Connecticut western news., 1914-03-12
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic Republi ,.-.... can of 57 Years Ago.
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Cleaned from the Housatonic Republi ,..-.. can of 57 Years Ago.
 The Housatonic Republican, printed in Falls Village, in its issue of December t9, 1857, contained the following refer ence to an editorial in the previous issue. on President Buchanan's 8 message:
 Last week, while. looking over the message, the d-l at our elbow sug- gested to us that almost whole year had passed away without our creating single political excitement by our editor ials. and wagered us that we could not do 1t. Accordingly, to prove him false. las the d-l always is.) we just wrote short criticism on MT. James Bucha- mans sermon delivered betore the thirty fifth congress of these United States of America on the 9th ut. AS we ex- pected, it raised a fine breeze among those sensitive democrats who hate political sermons in general and are not altogether wrong in so doing. We then expected the message would be compli. mented by our good uncle's particular friends. but find their mouths i'll much worse predioament than was the mouth Of Balaam's Ass, which could speak when a proper occasion occurred, but theirs refused to utter that need of praise which is its due.''
 Announcement was printed of the sale of the business of c. B. Maltbie to o. B. Maltbie 6 Co.,. and the employment of H A. Botsford to collect all accounts due the former proprietor.
 The advertisement of Dr. Smith, (who died in Canaan about 40 years ago), gave notice that II. H. Smith, M. D., has opened an office at the residence lately occupied by Jabez Brewster, Falls Vil- lage, and is now ready to attend to all calls in the line of his profession, at all hours of the day or night. Ohrouic, tor old llugerIng) Diseases will receive his particular attention"
 News item 1t was reported by per. sons on the up-train yesterday, that 'Iranlstan,' the house of P. T. Barnum, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Friday morning. We could learn none of the particulars"
 The issue of tho Republican dated January 2, 1858. contained this item from this end of the town of Canaan - 1858, by the way, was the year in which the original town was divided Ut is reported that the house of Warren Rood, iD the Northeast part of this town, (Ca- naan) was entered and robbed of clothes and jewelry to the amount Of over sixty dollars, on Christmas day, while the family were absent. It is supposed that the burglars were Irish, who were on their way to attend wake in Brooks Hollow, New Marlboro. Mass. They were followed as far as New Marlboro, where all trace was lost of them"
 Notice of court of Probate-Miles T. Granger, Judge-dIrecting William Douglas, trustee on the assigned estate of Lorenzo Lawrence, assigning debtor, to give notice of appointment of com missioners on said estate.
 Charles Hunt, president of the Housa- ] tonic Railroad, issued notice of "discon- tinuance of the operation of West Stock bridge Railroad, and of that portion of the Berkshire Railroad lying between West Stockbridge and it's junction with the Stockbridge and Pittsfield Rail- road.''
 A long and scholarly communication was printed, under the caption, "Is there Danger of Disunion?" The opening paragraph IS as follows:
 "Disunion is the political hobby horse of our day and Nation, each party rid ing it diligently in turn, and sometimes all together. No one can deny that it is an engine of great power to move the masses, for hence is derived it's frequent use. Our question proposes to take a closer look than usual at this tremendous bugbear, and find out just how much there is in it to frighten honest men out of their wits and principles"
 Somebody of psychological turn of mind once asked Lord Rosebery.
 "What is memory P'
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