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Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
LAKEvILLE.

MT Geo. Snyder and Miss Martha, daughter of H. H. Mason, were married at the Methodist church last Thursday evening. The bride was dressed ill cream colored satin. A little three year old cousin of the groom was the maid of honor and acted her part very pretti ly. The church was filled to overflow ing with spectators. Rev F. Abrams, the pastor, officiated. The altar, pulpit and organ were elegantly trimmed with autumn leaves. The happy couple held 8 reception at the home of the bride; which was largely attended and much enjoyed They were the recipients of an immense number of elegant, costly and useful presents.
 William Shaw, who had been very sick for two weeks, died last Friday in the prime of life, aged 35 years. He leaves 8 wife and five small children who mourn his loss. They have the sympathy of every body who knows them. The funeral took place last Sun- day afternoon. Services were held at the house and at the M. E church. The pastor preached very affecting sermon to large congregation. The O. U. A. M. lodge, of which deceased was mem Der, and his shopmates of the Knife factory attended in body. Interment was in Salisbury cemetery.
 Wm. Kane and his daughter Maggie, are slowly convalescing.
 Our building boom is still on. A. F. Roberts has purchased the property next to his store and will at once erect large store. building on it for himself. The house which Walter Silvernail oc- cupies will be moved away, and Nh Roberts present store building will be moved to the rear.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Frank, the 14-months-old son of Mir and Mrs George Church, who live on Bridge street, fell from an upper win dow last Thursday and escaped unhurt.
 Frank Williams, colored, for stealing hay from Deputy Sheriff Chopper was tried in the District court Friday. He was sent to the House of Correction for 60 days.
 An agent of the state board of educa- tion will hold O teachers meeting at the High school room Oct. IT. Teachers and school committees from all neigh boring towns are invited to attend.
 It is stated that the Sedgwick foot ball team will play the Norfolks in this village Saturday.
 George Marshall, of Sandisfield, was tried in the District court last week Wednesday for stealing COW from John McCarty, of New Marlboro. The accus- ed drove off the animal and sold 1t to George Brewer, of Sheffield. Half a dozen witnesses testified to seeing Mar shall on the road with the COW which was not recovered in two weeks after ii was taken The accused was bound over to the grand jury at the January term of the Superior court. About 50,00O fry were taken from the Berkshire trout hatchery one day last week. They were sold to the Conn. hatchery. The annual netting of trout at the Berkshire hatchery took place Saturday. Several sportsmen from this village were present. Louis A. Crosby, of Stock bridge, was found guilty in the District court Fri. day of keeping an unlicensed dog. He was fined $20.
 Caleb Ticknor, proprietor of the Berk shire Inn, and party of 10 returned Friday from a pleasant coaching trip. On their return they took dinner at Sal. isbury and arrived home at 6 p. m. A ladies' quartet from New York city will give concert at the town hall to. morrow evening. One of the singers is Miss Emma Potts whose country home is South Egremont The Democrats of the 9th Berkshire District will hold their representative convention at the town hall in this vii lage, Oct. I6.
 D. J. Coleman, who is clerk of the District court of Southern Berkshire, de clines to be the Republican candidate for register of deeds. John s. New, who has held the office several years, vii probably be re-nominated. The Democrats held a caucus at the court room last evening and choose their delegates to the county, senatoria and 9th district representative conven tions..
 Bishop Lawrence, of the Diocese o Massachusetts, preached at the Episco pal church last evening and confirmed a class.
 The total receipts at the cattle show and fair were $6, 476.
 The Bryant club are preparing to ob serve the birthday of the poet Novem Der 2. There will be exercises in tht | schools and banquet at tbe Berkshire Inn.
 The Prohibitionists of the 9th Berk shire District met at the Town Hal Monday. The convention nominated Robert Higgins, of Great Harrington, a candidate for representative.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
NORFOLK

The Dwarfs played the Southfields on Saturday p. m. The game resulted in a victory for the Dwarfs, IA to 12.
 Rev Mir Attlebury, of New York, de- livered an excellent sermon in the Con- gregational church Sunday on obser- vance of the Sabbath.
 Daniel Kennedy died on Sunday morning after long illness. His funer- al was largely attended at the Catholic church on Wednesday at 9 o'clock a. m He was but 20 years of age and was much respected by all who knew him.
 An Italian was struck by rock and almost instantly killed on Monday after noon while blasting near sc .Canfield's 8.
 Rev John DePeu arrived home on Friday from his vacation. His wife will remain in Maine until the last of the month, Her father is very danger ously ill.
 The event of the week is the reunion of the Robbins School on Wednesday. Will give an account of it next week.
 Mir A. V. Woodworth, of Cheshire, spent Sunday as guest of Miss May Landon.
 Will Lawrence has been to New York to sell his horses.
 Miss Edith Bancroft, of New Hart ford, was guest of Miss Aura Boards. ley on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 The mills are both running on full time and the hosiery over time several days in the week.
 Miss Rose Chattleton aud Miss Nellie Caul spent Sunday in Sharon.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
A New Light on Mcclellan.

In a recent number of the Century, Gen. Fry has an article which places the character and career of Gen Geo. B. cClellan in what seems to us new light. He shows that in the Mexican war and at the beginning of his career in the war of the Rebellion, while in subordinate commands, Mcclellan show ed himself an energetic, bold, aggressive and obedient officer and fighter, but that, when called to the command of the army of the Potomac and as con- mander-in-chief of the United States forces, he became impressed with the idea that he had Divine call to "save the country" and his military character underwent complete change and he became the cautious. timid, unaggres- sive and insubordinste general which he is generally regard to have been in the Virginia campaigns before he was relieved by his command.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
A CARD FROM A. G, BAKER.

Our furniture business at Hawleyville Is now so well known, far and near, that we feel that we may safely, for a time at least cut down our advertising expenses. An "ad" to be of any value, should be changed every week. We are too busy to do it. Besides, we heard a man say, the other day that "that furniture man at Hawleyville, who ad- vertises so much, must be a fool" Queer what big game one runs onto sometimes more charitable friend remarked to us confi- dentially, in an of hand way, that writing lads" out of business hours is liable to lead to softening of the brain. Mind you, he did not say we had got it; and he looked away over into the next county when he said 1t but,-well, we are not slow to take hint, If 1t is a blind one. It would be perfectly aw- ful If VIC should really get 1t (this softening disease, we mean, and have 1t get real deep- ly seated before VIC knew It, or before we had time to vaccinate. So we are going to stop right of short, give up our advertising ool- umns for awhile, pocket the money that would otherwise go Into the coffers of these "grasping newspaper monopolies," eat brain ness, 1. @. selling furniture at Hawleyville. Now for Heavens sake don't tell everybody what you think. Just remember how sensi- tive we are to adverse criticism. and say that we are simply boycotting and playing Debs with the newspapers for awhile. Don't tell them that we are tired or waiting for any thing to harden. Be compassionate, be just, be considerate, be charitable, be liberal mind cd one with another and last of all be stu'e and come to Hawleyville before you buy your furniture. Please commit this last sentence to memory and then pin 1t in your hat
 A. c. BAKER.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
An Interesting Liquor Case.


 The cese of Smiths appeal from the decision of the county commissioners of Litchfeld county in granting license to sell liquors to Solomon Kirby,a hotel keeper in Sharon, was argued last Thursday in the Supreme Court of Errors. In February 1894, the county commissioners granted license to Kir- by, overriding the rsmonstrance of six tax payers of Sharon, who objected to Kirby as an unfit person to have i- cense, because he had three criminal prosecutions pending against him and had sold liquor to minors and on Sunday and had repeatedly violated the license law. Smith, one of the remonstrants, appealed to the Superior court. The case was tried before Jndge Fenn and the action of the commission. CTS affirmed. The court held that Kir- by was suitable person to sell liquor and his place suitable place, also that prosecutions were pending in the Su- perior court against Kirby. but that no evidence had been introduced to show that Kirby had been finally convicted of violating the law, or that he was the proprietor or lessee of the place. Errors alleged are that the court found that Kirby was a suitable person after finding that he had been convicted in g justice court of violating liquor laws and after finding that he was not the lessee or proprietor of the place.
 l.. J. Nickerson for appellant; Rora- back & Roraback and Daniel Davenport for appellee.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
SOUTH ERIN NEW MARLBORO,

Fine fall weather.
 s. N. Adams has finished his new hen house and is preparing to build shed and small barn adjoining.
 Earl Sardam has exchanged his old gray horse, which he has had so long, for mare which seems satisfactory to all concerned.
 For the last few weeks the Rev Mr Fields has preached every other Sun- day evening at the Huxley District school house. Has had good attend. ance. Being school committee he gave notice to parents having children of school age that they must send their children to school regulary, or suffer the penalties of the law. . Richard Gingell, whose death was announced two weeks ago in Connecti- cut papers, spent most of his life in North Norfolk and vicinity and was con- sequently well known about here. He enlisted as soldier early iE the last war in the 2d. Reg. Heavy Artillery, and was wounded. He was 8 well meaning good sort of a man. He had much to contend with in his domestic life. He had paralytic shock few years ago and can hardly be held re. sponsible for some acts of his subsequent life.
 Great solicitude has been felt for Miss Lizzie Turner. young lady oi Southfield, who while in the crowd al the fair in Great Burlington was wit messing the ball playing, was struck OF the head and knocked lsenseless by 8 ball. She was unconscious for some time and it was feared the concussion had injured her brain. But we are re. lieved to hear she is likely to come out all right.
 We wonder sometimes what those young gentlemen (S) think, who while returning from their ball playing, ir the shades of evening. disturb quiet and peaceable citizens with their demoniae shrieks and yells. What kind of men do such rowdies expect to make? Il matters not whether they are from Nor folk or Southfield. They are disgrace to any community.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
Received too late for last issue. 1


 Dr Bulkley and family who have spent the summer at their residence on the roughland road, returned to New York city on Monday morning.
 A foot ball eleven has been organized at Robbins School. Will White was appointed captain. They are to play the Sedgwicks Saturday, Oct 13.
 Wm. Humphrey and family returned to New York on Monday for the winter.
 H. E. Stevens and F. s. King took a bicycle ride on Saturday from here to Ct. Harrington where they took break fast at Berkshire Inn, from there to Williamstown and then returning home.
 Fred Beacher has purchased of Erastus Johnson the farm in the south part of the town, known as the Johnson farm.
 Rev Mir Ge5rge of Salisbury preached at the Church of Transfguration Sun day orning. It closed the services there for the summer. The two infant children of Charles DeMars were bap- tised at the time of evening prayers.
 P E. Connolly, of the New York police force, is visiting Thomas Morris at North Norfolk
 Prof. Goodnow returned to Columbis College on Monday morning He is a professor of that college.
 The annual town meeting was held on Monday. The selectmen for the ensu. ing year are Moses F. Grant, Charles N. Hollister and c. H. Caul.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
WEST FEN.

Several from this place attended the Harwinton and Danbury fairs.
 Mrs N. Cook and Louise are visiting friends in Buffalo.
 Two of Geo. Woodward's children are quite sick with German measles.
 F. w. Griswold is painting his barns
 William Miles and Lyman Hall have recently lost several COWS by pleuro- pneumonia.
 Miss Amy Cook is spending a few days with her sister in Cornwall.
 Undertaken Griswold has recently purchased anew and fine looking hearse from parties in Waterbury.
 H. G. Wright and wife spent last week in Danbury, visiting friends, and attending the fair.
 Rev 0. Dixon is spending this week with the 18th Conn. regiment, of which he was chaplain, at Antietam and other places of interest.
 Apples are plenty and are mostly gathered.
 Mrs Rodney Bragg and Maggie Cur tis visited in Chapinville last week.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
O.. K.

The use of the letters 70. K" origi- mated with President Andrew Jackson, who used to endorse it on documents to which he wished to give his approv- al. and it has been supposed that the president thought that the letters stood for the words ''all correct" It now seems, however that the expression is derived from a word in the Choctaw language ''okeh." which is equivalent to the phrase ''that is so." Jackson was very familiar with the Choctaw language and was not quite so llliterate as not to know how to spell the words "sll correct"
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
W EST CURNWA ALL.

David Carter and wife with nephew Earnest Carter, of Ogdensburg, N. Y. are visiting relatives here.
 D. l.. Smith and wife were in New York last week.
 Mrs 0. Wolfe, of Ansonia, visited friends here recently.
 J. H. Cochrane and family, of New Milford, and Miss Nellie Cochrane, of Bridgeport, were at R. N. Cochrane's Sunday.
 Mrs s. R. Livingston and Master Sam, with Mrs Gross, of Brooklyn, are visiting Dr Jos. A. Livingston.
 Rev s. s. Scoville, of Stamford, was in town this week.
 The whist party given by Mrs James A. Cochrane on Friday evening was largly attended and all reported a. most enjoyable occasion.
 Rev J. Fl. Pierpont and family leave this week for New Haven to be absent about two weeks.
 Aunt Jemlma Burr, relative of Mrs Theo w. Dean, passed her 106 birthday last Saturday Oct. 6. She still retains her mental faculties to remarkable de- gree.
 The display of trimmed and untrim- med hats at the millinery rooms is more attractive than ever. The Golf capes and English style of cloaks are taking the lead at remarkably low figures. The missionary rally at the chapel Wednesday afternoon and evening drew a good audience and the exercises were very interesting.
 The organization of the School Board occurred Oct. 9th. Its present mem- bers are: Rev's E. 0. Starr; J. H. Pier pont. Dr's Jos A. Livingston, Wm. M. Curtiss, l.. J. Nlckerson Esq. and Philo M. Kellogg. Dr Livingston was elect ed chairman, P. M. Kellogg secretary, w. M. Curtiss and P. M. Kellogg act ing school visitors. The Board adioin- ed to meet Oct 27th. for 8 public ex- animation of teachers at the school houses in this place.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
EAST CANAAN.

The heart of every true patriot re- ioices at the result of the no license vote.
 Mrs Frank Soper and Mrs Amos Chap el, of Sufheld, visited their brother, Geo. Bottum, of this place, from Saturday to Tuesday of this week.
 Miss O. M. Bottum visited friends in Hartsyille, Mass, the last three days of fair week.
 The sociable at Mrs Josiah Gillette B was we'll attended and netted the Y. P. s. o. E. $5. The Y.P. s. 0. E. at their meeting last Thursday evening elected Geo. s. Dunning, president. and Miss Katherine Utterwick, vice-president for the next six months,
 It is currently reported that the mar ble quarry of Homer Allyn is to be worked by parties from New York city
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
CLAYTON.

Rev Mir Livingston, of So. Egremont, preached to us very acceptably last Sun- day in the chapel, taking for his text Gen. 32, l. Next Sunday Rev A. N. Benedict is expected.
 Miss Emma Rood is now able to be dressed and take her meals at the table with the family, but she is very thin in flesh after her long sickness. Mrs Maria Bishop who was taken sick about the same time as Emma, in August, has not yet recovered her usual health and strength.
 Mrs Hiram Curtiss, Mrs Willie Barnes and Mrs Allie Barnes visited relatives in Pittsfeld last week.
 MT Plant, who lives in the Taft house, has just purchased fine upright piano of A. M. Baldwin, of Great Burlington.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
HUN rsvILLE and SOUTH CANAAN

Mrs Emily Goslee. of Stockbridge, Mass, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs H. P. Morse.
 MT and Mrs O. E. Beach, of East Ca naan, called on their old neig and friends last week.
 Mrs Fitch Willard, who has besn dangerously ill for the past two weeks, is improving under the care of Dr Skiff
 A number of our people attended the Danbury Fair and report "big fair and an immense crowd"
 Hollenbeck grange held an interest. ing meeting at its regular session. Oct. 3. There was a fairly good attendance. Deputy l.. G. Rumphreyille. of North field, was present as inspector, which work he performed in thorough man. ner Owing to the lateness of the hour the lecturers programme was but partial ly carried out. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
Income Tax Law.

The Torrington Register gives in Q very few words the gist of the much agitated income tax law as follows:
 On personal incomes above $4OOO 1t is 2 per cent, to be levied on returns of this year Jan. l, 1895, and payable July l next. It counts in the annual income profits in business. interests, salaries, property acquired by gift or inheritance. Deductions are made for necessary ex- penses in carrying on business, interest paid, state and local taxes, bad debts, dividends from corporations that them selves pay an income tax. Exemption is made of saving banks, charitable and religious corporations, mutual and fra ternal insurance associations, building and loan associations.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
sHEFFIELD.

B. F. Phillips lies n critical condi- tion having had paralytic stroke some days ago. Dr J. T. Park attends him.
 Mir Fred French is very sick with ty- phoid fever.
 The apple crop is being harvested. Buyers are paying from $l.0O to S1. 25 per barrel.
 I noticed in your last issue that your correspondent from Canaan Valley stat ed that he took a tramp over to New Marlboro where he found lots of fruit, but failed to state how much fruit the tramp bought or how much he paid for it. wish in the future your cores pendent would be more explicit. X.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
WEDDING BELLS.

The home of Mir and Mrs Henry P. Fargo, of Monterey, Mass was the scene of very pretty home wedding on Wednesday evening, Oct. 3, the con- tractiug parties being their daughter, Msrriette Alice, and Mir Charles W. Benton of Clayton, Mass. The house was elaborately trimmed with ever greens, autumn leaves and flowers and the ceremony was perfoime under an evergreen arch and horse shoe.
 Promptly at 8 o'clock the wedding party marched into the parlor in the following order: The groom and best man, Mir John II. Benton of New Hart ford, brother of the groom, walking arm in arm, and the bride and bridesmaid, Miss Jennie Sears of New Milford, also arm in arm. The Rev Mir Sleep, of Hartsvllle, Mass met the bridal party beneath the arch and the principal actors were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by the Episcopal ritual in a very solemn and impressive manner.
 The beautiful and blushiug bride was neatly and tastefully gowned in a dove color India twill cut GU tram and trim med with steel gray silk and passamen- terie braid, and carried boquet of white roses. The bridesmaid was neat ly dressed in dark blue silk serge, trimmed with changeable silk, and car ried carnation pinks. The groom and best man were dressed in the conven- tional black and each wore a carnation pink.
 After congratulating the young couple the guests. numbering about 75, were invited to the dining hall where an ele- gant wedding supper was in readiness for them. When all were seated the following lines, composed for the occa- sion by Miss Melinda Webster of Clay ton, Mass. were read by Rev MT Sleep, which was received with much applause: Since Adam in the garden slept And walked to find fair Eve, | Cupid has many a vigil kept,
 AS we may well believe.
 Bright as a humming bird he fits,
 Darting from flower to flower, | Or quiet and demurely sits In some fair ladys bower.
 And in some strange mysterious way His magic work Is done, | And Adam wakens some fine day To find fair Eve is won.
 So joining hands, their pathway one, Whatever be It's fate,
 | Cupid stands guard OCT what's been done, And we congratulate.
 Among guests from out of town were the following: Mir and Mrs Mangion, Miss Mangion, Miss Comstock, Great Burlington, Mass. Miss Fenn, Mir Stan ard, Tyringham, Mass Mir and Mrs Harmon and Miss Harmon, Hartsville, Mass Miss Kimberly, Springfield, Mass Amos Spring, Mrs Fuller, Montville. Mass; Miss Sadie Gregory. Waterbury, Conn.; Mrs Northwsy, J. O. Benton, Miss Ives, Arthur and Eva Chandler, New Boston, Mass. Frank Langdon, Mrs Mary Lewis, Canaan Valley, Conn. !; Mr and Mrs Charles Stannarj, MT and Mrs A. E. Benton, Clayton, Mass Guy Willis, Boston, Mass John H. Benton, New Hartford, Conn; Miss Jennie Sears, New Milford. Conn.
 The presents were numerous, beauti' ful and useful and included furniture, silverware, glassware. table linen. pic, lures, bric-a-brac, bedding and liberal supply of cash.
 | On Thursday morning the newly welded pair drove to the home of the groom's parents near Clayton. Mass, where they will remain for the present, !. H. B.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
s.bsc ripsio. Account.

The date on the colored slip of paper with Ine name of the subscriber shows the time to which the subscription is paid: thus, R. E. Smith 5iul95 indicates that Mir Smith has pa1d for his paper to July 5, 1895. It Is hoped thai aubscribers will see to 1t that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, Is always correct, and when they pay for 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 pc 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 IS pa1d plainly printed thereon is prima facie ev1- donce of its acceptance as correct.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-11
Election Notes.

On the license question in the entire state, 98 towns voted no and 65 yes. Last year 93 voted no and 70 yes. which is gain of in favor of no license.
 Out of 1,O42 women who registered in Hartford 662 voted and in the entire state there were 3,081 votes cast by wo- mon, which is 689 less than voted last year.