Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Connecticut Western News.
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/! New Goods, c. H. Glens. Coal, W. E. Hicks & Co. | Adjustable Hemmer, Mrs. P. E. Herter. American Stove, W. E. Cutting. Apples for Sale, Spurr < Ensign | Millinery, Mrs. Winchell. Corn Stalks for Sale, M. M. Blake. Fruit Trees, W. r. Saunders. Notice, F. A. schamerhorn.
 New SsoitcA.-A side track of sufficient length to accommodate long train of cars, has this week been built back of the Congregational church in this village.
 Resntorcements. five sons of ould
 Ireland, right fresh from the big city, came up on the Housatonic railroad on Wednes- day of this week and unloaded at Canaan. They commenced opperations along the line ! of the Conn Western as shovelists.
 tnos.Aer Engine.-The Conn Western comp any placed another new locomotive on their road the latter part of last week. It is q du ,9lic ate of the "City of Hartford,' in size, an, l its general appearance. It is named "Wi. ,s,"d." We learn that two others now bu, 1din,g arc to be named "Nor- folk" and "Salis bury"
 Couldn't Do a.-A certain correspon- dence from Falls Village this week. might have been of interest to the writer, but to us, the task of getting anything out,of it for the readers of the NEWS, was beyond our ability to accomplish. It appe ars to have been written with a sharpened q stick, with scarcely an indication of lead in 1t. If the fluctuations in the paper wei e little deeper, we might have succeeded i.o dcciphering it.
 Lyceum. During the long evenings of the coming winter, time cannot be more profitaby employed by young men, than by engaging in the various debates of a lyceum. Not only is the time very pleas antly spent but great stores of useful in- formation as obtained, and young people become habituated to speaking in public. We sincerely hope that lyceum will be speadily established in our village. Athe- neums and'public libraries are the natural and direct offspring of lyceums.
 Andreao J. MSUer.-Who for so many years has occupied position in the Rich mond Iron works in West Stockbridge, has left those works and is "fring" on the State Line on the Conn Western. Engin- eer Fowler, who by the way appears to | thoroughly understand his business, has been sick during portion of the past week and Mir. Miller has been running in his stead. Although his experience with a locomotive is very limited, he manages it with good care and in every way in O very satisfac- tory manner. Mir. M. is one of the most reliable and trusty men, in whatever posi- ton he may be placed, in this region. Old Residents. time since Dr. H. M. Knight handed us alist of names of some of the former residents of Salisbury, and to 1 each we mailed copy of the NEWS, to give them opportunity to see our new Salisbury paper, thinking perchance they might be glad 10 subscribe and thus receive weekly, 1 news from their former home. We have already heard from many of these old resi- dents, and the doctor has our thanks for his timely suggestion and aid. Are there others who will give us lists of those in their re membrance, whom they would think likely to be interested in news from North West ern Connecticut?
 Conductor Norton's Trasn.-On the west end of the road between Canaan and Mil lerton has completed the ballasting of that section and the road is in readiness for regular trains, as far as the safety of run ming them is concerned. Exactly when they will commense running, we have re- ports from ''0ery reliable" sources, as we supposed we had when we announced few weeks since, that regular trains would commence running Ia week from next Monday" but if we know ourself, we are through announcing the advent of regular trains on this road, till we can see some- thing that will convince us that they will run.
 Squirrel Hunt. "A number of young men from the suburbs of this town and from Canaan and Ashley Falls, indulged in bit of squirrel hunt on Tuesday and Wednes- day of last week, with the understanding that the party that obtained the smallest count should pay for the suppers at Riker's hotel. G. W. Barnum of Wetaug and J. Hayes of Canaan acting as choosers. Barnum and his shootists obtained count of over 24O0 to 1900 obtained by Hayes 6 Go. The number of red squirrels and chip hunks that fell as victims (to this whole sale slaughter of the fowls of the air and many of the living things that move upon the earth) was between six and seven hun dred. One blue heron, an owl, several hawks and crows, together with large number of gray squirrels, partridges, quails, pigeons and one weasel constituted the pile of game slain in two days.
 Noue1 Water 1amk.-Engineer Skunk of the c. w. R. R. some time since construc- ted very peculiar arrangement for hoist ing water from the Blackberry river near Canaan, into tank from which to water the engines. The bridge over that river is arranged in somewhat similar manner to that over the wagon road in Lakeville, being framed high oyer the track. In the swift current of the river beneath, is placed a very rudely constructed undershot water wheel of perhaps 5 or feet width, and 8 or feet diameter. Around the center of this wheel is placed belt, which runs to sort of pulley of perhaps IS inches in diameter, and which is stationed at the highest point of the frame work over the bridge. On this belt are series of cups, which as they pass under the water wheel in the river, are filled with water and are car ried to and over the pulley at the top of the bridge, emptying themselves of course