Connecticut western news., 1914-03-05
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic RepublI- .... ...... can of 6T Years Ago.

Cleaned from the Housatonlc Republi- ... ...-. can of 57 Years Ago.
 E The Housatonic Republican, published iD Falls Village, of the date, Nov. 9S, 1857, contained the Thanksgiving Pro. olamation issued by Governor Alexander H. Holley, of. Lakeville. It takes up three.quarters of column, and the con- cluding paragraphs are as follows:
 "Let the observance of this venerated custom revive our recollections of she sterling and manly virtues of race of men who manifested by their lives their belief in God. And if it is refreshing to recall the memories of such men, how much more inspiring will 1t be to rec member that they were our Fathers.
 "Let us also supplicate the blessing of Almighty God upon our whole land, upon the President of the United States, and all others in authority He will imbue them with the spirit of the Re- deemer of men, enabling them to realize thelr responsibilities to Him from whom all power emanates, as we'll as their obligations to their fellow-men; that He will preserve us from internal dis sensions and civil disoord that He will enable us to perpetuate our Republican, institutions, and grant that the blessingt of tree government may descend to posterity who shall ever remember that the nation that feareth not God shall perish"
 The proclamation is countersigned by Orville H. Platt, Secretary of State.
 The same issue contains record of the marriage of George B. Burrall and Mary R. Bostwick, at the residence of Robert Bostwiok, Esq, Lakeyille, bv Rev. Adam Reid.
 Other intelligence in the same issue "Mr. Nathaniel Brinton. of Soulh Ca- naan, has left at this office sample of syrup made by him from the Chinese sugar cane of his own raising"
 "We notice a little public spirit in our village this week. Friend Brewster is removing rocky nuisance which has long been in the center of highway near the Nj. K. church. Why cannot public spirit be created enough to fur nish Broadway with passable side' walksgh .ns
 The advertisement of A. Thompson, marketman, Broadway, Falls Village, contains clause that sounds today like the echo of a dream "Here may be found the best of steak at from 6 to 10 cts. per pound, and other meat in pro- portion"
 Other Falls Village advertisers were O. Nj. Brinton, blacksmith, who an- uounced that he would "shoe horses for one dollar when the cash is immediately forthcoming. so bring on your dollar and your horses :" Hurlbutt & Miller, cloth' iers Wm. W. Scofeld. tailor Mrs. O. Olin, millinery; Uriel H. Miner, who offered $l0,0O0 worth of goods at cost, for thirty days, at "the store opposite the Methodist church ;'' EFF. Mott, black smith and carriage maker; Herman & Dietz, GA. Herman and J. P. Dietz.) clothiers and furnishers; J. Remmele, furniture and cabinet warehouse Ready Made Coffins of All Sizes Con- stantly on Hand" Wm. A, Orowell, Lime Rock. manufacturer of hardware, coffee mills, quilt-frame clasps, steel yards weighing from OF. to 500 pounds, water wheels, etc., annual report of the Lltchfield Mutual Fire Insurance O., signed by Josiah c. Beckwith, president; George 0. Woodruff, treasurer Jason Whiting, secretary, and these directors Josiah G. BeckwIth, Jason Whiting. Abijah Catlin, Charles Adams, Seth P. Beers, A. s. Lewis, Stephen Trowbridge. Sheldon Osborn, Robbins Battell.