Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

0narOn n0XC week.
 Fals VSNage.-WHk on the Housatonic repair shops in Falls Village is progressing rapidly, about seventy men being employed. So much of the labor which has been ex- pended on the works up to this time has been of class which makes but little show, as underpinning and foundations laid under the ground, that one is naturally inclined at first to think the work has been but slowly prosecuted. The buildings for car building will be ready about the first of September for work to be commenced in them, and the locomotive repair shops finished soon after. The new railroad bridge leading from the Housatonc railroad to their works, will be finished this week and is very sub- stantial and durable structure. The tene- ment houses belonging to the works are being repaired and painted in fine style and will make cozy and comfortable homes for the workmen. Mir. ChauncY Morris, the master mechanic of the Housatonic road has removed from Bridgeport to Falls Vil- lage, and occupies the residence of the late Horatio Ames. Now that the prospects of the village are brightening, the grasp of land holders, whose land is suitable for building lots is tightening. The demand for lots for building purposes is rather in- creasing, and it would seem for the interest of everybody, the owners of the land as well as others, to sell freely. Charge big price, if you will, but seW and allow your place to grow. The Housatonic company are by all hands welcomed to Falls Village with their business, but it is not expected but that some bitter will mingle with the sweet, as for instance, the quarry opened back of the school house in Amesville, has effectually blasted both teacher and schol- ars clean out of the house, and as conse- quence the town is saved the expense of teaching the young ideas of Amesvile how to-" fire gun"
 Valua6le Books-As Mir. L. M. Day is canvassing this town, and when through here will canvass the towns of Canaan and Sharon for three interesting and very valu- able books, we desire to call especial atten- ton to them, as we regard them as worthy of it. One of them, the New Illustrated, Devotional and Practical Polyglot Family Bible," with over 1000 pages and POO fine Scripture illustrations, is indeed a grand work, and seems to contain more biblical information illustrated and treated in a manner easily to be understood, than any work of the kind we have seen. Another book he offers it entitled, "Science and the Bible," or, the "Mosaic Creation and Modern Discoveries" by the Rev. Herbert w. Morris, A. M., formerly professor of Newington college, and is designed to rec oncile science and the Inspired Word, and in this effort he appears to have succeeded admirably, That the geological formation of the earth's surface furnishes evidences of truth or error of various supposed historical facts, is not at this enlightened age ques- toned, and in this work it is clearly demon strated that there is no conflict between the teachings of the Bible and scientific geolog- ical discoveries, us has of late years been entists. The field traYersed by the author is not only too sublime, but too extensive for notice in these columns to do it jus. tice, and we hope all will give it attention when the agent calls; and whoever buys the work we feel assured will prize it more and more as they progress in knowledge ot it's contents. The third book is of diff ferent class and will be sought and will in. terest many. Its title is "The Mormon Wife" A life story of the sacrifices, sor' rows and sufferings of women among the polygamsts in Utah.
 LakeusUe Jottiugs. is certainly not notorious for being dull, but to the con. trarY one usually finds somebody stirring about in the streets, whether that stirring about amounts 10 anything, matters not, il has the aPpeGrGnce of business, but "what on airth was the occasion for the unusual quiet of last Wednesday forenoon. Stroll ing into Roberts store, only two or three customers were occupying the time of the clerks, when usually many times that mum Der are there. Somebody whispers: Rob erts is off getting married;" that is it, ano probably the customers have all gone tc the wedding. That of course explained the mystery. In the bank, Tom. Norton who is ordinarily noisy enough, was buried clean out of sight in figures, literally chokeG with mathematical hieroglyphics, and il spoken to, his natural inclination to accom- modate one with at least as much as a re. ply to civil question, prompted him tc make an effort, and indeed a spasmodit one it was, looking up in that peculiarly earnest and nervous manner exhibited by { chicken when wrestling with that distress ing disease called "pp." (" No use 1T talking" Tom was busy last Wednesday forenoon. Merchant Jones to the contrary was full of smiles and attention. Gave us ( cigar and-well-Jones is Q pretty gooc fellow anyway. His clerks were busy sell ing.his goods, and if they couldn't do al the work, he didn't seem to care, wasn' going to bother himself much about it, ant if "school didn't keep" he wasn't going te cry about it. After little we ascertaineG he was married last Monday evening which of course accounted for his perfec abandon of care. On his return from Mil lerton that evening, (where he was proba bly, sent to get him out of the way for little while,) he was met by his brother merchant, Roberts, who succeeded admira ply in detaining him from his house, til all was in readiness to receive him, by talk ing about the price of salt. &c., &c, and
 
 of thing. After being released by Bro Roberts, (and he said he was tempted tt tear himself away before he did go, as hs was as hungry as two bears, having had ne supper he entered his yard and as he dil