Connecticut western news., 1879-01-01


 intnt cltixen of Sharon, ditd ut his r. si derce on Saturday. the Fist inst ., in the | 77th year of h,s age. He was borr in Shar. 'n, Aug. z, 1902 graduated at Yale n, | 1925, studied Inv and WAS admitted to lh. l bar Ot Lichfi Id County. He was gentle nadh ui the old school and his death will be greatly regretted.
 The Souts field cornet b. nd will give /. grand concert ln Town Hall in this place F,rIny evening of thus week. This harc alt '"ugh comparatively young, has made remarknble progress m music. and nre ia, ahead O. many bands of older organization. The cuncsll ~li "t lnlersptrsed with select readings hy Prof Fr. st ut ih, South Blk shite Institut :, who ia well known through. this region, and the house should be filled -Dld you get that overcoat, you Conn Wrste- n News chap?-Nsao MItorG G0- zette. Oh, DO we d'dr'l intend to get" it. You see w didn't d we that nall neA' the back door, ul all, but salt we did. sU'e to see somebody get tooled, but sonshuw thry all got wind of Il. Any how dye thIuA we'd accept an ovrrcoat under such cir cumslanccs2 What dye take us 10, [ We'd have you understand we don't us. | overcoais.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 6l. F & A. NJ | held their annual communication Christ mas Eve, when officers for the ensuing yeal were chosen, as follows: H. H. Cogsweil, W. M., Wm. Waller. s. w., M K Beldeu. J. w., D. L Peirce, Treas. M. Roraback. Set, D. L. West, $, D. J. N. Van Deu. sen J. D.. Luther Lindsey 5. s.. Frank Gorilam j. S., Stephen Malloy Tyler. Rev. E. Il. W. Barien Chaplain, H. J. Mead, Marshall and D. L. Pierce. Rober, Van Deusen and s. c. Beck .ey Finance Committee.
 Get must have stirred upa nest of 'en, l over in Lakeville. Here comes another rom 'Em.,Ic jr.," headed Il Yleld." bu, IS he tUo ialls to send ms name, his sweet yieldiGg Is wasted on lhe desert air." Emetic, the Sankey bymn-bOUk says "yleiG. Ing is sim" Now mark the difference iD | numan affections and the inse nsibiil,y oi some To the truly pathetic. Emetic says 'Comeing, Darling. Swe. test, Dearest" while the last weeks f1int-hearled responu- ut says, You'd beltrr SO to work WnL Pat upon the track" Tue idea! There's <, "nigger iE the teucc" somewhere. We were m!slead last week in regard lo nf If led nceis ot the CUion Agricultural Society. | fine following we believe is a cor | eel list President, Charles Barnum; sec 1 "etaIy, Myrou Dean; corresponding secl,- | .ary, C. E. Baldwin; trr suler, 0. M. EriE l ,on. The following committee was ap- p-n'eu on reorganizi'ion: c. B. MaithIe. t. D. Goodwin, C. E Baldwin, k. W. opurr, NJ. B. RicLaIdsOp, Henry c. Ste | 7sns, Robelt Little. The meeting then ao- j"urneo L. JanuaIy 2rd al one o'clock P. | H.. when tull attendance of members is ,>Qutsl,d.
 | Our stockings were Hll nicely darntu i'd nung up in ih, office ID readiness t". | ,it. Nick on Christmas we bul when iI.t -urning I.veal. Ii lhe .lsi" arteniDg fac, ,ual be had ''psssed us hy," We were incln- ! d to Qu' slion ,le goodness aud inpAltla ) Oi h,s mythical sainlship. We kbev ;,,re must be something Wroug, and firsl, oDcluded Hat Il must bt the ih, facacy O. hc daIniDg ihel.iore, although it War ra- 'utr lale ln 'be uay, we proceeded to givs 'nom stockings oDe ei the most emphatic 'dari ings" the, ever got, as preparation or nexl year. Man propos. s''-and that'e al that comes of it.
 l The General Assembly will meet in tb. 1 ,,-w Capitol ;n Hartford On the sth day .laDuary. when Guvernur Andrews aud ti. .,cw state .ffalIs will he Inauguratt II 1 Capitol is nuw hclbg pu, ,n order and tuI ,lsned with new furniture under direclini pI Comptroller Hubbard. It will he upt, 70 inspection New Years day, There '> .,ue remarkable tact Ahout the new CapitO,. l. was completed within the time and wilr ,n the amount originally agreed upon. l costs less than two and halt millious They huve had new Capitol building t Albany for some years but it is not y+' rrary completed except the Legislaliv. ,aIls. These are to be occupied the n.x ,.ssion. IL has already cost, it is salC .;xIeen millions dollars. and the erd is nt. Ee, and wont be probably for generations .u come. l. IS O stupendous monument u' "iiy, and secoLd New York Court Hous,
 flair.
 The Goodsles have a few copies of Al ole Blossoms tor sale at Dr. Camps drug aor-, at the depot here and at the dtul 'ore in Nollolk. Sc much has been sAr te!y m regard ,o the wonderful poetry O., he Goudale children. that it is almost aL snpossihlity to Say anything new abou' nrm for freshness and gracetulness the, 're unrIvaIl, d by any natural poetry rite, d this ceEtury, Wtile .thelr language Is Ger
 .inIy model of pure English. Hardl, .i,ce the time oi Shakespeare has there 'ten such sklIltul use made of simple Ar 4io Saxon derivatives in poetry, and lha ou without the sllk khtest suspicion of strain. ,ng or tolcing the words for this aIol.
 ,cy are Well worth study. As they are al. aost neighbols, living only few miles
 rom us, we should learn by the poems o.mseives to be proud of and to feel kiu,:- , toward thtm |" whom, though y,t cnli-
 rrD, God has given such gifts. s. F. A.
 -Sandtown is uow plunged into morts
 .lrur on account ot The wild stories ut :. ,trange animal which has been seen in Il 'icini'y, and the dt scriptlous of which val.
 'cnrdine lu 'ht ,n'' ginaliuhs of the tIii 1ed narIa'uTs. Some dc scribe it as htira