Connecticut western news., 1875-12-24


 people for little substantial assistance, and is to be hoped that all will respond gener- ously for SO good a cause. se.......Farmer Pul- ver's horse ran with him last Saturday as | he was returning from Canaan. He was | thrown from his wagon and dragged seve ral rods on the frozen ground and consider ably injured. Edward Van Deusen and | Norman Chapin are spending the winter in | Wilbraham, Mass, pursuing their studies l there....,.Miss Sage closes her school Thursday of the present week till after New Years. Rumor has it she will spend the holidays in Brooklyn.
 Masonio.-On Friday evening. Dec. 17, the officers of Hamilton Lodge, No. 5A, F. 6 A. M., were publicly installed. The fol- lowing are the pames of the officers for the ensuing year:
 H.C Rowley, w. M.; K. J. Reed, IT,, S. w.; s. A. Skiff. J. w.; I. N. Bartram, T.; D. Leach, s.; B. Cravigan, s. D.; A. J. Bostwick, IT,, J. D; Jas. Loucks and Ralph Rowley, Stewards; c. H. Gilbert, Tyler. The ceremonies were we'll conduc- ted by T. l.. Norton, P. M., of Montgom- cry Lodge, No. 13. There were present quite number of ladies who were mem- bers of Rose Chapter, of the Eastern Star. They seemed quite interested. having the evening before installed their own officers for the ensuing year. After the public ex- ercises were over, the ladies' and all others who were not members of the ancient or der, were politely dismissed by MT. Norton, and the lodge was then called to labor, and the regular work of the evening resumed. Just as to the lodge was closed It was an- nounced that the presence of the brethren was requested at the house of Brother Gilbert. We were ordered to follow our guide, and fear no danger. The order was obeyed, and unexpectedly, on arriving at our destination, found, prepared by the good sisters of Rose Chapter, 8 bountiful repast, of which we were invited to par take. The invitation had not to be re- peated, as all were ready and willing tal show their appreciation of tho good things provided, by partaking of them as literally as they could do without injury to them selves. The repast oyer, vote of thanks was given to the sisters, accompanied with the wish that tbeY might long remain, as now, Stars of the first magnitude, unob- scured by cloud or shadow. DoR1o.
 Sharon, Dec. goth, 1875. .........,
 Town Hall and Water Trough.-MR. EDITOR: Having once had my home in your pleasant little village Salisbury-and having many true and warm-hearted friends there. naturally feel considerable interest in it's progress: rejoicing at all tokens of improvement, public and private, and re. gretting the absence of them. am aware that public enterprises in country villages, like large bodies, move slow, and that every attempt to beautify or sdorn our vil- lages, or to carry out any public work, however great the necessity therefor, if it in any way calls upon the public purse. is sure to meet with determined opposition !; and even if 'tis done by private generosity there will be those among the chronic grumblers and fault-finders who will throw every obstacle in it's way, and often in the depth of their meanness, if lis in their power, upset the whole work. That is a phase of human nature that can be seen everywhere, and have no doubt the good people of Salisbury will acknowledge that it exists among them to some extent. First impressions are apt to be lasting. of places as we'll as of individuals, and however wrong that impression may be, it requires a great deal cf argument, and the most convincing testimony to obliterate it. Al nearly every visitation that have made your place for years, my attention has ne
 cessarily been directed to that old rookery
 which Is won't to be called town hall, and in fact no one can pass through your place without noticing It, on account of it's loca- tion and peculiar appearance, and what the
 opinions of a stranger would be of town
 whose public building is disgrace to civil
 zation, as you all admit it is, itis not very difficult to conjecture. know the matter
 of building new one has been more ol
 less agitated for years, and so it will con
 tinue to be till doomsday, and nothing be
 done, unless you make determined effor
 and push the thing through. There is nc
 better time than the present ; labor anG
 material are cheap; your site will cost yor
 nothing, and it only requires will ant
 pluck to go ahead and trample the consti-
 tutional grumblers under foot, and in {
 years time you can have public building
 that will be an ornament to your villag,
 and an honor to your town. Some week.
 ago noticed in your streets substantia watering trough for animals, which un derstood to have been erected entirely bl
 private enterprise-it certainly was a grea
 public convenience, if not all absolute ne } cessity, ,and was credit to all who assisted 7 ln it's erection-but hear the ruthless ham B of Canaanite has been raised against it ard taking advantage of his legal rights has refused the dumb beasts the boon 0 t slaking their thirst with the delicious sprin a water that flows through territory owe d which he has control. Correct, no doubt . legally, but when the time shall come, g 8 it may, when he shall call loudly tor on t drop of that water to cool his parche g tongue, no legal mandamus will be of suff d cient weight to cause it to be forthcoming g More anon. ot D. ,. Sharon, Conn, Dec. 2Oth, 1875. ..
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 g- Services will be held on Christmas eve, ,; IS St. Andrews church and there will be y Christmas tree and exercises by the Sunda d school at the Congregational church on u