Connecticut western news., 1874-05-01

cottville subscribers, having read what we
 said some time since about s.An honest
 man being the noblest work of God" dSc. :,
 In the item concerning MT. John Pulvers
 honesty in getting the election tickets
 printed, writes that he is quite willing this
 Canaan gentleman should have all honor
 for hls honesty, but would be sorry if this
 item left the impression that this Canaanite
 was the only man in the state worthy es-
 pecial notice for his honesty, as neighbor
 of his in Wolcottville, Ca Mir. R. P. Judd. )
 is, in his opinion, quite as worthy the ap-
 pellation. This MT. Judd has not obtained
 his title of honesty by simply one remarka-
 ble deed of correct department, but has
 worthilY borne the honors of an upright
 reputation all the days of his life. In view
 of this fact, our correspondent seems quite
 willing the Canaan gentleman should re-
 ceive reasonable amount of credit for his
 veracity, but don't want us to make too
 mauch noise about t.
 Fire in oanaan.-At about twelve o'clock
 last Wednesday night, the barn located
 near the Conn. Western railroad. and not
 far from the Blackberry river bridge in Ca
 naan, and belonging to MT. Robert Van Deusen, was discovered to be on fire. The
 church bell was rung and general alarm given, but before sufficient force to &C.,
 complish anything at extinquishing it
 could be assembled, the roof had fallen in,
 and all had got SO far consumed that an at-
 tempt to save anything was utterly in vain,
 and all was destroyed. The barn was used
 by MT. Van Deusen for pressing hay and
 straw for market, and contained at the
 tine something over a.hundred bales of
 straw, but very little hay. There was also
 in the barn. two loads of straw belonging
 to MT. Robbins of Mill River, and which
 of course was also burned. It is thought
 to have been set on fire; either by some
 tramp sleeping there and by accident from
 his pipe, or by an incendiary. We have
 not ascertained the estimated loss. MT.
 Van Deusen was insured for fifteen hun dred dollars.
 A Row in the Cars.-Two drunken
 men got on Conductor EImore's train at Canaan last Friday afternoon, and when asked for their tickets said they had none, after which they were asked where they wanted to go, when they replied "We want to go to h-l" Conductor Fillmore said the fare to h-l was fifteen cents. and told them to get off at East Canaan.
 Right here is just the place to say that the citizens of East Canaan are erecting gal lows to elevate Elmore, for directing his passengers who want to go to h-l, to East Canaan. After the train left East Canaan, it was found the aforesaid pas sengers, who probably failed to recognize anything there that looked like the place where they said lhey wanted to go, were still on board, and when asked again where they were gong, replied as before, and were charged the fare to Norfolk At West Norfolk they tried to leave the tram. but were prevented by the conductor and brakemen, when general fight ensued in the passenger coach, resulting in several black eyes and lot of discouraged looking countenances. The drunken party were taken to Winsted tried and fined thrse dollars and costs.
 Lakeville Notes.-The Holley Manuf'e Co. are building an addition to their store occupied by Wm. Jones, which IS to be used as post-of1ce, and will afford rest ing place for the village library, which is rather crowded and in the way in it's pres ent ceation. The new post-ofice will be centrally located and easy of access. The room vacated in the Savings Society build | ing will be fitted up and used as direct ors' room......Lakeville is musical place | The study of music engages the attention | of many of our young people, and we have | number of musicians among us of no | mean ability, The singing school which | we enjoyed last winter proved beyond | the slightest doubt the existence of rare musical talent In our midst, which needed | only time and proper application to delight and we might say, astonish mankind. h the way of instrumental music, we think we excel most villages of our size and pop- ulation. Lakeville has long been the para dIse of vendors of musical instruments. No well regulated family is complete with out an assortment varying ID size and ef- feet from the pathetic Jewsharp to the inspiriting bass drum, and as to pianos. to use the expressive language of Mrs. Winslow, the children cry for them.' Within the last week or so, however, there has been disposition to introduce instru ments which are calculated to destroy the cultivated taste for music which exists amongst us: We refer to the dlsreputable fish horn and the discorlant horse fiddle. A week or more since maniac with fish horn in his possession, commenced to per ambulate through our streets performing dismal solos upon it with fendish persist ency which drove us nearly distracted. Re- was of no avail. He replied, in the words of an illustrious predecessor. that he would sblow hls horn if he dldn'i sell clam He still continues to annoy us. and we are thinking of following the example of Mark Twain and turn him out. The horse fiddle we feel more resigned to. as it is intermittent, and like the Jumping toothache there are intervals of quiet mixed in with the agony. We are also in formed that it is used to express the friend ship of the performers toward couple inclined, and as an expres- sion of friendship we bear with it some what, though it is very narrowing to our feelings. We trust however that the pop- ular taste will improve ere long and forey er banish these fiendish instruments
 West CORNWALL.
 Sunday, the 26th inst, there was good uls,Sn, htvNrp p1x, n1l l.-