Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
In Good order-=probably the fIcus1-

firmly fixed; a state of affairs very gratify- ing to the travelling public. This road, un. der it's present management, is constantly being made better. .-Whefever an improve ment can be devised or suggested. there t is put, tillSlt has become one of the best roads in the country.
 A slight change in the running time of the New Milford Special went into effect last Monday morning. The morning pas senger train which left New Milford at 5.l5, now leaves at o'clock, arriving in Bridgeport in time to connect with morn ing trains for New York and New Haven.
 Fire in Canaan.-We Wednesday evening of last week, barn belonging to Benjamin Cumstock, and located about midway be- tween North Canaan ard Falls Village, caught fire from candle in the hands of a lad in the barn, and was entirely consumed with all it's contents, except 8 span of horses, which were driven out.-Two young lads entered the barn at o'clock in the evening to care for the horses, and while the eldest of the two was out at the well drawing water, the youngest. who remained waiting in the barn with lighted candle, chanced to lean back against the hay mow, when the hay caught from the candle and burnt the barn.. It is said there were about five tons of hay in the, barn. with some corn stalks etc. It is always economical to use candles about barn. It saves the unneces. sary expense of buying 8 lantern. It don't Fay, you know, to fool away money on these new tangled notions and besides, if you want the children to feed and water the horses, they can manage candle better than a lantern. ,4is3 .><u .--.4..
 Corn vs. sunday.-Mr. Harvey Hol- comb of South Canaan says he don't want to hear another word or syllable from Mr.. Ingersoll Reed of West Cornwall on the Fcorn question. !, He says he sat down after breakfast Sunday morning and counted 1425 kernels of corn on one ear he had, ,and 1870 on another, and says he finished count ing them before he went to meeting CD Now then Mir. IngersoH Reed, what do you think of hat?-but the sinner says he E=
 counted them Sunday morning 6efors Ae soeast to, meeting, and when we asked him if he attended church at all that Sunday, he looked asif he wished we hadn't said any, thing about that, and immediately changed the subject of conversation to, that of pea cock culture. MT. H. gives special atten- ton to the raising of peaeocks, and when we happened along by his plantation some time since, he had a beautiful crop of pea cocks strutting about his. yards, but that is no excuse for shelling corn on Sunday 6efore Ae goes to meeting! oa&a ai (..-.,r
 Ashley Falls.-The citizens of Ashley Falls are erecting street lamps to illumine the ways and byways of their village. Messrs. R. c. and R. L. Taft, Landlord Ferris, MT. Leroy and .McCrea 6 Parsons are having some put up, and it is hoped others will go and do likewise, if these do not give all the light is needed.... :. The su, perintendent of the Western Union Tele- graph Go. in Boston has prpmssed to put an office in Ashley Falls sat once,' and it is to be presumed that village will be connected with the rest of the world by streak O |lightning,' l now very soon... .... MT. New, ,sta- tion agent in that village, has given his of flee in charge of MT. Lewis Moore, who is to be his successor, railway station at Ashley Falls was broken open Friday night of last week, the burglars entering a window. An express package 0hought to be package of ri6es,) valued at $1O0. co two bales of tobacco and an umbrella were stolen. The mysterious package was di. rected to 'Wm. Smith, which, it is thought is fictitious name. The thieves, for it is known there were two of them, came with team, and were traced by Agent New and MT. Ferris as far as Stockbridge, when all
 trace of them was lost. -. ....
 Union Band Meeting. The Berkshire praying bands held very interesting meet
 ing last Sabbath afternoon and evening ir
 the Congregational church at Stockbridge
 Mass. We. rejoiced to see many of the
 clergymeh of the neighboring towns pres
 ent at the meeting, and all of them anxiou.
 to cooperate with their brother laymen ane
 to assist them to the utmost of their power
 to carry on thls noble work. One of then remarked that there was no need of ar I apology from the bands that the outside
 world was beginning to respect religion 1 that the whole country. is awakening, ant
 many of the worldly as well as re
 ligious newspapers were sending reporterI
 to every religious convention and meetint
 to gather news. An interesting letter iron
 Dr. CIV. Graves of Andoyer. Mass. t , the Berkshire praying bands, was read a } the meeting. The young men of Stock , bridge will form themselves into prayin, band to work with the other bands in carry 7 ing on thls work of love. The bands re 5 ceived calls from several of the neighbor 3 ing towns to hold meetings, and as they ar to commence series of religious meeting r in Lee, the bands decided to hold their mex meeting there Tuesday, November 9th, at . ternoon and evening, and business mee
 ing is to be helc between the services. w
 want every member of the bands that ca
 possibly be present al the meeting; an . will not all Christians pray for Gods bles 2 ing on the work in Lee. b. q .z5+Sf rF s4TfH frfsfft b Wedding at the Parsonage. B. l. Thompson and Isabella G. Reid, daughte l. of the Rev. Dr. Reid, were married at tt y lparsonage in this village at 12 o'clock c r, Wednesday, the 3rd inst, Dr. Reid pc 7- forming the ceremony The number l. guests was not large, the invitations beir |, limited to relatives and few near neig IS bors, and some of Dr. Reids clerical bret at ren. The kindly and generous interest le our people, as well as friends abroad, VI tod al