Connecticut western news., 1878-02-21

Falls Village.-That cornet band is get | ting along famously, and much credit IS due MT. Tucker, the teacher and leader, for the patience with which he has labored | with them. Only one of tue ten members | knew anything about notes, and they are now at work on some difficult music, W hich is rapid advancement, as they only organ ized about the middle of November, 1877. ......The birthday party of Miss Belle Hol comb was largely attended. The presents were both numerous and beautiful. Messrs. Holcomb and Dean furnished the music for dancing. Harvey played several excel lent solos on the jews harp, which. consid- ering the extreme youth of the performer, were most beautifully rendered. His au- dience (the wood box) was very attentive.
 ......On Thursday eve. the grand ball came off, and was the largest social ever congregated in the Hall. Some fifty seven couple were present......Quite num- Der from thls place attended the Home en- tertainment at South Canaan on Wednesday eve,, and were highly pleased. The oys- ters etc. were most excellent... The Good Templars render ''Ten Nights in a Bar Room'' tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, of which l will speak next week......A ''lite. rary sociable" is to be held at G. w. Halls residence on Wednesday evening......Val- entines have been all the rage for the past week; comic ones predominating. One individual is said to have been the recipient of one of the latter every eight minutes, covering period of three days. Sid. Reed hasn't counted his yet, but thinks they will border on 250, all comic......T The protracted meetings at the M. E. church still continue, and are largely attended. CLICK.
 Sharon.-But little of interest has occur red during the past week in our quiet little town. We have had the usual debates, so- ciables, &c.,, but people seem to have lost in measure their relish for such things.
 Spring is near at hand aud things of more solid nature are staring us in the face. Far" mers anticipate an early spring and are making their plans to meet it. Merchants are making ready for the grand opening of the spring trade. The ladies are looking forward to that great event which makes home so desirable to us all, viz: house cleaning, and have commenced gathering
 up every garment we chance to step out of,
 for carpet rags. Oh! the melancholy days
 are coming.:....In lieu of the usual debate
 on Monday eve. was reading given at the
 Town Hall by Professor Hurlburt of Lime
 Rock, the particulars of which we will give
 in our next...... Mrs. Geo. Wilbur of Gay
 street, fell down stars one day last week,
 dislocating her shoulder and receiving in
 juries from which she will not soon recov- er......The Teak family gave pleasant lit-
 tie entertainment in the Hall on Thursday evening last They performed on glass gob- lets and produced music which was very fine. Should they chance your way do not fail to hear them. Some of the Sharon ites were entertained on Saturday last with something quite out of the ordinary, viz: a
 fox chase. It took place in the afternoon.
 at the hotel of Perry Loucks. Long before noon the old fox hunters of this and adjoin-
 ing towns began to gather at the spot desig , mated, each bringing bis hound and each confident his dog would win. At the proper
 time the fox was lead out, and making g
 circuit of three or four miles, was led back to the hotel and the dogs were let loose
 Then the excitement began and it was hard
 to tell which was most excited. men ol , dogs. Away went the dogs on the track
 and away went men to high points of land 3 where good view could be gained of the < chase, and many and varied were the ex- 1 pressions as they witnessed the fine running of the hounds. It was novel sight, and ont = could hardly witness it without entering in to the spirit. A number of the dogs kep . we'll together sometimes one would get { little the start and then another, but the vic
 tor was owned by G. E. Buckley of Els' worth. After resting little, the fox wa again taken out and given a good start
 when the dogs were again let loose. Th' fox did not run we'll and was soon caugh not content. one of the men offered dol f lar to have the dead fox dragged about an , other circuit, but this was not a success, a , the old dogs soon detected the fraud and re g turned, two young ones only going thu 8 round. ARoANUM. Village Jealousy .-ED1ToR PEAsE :- : am reminded that my subscription to thu NEWS is due. Retrenchlng expenses brett, rigidly, as we all have to do these unprece dented times, would have had to let thu paper go last spring. did not do so be
 cause wanted to protest in some sort of
 way against that smallest of small things village jealousy, which showed itself her On the occasion of your removal to Canaan V It was perfectly obvious that the NEW ;, could not be affected by transfer of si. V miles, in any way that regarded the inte ' it was natural to like to have paper pub
 lished in Salisbury, can see no cause fo !" fault finding, or stopping subscription be 0 cause you feel that your interests would b in some ways furthered by change.
 ******* ~ Salisbury, Feb. l5, 1878.
 We feel indebted to our reliable an' U steadfast Salisbury friend for his opportun , and sensible remarks concerning the reno val of our office from the good old town o v v Salisbury. It was very natural that the iD ~ s habitants of village like Salisbury shou, /. not relish the idea of the removal of newspaper started amongst them to neigh 1 boring village; and were the reasons for g. o doing any but those of undoubted and un