Connecticut western news., 1871-10-06
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 An Iedian Newspaper. of our most valued exchanges is the Cherokee Aaoocate, 1 published by the Cherokee tribe of indians in the far west.
 T4ci,a Lakes These lakes now contain less water than they have been known to for many years. The Washinee, (near Chaplin ville,) is nearly dry.
 Sold Hts Pzace.-Mr David Foley sold his ''place" (house and about 28 acres of land,) known as the "French place, in Chapin ,ville, last week to Messrs Horace Landon $ Co.,. ..:...,..< ;, BoaqI6f f Education. There will be d nsee2 ting of the board of education, and select men, at: the town hall in this village nextk. Saturday, at l o'clock P. M. to reorganize and distribute money for schools.
 Lost.-Last week Wednesday between Lakeville and Mir P. L. Barton's residence on the undermountain road, live oak care with, black walnut head. The finder will be liberally rewarded if left at this office.
 Ne,os-Extra copies of the NEWS can be found at the Post office in this village, Grant $ Sweets, Lakeville, F. c. Frenchs Lime Rock, Post office in Cornwall Bridge, Humphreys Drug store Canaan, and at Post:ofHce Norfolk. Bea.5ifM.-T The mountains east of our village, now that the inimitable artist Jack Frost, has painted the foliage of the trees Every imaginable shade of color is beautl- fully blended, and the ensemble is really grand, and beyond the skill of man to re- produce, :. :
 BHoke His Leg.-A young man by the name of McAllister, while ''scuftling" in barn with one Blake from Lee, in Barring ton last Friday evening, broke his leg very badly at the ankle. Scufling can be re- garded in no other light, but about the poorest paying business that young men can engage in. .,->--,. -.>-..
 Another Freight :Trai,1.-The Housa- tonic Railroad company will soon place another regular freight train on their road. It will run from Bridgeport to VanDeusen- vile one day, and return the next. This additional train is necessary to keep pace with the increased business of the road. Two new heavy freight locomotives are expected on the road this week.
 Base BaN.-A match game of Base ball was played on the Farmers ground in the north part of Sharon, Tuesday Oct. 3,'l97l, between the Farmers B. B. c. and the Golden Stars of Amenia Union, resulting in victory for the former. The score stood 34 to 28. Both clubs deserve much credit for fine playing, and gentlemanly conduct. A SPECTATOR. Correction.-MR. EDITOR. Il fear that Mir. E. G. Jardine will not be pleased if he reads in the "CoNN. WESTERN NEWS" the report of the Organ Concert in Amcnia, and; sees his opening piece alluded to as ''Faatastic' The word should have been Famtoste, but some one of your numerous typos" made a stride "from the sublime to the redicu. lous." J. 4 Re1ic.-A few days since while blow, ing for repairing the road near Mr. .EJone s store in Lakeville, four pigs of iron were turned up which were cast in the first blast furnace erected in this section of the country, viz the Holley $ Cofing furnace, and the same one in which the shot and shell for the Revolution were made. They were probably cast 50 or 75 years ago, and the quality is most excellant and friend Dodge says, was made when men were honest.
 Man Shot-On the arrival of the freight train from the north, in Sheffield Thursday afternoon, quite large deputation of col ored ''indiwidiwals" disembsrked, to attend a dance for which preparations had been made. One of the number, James Mont gomery, got into dispute with an Irish man. Ed. Burke of Otis interfered in be- half of the other Irishmau, and knocked the darkey from the platform of the depot, whereupon he Cthe ''colo'd geman') pro, duced pistol, and shot Burke in the face, the ball entering at the side of the nose and lodging in the cheek. Wedo not learn the result of this shot. They were all, at the time, saturated with ''benzine.
 1he Ne,o Railroad-Which we no longer ago than last week first made mention, and which was commenced last week Wednes. day, is now fully graded and ready for the rails. This road from the Conn. Western to point near the wagon road at the l So ok h S,,1a and the embankment thrown up is from three to four feet in height, 'andnearlY all the way, is made wide enough for two tracks, which it is designed to place on it. With an average of about 30 men, MI. David Foley, as we prophesied, has pushed this work with almost unsurpassed rapidity. | It is expected that the rails will very soon be down, and all be ready for transporting ore directly from the bed.
 Bushnell Ore Bed.-The Bushnell ore bed is situated in the town of Salisbury, and is ] about two miles above the Davis bed. It is supposed to be the best ore in the town, as has been predicted by some very old men, who have an extensive knowledge of ore beds. They know of men who have been untiring in their efforts to get possession of it, but were not successful, till the year of 1869. after the decease of the owner. The Hon. George w. Peet. succeeded in obtaining a lease of itsfor 30 years, which he afterward got extended to 100. He then commenced dig ging for ore, and at last struck it in solid ledge, and is now going to run up road to it, to get abreast" of it. MT. Peet deserves much credit for the pluck he has exhibited in this enterprise, and most sincerely hope to see him repaid tenfold. L. D. W.
 'Anaes Iron WorEs.-We are authenti- cally informed that the Housatonic railroad