Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17
Quinces.-Yery nice auinces at Gillette 6

Quiuces-Very nice quinces st Gillette & Bissell's. 1w19
 WasAiaee Factory-The cry at this factory is coal, or water. Nary drop of water or lump of coal. All dry and cold.
 Mr. Frank Psttee.-Of the senior class at Yale, has gone to teaching high school in Philinont N. Y.
 The Steamer Wiscons;n. In which Gov. Holley and party sailed for Europe, passed Queenstown last Friday night.
 That Walk.-Across the street in front of the post-office is 0ery muddy. Cant it be raised little to admit of fair crossing, even in as muddy time as the present?
 1He Eoening Ne,os.-A spicy little daily published at Daubury, and which has been in existance little over month, comes to us regularly, and is indeed welcome.
 Ne,o Telegraph. wire on the line of the Duchess and Columbia, has reached Millerton; and telegraph office has been established there.
 ''Hand up."-Who borrowed that beef and spare-rib which was hanging in Mir. Jones' wagon house at the Davis ore bed, last Tuesday night2
 Dead Horse.-A horse belonging to &c., rom Decker of Lakeville, dropped dead in front of MT. Roberts store last Friday. He was apparently we'll previous to this sudden departure.
 Mete0rs.-This week is the time for the annual November shower of meteors, or shooting stars. They haven't shot very close to us thus far, as we have failed to discover any of them.
 School Teachers.-The teachers of the public schools of Salisbury, are requested to meet at Academy hailin this village, on Thursday evening the g inst, for instruc- ton. Will district committees find way for their teachers to attend?
 Capt. c. s. Ro6erts.-Of the regular army, few days since sent to Mrs. V. B. Roberts of Sharon, buffalo robe of genu- inc Indian manufacture. It is a very heavy robe, and trimmed with beads in true Indian taste. e...
 CoGl.-The coal famine in Lakeville, was temporarily relieved last week, by a car load distributed by Mir. Freak Holley. Intelligence is received by an intelligent contraband, ''that coal is soon to be regularly supplied to the shivering denizens of this region.
 Housatonic Railroad.-A new passenger car, No. l6. built at the Housatonic rail- road shops, will be placed on the road in a few days to run between Pittsfield and New York. It IS probably as fine car, excepting palace cars, as was ever built for any road. It has the new patent high back seats, patient air brake, and will be warmed with Bakers steam heater.
 Szeighing.-In Darlington and Pittsfeld last Sunday, the snow was from four to five inches deep. People III those places attended church in sleighs It is surpris- ing to note the difference there sometimes is in the weather in different localities only a short distance apart. In this village the wind blew gale Saturday night and the ground was only slightly whitened with snow in the morning.
 I'Ae Bank ROb6er.-Wm. Hine, the bank teller who robbed the Mahaiwe bank in Ct. Harrington, of about $25, ,0o0, two or three weeks ago, was arrested in San Fran cisco last Wednesday evening, and most of the stolen money was found on his per- son. It appears he first fled to Boston, and then came to the fright about face, " and can now give an interesting sketch of 0 tour across the continent; from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back again.
 Coal.-Six car loads of coal were brought into this village last Wednesday afternoon over the Conn Western from Millerton, part of which, we understand is for MT Geo Cof- fling and part for MT Hall of Falls Village. w. E. Hicks & Go have graded road to their coal yard on the railroad, east of Mr.. Church's residence, and with their new coal scales, are ready to serve all in the least possible time, with the best coal in the mar ket, at the lowest living prices.
 Correction.-In the article of Mir. w. C.. Daley of Falls Village, last week, on the test at Bridgeport of the Ames cannon, we made his communication read, that he left the shop to go to Bridgeport to oversee that trial of the gun Aug. 9th, it should have read Aug. 26th; also where it reads ''No z, Hazard powder and 153 lb shot, , it should have read l23 lb shot. In this controversy, which we understand is now at an end, it is due MT. Daley that we should make this correction.
 . Dye Works.-We desire to call espec- ial attention this week to the advertisement of Messrs. Bittner 6 Co.,, of Pitts6eld, who have had thirty years experience in dyeing garments, cloths and everything in their fine of business. These gentlemen we can cordially recommend to our readers, as thor oughly posted in their business, and every way reliable. A garment sent them by express or otherwise, will be cleaned. dyed and pressed; giving it an appearance as good as new, and will be quickly re- turned. We know their prices to be very reasonable indeed.
 Old NeDspapers.-1t is always interesting to examine old newspapers. A dozen were handed in to us last Monday, and among them several copies of that worthy and venerable sheet; the Connecticut Courdnt, dated TITO; 1774; three of 1777; four ot 1779 and one of 17s3. There was also g copy of the Neao York Journal, published in Poughkeepsie, in 177s. also one of the
 Weekly MonStor, published in Litchfield, ir l7S5. Thus we have before us, scraps o1 journalistic history of our country, before during and after the Revolutionary war, that are indeed interesting. In one of the io oIvort;ooroopt 1o&od nok Q