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SERIES.
BY
NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2,1855.
A. H. BYINGTON,
13 T T E.
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AT TWO DOLLARS PER AN N UM, IN ADVANCE.
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rub, Cllftlttrlll Enttlligeuu, Slittruture, Eulitiw, ilgtimltute, iilnbuuirr, the inn, qztmmtinu, 3o, 3(r,---([1§ztuh1iuy2iI in 1301],
VOLUME XXXVIII.---NUMBER 4,0.
sesame smears.
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Village Subscribers by Carrier, per year,’ 32.00
By'Mail, Post Riders and ‘-Wagoners, 2.00
Those living out of any Carrier’s Di.-trict, 1.50
For fractional parts ofa year, at the rate of 2.00‘
,5‘ Single copiesb cents, in wrapper, ’6
Advertising Rates:
One Square, one insertion ‘$1.00
do do‘ two ‘ do 1.25
do : do » three« do . 1.50
do ~ :19 onempnth, 1.75
G0,;-, do , two months, 3.00
do ,_ _do three months, 4.00
do‘--‘ -do‘ six "months, -7.00
do do one year, , -13.00
Twe;:.;i‘dzi’_. :. do, ,_ ._ ' 20.00
Each. } ditional square, per year, 8 00
One _,o u_mn,‘one year, 75.00
A ‘v _r‘tisers occupying ‘two or more squares,
_a‘re-'entitled"to the psperfree of charge. ‘
Frfteenrlines of Brevier or 1100 words make a
square. Eractional parts of a square,.charged
fora!‘ a whole. "
Yearly advertisers have the privilege of chang-
ing"the'ir advertisements once per month.-
‘Advartisements changed oftener charged as
transient. ~ -
Trapsientadvertisements payable on the first
insértion._ "Yearly"adv'ert-isers payable" at‘
expiration o'f'tliree months. Yearly adver-
tisc'rs'r_e_stricted to their regular-“business.
C’“"13'.::Resolutions, &c., inserted as Special
$599.8, 25. per cent addition to the above
.1.‘8.I£8. ' '
£fj"l‘hes'e terms will be; inflexibly adhered to.
_ BUSINESS DIRECTURY.
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Ijpgnguoorn,
AT-TOIRNET AT LAW,
rus usfiro no man DANBURI’ no NORWALK
Orrrcs oven, HI'1eIrr’s Srovu Fxo_-roar.
AMOS HUNT,
General Pension.& Patentdgent
And Prosecutor of -Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington‘, D. C.
‘WM. ‘-1). HA.IGH'.I.',.
West Side "the Bridge, Norwalk, Conn.
, nxxuracrunsn Jr nuxnuu xx '
Stoves, Tin, Sheet Iron, and
COPPER WARES,
Ranges, Furnaces, Brilania 4} Crock-
Seasonable
DRY GOODS.
HE Subscriber would return his thanks for
the very liberal patronage with which his
Store has been favored the your past, and hopes
by 0. constant attention to the wants of the
trading public and by a system of fair and hon-
orable dealing, to retain his share of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
‘ times a choice and varied selection of fashiona-
ble and seasonable Dry Goods, of every quality
and price. Be is confident that purchasers
will find every article purchased at his store.
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere. Particular attention
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestings,
&c., &c., for Gentlemens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices.
L. H. RANDLE.
. NORWALK HAT,
capuud rur Emporium.
THE Subscriber having just made very large
additions to his former stock of new and fash-
ionable Goods" in his line, would now call the
attention 61’ the public generally, to the great
advantages which he is enabled to offer over
his competitors in Norwalk. Confiuing our
whole attention to this one branch of business,
we feel that we can make purchases and secure
a much better quality of goods, than those
comparativelyuuacquainted with the business.
We havenow on hand a fine assortment of
Hstrsjust suited to the season and the wants
of the community. For further particulars,
just drop in and examine for yourselves,at No.
2 Skiddy’s Block, Main Street.
H. C. RANDLE.
Nonwanx Y muronnnvr:
=IsRom@
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, j'Flsh of All Kinds,
clams. Oysters, &c.,
As good as the market affords, constantly to be
found at the well known establishment of
ALLEN, MEEKER & CO.
M‘ Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms.
. Lane.
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Lathe,
AT SOUTH NORW.ALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000 Feet Pine, and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just received and for
sale by THOS. L. PECK.
LUMBER! LUMBER !
ILL do HUBBELL have recently com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old
ery, Wares, Chain Pumps, Lead
and Lead Pipe, Groceries,
China and Glass Wares,
45-c.v,r-If-c., (yo.
0. 81.23. LOCKWOOD,
.- NORWALK. CONN.,
k"A_N.UF,AC'l'lJR-I-IRS or
Tin, Sheet Iron &. Copper Wares,
- - lxn DEALERS xx» -
Stoves, "Ranges," Furnaces,“ Cutlery,
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furniture
in general. Pumps, Sheet
Lead -Leda‘ Pipe,
- Crockery, Glass 4
and China
Ware.— i
. Pl CH. .N"A.SH,
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u .s,r
‘4—“::~~,?nr'l,.\*uir'Ioruns;i; or ' .
Tin, Sheetlron & Copper-Wares,
fl Has constantly onj ‘hand a large assort-
"‘ merit 7q‘f__- ‘general . -House-he_epin',g_
' gal ‘ So; Norioalk;
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Attm§r"'aI1¢l ;vonnse1or.- at Law.
orrzca. OVER ;Jl}iLL01jY’S srome
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usnystauoner & Binder,
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soak "sdlusrnwsl I
ROOMS
Over D.’~&-“N. Depot.
- NORWALK. _ A
Li"-k one s s_-oi.
Warranted to‘ please all Good Judges.
II. M-. _rn_owr'r~r,, C’
'1'e_ach.er "c>f2nl:'uB-'l-__<-?-
Lessons outho Plano Forte, Melodeon, and in
z. . 3 ' . Vocal Music. ' '
Pianos and Melo. eons selected, with great
care as to tone and quality, for those desi-
ring to purchase. tf16
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Norvvallr Post Oflloe.
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Jifafl x(,'la.ses.—-Wxsr. 7.30 A. 1.. 2.00, ml. _
do do EAST, 8.30 A. x., 4.30 p, I,
do do D. & N. R. R., 9.00.
do do . ,,New_.Yo_rk City, 4.30.
Mail .1)ue.__-‘-"D. 8: N ‘R. R. 8.00 A. u.
do ‘ do . WEST, 9.30 A. M., 5.45 1-_ x,
do‘ ,do‘ ‘EAST, 8.30 A. M., 3 15 P. ax.
' I * " ‘R. A. WILLIAMS, P. M.
- Telegraph Oflice open.
,HE_-Telegraph Office in Norwalk is now
T open pu;.w_eek days" from 8 AM. to 9 P.M.,
Ind 91; t_he_,$§_|{bat_h from 7 to 8.9’-Clock, P. M.
omce a.s;ber_et,of,'ore a,t.Austeu’a Daguerrian
Roous..Dhnhur~y2an.d Nor-walk Railroad Dtipgtd
: 7..:".- .v - - . vy
r..'or..«.§a.1,o.-. Very. Cheap 0
DWEIILING and TWO ACRES ofLAND,
. ,,‘,,'w.,,c¢'npied bylthc S_ubscriber..._ said
House ‘is entirely new, built In the best man-
ner by.-*dayI”s work ;'is - pleasantly situated-
commaudin'g.‘a' splendidivlew of Long Island
Sound, the.village'and -surrounding country.
There is’-i._ne’ver failing. Spring of first .rate
soft water. immediately in front of the House,
at a very small expense it could be so arrang-
ed that aulmmenseiquautity of-trcutcould be
ifblled for -the New Work Marketethereby
giving a profitable pastime to the..pm-chaser.
Enquire-——on the premises——of
- GEORGE O. STREET.
‘ ' "6r.}lssss_ig mm. and am, of superl-
oreefilimst OI-HST '
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stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety of Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
M.
liberal prices. ,
15 J, C. HUBBELL,
SPANG & BARDWELL’S
Dry Good &. clothing Store,
At Westport, Conn
HE above firm would inform the inhabitants
, of Westport and vicinity, that they have
on hand 0. complete and extensive assortment
of DRY GOODS , READY MADE CLOTHING,
and every kind and style of goods adapted to
Mons, wear.
The Clothing and Tailoring department is
conducted by the senior partner (J. Spang.)
whose reputation as a cutter is well established.
There can always be found a better assort-
ment of Black and Cold Cloths, Black, and
Fancy Cassimeres, Sattinetts, Kentucky J anes
Merinos, Cassimers, Linens. and Cotton Goods
for Summer wear, than is or ever has been kept
in the place.‘ Cloth etc.,«is cut free of charge
when bought at this Establishment.
. , SPANG & BARDWELL.
-clieaper than Ever
flt the South JVo:'-walk
GROCERY STORE.
HE Subscriber has on hand by far the lar-
gest andbest selection of Family Groce-
ries aud Provisions, to be found in South Nor-
walk, which ‘he offers to his customers and the
public, atgreatly reduced prices. His facili-
ties are such that he will be constantly receiv-
ing new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may require, which will
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price, and he would re-
spectfully solicit an examination and trial of
the same. GEO. W. SMITH.
E Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one-mile north of the Bridge, is offer-
ed for sale upon very reasonable terms. It is
admirably adapted for building lots, or for
gardening purposes, having a, quick and rich
soil, and a large bed of vegetable. mould or
compost manure, thereon; or it is well calcu-
lated for a first rate meadow. It is well fenced
and in a very eligible location. For further
particulars enquire at this Ofllce. tf3
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
’ TPORT !
THE Subscribers would respectfully inform
their friends and the public generally, that
they are still located a few doors north of the
turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva Gray,
where may be found a large and general as-
sortment of CABINET Wins in general.
Undertaking in all its departments attended
to at the shortest notice and upon reasonable
terms.
An examination of our stock and prices is
respectfully solicited, as we are determined
not to be undersold by any similar establish-
ment in the County.
RENOUD db BRUEN.
13
New Bakery.
R. BUNTING would respectfully inform
. his old Customers and the public general-
ly, that he has returned to his former business
and is now prepared to furnish hiafriends with
every variety of fresh Cakes, Pies, and Bread,
including Graham, Rye and Domestic Bread,
dtc. Hisstore, adjoining Messrs. Allen, Meeker
do Co.. has been fitted up expressly for his bus-
iness, and he hopes to receive a liberal share
of the public patronage. 20
Building Moving,
3!’ CHARLES TUBES.
LL orders for building raising and moving.
A. left with the subscriber, will receive
prompt attention and be executed in the safest
, d't' manner.
and most expe l 1(:IIgSEPH SHEPHERD’
Carria . c Maker, Agent.
WOOSTBR HOUSE
CORNER OF MAIN AND WHITE STREETS,
Near the Rail Road Depot.
TIIE Subscriber having leased the above
~ named Hotel, is prepared to receive board-
ers and transient visitors. The House is abun-
dantly supplied with spring water, and has all
the conveniences necessary to make guests
c0lI1f0Ft9-ble. and the undersigned reels confi-
dent from the experience that he has had in
the business of hotel keeping, that he can give
satisfaction to those who favor him with their
patronage. JOHN R. FORRESTER.
N. B.—Warm.and Cold Water Baths ready
at all hours.
. Danbury, 1,855., 36
ODA, Bufiter, Water, Graham, Railroad
Boston emon and Fancy rackers, just
tscelvedmzom the Bakw and for uni: by
I 33333
ly4l
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NOIIVVALII
House and Sign Painting
ESTABLISHMENT.
HE Subscriber would again announce to his
friends and the public, that he is in the
field ready for the campaign of 1855, and will
be glad to attend to any orders for House,
Sign and ()r.~za-menial Painting, Gilding,
Graining, and Paper Hanging. Particular
attention will be paid to Lettering and embel-
lishlng Sign Boards. &c., for the getting up of
which he possesses unequalled facilities. Give
me a call. GEORGE MARVIN,
1y10 N orwalk, Conn.
HE Subscriber would return his thanks for
the very liberal patronage which the Pub-
he have favored him with for the past year,
and would respectfully inform his customers
that he is prepared to execute all orders in a
superior manner. Silks, M erinoes. Paramet-
tas, De Laines, Shawls, Ribbons. Gloves,’ and
Stockings, dyed all colors, every week.
Broche Shawls cleaned equal to new, Crape
Shawls cleaned, and dyed all colors, and the
new China finish put on equal to u'ew.
All orders left at the Subscriber’s residence
at Wiunipauk, or at Shepherd’s Bakery, at
Norwalk, or of Joy dz Sons, Daubury, Ct., and
301 Bowery, N. Y., will receive attention.
10 JOHN PICKENS.
uonwanx
AGRICULTURAL STORE.
THE Subscriber has just opened at thelstore
atfioiniug Joseph P. Hanford’s Shoe Store,
a very extensive and complete assortment of
Agricultural Implements,
Such as Plows, Barrows, Ox Yokes, Gardener’s
tools, Pruning Knives, Shears, &c., ¢kc., which
he will sell upon as reasonable terms as can be
purchased anywhere in the County. Farmers,
Gardeners and others will find it to their in-
terest to give me a call before purchasing else-
here. WM. J. FINLEY.
Norwalk, Feb. 16, 1855. tf8
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods.
NEW SPRING STOCK!
THE Subscriber has just returned from
New York with a new Stock of Fash-
ionable Jewelry, Watches, Plated
Ware and Fancy Goods, which he offers to his
customers ver cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeous tuned and repaired.
Cofiiu Plates, Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en-
graved. O. S. CLARK,
No. 2, Skiddy’s Block.
Por Sale.
HOUSE, Barn, &.c., with about five acres
of land, located about 1 1-4 miles from the
Bridge on the New Canaan Road. There is a
first rate Orchard, :1. good well of water. and a
never failing stream running through the prop-
erty. _ Said place will be sold at a great bar-
gain, If applied for soon. For particulars eu-
quire of Mitchell & Camp, or on the premises,
of LEEMAN CURTIS.
Norwalk, July 15, 1854. H26
New Styles. @
“New Goods 8:. low prices.
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gentle-
men and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots. and Slippers,
as has ever been presented ‘O the public in this
market. The styles are new : ' re workmanship
neat and beautiful; while 1 -c material is of
the fiuest texture and most durable quality.-
He has some very elegant, plain and fancy
colored, Ladies Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent
Leather Boots and Shoes, with an endless as-
sortment of Boyshnd Misses Shoes, all of which
will be Sold very low for cash. The public are
are invited to call and examine his stock for
themselves. “'31
Tornlinson
SPRING Jo AXLE 00..
MANUFACTURERS OF
SPRINGS & AXLES,
BOTH COMMON & PATENT,
Of all Irimio and sizes,
Cannon-st., opposite Tomlinson’s Carriage Manufactorv,
Barnum-oar, Coxx.
It is acknowledged that the above Establish-
, ment manufactures the best articles in their
line, to be found in the market. All orders
by Mail or otherwise promptly responded to.
RUSSEI. TOMLINSON, Pr-es., S. B. Fsnousox, J n.,
Treas’r, Wu G. Lrsrzeuuorr, Sec’y. tt34
Improved Daguerreotypes,
In New and Splendid Cases.
JUST received a large assortment of every
variety of plain and fancy cases, including
the new style of Patent Union Cases, which
are considered by all, as a most beautiful and
durable article. Also on hand stereoscope
cases, with carefully selected lens, which have
the effect to condense two Daguerreotypes ta-
ken at different angles into one, and thereby
shows the features in 0. most perfect and life-
like manner. Persons can have no conception
of the beautiful effect thus produced unless
they have seen them. The Subscriber is also
taking, with wonderful success, Crayon Da-
guerreotypes, and at a very low rate. It is 9,
very common occurrence for persons who have
had their likenesses taken in New York and
elsewhere, to have them retaken at the Sub-
scriber’s Gallery. ,
' JOHN AUSTEN.
P. S. A large assortment of Fancy Cases,
Souvenors, Annuals, Tokens, Lockets, ¢kc.,
designed expressly for Holiday Gifts. Don’:
fail to call and get a picture, over Danbury dc
Nor-walk Railroad Depot. 51
warnnnunv Co mmcanr,
Elaolssrniths.
‘VHE Subscribers thankful for the liberal
patronage which they have received from
the Public during the past year-,would re-
spectfully inform their customers that they
are still prepared to execute all orders in
their line of business, in the best possible
manner, expeditiously and at reasonable rates.
Especial attention paid to the repairing of
Wagons, Sleighs, &o. Mill-Work and Ma-
chinery made and repaired, Turning, &c., &c.
Carriages, Sleighs, Wheel-beams, &c., built to
order.
WATERBURY do DUNCAN.
Norwall: Iron Foundry.
VERY description of Cxsrrxo done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps, Irou Fence, Posts, Railings, &c.,
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
S. E. OLIVISTBAD,
PVholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries,
Prosis-ion.9, &c., JV'o. 14 and 16 Main-st.
I I ASjust received an entirely new and ex-
tensive assortment of goods which he
will sell on as favorable terms as any in the
trade. The public are respectfully invited to
call.
Norwalk, March 5th, 1855.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Pressed 8:. Common Brick Lime,
Cement, Calcined Plaster. Hair
and Marble Dust.
HE Subscriber having dissolved his connec-
tion with W. C. Srassr, Esq. in the above
business, will continue it on his own account,
and will keep a good assortment of the above
named articles constantly on hand which will
be sold cheap for Cash.
15 CHAS. T. LEONARD.
Ofiice at the {store of W. C. Smear. ' ‘
CLARK’S Genuine 6 cord Spool Thread at
44 etc. per doz., for sale by
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If you would avoid B1-oils, learn
to Fry.
A DOMESTIC DRAMA—IN THREE ACTS AND A HALF,
SHORT ME'I‘RE—BEING TEE KIND OF METER
USED BY MOST GAS COMPANIES.
This longing after beauty
This sighing after curls,
This chasing after fashion,
Wherever fashion whirls,
And all that sort of thing,
May do for those who like them-
For those devoid of taste,
For those who barter diamonds off
For diamonds made of paste,
And other blackheads ;
But to a wife who truly loves-—
Who’d be what she appears,
Who’d spread a sunshine round the man
That keeps away her tears,
And brings her ’taters home,
We’d whisper softly in her ear,
We’d grave it on her heart--
That knowing well to fry a steak
Beats sentiment and art,
A darn’d sight.
I From the Albany Argus.
Oh, let me Sing To-Night, Mother.
We give below the words of a charming song,
which has been put to music by Mr. Travcr, of
this city, and which has become a great favor-
ite. The song is so wedded to music and mel-
edy, that the words cling to the memory with-
out effort.
Oh, let me sing to-night, mother,
That song I used to sing
When hope was bright and my heart was light
As a bird upon the wing!
I know thou’lt miss the voice, mother,
That warbled with the strain;
But let me sing to-night, mother,
The dear old song again-
But let me sing to-night, mother,
The dear old song again.
I know ’twill bring sad thoughts, mother,
Thy tears may fall like "rain,
For a loving eye and a fair young face
Thou never may’st see again ;
But I’d have thee send each tear, mother,
Back to its secret cell,
And let me sing to-night, mother,
The song she loved so well-
And let me sing to-night, mother,
The‘ song she loved so well.
It will bring bright dreams to my heart, mother.
Bright dreams of the joyous past,
When hope, all rainbow-hued, mother,
Her hold around thee cast ;
I know the light grows dim, mother,
But still I fondly cling
To the bright dreams that come back, mother,
With the song I used to sing-
To the bright dreams that come back, mother,
With the song I used to sing.
As I sing that song of joy, mother,
Faith upward lifts its eye
Towards the land ‘of rest, mother,
Where hope can neverdie,
Where ties that strongly bind, mother,
May ne’er be riven in twain ;
Where tears are dried, and the heart, mother,
May never know sorrow again—-
Where tears are dried, and the heart, mother,
May never know sorrow again.
Then let me sing to-night, mother,
That dear old song of old,
And pray when I sleep at last, mother,
By her side all silent and cold,
Our spirits may meet ne’er to part, mother,
Where heaven-born music ring,
And our voices be mingled there, mother,
In the songs the angels sing-
And our voices be mingled there, mother,
In the songs the angels sing.
mamas u uscnuuics.
Speech of Hon. 0; . . Ferry,
At the opening of the Fairyield County
Agricultural Society on Tuesday
Evening, Sept. 25th.
In the year 1803, an association was
formed in New Haven, styled “ a Socie-
ty for promoting Agriculture.” Its ob-
ject was indicated by its name, and the
furtherance of that object was, for many
years, attempted in meetings of the
members held for discussion, and for the
reading of papers, written both by sci-
entific and practical men, upon the va-
rious branches of Agricultural pursuit
In the year 1817, the Hartford Coun-
ty Agncultural Society was formed,and
in the ensuing season set the first exam-
ple, in this State, of one of those annual
gatherings of which the present assem-
blage is the latest successor. Two years
after the New Haven Society held a
similar exhibition, then called and sub-
stantially being simply “a Cattle Show.”
In 1839 an association of the same
kind was organized in Litchfield County
which distributed a small amount of
premiums at a Fair in October of that
year.
By this time publicattention had been
awakened to the importance of these
institutions in many parts of the State.
and the propriety of extending to them
the encouragement of Legislative action
was frequently canvassed and generally
admitied. Accordingly at the session of
1840 an Act was passed prescribing the
mode in which County Agricultural So-
cieties might be formed, with the powers
of Corporations, and providing that eve-
ry such Society which should raise by
contribution or tax upon its members,
the sum of one hundred dollars or more
in any one year, should be entitled to re-
ceive from the Treasury of the State in
September or October of that year an
equal sum, not exceeding two hundred
dollars in any one year. This Act of
enlightened legislation produced its nat-
ural results. During the Summer of
1840, Associations were formed under
this statute in Fairfield, Windham. and
Mid“-=8 °v:9~..-n..‘°5r°=i°4
.,-, as
their example was followed in New
London and Tolland, so that now every
County in the State hasits Agricultural
Society, and their Annual Fairs have
become an established institution.
But the beneficent action of the Leg-
islature has not stopped with the pas-
sage of me Act above referred to. The
Connecticut State Agricultural Society
was incorporated by the General Assem-
bly of 1852, and at the sessions of 1854
and 1855 appropriations of $2500 each,
were made from the Treasury of the
State, to be distributed in premiums at
the Fall Exhibitions.
The foregoing brief review will serve,
in some degree, to indicate the interest
felt in our beloved Commonwealth in the
improvement of Agriculture within its
borders. It is is not an unwortny inter-
est. Though our bays and harbors shel-
ter a flourishing commerce——though our
streams form a thousand waterfalls and
turn a thousand mill-wheels—yeta great
proportion of our population is, and
ever must be, engaged in the cultiva-
tion of the soil, and with their prosperity
is linked tnseparably the prosperity of
the rest. Though our skies are often
bleak. and our air inclement, though
Spring here follows late after winter,
and autumnal frosts press close upon
Summer heats-—'though our landscape
he often a panorama of hills, and‘ our
soilas rugged as the virtue of our sires,
yet the blessing of God and the in-
dustry of a hardy people have made
the barren places fruitful, and the
waste lands to glow with a golden har-
vest. Gatheriug here as we do at the
close of a season unparallelled, in my
remembrance, for the exuberance of its
fruitfulness, when,’ after the drought of
the preceding yealj, and the financial re-
versesof the whiter, it has seemed as if
Nature, in compassion upon man, her
tributary, had showered upon him her
richest stores, causing the meadows to
yield abundantly, and the grain fields to
bend with plenty, spreading rich pasture
for the cattle one thousand hills, and
loading the orchards with their precious
burden, filling barns, and grammes, and
' store-houses, even to overflowing-—as-
,sembled as we are, in the midst of
proofs of this wonderful bounty, it has
seemed to me eminently proper that this
Agricultural Fair should be opened, as
it has been, with Thanksgiving to Him
who giveth the rain, the sunshine and
the dew, and from whom icomcth alike
seed time and harvest. God is co-work-
er with lhe farmer, and the primal curse
which fell upon the ground for man’s
sake, Mercy has turned imo a blessing
I repeat that the interest manifestly felt
in Agricultural improvement in this
State, is not an unworthy interest. It
is an interest which comes right home
to the perception oi us all; the pursuit,
which has awakened it, brings to us our
daily bread, ministers to all our daily
wants, is essential to our daily comfortr;
it crowns our tables with our most
healthful food, and superadds thereto our
most innocent luxuries. -§As it was the
firs: pursuit of the race of man, so it is
the one to some personal participation in
which the individual man almost always
looks forward with hope. It was re-
marked to me, this morning, that every-
body expects sooner or later to be a Far-
mer, and the remark was truer. than at
firs: sight it would seem. The boy
goes out from the home of his youth,
full of sanguine expectations and lofty
hopes. The drudgery of the farm _ap-
pears repulsive, the unremitted labor,
the sweet of the brow, ordained of old
he cannot relish, and echo seeks a trade,
or engages in mercantile business, or
plunges into professional life. Time pas-
ses on. the cares of the world thicken
along his path, the vexations, disappoint-
ments and sorrows of life gather round
him,aud gradually a change comes over
him. He looks forward still with hope,
indeed, but with hope of what? The
vision that haunts him is a quiet home
and a little glebe. no matter how small,
that he may call his own that he may
cultivate with his own hands, and
enjoy the produce thereof, sweetened
by his own toil. The language of in-
spiration in depicting as part of the
scene of earthly human felicity, " ev-
ery man under his own vine and fig-
tree,” appealed to the strongest, deepest
and most permanent feelimg of the hu-
man heart, a feeling old as Adam, last-
ing as the globe that we inhabit.
Nor is the manifestation of that inter-
est in the mode here exemplified a use-
less one.’ The Farmer lives, perhaps,
too much by himself; he meets his
neighbors indeed, in their social gather-
ings, and exchanges views and opinions,
but the very nature of his occupation is
such as to confine him much to one spot.
such as to give him little opportunity of
personally observing what is going on
further off. Here, his experience may
gain a wider circuit, and his field of
knowledge expand by accretions from
the possessions of others, without di-
miuishiug, but rather adding to their de-
mesnes. Here too his mind may ex-
pend to the comprehension of the great-
ness of his callinv. This is his exhibi-
tion, the show of what be, his wife, and
children can do] and are doing. The
merchant may indeed exhibit his warss,
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the mechanic display the exce||euce of
his handiwork, the professional man
may speak, but the Fair is the Farmer’s
Fair——the others are but uccessaries.__
Here, too. the Farmer may learn that
which from his practical nature, he
might be apt to leave unIearned—I mean
the cultivation of the God-given faculty
for the beautiful. Cast your eyes around
this Tent: here are noble specimens of
the grains, the esculent roots, the varie-
ties of the melon kind, the fruits, and
the skillful handiwork of the faithful
wife, and bright-eyed daughter ;—-they
are useful, but are they useful only '3-
Look at them—are they not beautiful
also! Who gave to the melons their
green, and golden, and mottled hues '.'—
Who imparted their symmetry to you-
der clustering earsof corn ? Who pain-
ted even the roots of the earth red, and
white, and blue '9 The same Almighty
band which gave the peach its blush,
the grape its purple, and the Ipple its
crimson; the same great Artist who
"so clothed the lilies of the field, that
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of them.” The grains, the
melons, the roots are here, but, on this
first day of the Fair, in all the freshness
of their heaven given beauty, I see the
fiwers here also.
To this place on the succeeding days
of the Exhibition, are to be brought
the samples of your domestic animals -
the horse, noblest of brutes-—the ox, the
patient companion of your toils-the’
cow, the sheep, the swine, the poultry—--
living implements of the farmer’s trade,
and all of them forever associated with
the Farmer’s home. Why should not
the exterior of that home be ever as
pleasant to the eye, as the interior ought
to he to the heart? Men and women
are so constituted as to be powerfully
affected by even the apparently trifling
adventitious circumstances in which
they are placed. He whose home
serves merely to shelter man and beast,
implement and crop, may, it is true,
live and thrive, but his neighbor, who
superadds to these the elegance of neat-
ness and the charms of taste, will not
only live and prosper, but will ordinari-
ly be the happier and the better man. I
have seen a house, unpainted and moss-
grown, with the bricks falling from the
chimney-top, the roof-shingles rattling
in every tempest, ihe windows blindless
and with hardly an uncracked pane
among them, and the; weather-beaten
doors admitting each passing blast, be-
tween their edges and the casing. It
stood a little way from the road-side,
with a rough board fence, ernbrowned
by age, between the building and the
highway, the gates always open, or fas-
tenet‘. occasionally with a rusty hook.——
No tree cast its grateful shade there in
the sultry Summer days, but where the
side-walk should have been, stood the
pig-.n-ough, around which the lean ani-
mals periodically made the day hideous
with their. hungry clamor. On one side
close upon the street was the dilapida-
ted barn, its ridge bending in like a bro-
ken-backed beast, its siding knot-holed,
gaping,aud dropping oil’. On the other
side was, what was once a garden, but
the chestnut paling nad grown old, and
warped by sun and black with storms,
and it now inclosed a wilderness of vir-
vane, cockles, stramoniums, and ear-
drops, a little diversified with stunted
cabbages and straggling beans. The
door-yard. without shade or lawn, was
covered with wood, chips, and weeds,
among which were scattered the axe,
the rake, and the hoe. The plow, the
yoke, the cart, and the barrow stood al-
ways in the street, when not in actual
use. The Farmer who owned that
place, owned with it his hundred acres
of land unincumbered, his crops were of-
ten good, and he. had money at interest.
He is dead now, but how many of his
generation are left ? There are at this
moment, in Fairfield County, scores of
homesteads, to which the foregoing des-
cription would apply more nearly than
any other.
But even as I speak of these, there
arises before my mental vision, the plea-
sing contrast which I have witnessed in
some parts of this County. I have seen
a Farm House neatly painted, its [win-
dows peeping through green blinds, be-
neath the foliage of over-arching trees,
whose shadows fell softly upon the
gravelled walk, and smooth green sward
below. A substantial fence, preserved
from decay by paint, separated the lawn
from the street, and a row of growing
elms and maples indicated the line. of
the side-walk. In the rear the capa-
cious and well kept barn and outbuild-
ings bespoke the care and thrift of the
owner. In the garden, the clean be!’-'5
and luxuriant growth of esculent Vege-
tables promised the most healthful lulu.
ries for the table, while the trim ‘Walks
and many colored flower borders, 311%‘
gested pleasant thoughts of the Wife and
daughters, whose gentle hands had ten-
ded them. There was nothing indica-
ting extravagance or even wealth, but
who would doubt that the days of the
proprietor of the latter homestead were
passing more happily, and therefore.,_X:e
profitably than those of the owner of the
former?
I have_wandered from
.-one an mo...
ideas which I had embarked upon, but
the thought of the domestic animals
suggested the Farmer’s homestead, and
in view of what I have often felt, I
could not refrain from what I have said.
It would be a good thing were our Far-
mers to improve their homesteads accor-
ding to their means and opportunities by
combining the tasteful with the uesful,
10 8 greater extent than is often done.
I know that I speak to Farmers, or so
those whoif they have any interest in
the occasion, must, for the time at least,
enter into and sympathize with the feel-
ings and aspirations of Farmers, but
why should not the home of the culti-
vator of the soil be a place whose every
influence shall conduce to the happiness,
the intelligence, the refinement, and the
virtue of the dwellers in his household;
a spot. from whose every part are to pro-
ceed sweet influences, lightening his dai-
ly labor, and enabling him to bear con-
tentedly the hardships of his lot, rather
than one whose dreary aspect is calcula-
ted to darken his life » and harden his
heart’! Is the expense feared? Re-
member the parable of the lilies, whose
simple beauty not all the wealth of Is-
rael's king could vie with. Is it use-
less? Why has the Deity filled his cre-
ation with loveliness, except for an ex-
ample to man.- The streams sparkle
and dance in the sunbeams, the fields
are clothed in ever renewed verdure, the
trees playing with the winds away their
branches in curves of unending grace,
the flowers blossoms along the road side,
in the meadows, among the crevices of
the rocks, and in the deep wilderness
where man bath never trod, and high
over all, the blue sky looks down and
smiles. Is there no lesson here ? Oh !
man, your homestead is your creation,
and as it grows beneath your hand, imi-
tate God !
I have spoken of grain, and roots, of
fruits, of flowers, of beast, and fowl,
that are to be assembled here, but there
is one product that I have reserved for
final allusion. Here, during the days of
this Fair, are to be gathered the Farm-
ers themselves of Fairfield County.-
They ought to be a race to be A looked
upon with pride. Descended from men
who braved an almost unknown ocean,
a. bowling wilderness, and a. savage foe,
to lay the foundation of our prosperity,
from men, the successors of the former,
who, even where we stand, saw their
houses in flames, their wives and cbil
dren fleeing to the woods for refuge,
while they, the husbands and the fath-
ers, fought for Liberty and right, from
men who laid the foundation of our
State upon the Rock Christianity, and
buttressed it with the strong towers of
Education, these farmers, reared in this
noble Commonwealth, with light, and
law, and freedom around them from
infancy, with no man to call them mas-
ter, and none to molest or make them
afraid, what ought they not to be? Le:
the question be well considered, and if
it be found that they come short in any
thing befitting men and citizens of this
free State, then let the memories of the
past, and the privileges of the present,
combine to animate them to fill up the
measure of well doing.
5% Preservation of Fruit, Vegetables,
c --Mr. Greeley In a recent letter to
the New York Tribune, on the Paris
Exhibition, speaks of an invention by
M. Mason, by which, all descriptions of
fruit and vegetables, are preserved and
rendered profitable. He says:
The process consists mainly, I am in-
formed, in the slow and complete evapo-
ration of the water contained in the es-
culents to be preserved, by means of a
series of ovens, in which they are sub-
jected first to a very gentle, afterward to
a higher, but still moderate warmth, un-
til the last particle of moisture has ex-
haled. The dried residum is now sim-
ply packed in papers, (not airtight cans,)
where it may remain for years under
any skies. subjected to any sudden alter-
ations of temperature, and when opened
requires only to be soaked in water to
restore it to its original state. I see no
reason why fruits may not in time be
operated upon with: like success, and
thus peaches, grapes, strawberries, pine-
apples, &c., be enjoyed »-not only in all
seasons, but in all climates, and a wha
ler frozen up in Lancaster Sound make
his Christmas dinner of turtle soup,
roast (fresh) beef, green peas, cucum-
bers, apricots, bananas, muskmelons,
and all the delicacies» of New York or
Paris of every season. This profilesfial
learn. has now been several years In new
urml its success on the largest scale is
no longer a question. I presume “(has
ere this been transplanted to the United
States; if not, it speedily -~‘“°“'d be-
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Ad”,-”;3g,' Advertise .’—-—'I‘he Mer-
chant,’ Manufacturer, Master Mechanic,
Professional Man, indeed, every class of
the community has, or ought to have,
more or less to do with the advertising
columns of newspapers. Now is the
time for the trader particularly, to show
his colors. Everybody is on the look-
out for new goods. Therefore, take ad-
vantage of the engine ready to speed
you on to fortune, and advertise.
Have you a House or Farm to Let or
Sell’! Advertise ! Do you want a
House or Farm? Advertise! Do you
want Board or Boarders? Advertise!
Have you Lost or Found anything 1’-
Advertise! Has anything gone Astray!
Advertise’! Do you want Help? Ad
vertise! Do you want a Clerk? Ad-
vertise! Do you wanta situation '3-
Advertise? Dry Goods Dealers, Tail-
ors, Clothiers, Shoe Makers. Fancy
Goods Dealers, Hatters, Furnishing
Store Keepers, and everybody else, de-
sirous of handling the nimble sixpence
--do you want_Customers ‘ff Advertise!
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Om: or run Dsax Srors or
—The Daily News, in alluding ~to-they
lower parts of St. Clement’s lane.,_La§,;a,.
“ London fever hole,” thus draws ..the-
abode of men and women of "Merrie
England :” . _ 1 .,<,
“A track through the heart .of.._the
Black Forest, or a pass through-nthfi
mountains of Arabia Petrea, could ,ups
be more close and dreary. You might
walk here in a good stiff hurricaueguj
hardly know it ; a summer shower might,
pass and leave you dry. You__are.._ina
region of perpetual shadow, agd, thp
women and children who.«ait and .|P_f_!W,1
upon the floor-steps srescarcely leg_s,._i_n
doors than when languishing .iu,thejs
dark and fcetid room; and, ,w,ogd,a_r-,
for according to actual meuurgmgat.
courts vary in breadth fromTsix,.to tyglgp,
feet. Here are holes where, fglg
low-creatures swarm like veru__iin_.,,_. Ag-,
¢0rd}ng to a report publiehed,_inL..,th_g
Daily News, no less than .fifI.y~.inruqtes
were found to reside in one of thejollea
in Middle Serle’s place, (formqrlylmgfld
Shire lane,) and in Shipyard .man!y.,:6f.
the houses are built back to i..¢;‘,.’.i;
tirely preventing thorough veutillatiod.
The gentlemen who made the e;qmi_3_;j.‘_
tion, state that water butts are kept‘ in
under-ground cellars, tho,_wal|e,and._fi_@;-.
ing of which are continually damp 4.9
the touch. and where the water,.imbib,.
ing the filthy exhalation of ,tb_e_._.p_lacp_,;
acquires a dreadful odor; that the
ings of some of these cellars are. actually,
below the level of the roadways, so thlat
the inhabitants are obliged to ,_opn-
dles through the whole day, with the
exception of a few hours, and that,.ter.:,
rier dogs are kept in many of the bougga:
as a protection against rate. _ Yet outgf
these hideous tenements considerable
sums of money are drawn every -yea,r,by.
letting and subletting. Hideous women,
foul and slatternly, loll out of windows,
or lean against door-posts, overcome -with
terrible lassitude and indolence, which
cannot fail to arise from the influences
by which they are surrounded, uot.,_iui-
pudent and brazen, but oppressed
the hopeless burden of their lives._.'],‘be
children, sullen, dirty and fierce—young,
tigers without their beauty or their
health—-play or fight in the roadways
amidst the cabbage stalks, potato peel-
ings, oyster shells, and standing puddle «.
Men are very seldom seen. And ove,-.
the young and old tower the melancholy
house fronts, shutting out the sky and
the breeze, and black and saturated with
the pesnlent vapors which rising unseen
around them,
" Hang their poisons in the sick air."
Self-Regulating Windnsill.‘ ,
Daniel Halladay, a mercbanic in E].
liugton, Conn., has done what the world
of mechanics have sought for in vain for
centuries. He has invented and put in
successful operation a windmill with self-
furliug sails. The mill built by hirnflhas
five feet wings, that is, the diamete_l‘_9f
of the wind sails is ten feet, and it_‘ha"is
been in operation for six months without
a hand being touched to it to regulate
the sails. It runs fifteen days at one
time, without stopping day or uight,and
it has stood through some hard gales.
The beauty of the improvement is that
it does stand still when the wind rugea
hardest, with the edge of the wings tip
the wind, and as it lulls, they gradually
resume their position for a gentle breeze.
It is so contrived that nothing but ‘a
squall of great severity, falling upon it
without a moment’s warning. can,,p_ro-
duce damage. - _
The mill mentioned has drawn wits’:
from a well twenty-eight feet deep, 0 be
hundred feet distant, and forced it __in__(.-
a small reservoir in the upper part 0 ,'t,'_b;o
barn, sufficient for all farm purpqsgs,
garden irrigation, and "lots to 'spa_‘r;éLj"
The cost of such a mill will be ‘ablout
$30, and the pumps and pipe about
It is elevated on a single oak poet, a foot
square, the t urn circle being supported
by iron braces. The wings are madfieiof
one longitudinal iron bar, through which
run small rods. Upon these rods narrow
boards half an inch thick are fitted, holes
being bored through from edge to edge,
and screwed together by nuts on the
ends of the rods. This makes strong
light sails, but, as will be seen, are fix-
turns not to be furled or clewed up; but
they are thrown up, edge to the wind,
by a very ingenious and simple arrange-
ment of the machinery, which obviates
the great objections to windrnillsi for
farm use-—the necessity for the constant
supervision of the sails to suit the strength
of the wind.
Wind is undoubtedly the cheapest
power that a farmer can use, and, not-
withstanding its inconstancy, if this im-
provement operates as well as it bids
fair to, in the single mill erected, it will
be applied to many valuable uses. By
windmills swamps may be drained, and
uplands irrigated. What an advantage
would the latter be in such a drought as
now prevails in many parts of the coun-
try, besides the great amount of fertiliz-
ing matter in water at all times. The
windmill could be used too for all grind-
ing of grain for farm use, driving the
washing machine and chum, pumping
fhe water from the well or spring--often
one of the hardest kind of labor about
the house. Liquid manure, and the
solid excrement made of liquid, could be
sent into a field through leading pipes by
the same power.
‘We earnestly hope for the succes of
this imp:-ovement—that it will not only
be an ornament, but a thing of useful-
ness to many Americans.- New York
Tribune.
pg-=-A “marriage romantic” is men-
tioued in the New Orleans Crescent, in
which a stock broker of that city took a
beautiful lady to church, a hundred
young ladies, dressed like houris, acted
as bridesmaids, and an equal‘ numbei of
gentlemen as groomsmen. Theyformed
a procession along the streets -which
was distracting to behold, and _ entered
the marrying home from a street_carp§t-
ed with flowers. As matrimonyie‘
tagious, a small epidemic of "wedding!
was expected to rage soon.
Q‘ Be careful to avoid bad company
for when the Devil fires into a crowd,
he is sure to hit somebodr ,.
. .. _M.,......—~,.-.—-
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