Connecticut western news., 1878-03-14

5. Suvernal Elkhart. Ind. ~
 sKetching and Painting If you want 10 learn to sketch and paint, read the adver. tisez1ent for lessons in another column.
 THE NEWS in East Canaan. cop of THE NEWS can hereafter be obtained of MT. w. A. Roberts, the station agent at East Canaan.
 Lime Rock. Luther Gay has recently purchased the farm in Whites Hollow, formerly owned and occupied by Henry White. and intends to move about the first of April. We are all 10th to part with so good neighbor.
 Reading Room. m.-The business of loca- ting and establishing reading room in this village is being pushed forward as rapidly AS is consistent with its being well done, and we expect hv next week to be able to speak definately about it.
 Dist,ict Court. Owing 10 the illness of Judge Fyler the District Court has been further adjourned over to Tuesday of next week. March 18th. at g a. m., when the jury will come in and the trial or cases will be taken up in tue order they would have been this week had the Judge not been sick.
 Fine Tobacco. Mir. Horace Barrum of Wetaug is surely not behind in bis tobacco crop. We have seen an average sample of his crop of 1877 tobacco, and we certainly have not seen finer. more silky or more beautiful leaves anywhere than these. MT. B. has bis 1876 crop stil! on hand, and has altogether about two tons, which, when a man who wants some really first-class to- bacco comes along. will bring him a good round price.
 V1ck's Magazine Vick's new Month ly Magazine for February and March are better if possible than the January number The information on the preparation of and care for lawns, the directions for trans planting shade trees. and the general infor nation there found, for instruction apC guidance in arranging and caring for gar dens, yards, and everything that tends te beautlfy home and make it fit abode fol man, is what cannot be obtained from any other source that we know of Vicki publications as we'll as his seeds, never dis ,ppoint the expectations of his patrons Read his advertisements in the column be yond.
 Two Demijohns. .-Landlord Russell 0 Sa Isbury, while in our office the other day told us that when the Salisbury Murph. lecturers were boarding with him, ,somebod placed one of his old empty dpcanters o he table in his hotel office. and tied abou it's neck blue ribbon. Soon after. MT Hill, one of the Murphy lecturers. and wh is reformed drunkard, and one who ha sunk pretty low in the drunkard's ditch had occasion 10 enter that room. Spyin the ''reformed" decanter with it's badge c blue, he instantly exclaimed, ''There is on demijohn. and" (slapping his breast wit his hand "here IS another, and now bot of us are wearing the blue.
 Saturday Evening Meeting. The ten perance meeting at the Town Hall in th village last Saturday evening was largel attended and considerable interest was mar ifested in the cause The meeting was at dressed by the Rev. MT. Reid, the Rev MI Hunt, Messrs. H. M. Adams, B. D. Law renee, S. A. Herman and President Rora back, and when an opportunity was give for any person to speak who might desir to, Mir. Benjamin Comstock arose and sta rd to the meeting that he had realized tn folly of rum, and declared earnestly h purpose to forever abandon the use of il and he immediately signed the pledge an donned the badge of blue.
 Kent.-Mr. Henry Schadt is now pain ing the store of ". Watson Jr., which wi when finished add much to it's appearance Mir. Watson is also building an addition his house, Chss Whitney being ''boss" cal penter As the season of Lent has agai come, soclables and festive gatherings ar at an end......The last meetings of the Nit Society of St. Andrews Parish held at MI Lewis Northrop's and Mir. John Segar' were exceedingly enjoyable, well attende and the company bountifully entertained. On Wednesday evening Feb. 27lE, the Con gregational Society held a sociable at tn residence of MT. Burritt Eaton. This wa h,y far tho 1arUpst aocinl patherinp held il our village this season. A bountful colla ton was served by the committee. Tn squigglesville Society also met in full fore affording amusement for the company Considerable difficulty was experienced il elpcting a new president. which lmportan office not being filled, the meeting was ad '.. u't-~ o-,anino raseed of