Connecticut western news., 1879-06-11

and find the ingredients to consist largely of starch, which saps the blood. Potatoes sustain, not supply animal life. Beans, on the other hand, develops bone and muscle, and cabbage supplies much that is of ce- real nature. In point of culture, it takes plenty of backbone to hoe and dig pota- toes, not to mention the hunting of the pests, while beans with hOeing once, will grow on land too poor to raise anything | else.
 JOHN GOSSIP. LakevlIlc.
 On Wednesday last the beautiful sailboat that the Williams brothers have built was launched into the lake by s large number of our citizens. That she is e staunch craft and an ornament to the lake is nothing but the truth. She is over 30 feet long and will take about GOO square feet of sail. The workmanship is splendid, and If looks is anything to judge by. she will skim the water like duck.
 Mr. Bishop. the engineer at Davis ore bed, has removed to Woodbury, his former place of residence. and Mr. Beckley takes his place as engineer.
 In the case of Flanagan vs. Riley for as sault couple of weeks ago, Riley brought an action against MT. Flanagan this last week claiming that the latter struck him
 with an iron which he had with him to de-
 fend himself. as Riley had threatened to
 break his head before he reached home.
 The suit was tried before Justice Pratt of Salisbury, D. T. Warner for plaintiff and
 H. Williams for defendant. The judgment
 was rendered in favor of Riley and Attor-
 ney Williams thinks by the evidence in the
 first suit that Riley was in such state of vinous excitement that night as to preclude
 the possibility of his optical vision with
 that accuracy necessary to delineation
 of the truth, SO he appealed it to higher
 court, which, no doubt. will give the plain-
 tiff justice and make him s summer board-
 CT at Litchfield.
 One of our citizens has fallen. It was not Rum that caused it, but he stepped on the
 slippery side of an orange peel. His state ment was brief, profane and emphatic.
 called at the house of Mir. Cornell g
 few days ago to gee the improved New Elm
 press range just put up there. This range , has many new things about it, and one Ii
 the Clipper grate which every persol
 should have in their stove. It is very con venient in the morning to separate the ashe from the live coals and no dust can escsp ;, into tue room. After looking at that wen
 into the store to see his new stock of good : just received, and would say 10 the lauie if they want to get Yankee notions and fan V cy goods to go to Cornell & Hoyt's and SC for themselves, as have not tune to enuu 'i crate them all. Sets of glassware only S5c ST. ELMO. Salisbury.
 if [Too late for last week.l
 s Llst Thursday evening. May 2alh, th
 Dramatic Association" of this village gay
 its third and last entertainment for the sea .- son, and on that occasion drama entitle
 "The Streets of New York" was presented
 AS would be inferred from the title, tn
 New York City life-its opulent elegance :, its reverses, it's dupliclty and fraud, il ;, want and penury, and the consequer
 depth of suffering and despair. The plC o hinges upon the fraudulent getting of tn ,1 fortune of Capt. Fairweather by Blood rs good, the banker, and his accomplics d Badger; the discovery of the vlllainy, an
 rhe final restoration of the money to tb :. family of Capt. Fairweather and through . out it all. there runs a vein of love and TO 70 mantle self-sscrifice, which gives to ., piquancy and added interests. The char .h ac,er of "Bloodgood," the typical villair :, hard and calculating. was excellent |. portrayed by Dr. J. H. Blodgett. as W. n, also that of Badger" by H. l.. Ayre 10 wEo never fails to satisfy by his origin ,ir and forcible representations. w. E. Gu i, ting made tine Capt. Fsirweather," ar ,;, his acting was marked by much powe oa Miss L. E. Winchell's s'Mrs. FairweatheI ,o was characterized by earnestness of mar . her and expression, and the adsptsbility ( o,, self to the requirements of the part. Mi y E. K. Jewell's representation of "Mrs ry Puffy" was spirited and acted to the Tiff
 and she and O.. w. Daniels, as Puffy
 excited much merriment by their uncoul
 but whole.hearted kindness to the "Fail r. weathers" in distress. In her first appear OF ance us a member of the association, Mi. of Adell Warner as s'Alida," the daughter ( S+ "Bloodgood," ," made very favorable i'm ,o ss preston, and deservedly so, for she eel ''e tainly possesses many of the first rt quisit " for success In such undertakings. MT! re w E. Cutting as Lucy" was eminent en successful, and F. A. Jewelrs Mark Lii, ye ingstons" was naturally taken and we k- sustained. T. F. Dexter as "Paul," J. ha Eggleston as "Dan," and E. o. Carter ~ Edward" were all good. Indeed wsdo '" was shewn, lu careful selection of acto ne for even the less important parts. The SC ne son has closed, and it is fitting that fe n. words should be said in review of the woI ou thus far accomplished. The existence ut the association is no longer an experimen VII but has become fact. It has been prove VII that there was much talent in the villal o lying dormant, but capable of developmen
 The entertainments nave been appreciate so by the people of this place, and have a ne lracted many from neighkOring villages, S gh that the association has been favored on iull houses and enthusiastic attention of It's financial success has been satisfactor, pe and has warranted the purchase of ne se scenery. 80 that in that regard, it is pre- nd pared for almost any representation. TT " perfection of the mechanical arrangemcl 'u of the stage is due to the ingenuity and ef ss fort of H. l.. Ayres:
 on The selection of dramas-"East Lynne,
 "Uucle Toms Cabin" and ''The Streets ( ie- New York"-has been ambitious, but oh each instance the sue cess has been sigra llz and the improvement noticeable in the aC m tors has been most marked, giving promis "a of greater achievements in the future. " The influence of such an association ne not restricted to any one time or place, bi