Connecticut western news., 1882-03-01

Iarrington last Monday Schuts. itfs claimed s the agent of Nr. Perry in the sale of sew- ug machines. is delinquent in his accounts The conascatcd property is at present. in law. Ter Roraback's office, where & fine Barge safe, .lso con6scated, from Mill River is stored, which bears the name in gilt letters, "Kon xapot Paper Company" Sch'utt and his family spent the sabbath in Falls Village, and went Monday to Salisbury.
 Billy Thompson, who has worked in this place for landlord Warner, and subsequently, Tor landlord Rowley of Lime Rock. was ar. rested here last Saturday. charged with steal. 'ng a twenty dollar gold piece from MT. Rowlsy, and was examined and bound over 0 the April term of the supsfior court in Lissh6sld. In default of $20o. he was taken to jail Monday morning by sheriff Van. Deusen.
 fifty 'tis, 'tia true" that some highly laorsl newspapers, who hold up their hands :n pioua horror and preach against 'trsshy .iterature," blood and thunder stories, etc. will, for . pitsance, degrade their columns with big, bold. bed advertisement of sen .ational story with the soothing heading 'Merciless Ben, the Hair Lifterl" and refer to it in the editorial columns as wonderful -tory, by highly gifted and immensely pop nlar author" Wsh Whoopi
 At the annual meeting of the stock l holders of the Housatonic Railroad Company held in Bridgeport last Friday the following | directors were elected for the ensuing year \ lillian B Barnum, Lime Rock, Horace Nichols, Bridgeport, Samuel Wilits. Nsv
 York, William D. Bishop, Bridgeport. Charle
 K. Averill, Bridgeport, David S. Draper, Ne' York, Edward Leav,tt, New York, John B Peck. New York, A. B. Mygats. New Milford At subsequent meeting of the directors tn nld officers were reelected as follows: Prssi dent William H. Barnum, Lime Rock; vio ( president David s Draper, Now York; sec
 retary and treasurer Charles K. Avsrill
 Bridgeport; superintendent L. B. Ssillsou
 Bridgeport.
 l We understand that the committee ar
 pointed to select new books for the Dougla
 Library have recently bought ninety vol nmes that will be ready for the public at th next library meeting Saturday March 4tf The committee have taken pains to make se
 lections adapted to all classes of readers;
 supplementary catalogue is now being pr'
 pared, and it is hoped that the inhabitants (
 he town will show their interest in th
 library by attending the meetings. drawin
 hooks, and especially by returning them
 This is an institution in which all ought
 feel deep in,srsst. It is designed to benet
 svery clt,zep, young and old, rich and poo
 and it is expected that an increasing intere'
 will he felt in it's prosperity. Let 1t be r
 nembersd that while the fund left for its SUI
 port is sufficient to add few new books ever year, additional contributions will enable ti
 managers to make it much more useful an
 ..ficient. If any lover of books, and of Il
 human race should be tempted to give
 housand dollars, with which to put up . CO venient little brick building in the heart
 the village for the use Of the library, let hi
 not resist the temptation. Or ifa number
 Canaanitrs who believe that good books ar reading are powerful instruments for good community are inclined to contribute , wards such . cause, let them mako 1t know , and we shall soon see library and readll . room in an attractive form open every d
 nd evening. VILLAGE IMPRovRMENT