Connecticut western news., 1871-07-28


 may come under their notice. l
 Remember the school meeting to-mor- row evening at the Grove school house.
 A brilliant shower of meteors is expec- ted to night or to morrow night. Look out for them.
 Whiting River fill in East Canaan will be completed, ready for the rails to be laid over it next Wednesday.
 Somebody tells us that our informant gave us an incorrect report of the ''Shoot- ing match" on Mt Riga last week.
 That was very pleasant social party at the house of MT. Samuel Robbins in Lakeville last Friday evening.
 The Dover Egg beater at c. H. Glens store, is really the handiest, and most prac- tical machine for the purpose designed, that we have seen.
 Extra copies of the CONN. WESTERN NEWS can be obtained at the Post office in this village; at Grant & Sweets, Lakeville; and at F. c. French's Lime Rock.
 The track layers on the Conn. Western Railroad laid six:y-fve tons of rails last Saturday; which is fifteen tons more than their ordinary day y's work.
 The Amen5G Tunes says the track layers of the Conn. Western Railroad will reach the state line at Millerton about the first of August We saw the two roads united last Monday.
 Those who try to do business without advertising, we would compare to a chap winking at pretty girl through pair of goggles. You may know what you are doing, but nobody else does.
 If anybody in this vicinity has ever sent to New York after queer or coun- terfeit money, they may be interested to know that full lists of names are being made out for publication.
 MT. Rob't Andrews has just completed cistern in the cellar of MT. Myron Hutch inson's house, which will hold fifty six barrels of water MT. Andrews is a capi- tai hand at such jobs.
 Who sent it?-We received from South Canaan last Saturday, a letter enclosing two dollars to pay us for subscription to the NEWS, with no signature attached. To whom shall we give credit :? will the sender please give us the name.
 It was good joke on those ''bosses, ," who sat on that pile of ties, wondering why the men were idle about them, when those same ties were what they wanted for the work. The men were too timid to ask their superiors to get out cf tue aoGy.
 -Landlord Hicks of the Barnard House tells us he expects to remove from town soon. This is certainly unwelcome news to us, as we are assured Mir. Hicks has kept the most orderly house, that has been kept in the village for many years. We are reluctant about exchanging him for another landlord, and think the village would very likely be the loser by it.
 -'Spectator, from Lakeville writes us for publication, few "facts" concerning the dismissal of the umpire of the base ball match in Millerton between the Mechanics of Lakeville and the Dover club. His communication is such as would have a tendency to cngender quarrel of words through our journal, which we cannot admit. To gratifY the Base ball clubs here abouts, we will publish the results of theil contests, but the disputes must in no wise enter our columns. We shall hereafter ex clude from their reports, everything tha has a tendency in that direction.
 A junction with the Duchess and Co lumbia> Railroad was made by the Conn Western, at the state line at Millerton las Monday noon. The foremen, about dozer in number, were invited by MT. Wm. Card the gentlemanly Landlord of the "Plane house" in Millerton, to dinner, which wa served in his usual first class style. Th' men seemed to appreciate thls kindness, an( no doubt will store it away:in their memory as one of the many pleasant welcomes they have received in the construction of th' road. The Duchess and Columbia R. R Co very kindly furnished locomotive t' convey them back to their work.
 Lakeo51e DepOt:-The depot for tn Conn. Western Railroad in Salisbury, is t be located on the site of the school house which was removed last season from it old location east of the Knife manufactory 7 Fire :-The dwelling shop and out build ings in Cornwall Bridge formerly occupied } by one Perkins, who figured SO conspicu ously in public print short time since
 and who now occupies apartments il
 Wethersfeld prison for the crime of incest
 were burned last Thursday. None of hi numerous family were home at the time.
 Earthquake Our exchanges speak o an earthquake having occurred last Thurs day in various parts of New England. IT fact from all around and quite near to us come the report of quite 8 shaking up The Amenia Fumes speaks of the shock bein distinctly felt in that village. It is a com fort to us that we are not SO ''shakey."
 Be More Cautious Hast Wednesday, a the construction train was passing throug1 deep rock cut near Chapinville, they ral . into fence which had been constructe' across the track, and narrowly escaped ' serious accident. We are requested to sa to those who hereafter wish to put thei fences across the road, to not take especia pains to place between the rails, in tn 5 center of the track large posts, strongl. } secured at the bottom to support thei } fence, and to manage in some way to give ] notice that an obstruction to a rapidly passing train exists at the place. Tn. 5 Railroad men think, that if fence posts ar on the track, they would prefer to knoy something abont it, and more particular.