Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10

laudable efforts of the fire department, which, Squire Roraback says, on this occa- sion consisted of his Honor Judge Granger, Squire Prescott and others. We are, how ever, credlbly informed that the "others" alluded to were simply Squire Roraback himself, who, somebody says stepped around 80 lively that most anybody would have thought there were several of him on that particular occasion. It is sad that SquireTrescott is the best man to ''run wid der merchine" of any in the department.
 Our Daily Paper Our project for pub fishing daily paper camp meeting week is finding favor in the sight of the people, and subscriptions are now coming in rapid ly. We have received sufficient encour- agement to enable us to say that we shall go on with the work; but we want a great many more subscribers to make us safe in counting on our receipts meeting our ex- penses, and consequently insuring us against loss; but we shall drive on, and are determined to make paper the people will wart, if within us lies the power. Enter prising and judicious advertisers realize at a glance the value of advertising in the daily camp meeting edition of THE NEWS, for we have already received four full columns of and expect to fill all the space we have allotted to them. There is still room. Think it up quick and send in your ''sds'' at once. The price is very low. Take column and let the people know that you are among the business men of the world, and they will patronize you and you will prosper and be happy. What more could you ask.
 Canaan Valley-Corrected.- ED- IToR:- It seems necessary. in order to do justice to the parties and place, that the statements by your correspondent concern ing the rife shooting should be corrected, as there is not statement in the whole communication that is correct. Where he says there are several rifle clubs organized there is but one. There was no one dele gated to challenge the Lakeville rifle club to shoot for any honor whatever; neither did Brinton and Palmer use ordinary guns; They had probably two ss good target rifles as Remington ever made, sighted and calculated for long range shooting, while MT. 0. used an old gun made 20 years ago, shoots small bullet with slow twist. Not an approved gun by any means, as stated by MT. ''Z." MT. c. did not shoot a string of ten shots at 1000 yards, nor even tried, because hls gun could not be sighted for that distance, but at the short range shoot ing he won every shot, which ou friend "Z'' forgot to record. Messrs. Brinton and Garfield are intimate friends, and the shoot ing was for practice, and nothing more; no challenge being sert, and no distance or number of shots being agreed upon. Mr.. ''Z" says his heart fails him; (small loss;) That his feelings overcome him; (not much to overcome;) that somethiaag is the matter with his eyes, but is it really rJae practice that ails his eyes2 FAIR PLAY.
 "A Dog in the Manager Business. ."-
 MR. EDITOR: has gone and posted notices" on the Island (Twin Lakes) warning camping partles and others that they will be looked upol-when found-as tresspassers according t6law-aw- awe! Now, as nobody makes any use of the island it being neither farm ner park and as no Crusoe or Santa Cruse- oh, or camper or squatter-has done any damage the present season, so far as is known, it IS hard to see the motive for this sudden pro- hibitlon of what has so long been looked upon as a common convenience, if not 6 common right. Of course it is perfectly proper for the owner of even a desert island to guard it from damage by fire ol tree cutting: and all right minded persons would avoid either offence-whether by accident or deslgu. But there IS plenty oi brush wood-dead limbs and other rub bish-that would be all the better for being made to cook pretty kettle of fish" now and then. The only fire that has beer known to do any damage was started las summer (nobody knows howl at the wes
 end of the island, where DO tent was ever
 pitched, or DIG nic fire ever built, and ther
 only small space of underbrush was burned
 over, and but little harm was done. Tn
 island has ever been one of the great at
 fractions of the lakes; and until tbe long
 promised "mansion' of the mlllionair ab
 sentee owner is at least begun to be built
 it would take several Philadelphia law
 yers to see what but annoyance can com
 to anybody. by the absurd notice" In
 similar case J. Fennimore Cooper tried th
 same sort of thing on Otsego Lake tThre
 Mile Point) and 1t embittered his days
 the last hour of bis life, if it dld not reall
 hasten that event. Perhaps it will wor
 better in THIS case. Nous VERRoNs.
 Sheffield hard to realize that W
 have come to the last month of Summer
 so rapidly have glided by these days C
 warmth and brightness. The music of th
 machines and the shouts of the harvester
 are merry sounds to those who can be lool
 CTS on in these busy seasons......We are tol
 the hay on the river meadows this year,
 very plentiful and good, and all other croI
 are looking fine and promising. .Alread
 some of the city boarders are returnin
 homeward. They will repent their has } we think, as the August heat is yet } come..... Misses Rogers and Dobbin, IL } Brooklyn. teachers, who hayeA been spend } ing some time at Mrs. Butchers, left la , week......T. R. Mercein has gone to Lah George, for month of pleasure......M |, Noble and family, with Canaan friends, al , camping at the Salisbury Lakes. The'
 Lakes still retain all their attractivenes | or6 oro Ypuch visitad from hara TT Methodist Sunday School from here, are hold their annual. picnic at the Lakes. E.
 erYbody interested in this church is co dially invited to attend. Rev. MT. Oakle, Ia mill loot,,ro in ho N