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UUSBIIRY. COXX.
Friday Morningr, March 21, 187:?.
Am Infernal machine.
For some tiuie past a gentli-m an who
nwDt a large farm iu the vicinity of Broncl
brook, Uas been stoppiog at the St. Jobn's
Ilotel in this city, being most of the time
engaged in buying and selling horses and
trading in tobacco. The principal cans- of
bis leaving home and making Hertford his
place of residence was the unpleasant dis
position of his wife. -He was on tin-point
at one time of selling bis farm, but his
wife hearing of it made threats of the most
violent nature. The gentlemau, knowing
thatjhia wife was revengeful, has been pre
pared to hear almost anything concerning
her in any way that would be calculated to
injure him, but it came in a different shape
than be bad anticipated, provided his sus
picions and the opinions of the officers are
correct as to the wife's responsibility for
the act.
Two or three days ago a passenger on
one of the trains coming to this city from
the north who tbe pcrsou is is not known
left in a car seut " email box made of
plain wood, which had a sliding cover.
Upon it was a card addressed to the man
alluded to, who was informed by a railroad
official that such a box was at the depot,
and yesterday he got it and took it to the
hotel. There were some things about the
box Itself which excited his suspicion, and
as be was constantly expecting some de
velopment of rascality on the part of his
wife, he took it to the police headquarters
for examination. - He had at first carefully
sought to slide the cover, and thought he
heard something pressing against what ap
peared to be sand-paper, which proved to
be the fact
At the headquarters Officer Flynn pried
op the cover, instead of sliding it, and a
strange sight was exnibited to those who
were standing around, anxiously waiting to
see what the box contained. The box was
divided by a partition in the center, and
wa filled with powder, probably tws or
three pounds in all. The under side of the
cover was spread with sand-paper, and
bearing against it were matches securely
kept in place by a string, so that as the
cover should slide it would pull the match
es op with force and make them ignite the
more readily. A more dangerous contriv
ance, for a simple invention, can hardly be
imagined, and it is exceedingly fortunate
that suspicion .of its true character was ex
cited at the outset, as an explosion would
have been attended with seriou9 and
probably fatal results.
The matter will undoubtedly be fully in
vestigaied, and it is thought that not much
difficulty will occur in getting at important
f acts j and the investigation altogether is
calculated to develope some other things
which the police are desirous of ascertain
ing. Hartford Uourant.
.- Hew Misbobs Mat be Ruined. The
Mercantil Journal remarks': "It is a fact
worth knowing, but which does not seem
to be generally understood, that the amal-
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gam ui un ion wun mercury, wuich is
spread on glass plates to make looking
glasses is very readily crystalized by actinic
olar rays. A mirror hung where the sun
can shine on it is usually spoiled ; it takes
a granulated appearance, familiar to house
keepers, though they may not be acquaint
ed with its cause. In such a state the arti
cle is nearly worthless ; the continuity of
its surface is destroyed, and it will not re
fleet outlines with any approach to precis
ion. Care should, therefore' be exercised
in hanging. If any of our readers have
mirrors which appear to be spoiling
it
would be well to ascertain whether the di
rect rays of the sun strike them. If thus
exposed they can probably be saved from
further injury by changing their position
The back as well as the front must be pro
tected. A small glass hung in a window
where the rays strike it behind, is particu
larly exposed.- The back should always be
covered where the rays are likely to touch
it."
Thi Powkb of Mtjsio. In speaking of
the entertainment given by the Jepson
Concert troupe in Wallingford, Wednesday
evening, the correspondent of the Meriden
Republican says : "The power of music
over the brute creation was illustrated
while Mrs. Day was singing ouc of her
sweet songs, by a little mouse coming on
the stage and : sitting quietly by the organ
until the last note died away, when he beat
a hasty retreat probably to join his com
panions and tell them of the wonderful
sounds he had heard."
T be editor of a Newark paper the other
day heard that a new pass had been found
in tbfe Andes. ' He immediately wrote to a
man in South America that the pass was
hit, and he would be much obliged if the
man would forward it at once.
A Springfield (Mass.) paper says : The
windy beard of jolus himself, and all his
anccedaneous bags of atmosphere, beswept
our segment of earth from long ere dawn
of yesterday through a bitter twenty-four
hours of extreme winterness and physical
and spiritual shiverings.
A lady of a literary turn writes to know
if she can pay for her paper by writing
poetry. Oh, certainly, we will allow three
cents a pound ior manuscript poetry, or
sho can darn our stockings for the amount
it a all the. tame to us. We are in favor
of patronizing home talent.
An agricultural paper says strawberry
beds may be protected from birds, by run
ning a wire along the walk to which a cat
it chained. Her movements up and down
the length of the wire will keep the birds
away. Where there is no chain, the wire
Can be run through the cat, and heated to
a temperature that will fill the cat with a
longing to keep moving.
The following conversation between two
clever lawyers was overheard : "How
does your client like it ?" "Not overmuch;
begins to complain of the expense. " "Mine
it all right ; bound to fight it out. Can we
manage to make the jury disagree again.?"
"Don't know; we must work for it."
"You'll get beat, of course, in the end, but
of course you'll appeal." "Of course."
It is related that a New Hampshire min
ister recently portrayed the history of Jon
ah after the following style : "I Beem to
see Jonah passing along the road to Nineveh;
I seem to see him entering the ticket office,
buy his ticket and pay for it ; I seem to see
him walk upon the vessel; I teem to see
them lift their anchor and the stately ship
move gradually out upon ' the broad Atlan
tic." '''-'. : : ' ;.';
To be Hanged.
Foster, who killed Putuura in New.York
with a car-hook, is to be hung to-day
(Friday). The following is the story of
tne crime :
On the morning of Friday, April 28,
871, "ew York learned that one of her
citizens, Avery D. Putnam by name, had
been cruelly murdered the previous even-
ng while attempting to protect two ladles
from the insults of a drunken ruffian. Mr.
Putnam before he died made an ante mor
tem statement in which he narrated the
circumstances of the assault and recognized
William Foster as the person who made the
cowardly assault upon him. The facts of
the case, as published at the time, were as
follows: At 11 o'clock on Wednesday
night Mr. Putnam, a merchant doing busi
ness at No. 58 Pearl street, residing at No.
College Place, accompanied by lime.
Duval, a modiste of No. 762 Broadway,
and her daughter, entered car No. 40 of
the Broadway and Seventh avenue line, to
ride up town. Mr. Putnam and the ladies
took seats In the forward part of the car,
and at 16th street Putnam, an ex -conduc
tor of the road, got on the front platform.
He then stared persistently at Miss Duval
and as she paid no attention to his grim-
mact'S he pus hed open the front door and
looked directly at her. Mr. Putnam on
seeing Foster thus insult the young lady
rose from his seat and' closed the door.
This incensed Foster and he opened the
door again, which was immediately shut
by Mr. Putnam. When the car reaehed
Thirtieth atreet Foster came inside, remark
ing that he had paid his fare and was enti
tled to a seat, sat down close beside Miss
Duval. He then behaved in a brutish
manner and made a ndise with his Hps
which induced the young lady to change
her seat. Mr. Putnam then interfered and
said although Foster was entitled to seat
in the car yet he should not suffer the la
dies to be insulted. At 46th street the car
was stopped and Mr. Putnam '.' alighted,
by the front platform. As he was assist
ing the ladies to alight Foster went out and
stood upon the front platform.. He had
previously said that he would give Mr.
Putnam "hell," and seizing the car-hook
proceeded to execute his threat. Striking
Mr. Putnam on the head with it he frac
tured his skull and inflicted . wounds, from
tne effects of which Mr. Putnam died the
next day at St. Luke's hospital. Foster was
arrested,' tried, convicted, sentenced, and
as we said above, to-day (Friday) he , is to
be bung. . i .
An Example of Heroic Tirtne.
That was a noble youth, who, on being
urged to take wine at the table of a states
man in Washington, had the moral courage
to refuse He was a poor young man just
beginning the struggle of life. He brought
letters to the statesman, who kindly invited
him to dinner. "Not take a class of
wine ?" said the. statesman in wonderment
and surprise. "Not one sinele elass of
wine?" echoed the statesman's beautiful
and fascinating wife, as she arose, glass in
hand, and with a grace that would ' have
charmed an inebriate, she endeavored to
press it upon him. "No," said the heroic
youth, resolutely, gently repelling the prof
fered glass. What a picture of moral
grandeur was that. A poor, friendless
youth refusing wine at the table of a weal
thy statesman, even .though proffered by
the fair hands of a beautiful lady. "No,"
said the young man, and his voice trembled
a little and his cheek flushed, "I never
drink wins ; but" (here he!straightened him
self up and his voice grew firmer) "if you
've got a little good rye whiskey, I don't
mind trying a snifter."
The New Fostal Caeds. The contrac
for the manufacture of the new postal
cards has been awarded to the Morga n En
velope Company, of Springfield. Mass.
The magnitude of the contract may be
judged from the following facts: The
contract is to go into effect May 1st, 1873.
It is to run four years. The number of
cards to be furnished the first year is 100,
000,000, but the number may be increased
indefinitely at the option of the post-mas
ter general. They are to be done up in
parcles of twenty-five and placed in strong
pasteboard or straw boxes, each to contain
500 cards. When 4,000 or more cards are
required to fill the order of a postmaster,
they must be packed in strong wooden box
es, well hooped with iron,, the expense of
packing and of freightage to Washington
being borne by the contractor. Five mill
ion cards shall be ready for delivery on the
first of May, and the orders of the post
masters thereafter shall be filled with all
reasonable dispatch. The contractor must
also furnish free all the blanks required by
the department to be sent out with the
cards; also blanks for daily, weekly and
quarterly returns of the number manufac
tured. The contract is not assignable, and
the contractor must furnish $100,000 bonds
to guarantee its fulfillment. It is estimat
ed that it will take one ton of paper a day
to fill the contract the first year. Valley
index.
Chukch Docks Never Closed. The
doors of the Roman Catholic churches are
never closed. A person can always gain
access to the churches. Any at any time
can go into the sanctuaries for devout med
itation or prayers. Protestants could leam
a lesson therefrom. It is a great mistake
that every church has not its parlors or so
cial rooms with piano, organ, library,
newspaper periodicals &c, to be open ev
ery evening, where members of the congre
gation or others could drop in, if but for a
few moments of every evening, where they
could have a chance to go, especially the
younger members of the congregation, or
as in that matter the older members, and
where' they could enjoy themselves. Such
a place of resort in . every church would
deplete the saloons materially of the habit
ues and accomplish a vast deal of good.
In other words, let, as Murray said, every
church' have its Christian Association.
In a letter to his friends at home-an in
telligent foreigner says that "when a- great
man dies in the United States the first thing
done is to propose a fine statue to his hon
or ; the next to raise part of the nectwsary
money ; next to forget to order any statue,
and last, to wonder what became of the
money." The remark shows close obser
vation and clear judgment. . .
The "Boss" editor is in Washington and
our paper is carried along by the momen
tum that his previous labors haqe given it.
Our subscribers must be charitable and pa
tient until his return, as be is the. only per
son daly authorized to be cussed, beat,
bruised, wounded and otherwise ill treated
on this paper's account. American, Ells
worth, Me. ' - ;
nw.Mtm.
We shall feel greatly obliged to any of onr
Meads In the county, or elsewhere, who will send
as particular of any occurrence! of Interest which
may come under their notice.
Connecticut Western New.
Extra Copies of the Nsws can be obtained at
B. H. Beardsley
New Preston Conn.
Williams' Drag Store,
Marble's Drugstore,
Q. S. Erwln's New rooms,
New Hartford.
Falls Village.
NewMilford.
Post Office
Post Office.
F. C. French's
Post Office -Humphrey's
Drag State
Post Office
Post Office,
Post Office,. -
Fuller A Co's store,
Gager Brothers. .
H. H. Churchill. .
W.W.Merrlfield,
F. L. Pond A Co., - -
Lawrence's Drag Store
in this Village.
Lakeville.
Lime Rock.
Cornwall Bridge.
Canaan
Norfolk.
Ashley Falls.
West Cornwall.
Kent.
Sharon
West Winsted.
MlUerton. N.Y
- Winsted
Clam. Negus has just received a lot of
round and long clams.
Finger Smashed. Bom Track Repairer
Arnold, while straightening a rail last
Thursday got the end of his finger smash
ed clean off by the rail dropping onit.
The Wiekcdert. The Amenia Time says
Wassaic boasts of having the wickedest
young man in the State of New York. His
last act was an attempt to break up a
prayer meeting.
Knife Factor y. -The Knife company in
Lakeville are shipping large quantities of
goods now-a-days to all parts of the coun -
try The works are being rum at a full
head or steam, and business seems indeed
lively.
Rebuilding. Mr. J. K. Shepard com
menced the erection of . his new tannery in
West Norfolk last Monday morning. He
intends that these new works shall, be of a
capacity for doing a much greater amount
of work than the old tannery.
Solvent. The estate of the Hon. Geo
Comng, late oi tnis Tillage, concerning me
solvency of which there was doubt in the
minda of some for a time after hhi death,
is now found to foot up about two hundred
thousand dollars above liabilities.
Succetsful. The New York. Boston and
Montreal railroad has negotiated a loan in
England of $6,260,000, at 2 per cent pre
mium. .This secures an early completion
of all the conUectine links and makes of
this grand enterprise a splendid success.
Ike Ame Ettate. Charlotte L. Ames.
widow of the late Horatio Ames, has sued
the Hon. Wm. H. Barnum, of this town,
for $62,600, andOakes and Oliver Ames,
of North Easton, Mass,, for $59,000 money
which is claimed as due the estate of her
late husband.
Importer. -
Messrs. Foster & Hurlbut,
of West Winnted, are importing some of
the finest goods for gents' clothing that
can be found in the foreign markets. We
were not aware "before that these gentle
men were importers of their own goods,
but such they seem to be.
Revival Meeting. The series of meet-
ings wnicn are oeing neiu in me in. iu.
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Church in Lakeville every evening are
awakening much interest in the cause of
religion, there being regularly a large at
tendance, and an earnest feeling manifest.
Push forward in the good work.
Arm Broken. -Last Friday a lad named
Win. Shaw, son of Daniel Shaw, of Lake
ville. while attemDtiusr to run a belt on a
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pulley in the knife factory in that village.
eot his arm caught between the belt and
the pulley and both bones were broken.
Dr. Welch set the fractured limb and he is
now doing as well as could be expected.
Millerton. Mr. W. B. Grey is selling at
cost his entire stock of goods, preparatory
to moving his store more into the center of
the village. W. W. Merrifield will soon
finish the rear part of his block, to give
bim enlarged accommodations for his res
taurant business. It is now an excellent
Dlace to buy oysters, confectionery and
sich.
Lakeville Enterprise. Gv. Holley, of
Lakeville, will build immediately a large
double residence near Dr, Knight's Insti
tute in that village. Thero will be a large
amount of building in Lakeville the coming
season. Mr. Bundy's new furniture store
was raised last Saturday and is now being
enclosed, and we were about to add. ready
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Removed.-m. F, R. Mallory, who has
uwu IUUUU1I m fHui
aav mnnintt a ntiinr finnn In I .alrovillA
some years back has re moved his business
and family to Amenia. We are very sorry
to lose Mr. Mallory as he was a good citi
zen and most excellent workman ; few, in
fact, in this region can equal bim with the
brush. He has been, extensively employed
during the past winter by the circus com-
pany which is wintering in Amenia, to
paint up their large number of wagons, it
being a job that none but the most skillful
are employed to execute.
"Struck lie." TAx. Tom Norton, at the
"Wax Worx Sho' the other night, had
much to say about hia "figgers" working
like Renne's Magic Oil "like a charm.
This is all very well for Tom, but if be
had known how much more Squire's Green
Mountain Oil is charming people than
Renne's can possibly do in its most charm
ing hours, he would have used all his
charming language in connection with the
Green Mountain Oil, and wouldn't have
thought of Renne. The Mountain Oil,
manufactured in Hartford by Mr. L.
S. Squires, is rapidly becoming famous at
a remedy for certain diseases. See the ad
vertisement in another column.
Toung Again.- Capt. Weed, of Sharon.
the old young man, concerning whom we
have had occasion to make an item or two
in times past and gone, called on us last
Saturday, to show us how rapidly his hair
ia tnrnino- to a beautiful elossv black. It
will be remembered that nearly two years
ago bis hair commenced rapidly turning
white. and in six weeks' time it had chant:-
ed to a snowy white, and remained so more
than a year, when it began to return again
to a black. What seemed quite remarkable
was the fact that for some months his
whiskers did not grow at all, nothing more
... . ... .. ..
than light down was visioie qn nis cmn,
till now it has begun to grow at though on
the chin of a young man eighteen or twen
ty years old; and he feels as though he
had actually renewed his youth; as though
he had been thoroughly soused in the
"Fountain of Youth" that fountain to
eacrerlv but unsuccessfully sought after by
the chimericle Ponce deXeon something
like two hundred years ago on the coasts
of Florida. Rjb savs that this singular, and
we were about to say miraculous, change
Mtema to have itffected his entire physical
organization, and what will be the result of
this Isingular tmniformation process, time
I only can deterotjae. .
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Oldest Howe. One of the oldest houses
in Litchfield bounty that of Mr. Elam
Fenn. on Town Hill, half a mile south
west of Terry ville. It was built at least
one hundred and fifty years ago and con
t'ainsenough timber to build a whole yillage
of modern houses.
Fancy Their Feelinx.Thb Litchfield
Enquirer says : The dearest almanac of
its size in the known world is the Connecti
cut Register." It costs jast four times
what it formerly did without any corres
ponding increase in size. Fancy the feel
ings of the Litchfield lawyer who, after
disbursing his dollar for this 128 mo. yo'.
ume, finds the United States District Court
set down as holding nine terms this year.
in the towns of New Milford, Canaan and
Winchester.
Contentment. Mr. Rudd, of Lakeville
says the most perfect picture of content
ment be ever saw is depicted on the coun
tenance of Merchant Jones, as he goes to
and from bis store these dull times. He
never complains of dull times; is a perfect
picture of health: One hand thrust into
his pocket and with an air of "don't
care whether school keeps or not," he
strolls along. Such was the language used
by Mr. Rudd the other day as he watched
him from his office in the knife factory
coming from the dopot, and when Mr. It
learnSjthe true secret of such contentment,
he will ascertain that it is because 'Mr.
Jones advertises in the Connecticut West
ern News.
He Slopped Them.hial Monday after
noon a car standing on the Davis Bed .side
track wasygot under headway by the wiud,
which was blowing a gale at the time, and
ran down the main track, and as the switch
wag not turned to connect with it, ran off
and became. somewhat entan gled ; so much
so in fact as to make it rather difficult for a
train to pass. Mr. Perking, the office clerk,
teeing the situation of affairs, and the dan
ger to the afternoon milk train that wculd
soon be along, stationed blmself on the
track, and when Engineer Hatch hove iu
sign swung n is nat witn so much vigor
that he nearly tore the brim off, while the
wind howled various operatic airs around
tnd through his raven locks. As an evi-
deucc of fidejty to a trust, nothing further
ig needed, as the determined expression on
his countenance told plainly enough that
be would not surrender iis position till that
train stopped, if he tore the brim of his hat
all off.
Andre Paper. Oar friend, Coe Mullock
esq., or tne JNew loric state Senate, nag
carefully prepared a copy of the original
"Andre Papers," which were found in the
boot of Maj. Andre when he was captured
by the American militiamen in 1780, and
hois sent us' a copy for publication, as he
says, partly because he would like a copy
to preserve and partly because he thought
otlWra sfpuld read them with interest, and
kndw . tie grqunds of the execution of An
dre. This copy he obtained from the orig
inal papers In the State Library, and has
given an accurate copy, the orthography
&c. being the same as in those papers.
We publish the article on the outside of
the News this week, and a careful perusal,
observing the skill with which the arch-
traitor Arnold prepared and was executing
bis plot for the capture of the American
army, will well repay the reader. Our
thanks are due Friend Mullock for this
copy of these interesting papers.
Milk Meeting. The milk producers
along the line of the Harlem and Conn.
Western railroads met in convention at
Millerton last Saturday and were offered
by the milk agent in New York for their
milk as follows t During the months of
January, February, March and April four
cents . per quart ; May and August, three
cents;, June and . July, two and three-
fourths cents ; September, three and one-
fourth cents; October, three and one-half
cents ; and November and December, four
and one-half cents. They partook of a
supper at the Millerton House, at the ex
pense of the New York agent, who took
occasion to thank them tor presents of
turkeys, chickens, apples and other good
things for his private table at home, which
through their kindness, he said, was con
stantly supplied with these luxuries, and
expressed a heroic willingness to receive
more presents of the same sort at any and
all times.
Kent Jotting. The work on the Episco
pal church is about completed. It is to be
handsomely finished and the opening ser -
tr! oB nfn oVnsAfii1 narr irsiri If
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Edwards has moved to bis lately purchased
laiui uu acuii uiuuuuuu, liuuiUK mat lue
pUre air may be beneficial to his health
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I lr. Jk.UlII IB IBB UUBV US UUoSlUle KDQ COD
trives to keep disease at a distance from us,
for it usually flies at his approach... ...The
Episcopal parsonage is to be occupied by
Mrs. Dr. Camp the coming year The
Seminary is in a flourishing condition and
we are proua or our school here. The
number of pupils exceeded fifty this term.
......The great ball of the season came off
at the hotel last Wednesday night. Thirty-
one couples are reported in attendance
there, also a' sumptuous repast of good and
bad things for the stomach. The lovers of
the dance pronounced it a splendid time,
but their dull eyes and aching brows the
following day proved conclusively that
such dissipation is not intended for stu
dents. .We have a kind bachelor here
who is the ladies' common benefactor and
give them many nice rides. He saya this
.sail the business he has to attend to, and
one day last week he was seen to ride with
five different ladies, at diffeeent hours !
We wish we were Eaton instead of
' Poor Dick.
"True Love Never Runt Smoothly."
Newtown, on the Housatonic railroad, is a
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events. However, the people have some- that morning by an attack of that peculiar
thing to talk about now. It appears that ,v ai?OTivatln? snasmodic affnetion of th
the prepossessing charms of a young lady,
Miss Pollie Clark by name, has been play-
ing the mischief with the hearts of two
youths named Botsford Peet and John
Nash. Last Friday night there was asur-
Pri8 PV at tne house f Mr. Plumb
I Gy- The party broke up about 2 o'clock
Saturday morning. Mr. Nash caught the
company o juiss viars ior ioe wais nome
anoair. r-eei, oj a ciaim or -possession,
nu lungouwuueu ivor, stepped up ana
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took her other arm.
A controversy com-
menced and harsh and insulting words
were used on both sides, which ended in a
fight. Peet struck Nash on the back and
face, whereupon Nash drew a knife and
stabbed Peet three times in the head, shoul
der and arm and then ran. Peet then
gave chase and canght up a dry hicory
bean pole and broke it three times over the
shoulders or fait rival. A
number havine
gathered, the flfirbt was broken no and Peet
was taken to a physician, where his wounds
I wero dressed. . Miss Clark fainted five
I times, while being taken home. . Nash was
I arrested. Nash is 17 years old and Peet 20.
1 Waterburji American,
Mutt Wait. We have concluded to take
the responsibility of saying that Conduc
tor Hinsdale's evening train from Miller
ton will not. arrive at Likeville till twenty
minutes to ulue o'clock, instead of at the
advertised time. He is compelled to wait
for the Poughkeepsie & Eastern train, and
he S:iy8, and everybody knows, that train
has never within the knowledge of the old
est inhabitant been on time, and he seldom
or ever gets to Lakeville till the time men
tioned. We anuouuee for those who go to
Lakeville to evening entertainments the
above time, so that they will not be hurried
out of Academy Hall before the lecture or
what-not is more than half through, to
spend an hour with Col. Tupper at the de
pot. The Colonel is most excellent com
pany, and we go to Lakeville almost every
week to see him, but when Deonle co to a
lectnre he wants them to get the full value
of their money. Hereafter if Conductor
Hinsdale attempts to leave Lakeville before
his usual lime (20 minutes to 9 o'clock) a
committee of invitation will be appointed
to invite him to hold on a while.
Sharon. Friend Pease : I noticed in
your last week's issue that Salisbury bad
purchased a safe costing thirty dollars for
the safe keeping of her public recordt.
The good people of Sharon have been agi
tating the subject of building a town hall
for some lime past. Recently a towu
meeting was called to test the question,
when it was decided by a large majority
that we would not build another towu hull
Unfortunately for the town of Sharon
they have pid six hundred dollars for a
room on the second floor of our public
house for the transuction of town business.
A committee of five was appointed at the
rueetiog named to ascertain the cost of
erecting a building with a good fire-proof
vault for the safe keeping of our public
records, whose duty it is to report at a fu
ture meeting. .So far so good, but procras
tination Is the thief of time, and unless we
whip up, Salisbury tnay get ahead of us.
The peonle of Sharon are under moral ob
ligation to furnish a safe place to keep the
records and files of the court of probate for
the towns composing the district of Shar
on. When it was first' established, which
was in 1755, Col. John Williams of Shar
on was the first judge of the court ; after
his death, iu 1774 Col. Porter of Salisbury
was appointed ; kubsequently Gen. Ster
ling and Judge Church ; also Judge Bur-
rail of Canaan. In 1845 Canaan was set
off as a separate district' and her repri-seuta
lives asked the legislature for the books
and files of the court for the district of
Sharon, Salisbury being counted between
Canaan and Sharon, but we objected and
the legislature decided to let us have thciu.
It is now our duty to provide a safe place
for them. If our town and probate rec
ords should be burnt it would be a loss that
money could not restore. Now what we
need in Sharon is a safe building for our
public records ; a village hall for public
lectures and other gatherings, and a savings
bank for the benefit of people in moderate
circumstances to place small sums saved
from their earnings. If our people of
abundant means would take hold of this
subject in earnest we should soon accom
plish so good a service to the town.
as.
The Lecture. The lectures of the Hon
B. G. Northrop, secretary of the board of
education, and the commissioners sent to
this country by the Chinese government, in
the interest of education, at Academy Hall
last Tuesday night., called out a full house,
the hall being so full that many were
obliged to stand. Mr. Northrop's lecture,
wnicn was uy no means lengthy, was pro-
foutdly interesting, and was worth going
a long distance to bear. He made some
statements concerning the number of indi
viduals who own all the landed property in
England, also the number in Scotland,
(in both instances the number being less
than twenty) that caused some to oDen
their eyes in astonishment. Mr. N. is a
very fine speaker, and was listened to with
the strictest attention. At the close of his
remarks be introduced one of the Chinese
commissioners, Mr. Yung Wing, who ad
dressed the audience at considerable length.
He expressed himself very well for a Chi
naman, and although bis language was not
as fluent as that of Mr. Northrop, as could
not be expected it would be, his ideas were
very good ana ne managed to make bis
hearers readily understand him. In the
course of his remarks he said that the pres
ent system of education in China, which in
many characteristics is very similar to our
own, dated back four thousand years, and
said that this system, or at least many of
its features, bad a tendency to contract the
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ture of China ; and at this point, becoming
well warmed with his subject, be spoke
with great earnestness and power. We
were sorry not to be permitted to hear him
through, and feel sure we lost much.'
Yung Wing visits this tewn as he said at
his lecture, for the purpose of seeing our
iron mines and examining our process of
making iron, and the people cannot but be
grateful to our board of education for be
ing instrumental in getting such lecturers
here.
Social Gathering. 'Twas one of the
most beautiful of winter evenings; the
full moon illuminating the whole country,
whic was buried in tbe seven hundred (or
less) storms of the past winter, and Tom
Norton was already there. He with Dr.
Knight were among those who had gone
before, when John came along with the
"bays." Mr. Burrall said that Mrs. Dodge
was rattling around in the middle sleigh
seat, and there was plenty of room for two
more. The eight feet of snow- in the road
up Park's Hill crowded us out into the lots,
Hilt, wlian wa jrnt. tliara WA fnnnri nAarlv oil
I ' "e
of them waiting for us. Although Mr.
Wm. Parks said he was made an invalid
back denominated for short, crick : com-
pelhng him to receive his guests in an atti
titude a la Grecian Bend, he nevertheless
made the parly knout that they were wel
come. As we said above they were all
there, or at least nearly all of them, aid it
will gratify the former residents of Old
Salisbury, who are familiar more or less
witn the name8j and who read the Nkwj in
their homes in Texas, Oregon, California,
Washington Territory, Arizona, "Florida.
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Louisiana, and la. fact nearly all those oth
er states and territories, to know who was
there, and we'll tell them, commencing
with Deacon Oliver Jewell and wife.
Yonder sit a majority of the town's select
men, Messrs. Charles Bissell and Dwight
Allyn, and if their wives are up in Massa
chusetts helping Mrs. Parks about the ta
ble of refreshments, they don t seem to
mind it in their discussion of the prospects
of the election of our townsman, Mr. Bar
ton, to the Senate. In the south-west cor
ner of the room sits Mr. Lippet, of Porter
l Ore Bed notoriety, and Dr. Knight, who
has gone off by himself and is completely
buried in to-day's Wbstkbx New 9, aud
won't be disturbed by his wife who occa
sionally hovers around him. Among the
number also were Messrs. George Burrall,
T. L. Norton, S. C. Scoville, John Landon
and George A. Dodge, with their Wives,
and Messrs. Wm. Fish, James Harrison,
the Misses Fish, Miss Roraback, and per
haps three or four others, whose names we
fail to remember. Above we said some
thing about arranging the refreshment table
up in Massachusetts. 2jMr. Parks' house
stands on the dividing line between Conec
ticul and Massachusetts, one part being in
one state and the other in the other, and
although most of the evening was speut in
Connecticut, we went up into Massachu
setts to 'supper, but what is Tom Norton
tryiug .to do? He, with Mr. Fish have
come iuto the room in one of the plays of
the evening, aud alter cackling and bray
ing a few minutes are informed that they
Hiave not guessed the word, and out they
go to come in again with something else,
but we'll not get into a detailed account of
all those little thousand and onedoimrs usu
ally "did" at such social gatherings, uud
will only say in conclusion that when you
pay u visit to Mr. and Mrs. Parks, ask them
to give you some of that most excellent
cake, aud allow you to sit iu that remarka
ble chair, one hundred and twenty-five
years old.
CSo.Uen.
Grasshoppers ale not very pli-uly ytl
The snow banks have set tit d about two
inches aud we shall look for bluebirds
about the first of May The authorities
over iu West Cornwall do not seem very
anxious to bring the tin-ware and chicken
thieves to justice. Why is this thus ?
Tolly-licks is very quiet in our towu.
Let us hear from Deacon Smith on C. M.
matters. Perhaps he can rise to explain.
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Wehl Cornwall.
Ed. Potter paid a dollar for a horse last
fall and has kept him through the wiuler,
and now the ungrateful beast has up and
died, much to the disappointment of Jd.
it. K. Pratt refused to have his name
used us ti caodkiate for senator iu the 17th
district. It we remember right he was de
nounced last tall us an office seeker. Docs
this look like it ? L. 11. Howard has re
turned some of Ihe chicktus that he louud
on his woodpile to the rightful owners
probably for the reason that he "doesn't
liRe go ot iuto a lawsuit." Taking Howard's
version of the case, he Las been the victim
of a fowl conspiracy, but take it all in all
his explanations are as satisfactory as those
of some of our congressmen who dabble iu
C, M. stock, and he has friends who think
that he meant no harm. We hope he did
not, aud we trust his future course will be
such that the community will overlook his
previous shortcomings. W ith malice
towards none and charity to all we bid him
good-bye On Wednesday, April 2d,
George Hughes and his scholars, whom be
has been teaching to sing, will give a con
cert iu the Village Hall, which will no
doubt be a very pleasitic; entertainment.
The public are cordially invited.
Ncf Ced.
Rent.
We have not had a disposition to brag
much on the business of this village for
some months past, as it probably has been
about as dull as other places, but we can
readily see that it is really brightenine up,
and our merchants are rapidly preparing
for the spring rush by filling up their stores
with the most desirable goods. Messrs.
Gay lord & Underhill, W. Watson, jr., aud
J. F. Gibbs propose to attend to these
things, and are manifesting a degree of en
tet prise not at all behind that of former
years. Ir. Conn, the druggist, very qui
etly attends to his business, and, spring
trade or no spring trade, he says so long as
people will get sick, he will of course have
to fix out their doses of "lixerpro and pel
legolic," and tinker them up again. '.. ...John
W. Lain has been raising the f'ame for his
barn, and will soon have his house under
way Traces of the epizootic still exist
in our neighborhood, there being now sev
eral horses sick with that disease. The
grand opening ball of our new landlord.
Comstock, March 12th (last Week Wcdnes
day) was one of the grandest affairs of the
season. White's Band from Winsted fur
niabed the music, and everyhing pertaining
to the event was arranged in first-class or
der. It was quite generally remarked that
the table could not be surpassed in the
country, being heavily loaded with every
thing the taste of an epicure could suggest.
This entertainmentvWas patronized by the
elite of the town. Gitttpangit.
New Preston.
Considerable religious excitement has
been felt in the 1st Congregational Church
m this village for the past two weeks, and
strong hopes are entertained that a revival
of religion will result therefrom. Men kneel
who have never before been known to lift
their voice in prayer. After a storm comes
a calm, and we do sincerely hope that out
of tbe bitterness, stife and (we blush to say
it) sin, which has been in the Church in the
past, may grow much good and "peacablc
pursuits of righteousness." Truly the
Millenium shall come Mr. Noble Bollcs
has recently stocked his marble shop,
and noticeable among tne collection are
ten blocks of Italian marble, weighing
from six to nine tons each making in all
about eigbty tons. Mr. ii. is one of our
most energetic business men, and we would
wish him good success in all his labors.
uercre closing we would take note of one
other trade which many in this village have
been inclined to follow in the past, viz.
the tobacco trade. Hardly any other sub
ject has been broached in the village stores;
scarcely any other topic has been discussed
at the corner of the streets, on the thor
oughfare, and much has been said of this
all-absorbing topic during the past winter ;
but this "tobacco excitement" is about over
and we are sincerely glad of it. The tobac
co crop here has been considerably injured
but many of the tobacco raisers are by
thought, if not by word, giving thanks that
it has been no worse with their weed, and
are taking courage and making prepara
tions for continuing the coming year.
Pick Nice.
New Slilford.
Treat & Smith have finished off two base
ment rooms under their store, in one of
which a fish market has been opened..
Alfred Noble has bought of A. B. Mygatt
a building lot 4 rods by 10 1-2, next north
of the place occupied by Rev. J. Green
wood for $3,000 and contracted with Soules
Bros, for (a $7,000 house, the cellar for
which is now being dug. It is rumored
that Mr. Mygatt has purchased the resi
dence of tbe late Geo. H. Noble, and
agrees to pay $13,500 for the same. Ru
mor also has it that Merritt Sherwood, our
solid man, hat received an application
from P. T. Barnum to travel as clown
with his circus the coming season. Wheth
er the report is true or not it is certain
that Merritt has talent enough to edify any
audience that ever gathered under can
vass to see a show. The bankrupt stock
of goods of Mr. Neisner & Bro. was closed
out at auction last week L. .Couch,
who bought out the trucking and express
business of Cbas. Thompson, seems to be
busy as well as bis competitor, Wm. Ova-
itt. William's large bay horse hauls a load
of 5.300 pounds with apparently very littl o
effort, and he thinks by putting blinders on
the old bay so that he wont discover the
imposition he could just as well add anoth
er ton to the load Our tobacco ware
houses are all busy and employ a large
force of men. Tobacco is handled here
this season not only from this and adjoin
ing towns, but also from Woodbury, Was
saic, Cornwall, Sharon, Morris, Dover,
Beekman, Pawling and some others.
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Sheffield.
Our sympathies were aroused by reading
the correspondence from Canaan in the last
News and with trembling hands we
guide the pen that notes the items this
week from Sheffield. Why is it that peo
ple are anxious and pleased to read what is
written about their neighbors, yet are very
much displeased if an item personally con
cerns themselves ? Asking a man the oth
er day for the news items we were told
they were as scarce as the piety in some
of the churches. Now we do know some
truly good people here, who do honor to
the church by their good examples ; so not
yet do we feur the fate of Sodom for our
community, even though the world per
ceives some wolves among the flocks
Sheffield moves in the old routine. Her
gayeties are over and the people rest from
the labors (?) of the winter, watching with
interest the fast-disappearing snow-banks
and preparing for spring duties. Busy ru-
mrr is whispering that the weddings are not
all over ; that we are to haye a Little more
of that kind of excitement ere long
Two of our enterprising townsmen, Messrs.
Ralph Litllu and J. Benjamin, have pur
chased quite an extensive tract of wood
land in the western part of The town and
are erecting a steam sawmill with 'shingle
and lath mill attached. This village is
gradually increasing in size. Several new
houses are to be erected during the sum
mer and other improvements made. We
would extend a hearty welcome to Henry
R. Svydatn 'aud family, who have moved
nto the bouse vacated by M. S. BidwelL
The 31. E. church has lately received
some new and very beautiful lamps, which
cost about $150. Other improvements are
intended upon that building soon, in the
way of shingles, piint, &c .The long
cold winter has been severe with the old
people, and they are dropping away like
autumn leaves. ' jiurimr the past vear
death hasBtinmoned many from our midst,
and bis cutis are yet of frequent occurrence.
Monday of last week Mr. Henry Austin
was suiitteu with paralysis, from which he
can not recover. At the time of our writ
ing we know not but already he may have
crossed the dark river and gone over to the
majority. Many will mourn for . Uncle
Harry, as be is familiary known. His
life has been exemplary in all respects.
Joaa.
STATE NEWS.
Snow has almost entirely disappeared in
Bridgeport.
An opposition line of steamers between
New York and Bridgeport is rumored.
Senator Buckingham entertained the
Chinese embassadors at his residence in
Washington the other evening.
An extra train from Watertowu to Water
bury tbe other night to Wendell Phillips'
lecture and the receipts were $6.40.
The late Thomas Atwaler, of New Ha
ven, left a 100,000 estate, and tne late
Timothy Bishop about the tame amount.
A fire was discovered in Welch, Spring
ACo.'a clock works In Forestvirle. Thurs
day morning, but it was speedily extin
guished.
E. & W. Salmon Of New York have rent
ed a packing-house at Canton Center, aud
have bought 500 cases of tobacco. They
have paid as high as 45 cents a pound for
the best grades.
Mr. C. Tut tic was waylaid a few nights
since on a back road near South' Nofwalk
by some villains who demanded his money
or his life. He coolly remarked that he
thought more of his life than he did of his
money, and putting his hand in his pocket
suddenly drew a revolver and fired upon
the assailants. Thereupon they departed.
He thinks he wounded one of them in tbe
arm.
Deacon Jared Peck of New Haven, died
last week, and the funeral took place
Thursday afternoon. His wife died Thurs
day morning at four o'clock and her death
was followed at ten o'clock by the death of
her daughter. Both wife and ' daughter
were well enough to attend the funeral last
week Thursday. They were effected by
the prevailing throat, disease.
An extraordinary pig has just been born
at Bethany. It has a body larger than toe
usual size, to which are attached two sets
of legs and four ears. The four hind legs
are in the natural position, but two of the
fore legs are found growing ofct from near
the back of the head, close to two ears
there, which are between the other ears,
which are naturally placed. Inside the
pig's mouth are seen two sets of tushes and
double roof. The animal died soon after
birth.
Tbe following statistics of the issue of
liquor licenses in New London county will
prove interesting : Norwich, 46 reMdl and
4 wholesale, amount paid, $5,400 7 New
New London, 53 retail and 2 wholesale,
amount $5,700; Stonington, 22 retail,
$2,300; Colchester, 5, $500; Sprague, 12,
$1,200; Preston 3, $300; Franklio, 2, 200.
Total number of licenses, 149 ; amount
paid, $15,500. New London has five more
licenses than Norwich and pays but $300
more. By this statement it will be noticed
that only in 7 out of 20 towns in the coun
ty are licenses granted, and in no town
west of New London is there a licensed
dealer.
Charles H. TisdSle, one of the Norwich
firemen who stole some silver plate at tbe
Boston fire, plead guilty before the Superi
or court at Boston, Wednesday, to the
charge of larceny. In consideration of
the fact that he was not a thief in the
strictest sense, appropriating the goods
rather than see them burn up, and that be
supported an aged mother, a widowed sit
ter and a blind brother, who would be help
less without rb!s aid, ho was allowed to go
on probation, and to return to his home in
Norwich. The' detective officers who ar
rested him urged the court and govern
ment attorney to be lenient with him, and
were successful in even getting the costs
remitted and procuring him transport home.
It was a very humane and magnanimous
act ob the part of the prosecuting officers
BIISCE&IaANEO.o-S.
The editor has gone away and .the paper
if in tbe hands of the " devil,"' and that's
what silt us this week. Lanetboro Clari
on. ' . '
A Tale College kludt-hl tald he had rath -
er be boss pancake baker in Yassa College
than to have Prof. Tyndall's bead oh hit ,
shoulders. . ..
Mr. Bpauldlng E. Brown, of Grafton, 111.
it left home for life. At least, he has
commenced a journey and her name was
Annie M. before she was married. - '
A Philadelphia paper advertises " -'s
patent lever cork drawers'." We have seen
flannel drawers and backskin drawers, but
cork drawers, and patent lever at that,
never.
A fellow in Jersey ville, 11)., has quit
smoking. He carried . hit cigars loose in
hit pocket all winter, while apaiking his
girl. Ht got the girl, but bugging ruined
tbe cigars.
That "School of Journalism" at Yalo
College it a success. An Iowa editor has
written to the president for a couple of
graduates as soon as they are turned out.
Salary six dollars a week. ,. ,. . ' .
An Englishman sojourning In Stanjtord
poor house, upon . hearing ol ithe death of
hit father unsuccessfully , attempted, to
commit suicido the other day by cutting
himself with a razor.
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"Mike will you coaie in and take a
drink f" Mike looked at tbe man for the
space of half a mluute, and then, rolling
his eyes upward, very softly said, " I tot it
wa an angel tpakin' to me." '
A girl at Waveily, N. Y., whose lather
dous uot take a paper, cut up his buffalo
skiu to make bustles for hereelf and sister
when they were getting ready for a dancing
party. They do say that father swore a
blue streak ten days long. '
A Michigan clergyman wrote.to a lottery
ageul: "I do not approve of iloUelieS 'I
regard them as no better than gambling
schemes,, My sou bought ticket Nq. 5 iu
your drawing, but if it drew anything flon't
send the money to him s-ud It to me."
The' clergymau Will doubtless feel relieved
to learn that the ticket didn't draw any
thing.. ' ., ' ...
BORN.
At Wsstllpld, !.. Mfircli 14. sob to Mr. suit
Mr. Dicksnnan, and grandson to Bon. Wm O.
Fletcher.
At Coldwatsr, Mleh.j Feb. SI, daughter (.Ten
nis Brown) to , C. H. fiarjliardt, formerly ef Ot.
Harrington. t .
MARRIED.
In Orange Co., Florida, March C. at the resideuce
or JHoses i.rm
nan, by Kev. Mr. Telford, Moves L;
man, jr., of Waverly.'N. Y., and Sarah H., riailgl
f.
ter or f. B.jseete,l Warsaw, . x, to caron. ,
At Goshen. Mnrch 19, in the Cong.chnrch.br
Rer. Hazen, Wm M. Allyn and Annie Palmer, ail
of Qoshen.
DIED.
At New Milford. Harks 1!). Samuel Smith, a red
65 years.
At New Milford. (Merrvain March 10. Barbers.
wife of Anson Bqnlres, aged 75 years. iJ( , ,. , , ,
At New Milford. (Merrra D March 11. Anson
Squires, aged t8 yean.
At Goshea ' March 18, Edwin flnrlce, aged 70
yearn . ; 1
For Sale !
HOUSE AND LOT at Lakeville for sale. Re
cently occupied by W. E. Pettee. Situated
on Meadow street. Built Uwt season. Possession
Kiveii at once. Price $1,600, 'Terms eary. Apply
to
6tr
W- i. PETTI
For Sale !
THE house, wagon-house, barn and other out
buildings, with 1 1-2 acres of land, belong
ing to John Llddv, in Lincoln City, (Lake? ille) Is
for sale cheap, J
, March lath, 1873.
LIDDY,
SwS6
Wanted.
A SMART. ACTIVE BOY, betweeen the age of
. 14 and 18 years, to work on a farm. No Irlrh
need apply.
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or particulars Innntre of
vt.r,
. SARD AM.
Wetaug, Salisbury, Ct.
Wanted,
AWT NURSE, for a child' four months old.
For further particulars Inquire of
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J. VV X A.4.VC1 isU, vftuaau, VVUI'i
Wanted.
A SMART, Active Young Man bythe 1st of
k m pr
kpril to drive the mail between 8a.lishurv and
Falls Village. One that understands tho care of
horses wiltmeet.with steady employment by the
year. APpiy at 1 . .
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hrMit ftnmatn ton nlnnfM' Anm ntwfc In nn
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Notice.
1
TDK Republican Electors of the 17th Senatoria
District are hereby notified that a conven
tion will be held at the Hotel of E. I. Dudley in
Falls Village, Ct on Tuesday March 35, 1873, at
10 o'clock, a.m., for the purpose of putting in
nomination a candidato for Senator from said dis
trict. PER ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
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Registrars' Notice.
THE Registrars of Salisbury will be In session
hi Town Room of said Salisbury, on Batur
day, March 22, and Monday,. March 94, from 9
o'clock in the forenoon tll 5 o'clock in the after
noon of each of said days, for the revision .and
correction 01 ine voting use
in
SIDNEY P. ENSIGN,
f Regl
lwSfl
WILLIAM. IS. UVUU,
strara.
Notice.
THE Selectmen and Town Clerk will meet St
the '.Town Hall on Monday, and Saturday,
March 84th and S9th, at 0 o'clock a. m:, for the
purpose of admitting freemen ; also will be in ses
sion on Monday, tho 7th day or April, from 9 a. m.
uutil IS m., for the same purpose. .
J. P. WALTSN. .:
CHAS. H. BiSSELL V Selectmen.
DWIGHT ALLYN. 1
DANIEL PRATT, Town Clerk.
Salisbury, March 19, 1873. , 8vr80
Norfolk Taxes.
THE Rat Book ot Taxes for the Town of Nor
folk, Is now in my hands. By vote or the
town at its last nnnal meeting, all persons liable
to pay taxes in tbe town of Norfolk who shall pay
said taxes to the Treasurer before the first day of
May, A. D., 1873, will be entitled to a deduction of
one per cent on the amount of ttteir taxes. '
JOS. N. eOWLSS, Twn Trees.
Norfolk. March. 11, 1878. . 3w85
Canaan Savings;; Bank !
-COMMENCED BUSINESS OCT! 1st, 1872"
V,; .' tiii: t, I -iu .: 1
President, HON. MILES Ti GRANGER, ' '' '
Vice President, LYMAN DUNNING. :
Becretaryv-JACOB B. HARDENBURGH. ' '
Treasurer, JOSEPH W. PEET. , i ; ;
Trustees. Milks T. Cbaxmb, Ltmax Dtrmrtue,
Namuxik. C, Wisn, Jat'a. tJx
Bsawoos, Fkkdikick Wamok. ' t
: .,; 7'OFFICE AT '' ;' ; ';
Store of Fuller & Peet.
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