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FAIRFIELD. Iuteresting Items irom Our Lively Neighbor.Winter next Wednesday.Fifteen more days in 1892.The finest nutumn on record.The days will soon be growing longer Sow is the time to pay your taxes. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Crandall, Norwalk, spent Sunday in town.Next Thursday will be the thirtieth anniversary of the secession of South Carolina.It would pay one of the Norwalk banks to start a branch establishment in this village.The Fairfield cornet band has played out. The instruments have been placed in the hands of a custodian for safe keeping, and it is well.The Greenwich Enterprise would make us believe there is a possibility of our getting two railroads and an electric car line. For heaven’s sake, Bro. Brooks, don’t get us excited.Now we can see the difference between mud roads and stone pikes. Every dollar tbat can be spared for that purpose should be expended in making stone roads They are a comfort in the muddy season.G. W. Gleason, the humorist, elocu tionist and all-around funny man, edi-tor of the Westville (Ind ) Indicator, has been spending a week with friends in this and adjoining townships. “Gad” is a little feiiow, only weighing about two hundred pounds, yet be always marches at the head of the procession ciose to the baud wagon, and side by side with the elephant. His paper, the Indicator, is one of the spi cleat local papers we have ever seen, and is a terror to evil doers. No one has ever yet dared to enter his sanctum for the purpose of cowhiding the editor The first settlers in Fairfield town* ship were the widow Sample and her fkmily of nine children, John, Martha, Betsy, James, William, Anna, Samuel, Nancy and David. They came from Newark, Ohio, to this township in 1816 and settled near where Thomas Gannett now lives.Jacob Kush, of Pennsylvania, came to Fairfield early in 1817 and afterwards married the widow Sample.Mr. and Mrs. Ktipbaiet Day and a brother, Asa Day, came in 1817 Eliphalet'a children, who came with him, were Laviila, Laura, Joel, Isaac and Abigail.Amos Hark ness, of Pennsylvania, also came in 1817.Spencer Baker and wife came from New York {State in 1819, They had seven children, two of whom died quite young. Those who arrived at age were Lydia, Lurintha, Loro, Lucinda and Lewis. William Baker, a t.roti.er, came at the same time bringing his wife, Leah Davis. Five other brothers came within the next few years, Samson, George, Sylvester, Jeflerson J , and Abijah.Philip Moffit and wife came from Connecticut in 1819.Aaron Smith moved here in 1820. His daughter, the wife of Frederick Parrott, lives upon the old homestead.John Cherry and wife, of Semproni-ua, N. Y , came to this township in 1821. They had four children, Phoebe M , John, William Adams, and Emma Cemantha,Havilah Smith and wife, of New York State, came in 1822.Jeremiah Kingsbury and wife, of New York, settled here in 1821.Samuel Foote, of New York, arrived in 1819.Ransom B. Ellsworth, of Vermont, settled here in 1821.Colonel William Greenfield and wife became residents of ttiis town in 1822.John Dimmilt, of Virginia, took up his residence here in 1832.Clark Berry, of New York, came here in 1823.Gardiner Eidridge and wife and his brothei George came from New York in 1822.Those above mentioned were among the first settlers of this, the most beautiful of Hurou county’s several townships. There were some others whose names we have been unable to obtain. Those hardy pioneers experienced many hardships and encountered many difficulties which we at the present time know nothing of. Many of them are sleeping in the cemeteries of Fairfield. We should approach their graves with uncovered heads remembering that they who lie there were pioneers, and that through their efforts and labors we now enjoy and possess our beautiful homes.[From Thursday’s Fremont News ]Trespassing on Uncle Sum’s Domains.ft. G. Don Co.’g Weekly I on the Condition of BnsiEFFECT OF GOLD 8H1PMTo Europe Pails to Produce Any DepressionTh« Closing Days or the Tear Ole. !*e of Showing the Largest Tol Trade Ever Known In This CornsNhw York, Dec. 17.—R. G. Co.'a Weekly Review of Trad The shipment of more than 13 gold to Europe early this we* caused some national apprehen speculative markets. It is true t gold is demanded by Austria such circumstances that an exee premium is paid for it, but Austria nor any other country draw gold from the United 8ti foreigners.The exports of bread stuffs, provisions, cattle and petroleum vember amounted to *62,609,32 eating aggregate export j of a bo 000,000 per month and an excess chandise exports over imports r than 120,000,000. The condition! mestic trade are decidedly healt the approaching close of the ye find a larger volume of busines foreign and domestic, than ha been known before At Boston general business is —cotton mills were never betl ployed and trade in woolens is while in boots and shoes business inently prosperous. At Philad groceries are active and trade in ry and glass and {mints is fairlj factory, but in dry goods somewhf At Pittsburgh the demand for ma tured iron is somewhat less urgej the output of pig iron increaslt; trade in glass Is fairly active T1 trade at Cincinnati is satisfacto: collections are fair.At Cleveland trade i. active goods, grocer ies, crockery and h articles and fairly good in other and general business exceeds last 10 to 15 per cent, but in rollec business is quiet and prices have 10 per cent At Indianapolis bu is comparatively quiet and at I dull, though iron products are : demand.Trade at Chicago is especially faa holiday lines and collections ar with not as much need as usus loans in ordinary business. Rece pork, lard, dressed beef, rye and are less than a year ago, and a hides, corn, woof and flour, while increase appears in cheese, oats, b wheat cattle and sheep The movement of gold does i present cause especial stringency i money market here, because cur is coining this way from the int Nevertheless it is felt that any a eruble outgo at this season must prices of products, and wheat is s a cent lower than a week ago wit mo 'erate sales, though corn is al cent higher and oats substantial! changed. In the cotton market lt;ordinary speculation continues sales of more than 1,600,000 bat the week and a slight advance in p Money has been a little dearer, th on call rising from 4 to 5 per centTwo Prisoner* steamed to DeatBatavia, 111., Dec. 17.—Thui night Simon Mitchell, an old res of Batavia, was locked up in the jail for intoxication, together William Fitch, from Ohio. The ro-which the men were confined is hi by steam pipes. Through some known cause an explosion occurrt the steam pipes, which filled the with hot steam that literally bt the prisoners to death before could be rescued.An Old Mine Fire.Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 17.—The I lng company entertain fears foi safety of their Beech wood collier Mount Laffe. A mine fire which been burning in the old Wades shaft near here for thirty-four yea working its way towards this col and means are now being taken to vent its further progress in that d tion.Death of a Promising Editor.Cleveland, Dec. 17.—Will H. Str son of Dr. Jam in Strong, of the he department, died at his father’s dence in this city at 4 o’clock Fr morning, after an illness of six wlt; The deceased was assistant city elt; of the Detroit Free Press, and rai among the foremost newspaper me Tktrn1tIn Memoriam.Elfina Gertrude Tripp was bom Bethany, Genesee Co, N. Y., June 5 1845. March 3d, 1869, she was mar to James Westbrook, and with removed to Ohio in 1873, and settle Norwalk, which has since been home. Bhe was the mother of slt; children, all of whom survive.Bhe united with the M. E. chi at Perry, N. Y , when but 20 year age but has not been actively ide tied with the church for some y past owing to the multiplicity of far cares. She was devoted to her far and made every effort to train anc them for noble, useful and Chris lives.8he died at 9.40 a. m., Wedne* December 14th, being 47 years, months and 24 days old.The funeral services were held at late residence, corner of League Wooster streets, on Friday, DecenON TRADE IN GENE
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