Connecticut western news., 1876-05-19

The Philadelphia Sentry.-A copy of the new Philadelphia paper, The Sentry, found it's way to our table last Tuesday. It is five column quarto, most excellently printed and is brimming full of the news Of the day; interspersed with healthful and pleasant amount of 'faceti9. Politically this journal appears to be independent; but giving no promise of extraordinary zeal in any portion of the field of faction. Politics are at present an unsaYory commodity, and its position among them is wisely taken. Very much is said in this first number about everything in general and the grand Centennial in particular. Altogether 1Ae Sentry starts off promisingly, and with It's able corps of editors and reporters, we have no doubt it will succeed. In our allusion two or three weeks since to the organiza- ton of the company for the publication of 1'he Sentry, we expressed our inability to understand how one of the firm, MT. J. B. H. s. Riggs, could carry all those Initials through the office and not pi their type. On the sth page of thls first paper is column left blank, with the following explanation at it's head:
 This column having "pied" at the moment of making up" our forms. we proceed to remedy the accident by inserting the following gratuious ann nnouncement.-EDs. THE SENTRY.l
 That's too thin. Riggs knocked that col umn down, and-we ''told you so ?"
 Canaan.-Mr. Merchant Beckley an nounces in an advertisement this week, that he is unable to dispose of his store, goods and fixtures, and is compelled to remain in the mercantile business, although he thinks his health demands more out of doors air and exerclse. The health part of the ques- tion is undoubtedly true, but the people probably dou't want him to leave his store. MT. B. is popular as merchant, and his customers are selfish enough to rejoice in his inability to sell, and he must be content to snatch an hour or two from his business every day, and get in that manner the bit of air and sunshine he requires. He has refilled his store with new goods ard is again ready to see his friends. ......The Vil- lage Improvement Association are fully awake to the requirements of the hour. Their lamps are trimmed and burning, and
 the streets are made pleasant on dark nights
 by their cheerful blaze. A "Pound party"
 will be held under the auspices of this or
 ganization at the house of MT. John Reed
 Friday night of this week. Everything at
 this party will be sold at auction by tn e
 pound, whether it is sawdust or shingle
 nails and while the coffers of the associa-
 ton are being replenishec with ''shekels, "
 vast amount of the real simon pure fun
 will everywhere abound. Don't fail to go.
 ......Dr. Adam has returned from the Cen
 tennial at Philadelphia. He says the way
 they have arranged things there, meets with
 his approval. The Doctor says Sit is a
 good deal of show," and appears satisfied
 with everything; so of course it is all right. Senator" Roraback has accepted of the position of postmaster of Canaan, which Mir. Beckley desired to be released from. MT. R. has had the office removed to his sanhedrinn, and his right hand man
 Sam, runs the concern betimes in the front room, and talks law in the inner court ir the interim. Sam" is useful, as we'll as ornamental, member of society. 1.-The M : E. church, under the ministration of tho Rev. Mir. Hunt, is in a very prosperous state. A large number of new converts have recently been added, and it's affair."
 and everything in relation to it are, as all it , friends are gratifed to know, in the mos happy condition. MT. Knickerbocker l the lumber and hardware man, has worked
 up large business in his new buildings an( , lumber yards in Canaan. He keeps very . large stock of lumber, shingles, nails; anc and in fact everything in the line of build
 ing that one contemplating the erection O
 a new house, or any other structure, coul' - desire but his new advertisement. whicl
 he says he shall have inserted in THE NEW 2 as soon as he can get tbe time to write 3 up, will give further particulars......M Mrs l, O'Dell of East Canaan. has purchased th .- stock of millinery goods and business of th ] late Mrs. E. P. Hunt, and will replenis 4 the stock and open the store at once..... l, MT. D. Scott, who $ not exactly Canaa } man, but who lives in sight of Canaan, ,say B his neighbor, MT. Horace Barnum, ma D beat him this year on tobacco, but he ca }, ''lay him right out straight on strawber Q ries."