0. Maynard, one of the judges of the Court of appeals, of reprehensible conduct in the Dutch sss county election case. The charge against Judge Maynard is that he stole the correct Duchess county election re- turns, so that an incorrect certificate was laid before the state board of csn- vassers. For this service he was made . judge of the Court of appeals. The New York city bar will soon ask the senators and assemblymen at Albany to remove Judge Maynard from the bench.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
sH EFF FIELD.

A very pleasant wedding was attend ed by 8 company of about seventy, friends and relatives, on Thursday last, at the residence of F. s. Crippen, on Sheffield Plain," when Miss Minnie E.. Crippen and William Rowland were united in marriage. Rev J. H. Mueller oficlated. Many handsome and useful gifts were received. A fine collation. was served, congratulations and good wishes were given the happy couple, and amid the showers of rice and old shoes, they left to take the five o'clock train for short bridal trip.
 Mrs Lew Boardman is seriously i'll at her home, having had shock of par alysis about two weeks since.
 Robert Kellogg, of Cincinnati. Ohio, spent Sunday with his mother in this village.
 Rev B. O. Warren has returned from business trip to the Wilmington con- ference, Delaware. It is expected he will remain as pastor of the Methodist church here another year.
 The annual town meeting will be held usst wssk Monday.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

Last Saturday the U. s. Senate com mittee on the Reading deal heard the middlemen, the men who stand between the railroad companies and the retail dealers. Their testimony IS interesting because the three railroad presidents had said that the combine would reduce the price of coal to the consumer by just so much ss the proht of the mid dlemen amounted to. The middlemen claimed that they made very little in their business, not more than 15 cents . ton, sometimes only cents. According to them the dealers are the ones who make the money and control the price, Ten dealers once advanced the price of chestnut coal, throughout New York state, 25 cents ton at an informal meeting. The retailers maximum prof. it is $i.5O per ton.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

The Russian famine, according to MT McFethries who lived in Russia from 1859 to 1862 and again in 1865 to 1876, is not due to the failure of the crops, for no seed was sown, but it's cause is to be found in the emancipation of the serfs twenty-one years ago. At that time the government allotted to each family eight acres of land and tried to start them on the road to prosperity, but the peasants have proved too dull and inert to maintain themselves under the various discouraging conditions, among which Is the enormous standing army. So the land has largely reverted to the landed class from whom it had been ta- ken and the people of large sections have been reduced to beggary and have gone away. MT McFethries considers that there will not soon be any improve ment in the present distressing state of things.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
cbic,~o Aldermen Indicted.

CHICAGO, March 22.-There is a panic in the city council The ax has fallen and the aldermen who sneeringly declared all last week that "there ain't nothing in this poodle chestnut" are greatly subdued. The grand jury returned indictments against Aldermen W. J. OBrien, of the Sixth ward D. R. O'Brien, of the Twenty-third; Nicho- las A. Dreamer, of the First Patrick J. German, of the Twenty-third; Phillip Jack con, of the Fourteenth; s. M. Gossenlin, of the Seventeenth, and J. F. Dorman, of the Tenth. The indictments are for feloniously conspiring to commit bribery. Capiases were at once issued by the judge and dep uty sheriffs immediately went out to serve them Bail was fixed in each case at $12, 00O
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
ORE HILL.

Capt Bartle's two youngest boys have been dangerously ill with pneumonis. It is thought now that the worst is past. William Tanner has bought the property known as the State Line House and will move there about the 1st of April. Jerry WhAlen, son of Jas Fl. Whalen, moves to Torrington.
 Rev David Phillips preached at the schoolhouse on Sunday .. .C M. San- ford went to Mount Riga to hold meet ing and Sunday school =. Hattie E. Reed arrived home last Thursday and is looking improved after her trip to ths upper psaiasala of NiohigAa.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Does the Crar Mean WarY

LONDON, March 22.-The Standards War saw correspondent says that all the troops in Kalish, in Russian Poland and adjacent to Prussia, have been prepared for immedi- ate mobilization. Their sabers have been sharpened and examined, they have re- ceived full allowances of cartridges and the engineers battalions have been provided with bombs and electric apparatus so that upon thirty minutes notice they will be able to destroy all railways and telegraph lines between Prussia and Russia
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
CORN WALL.

Mrs Fl. E. Sanford visited relatives Tn Kent last week.
 o. E. Wilcox passed last week in Danbury aud Bethel.
 J. l. Whitney is visiting his danght- or in Madison, Ct.
 John Bennett is going to move to New Hartford within a short time, where he has taken job of hauling lumber.
 John D. Calhoun has shipped to Chi cago pine log 25 it. long to be used for one of the pillars in the Forestry building ct the Worlds Fair; the log was wrapped in straw and wound with tarred rope to keep the bark from being broken.
 Onr bicycle club has purchased new uniform and Soloman in all his
 "The needs of our workingmen," discussed in the papers quite often. will report ''verbatatim, may throw newly married 'day workers" after 8 long spell of struggling to keep the proverbial wolf from entering the
  at the village store; on arriving at the store he informed the merchant that he did not want so arge an order anyway, he did not know what he colld do with SO many goods. "Well," says Whiting J., in his most polite tone, "what shall put up for you?" "Well I don't know" says the buyer, "but I guess I will take 35 cents worth of pork" The mer- chant realizing that pork is staple ar ticle and would keep stuffed tho order a little and made it 65 cents "Now then . quarter of pound of cheap tea and how much have I got comin"? The merchant informed him that there was $1 25 yet to his credit, when after again remarking that he did not want 50 large an order, he said he would take four papers of Wage Worker and two papers of Plowboy '.tobacker", then he re- marked that "Jamawa gwinger" was a good thing to have in case of sickness and he thought he would take two bot ties. "Now then, what kind of plug tobacker have you got?" he asked; on being informed, he said he would take two plugs of "Punquin" and again the magnitude of the amount of the order came to his mind as he realized that he had gotten everything he wanted and had something "comin" yet and he was in quandary for some time, but no doubt remembering that we are some distance from 8 doctor and that sudden pains in the stomach are sometimes dangerous unless relieved in season, he invested the remainder of his order in that cure all. Jamaica Ginger; so we see it often costs 8 workingman for things not thought of by the "bloated bond holder" as follows; pork and tea 75 cents, medicine and tobacco 3I25.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

A Probate Court held at Sharon, within A and for the District of sharon on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1892.
 Present, A. M. Card, Esq, Judge.
 Estate of Charles H. Shears late of Sharon in said district deceased,
 Martha l.. Shears of said sharon, the Administratrix on said estate represents the estate of said deceased insolvent after the expiration of the time limited for the pre- sentatfon of claims against said estate and the Court decreeing 1t expedient that said es- tate should be settled as an insolvent estate 1t is
 Ordered-That Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of said estate be appointed at the probate office in Sharon on the 26th day of March, 1892, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and this Court directs the administratrix to give public mo- tice to all persons interested in said estate to appear if they see cause at said time and place and be heard relative to said appoint ment by posting copy on the public sign post in said sharon, and by publishing the same twice in a weekly newspaper published in Litchfleld county and having a circulation in said district and return make to this Court of the notice given.
 A. M. CARD, Judge. Certified by Willard Baker, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Henry Georxe's Jury Experience.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty" was fore man in case which Judge Freedman de- cided to settle himself. The judge directed . verdict dismissing the case and the clerk read to the jury the usual formula, "by di- rectiop of the court you find for the de- fendant," etc, when MT. George arose and said: II don't. No, I don't" "Yes, you do, MT. George" said the judge, who at once directed the discharge of MT. George as a juror for the term.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
MeCurdy Charged with Bribery.

GREENsBURG, Pa, March 22.-Ex-County Detective Richard Alcorn made information against District Attorney J. A. McCurdy, charging him with bribery and perjury, al- leging that the state's officer during his can vass for election last fall used undue means and paid money to certain parties to be used to purchase votes, and that McCurdy swore falsely when the oath of office WAS administered
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Legal Notices.

DIsTRICT of Salisbury, ss. Probate Court, lI March 21st, 1892.
 Estate of Alexander H. Holley late of Salis- bury in said district, deceased.
 The Executors having exhibited their sup plemental administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, 1t is
 Ordered That the 2nd day of April 1892, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the probate office in Salisbury be and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate, and this court directs the Executors to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place by publishing this order In some newspaper published in Litchheld county and having a circulation in said dis trict.
 Attest DONALD n WARNER Indra
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Mary Furlong
 vS. Thomas Enrloni
State of Connecticut, I.itch field Countv a

Thomas Furlongl Litchfleld. March 12, 1894.
 ORDER or NOTICE.
 Upon the petition and complaint of Mary Furlong of Sharon praying for divorce from the above named respondent upon the charge of Intemperance as by by her petition and complaint now pending in the Superior Court for said Ltchneld County.
 It appearing to, and being found by this Court that the said respondent was last re- siding in Millerton in the state of New York, but is now residing in parts unknown to the petitioner, and is abcent from this state. Therefore, Ordered, That further notice of the pendency of said petition be given the said respondent, by the petitioner causing this order of notice to be published in the Conn. Western News a newspaper published in Litchfield County, weegs successively, commencing on or before the 25th day of March A. D., 1892.
 By order of the Court,
 DWIGHT O. KILBURN, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

Aabscrapsion Account.

The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the subscriber shows the time to Smith 6julS9 indicates that Mr Smith has paid for his paper to July 5, 1889. It is hoped that subscribers will sec to 1t that their account, a indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct. and when they pay for a re- renewal of their subscription will observe whether their date is changed to indicate the proper credit, and in the event of an error to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be considered unless presented within thirty days after the payment Is claimed to have been made, as the receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription ts paid plainly printed thereon is prfma facte evt- dence of its acceptance as correct.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
A woman. vot. for Pre.ident.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Woman's Tribune, of this city, invites every woman in the country to send it a postal card stating her preference among men for presi- dent of the United States The Tribune will announce the result each week for the present, and desires the press and the pub lie generally to make this invitation as widely known as possible so that the wom- ans vote for president may be as large as practicable
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Silver Lexisl..ion Denounced.

BOSTON, March 22.-The Young Mems club passed resolutions strongly the silver coinage act passed by the Fifty-first congress and the Bland silver bill now under consideration by the Fifty. second congress.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
An Outrage by Yale Roughs.
Hslped Make Camden Famous.

CAMDEN, N. J., March 22.-The Rev. J. Horell, Methodist supernumary, dropped dead at his home here He was seventy-five years of age and one of the two ministers who made Camden famous as the American Gretna Green It is said that he had mar ried more runaway couples than any other man in the state
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
superintendsnt Smith Accused.

HARRISBURG, March Ex-Governor Pat tison has ordered an investigation of the charges made against Superintendent Smith, of the Huntingdon reformatory, d- leging cruelty to inmates.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
Murderer Tice Must Die.

ALBANY, March 16-Judgment was n- frmed in the court of appeals in the case Of Joseph L. Tice, the Rochester murderer under ssntence of death at Auburn. He must now bs rssentsncsd.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company ordered re- gently from the Schenectady locomo- tive works, 100 new freight engines to meet the requirements of it's increasing tro&5p.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24
yot.d in Favor of . Cfev.

Voted in Favor of Cfey. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., March 22.-This place has voted in favor of a city charter. All taxpays were eligible to vote and a number of women cast ballots.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-24

"When you have leisure" said call er to the editor, II would like to speak to you" "All right; come around after I am dead. "-Cincinnati Post