Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20

 ed, It seems that he doesn't own the saloon any more than you or do, but is simply buy ing it out ten cents worth at time. The saloon is owned by man to whom license had previously been refused.
 A Hillsdale boy went fishing, and fshed all day while circus was exhibiting in that place. He's the kind of boy you read about in Sunday school books. (P S.-He caught fine string of trout which he sold for enough to buy ticket for the evening performance of the "stupendous aggregation" The timer tumbled to his ''old Iron" racket, and declined to buy his own iron the second time.)
 The Canaan Cornet Band having worked home hospitality for all it is worth, put up job on Landlord Ferris of Ashley Falls for Friday evening. Ferris is a whole-souled fellow, and undoubtedly did the handsome thing by the boys. They are pretty likely crowd even if they are prone to toot their own horns. It couldn't well be otherwise with a newspaper man among them.- WSaa- sted Tunes
 When the box placed in the corner stone of St. Johns old edifce was removed, last week Friday, it was found that owing to the faulty sealing or the material-block. .lead-o of which the box was made, the Bible was greatly damaged. The other contents were not so much injured, but it is probable that all would have been destroyed in less than 100 years from the time the Church was built if they had not been removed. They were de. posted about 45 years ago.-RGy.
 A Brookfeld woman has just discovered a new way of paying old debts, very original and more effective. David Northrop, of Lanesvllle, who drives meat wagon, had oo,,o u,ith Goorpn TorbiD oF Rroolx- field, with reference to some fat lambs which he had purchased of Corbin, but the trouble was easily settled between them. On Friday Northrop stopped at Corbin's house and Cor bins wife purchased some meat, but instead of paying for it in legal tender, brought out two quarts of kerosene and threw It into Northrop's wagon, completely running the load of meat and seriously damaging the wag- on. The outcome of it all will probably be a criminal prosecution and civil suit.-Courdapt
 It is proposed by prominent band musicians in the state to hold a band tournament in Hartford about the middle of September. The matter is under serious consideration and will without doubt be pushed through to success. The plan is to divide the bands into two or three classes and compete for cash prizes. Due notice will be given to the different bands in the state with full particulars. We hope that the plan will meet with the full appro- bation of the band fraternity, for besides the chances for prize, there is the prospect of a sociable time and the opportunity of a com parative criticism Band leaders will be en- abled to listen to bands of different grades in one day with every advantage for careful ob- servation. Even from the very poorest band they may derive some benefit, for benefit may be derived from the faults as we'll as virtues of others. Hartford is undoubtedly the best locality for such tournament for it is easy of access from all parts of the state ard cen tral ocation.-CourGnt
 That Cornwall Hollow ''irrepressible' has been heard from again. This time he signs himself B. o. King, which is his 17th alias We have sold the tin peddler enough of his discarded productions at one half a cent g pound to get new broom and an egg beatel and still they come. If he had saved the postage money which he has wasted on the desert air in sending his ponsepsical trash tc this office, and invested it in spelling book he might long before this have been able tc i address the ''peopple of CornwalP' in 8 style better calculated to command their attention than his present broken English. Here is hi latest spasm verbatim; let the "peopple' stand aghast and tremble "A Card to tht People of Cornwall, thare are two Bridge
 in Cornwall Hollow that needs A Railing or each Side, two teemes have all ready had ;
 Narrow escape, while passing over th
 Bridge, if any one should run of the side o
 these Bridges it might be thier death blow
 the Town aught to see to these Bridges the.
 are Dangerous"
 | Winsted had fire last Thursday afternoon at the finishing shop of Clarke's Winstet Hoe Company, at which the fire departmen I IL. |. :E,,1 1orr ;o1 prevails from one of Wasted to the other by getting into row among themselves Ehil the fire was burning. Some of the member
 of the hook and ladder company had climbe upon the roof of the burning building an were doing good work. when, as is reporte the warden ordered hose cart No. 2 to tur the hose on them and drive them off, whc ! was done, some of the men being nearl
 strapgled by the water. They were ':almos persuaded' to have 8 free fight over 1t | Another peculiar order from headquarter
 was, for No. not to throw any water on th
 fire, which was then raging fercely, and was some time before it could be subdued b No. 2. Winsted's fire companies can agre on one thing at least-they can show off nice ly on dress parade and at their annual balls
 and are capable of doing good service at fire, but the everlasting sectional fighting an Jealousy of the fattites and end men, | hay got to come in and interfere with their pro
 gramme, so that in case of fire the citizens o the immediate vicinity pray for heavy rail
 to come and quepch it.
 There has been much crtieism, favorabl
 and adverse, in regard to the history of Litch
 field County, just published. The principa
 objection to the work, is the fact that it wa
 gotten up for money a consideration tha might have been implicitly understood at thu
 outset. Parties from Philadelphia wh' ! would come to this county and engage in work oi this kind out of philanthropy or pure love for the york; would be adjudged by thi. mercenary generation, as insane, or sdamph ools." One trouble with the book is, it is too big-a ponderous book of 730 double col umn pages, elegantly bound, gilt back, edges and front cover. It is argued that too muct space is given to biographical sketches, etc but they do not seem to have been incorpor ! ated at the expense of the history proper ! as each town is represented, of necessity | briefly, and to show the manner in which the history is treated, We give the following headings for North Canaan as printed in the index; Geographical Typographical In corporation of the town-The Revolution Incidents-The first town-meeting- Officers elected d-Selectmen from 1859 to 1892 Clerks from 1859 to 1882 Probate Judges from 1s47 to present time-Representativ from 1859 to 1882 Ecclesiastical history Congregational, Christ church, Methodist Episcopal churches Western News-Villages Military record" etc. The immense size Of the book, and the short space of time between the beginning of it's complla- ton, and date of it's publication must serve as an excuse for any trace of hastily prepared manuscript and errors from this cause are rare. That the publishers have reaped har- vest from the work is a gratifying indication that the people of Litchfeld County are alive and awake to the preservation of the records of the lives and deeds of their illustrious ancestors, as heritage to posterity.
 The annual meeting of the Archdeaconrv