A HOME JOURNAL. URBCRIPTION RA.T£B. fare* Months, 50 Six i.oo Ono Teos. 9.00 Mo pkiorwltlbe sent from this office unless paid POBTAGB.—Papers sent Free to any part of Fair fl eld County to »aj other address. 20 Cents per an ■nm, payable at the Office where received. HOME NEWS AND GOSSIP. Wednesday, November 29, 1871. —•Which is the season to graft albums. —The laundry girls who have been on a strike have returned to work. —The spectrum of Encke’s comet has been seen. Eucke has been notified. —The mail Thursday eve was the largest «f the season. There were six bushels of it. —Bt. Thomas church in Bethel will be the scene of a brilliant wedding on Thanksgiv ing day. —When our town has a bridge to spare it should plant it over the water at the head of West street. —Bad boys are “lobbying” horse-shoes and lead pipe with a view to attending the drama next week. —Every man ip Danbury who was asked to contribute to the relief of the Western sufferers gave assent. —The hunters ot Danbury are having splendid luck this fall, especially in securing rabbits and partringes. —At a meeting of the directors of the gas company on Tuesday, the officers of the past year were re-elected. —A Danbury boy has reached his thir teenth year without telling a single lie, and naver owned a hatchet, either. —The remains of Edgar Knapp were brought from Brewster Wednesday last, and buried in the Wooster cemetery. —Bethel temperance people have passed a resolution inviting Rev. Mr. Hubbard to preach them a sermon on the subject. —Quite an addition to the library of the Universalist Sabbath school is being made this week, with the proceeds of the late con cert. —We understand that the laborers on the Bhepaug railroad Taura lay struck for an advance of wages, from $1.50 to $1.75 a day. —Officer Crofut arrested Michael McDer mott Thursday for being intoxicated, and Justice McDonald fined the prisoner $2. and coats. —Henry Wildman, Main street, is build wg a barn 80 feet long and 28 feet wide. It is the largest building of the kind in Dan bury, we believe. —An ingenious Danbury man guards against the poultry depredators, by tacking to his hen house the well known and feeling maxim, “Look out for paint.” —A very slim couple having recently got married, an observing neighimr said they would always remain constant to each other because they were too thin to be divided. —Our streets are in an advanced state of mud. A rural visitor who missed his horse from, its fastening Tuesday, wanted the authorities to fire a cannou over Main street. —Tne monument erected to the memory of Engineer Walbridge has been lowered so that the masonic emblems on top can be seen yithout standing on the base of the •tone. —Many of the County representatives, including Mr. H. N. Fanton, of Danbury, with a number of other citizens were present at the opening of the new jail in Bridgeport yesterday. —A horse attached to the Denbury shirt manufacturing company's wagon, ran away with it Friday, but was brought to in Sherwood’s livery yard, without doing any damage. —A Bridgeport man being drawn as one of a jury to sit upon the body of a child who had died suddenly, pithily observed upon viewing the body that, “it wouldn’t hold mor’n two of ’em at once.” A resident of Da^nry who has been troubled with the twth-ache for several vears, thinks that chase should be immediate ly made for the fleeing Woodward now that we have seen the rusbin’ prints. —A cow belonging to Patrick Ryan, of Grassy Plain, got on the railroad track near Bethel, on the 2lst, and was struck by the cars, breaking one of its legs. The owner was obliged to kill the animal. —An old gentleman in a neighboring town, whose son has recently been appointed postmaster, writes exultingly to a friend that “Thomas is so obliging and clever like, that every body in town is giving him their basi n' ss.” —Danbury young folks who depend on the worthy proprietor of the American Hotel in Brookfield, for a dunce about these day«,” will be gratified to learn that on Thanksgiving eve. Mr. Knapp will give a brilliant dance. —The two brothers drowned off Bridge port last week were the sons of Seymour Garlick, formerly of New Milford, where their remains were taken for interment, the body of the one last found being buried tbcie oa Tuesday week. —A grand rafflie for poultry is to com mence at the Bridge saloon to morrow night and continue every eve ning through the holi day season. his is a much cheaper way than stealing fowls. —A W. Sprague’s cotton mill at Baltic is said to be the longest building in the state. —Exchange. If it is any longer building than the Boston, Hartford Erie railroad, the Sprague Iwys have our tenderest sympa thy. —“ls that, your’n, mam,” asked a brigh little boy of an elegantly dr ssed and rath' r youngish looking lady, on Main street, last evening, nt toe same time holding up to her in lig vuu gaz. a false tooth. Thu lady swept by without a word, hut the crowd rewarded Hi honesty of the buy with a kindly smile. •'issE"tini Fowler, a young lady of Bo* place, visiting in Norwalk, met with n painful accident by the upsetting of a er-' ri age in which she w g riding, Wednesday evening. The two ladle-* she was with were riously bruised, and Miss Fowler rlan for a grand baby show which he con templates nringing before the public this win ter at the Rink. A model he had in the room is spoken of as having been very handsomely got up. —As will be seen by referring to the mat rimonial notices in to-day’s paper, Mr. John I Swertfager, late editor of the Jefferson ian, has taken unto himself a wife. Our old friend and cotemporary may rest assured that he and his bride have the best wishes of he typos here, to say nothing of the kind ly regards extended from a host outside the “charmed circle.’’ —One of the most brilliant parties ever given in this section was that at the residence >f B, B. Kellogg, New Fairfield, Wednesday veiling. About one hundred and fifty ;uests were present. In happy conversation, ileasant music and singing,'with a social lance for the yo mger people, the time passed wiftly to all. The arrangements forsupper vere complete and tne elegant viVands were emptingly served. Mr. Kellogg dispensed ds hospitality in his usual happy manner. —The little bridge that has for some time spanned the cand (our canal, how’s that?) opposite Crofut Co’s hat-factory, having impaired its usefulness by snapping in two, is to be replaced at once, the amount of travel that way making open comtiiunication a necessity. Rail road avenue ought to be ex tended through to Canal street (Canal in this connection being one of A.. T. F.’s vagaries), tn I we understand that a petition to that ef fect is now undergoing a prosperous incuba tion. —Silver-plated ware is no longer a costly luxury, thanks to prize package and gift can cel ns as well as to improved facilities for manufacturing. The child has its silver spoon, the young person indulge sin a watch, ii ipkin iiug or some other useful and or latm ntal trinket, while the tables in more advanced life are set off with one or more pieces of the beautiful metal. There is no man so poor but that at some time he is the recipient of silver plated avows, that is if b" dies whe e his body can be obtained. With his view of the importance of die subject, *e present on the outside of this paper a oerintive article of Ite manafaclure of the fc|l*lflß» ware. —A stately figure—Tenn. —The governor’s proclamation was read in the churches Sunday. —A rain storm set in Sunday night before people had fairly got home from church. —The Birmingham M. E. church has given Rev. Mr. Hatfield of Danbury a call.’ —Signor Blitz, the magician, will occupy the Opera House, on Monday evening next. —Members of the Church of Chi Ist held services at the Town Farm House, Sunday afternoon. —The G. A. R. have issued an appeal to the public in behalf of the widows and orphans of soldiers. —A Danbury hatter has sent, the editor of the Meriden Recorder a bat, and the editor is correspondingly gratified. —The schools close Wednesday afternoon for the balance of the week giving the scholars’ three days for Thanksgiving. —The most impressive sight we have seen was on West Street this morning. Five bald-headed men pitching pennies for a tur key. —Darius P. Brown advertises for sale several fine colts of superior breed, also several setts of harness, and two or three carriages. —The “praying baud” of the Methodist Church iu Danbury took part in the revival services at the Methodist Church in Ridge field Sunday. —A Town Hill boy asked his mother for a half dollar to buy a prize package, and told her if he drew anything valuable he would send the candy to Chicago. —James Kane was brought before Justice Comstock on charge ot bastardy prefered by Mary Ayers, and was bound over to the court of common pleas, under §SOO bond. —Owing to the presence of a visitiug min ister at the Methodist church*unday eveni’g, Mr. Hatfield postponed the delivery of his sermon on the “model man” to next Sunday evening. colored lady from New Milford and a white man belonging in Danbury, were ob served to link in a loving embrace on Frank lin street, Saturday afternoon They had evidently not seen each other in some time. —An honest but ignorant young man writes to learn “what course he shall pursue to make him proficient in the duties of a coroner.” We don’t know much about it. but we would should say almost any corse that came handy. —At his lecture in Hartford Mark Twain pulled form his pocket a piece of very dirty linen. It is said to have been an accident, but as this accident has happened a number of times Mr. Twain should have learned not to reach in so deep. —The South Centre district school is lightening the burden of study by iucorporat ing an attraction in the shape of a new fence. It will accommodate eighteen hund red autographs and four thousand monograms, if judiciously managed. —A man named Harrison Knapp, livingon North Street, became insane, Saturday, aud while thus afflicted committed an assault upon his father. He was taken to the lock-up Sunday, and shortly after became so much better that the officer took him back home. —The school visitors are introducing Mitchell’s new revised Geographies into all the.town schools of our in the place of Cor nells, previously used. Ihe change is giving general satisfaction and is very much desired by many patrons of the schools. Old Geo graphies unrevised are much like a last year’s newspaper. —A number of our German citizens have formed a singing and amusement society, which will give a number of entertainments through the year the proceeds of which are to be devoted to charitable objects. The following are the officers elected PresL dent, Louis Peter Vice-president, Leopold Mager; Secretary, Louis Beer; Treasurer Adam Hoffman. —The Bridgeport lock-up is handsomely carpeted, and is supplied with rep lounges and spring mattrasses. On the walls are numerous pretty engravings. Bath rooms, billiard tables and a lunch counter are close at baud. Every tramp is given a change or new clothes, a paper of cardamons, and is shown over the city at the expense of the authorities. —Rev. Wm. Stybbius, of Southport, olll ciated iu the Methodist church Sunday even ing. His remarks were bused on the 9 of Isaiah 6 verse. It was a beautiful and forci ble exposition of the passage, and the large congregation listened with undivided atten tion from the beginning to the close of the discourse. —The new through car on the Housatonic road is provided with high-backed seats which are a luxury to sit in, although short people do not get much of a view of their neighbors because of them. Nestled down in these seats an industrious couple could do a right smart lot of courting in a short dis tance. and no one would be the wiser for it. —Mr. Starr Hoyt Ambler and wife, of Brooklyn, have bien sorely afflicted in the past four years, having buried a child iu every one of those years. The fourth and their last, a bright boy of six years, is dead, and Friday the^bereaved parents brought the little one to their old honu, to lay him beside those who have gone before. Four little graves side by side. What a pitiful sight. —The Hibernians gave an excellent per formance at the Opera House, Saturday even ing. There was a good share of the rollick ing humor peculiar to the Irish peopl some delightful singing, and fine dancing. The acting of Mr. and Mrs. McEvoy was capital, and elicited shouts of laughter and applause from the audi< nee. Should the comp my come again they will have a much better house. —Competent authority declares th it a pas senger train will run over the -bepaug road by Christmas. We thought it was to be done on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Several months ago we said the road would be finished and in working order by the first of January 1872. The statement at once attracted the attention of the Litchfield edi tors who having built any number of rail roads knew the road would be completed three or four months before the time we pre dicted. They don’t say so now, however. —A gentleman walking along the track of the Dai.bury Norwalk railroad, this morn ing, was hailed by a stra iger.who in a ter rific loud’voice bade him “Good morning.” “Good morning;” was the somewhat bewil dered reply. “Rather cold?” shrieked the stranger, “Yes, somewhat,” said the other, staring hard at the new comer; “but what makes you scream at meso?” “Why, ain’t vou deaf ?’’said the new chap, “Deaf no what on earth made you think I was deaf?” •‘Because,” said the new comer sl’ghtly con l fused, “I see you walking ou the track. —A horse belonging to Fred Starr had quite an eventful time Sunday night. B iug sick it became deiirous, and actually jumped through the side of its stable. Find ing itself out doors, it etart< d out to the rail road, ran down among the shops, where it frightened the watchman into madly flinging an armful of wood to th*- ground and seek ing safety in flight. After that the animal ran across the turn table without breaking its legs, and thence down the track to the first bridge where it was discovered at day light next morning, settled to its body among the timbers one third across the bridge, aim as dead as half the advertising in one hoise papers. A New Preston correspondent of the Litchfield Enquirer urges the people of that section to secure a railroad by tapping the Shepaug, instead of building the Bee Brook turnpike as has been proposed. He says the N< w Milford branch is dead, and takes tin opportunity to charitably observe that New Milford people and the Housatonic railroar company offer no aid but talk. The cost of a connection with the Sb paug would be about $40,000, according to his figuring, and as New Preston has already subscribed §20,- 000 for the New Milford branch, which could be transferred, the balence might be easily raised in Washington and Warren We don’t know what all this talk will amount to, but if it will serve to arouse New Milford, an object will be accomplished. —A rather good story is,told of our well known hackman, Bates. He had two pas sengers to take from the depot the other evening, who were to go to different parts of the village. One of them said he would wait nutil he had come back from taking tl.e other, and the more willing as the roads were in such wretched condition that any extra weight became a severe burden, '-o Mr. Bates started with one of them, and after a struggle through the dark and mud finally reached the destination. Stepping down from his seat he with an xpression of grati tude for the safe voyage, opened the door and stood invitingly waiting for the party to alight. Waiting a moment and hearing no movement he thrust bis head inside, cheer fully observing, “Here we are, sir,” and dis covered to his unbounded horror that the pmweuger was—not there. In the general hurry and confusion be had unintentionally driven off without him. Mr. Bates’ feelings may be imagined, but we doubt if an^ body MJ daflerihe them. Afoa —A St mfurd man has sent for a ticket to the female suffrage discussion to take place at she Opera House, Dec. 7th, There will be quire anumb -r from out of town present on tint occasion. —The copartnership of Tweedy Co.,hat manuf.ietu ers having expired by limitation a new association has been formed to be known as the Tw -edy manufacturi g company with a capital of §2oo,Odd. The gentlemen forming the new company are W. H. Tweedy, Thomas E. Tweedy, John T. Dann, Edmund Tweedy. We wish the new organization a continuance 6f the success attained bv the old. The Great Plain P t .rly. Mr. Editor: —You ought to have been with those sell In-. i,cd guests in the great spontaneous party of Tuesday, the 21st, at Great 1 lain. It would have made your very types click more musically and tell smoother stories for a month to come. There were happy faces enough—aud sufficiency of solid enjoyment, pure social feeling and Christian kindness, at least to turn a saw mill. If I didn’t hate long stories, I’d tell you how it was. Our respected neighbors, Philo B. White and lady, have attained that social eminence, the oldest inhabitants of our hum ble district. The venerable couple now re spectively in their 83d and 78th years, had completed 59 years of married life, having dcwlt all that time in that same quiet and lovely spot,—and if IdidnJ hate long stories I would tell you further—that Mr. White was born on that very ground, from* which be has never been absent more than two weeks at once, (rather a tough story to tell of friends in these locomotive days, but nevertheless, fact). So his numerous de scendants and friends quietly resolved the day shonld be duly celebrated by a lawful surprise. Before meridian there was a determina tion of vehicles towards that socially cele brated mansion “the Unity Iloffse.” But as all could not arrive simultaneously, a con centration was made at Mrs. McCormick’s, uulil sufficient numbers had gathered to make the grand entry in force. At Ip. m. the column was pul in motion, headed by the eldest son, Cyrus A. White, esq., of your village, (who, by the way, left ail his ice at home and entered warmly into the pro ject), for the house and so skilfully had all been planned and so unsuspiciously every manoeuvre made, that the excellent couple were taken all of a sudden, and the surprise was complete. Their equanimity however was disturbed but for a moment, and the numerous guests were received with their usual kind, and warm hearted gretting. The coat of arms of every family represented was—basket or pail pendant, choice things wrappant, feet propellant, hands incessant. From so many sources, arose full soon a table spread with all the richness, variety and beauty of the creations of Aladdin’s lamp or an Epicure’s dream, I’m sorry Mr. Editor, you are obliged to imagination alone for what followed, but I exxort you to give that faculty uncheck'd reins. The occasion was m le memorable also by the baptism of the youngest scion of the house, the little Esther t lura, a grand child and by the presence of two great grand chil dren, thus making four generations present. One ot the guests being slightly troubled with a proclivity towards rhyming, contribut ed to the entertainment the following: REFLECTION. Respectfully Dedicated to B.i. Philo B. White aud Lady, for the 59th Anniversary of their Wedding day. November 21,1871. Lord by the favor thou hast made, Our Mountain to stand strong; And in our heart's feces es laid. The founts of grateful song As sun's revolve in shining ranks, Or stars like Diamonds blaze Accept bur Morning-Psalm of thanks, Our Evening song of Praise. We praise thee Lord, for all the past, Where thou hast borne us up For present bleasings richly cast, And all the Future hope. And standing on this ridge of Time, We turn our mist-' gaze. Back o'er the shadowy ale sublime, j Which holds the past of days. There spreads the clouds and sunny sky. The bliss; the toils, the fears, Reverses sad and hopes drawn high. Of filty-niue long years. With Telescopic help we urge, Our sight, too weak to delve. Along tue dim horizon’s verge, Of eighteen hundred twelve. There!—lift the tube and let it red— Now—"see what we shall see:’’— A parlor bright with many a gueat, And many a sound of glee. Stitt look—a lovely sight in truth. In vision from displayed Behold, a tall and earnest youth, A sweet and blushing maid. Now listen—ere the Parson yet, The solemn rite doth end": “What God hath join’d together, let No man in sunder rend.” Look on—and lo another sight— The youth and his lov’d Bride, Go from the Parent roof tn tight, Lite's battles side by side. And they have strove aud nobly won, The conflicts by the way And lo the years of conquest done. Are ilfty-mne to-day Now (lro]>the glass and let the eye, Unaided scan the sight; As nearer s ell the objects high, And leaver glows the light. The youth we saw in Fancy’.- glass. The maiden young and bright; To-day in health before us pass. Trescrved in life aud light. Erect the Patriarch's from appears; And still lov'd children come, To feus', wiiere Kh long years. Hath stood their Father's home. Those children s and to bear their name. When rheyat lasi are gone; And children's children’s children stretch. In generation ou. N good thing hath the Lord denied, Fo them that fear his name N real want left unsiippMe Nor Palsied eithar fran e. How shall our feeble hearts extol— And how aright regard The gdoduess which has given all, Tl.o Mercy which has spared. ^Or how shall humble work- bo vrought, To bring Umi glory nigh 1 Sink down ye powers of mortal thought, nd God exalt on high James W NicuOM. The following ri solutions were a.lopte i by ihe Universalist Church aud s. c ety Ist evening. Whereas: The solemn news has leached us that the dear, al! loving One, in the ex creise of wisdom higher and better than our own, has called from her earthly to his Heavenly home our Leloved sister, Charlotte P Haskell, wife of our dear brother and former pastor, William G. Haskell; I herkfork, Resoi.ved That, remember ing well her high, womanly worth and Christian character, we extend to our deeply afflicted brother our sincerest, deepest sym pathy in this his time of trial, and pray that lie who wept in Bethany will be especially mar bun now, with that unfading comfort He alone can give. Resolved Tuat a copy of these resolu tions be forwarded to the bereaved family bv the clerk of this society. Attest V R. Heath, Clerk. Two Wilton nun went fox hunting one day last week, and shot two of the beasts. They received the State bounty, $2 for each fox. The Chicago fire has increased the business of the Norw.dk lock company so that it is running ou full time and doing a heavy busi ness. James Looney was caught in a belt and carried around a shaft at the Stamford wool en mills recently, an t received injuries suffic ient to kill an oruimry man. He still hv\s, however, and will recover. Every train of cars running from New York to New Hav u, on arriving w ithin half u mile of the Norwalk draw bridge, com municates by means of electricity with a city bell which lolls, giving warning of its coin ing A horrible tragedy occurred near M rid. n yesterday, a young German nameu Veits having murdered his mother, and then com mitted suicide. Velis, who resided with his parents, has been a confirmed invalid for years, though able to attend to his busin ss. He was confined to his bed, however, for several days past, and Thursday night was delirious, but as he appt ared to be much bet ter yesterday morning bis attendant only visited him at intervals daring ihe day. In the afb moon, bis sister, hearing a noise, went into his bed-room, and found him lying bleeding on ihe floor, and his mother partial ly concealed by a heap of bed clothes. A physician was *ent for, who found the wo man slid breathing, I iu unable to aiticulate. Hh died wiiiitn a lev mimili s after his ar rival