Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

their furnace with charcoal hauled by teams, the wood being we'll nigh exhaust ed on the line of c. w. R. R., so that all woodlands lying within ten or twenty miles of their furnace at East Canaan, will be valuable. and increasingly so as wood becomes scarce.
 Yes, it as about time for another legal scrimmase from Sandtown. and it's come off too. Last Thursday night a nurlber of Sandown denizens proceeded to Silvernail's house to wreak vengeance on party who had offended them. They dragged han from his bed and pummelied him out of shape and then left him, and Monday he gave an entertainment for the bent fit of the lawyers, in which one of the actors, named Byron Rice, (colored) was fined $7 and costs, and the others dis charged.
 A T. Roraback. Esq of Canaan, will lecture on temperance at the Town Hall, in Sharon, on Monday evening. Oct. 18th The plain, concise and liberal manner in which he presents the truth cannot but in terest all who may hear him. He is not one of those who are trying 10 make liv- ing out of a great moral movement, but one of our most esteemed citizens of the adjoining town of Canaan. We speak from experience, having had the pleasure of listening to him on previous occasion, ard we can assure the citizens of Sharon that there is rich treat Tn waiting for them, and we bespeak for him full house. Am enia 7Iinaes.
 Now we are going to have another 1 first-class show. It really seems as if Can aan was growing in importance in the eyes of superior travelling combinations, which also gives promise of tue approach of better times. Dick Sands famous combination is to visit this place next Tuesday night, Oct 29th, and give one of their inimtable performances in the town hall. They have been connected with Barnum's circus until recently, and are well known to the pleasure seeking pubic as one of the chief attractions of the great showman's ''latest " Dick Sands is the champion clog dancer ot the world, and one of the finest actors on the boards. A first-c class brass band accom- panies them, and, we believe discourses music on the street in the afternoon free. The entertainment consists of singing, dancing, burleEques, etc. Admission 25, and 35 cents. Don't forget the date next Tuesday night, Oct. 18th.
 As specimen of the essential qnalifi cations of the editorial fraternity in tbt West, we give below an extract taken from the Centralia (Miss ourD Guard, the editor of which seems fully competent to maintain the dignity of the royal family from which he springs. The article was captionec Next 7" and each side of the heading Wal ,mbellshed with a suggestive looking cof | fin:
 Every once in while some one imag- ines himself to be u sea-hOrse, wild anC woolly and hard to curry. real alligator with rattlesnake tail and two rows of teeth every one alik,. half buffalo. halt tiger ant the balance sword fish, thinks it incumben upon himself to make meal of the edito
 
 would say that our fighting capacity il equal to stack of Wild Cats nine milt high, and the last chap that tackI, us hat to be gathered up by the aid of d micro scope. We always go armed with two Ia vies, four derringers, six boss pistols a yHr( long, bowie kniie, slung shot in eacl pocket, and ti couple of cannon balls in Ih toe of our boots, with a pound of limCur ger cheese in onr hat Tor ba last, and il chi on each shoulder. We are a real wool.in the-nose sort of cuss with ninety niue Tat ties ard a button. Climb us somebody, WI are lonesome for a row; but if you do, lool out for raw meat, end order your funera robes and q fine tooth GOmb to gather u] the remains. WhOOp, la Here's you huckleberry!
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 On Sunday last the Rt. Rev. Bishop o Connecticut made his ant ual visitation o Christ church" in this village. Flfteel persons received the Apostolic Rite of tn "Layng on of hands" or "Confrmation the choir had taken great pains to pre- pare music for the occasion, especial cre6i being due in this regard to MT. Franci Whittlesey for his skillful and energeti ) leadership. The Bishop favored hIs hear CTS with a clear, practical, yet withal, elo uuent discourse from the text, St John xxi 22. "Jcsus saith unto him. if will tha he tarry till come, what is that to thee Flo low thou me" From this he drew tw lessons: First, sSWe are not to troubl ourselves about what our LOld requires Q our neighbor, but rather to follow him our selves.' Second, We ought not to bus ourselves about the future as did St. Pete in inquiring: What shaU this man dol but rather attend to the duties-our ow dutles--in the present." The floral decors tions of altar and font are worthy of men tion, and two sheaves of grain crosse above the altar, with punches of lusciou grapes at the juncture, were very striking ~TTae flowers are types of the Resurrectio and the grain and grapes symbolical of th bread and wine the two elements of th holy Communion. Altogether, services sermon and dt corations were very pleasing The candidate for confirmation were: Mrs T. F. Watson, Mrs. " T. Ferguson, Mrs w. A. Pratt, Miss Mary Root, Miss Amel Lyons Miss Grace Freeman, Mir. and Mrs Frederick Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Lunlal Foote, Sartial Root, Oliver Root. Charle Moore, o. w. BAssett, Col. J. B. Harden bergh.
 WISE GIVING.