Connecticut western news., 1879-05-14

To go to Ct. Burlington and not see the elephant would be like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope. Fassett & Durant will show him up in good shape-or, just look oyer in their column and see hls photo, and while you are about it, read his pedi- gree just beneath. The City Store is well and favorably known throughout this sec tion, as the place where gooc goods can ee bought at bottom cash prices. The stock of goods kept ia this store is simply i'm mense no more so in size than in select variety and low prices. Their furniture de partment comprises absolutely everything from book shelf to $l6O. chamber suit; and newly married couple contemplating housekeeping, who could not find in the City Store just what they want in the fur niture line, it would be beyond human pow CT to satisfy. They have sold more wall paper this season than ever before-all be- cause they have fine stock, in great vari- ety. Their stock of dry goods is enormous. They have l7,O0O yards of dress goods at from to 30 cents per yard. They have as good brand of flour for ST. 50 as can be bought anywhere else for $9.OO of which they are selling large quantities. Try them.
 EDITOR NEWS While Sandtown seems. to the preiudiced outsider, to be al most totally depraved, and her iniqu:ties are made to "smell to heaven," the reform olo af uuhi 0a~ so onfs tlrely destitute, is busily at soork in that fer tile field. Prayer and praise meetings are held twice each week at the houses of diff ferent residents, last one Sunday eve ning) was held at the house of Sam. Wat kins-and are quite largely attended. Mir. Olin Nash is the prime mover, and is zeal ously seconded by Messrs. Watkins and Steadman. In response to an invitation, a few of the young men of this place attend ed last Sunday evening. The services waiting until for Mr. Nash. who failed to put in an appearance, the meeting was opened by Mir. Watkins with few voluble remarks. welcoming the guests, regrettiDg the absence of Mir. Nash. etc., after which hymn was sung-and Sandtown has some good vocal talent, too-followed by prayer and love-feast, in which Sam gave a very interesting testimony. relating his experi- ences, his hepes, his resolutions. etc. He ! said that some folks would always see the mote in their brothers eye, unmindtul of the beam in their own eye. and insisted on cleaning cut their neighbours door yard and ''leaving their own door yard standing.' .'' He knew his own past life had been some what checkered; that he was not perfect but now he was trying to reform be was not living for the past, but for the future. He was much impressed by the words of Rev. MT. Mackey at the M. E. church that forenooa, in speaking of what hs (Sam. would call the prejudice of some folks against assoclsting with the lower grades o: society. We wish Sam. every success in his good endeavors. and trust he may hold out to the end. It certainly shows mora courage in man, to come boldly forward and acknowledge when he is in the wrong and resolves, with the help of God, to lead better life and whos% CT wouiG attempt
 to discourage such man is worse than ( coward. At the close of his remarks, Sam
 invited the visitors to "Don't be discour aged, but come down again, and drink ou
 of the fountain in which John was bap- tized." These meetings are growing in in
 terest and attendance, and are doing muct towards purifying the morals of the com.
 munity. They are certainly conducted
 with sincerity and happy harmony
 which might with credit, be emulated by
 their more punctilious neighbors. R I wish to call attention to the fact tha illegal fishing is carried on night afte night on the Twin Lakes, some nlghts there
 being as many as six or seven boats out 8
 one time in different parts of the Lakes Now it is all very well to say that the gam' laws were passed tor the rich, and tha
 poor folks when they go out are fined, etc.
 but the fishing is manly, indeed almost al
 together, done by people who are poor an,
 have to work hard these are the ones wh,
 frequent the Lakes the mosi. There ar
 other places where the rich can go to, bu !
 who can only get If two or three rain
 days in season, should have their ishin
 spoiled by the greedlness eff a few. Bas when they spawn. as they are doing DOW } go into just the places where the spear ca be used most murderously upon them Every bass killed now by the spear in
 wolves the destruction of three or fou
 thousand eggs. l say by the spear fo
 those bass which can be taken now i
 moderately deep water are either the stel
 ile ones or those who have finished spawn Ing, and their capture involves DO apprec able loss to the lake. No amount of lepiti mate fishing with hook and line can eve appreciably dlm1Dlsh the supply of fsh, bu , this spearlng business will ID 8 short tim
 thin out the fish so that more than one vii
 miss hls rainy day. fish and fishing. Ther
 is a so-called game club m Salisbury l which started with a great flourish 0 trumpeLs to prot ect the game, but althoug
 they have been repeatedly notified of ille : gal fishing. they have taken no measure to bring the offenders to justice. Pernap they care less for the Salisbury fish, as the can go every summer to the sea shore anG
 if they cannot catch the fish there the buy and eat them. Game club or not ther will be some greedy persons fined some o these days to the sweet little tune of fiv : dollars for each fish speared-and serve on right. FAIR PLAY. Norfolk.
 ] Mss Cynthia Hallock is teaching schoo in West Goshen.
 Dr. Will. Welch has con cluded to remain in Norfolk.
 Prof. B.G. Northrop lectures Tn the Con-
 Church Friday nlght: His suDjec