Connecticut western news., 1871-08-25
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Town Meeting, Selectmen. 100 men Wanted, Samuel Greer. Seed Wheat, Baldwin Reed, 2nd.
 Extra copies of the CONN. WESTERN NEWS can be found at the Post office in this village; Grant & Sweets, Lakeville, and at F. c. French's Lime Rock.
 Cay Boarders. Mir. Martin Harris has about forty city boarders, and expects several more this week.
 Second Adoentists.- is 8 report that the Second Adventlsts will hold a Camp meeting in the school house grove in this village, in the early part of September.
 Ioaon Meeting.-It is earnestly desired that there will be full attendance at the adjourned Town meeting, to be held to- morrow (Saturday) in the Town room in this village. Read the warrant in our ad- vertising columns.
 Elmaoood Steamer.-HarrY Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow has sent us pamphlet with cuts representing the New Elmwood Steamer. There seems to be one trouble with the sale of it. He doesn't advertise it in the NEWS.
 Brook Pit Ore Bed-"P. W. Miners historical account of the Brook Pit ore mine, is received, but on account of the crowded condition of our columns, are obliged to omit it's publication for week or two.
 To Europe.-Gov' A. H. Holley and wife of Lakeville, contemplate taking a trip to Europe; to start the first of Octo- Der, and be absent a year. Don't know whether the Governor can be spared so long.
 Who are Mey?-A stranger in town last Friday says he found here, ''people who are almost as ignorant of the geography of Eastern Connecticut, as if they were living under the shadows of the Catskills." Wont some accommodating map peddler make himself visible here.
 iS,oitcA.-The Conn Western, are build ing switch to run into the gravel bank recently purchased of Mir. B. J. Hicks in this village. A new Construction train is expected immediately to commence taking gravel from the bank, and ballasting the road in this region.
 Later.-The locomotive "Falls Village" belonging to the Hcusatonic railroad com pany arrived in our village Thursday morning, and is ballasting the road. The engineer is Mir. John. c. Barton, son of F. L. Barton Esq. of this town.
 Boot Nails.-A rustic hailing from the suburbs, stood looking in window of our office last Tuesday, his features depicting a perfect picture of astonishment, watching the type being SO rapidly deposited in the ''stick" suddenly blurted out, ''be them boot nails!"
 Sharon Pic-n6c.-A picnic for the bens' fit of the Sharon Cornet Band, will be held on the afternoon and evening of Wednes. day Sept. 9th, at Deacon Charles Sears grove in Sharon. This is first class band, and to sustain it, all should turn out al this picnic, and give them substantial lift.
 Graoel Bank.-The Conn. Western Rail- road company, bought last week of MT. B. J. Hicks of this village, between three and four acres of land, on their road east of the Rev, J. A. Wainwright's residence, fol $500, per acre, to be used by the company as place to obtain gravel for ballasting the road.
 , That Lady's Gold Pm.-Why don't the finder of the gold pin which was lost in Lakeville on the day of the Sabbath school ], picnic, ''hand up?" T. L. Norton, at the Post Office in Lakeville, is ready to receive , it, and will pay a good round price, as a reward; or if you cant do better, hand il : in at this office, and we will pay you as much, and will tel people how honest you are. It is advertised in another column. Stayed Long EnougA.-During one of the heavy thunder showers last week, a large tree standing on the land of Freak Cleaveland in Lakeville, was struck by lightning. It is currently reported that in considerably less than an hour and half thereafter, three boys emerged from under that tree and double quicked it for home, preferring apparently good wetting, to @ first class burning.
 MikSert0n Markets.-We have an arrange ment with marketman In Millerton to furnish us regularly with market reports of farmers produce. He has not sent us a report for this week, but we hope he will get under headway for our next paper. Concerning the markets for this week, we have indirectly, but from good authority that last Tuesday the market stood thus Calves brisk at 7 to Sc. Butter 2S to 80. iS,oindIer$.-Our exchanges complain of the swarm of patent right vendors who are now swindling the farmers in their local- ties. The farmers who allow themselves to be aeeced are not to be pitied. The newspapers arc constantly warning the
 ublic against the numerous swindles which prevail throughout the country, SO that it would seem impossible for any intelligent person who reads the papers to be taken in by the sharpers. If he does not take and read the papers, he has no one to blame but himself if he is swindled.
 "Wa0oped. d."-The Burlington Courier of last week says that the Cripple B. B. C. of Ashley Falls, walloped the Comets of Brush Hill on Saturday in two hours, by a score of 26 to 2. Speaking of walloping reminds us of little affair which occurred in Lakeville last Friday P. M. when the Mahaiwe club of Great Burlington, played the Mechanics. At the close of the game the footing showed Mechanics s7, and the Mahaiwe l6. If this isn't being Waueped, then we fail to understand the Cou,Ser's meaning of the word. It doesn't require much of 8 village in Connecticut to get up