Connecticut western news., 1880-03-10

can't say what becomes of them, but they are certainly long time coming to trial! Why not do away with all this nonsense; have a good license law, which is the best protection to the community, if enforced with equal pertinacity as the local option law has been the penalty is heavier and believe the deal CTS recognize it as to their interest to keep from having their business investigated very often The local option law is very nice, but It does not amount to much if set in force against men wh0 are not easily coerced, for as long as the United States grant license to sell, they cannot punish man for doing so, and when these cases are appealed to the higher courts, the higher they get the less chance for conviction. The only feasible way ot making permanent work of good thing is through the enforcement of the present state license law. We have hotels here with every attraction for city boarders that will not sell for the mortgages on them, and others in town in the same condition. Let us have good license law, with the backbone to carry it out and our town will be just as quiet as far as rum is concerned, as it is now proper ty will increase in value, and business will re- vive, our summer boarders will flock in and stay with us for how many amongst them will stay in place where the common lux ures of life are denied, or when they have to get them as favor, or steal them after dark ? Let us do as our sister town South Canaan) has done; let us have a license law and carry it out TRUTH. Sheffield.
 The M. E, supper was we'll attended and much enjoyed.
 The Union last Friday night was addressed by Prof. Frost upon the Origin, significance and derivation of names, and was very in teresting. The programme for next Friday is miscellaneous music, reading and rectations.
 Mrs Mathews, formerly a resident of Shef- field, was brought here for burial Monday
 The High school closes next week, and Tuesday there will be recitations, dialogues, etc. Most of the town schools close this week.
 MT. Elias Clark is to be married to-day to lady in Lakeville. ..-. .z ...s
 Rev. MT. Noble preached last Sunday up- on the consenting of Saul to the death of Stephen, and the greater part of his sermon was manly, straightforward exposition of his sentiments in regard to the license ques- tion, which was fully endorsed by his audi ence. CAP. Cornwall Bridges
 Levi B. Curtiss and George L. Bradley have just arrived in town from New York with sev- GU Pennsylvania horses, which they offer for sale at the hotel stables at reasonable prices. Both of these gentlemen have had long expe rience in the sale of horses, and are bound to suit their numerous customers.
 J. G. Zimmerman of Troy, N. Y. is in this place buying tobocco, which is being, assorted and packed at the Beers warehouse. That branch Of business has been extremely lively this winter for this place.
 Lorenzo D. Smith, aged TO years, died ct the residence of James H. Smith on Satur- day evening, Feb. 28, of congestion of the lungs. MT. Smith has been a resident of Sharon and Cornwall nearly all his life. He was in former years business manager and bookkeeper of the Blast furnace af West Cornwall, and has also filled other places of trust greatly to the satisfaction of those by whom he was employed He has been an ac- tive member of the M. E, church here for fifty years, and in his death the church and society lose an active and jealous worker Never was he known to waver from duty i; the sick were carefully attended by him, the poor he often visited, but not with an empty hand. His funeral was largely attended at the church the following Tuesday, Rev. MT. Wake officiating, The remains were buried by the side of the Rev. G. Smith in Sharon
 Henry L. Beers is with the assistance of his favorite Morgans turning over the sod, and good crop of tobacco may be expect ed on that lot.
 Mrs. Sarah Beers and son are visiting friends at Millerton, NY
 V. F. McNeil, who has been employed by the Cornwall Bridge Iron Co. for the past l2 years as bookkeeper has resigned his .situa- tion, and goes to New Haven. Russell Beirce, Esq. will fill the vacancy, and if "Russ" is as good at that business as he is at fishing, he cannot be excelled.
 Dr. E. B. Heady, who for the past eight years has practiced medicine in this village, removes to Milford, Conn. this week. We are sorry to lose the doctor. .x U.C
 Ellsworth. =
 ''The dreary days have come, the saddesi of the year," the weary pilgrim might exclain in ploughing through the mud of our streets.
 Since news is something we never peddle
 for the very good reason that Jack of "ye old
 en time" did not have his supper, it is no
 strange that items from this place so seldom appear in the columns of your much apprecl
 ated paper.
 Everyone as usual seems busy with tht
 daily routine of business affairs, yet there k
 certainly no lack of sociabiity and amuse
 ment intermingled now and then, as all worl
 anu no play lnlSllL lnahe us leel uuu. Miss Aida Woodward is soon to close hel : school for short vacation, after which sh' commences the summer term. All speak il highest terms of the school, and we are for , tunate in securing her services for the year.
 How about that surprise party at Charle Moreys? Work the matter up and let's g' over and give them a real old fashioned hous warming; they deserve it.
 , s. B. St.John, who has been seriously i'll
 is slowly recovering
 The marriage so long talked of has not ye taken place. One of the parties is fl
 all probability too Green for anything of tn . kind.
 What connection has the tea drank at neighbor's with the tip-over near the corne by Giles Skiff's?
 Who heard the serenade, and where did tn musicians hail from? Possibly from Saw
 mill City, where such things usually origi
 nate.
 Allen G. stud'ey talks of opening fee mill in our place soon. R. B. W. | q