Connecticut western news., 1873-07-25

" week, and the people of that section feel
 so good over the successful and rapid re-
 building of these works. they have deter
 mined to celebrate the event of their com
 pletlon this (Friday) evening, with grand
 ball. It is proposed that this dance shall
 not be eclipsed by any of the ordinary af-
 falrs ot the day, and as MT. John K. is
 glVlng the matter his personal attention, as
 well as an occasional eye" turned toward
 the arrangement of the preIiminaries by
 MT. W. E. Phelps. also the oversight
 and aid of some others, who are determined
 to have things go along about right, and
 when 1t is necessary, will ''pltch in' and
 make them go, there need be no anxiety
 on the part of any but that they will have
 grand and glorious good time.
 4 Large Porty-MR EDITOR. Ex.Goy-
 ernor Holley's spacious residence at Lake
 vile was filled with guests on Wednesday
 evening, July 9th. who represented the
 beauty, talent and personal worth of this
 town, including strangers from other DOT
 t'"ns Of the country. A large number of invitations were given and about one hun dred and fifty were present. The Governor and his estimable lady gave all hearty
 welcome, and made their guests feel at home by timely and courteous introduc- tons, etc. The ladies were dressed in the latest style of fashion, and a stranger trans ported to the scene would have imagined that he was attending fashionable party in New York or Boston. The party broke up at late hour after music, dancing and refreshments. May the hospitable enter tainers long enjoy their beautiful site on the border of the charming lake and grove, where they have SO long lived.
 BurgtG7y G7ad Ro66ery.-Two young men broke into store at Sharon Station
 last Sunday morning, and stole about twenty dollars in money. Before they had got i entirely away they were discovered and grappled by two or three men who hap pened to be near, and in the tussle MT. Geo. Barton, tue son of our Senator Barton, see- ing that one of the thieves was ssgettipg the best of the man who was trying to se- cure him, drew hls revolver and sent a bull let skittering across the nose of the thief, after which he was brought to terms. AL though little risky to see how near one can come to the nose of thief without hitting it, we think there are none who will censure Mir. Barton, if he shot close enough in this instance to leave visible evidence of his success as marksman. We under stand the shot left only a slight scratch, but recommend still more practice, SO that the next time he fires at thief, he will shoot still nearer ''the center Of tAe 5ulps eye."
 tions are asked by the public and answered by the press in the most popular journals of the day, should like to ask you one. Is there any law, custom or power to compel great, lubberly, strong handed, able bod jed young man to go to work, and not live on his father, who is obliged to work out by days work to support his family, while this loafer sleeps In the barn throughout the day, and at night disturbs the peace of the neighborhood by his drunken noise? This interesting youth can be seen at twen- ty-five cents sight, at his residence be- tween Ashley Falls and Joyceville. Please give me an answer. INoUIsITlyR.
 Answer: We are not versed in the laws relating to vagrants and worthless young men, but think if his father can be induced to feed him on concentrated nothing for breakfast; warm it over for his dinner, and give to him cold for supper; keeping him steadily on this diet several weeks, it will have 8 salutary effect on him.
 Our Generous ISu6scri6ers-Many of our subscribers who are paying their renewals to HE NEWS promptly, are sending two dollars instead of one dollar and eighty cents, not retaining the twenty cents to which they are entitled by their timely at tention to the matter. They are evidently that class of people who regard THE NEWS worth fully two dollars year, and the cost of the postage whenever it is necessary to pay it, and their truly generous natures Will not permit them to ask us to pay this infamous postage, this tax imposed by the only Congress ever convened in the land. that was capable of doing such dirty work, and which was what might have been ex. pected would emanate from such lot of salary grabbers. These good people con- tinue to send their two dollar bills all the same as though nothing had been said about it. It is such as these who contrib ute most of all toward removing the stumbling blocks; toward making the rough places smooth along life's pathway, and we love them, every generous soul of them, and although we have received and are constantly receiving by mail their re- newals without deduction, we shall euchre them by placing their credits on their pa pers to thirteen ma0ntAs ahe1d instead of only year.
 High Priced ISt0r5es.-We have not been in the habit of paying large prices for orig inal love stories, and have invariably re- fused to publish them, but the one from Cornwall Bridge received the other day is indeed great temptation. This authoress asks us to pay her what we think it is worth, but as our bank account would not admit of such an extravagant expenditure, we are compelled to deny our readers the perusal of this story, complete. To pay such prices for ''stores" as MT. Bonner is able to purchase for the Ledger, should not be of us. The ''story" alluded to is of such thrilling interest, we have deter mined to steal paragraph or two, and be- low we give it, 0er5Gt5n ct Eteratsm. Yes, we steal it right out the heart of the whole concern, because it tells of papa, whose daughter asked him for thirty-five dollars with which to buy hat, an6 Ae gave Der forty dollars! Such papas are so scarce, we are bound to tell about him, if we have