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Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
EST CORNWALL.

MT and Mrs B. Hoag, of Brooklyn, visited their brother, Theo. Sturges, last week.
 Messrs Samuel R. Scoville, H. M, Pratt with MT and Mrs Dwght Pratt left for the Worlds Fair last Wednesday.
 MT and Mrs F. B. Wood leave the last of the week for the New Jersey coast, on a sea breeze outing of week or two.
 The Cook children were taken to the Gilbert Homo at Winsted on Monday.
 Mrs Orson Nickerson was on the sick list last week.
 Mir R M. Hubbard, of Lutcher, La, is home for short vacation.
 We were all startled on Friday last to learn of the sudden death of Mrs Dwight Rogers, of North Cornwall, who was i'll less than two days. Her sorrow ing family, so poweiless to hold her longer to earth, seemed as if they could not let so dear mother go in the midst of her unse'fish and untifing devotion to them, and from the whole commun- ity fell words of true sympathy fr this bereaved household in their irreI arabe loss. Mrs Rogers was devout chris tian woman, ready and active worker in the church, Sunday school and soci- ety, and her enthusiasm and earnestness was ever an spiration and example. On Sunday the last ,l,mn services were attended. O. the casket lay beautiful floral emblems from loving friends and then in Gods Acre" she was laii to rest, almost under the shadow of the cherished home where her life had been a constant benediction. To the sad hearts, dark days and lonely honrs sure ly await them and it will be long ere comfort can come, yet the time will be when these earth born clouds shall melt in the light that hath no shadows-in the day that knows no night.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
CORN WALL.

Mir and Misses Brainard, of Hartford, are staying at the parsonage.
 Mir Snyder and sisters, of Brooklyn, are visiting with Mrs Matthews.
 Charles B. Pierce, of New York, paid a visit to Cornwall last week.
 William Rogers and family are visit ing at J. B. Corbin's
 Myron Curtis and wife are staying at the old homestead.
 Rev William Fepnell, of Meriden, preached in the Cong'l church on Sun- day.
 J. E. Calhoun is building an addition to his greenhouse.
 Tobacco cutting has commenced. The frost of last week set folks to "thinkin. '"
 A party consisting of a young married lady, middle aged married lady, a war widder and maiden lady started out last week for the purpose of getting a lew blackberries. They followed the highway around into East St. and suc- r"eded in getting few quarts, but as they were on their homeward journey they were confronted by an individual and his whole family who informed them that they were thieves. tresspass- CTS, etc. and demanded the berries The good people not knowing tbe local i'V and thinking if he oDned all the land :hey had passed through he must be a very poor man with the exception of the maiden lady) gave him the berries which were accepted without thanks On reaching home they found on enqui- ry that they had not picked berries on his land at all and now propose to try it over again and see if they can have better luck.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
HUNTSVILLE and SOUTH CANAAN

Miss Hattie Belden is at the seashore where she will remain for short time.
 Mss Helen Morse is the guest of Winsted friends.
 Miss Mary Babcock spent Sunday with relatives at Millerton, N. Y.
 A number of our people attended the Field Meeting in Winsted last Friday and report a royal good time.
 O. B. Hsnchett has traded his hand some Madison Wilkes horse with N. Wheeler, of Bridgeport, for Wilkes Spirit horse.
 Wm. G. Kellogg died Thursday, Aug. IF. MT Kellogg's illness dates back several years but 1t was only for the past three weeks that he was confined to his house. The funeral was attended Saturday, Rev O. W. Hanna officiating. Burial in the family cemetery near the late home of the deceased.
 Our little community is again well favored with visitors. Mrs Irene En- sign and daughter. of Winsted, at s. Ensign's; Mrs Wm. Marsh, nee Miss Mary Willard, and children, of Cleye- land, O., at W. W. Millard's; Mrs John Curtis, of Denver, Col, at W. l.. Mil lard's; Mrs Frank Hall and children, of Waterbury, at c. B. Hanchett's; Mir Card and nephew, of Bristol, at H. E. Wetherell's; Mir 0. E. Rivenburgh, of Clermont. N. Y and MT and Mrs Lloyd Gray, of Bridgeport. at G. H. Dean's; Mrs D. Page and Miss H. Flagg, of West Hartford, at J. M. Pages; Miss Stella Fields, of East Canaan, at R.. Stanton's; and Misses Nellie Reed and Alice Smith at H. Yales.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
SALISBUR

D. T. Warner and family, with a number of friends, are in camp at "Lo- tus Lodge" Mt Riga.
 Hiram K. Bower, of Montana, is wis., iting his brother, Geo. E. Bower.
 Miss Katherine French and mother, who have been visiting friends and rel atives here for several weeks, returned Monday to their home at Sodus, N. Y.
 Master Phil Barton, of Boston, Mass, is visiting his uncle, Edward Barton.
 Mrs James Fitzpatrick, of Brook lyn, is visiting her sister, Mrs A. F. Eddo.
 Mrs B. D. Page, who has been visit ing her sister, Mrs J. o. Goddard, re- turned to her home in Oakland, Cal.
 MT William Conklin and family. who have been camping at Twin Lakes for two weeks, return home this week.
 Gen H. A. Bishop, whose family are at the Maple Shade, attends the en- campment of the National Guard at Mantle this week.
 Miss Laura M. Eggleston is visiting at Boston Corners, N. Y., this week.
 Mrs Wintringham and daughter, of New York. are guests of Mrs M. l.. Graham.
 Mrs R. l.. Pratt is visiting her son at Chappaqua, N. Y.
 Miss Carrie Griggs, of New Haven, is visiting Miss Bessie Coffing
 Miss Allie Cummings, of Hartford, is visiting Miss Lois B. Warner.
 F. A. Siegel and family, of New York city, who have been guests at the Maple Shade, returned to the city last week.
 Miss s. A. McArthur, of Winsted, has been visiting Mrs J. A. McArthur.
 Miss IS. Smith, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is guest at B. J. Tompkins.
 Mrs Frank Lee and children, of Paw ling, N. Y., are visiting at Wm. Hutch inson's.
 The grass and foliage in the village have improved wonderfully since the recent rains that were so much needed here and elsewhere.
 Miss Minnie A. Barton has been visit ing during the past week, at the home of her uncle, Bion Fenn, Canton, Conn.
 Miss Helen Mcdonald, of Passaic, N. J., is visiting at D. T. Warmers camp on Mt. Riga. b.. .. a.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Peter Cooper's Cherry Table.

There is in the city of Brooklyn at the house of Mrs. A. A. Golden table, the history of which, without doubt, will in- terest many an old New Yorker. 1t was made by Peter Cooper, which lends it the more interest.
 It was at this table that he and his wife ate their first dinner after they were married.
 In appearance it is much smaller than the modern dining table. It has two leaves and two end pieces that are att tached to the leaves by hinges. In all it Is about four feet square. The legs are long and slender. The wood is of cherry, and, old as the table is, so carefully has 1t been kept by Mrs. Golden there is no sign of scratch or mar on it.
 In his early ventures Peter Cooper was often unsuccessful. 1t was in 1816, when he was living at Hampstead, Long ls- land, that he failed in business. A few days after his failure he held an auction sale of his household goods, among them being this table. Mrs. Mary Golden, a mother-in-law of Mrs. A. A. Golden. bought it for few dollars. She after ward used it as dinner table. At her death, in 1855, she willed it to the pres ent owner, Mrs A. A. Golden. The ta- ble is one which Mir. Cooper made with his own hands, and, it is said. valued it very highly. .-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
LIM E ROCK.

The 4th base ball nine, of Lakeville, and the 3d nine, of Lime Rock, played a very exciting game here last Friday Score, Lakeville, 24; Lime Rock, 12. The return game was played Monday at Ltkeville. We omit the score.
 The "Sun Flower" club. consisting Of eighteen couple of married folks, held a clam bake at Nudge Pond on Saturday. A very pleasant outing was had by all.
 Edward Amundsen and family left Tuesday for Walnut Grove, on-the- Sound, where they will remain for few weeks.
 Miss Julia McNeil returned on Mon day from Saratoga.
 The "Golden Rod" club held their second dance and social on Friday eve- ming. 18th inst. It surpassed the for mer one ill everything that goes to make up good time.
 Messrs Wilcox and Blaisdell, of Brooklyn. are at MT Greens for few days.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
EAST CANAAN.

The tobacco crop in this part of the town is a good one. The growers are cutting in full force this week.
 Mrs Porter and daughter, of Ansonia, are at Fred'k Bronson's.
 Richard Beebe has been seriously i'll for two weeks and >at this writing is not much improved.
 Mrs Whiting and daughter. of Tor rington, are at F. D. Gaylord's.
 Will Webster. of Torrington, was here over Sunday.
 O. H. Wheeler has probably done more having than any one man in town, securing his entire crop of hay and grain without any help. He winters about 20 head of cattle. Wheeler makes money every year farming.
 The Brewster House on mountain side has full quota of boarders. It would be we'll for the town fathers to see that some of them return to their native hills ere long.
 There are quite number of cases of sore throat in this section. Several in D. S. Roberts family, and Miss Minnie Briggs, have been quite sick.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Where Thackeray Lived.

It was at Willis rooms, the old AL mack's, in King street, Pail Mall, that Thackeray delivered, in 1851, his lec- lures on the English Humorists." In the vicinity of Brompton and Kensing- ton his life as a successful author was mostly passed. Becky Sharp, on her marriage, retired to snug little Bromp- ton lodgings, and in a cottage in street leading from the Pullman road, with the romantic title of St. Adelaide villas, Anna Maria road west, old MT. Sedley hid his head with his wife and daughter when the crash came.
 There is touch of Dickens in Thack- eray's description of this neighborhood, "where the houses look like baby houses; where the people looking out of the first floor windows must infallibly, as you think, sit with their feet in the parlors; where the shrubs in the little gardens ill front bloom with perennial display of children's pinafores, little red socks and caps, and where little porter pots hang on the railing summing themselves" Chambers Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
LAK F WILLIE.

At this writing (rnesdav afternoon) the sad intelligence of Bishop McMa- hons sudden death at the parsonage here, Monday evening, causes universal sorrow. The Reverend gentleman came here week ago in apparent good health.
 Mrs E. Palmer, of Blair, Neb., ar rived here last week and is visiting her numerous friends.
 MT O. Benjamin was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mrs Mary F. Donnelly, of Bridgeport, last week Wednesday, Aug. 18th. Rev David Phillips tied the knot at his parsonage at Red Hook, N. Y. Congratulations are extended.
 Mir and Mrs Frederick Reed, Jr., are rejoicing over their first born since last Thursday.
 Rev Dr Reid and wife, of Hartford, are guests at Wm. B, Pery's Wayside Inn since last week. Mrs Reid's health is not first rate at present.
 It is rum ored that John K Stuart is appointed Democratic postmaster here.
 The guests of the Wononsco House held masquerade dance in the dining room of the hotel last week Wednesday evening. The dancers appeared very fantastic and enjoyed themselves hugely.
 Mir and Mrs Abram Martin are happy parents. They had an addition of 8 son to their family last Thursday.
 A Union Sunday school picnic was held at the grove last Friday by the Millerton Sunday schools which was we'll attended.
 The U. D. Eody family, across the lake, are camping at Twin Lakes at present and are enjoying our American Switzerland scenery immensely.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24

A fine rain Saturday night.

A fine rain Saturday night.
 Quite frost Monday night 14th) on lowlands, and several gardens were in- jured.
 Mrs Lizzie Norton, of New Haven, is visiting at her fathers, MT E. D. Nor toms.
 Sheldon Norton. nearly 90, has been over to his brothers, B. D. Norton s, to as sist him in having.
 Several parties are paying their taxes before the first of Sept. and getting six per cent discount.
 Sheldon Adams is again around from his western tri ip and reports the drought extending as far west as Minnesota.
 Mrs G. W. Gibson does not seem to improve and it is feared that she is de- clining.
 The COW belonging to F. G. Holt was found dead after long search in an open lot. It is beleived by some that she was poisoned.
 Milo Decker, field driver impounded eight head of cattle belonging to F. G. Holt and cared for them from Monday till Thursday night, when they vacated How, no one appears to know. Decker is now wondering how he can get his 12 dollars due him. What the outcome will be, the future will tell.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
The Glass Sponges.

Did you ever carefully examine one of the so called glass spongesY' The most delicate and beautiful of these perhaps is the Venus flower basket, which is found only in the deep sea near the Phillipine islands It looks for all the world like spun glass woven into an intricate pattern, and is so delicate and exquisite that one can hardly believe it to be nothing but the skeleton of Q sponge. This particular species of sponge is composed of bands of spicules running lengthwise from end to end, with cross bands intersecting at right angles. Be- fore they are thoroughly skeletonized the corners of the squares formed by the crossbands are filled with brown jelly like substance, which reduces the spaces to little tubelike holes.
 The edges of these little holes project slightly above the general surface of the sponge and give 1t the appearance of being dotted with miniature volcanic craters. The ridges, instead of having their surfaces made up of continuous glassy skeleton, have their soft sub stances supported by whole multitudes of delicate microscopic, six rayed spic- ules. In some instances these fragile spicules seem to be supported, or at least held in place, by little hooked stars and rosettes. In its natural state the whole of the Venus flower basket is covered with fine hairs, the mouth being kept closed by net of fine glasslike needles.
 Captain Simmons men found the flow sr basket fastened to a rock by handle carefully attached to the basket in four different places, and the divers of the Exile brought up one specimen that rested on the top of a marble pedestal which at some time had been lost in the harbor at Najaja.-St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

Kansas has 24, ,74S railroad employees. The room in which Napoleon died is now a stable.
 Chicago is to have electrically pro- pelled vehicles.
 Aniline dyes were discovered by Un- verdorhen in 1926.
 Desertion from the army costs Eng land $800,0 ,000 annually.
 A resident of Marietta, Ga., claims to have petrified chicken.
 A woman can say mo" in such a low voice that it means ives"
 The Roman Emperor Maximian was the son of common soldier.
 Only 10 per cent. of German school boys are said to go in for athletics.
 We are assured by an artist that only one person in 4,s00 has perfect nose.
 Florida fig trees are said to be at present bearing their third crop this sea- son.
 Calhoun county, Ills, has no railroad, telegraph or telephone within its bor- ders.
 General Hancock was never in chief command of the army of the United States.
 Waiting on young prince and groom ing spirited horse are two very diff cult things.
 Quite 8 large gold nugget was re- gently gotten out of the Swank mines in Washington.
 Whittier, after sixty years of labor, died poor. Corbett made $45, ,000 in a two hours prize fight.
 A Portland (Me.), woman, who has a mania for cancelled postage stamps, has over a million of them.
 Hyphenated names are increasing among New York's fashionable people at rate that suggests a fad.
 A Turkish proverb says: If you come empty handed they will tell you ''the effendi is asleep" If you come with present they will say, "Effendi, pray step in"
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
KENT.

It is fact that there is to be we'd ding in our village very soon-and, pos sibly more to follow not so soon.
 The Misses Hallie and Louise Smith, of New Hartford, are visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Lottie Waldron, of New Mil ford, has been spending few days with friends here.
 F. W. Roraback and sister Flora, from Bridgeport, are spending their va cation with thelr grandparents, Mir and Mrs Geo. Roraback.
 Mrs J. B. Cornwell and children, of Bridgeport, are boarding at M. c. Gibbs for few weeks.
 Misses Edith and Susie Minor were guests of Flora Mallory the past week
 John Straight, who has nervous pros- tration, still remains in feeble condi- tion.
 J. F. Gibbs left town Monday on a trip to the Columbian Exposition.
 An entertainment at the hall and a lawn party in the church yard are among the important events of the present week.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
FALLS VILLAGE.

Hezekiah Goodwin has finished his tobacco barn and has commenced cut ting tobacco.
 Lee Brewster, 2nd, has been home on two weeks vacation.
 George Russell has had his barn rais- ed higher and newly sided, which will now be occupied by Harry's roadster. On account of services bel g held at the Camp Ground there will be no meet ing at the Cong'i church tonight (Thursday.)
 The farmers have all finished having and oat harvest. The former was but a.medium crop except on lowlands. Oats were we'll filled but will not be 8 large yield.
 F. W. Hodge, of Danbury, visited this place Thursday.
 c. F. German, who IS a clerk in the Allyn House drug store, Hartford, with his wife and child are rusticating ln town.
 Nathaniel Wheeler, of Bridgeport, of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine fame. was in town Saturday.
 J. l.. Doty, of Bridgeport, was in town Saturday.
 Robert Downie, piano tuner for the
  ing few days in town.
 MT and Mrs H. F. Morse. of New Ha- ven, are guests in town.
 Edward Norton. of Bennington, Vt, was guest here Saturday. Miss Louise Ruiger is enjoying two weeks vacation at Thomaston and other places.
 w. s. Kent, of New York, who has been taking an outing trip to the White Mountains, stopped in town on his re- turn Friday, taking @ carriage drive both ways.
 A small party from this place and also from. Lakeville, viewed the panoramic scene as presented from the apex of Monument mountain last Friday.
 Michael Goggin has had his large and commodious barn, which was newly sided this summer, neatly painted.
 Among the fine fields of tobacco wor- thy of especial mention we call attention to one on MT Goggin's farm.
 Willie Hill, of Housatonic, is visiting friends in this vicinity.
 Mamie Holsapple, of Copake. has been spending a week at Joseph Wick wires.
 Edward Dutraw and wife, of Torring- ton, are visiting friends in town.
 Charles Belcher has moved from Tor rington into the house with Mrs Roger Cady.
 Miss Carrie Owen is visiting friends in Clinton, N. Y.
 The Congregational parsonage has been repainted.
 John Murray, who moved from this place to Bridgeport last spring and went to work on the Consolidated road, was run over by the cars at Stamford, Saturday. and instantly killed. Miss Emma Brinton is home from Stamford on two weeks vacation.
 Wolfe's band gave an open air concert near the Hunt library last week We'd nesday evening. They expect to play at the Camp Ground on Saturday night of this week.
 Irving Gillette is very sick with bron- chial affection and fever. The doctor thinks Irving will get along all right but will probably be sick about two waaka
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Witnesses Feared by Lawyers-

The best witnesses are nervous ones, who are afraid that they will never be able to speak so as to be heard in court. And the worst ones to tackle are those who are telling the truth. If witness has truth on her side she may be ever so timid, but she will tell a straight story, and the most astute lawyer in the world can neither shake nor break her word. If a witness is telling a lie clever law yer will make her tell another and an- other and another, until she has woven such network of lies around herself that it is comparatively easy to break up one of them, and so the whole struc- ture falls through.
 It is easy to win a case for a woman. The natural chivalry of American men makes them in sympathy with woman when they would feel none at all for a man. Any able lawyer will tell you that he finds it easier to carry through one weak case for woman than half dozen strong ones for man.-Abe Hummel ip New York Press
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24

The 27th Annual Session of the Ma tional Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will convene in Tom linson's Hall at Indianapolis, Ind, at 10.30 a. m;, Sept. 6, 1893. The grand parade will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 10 a. m.
 The Department Commandersof Con- necticut is very desirous that the De- pertinent of Connecticut be we'll repre- scented at this great National gathering, which will probably be the largest and most interesting meeting ever held in the history of the Order.
 The Headquarters of the Department of Connecticut will be established at the New Denison Hotel, Indianapolis, dur ing the encampment.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
The American Woman and Her Bath.

There is no doubt that women are be- ginning to realize more and more the importance of the bath. It no longer continues to be perfunctory duty, to be gone through with as 8 matter of course on Saturday nights, much as the family washing is undertaken on Mon day.
 The relation of cleanliness to godliness has ceased to be of importance. The bath has grown to be considered, on the contrary, a close adjunct to woman's beauty. The fair sex has learned to study the bath and its effects upon their feelings, and incidentally the action of tepid or hot water on their fair skins and It's efficacy in softening and beautifying their complexions.
 No longer can 1t be said that with the majority of American women a bath means simply wiping the face with cor ner of a wet towel, even if the statement was ever true.
 The women of foreign countries in the past undoubtedly had greater appreci- ation of the near relation of the bath to personal beauty than the women of the United States. That great change in this direction has been wrought is shown by the greater intelligence shown by American women today in the matter of bathing, and their growing predilection for what is known as Swedish massage. Philadelphia Times
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
KNOXVILLE.

On account of low water the Platner and Porter mills went on half time Tuesday.
 Rev Mir Sawyer supplied the pulpit at the Cong'l church Sunday during the absence of the pastor. Rev D.D. Marsh.
 Work upon the water works Is being rapidly pushed. Many of the main pipes are already laid.
 Rev R. $. Scoles. of Chester, Mass, who formerly preached in West Avon, has been in town with his family for some days. A surprise party was given them Monday evening at the house of Frank s. Hart, West Avon.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
CHAPlNVILLE.

l.. s. Judd has received the contract for building the Scoville's barn and the foundation is being built.
 A. J. Spur sent his son, Arthur, in N. W, Iowa letter and received an an- swer in At days, making the round trip, 5000 miles, for 4c. What nation can beat Uncle Sam for speed and cheap ness?
 The Western Sheffield people with invited guests held straw ride picnic last Friday at Gardner's grove with a bountifnl repast.
 One Shores, who was struck by John Norwell with hoe, in self defense, as is alleged, has sued the latter for $25OO MT Dwight Allyn is Norwell's bonds mau. Public sympathy seems largely in favor of Norwell.
 Lon Obrion is on the sick list.