Connecticut western news., 1914-09-03
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic RepubIi-
 can of 66 Years Ago.

Cleaned from the Housatonic RepubIi-
 can of 55 Years Ago.
 The Falls Village "Housatonic Republican, of May 2l, 1859, announced, in card signed by Editor O. B. Maltbie, the following, under the heading, "To Our Patrons:"
 Wishing to be absent some portion of the present season, from the post we have held for the past two and half years, we have engaged the services of MT. James Humphrey, Jr.. of Brooklyn, N. Y., to take the Editorial charge of the Republican, until further notice, and feel that in so doing, we have arranged for the mutual benefit of Publisher and Patrons "
 The new editor entered upon his duties, with the current issue, and con- cluded a glowing salutatory, thus: And so, with our hat in one hand and our pen in the other, we put our best foot forward, and make our best bow to the nominating public"
 A news item says: "The new half mile track, on the Water Co.'S. meadow is fast approaching completion. It will be the finest course for the exhibi- tion of horses in the country and we believe the only one of it's length in this part of the state. D
 The marriage column contains this: "In this village, on Wednesday evening May 18th, i'll the M. E. Church, by Rev. O. s. Brown, MT. W. H. Matson and Miss Mary F. Hosford, all of this village" In the local column appeared this reference to the wedding: "The Wedding, in the M. E. Church on Wednesday night, was quite brilliant affair as far as we could see, which wasn't far on account of the scarcity of candles 'thereabouts.' The bride and groom looked we'll, and behaved with all becoming grace and dignity on the momentous occasion, and we trust their future will be as happy as their union now is auspicious-although we didn't t get any wedding caker'
 Norfolk. "The Rev. MT. Eddy, of Canaan,i delivered Temperance lecture here on Tuesday of last week, which was largely attended, and is spoken of as an eloquent and forcible production. "
 An article of foreign war news was chronicled, which sounds much like the news of the present day, and comes from virtually the same theatre of action:
 "The latest news from Europe, by the Canada, (Liverpool, May 7th, indicates that while the Austrians have crossed the Pc and made further advance into Piedmont, no general battle has as yet been fought, although portion of the AustEian army is said to have been repulsed in crossing the r iver at Trassinatto, with considerable loss. The Sardinians, it was reported, had seized all the Austrian merchant ships at Genoa, aud the French would muster in few days 100, ,000 troups in Piedmont. The Emperor Napoleon would start for his army on the 18th ut. while the Austrian Emperor was also preparing to take the chief com mand in Italy. n"
 "A bloody conflict cannot be long stayed, and succeeding steamers will undoubtedly bring us tidings of battle fields which have not been equalled in carnage since the incursions of that great freebooter, in whose shoes the nephew of his uncle is endeavoring boldly to stride.
 Meanwhile the old world is shaking from outpost to center, and the Russian Bar is making haste to join claws with the Gallic Fowl, who in turn is extending a friendly wing over His Holiness the Pope while thrones arc tottering and kings trembling in theil shoes lest they shall have to go barefoot -our own country great, glorious and free,' is as serene and placid as z young giant at his ease.
 "No rumors of European tumults affect our peace, and we are content that the barbarians should devour ont another in bloody war, knowing that liberty as we'll as truth, is mighty, and finally will prevail.
 "Our land grows inpolitical import ance, as it's products become necessary to the world, and it is not too much tC suppose that the time will be, wher Amercia shall be all arbiter of nations as she is now looked up to as an example of liberty and prosperity beyond th' | saa g