Connecticut western news., 1880-02-11

to put in the Bell telephone in the Chatfeld, Davis, Sharon and Amenia offices.
 It is rumored that Dr. Orton is to manipu- late the organ at the Salisbury Congregational church. The Dr. is good fellow, aud knows how to make an organ talk.
 Dick Sands combination gave perform ance at the Academy Hall on Friday evening of last week. The show was very good, rather better than the average travelling va riety troupe.
 The Literary Association seems to have died a slow and painless death. s The Salisbury Dramatic Association produce Bnlwer's play entitled ''Money" on Tuesday evening of this week.
 Every one is busily engaged in the ice bus mess, and splendid ice from nine to twelve inches thick is being cut from the lake. The prolonged warm weather had made us fearful that next summer ice cream would be only a blissful memory or tantalizing dream.
 : Catalogues of the library, which numbers at present little less than three hundred books, have been printed and generally dis tributed, and it is hoped that by this means, many learning what really valuable works the library contains, will patronize it much in the future.
 :: MT. Charles Chapin has been on short trip, taking Hartford and Wethersfeld in his way, and comes back with fresh vigor to the routine of business.
 MT. Thomas Wells of Negaunee, Michigan, is at home for short visit, looking in good health and spirits. He reports fine sleighing in Negaunee for three months past though not as large an amount of snow as usual has fallen there. The winters are longer and more severe than with us, but there is none of the dreadful transition state of mud which renders our springs such dreaded seasons, the ground being settled as soon as the snow is gone. MT. Wells will carry back with him good wishes of his many friends, for continued l success in his northern home.
 r A concert will be given at the Academy Hall on Friday evening for the benefit of the reading room, and everyone interested in the continuance of so good resort for our young men, (and who among us is not interested, ) should make it point to be present. It is important above all things that the upspring- ing generation, on whom will depend the wei fare of our land, should form tastes and prin- ciples to counteract the many baneful infu- I ences brought to bear upon the young men of to-day, and there is, perhaps, no one taste which goes farther toward rendering evil in fuences null and void, than 8 genuine love of reading. Let us then do all in our power to render the reading room an attractive place, and to supply it with the best of current lit- erature.
 Messrs. Cornell & Hoyt, whose enterprise is so well known and appreciated, have on hand large supply of valentines of every kind, which will rejoice the hearts of the re- cipients. The pleasant old time fashion of sending these little souvenirs seems nearly to have passed away, or to be left to the children, who, bless their hearts, keep this with their faith in fairies and in Santa Claus, but with the revival of all old customs, why should not this also come again in vogue, and those whose childhood is behind them, too, delight as of yore in these dainty little tokens? . | DELEoTUs. Chapinvalle.
 We seem to be having winter now in earn est, and it seems more severe because of the mild weather we have had so long.
 Mrs. Geo. Landon has returned from Hud son, her son being convalescent.
 MT. F. Loop, who has been sick three weeks is improving.
 MT. UP. McNeil is suffering from neuralgia in his head.
 Miss Rachel Morgan is quite ill. ~
 Mrs: Ralph Mallory is expected to return
 from her visit to her son in Amenia this week
 Carpenters are busy at work on the new
 barn of Scoville Bros. It occupies nearly tht l site of the barn that was burned last October and will present fine appearance, when fin . ished. They expect to build cattle bar,
 36 X 75 feet soon, besides repairing and en
 larging the houses on the farm. VERTTAs. East Canaan.
 N. s. Stevens spent last Sunday at hi home in this place.
 A.sP. Briggs is nursing lame knee.' Wat. Dean is wrestling with rheumatism 3 A. Ives 6 Son recently purchased an OK o
 the furnace Co.,, which when dressed tippet
 the beam at l260 lbs.
 Miss Libbie Stevens is home from her la
 bors in Colebrook.
 r Mark Smith and brother are stopping fev
 days in this place, the guests of L. Cunning
 Messrs. G. Beebe and H. Robey are dig ging the cellar for Mir. L. Foote's house Il 3 Canaan. X. sI The Barnum Richardson car wheel manu
 factory at Lime Rock, Conn.,. and it's branch
 es in different parts of the Union, have gained l worldwide reputation for the superiority o1 3 their castings which are shipped to all parts , of the United States, to Mexico, Brazil, ane
 several of the South American republics Or ders have been filled also for companies il Australia, (l0,0O0 miles away,) the Sandwicl
 Islands and New Zealand. Wheels for tho
 we'll known Baldwin Locomotive Works art cast here. They have orders enough ahead to require years time to fill and new one! r are constantly coming in. In order to supply the increased demand, they found it necessary to enlarge the foundry in Lime Rock, and ac corlingly last fall the foundation was laid fol large addition, which is now completed The coal room will be in this wing. and vii be put to practical use the present week which will make room for another floor fol
 moulding in the foundry. There will then b' . six floors on which can be cast at least 8( wheels 8 day, and l5 pits holding Is wheels 7 apiece, which require three days to go througf the cooling process. It will give employmen
 to 25 men, and will be under the immediate supervision of s. F. Ensign, Esq. The Cascade lodge l. O. G. T. had her reg J,iar installation Of officara tho 0d inat
 The case of Reuben Beekley and wife vs
 John Owen, Gall of Lime Rock in the Superi or court since Sept 1877, was ended las Thursday by Judge Hoveys granting the de 2 fendant non suit, with costs against tht
 plaintiffs d.sending the plaintiff out of court