Connecticut western news., 1872-08-16


 and price ''can't be beat," must be trotted out and the world must know about them. This week we publish his advertisement,
 which in ''thunder tones" proclaims to all in want of everything and anything the, l heart can desire, from a pin to q crobar, an ounce of nutmegs, Qhe genuine Conn
 ecticut sort of course,) to load ot hay, and all for astonishingly low prices. We have long entertained an opinion that MT. F. could dive deeper, swim further under water, and come ost dryer, in the mercan- tile business. than any other man, and his only fault was he did not let folks know it.
 We think very likely one reason he is so successful, is because he buys his choice groceries and canned fruits of Moore, Weeks & Co.,, of Hartford, or at least, if he does not buy them there, he will after he reads their advertisement in the NEWS, this week. Look at his advertisement go and see him and ascertain whether what we have said is li(k)e-ly story.
 C0rnaoGW BaSdge.-There was not much excitement in Cornwall Bridge last Satur- day. The farmers appeared to be all busy; off in the fields, moving, and for ought we know, sowing and hoeing. The streets as consequence presented an almost desert ed aspect. A stroll into the store of Kel- logg & Skiff, rewarded us with view of Greeley and Brown hat on the counter, and for fear it might be mistaken for any other sort of hat. the ''tlrm name" of Greeley & Brown occupied a conspicuous place on its generous crown. They tell us they arc doing heavy business in whortleberres, both at wholesale and retail This, with Skiffs ll-pound sucker, which seems to oc- cupy not little of his time and attention, and the extensive business done by Kellogg Jr, in the wooden hop toad trade, is brief but comprehensive summary of their busi- ness during these sultry dog days, yet by. and-by they will have enough to do to fully make up for their present lazy time. How is Miller Manvel getting along up at the mill, also Merchant McNeil at the Furnace store? These folks tucked away up out of sight, should be heald from If we can manage to get half or three quarters of an hour at any one lime, in Cornwall Bridge, shall try to get up there and attend 10 their cases.
 ChapinpiOe. and everybody is busy at Chapinvillc. MT. Landons branch railroad, 5-Sths of mile long, from the station of the Conn. Western road to his furnace in the village is completed, and the Deacon, who accompanied us on our tour of inspection last Monday afternoon, says it is well done, being thoroughly ballasted and rendered complete in its every feature A huge set of car scales, to weigh 30 tons, are being placed in the track few rods iron as it is passed to and from his works can be weighed. Several cars were stand ing within few feet of the blaze of the furnace, from which was being unloaded, charcoal which came in Landon & Co.'S cars direct from the charcoal regions of Vermont. In few days side track to convey ore to point most conve- nient for direct discharge into the furnace will be completed. With every facility for systematically conducting his business thus provided, 1t would seem as though Mr. Landon ought to be able to compete with the world, in making hls superior quality of iron. His wheat mill is becoming justly notorious for turning out the best flour that comes into this market. This has rapidly advertised itself, and the demand for it is far beyond the capacity of the mill to SUD- ply. As we said some time since: whether the ''fault" is in the mill, wheat or miller, we know not: neither is it necessary to in- qulre so long as the flour is at it's present quality. Among his men and work, MT. Landon is constantly seen, clad in the habiliments of ''professor, working hard CT and more hours than any of them.
 4 I0Dn HaN.-We last week published in the NEWS, all item concerning the de- structlon of the city records and other val uable public documents by the fire in Chi cago, the exhorbitent prices charged by the owners of the three newspapers, who had published the various transactions in real estate, and by so doing had come into pos session of all the official records of title to real estate in Cook county. AS there ap- pears to be 10 law to reach their particular case, they have what they seem to regard as ''soft thing" and charge the very mode rate sum of $75O, 900. and at present the prospect is they will get their price ;but what has this to do with town hall for Sails bury? Not very much perhaps, but it shows us what Antght be the result of fire here, to destroy the town records, etc., although the town probably would not be SO fortu- nate as to be able to purchase 8 second set of records, etc., even at the price asked for those of Chicago, as we have not learned that second set is in existence in any form. Do the people of the town realize the risk of destruction by fire of all their town rec ords of land titles and other almost invalu- able uments?-Harbored as they are in @ wooden desk in 1Oxl2 wooden office building, liable at almost any moment to destruction by fire, it would seem as though some attention should be given to the mat ter of their better protection. Because they have been safely kepti in this risky way of doing it for so many years, is no sign they will remain so for years to come. A fire-proof vault should be constructed and in it should be placed the valuable town records, etc., and while we are about it, why wouldn't it be best to build town hall worthy the business of the town aud have this vault constructed in it? It should be matter of shame for town so rich, as everybody knows the town of Salisbury to be, to own no better building for the towns business. Let us look at the the matter a little, with an eye to real business, and count, as nearly as may be, the cost and our ability as town to meet the expense. We have learned that tax of one-half