Connecticut western news., 1878-02-14

beautiful little boy of years was buried on Sunday ;; the others are recovering. There l are but few who are willing to enter the houses where the dreadful disease has e\ en shown sign of being. Rev Mason No- ble's family have nearly all had the fever, but are getting better without being very sick. The D,trict school in the village has commenced again this week with less than 20 scholars, when before the sickness there 8O.........The great temperance reformation does not reach this unimportant place. and more drunken ones are seen than ever be- fore but none will allow thyt the liquor was got in Sht ff1-ld. Anyone intoxicated has been to Canaan, Ashley Fla Is or Some other place away from home. Business is ] Father dull and money scarce: l: Many poor , families have not the necessaries ot life, and some of the societies are making com fortables and other things for the needy. If all would give according to their means. there need be but little real Restitution in | this town or any other in this vicinity.
 ..,4 c. | Great Harrington. .-ED1ToR PEAsE.-- Head ornaments for dogs are fashionable this month. Some are made ot wire, some of leather: some prevent the dogs from opening their awful j tws enough to take Tn a mans leg. and some are ab ut as if 'clve to prevent dog from biting as tow string would be twisted back of their fore legs. 1 think the best preventative for canine madness would be to take off the end o' their tails two inches back of their eaIs...... Business is very dull in this village: Me chanics. are standing around with theiy hands in their pockets merch tnls are ta- king account of stock or talking temper ance, and all are waiting for u carload oi the dollars of their daddies, then all will be happy und things will move livey--bu' stop, whiie l think moment: What have got to buy the dollars wi,h2 z
 Wont Our valued correspondent 'Z" do the Burlington merchants the favor of tell ing them that the cause of the present dull times amongst them IS the fact they do moi advertise their wares down this way. Trl them to advertise in the CONN. WESTERN NEWS and they will have business enough. Lots of money off this way seeking invest m-nt in just such ce and attractive goods as we know the Burlington stores haye.- ED ......
 The Telephone. An exchange says |: The telephone has already made it's mark. having figured prominently and with the greatest value iu the Tar ffvllle disaster on the Connecticut Western railroad. T. e first news of the disaster was from a dis patch received in the Western Union Tele- graph office in Hartford, stating that a fearful accident had happened at that place. and asking that as many surgeons as could be obtained be sent at once. The operator at Hartford immediately ttlegraphed 10 ,aac D. Smiths Capitol avenue dug st"le with which the office is connected by tel,- phnne and tue night clerk was awakened and told what was wanted. The drug store is connected by telephone so thai twenty-one phy ysiclans could be summoned. which was done, and at the same time the clerk 'telephoned' to livery stable for an express wagon, into which, on its arr
 val, was packed bandages, morphine, chlo- rofoIm and whatever was thought would be needed. Mean while the doctors, as in- structed, went dow D to the H rtford depoi. uperinlendent J. T McNanus of the Harl- ford, Providence G Flshkll road had also been aroused, none of the Connecticut Western pee pie being handy. and he had a, once gone to work aud gotten out an eu- zine and some wrecking Cars, winch he had all ready on the arrival ot the physicians. Extra passenger cars were alsO added, the bandagts. drugs etc. taken on board, and arout dozen doctors. and started for Tar iffville.
 The Bible in Schools. The discussion at the lYceum ih this village last Monday evening was of more than ordinary interest
 The question: Resolved That inc B. ble should be read in the public schools, and the distinguished dsputants, afforded an opportunity of listening with much in- terest and instruction. The question IS one that has agitat. the public mind for some time past, and ,he arguments. pro aud con, were forcibly made, and the gentlemen on the side ot the neg g.tive, all protestsnts. ex- hihited remarkable talent for presenting strong points to bolster up their side ot the question, side with which they could mol
 be in sympathy. The rights of the Catholic
 people to be respect d in relation 10 ih' matter was of course made 8 strong ground
 fur the argument on the negative side, hu'
 when gentleman made the asserlio9 thai Catholic pri st in New Haven had suh- scribtd to a petition to put the B, ble in the schools it disturbed the force of their logic somewhat. The assertion however is cor
 rect. for we have seen the statement in the papers, and the worthy priest who thus manifested courage to say what he thought was right. was none other than Fla ther SneHrey. who formerly was the priest
 of the good Catholics of Llkrvile, and We were quite well acquainted with him, and remember distinctly his laudable effolts in } behalf of the temperance cause Tn that place, and the remarkable success that at : tended bls forts ,bere. Father Sheffrey l "oS ATo'OuS iA G''VA WOIhS wa LdlSHt- ed prea her and an fficent and safe leader of his flock of faithful worshippers, com s.1andng the respect and esteem of people Or all denomlnatOns and Ee is right wl, Il
 he says he would much ralher have the Pro. testant Bible rad by 0 lhollc children in
 the public schools. than 10 have them tind n0 Bibls or religion there. The question