Connecticut western news., 1871-12-15
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"La6orer. We have to ask this cores pondent to wait till next week for his com 
 Salisbury Depots These depots are now slated, and enclosed on all sides and pain ted. They will soon be ready for the 
 Ne,o A1Tj0dl.-A horse barber has ar- rived in town, and last Monday sheared one of Mir. Hurd's livery horses 'from stem to Btern.'
 Gus Explosion gas works at Win sted exploded last Friday afternoon, at about o'clock. No lives were lost. Two men were severely burned about the tAce and hands.
 IracE Raised.-The Housatonic R. R. Company have made considerable improve ment at Kent, having raised the track l-2 feet high for half mile distance, and re- moved the decrepit wood shed at the Sta ton.
 Lost.-Last week Tuesday, whip with Mir. George Coffing's name on it, was lost between MT. George Dodges residence and MT. Roberts store in Lakeville. If the finder will bring it to this office, a liberal reward will be paid him.
 Named tue Wrong Man.-A correspon- dent from West Cornwall recently said that Mir. James Cochrane had purchased the Wright farm ill that place. This we are informed is a mistake; MT. Thomas Wilson of that place being the man that made the purchase.
 Co7rection.-In our offer last week to give the NEWS thirteen months for $2,0O, the types made It read that we would ''give the NEWS from now to January lst 1872, for two dollars paid in advance" It is hardly necessary to say it was intended to read January lst 1873, instead of 1872.
 1Ne Harrington Ro66er.-Hine, the rob- Der of the Mahaiwe Bank, in Great Bar rington, and who was arrested in Califor- mia, arrived in that village last Wednesday in company with Sheriff Root and MT. Dodge, the president of that bank. After an examination he was conducted to Pitts field to await his trial.
 Freight 1rains.-Freight trains now run daily on the Connecticut Western road, from Millerton to Winsted, taking full loads of freight east, mostly coal and iron ore from the several beds in Salisbury, Old Hill and the Davis and Porter beds, to the furnaces at Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, Cha. pinville, etc.-often taking twelve to fifteen cars at once over the heavy grades.
 Lyceuns.-The Wachocastinook debating society held public meeting last Monday evening in Academy hall in this village. A large delegation from Lakeville was in atten- dance. Next Monday evening, a debate is to be held in the academy school room, in Lakeville, which is said will be private debate. It will be too bad if Salisbury does n't reciprocate the good feeling and interest manifested by Lakeville, and turn out and give good representation of this village at that meeting.
 Ore Disco0ery. Holley 6 Coffing some. thing like 40 years ago, bought a parcel of land on the north side of the Davis ore bed and very near to it, with the expectation ii contained iron ore. After diligent search, none of consequence was found, and the project of obtaining ore there was aban- doned. Recently their heirs concluded to instigatc another and more thorough search, and their efforts have been rewarded by tue discovery of large quantity of ore. A tunnel was pushed into the hill about 60 feet before ore was found, although it was afterward ascertained that on either side ot the tunnel, ore was in abundance, but for tune obliged them to go the 60 feet before ore chanced to show itself.
 Singular Coincidence. Mrs. Paine's in Cornwall, stands large clock which was owned by 8 lady who for many years has resided in the west. This clock has regularly and accurately marked the hours during the owners years of absence, until few days since, when it stopped and no tinkering or coaxing could induce it to move on.- Dead it was dete7'naSned to be, and soas. Singular as it may seem, the friends in Cornwall were informed soon after, that thls lady in the west, the owner of this clock, was dead, and it was found that she died at the same hour at which the pendulum had ceased to vibrate. Supersti- tion seems to be an ever present ingredient in the make up of the human race, and the above coincidence of course will furnish a delicate morsel for the horse shoe brigade.
 Neao Roads.-A petition has been signed by perhaps 40 or 50 of our citizens, asking the selectmen of the town to lay out two roads from our main street to the depots in this village. We are informed by one of the selectmen, that tao0 roads appears to them to be uncalled for. MT. Geo. Peet of Falls Village, who is the owner of the land through which these roads are to run, if laid out, says the second road will run through site for large hotel, which he had calculated to erect and which he had gone so far as to engage an architect to build, and which ifthe road passes through, will entirely destroy. Mir. Peet says if the town will wait and give him a chance, he will do more for the real benefit of the place, that tue people will do for themselves with the same tract of land. He is willing to give the land for one road, but if the town is determined to have two. they will pay him for both of them, and everything else they get of him. We are requested to ask if it is not best to wait little, and see what MT. Peet will do, when he gets the opportunity. A road is suggested by some to run from opposite the old Peet store, or what is now the tin shop in this village, directly east to the railroad switch, in- stead of having the second one so near to ho fret oc io 6oosro6 hvy fI,o ofI,o,o A