Connecticut western news., 1875-07-23

ing limb. Dr. Welch not being at home, a team was dispatched to Hartford for hls son, MT. c. M. Ryan, one of our represent. atives, bringing also Dr. Sweet of that city. Mir. Ryan is of the opinion of many oth- CTS, that the Doctor understands his busi- ness. The limb was set in about half minute after splints and bandages were pre- pared, although it had been broken sixteen keeping up of the choir. The stone side walk extending across the west side of the hours. His father anticipated suffering from the pain he had already experienced, supposed it only preliminary when the operation was completed; we hope for speedy recovery, for no face could be missed more here than the kind, genial one of Uncle Matthew. '......Our walkists are congratulating themselves on the new flag sidewalk from our depot to the highway, a donation to the public by Hon. Robbins Battell. This, in addition, to hls late gen. erous gift of new quarter bell for the town clock, shows that wealth in some in- stances is in the right hands. Indeed when we look over the past, Norfolk has just reason to be proud that she had such cit izen as Joseph Battell. By a bequest of his, the town draws yearly fifty dollars for green was gift from his son, the late Jo seph Battell, who also gave the town ten thousand dollars, for the relief of taxes, ID his will. Miss Anna Battell made very liberal donation toward our soldiers monu- ment; and the chandeliers in our church are also gift of Hon. Robbins Battell, who is now personally engaged in teaching an infant singing class. with an eye to the future benefit of the choir......It has been said that he who plants shade tree is a public benefactor. Attention need ardly be called to the fine young elms and ma pies that border his lands on the public roads. Happily. in this particular others have followed the example set, and the boys and girls now making our streets mer- " will some day have fine shaded roads to ride and walk in by day, or make love in by night. 'But,' says Hannah. who though charitable generally, is l fear sometimes 6 little envious of the rich, aren't they per sonally benefited by setting out trees be- fore their property and it's no more for them to give five hundred than for me to give one dollar All very correct dear, I reply, overlooking the impolit ness of the interruption; but did you or give one 'Humph, says Hannah, 'how far would a dollar go toward building sidewalks or buy ing church chandeliers ? But it's the taste and disposition put into practice, argue, by which the public are benefited, Han = nah persons like you and l, who so far from being donors to, but just escape be- ing recipients of the town, are not expect ed to be public bencfactors and may con- scientiously keep our solitary dollars but the people of whom we are speaking are not the only wealthy ones, yet where is the evidence of it outside of individual inter est. Suppose this family also had used their large means on themselves alone, where would we get our nice light say, for our evening meetings? They couldn't do It If they tried, says Hannah, ungratefully. And silenced, but unconvinced, by this most illogical answer, knowing from past experience how vain it would be to try to get her nearer corner, as a woman will always have last unanswerable word, give it up and resume. We have also 6 promise of assistance from the same source in improving the new grave yard, which leads me to ask if you know that the towr has been again victorious in its suit about the cemetery, and the Doctor, 'Oh where ii hep Perhaps couldn't close this grave subject better than by an appropriate epi taph:
 l "There was a man in our town,
 | And he was wond'rous wise;
 | He jumped into bramble bush 0he law) | And scratched out both his eyes,"
 NORFOLK.