Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20

Board of Health.-The prevalence of liphtheria has become a matter of such SC. -i0us importance that Board of Health | nss been formed in this town, with Luman Foote as president, and steps have been ta- | ken to prevent a further spread of the dis | ease. Nine children have died within 8 ! short time in East Canaan, where the mal- ady has been almost exclusively confined, case, that we have heard of, be- ing developed at any other point in the town. The new Board has caused to be printed some circulars to be distributed among the families of the town, giving, at considerable length, the cause of the dis ease, also how it spreads, and a code of regulations to be observed, closing with penalty for their wllful violation, the pen alty being placed at not less than $l5, nor more than $lOO. People receiving these circulars, and it is tue design that all shall receive them, will do well to preserve them fer frequent reference, and take heed to observe them 10 the Ietter.
 All About Kent.-Judge Gibbs murmur- ed complaint against us the moment he saw us step on the platform of the new de-
 pot in Kent last Saturday. He sad we had
 not been there to look after the interests of Kent for more than year, and he seemed
 nearly ready to "send us up" for tune for
 derelict of duty, but when we told him
 about the new house and the place where
 we keep the gold fishes, and the time and
 attention all has taken, he said 1t was all
 right, and consented to escort us around
 town and show us the wonders of the city.
 We found that during our Rip Van Wrinkle
 sleep, Cat least concerning Kent matters),
 MT. Conn lad traded his drug store with
 Depot Agent Smith for house, and has fixed up the house and its surroundings in
 the most approved style, and is now living in hls retirement from business, enjoying
 the honest fruits of his labors. MT. Smith,
 the new druggist. has sold such health-giv' ing remedies that every body is well and the
 village doctor Is starving to death. St. An
 drews church, which was repaired, re-paint
 ed and generally improved 8 year or two
 since, is now one of the finest in the coun
 tY. Of course there are various opinions
 as to the propriety or wisdom of adornine
 and beautifying churches, but as the prom
 ise is with us that s'where two or three srt
 gathered together in my name, there will
 be ID the midst of them" it would seem no
 at all unreasonable for those who love thei
 Lord and Master to desire such place il
 which to meet and hold communion will
 Him; and to feel it is better. or at leas
 as showing far greater respect to Him the.
 love to worships to make beautiful thi
 house of the Living God, instead of invii
 Ing the presence of Him who created al
 things, and all things created by Hlm mad
 beautiful beyond the conception of man, t
 place ss dismal in its plsinness as e sepu
 cher. Certain it is, that the motive for dc
 ing thus is commendAble, and is commend ed and approved of God. The good peopl of Kent, and their pastor. the Rev. Ml Sturges, are to be congratulated upon th fine appearance of St. Andrews church } The Congregational church on the stree ahove has also been recently repaired, an is in very good condition. This churc ' was built something like thirty years age } and is one of those which seem to be found ed on rock.
 Judge Gibbs continues to preside over th ' courts of the town, and peace and conten l ment appears to have found an abidin place among the people. Nor has the ten 2 perance movement been omitted in Kent 7 An organization is formed. and a larR } number of those who were once disciple of Bacchus, have renounced their sllegisnc , to this giddy and treacherous god, and al men once more. The work done in Kent ) grand one, and heslthful atmosphere ? morally, is the natural result, but wh, s kind of beverage is that which pours frol s the faucet at the passenger depot? It effel 3 vesces like pretty good temperance drinl and we have no idea the railroad folks flu ? nish any other but temperance beverages ; Anyway, Judge Gibbs says the foam 5 nothing but air, but we choose to take e, ) captions to his ruling in this case. We hor ,, Agent Smith will cause this water to be al 7 alyzed, for it certainly contains chemic 7 properties. and if it is ascertained there al no valuable medicinal properties in it, ? may be good plan to know if there | , anything at all deleterious to health. Mi ' George Hopson, who is one Of the heavie men in town, in avoirdupois as we'll . . finance, was making bed tt I flowers in front of his nice house, the oth, | day when we were there. If poor foli can't live in nlce houses, they can occasiol 1. ally look at those lived in by others; an , so we thought as we walked about his sp } cious and beautiful grounds. casting no and then a glance at the fine house, But tt 5 rich can't have everything, or at least the s do not have aU the good things. We ca } show MT. Hopson fountain sending te ) jets of living water high in the air, and i. full dozen of gold fishes to beautify tt 2 base thereof and three frogs who have e ) tabliehed their permanent residence in tt pool, and every night croak out defiance , , the folhes and miseries of the world, u 5 vanity and deceitfulness of riches, the 80 } rows of the Potter Investigating Committe and other kindred subjects to which the 2 condescend to give their attention. Mi !, Hopson has nothing like this, and of court knows nothing of the comfort to be fouu 3 in fountain with gold fishes and frogs. 
 , Rrvant,a last KROurn.