Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10

In another column see corrected time table of H. X 0. w. railroad.
 An exchange says: The strawberry is on hand, and the redder and more lus- cious and big he is the more certain he is to be on the top of the box, trying to apologize for his poor relations who are hid at the bottom.
 -G. B. Gardner is entitled to any office he may desire in the hose com pany about to be organized, and yet we don't know that he wishes 8 position, but if he does he certainly ought to have it and undoubtedly will be unani- mously elected.
 Paints and oils, varnishes, kalso- mine, etc., are largely dealt in at the Berkshire Store" Great Harrington, Mass, yet MT Egbert Hollister's new half column advertisement is plain, unvarished and truthful statement. Read it.
 Miles B. Ferris of Ashley Falls has applied for license to sell lager, Rhine wine and cider at Twin Lakes, and Chapinville lodge, numbering thirty, with the general inhabitants have sent in a remonstrance proposing to thor oughly test the matter.-E;cchange.
 We wish that all our readers could see the beautiful collection of towering plants, flower seeds and new vegetable seeds which we received last Monday from W. E. Bowditch, scotsman and florist, 645 Warren street, Boston, Mass. You can get an idea of the quantity and variety if you will refer to Mir Bow ditchs advertisement in the last three issues of THE NEWS.
 Next Sabbath is the day set apart by the Methodist Episcopal church as "Children's Day." in behalf of the cause of education. The day will be observed by the Methodist Sunday school of this village. The service will take the place of the regular morning service at 10.30 A. NJ. next Sabbath. It will consist of reading in concert, singing by the school, recitations, etc.
 There will be a Chat and sash car nival'' at the Silver Star rink at Lakeville on Friday evening, June 10. Sixteen dollars in prizes will be given for fancy hats and sashes worn by ladies or gen. tlemen. Music by the full Lakeville cornet band, IF pieces. Positively no one allowed on the skating surface with out fancy hat or sash. For classes, list of prizes and full particulars see large posters.
 A law passed by the last general as- sembly, and taking effect June l, pro- vides penalty of not more than $50 fine and not more than three months i'm prlsonment for "every person who shall sell, lend, give or offer, or have in his possession with intent to sell, lend, give or offer any book, magazine, pamphlet or paper, devoted wholly or principally to the publication of criminal news, or pictures and stories of deeds of blood shed, lust or crime" This law is prin- cipally designed to stop the sale of the Police News and the Police Gazette.
 In mentioning the Memorial day exercises, the Granby correspondent of The Winsted Herald very opportunely and justly says: ''With memories of old associations revived, how better can we spend at least one-half day than in offer ing tributes of love to those who laid down their lives for the peace we now enjoy. If those who staid at home could only have seen how the soldier boys had to suffer, and how manfully they bore their sufferings, their conscience would ever remind them of the duty we owe the dead soldier boys" Brethren, med itate on these words.
 On Friday afternoon, June 12, the scholars from the different districts in the town of North Canaan will meet at Town hall, where they will be catechised by their teachers, thus making public examination. Parents and friends are especially invited to attend. In the evening there will be lecture by Sec retary Hine of the state board of educa- tion-subiect, Improvement of Our Schools" Preceding the lecture there will be recitation by Pearl Ham, song by the intermediate department, reading by Mary Root, chorus by scholars from the High school. Commence in the afternoon at 1 o'clock, evening at 7.30.
 The letter from R. W. Landon, which appears in another column, was written June 5 and the post-mark on the envelope shows it was mailed the same day, at Niles, Mich. We don't know what time of day it was mailed, but we received it before dark the following day, June 6. Quite difference between the postal service of our gandfathers' days and these days of rapid transit Our grandfathers had no telegraphs or telephones and even we only partially comprehend the wonderful facilities we now have for transmitting intelligence, but the following statement, although astonishing, nevertheless is true:
 "The message announcing the Derby winner was transmitted from London to New York June by the Direct United States Cable company to the Associated Press in just three seconds, about the quickest time yet made between the two cities''
 The Berkshire Courier of June s says the embargo has been partially raised between the Hartford and Con- necticut Western and Housatonic rail roads and that passengers are no longer ] l