Connecticut western news., 1877-02-23

sharon--Ou' town news is always oi ;; good quality, but 'r,s deplorablv wantins in quantity. takes two weeks to make one weeks worth of news, hence, the irreR oiar1ty Of our correspondence. Tho Episcopal society closed the season with q grand finale at Mr. Jul,us Morshouse's ..The A,terar, soclety of last week bad an amusing debate: To marry or not to marry tha'ss the Questionl but the club lett It an open question. to be decided by individual taste. Two young people took favorable vlew of the affirmative side of the question, and joined hands for hfe's journey early Wednesday morning. A melancn"ly case of suicide occurred st Amenia Union l.-st week. Norman Wine gar wished no longer "to suffer the sings and arrows of an OutraReoue fortune" and went out and hanged himself. It is sup posed be wa insane. ... The severe illness of I. l.. Hart caused postponement of the su't. DrlscOl vs H;.rt. Mrs B Sears and M'Ss M. Chapman have gone to spend few weeks at our national capitol.
 sharon.-MR. EDITOR A great deal has been written In one form or another about vale ntines. It is said that the day Was in ancient times held in general esteem; it is still commemorsted. Beautiful and costly valentines are sold, also specimens of the more simple klnd find a ready mar. ket. when fun-loving people, lovers and children convey their sentiments in pictures aud verses suited to their taste. This is as It should be, and tends to keep sympathy alive and hearts warm. But there is 8 kind Ot valentine that finds still readier sale. a Klnd that sl ould be censured ss degrading and desecrating the day. refer to the miserable dau5s accompanied by execra- oIe Verses. which have an enormous sale among the lower classes. They are utiliz- rd us means of glutnng spirit of igno- hle and cowardly revenge, a tool of coarse, debased souls. The rece.ver, possessing one grain of common sense, will treat th. vile caricature with the contempt it deserv- B and consign it to the flames without su much ss glance Ut the daub. A vile thing of this k'nd. coming open through the mail the other day, fell into the hands g party of little children. It was scrawsetl over with disgusting and obscene writing, fortunately it was discovered in time by lA. dies then visiting the house before the ch,l dren had time to read It. The person it was intended for is lu happy iguorance ot its being sent. Two u.ore came from tn. game degraded source. They Tn turn re celved instant cremation, sealed in thei collins. inscribed in the scrawl of an igno ramus, who spent time, money and labor II vain. If all such were treated in the Sam, way, the Sale of these absurd valentine would sensibly diminish. MRS ST. Hcusatonic Railroad. The regulsr an nual met ting of the stockholders of tn, Housatonic railroad will be held in Bridge port. Friday afternoon of this week. w. have recelYed copy ot the report of th, Board of Directors to the stockholders which shows the business of the roae to have fallen off somewhat from what wa earned the previous year, but which Wa of course, to be expected on account O the continued and increased depression ir the business ot the country. It is to thu credit of the managers of the road, tha athough the receipts have fallen off some what. the expenses have been reduced ir amount from what they were the previoul yesrs more thGn tsoice tbe sum shown as , deficiency in the receipts, the expenses be 'ng SSs 4os.S4 less than the previous year and the falling off in the receipts only S25 465,4 The earnings of ths road for tn, last year. ending Sept. s0th, 1876. are a follows: