Connecticut western news., 1877-01-19
Absconded.-John Addis, the Constable

owns money it is feared he has abscond- ed. His bondsman, Mir, Munro L. Frost nss also gone into bankruptcy leaving the town in something of dilemma in .gela- ton to it's funds. This act on the psft of Mr. Addis, if indeed he las absconded as it is feared, astounds everybody who knew him,a member of the church, ,and one of the lsading men of the town. But who can stand the test anyway? A man who has been sorely tried, and has proved him. self honest, can be trusted. Al! others are as the old Indian said ':Mighty unsariain.'
 POISONED CIDER.-A very singular case of poisoning has occurred 1n Norfolk. MT. Horace Humphrey, who lives In th9 south part of the town, made use of tub that was once used for cheese tub. and that was painted on the inside, to put cider in- to, last fall, and himself and family have drank from it, and although they com plained at various times of not feeling well. had no suspicion that it was thls cl- der that was affecting them. Himself and three or four members of his family are now quite sick and it is said MT. Hum phrey IS regarded as dangerously ill.
 The Unlon Hotel. l.-Mr. B. J. Bradley. proprietor of the Warner House m this place, has leased the Union Depot Hotel, vacated by MT. Corbin some months since, and is now removing his furniture into it. and will soon be in readiness to receive his friends and the public in general, in his new quarters. MT Bradley retains the Warner House, and will occupy it in con- nection with the Union Hotel for his busi- the modern Improvements and conyenien- ces for the Hotel business, and with his ir creased facilities, and the assistance of his right hand man MT. Milton $. Pratt. we see no reason why Landlord Bradley isn't in condition to conduct his business in the most advantageous manner to himself and to the comfort of his guests.
 The Water Works, Fire, ete.-We are glad to be able to say, the prospect for sup. plying this village with pure mountain wa ter, as alluded to in previous numbers of THE NEWS, is progressing as rapidly as can be-. Tue petition for charter for con- panY tO construct and conduct the works is new before the legislature, and favora ble result is, of course, anticipated. It is certainly to the credit of the place that a matter of such vital importance is meeting with little or no (we have heard of none whatever) opposition from the people ev erybodY evidently regarding the proJect as one that ought at once to be consummated and are disposed on their part to take righ h6ld of it when the proper opportunity pre- sents itself. Suppose a fire should occur ir any of these buildings (God grant it may not as we are now what means are ther' at hand to combat it ? Absolutely nothing Nearly all the cisterns and wells are dry and what could possibly be done to saw ourselves. Ordinarily, or in other words in ordinary times. buildings adjacent to on on fire are very frequently saved by we carpets spread over them next to the fire
 but how could even carpeting be kept we now To say nothing of the benefit iron a copious supply of water running througl our streets and into our dwellings for do
 mestic purposes, It's great value to us in tn event of fire is sufficient of itself to wal
 rant the construction of the works :-an'
 while we are talking up this matter of wa
 ter, it is very proper to remind our reader everywhere, for the great scarcity of wate
 IS felt almost everywhere, of the impor
 tance of exercising more than usual car
 with fire. Don't be careless at this seasol
 when fires are built in so many rooms 0
 our houses to counteract the severity o the weather. Because your house ha
 stood thirty, forty, or perhaps fifty year
 without being burned, is no reason why
 would not burn as quickly as any other, i
 you are careless and permit fire to ge
 amongst the timbers. Be careful, and d.
 all you can to hasten the completion of tn Canaan water works.
 What They Cost Then.-Amongst th
 all manner of everything of an ancien
 character that was brought to light during
 the centennial year just passed and gone
 we have seen nothing to indicate the cos of the necessarles of life a hundred year
 ago, which might perhaps be conpare'
 with the same of today. While looking
 over some old accoun: books. the othe
 day, at the old home of ye editor-in-chief
 in Ashley Falls, and which was hundre'
 years ago. since May, 1776, tue famil..
 mansion of his revered grandfather. an'
 which, we may further acd, has been oe
 cupied by the family unlnterruptedly a
 these hundred years, we cuIled from the ae
 counts kept by the grandfather in the yea
 l777. the following items with their recorc ed cost at that time:
 8 bush@ of wheat..................