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NEW PRESTON
ORDINATION OF REV MIR EVANS.


 We were interested in the ordaining council which met at New Preston on Wednesday, May ?, to ordain MT Evans to the gospel ministry. We had part in the same. The day was delightful and all things were accomplished in pleasant way, and to the apparent satis- faction of all concerned. Rev Charles Symington of Litchfield was chosen moderator. The sermon was preached by Rev F. A. Johnson of New Milford from the text, IA sower went forth to sow," and ssThe seed was the word,' from Matthew and Luke. These two texts furnished the two-fold division of the sermon. The ordaining prayer was by Rev A. Gardner of Warren, the charge to the candidate by Rev B. M. Wright of Kent, and the right hand of fellowship by Rev H. c. Mcknight of Sherman. The other parts by Rev E. B. Pike of Morris and the new pastor at Roxbury. The singing by the choir was good and inspiring, notwithstanding the heat was rather oppressive, The ladies, furnished magnificent collation, which was served at the parsonage. A D. D., who sat at my right, from New York City, regarded it as grand. Everything about it was first class. One very no- ticeable feature of the morning gather ing was the large attendance of spects : tors at the council. It was a good fes . ture. The people should not leave tl e matter to the council to do it all. The people should see and hear. There is no better school to which one should be- long, occasionally. Mir Evans paper was not long, neither was the question ing of the candidate as prolonged as is sometimes the case. The council by it. self reached an unusual unanimith, so that Brother Evans enters the ranks of the ministry with flying colors, and we wish him all manner of success. We are in- formed that he is soon to make a jour- ney over sea, to his native land, Wales. to be absent perhaps two or three months. May he be an honored success or of his namesake, Christmas Evans, who when he came to die, said he had never preached without blood in the basin. By which he meant that he had ever made prominent Christ and him crucified. "A. 0
 DEATH OF MRS SARAH BEARDsLEY.
 In the death of Mrs Sarah Beartsley, widow of Stephen BeardsIey, in Kent Hollow, last Saturday evening. Messrs Harvey and Seth Couch of Woodville, lost an only sister, and the district in which she lived will long miss kind neighbor and estimable woman.
 AT THE vILIAGE CHURCH.
 Rev Mr Rvans announced from the pulpit o1 the IIiaRe churcIs last Sun
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THE LARGEST LANDHOLDER IN LITCH-
 FIELD COUNTY.

Washington has undoubtedly the larg est landholder in this county, Benjamin Seeley, who owns from 1900 to 1700 acres of land in this and adjoining towns. He has recently bought strip of land of James Bunnell. MT Seeiey has a fine farm on Good Hill, Roxbury, another farm in the south part of Washington where he resides, and another farm on Carmel Hill. Not many men are capable of looking after so much real estate, but MT Seeley seems to enjoy it.
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IIlp Travellers Guide.
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BERKsHIRE DIVISION.
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and it is hoped that it was the earnest of more plentiful shower.
WOODBURY.

THE OLDEST HOUSE IN TOWN. Main street is the oldest house in town. It was built soon after 1700.
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IT IS TRUE

that improved machinery has been in- vented and is being generally adopted, which lessens the labor formerly expend- ed in blowing and scraping, but it can hardly be said that the principle or sys- tenn has undergone any radical change. We have just as much mud, just as many ruts, just as steep hills and just as hard hubs as we ever had.
 The true principle of road making is just the same, whether the motive power is to be that wonderful invention the steam engine or that long suffering and abused animal the noble horse. This be ing the case we can safely look to the railroad track as the nearest approach to a perfect pattern for road bed that the skill of man has yet devised. The ideal road then should have hard and perfect ly smooth surface with no grades or short curves. To have such roads is, of course from the nature of things, out of the question, but we can at least approxi- mately make them hard and smooth.
 Water is the greatest destroyer of roads, therefore no pains should be spared to keep it out by sluices, ditches and drains. Next to water nothing so damages a good earth road as heavily loaded wagons passing over them with narrow tires and with the hind wheels following the track made by those in front.
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MARBLEDALE.

George H. Wheaton is now settled on the farm of his late mother, Mrs Julia Wheaton.
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R. w Squires was laid up for week with the measles. Coming as this sick ness did in the midst of planting time. it was not welcomed by Mr Squires. His father, c. W. Squires, one of the suc- cessful farmers of the Merryall district, was over and assisted him day last week.
 Mrs Susan Hungerford of Sherman, who is 82 years old, was the guest, last week, at the home of R. ". Squires.
 A. l.. Flower is quite busy at carriage painting in MT Coles shop. He has g good deal of work on hand and pros- pect for a steady run.
 H. ". Woodruff of Washington Depot has about completed an attractive cot tage on his land near the New Preston station. It is already enjoyed by ten ant.
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County News
WASHINGTON.

GOOD ROADS AND HOW TO GET THEM,
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A BAD ACCIDENT.

Fred Eckman, who is employed by H. W. Woodruff, met with quite bad ac- cident, recently. A heavy box of axles broken, but it ,amed Mr Eckman so bad for week.
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NEW MILFORD, CONN.

MIDDLESEX BANKING CO.-Subscribed ltl capital, SS00,OO0. Paid in, S6O0,000. Issues per cent Debenture Bonds of SlOO, ,S20O, $50 t5O0 Sl ,09O and 5000, whi.1 are by statut lawful investments for iIust Funds in the state. L. D. SANFORD. Agent, IT Bishop Block, Bridgeport, Conn.
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S2.65.

Mems Fine Calf Balmoral Goodyear Welt. These goods are worth S3.25, we have cut the price to S2.65.
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GIVE US A LAW

requiring all tires on four wheeled vehi- cles to be one inch wide for every 800 pounds of load, including weight of yehi- .cle and making it d misdemeanor to use wagons for carrying loads above 1000 pounds where the hind wheels track with those in front, and then will im- mediately be such an improvement in our roads as will astonish the natives. Ruts and hubs would soon cease to an- noy us as every loaded wagon would act as a roller and make a smooth surface. from which water would soon pass off without damage, leaving the roads dry and hard. l do not hesitate to say that the cost of repairing roads under such usage would be reduced at least one half what it is now.
 l desire to call your attention for 8 moment to the subject ssHow to obtain good roads during the season of the year when they are blockaded with huge drifts of the beautiful snow." In years gone by when nearly every farmer own ed two or more yoke of oxen it was the custom for all to turn out with men and teams after every winter storm and break out the roads without expense to the towns but during the past few years the annual reports of the selectmen of our several towns indicate that there is an increasing tendency in the direction of opening the roads at public expense. Which is the proper course to pursue?
 WE CAN ALL SEE
 the injustice of certain farmers spending hours and days of valuable time in open ing roads in their districts and at the same time bear their proportionate share of the expense incurred in other districts. It is therefore plain to be seen that eith- CT all the roads should be opened for public travel by volunteers or that all should be opened at public expense. The intention of the law is or should be to so distribute all the public expenses that the burden shall be equitably pro- portioned among the tax payers. It is evident that public conveniences and necessity as truly demand that the roads should be made passable in the winter time as that they should be repaired in the summer time. If this is true, and think we must all agree that it is, then it is unjust to ask the farmers to open the roads for the purpose of going to the store, the mill or blacksmith shop and let the merchant, the miller and the smith receive the pecuniary benefit of his trip and not share the burden.
 There Is through many of our towns a main road that Is used as much or more by non-residents as by taxpayers of the
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S2.5O.

A Ladies Dongola Welt Button, every pair warranted, all styles of toe; a saving to you of S1.00 pair.
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97 CENTS.

A Ladies' Kid Button, Patent Leath- CT Tip, Opera Toe, S1.50 shoe for 97 cents.
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It suggested that we have real old, patriotic celebration on the approaching lth of July. We second the motion. There is home talent enough to make it B success, as Woodbury always does on such occasions
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DEATH OF MRS. SARAH BEARDsLEY.
AT THE vII.LAGE CHURCH

Rev MT Rvans announced from the ! pulpit of the IIiage churcIs last Sun-
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Mrs Lucretia M. Sherman, widow of the late Joseph k. Sherman (son of .'Quak- CT" IsaacSherman), died at her home east of Orenaug Rocks, Tuesday night, May l. It is not known at what hour, as she lived alone. She had not been consid- cred seriously i'll. Her age was IS. She leaves many friends to mourn her loss.
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65 CENTS.

A Cbild's Kid, Patent Tip, Spring Heel, Button Shoe, sizes 6 to Il, as good as others sell at S1.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
POLITICAL STRAWS,

The Seven Corners Young Mems
Democratic club will meet at its hall
Tuesday evening at o'clock to particle
pate In the parade and attend the rati-
ficatiOn meeting. A good band has been
secured, and seats will be reserved for
the members. Every MEMBERS urgently
requested to march with the club 10 the
Auditorium. The club is at present
making arrangements to have meetings
every night until election, comm enclng
Wednesday night. The Independent
Smith club and all Democrats living in
the vicinity of the Seven corners are
cordially invited to march with the
Seven Coruers club to the Auditorium
Tuesday evening.
The Third ward Democratic commit.
tee met at its hall on Broadway Friday
evening and perfected arrangements
for its mass meeting to be held Satur-
day evening next at the corner of Wa
couta and East Seventh streets. Hon.
Robert A. Smith will be present, to-
gether with some of the ablest orators
of the campaign. E. j. Darragh, COM
mitteeman Of this ward, has issued
call for the Third ward Democrats to
meet at the corner of Sixth and Sibley
streets next Tuesday evening at 7:l5.
where band will be i'm waiting to es-
cOrt them to the big ratification meet
ing at the Aud itorium.
An independent political meeting will
be held in the First ward at Normanrl's
nail, 942 PaYne avenue, at 2:30 this
afternoon. All First ward voters are
invited to be present. This will give
those who cannot attend meetings on
week nights an opportunity to come
and take part in an open discussion of
municipal government. <
The Young Mems Central Democratic
club will hold their regular meeting to.
morrow night, at their hall in the
Schultz building, to perfect arrange.
ments for full turnout of all the clubs
on Tuesday evening to the grand Dem.
ocratic rally at the Auditorium.
worklngman's mass meeting will
be held at Stables hall, corner Third
and Minnesota streets. this afternoon at
$3.50. Discussion open 10 all. Go and
express your ideas on the questions at
issue in the present municipal cam
paign.
Certificates of nomination of I'll.
Williams as assemblyman for the dis
trlct west of WaDasha street, and
Charles S. Steple as alderman for the
Fourth ward on the Republican ticket,
were filed with the city clerk yesterday.
Albert l.. Graves, editor and proprie-
tor Of the Broad Axe, yesterday filed
with the city clerk his certificate of
nomination as an independent Demo-
cratic candidate for alderman of the
Sixth ward.
The Eighth Ward Democr attic Polish
club will hold grand mass meeting at
Jarasz's hall, corner Thomas and GauI.
tier streets, ats O'Clock tomorrow even.
Ing. {
The Peoples party city committee
will hold meeting at its headquarters.
S08 Grand block. tomorrow evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
EIGHTH WARD AROY.

"A Rafting Meeting and 1000
Majority in the Ward for Smith.
The Thirteenth Precinct Democratic
Club OF the Eighth Ward held very ell
thusiastic meeting last night at United
WOrkmen's hall. at the corner of Chats
worth and Front streets. The meeting
lasted until nearly IL o'clock
with increasing interest. j. j.
Hagerty presided, and P. Colville
acted as secretary. The speakers were
David +. PEBBLES, James Manahan and
Frederick l.. McGhee, the last-named
being the well known colored lawyer
and orator, who has been heard for
years on the Republican stump. and
who is now pronounced advocate of
the Democratic city ticket. The
speeches of all three were received with
great enthusiasm by the audience.
Mr.. PEBBLES discussed the statistical
features of the campaign, and found
a large balance in favor of the Demo-
cratic administrations. He puuctured
many of the bubbles blown from Re-
publican pipes and showed up the falla-
cies of the present administration.
James Manahan proved to be skill.
full debater and possessed of inherent
traits of oratory. He spoke we'll of an
administration that had given us the
best schools Of the city and built up
magnificent system of public improve.
ments. He called attention to the eX-
penditure of $1,000 in hunting through
the books in the city treasurer's Office.
resulting in finding nothing but vindica-
ton of the Democratic predecessor.
Frederick l.. McGhee kept the au-
dience applauding, laughing and cheer
ing for over an hour with his Oratory,
incidents and hard thrusts at the Re-
publican party, which he declared he
left because it is wrong in principle, and
has run its race and its sun has
set. He said men may divide
upon sentiment and nationality, but
will unite on truth. and now is the time
to avenge in the name of truth. He
said that the Republican party has been
on exhibition for two years and is still
believing for reform; but the people
will not get honesty until Robert A.
Smith is elected.
Mr.. McGhee said that the old inhab-
itants of this city had otter read of Off
Gals in other cities falling from grace,
but it remained for the Rep ublican
party to furnish the first Doodle alder
man in ST. Paul. He declared that
everybody Is now ready for a
change, and even the Republicans
want change. otherwise, why did they
not renominate the Moses CT reform, F.
P. Wright? why, they. did not even
ndorse his administration. "The peo-
pie. he declared. want a man of tried
ability. and that Robert A. Smith will
carry the Eighth ward by over 1000 ma
jority."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

that should Col. Davidson be clected,
and in his opinion he will be. there ill
be reform which reforms.
The chairman then called upon C. 81.
Fro5etg for speech. This gentleman
is the People g and Labor parties can:
didates for alderman from the Eighth
ward. His plant was that ''the concern
tration of capital" has caused all our
present troubles. Kueffner. Mr.. Fro
berg's Republican opponent, was said
to be corporation attorney. ,>t.S-
One of the strongest candidates on the
Peoples ticket. NJ. r. Pendergast, can
didate for city treasurer, followed. In
the midst of his remarks Col. DAVIDSON
arrived. and was greeted by perfect
storm of applause. 81
The only German speech of the even
ing was made by Christian Catney. is'Ss
People think the laborers have no,
rights" he said. "and we must dispel
that idea" NJ
When Col Davidson took the stand he
said: mo newspaper is backing US. and
we have very little money for campaign
purposes"
In regard to his withdrawal, to quote
his own language. "Y0u will near that
l have retired. On an average, every
twenty-fOur hours, but until it is au-
chemically announced from the partyfs1 ?
headquarters in the Grand block that
/ have been removed (nOt reSlgneO
from the ticket you may know that l
stick"
T He went on to say that 'we have seen
as never before honest men out of elm.
plOyment. In our own city we are
overburdened by a great debt" In st.
Paul there are thirteen differentboards,
each exaggerating their own impor-
lance, and each one says: begin cut
ting expenses on some other board"
Mr.. Davidson favOrs the eight-hour
rule, although he has been working
eighteen hours day for the past week."
'Do not retrench at the b"ttom," he
went on, but cut the high salaries first.
If the labor organizations stick to-
gether, they will elect their candidates.
The statement that there may not be
three candidates in the field on May 1.
as have il on good authority that the
withdrawn" was received with Ell
thusiastic applause. aptly showing
how popular Mr.. Doran is (noD in tine
Eighth ward. If elected the colonel
pledges himself ITO enforce with an
equal hand all laws against the rich and
poor alike" The business distress and
CoXay's army were In turn taken up
and the interview between j.
Ham and a dozen leading Repub-
iicans, in which the latter trantically
urged the former to withdraw was hui
morously described. Nearly his last
remark was: when you asked me to
stand at the head of your ticket be-
lieved you to be honest, and l will
stand until the last ballot is cast"
At several points during his remarks
the four.ply nominee introduced some
very apropos stories.
The chairman closed the meeting
with few words
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
REGIsTAAriO.. JUDGES

Must Send Reports to the City
Clerk Today Sunday.
The office OF the city clerk will be
open today between the hours of 1880
a. m. and 1:30 p. NJ, and from to 6 d.
m. to receive the returns of registration
from the registration boards that sat
Saturday. 1t is to be hoped that
every board will make prompt returns
today so that the public may be ap-
prised Monday morning of the number
of names enrolled. 1t is a matter of
considerable moment at the present
time to know how great the registration
is. and the public will expect of the
judges prompt action in bringing the
information to the front.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
Col, Davidson Speaks,

At Hamline hall large audience, in
cludlng many ladies, assembled at 1850
p. IN. Prot. lnnes, of Hamline college,
presided. The meeting was opened by
the Hamline Glee club, followed by an
address by Col. Davidson. He briefly
reviewed the situation and urged his
views on the subject of a mayors du-
ties, which he explained to be simply to
enforce the laws as he finds them, fairly
and uniformly, protecting equally the
poor as we'll as the rich, administering
the government economically. He ad-
vocated the reduction OF all high salar-
les and the Issuance of no more bonds
for any purpose for the present. After
music by the Glee club there were sew
erai other speakers. who urged the sup
port OF the reform movement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
PEOPLES PARTY LIST.
Certificates Filed Yesterday-Al
Certificates Now In.

Certificates Filed Yesterday-An
Certificates Now In.
The time for filing certificates of NOM
lnatiOn for places on the ticket to be
voted at the election on May closed
ballot now being prepared by the city
clerk will be handed over to the printer
tomorrow.
The Peoples party filed their list of
nominees yesterday afternoon, the can.
djdateS being as follows:
MayOr-J. II. Davidson.
inptroller-ThOmas You'd.
Treasurer-MichaelR r. Prendergast.
Municipal Judges-John Twohy Jr.,
Francis II. Clark.
Assemblymen - East of Wabasha
street. Joseph H. Crownover. Edward
Peterson, William Montgomery, Knute
Ii. Beckjord.
Assemblymen = West of Wabasha
street. q. w. bennett. Richard F.
Leppla, NelS Anderson, James Morrow.
Assemblymen-Sixth ward, Soren P
Rasmussen.
Aldermen-First ward. Emil Skoog:
Second ward. Charles Kartak: Third
ward. James White; Sixth ward, Chris
ten Gaefke; Eighth ward. Christian III.
Froberg; Ninth ward, Henry j. Gray;
Tenth ward. Alexander Adams;
Eleventh ward, George Weissner.
Justice of the Peace-East OF Wa
basha street, Thomas F. Conroy; West
of Wabasha street, Edward II Wood.
Constab!es-EastO OF Wabasha street,
Hiram Snyder: West of Wabasha street,
David b. Bryant.
CITIZENS LIST.
The "CitiZens" also filled their list of
candidates, which is as follows:
Mayor. B. Doran.
omptrOller-JoseDh j. McCardy.
Treasurer-John Wagner.
Municipal Judges = Marcellus j.
Countryman, John Twohy Jr.
Assemblymen = East Of Wabasha
street, Timothy Reardon, Otto 81. Aro-
sin, Fred l.. Sampson.
Assemblymen = West of Wabasha
street. H. l.. Williams, Cary |. Warren.
Henry E. w. Schuette, Duncan c. MUIR
ray.
Aldermen-Second ward, E. o. Zim-
norman: Fourth ward, Charles S.
Steele; Eighth ward, Otto Kueffner:
Ninth ward. Sherman E. Day; Tenth
ward, Alexander Adams; Eleventh
ward, Edward Milham.
Justices of the Peace West of Waba-
sha street, Albert p. Moss; Sixth ward,
Euoch Johnson.