Year: 1876

Grand Concert in winsted.-The con- cert to be given by the Choral Union of WinsteI, June 28th, is destined to be one of the grandest musical entertainments giv- en by home talent in this vicinity. In speaking of it the Winsted Herald says:

 As time progresses, it appears that the concert to be given by the Choral Union during the last week in June, as a closing of the musical season, is to be an elaborate affair. The Grilley Orchestra of Thomas ton, which has been engaged for the occa- sion, is said by those who have heard it, to be one of the best in the state. and mum bers about twenty pieces. Not few of the orchestra are skilled soloists. Mir. Grill ley, the leader, is one of the best trombone soloists in this section of the country, and other members, living in Waterbury, Bridgeport and Hartford, are we'll up in their respective instruments. The Union is busy rehearsing several popular choruses, noticeable among which is the Hallelujah Chorus. A double quartette will sing Pin suti's Good night, beloved, and attractive quartettes, duos, solos and instrumental pieces will swell the programme to good length.

 It is expected an extra train will be run

 from Millerton, to accommodate all from this region. Unquestionably an entertain ment will be provided that will richly pay our people to go and hear, and it is hoped a large number will jot the time (June. .2Sth) down in their memoranda, and arrange all business to their convenience to attend. Self Defense. Before we began the oc 5-: ! by old newspaper men to try the co-opera-

 tive plan in Salisbury and see how the peo-

 ple liked it. We took their advice, and not

 only have never heard word of complaint

 or dissatisfaction, but the plan has been

 universally commended by our subscribers,

 they pronouncing the outside of our paper

 far better in quality of reading matter, and

 very much more in quantity, than they

 ever saw on the outside of papers made on

 the old plan, and we have consequently ad-

 hered to it, although our subscription list

 and advertising patronage is ample to guar

 antee the continuation of the publication of

 the paper, should we conclude to adopt the

 old plan; and as evidence of this we say

 

 pers, which are printed on the old plan, have

 rot half as many subscribers or half the

 amount of advertising patronage that we

 have, and we know positively that some of

 them have not c third.

 Three weeks ago Editor Bills of the

 Wlnsted News saw fit, without syllable

 of provocation on our part, to speak of ouI

 paper as ''patent outside," and insinuated

 that we published it in this manner because

 we were too poor to print it on the old

 plan, and said we were ''like the man who

 was too poor to buy a loaf of bread, and

 wanted his neighbors to chip in and get one } and all go shares ;" attempting in this way to create Q prejudice in the minds of the , people against our journal, by thus alluding to it in terms of derision and reproach. The law of self defense is sacred, anC from the first, we determined if attacked or . this, which we were aware was an innova tion in the newspaper business, to defend | ourself; and although exceedingly distaste ful to us, to use any and every weapon tha gave promise of being effectually felt. I t attacked by skunk, pitchfork becomes l a serviceable tool, and if sent into the enc } my with will, so much the better ) Our work is legitimate and right ln it every feature: There isn't even the shad ow of wrong in it, and we cannot submi 3 to any reflection upon it to our injury. w - responded to MT. Bills slur of two week g ago, and were perhaps severe in our closin!

 remarks; if so, we have only to say, VI

 intended to be.

 Last week MT. Bills devoted almost ful : column to our benefit, and alluded to us il two other columns, making his paper, it i said, more readable than it ever was before We enjoyed it very much. It isn't neces u sarY to contradict anything that he sad, flo the people have not been in the habit o ,, believing him for the last twenty five years Il We have been attacked several times o D our cooperative plan of making paper s but never before by one so low in tn scale of humanity as Bills. We don't thin e be is really dangerous man, but we can '' explain exactly why we realized as we ne1 n CT could before, the first time we saw Bills II what must have been the feelings of th 't Creator when He said:

 d And it repented the Lord that He ha = made man on the face of the earth, and IS grieved Him at His heart.

 }. Hence it is To be attacked by sucA is man, is rather complimentary than othe l. wise.

 .s Being very large of stature, the fir 8. thought that suggests itself on seeing hin IS is that it is fearful waste of material S r. much bulk and so little man; but 7. TX