Connecticut western news., 1873-12-12

S6aron.-We want good correspondent r in Sharon. Won't somebody who is vii f ling to give us local items communicate with us on the subject.
 Neao Nusic.-Mr w. G. Humphrey, al
 Humphreys drug store in Canaan, has beer
 getting in another lot Of new sheet music from the popular music publisher, J. L.
 Peters. His stock now embraces some oI
 the very choicest selections, which will re ceive the attention of the lovers of good
 music hereabout. MT. Humphrey has ar
 ranged with the publishers to send anS
 kra0aon music book to any part of the Unit
 ed States, postage paid, on receipt of the regular price. Send to him, enclosing g
 stamp, for 8 large twenty-th page cata.
 lOgue of sheet music and musical books,
 and become posted.
 Fatal Accident.-Last Monday night, az
 half dozen young men were patrolling the
 streets of Amenia, watching for gang of
 thieves which had been reported as on their
 way there from New York city, one of the
 number discharged.hls revolver, which was
 an understood signal for the whole number
 to rendezvous quickly at certain point for
 some concerted action. The calling to-
 gether of the squad in this instance was a
 test case by one of the number. to ascer-
 tain how quickly they would assemble,
 should occasion demand it, and as they came up, in some way or other not clearly
 understood, pistol in the hands of one
 Emerick was accidentally discharged, the
 ball from which entered the lett side of James Stewart, also one of the party, and penetrating his heart. instantly killed hlm, he only having tune to exclaim, "I am shot," and expired.
 | 4 Siloer WsHding.-The tweuty-fft an- niversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs.
 Marti1 Harris vas the occasion of one of tue largest gatherings from the surround ing villages, at their residence in this vii
 lsge, Thursday evening of last week, that eyer convenes for the purpose of social entertainment, ip . village of this size. The people assembled ID the old mansion, which
 in years past and gone was known as the
 Bushnell Tavern" and which was so
 many years occupied and used for the pur- pose of "a tavern," and with the otLer an cient ''but honorable" edi6ce just opposite the Congregational church, were the two principal ''taverns" in town. This stately old mansion is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harris as their r. sidence, temporarily though it may be, yet available since they sold their Maple Shade place. It is now considerably more than hundred years old: and being built in the way all things 1 were done in those good old times, very substantially, is now, even at it's great age, | fully able to hold and accommodate the mulutudes which swarmed there on the oc. casion ID question.
 At about nine o'clock iu the evening and when the large company had all arrived, il was invited to repast in what. in old tav- l ern times, was known as the dining room, On such occasions, it is very common for | newspaper writers, to speak of tables groaDing under their weight of good things to eat. The table spread in this old dining room, Thursday evening, did not groan. It was not of the grooming sort as it was built strong enough to hold table full without a groan, and if the delicious Cake. varying in size from two and half stories high, down to a common loaf, and covered an inch and half deep with a snowy frost ing; and the everything else that the most fastidiouS epicure could desire, and in quantities fully ample to feed multitude, were not as good as the grooming sort of tables furnish, then we want to know why.
 After the repast, a table was placed in the main entrance hall between the two large rooms. and was loaded full of the sil. yer to be presented 70 the bride and groom ot quarter of century. In the center ot ths table was very large coffee urn. which was surrounded by tea sett of sey- en pieces. There were also two castors, cup, soup ladle and dozen knives of solid sIlver and all were of tue most beautiful designs. The large coffee urn and tea sett wele presented by their neighbors and friends from this and surrounding villages Tue heavy soup ladle in the elegant case of Turkey morocco was present from Ar thur w. Benson Esq. of New York, and the dozen knlves from MT. and Ms. .EI Fenn G Son of Dover Plains, N. Y, Mir Il. H. Copeland gave very fine cup. Tit Is very proper to make mention here. thai day or two after, box containing & d,z en silver forks. beautifully wrought of sol i'd sterling silver, from Tiffany & Co. of New York, was handed in, accompanying which was note from the Hon. Wm, H. Barnum, expressing his regrets that an ac- dent on the train prevent,d his arrival home to attend tho wedding Thursday cvening.] The table being arranged, all were invited to the two large rooms spoken of above, and to all other places that would bring them within the hearing of the speakers voice.
 The bride and groom were escorted to A position near the table of silver, when the Hon. Pliny L. Barton addressed them as follows:
 MR. AND MRS MARTIN HARRIS :-I hav,. oeen selected by your very intimate friends now assembled on this tweuiy-fifth anni- versarY of your wedding day, to perform 4 duty winch trust will be as agreeable to yourselves as it is pleasant to me. Friends who have been prompted by generous hearts, to bestow upon you this testimoninl as token of the appreciation which they personally entertain for you. From our long and intimate personal friendship. I ueed not assure you that am exceedin.iy grAtiGed with the honor of making thia presentation, ana IL ls unnecessary for me, | to say 10 you in behalf of these trienda , that this offering will reflect the kind wish. es of every one of us, and as time shall roll on with you, will continue silent but !