Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Reading Room opening,--Tuesdav ev

Reading Room Opening. Tuesday ev- ening IS one of our busy evenings. and we were not able to attend the formal opening of the reading room in this place. A most excellent report of the proceedings was handed us by kind friend, but the press of matter that has come upon us just before going to press, forbids its use. A large com pany assembled at the reading room at the Warner House, and several speeches. very interesting and to the point were made, which were followed by music and one of Mrs. Warmers most excellent suppers. The room is very pleasantly furnished, and al- ready there are in the holders and on the table, 5 New York daily papers and l Brooklyn daily Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Harpers Magazine, Weekly and Bazaar, New York Tablet, Scribners' Monthly Sci entific American, American Agricuturist. Turf Field and Farm, The Churchman and others. By the last of the week this cata- logue will be largely increased by other re- ligious journals and the weekly local pa pers.
 sal1sbury.-At a special town meeting held in Academy Hall on Saturday after noon, 18th instant, Henry Hubbard was chosen chairman and Daniel Pratt clerk. After remarks by ex-Governor HolIey and others, It was voted unanimously to appro- priate the sum of $7oO. for completing the new town hall. An additional appropria- tion of $500. for furnishing the hall and grading the grounds was voted with small opposition. The above sum, according to the estimates of the committee, win be suf- | ficient to cover all future expenses incurred in the completion of the building. Trout brooks in this vicinity were besieged last Monday from early dawn till late at night by throngs of fishermen. The catch must have been immense judging from the string of speckled beauties exhibited by Dan. Ash man, which numbered about 15O, some of them weighingS one-half pound each Among the anglers from abroad we noticed the veteran Arthur W. Benson Esq. of Brooklyn, president of the Brooklyn Gas Company, who for many years past has fre- quently visited this place during the season to indulge in his favorlte pastime. .... Dogs are getting scarce in this village owing to the vigilance of our dog slayers. Nearly all of the scalps are now taken from Lakevlle. X.
 Sharon.--Professor Manager came in town on Saturday last with his trained hor- ses and will give public exhibition this (Monday) morning at o'clock, also lect- ure on horse training in the afternoon. ...... Myron Whitney has again sailed in with his usual compliment of fine horses. ....... It IS TOW reported there has been a transfer of property in town, and that the Pleasant View House has passed into tbe hands of 0. Squires of Norwalk but as Madam Ru- nor is so often mistaken, we will wait until we hear It from more reliable source But of this we are assured: Ed. Dakin is the present proprletor of the house, whoever may own it...The Misses Bullion are spend ing few weeks in Troy Dwight Eagles. ton has the contract for building the fine residence Dwight Hotchkiss has inprospect MT. Eggeston has in hand the plans which were executed by Messrs. Parrilard 6 Go. of Bridgeport. The house will not be large, but neat and tasty. D. Leach wiE do the mason work...... Messrs Eddo and Bump, tte rival painters, are making their brushes fly in every direction, and several houses in town are having new spring suits, witch are all what the ladies call combination suits. ' It is wonderful what great transformation a little paint will effect. Many houses that looked olG and rusty now look so fresh and new, and the glimpses we have nov and then of the fair sex, with turbans on heads, and brushes in hand, give us the intination that delightful transformation scene is be- l ing enacted within alsO......T The temperance meeting last Monday evening was one grand fzzle. Mr. Disbrow from lover the river" made labored effort and the meet. ing adjourned for two weeks...... Tke lect. ure on architecture the following evening was very fine and we regretted so few were there to hear it. The small sum iealized was donated to the Village Improvement society and was thankfully received, as are all favors, however small, .or even words of encouragement.........B the way, where is our dramatic society," May we rot hear from them again soon ?......Ed. Gager and B. w. Rowley were in town over Sunday .........Chas. St. John of Sharon, formerly clerk in Barnums spacious store at Lime Rock, leaves to day to try his fortune in the far away land of Dakota. May prosperity attend him.........Rev. H. c. Humphrey re. turned from Conference on Wednesday last to serve out the rest of his term. He has not only Amenia Union and Sharon in charge for the coming year, but Annenia as well. The harvest IS plenty: are the labor. CTS so few ?............The seats in the M. E. church will be sold on Saturday next, at o'clock P. M. ARoANUM.
 Sad Accident.-A most distressing acci dent occurred on Church street in this vii. lage last Tuesday. At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Grove Knickerbocker, 8 young man about twenty-three years of age. was returning from a days hunting. and when in front of Mr. Lynehan's house, stopped to talk with Frank Lynehan, who was sitting on a basket of wood near large wood pile on the opposite side the street, and about twenty feet away. While con- versing with Lynehan. Kuickerbocker held his gun, which is large army repeating ri fe, poised on his shoulders, and as the con- versation turned on the luck Knickerbockel had found that day hunting, and which was that he had shot nothing, Lynehan play. fully told him that he did not believe he could hit anything with that gun. whereup. on Knickerbocker, not knowing there was another cartridge in the chamber of the weapon, raised the hammer, saying at the time, Cant eh ?" and snapped it, and the piece was discharged, sending ball into the