Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30


 Salisbury Many protests are being
 made just now, against the use of Mair
 street as graz zing ground for horses and
 cattle. Nine tenthsof our citizens keer
 their cattle confined apparently for the sole
 benefit of the remaining tenth. On Mon
 day last eight horses could be seen from
 Clarks store, roaming at large through the
 street. The authorities would do we'll tc
 take some action Tn the matter q. .. Horse
 men have improvised trotting track or
 Main street which promises to be well pat
 ronized. The distance is one fourth of
 mile, and extends from point above the
 Barnard House to the bridge over Wachi
 castinook creek. ..... One day last week MT.
 Robert Duncan who lives on the Ball farm
 ln thls village, threw his coat over the fence
 according to his usual custom, and began
 work in the lot. Just as he reached the
 farther extremity of the lot, passing tramp seized the garment and ran off with
 it. MT. D. witnessed the transaction and
 at once started in pursuit. He followed the
 fellow as far as Lakevile, but was unable to overtake him. Had the result been
 otherwise that tramp would not have stolen
 many more coats this summer...... The usu. al large delegation of bond holders from this village attended the annual meeting at
 Hartford. A.' K.
 Falls Village.-W. S. Callender and wife have returned from the West. Will found that western air did not agree with him......Mrs. F. M. Olin is in town looking up the interests of the Boston Millinery rooms......The band gave an outdoor con- cert on Saturday evening, and as usual, played finely. There seems be consider able dissatisfaction in regard to naming the band. Some parties took the bass drum down to Artist Mundry, who inscribed 'Amcsville Cornet Band" on the head thereof. We'll, now, don't it look ss though there was lSttle sharp practice somewhere2 Of course it is generous to allow the Amesville people to name it, but after MT. Tucker has taken the pains to teach the band carefully, beginning at the very foot of the ladder, (not one of the members understood notes,) would it not be simple justice to name the band after him ? There can be no feeling of partial- ty, we are sure, and do not think but 1t would show more amlable disposition al- so...".G. w. Hall was in New York last week. Look out for new goods.....S. A. Smith of New York spent the Sabbath in town....,D. G. Lawson lectures tonight.
 '.N 'F MARAH.
 Sharon. "A walking match took place in thls village on Saturday between Profes. sors Trlpp and Bishop of Millerton. N. Y. Bishop soon gave out and Tripp in conse- quence won the purse. After this interest ing performance part of the crowd con. vened at the Pleasant View House, where drunken rabble ended in an open and dis. graceful fight; disgraceful alike to the i'm mediate parties, to the rum seller and to community who will allow such proceed ings right in their midst. .Alonzo Win. chester died on Sunday at the residence ot his brother in Pine Swamp The funeral will Dc attended this (Monday) afternoon a, the house, the burial to take place in Lime Rock... Stella White has had relapse, but IS again more comfortable. ......... The Amy Stone dramatic troupe will be in sharon June 5th.......M. Mclean still survives, but is gradually failing in strength. .... The Fem. peraDce Union held their semi-monthly meeting last Monday evening, but was dis. appointnd is, epeaker.- Grace Greenwood will meet with the Union at no distant day. AS her heart and soul are so filled with this good work, we hope she may give such an impetus to the cause that the bone and mar row of society will arouse .. Decoration day May 3Oth. ARoANuM.
 Falls Village Jottings. .--Partes, from Boston have recently been making surveys around and about the canal and water pow CT at Falls Village. Exactly what is their purpose or designs is not generally known, for they were as mum as the officials from the Russian steamer "Cimbria" now lying in American waters on the Maine coast, with it's load of Russian soldiers, and who fail to satisfy the curiosity of anxious in quirers as to what is the purpose of thel visit. Whether these Ieticent surveyors were taking the measure fer fort in which to garrison the Russian soldery of the Cim- bria, to give battle to England navy when it steams up the raging cepavl" toward the railroad repair shops, is a question that probably more than any other occupies the l minds of the people at this time. Some there are who attribute the mission of these 1 non-communicatives to peaceful and indus l trial purposes, and confidently assert the l surveys are being made with view to the | erection of large manufacturing establish ! ments on this canal, utilizing be water that | may flow through it to turn their wheels | and 'spin their yarns" Cefain it is these l men ot the compass and thpod had no | yarns to spin when at their work the other | day. It does seem too badthat this vast | amount of capital invested n this canal | cannot be made of use to tbeworld, and ii l is 10 be hoped something tangible will come of the results of the surveys just made ... The merchants at 'Tbe FaIS' were very busy indeed when we were thGe last Satur. day afternoon. Merchant Hall is always full of business and his store full of GUS
 toners, so with him it mattrs little what time in the week it may be, (except Sun days, for George won't work on Sundays ''if he never sells fish" and in this he is righD. The new store across he way, pre-