Connecticut western news., 1872-09-27

most reliable and staunch citizens. who said he attended school with Rogers in Mill River, that he was regarded by his schoolmates as decidedly '.soft," and was known among them as Rogers Fool! Aha, MT. Rogers: To be kicked by Jackass, you said last week was not pleasant, but we have to say that to be called weak in intel lect by confounded fooI is damnable! <! Where is there an owner of the meanest kind of q Jackass, that would swop him for drooe of goggeeyed fools? But the unkindest cut of your last weeks item, was where you tried to make people thlnk that we 'essayed to tell you something about running a newspaper That was decidedly rough. To have people think, (and you knew twas a lie when you wrote it;) that we were foolish enough to attempt to drive anything into such a beetlehead, is what plaques as. If this miserable parasite pos- sessed thimblefull of brains he would not seek to bring about such contemptible
 controversy, of which we are ashamed, and more particularly so, since we have belit-
 tied ourself by allowing ourself to be drawn
 into it with Rogers Fool.
 Pittsfeld Cele6ratss.-Last Tuesday
 Pittsfeld celebrated the dedication of it's
 soldiers monument, extensive preparations
 were made by the city for the occasion
 and the day .being pleasant the largest
 crowd of people ever there was brought in
 by the numerous long trains on the differ
 ent railroads leading into and through the
 place. The streets were literally flooded
 with flags, and the city was in its best at-
 tire. The programme was an excellent
 one and was carried .out without flaw.
 GiImores band of Boston were there, and
 discoursed music for them, adding not | little to the interest of the occasion. The
 monument is a beautiful shaft, surmount-
 ed by an elegant statue representing the
 color bearer of regiment, and when the
 names of the soldiers and sailors from
 Pittsield who were killed or died in the
 service are inscribed in letters of gold on
 its four sides, which could not be done un-
 til the monument was in its place.. but
 which will soon be done now it is erected,
 it will be not only fitting memento of the
 gallant deeds of those who gave their lives
 for the good of their country, but will be a
 shaft to which the succeeding generations
 of the inhabitants of Pittsfield will justly
 look to with pride, and which will stand as
 perpetual monument of Pittsfelds enter.
 prise, as well as its appreciation Of the ser
 vice of her noble sons. Will the town of
 deeds of its soldier boys during the late
 Rebellion, on shaft of this sort or will
 it be best to build to their honor a me
 morial hall which will be our new town
 hall, and in which be appropriate tablets as
 records of their services. Think the mat ter up, and when at the meeting in Octo
 Der be prepared to discuss the question
 fully, in connection with the best course t( be pursued in getting what we need-' aeU toaon hdU. Hello! Herr comes report of the monument celebra ton by our special correspondent, ''takel on the spot" Plttsfeld dedicated thei F monument to her fallen heroes today 5 Never shone the sun on 8 brighter day flo 8 mense not less than thousand o which Conductor Plumb gathered up a = least one thousand in the Housetonic val g ley, on train of l5 cars, and no steam t 3 spare. The monument is of gray granite 5 surmounted by bronze statue by Thomr e son, the pupil of E. D. Palmer, of Alban . "a city that has turned out more artist e than any of it's size on the continent. Tn Harts, William and Francis; Boughtor f Homer Martin, Gay and others too numel d ous to mention, were all Albany boys an . deserve their fame. Geo. Wm. Curtis j. editor Harpers Weekly, was the orator, an g it is needless to say gave most tinishe k and eloquent address, which was printe e ln the Springfield Union LjttIe before ? was delivered, and is being cried about th n streets as write 6 p. m. Tuesday,. Afte 1t music by Gitmore's Band and prayer b e what is left of Dr. Todd. after the gres a Ga1 (Hamilton), Gen. Bartlett delivered l. the monument over to Hon. Thomas Col e president of the day, who accepted it in 1t meet little speech. After these grave cer n monies were over the procession re.forme n and under the genial guidance of Sheri h Graham Root, proceeded to the grand ten es where a sumptuous dinner was served it the invited guests, of which We were one ,e Express, you know. Here, after fee 1e that needed no ''grace to give it gusto, M re Colt brought out Gov. Washburn, who g m over the old, old ground quickly al s, respectfully if not brilliantly The Re lg John gave spirited address, as becom af Todd. Ex Mayor West said few SC ,d sible words, and Lieut.. Governor Tuck s. finished up ths orating before everybot ve was tuckered out and the trains had [ k- left. All in all, it was thoroughly enjo ly able day. Eight bands were in attendan 70 furnishing most stirring music, and wh n, with soldiers, firemen and citizens the occ re sion was one to be long remembered. ye course we made a sketch of the seen s. which will appear in Harper's Week. be Frank Leslie, Days Doings, sc. &c.-if ra does not miss of it, JR.
 T. D. BresosteS.-Among the many W. m have gone from ''old Salisbury" and ha made their mark in the world of progre ,. is MT. T. D. Brewster, now of Peru,' I ,;u nois. MT. B. was born in Salisbur Y, and spending the early part of his life we ,r to Illinois in 1885, where he is engaged N one of the most extensive manufacturi establishments in the United States. ,ss correspondent writes concerning th' ,Io works and Mir. Brewster, in the Chica ,ot Evening Journal of August 26th ,iextra ;st from whose correspondence we publ ,o below, knowing that it will be read W