Connecticut western news., 1877-08-17

To be trotted for Wednesday, September l2, at o'clock, p. m. Open to all horses that have never trotted better than 2:4O.
 $40 to first; $2o to scon; $lo to third. SECOND DAY-THURsDAx, SEPTEMBER 13. THIRD GLASS.
 ~a No 3.-A Purse of $70.
 Open to all horses that have never trotted better than 3 minutes. ..
 $40 to first; $2o to second $lo to third. | FOURTH GLASS.
 No. IA Purse of $40.
 Open to all horses that have never trotted better than 2:45. Sso to first; $40 to second ;; $2o to third FIFTH GLASS.
 No. 5.-A Purse of $175.
 Open to all horses that have never trotted better than 2:36. -....s
 9l0o to first; $50 to second; $25 to third. ORDER or ExERCIsEs FOR THURSDAY, sEPTEA | BER 13.
 Trotting for sd Glass Prem's. 12 o'clock, m. 9th |" pm Admission for Thursday, September 12 50 cents for each person, and 50 cents fol each team. .
 Sheffield. Our streets are lovely with carriage riders; no one would dream by outside appearances, that we were in the midst of hard times and riots for bread...... The Congregational Sewing Society have met twice since reported. Once at Mrs. Mary Cowles' residence, where 67 people sat down to tables set in the open air, and laden with good things which disappeared rapidly. If you have ever attended fes. tiyal, society, or public supper in Sheffield, you know what we do excel in. The next society will be held at the residence of Deacon VanDeusen, and people know what to anticipate. The good deacon will have to raise tent on his ground to ac- commodate all. The gentlemen are COT. dislly invited. Their hearts are with us, we know, but they are so bashfnl. Now in Canaan it is different dudging by the self possession of a certain editor, but we
 won't be personal. American Turk preached at the Congregational church last
 Sunday morning, and was highly spoken
 of as speaker. Rev. G. Grover preached
 in the evening at the Methodist church, to
 6 large audience. Heis fine; talented
 preacher, and is universally welcomed when he visits our town......I was glad tC
 read the extract from temperance lecture
 in the NEWS. This town and every town could reveal to the public scenes of agony
 6 mothers grief, wife's sorrow, as the
 result of intemperance, that never
 should be permitted to take place in 8 Christian community Enclosed
 send you 30 cents for the camp meeting
 DAuy. Though not member of the
 Methodist church, shall be very much interested to read the items and extracts oi
 sermons. know they cannot be other
 wise than interesting. What the present
 P. E. said in reference to the expenses, ir
 your paper, is in lucid. open, cordia
 manner, characteristic of preacher whose
 whole life has been noble example of pu
 ritY and goodness. P.
 Salisbury. The rapid growth of pau
 perism in cur midst during the past year il
 conclusive proof that this town is not ex
 empt from the general business depression
 existing elsewhere. Aside from those al
 ready here, each succeeding Spring bring large migration of people from neighbol ing towns and states, who after establishin
 themselves in some of the numerous shar ties which abound in this vicinity, exis henceforth in idleness, subsisting almoE
 entirely upon the charity of the town
 ''They toll not neither do they spin," ye they are arrayed in such tattered garment as would suggest the necessity of doin both. Taxpayers grumble with reason g 3 the expense of maintaining this large acct , mutation of non-producers. Appeals : charitable people for aid have become 8 ] frequent as to be annoying and all quie loving inhabitants desire. that some meal l ures be taken to check this immigration c ' impecunious settlers from abroad. A larg 3 proportion of these immigrants are abl bodied men capable of physical labor. is suggested that ngid enforcement of tn Yagrant act might have a salutary effee , upon this class. At all events the com l plaints on every hand are 50 loud an , deep that the authorities will be compelle
 to take some action in the matter......Poe , ic justice in Cornwall is a myth, if th
 statements of the parties who went ther last week is to be relied upon. With on or two exceptions the suits brought by tn proprietor of the Litchfield Sentinel to re cover alleged unpaid subscriptions wer compromised by paying portion of th , amount claimed. Two young men fror , Ore Hill visited this village on Sunday evt , ming last and carried away with them th keys to Gillette's marble works. MT. C on discovering his loss in the morning wer . in search of the young men unaided an : alone. He succeeded in recovering hi
 keys together with satisfactory indemnit g for his trouble e......The numerous friends C ? Engineer John Barton are pleased to lear
 of his promotion to the position of Masts
 Mechanic of c. W. R. R. John is an ez 5 cellent mechanic and genial gentleman
 who has hosts of friends in this town. -T'T--. -. X If a young lady IS sensible she will neve !. lace. No, she'll go about looking as larQ end grseeful as tub of soap.