Connecticut western news., 1876-05-05

Falls Village.-The Jarley wax works show at the Citizens Hall last Friday even- ing gave the best of satisfaction. The at tendance was not quite up to the expecta- tions of many, but those who did go were treated to one of the best entertainments ever seen in that hall. It is said that Mrs. Jarley and Jerry both covered themselves all over with glory. There is some talk of tue company coming to Lakeville with thelr "sho." If they would, we have no doubt they would get full house at least they would, if they get what they will de- serve......But let's go about the stores and shops and see what they are ''up to-" ''Boss" Hall of the emporium in the east side of Citizens Hall building, is piling up on his shelves the new spring and summer clothing, of which he is receiving large in- voices almost every day. He has recently added dry goods department to his store, and now the ladies find special lnducement to call and see about ''that new dress" while the men folks are tumbling into the
 
 and the usual quantities of tea, sugar, mo- lasses, codfsh and tobacco There is nothing like keeping everything family wants, and the people are finding out that Friend"Hall's is the place to find it. Any, thing from jack screw 10 iewsharp: He's got 'em. He at one time contemplat- ed removing his half-column advertisement from THE NEWS at the expiration of his years contract, and his neighbors were on the point of engaging apartments for him at Middletown, but he is all right now. When the economical old lady succeeds Tn making her COW live without eating, merchants may hope to maintain success without advertising. MT. Merchant Miner, in the West end of the same building, as we have once before said, is already rich enough. His store is simply a place of amusement tor him. One must have something to do, and so he keeps buying and selling goods, just for the fun of the thing, you know.
 Just!beyond, Mir. George A. Browns new store, in Mrs. Olin's building, is attracting the attention ot the people Not very large store, to be sure, and Mr. B. doesn't propose to make very much noise about it.
 He says his advertisement in THE NEWS
 pays well, and he shall continue to adorr It's columns with it, in doing which he
 manifests righteous judgement. In {
 room off from his store is the library de
 partment ofthe village Circulating Library Already there are l13 members to the or ganization, and it is one of the successful and prosperous institutions of the town , Brown, the timer, was fixing up one O the brightest copper tea kettles when w were there the other day, ':that ever wen , anywhere" Friend Brown is scientific ol the tea kettle question. He said he wa 3 going to lay about thousand feet of irol , pipe to carry water up hill 80 feet high r and as he wanted to do that, as he did eve 8 rything, Cup Brown" we stepped back t. - give him full swing, and in just half mlr ute stood before the august presence o Jerry, who is not exactly the man with tn ] iron jaw, but he who will make you thin r you have an iron jaw, or some other jaw !, when he gets holl of you with his hooks l. His Honor, who we suppose is in the legi 0 lature this week, will be in his office eyer e Saturday and Monday, when he will anus ,- himself with the cuspids and ''sich" of d customers, while perhaps some of them wi :. want to bi-cuss-pid him because Che hur so like thunder" ...Jeweler Capron WI
 tinkerlng up a fish line for Artist Mundry
 Of course Friend c. never goes fishing
 oh, no; he doesn't fish when he is out ( :. bait, but stays at home and fixes eye glass, s s for folks. MT. Capron's stock of watch' :. and jewelry is always full, and he gets, y he deserves, good trade......Mr. Tail' Gardner has removed his headquarte " from the Tucker block to the Herms building, and his ''stitch in tlme," is all tt V time being taken. The entire year, at $ seasons and at all times, MT. Gardner's bu '' mess is good and what is that but eviden' :, of superior workmanship, and satisfactic o to his patrons. IA tree is known by fruit"