Connecticut western news., 1878-12-25


 lcCd ng iything III that line to call on him IS his stock is ample and ot the latest p.t- erns.
 For ihe first time in seventeen wears gold sud gr>en'ncks were st par last Tues i1y. On JI u"ry lst they will be made ''"re and ius' pnrath. now snd forever N"w ;hai this knotty point Is d,fntrly settled md we know wh, re we stand, srnd on your ndvt!tis' m,u ute and subscriptions.
 -Mr and Ms. D. l. FjyDt of Winstr1, vrer'. in the waiting ,nom at the New II vrn d. lo' w, dn' s,;"y. A Wonun cam. il wnh un anr, nrd asked Mrs. F,ynt ,n hold il for il nll; uir W nile she w ni out The oman n, vtrr. turned, and Mrs. FylI rclirve lels,It ot the lpculnbrnnce Ey srLd- ing il to the aims house..
 The other d.y. while Charlie Palsons WIS iu UndtIwood's gris'-mll. leaving his lram sland,ng loos, rtnr the door,the bors- rs got tired w"lling, and having qcM they soon found the acay ard made good ,me L. their shrd in lhr lear ot G"orge Gillette 's house where they fetched up in good shap' wEilc Charlie "calne tumrhng alter"
 -Ovrd PlnncS's will just filed at Si. P-ui Num-, lcay, $ most of bis estate O. S,2O0 GOO 10 clo,he and educate the orphans or B aver Cuuniy, Pa., where he lived for some ,lme. T.s was an unce ot Edi'o' Plnney of the Winsted Press; and Lncien na,ura!iy feels blue over what be calls the srrplel1cnslhle out duct of the orphans o' B-nver county" nut chtertully makes'thv best of 1t " cnling on his delipquents to pay up.
 It IS coming I've announced it would last week, and already we see the following astounding result : Gold at par !-Price of coal doaon = PIECE 1.-THE NEW, REDUCED 10 one dot0l and .ffty cents paid in advance. There is evidently better ard brighter day dawn ing upon us and all merchants ard busl' ness men would do well 10 take time by the fnreIock and get tbeir advertisements lii IEo StNNEC11CC4 w E1CANAet ANA""S' A is t tte early bird, you know
 %. 1T former tOwnsman, Wm. F. Shunf and family, are gradually nearing the lant of steady h. blts,-rtmovlng last weel from Plar .!d N. J to Rahway. Mir Shunk still holds lis position as q chief on lineer of the Metropolitan Elevated R.'i!- way, in N-w I.rK and when that is com pl,ttd we hope some project rtq',irin: skil-a boult ward around Long Lake. O cou'inua,inn Of the N ,ugatuck road L" Rlv ,rton-will hring h'm and his family in our ,mme diate IL. .igh5orhCod once more. - Herald.
 -Gpvernor-elect Andrews has trnderet rho position of A 'jn'ant,G"nerAl (chi"t 0 sl ff) to Gen. Eluard 1arl,nn of Nvrwich Fms is d good appointment and shows tn Governors good judGm' mt and tact Gen cral H4rland strvcd wnh distinction ill tn war of the rehelinn and is in every wa. well qualjfi-d for the position, and whei the new Commodore in chief of all the mi itary and naval forces of the State assumt command and moves on the enemies works Ne can feel assured there won't be ap. tactical oI strategic mistakes.
 The Union Agricultural Society hel' ueir apnn4l met ting at Fails Village las | Thursday, al d ,lpctrd c. VI. Barnum pres idcnt, and c. B Mnltbie secretary. Tn mee ,iug WAS well attended, and much iu fer. st manifested in It's proceedings. w,s It sovyl that all fort should be mad l to make Ihe annual x!ihltion more inter l est .ng-morr worthy of the society, md ib farmers of li;is ction of the cuny ow tt to lhvms, Ives to see that this t fort rowned wlth success. Tle time is comm :; when agriculture, the right arm of th rolmlry, will receive more attention and b more appreciated l!lan it has been tor som time past.
 Tn. Enusn,onic railroad DOW sell rouD ,rip 1lckrfs from C,nann and stations mort ter Stat, Line aud Plu>finlt, also for Gre. isarrtnerun. l. r,turu they are sod tro' nose pnints alsn. The rates tr"m th piece ar: Gt Burlington, .75; Plusfielt ;f2 25; S .te Lne. $1 50 The tickets d!
 valid only Vi hin five days from date, day of sal. inc'ud Ii, and for s'One LontiD nous passugr," no step over check ~l!l my Case be allowed. The Gate of Sal must bc plainly stamped on back of eac coupon os every ticket. This dispnsitio pn the part of th.' managers of the road arcomnod It the public, will, we have II ,Ioubt, be duly appreciated.
 There is in almost every place c]a' Of ynus m.n and boys who seem 10 talk Irea1 pleasure in iong something ioChat fly. Ii they live near railroad static tncy are utt seen climbing on and jamr ing off ihe cars hen in mol;efS~ A sho ride of two or three rods and tsainsane t' crt, ,nt of waiting IS long as they daI b tor' getting off well repays them for th .oulish risk Ol life and limh. Warning an insure have bat little effect and they kee playing the dangerous game till an accidei | gives them lrssO0 not soon forgotten How many persons are injured every da by ,ne cars bvcause of their own cnrclrs ness. It would no, b4 far out of the wa ,o Say that more people are hurt outside c ''le cars hy getting run oyer than Gy tn occasional sinash-ups. If the whole nun per c0ud be told ii might serve as WarI ,ns to others. Tie Snte frames laws fo he protection of life especially about raj road stations Tn officers post up copie .,t tnrm as :, kiud oi scare crow and that about all the good it dues. The law is nc put in force and very iiitie attention is pni it. T. is not righl 10 wish anyhod, ham