Connecticut western news., 1881-05-25

judgment in securing the services of the West Cornwall cornet band, for their decoration day celebration next Monday.
 They went west, young man, short time ago but they've got back tc their home in Kent, with three stockings one shirt, (that is two halves,) and some other clothing, besides an experience, which is worth more than all the rest.
 The veterans of Salisbury will decorate the graves of thelr comrades on the afternoon of Memorial day. All old soldiers, and others are requested to meet at the cem- etery in Salisbury at o'clock p. ID. Per or. der Committee.
 The Bridgeport Leader of last Saturday starts off it's local column with this item: The big OK is dead" and half dozen items lower It says that the big OK lis now recuper- ating in this city" It must have a very wicked OK indeed.
 A New Milford school girl was attacked by dog last week and severely bitten in the thigh where a wound was made nearly three inches long. The intelligent brute" was i'm mediately dispatched ito the town clerk 8 office and registered.
 The R. R. commissioners have postponed their tour of inspection over the Shepaug IOdA AlICuHSlO lOL b lO" Uof oo oAS passenger train is expected back from Haw- leyville every day, and besides the walking isn't very good now.
 Harwinton is to be telephoned to Terry vile, and "Little Ghonnie" will put an instru- "beautiful guardian angel can find out the subject for discussion at each meeting of the Terryville sewing society.
 P. T. Barnum has been trying for long time to give away $7000 fountain. Bridge port won't take it because it isn't branded xxx, and now he is trying to get Bethel to accept it., and there is talk of putting it in the cemetery to see that the graves are kept green.
 Two trout were caught in New Milford last week, one of which weighed three quarters ol pound, and the other half pound, and it took two able bodied men to catch lem, at that. If Erwin had only been along to weigh and measure them m-how they ao0uld have loomed up
 The Bee Hive" of Winsted gives forth a musical buzz in our advertising columns this week MT. Frank announces nothing but what he can supply, and this fact, together with his low prices, square dealing and bus mess tact, accounts for his large and increas- Ing DuSlueSS.
 A Stamford merchant recently lost hls pocket book, containing money, checks, notes, etc. which was stolen from his pocket A few days afterwards he found it where the conscience stricken thief evidently placed it, after abstracing all the cash and checks to pay for his trouble and honesty.
 The Gazette man thinks that if an officer should search the New Milford houses. he would find good many dogs which the own CTS have torgotton belong to them If Erwin gets the appointment of searcher in chief, the natives are hereby respectfully informed tha, they will do we'll to turn their cider barrels wrong side up or he'll smell dog in the bung hole.
 Yesterday morning. Charlie, young sor of Charles Lisztmann of West Cornwall, fel into the river in that place while fishing are was drowned. His hat and tish-pole were found about the middle of the forenoon, ant search was immediately made for the body which was recovered after having been in tht water over two hours, and lite was quite ex tinct
 Prof. J. M. Lee, the writing teacher, i building residence in New Haven, which i pronounced Ia gem of Gothic architecture, which accounts for his non-appearance i this vicinity the past winter. He promise | to be around soon, however and says, 'whe do get up that way shall endeavor to com pensate for lost time by making it livel while I stay"
 A CARD TO THE LADIES Ladies visitin Millerton are invited to call and see my ney stock of summer Millinery. All the leadin styles for Ladies and Children now ready both trimmed and untrimmed. Seeing believing" Give us a call. and be convince that we can give you the best styles and tn best Goods for the Lowest Prices. A cit, trimmer always on hand First door Ncrt of Plaret House, Milerton, N. Y. l 2w4S 5. A. HULL. | An old clock in a Brookfeld house, whic had for sometime been considered useless began to strike, the other night, and kept up for several hours, although it had not bee wound up in long time. So the story goes
 but it is little stra age that family wonl l lie awake s'several hours" in the dead night listening to the monotonous striking ( an old clock. without getting up and stoppin It. Either the clock or the inmates of tn
 house must have had the jim jams
 Tho marriage of Edwin c Rowlev of Ne Haven and Mss Helen Luddington of Bridge
 port was solemnized at the residence of tn brides parents on the 18th inst'by Rev. J. Searles The wedding was private, only tn re eatives and very few friends being invited The presents were costly and numerous, an the happy pair embark on the "blissful sea
 with every prospect ofa happy voyage. The
 took the evening train for their home in Ne
 Haven, and proceeded at once to house keel ing.
 Full fedged rowdyism" was distanoed Z the band concert in Falls Village last 'Wec nesday night, by rabbls who occupied th
 rear of the hall and made themselves nu
 sance by their outrageous disregard for tn
 comfort of the respectable portion of the aue
 renee. They kept up continual hubbut laughing, talking, whistling and shuffin
 about, spelling the effect of some of the fines
 selections on the programme The disturb
 ance was not carried on wholly by boys, bt
 full grown and bearded men figured prom nentlv in the pandemonium, seemingly with
 out any respect for themselves or their neigl
 bors. It is said that this is a common ot
 currence in Falls Village and if that is tn
 case it is high time the managers of the ha
 or of the entertainments adopted som
 measures tor it's suppression. The promr ejectment of the ring leaders in such dis turbances could have nothing but a salutar effect upon the others but to allow it to 2
 on unrebuked, is but to invite respectabl
 people into the hall to be insu!ted. and soon
 home entertainment will be compelled to al
 ply where this reputation IS unknown for a
 sistance, as no singer or player rellshes tn
 idea of appearing before an audience afflicte
 with an element likely to interrupt and em
 barrass by heatheuish actions.
 ''Idlewild." our esteemed correspondent evidently feels as If somebody has bee
 treading on his corns, and expresses his dis appreciation in manner that must comman
 respect. And right here be it know that the NEws is right behind every one c it's correspondents with a whole battery O Gatling guns loaded clear up to the muzzl
 with log chains and coupling pins tampe' down with limburger cheese in the sevent