Connecticut western news., 1877-03-02

in this ancient and honorable village, ex- cept in the pocket of favored few, and judging from the appearance of trade in our stores, those few who are favored with said ''dollar" intend taking to themselves the advice contained in the memorable lines of our local poet"Keep all you've got and get all you can." "......The Masonic party" which was to have been enjoyed by the F. and A. M. of this and surrounding towns, Thursday evening, Feb 22, has been post poned to Wednesday evening, Feb. 2s...... The Union evening prayer meetings which are held alternately at this village and Lake vile, are very interesting, being participa- ted in and frequently conducted by the young converts. Great interest is m nt- tested in the young peoples prayer meet ings which are held on Monday evenings. ......1 must tell you MT. Editor, something about the great hen trlsl, which of late has shaken the legal world from it's foupda. tions. "Hen" Whitbeck sued "Hen" Dex- ter for throwing dead hen in his mill pond | thereby rendering it unfit for culinary pur | poses at the house of squire "Hen" Whit l beck. Whitbeck alleged that the afore- | said hen lay on the edge of the dam. and the damed hen thus caused a break .in the sheet of water which previously flowed se- renelY over his dam. On the defense, Dex. ter claimed that the hen caused no break in the water, but that hole in the board that was laid on the dam that caused the disturb. ance, and asserted that if Whitbeck was de termined to have bis dam adorned with hole, he would recommend that he should look about and find more comelv shaped hole and have it itinserted in place of the wretched looking one that has for 20 long time tortured that poor old board. and brought upon the country all this trouble. After the 'learned counsel' on both sides had reviewed the matter, his honor, Justice Pratt decided this AQle.hen question in fs- Vor of the hole, viz: for Dexter, the defend ant,
 Cornwall.-Cornwall not having emerg- ed from the winters sleep, news items are scarce, but some few occurrences show that spring is approaching. g......Our Cornet
 Band is being resuscitated, and is now be- ing brought to a careful state of training
 oy William R. North, who proposes that
 during the summer campaign that they
 shall be on par with any country band in
 the state......Dr. Sanford of West Cornwall
 has bought the residence of the late B. B,
 North. We are pleased to once more have
 8 good M. D. in this part of the town.
 We hear that he contemplates making ex-
 tensive improvements in the grounds, which
 will make it one of the pleasantest places
 in Cornwall. Beyond that there is to be
 no changes in this part of the town. Fishing on the pond is in order now, One of our residents went lately to s'Tyler Pond" aud brought home very large pike, } and was complimented for his skill in se-
 curing so large fish, but on going back of : the returns, it showed that he agreed to give another fisherman certain number of 3 pounds of pork for his pikeship. As to , how many pounds, there appears to be a misunderstanding between the seller and , purchaser It is thought that commis.
 sion will have to be appointed to arbitrate the matter. Of course the relative life giv. ing principles of hog and fish will have to 3 be carefully tested in order to tell how l many pounds of pork are equal to a pound ] of pike, also how many pounds of pork , should be given for the honor of bringing home such fish. We look for an in | structive debate on the subject. ..... The l cheese factory has dissolved there not
 having been a sufficient quantity of rennet
 ID the meeting last Friday evening. It did
 not hold together to get into the press and
 so we shall go on in making butter and
 cheese, and sending milk to New York and
 getting two cents quart for The late
 revival has been so thoroughly discussed in
 the papers that perhaps it is needless to say
 anything about it, but we are looking for
 the good works accomplished, instead of
 the good words spoken, but we are of the
 opinion that gaod sooras constituted the
 whole of it..,...The landlord of the hotel de
 tramp wishes no tramp 10 stay out of Corn
 wall on account of their having the small
 pox at that institution, as all tramps who
 ''Shufao off this mortal coil" will be given
 a christian burial. K Y.Z
 Cornwall Rridge.--Esquire McNeil of
 our quiet village, joined in the holy bonds of wedlock happy couple from Sharon,
 and received for his tees (prayers omitted, )
 fifty cents, last week. ..Messrs. Smith,
 Curtis, Beers, and Sturges celebrated Wash
 ington's birth day fishing on Goshen Pond,
 and returned loaded down with the fnny
 tribe. Judge Harrison is reported by them
 as having equally geod luck on that day.
 We learn they are arranging for wood chuck hunt on the day of the inauguration
 of our next president. Many of the stockholders of the Housatonic Railroad
 took advantage of the free tip offered to
 Bridgeport and return. Among them were
 our amlable and good looking landlord, be- sides several ladies from the place..,..J, ,
 w. Beers & Bro. have taken out license
 for dealing in leaf tobacco. and have
 bought several crops at very low fl 5ures compared with former prices...... We are h.
 formed from lumor that "tramp'' stop ping with the contractor for the paupers in this town, exposed his household to the small pox, two of which are dangerously ill with that putrid disease......P People from neighboring towns visiting to examine the records of Cornwall will find them at the store of M. Beers & Sons, at Cornwall
 Plains, in a neatly fitted up room, by Silas
 Beers, who has the appointment of clerk from George c. Harrison, Town Clerk co. Our village school under the supervision of Miss Julia Buckley, is giving entire satis- faction to every one interested. Average