Connecticut western news., 1880-02-18

partially or wholly furnished. Address A. B. O., NEWS office, Canaan.
 When man from abroad wants an help
 meet, amiable, faithful and good-looking, te share his griefs and joys, he looks to the lani of milk and honey to fill the bill. The mar riage of MT. Henry W. Woodruff of Washing
 ton, to Miss Amelia Lyons of this place, is announced to take place "at home" tonight Prof. D. G. Lawson, the Scotch elocu
 tionist, is to give an entertainment consisting
 of readings and presentations, in Town Hall
 next Wednesday evening, under the auspices
 of the Canaan temperance union. MT. l.
 has twice appeared before discouragingly
 small Canaan audiences, and it is hoped this
 reading will be well attended, as it richly de-
 serves, being an entertainment of true merit
 The following Lenten services are being
 observed in Christ Church, this place: Sum-
 days, morning service, with sermon at 104t
 8. m. evening prayer p. m. (On fourth
 Sunday in Lent, March T., children's service
 at 4sO p.m) Wednesdays, 9:30 a. m. and 4 p. m. Fridays, 9:3O B. m. and p. m. Holy
 Communion every Sunday, early celebration
 at a. m. except the 9th Sunday in Lent, late
 celebration at 10:45.
 We have received from W. H. Crockel
 of East Canaan, now attending the medical
 department of the University of the City o
 New York, handsomely engraved invitation
 to the 39th Annual Commencement, Class oi
 80 which took place last night at the Acade
 my of Music. Accompanying the invitation
 was card, with "W. H. Crocker, M. D.,
 from which we infer that Will. has taken his
 "sheepskin." Shake Bs, Will, and accept our hearty congratulations.
 The winter number of the University
 Quarterly, published by students at New
 York University is at hand, and contains 8 number of good things, among which is re-
 view of a book written by the student scamp CTS at Twin Lakes last summer. Extracts from it printed in the Quarterly show that the book is well written, and would be of interest to all living in this vicinity, as it "shows up Twin Lakes in good shape, as well as some ol the pranks and adventures of the boys.
 Harness maker Foote says there is man in this place with more cheek than govern. ment mule. While employed cutting ice last week, he drank an immense amount Iof beer, paying for it in cash as he drank it, until he was afraid he would burst if he drank any more, so he went to Foote's harness shop and ordered wide leather belt to prevent his bursting, asking to be trusted for the same, while he had money enough in his pockets, but which was to go for beer. He reasoned that if he should pay for the belt he would have no use for it, as he would have no money left for beer, but if he could get trust ed it might be the means of saving him from bursting. MT. Foote simply repeated the an- cient merchants precept: 'To trust is to bust; to bust is hell. No trust no bust no bust no he'll" "All right" says John, mo trust, bust. you go where you tell" and he proceeded to go on busting bust.
 If the frequenting of the public reading room has become nuisance, it should be in- vestigated and the blame lodged where it properly belongs. Being public institution, organized professedly as resort where the young might spend their leisure hours, those referred to by "Traveler No. 2" may con- slider themselves-as indeed they are-li- censed to inhabit it; and as rules and reg ulations are conspicuous only by their ab. sence, their unwitting disturbance of others, and transgressions of the rules of etiquette are only made known to them in the growl- ings and sarcasm of disturbed s'travelers" :" The disturbance, then, is partially due to negligence on the part of the management to provide a code of rules, to be observed by frequenters of the room. So draw up your rules and regulations, ladies and gentlemen, and our word for it, not one of the boys and girls which Traveller speaks of will be so ill., hammered as to wilfully disregard them.
 As the young man who rides the veloci- pede hand-car from Falls village to this place every morning, was making his usual trip Monday morning, he was suddenly thrown from the track by an obstruction which prov ed to be railroad spike and large stick of wood, just above the Pine Grove Camp Ground station. As he picked himself up and righted his hand-car, he discovered three or four burly tramps sitting beside the track around campfire. On returning to Falls Village after making his trip, he reported his and scheme was concocted to capture the tramps. The early passenger train was about to start out, with Road master Lanes gang of ice cutters on board, and it was decided to stop the train where the tramps were seen. and every man dis mount and pursue. Accordingly the train proceeded at full speed, and when opposite the right spot, the air brakes were suddenly applied, and before the train came to a stand still, every man, who stood ready, jumped to the ground and dashed into the swamp; the ramps fled and the men pursued and cap. 'ured one of them, big ugly looking fellow, apparently about 50 years old. He was talk ,n on board the train, brought to this place, md given in charge of Sheriff Richmond. He old straight story of himself, giving his name as Shaw. He was travelling north 1tc- yard Pittsfeld, doing odd jobs along the way or his food; slept Sunday night in the wamp near fire; was alone, and denied that l here were other tramps with him; heard the | when it went up, and also going | 'ack; was asleep when the train stopped |; | new nothing about the obstructions. It l Tas the purpose of his custodians to try him pr attempting to wreck the train, but when he circumstances were taken into consi6era- on-the improbability of mans attempting ) wreck train just starting out and carrv-