Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
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 Farm For sale L.J Towsend 1 House For Sale, q Jawen House For Sale, Mrs T. Murpby Collectors Notice, RN Cochra,e 1 A Card, R N Cochrane l Business Card q IT R,ndv Time Table, Conn. Western Railroad 1roDate Notice, Estate Chas. E. Pc ok l Probate Notice, Estate of Elias H. Joslen
 Leg Broke.-Edward Garritv, laborel in the Davis orc bed, had his leg broke by the tumbling in of bank of dirt at tha, bed last Saturday.
 Feb. 2nd.-We have immediate use fol a few copies of tue NEWS. of Feb. 2nd
 We wish our agents, who may have any ot that date yet unsold, would send all they have to us as soon as convenient, and they will do us a favor.
 Another Rat1road.-A project has been started in Berkshire county, Mass. to build road from the Connecticut Western railroad at Big Fill, in Norfolk, to Stock bridge, Mass. where it will connect with the Lee and Hudson railroads, and making an almost air line connection to Albany, It is thought that the towns on the road will invest largely in the proposed route,
 1he Weather. indeed was the weather last Monday and Tuesday, so warm and spring like. Only one or two more such days would seem necessary to bring back to us ''the birds, the little birds that sing about the door," Wednesday morning brought change. Snow to the depth of about three inches fell during the night, and Wednesday was winter in good earnest agaln.
 Dentistry,-Dr. Stewart the Armenia dentist will be at the house of Mrs. H. A. Harrison. on Thursday and Friday, March 7th and 9th, where he will be prepared to perform all operations in Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry. Will also administer Laughing Gas for extracting teeth without pain. 1w3l
 hent.-The past week has been one of general inactivity to the people of Kent ]; The travelling being neither wagoning or sleighing. The ladies of St Andrews mite society held their gathering Thursday even ing at MT. F. A. Mallory's, and there was fair attendance and good time MT. c. Edwards read his laughable essay on scenes in the life of Joseph. We understand this is to be the last gathering of the season.- The humps are e,pretty plenty around here we think it is destined to go entirely through the seminary, as two new cases are repor- ted to day. The Rev. A. G. Crosby, after an absence of four weeks, has returned to his charge. *. Nud.-The two or three warm days l during the fore part of the week, gently coaxed enough of Jack Frost from his winter residence in mother earth, to ren der it exceedingly muddy. Estimates were formed the other day, of the exact depth of the mud in front of our office and it was decided to be little less than 80 feet to the mile on the level. That walk which Pease & Go. didn't make across the street in front of the News office last fall is very incon 1enient just now. There are "a few more left Of the same sort'' in various parts of Main street.
 S1efseId'-Frank Crippen has opened a coffin ware room in tue town hall. in the rooms occupied last year by Mir. Field as grocery store. He has not given up his csrpentering business, but runs this as A side show, w,"-The Berkshire South con- ference of (Cong) churches, met at Shef deld on Wednesday the 7th inst. Thirty i've pastors and delegates Were present, representing l3 churches. The topic of discussion in the morning and afternoon sessions Was, family religion, under thre heads, viz; family prayer; the Sabbath in the family and the home training of chil- dren. The evening session included sermon by Rev. B. C.. Hooker of Stock bridge, from Cor. 5:l0, and prayers and addresses from others. It was voted to print the statistics of the conference and of the association for distribution,
 Those Whtstles.-For some weeks past the locomotive, ''City of Hartford" and Salisbury" have had their whistles changed from what they were when they were first brought on the road. viz; from the ordi- nary low key to that away up almost as 1 high as birds nest. We have noticed 1 this week that ''Kib," of thes'City of Hart told" has lowered the whistle to his loco. motive again 10 it's original tone, a fact for which We are sorry. Those peculiarly shrill whistles for the two through passen- ger trains, renders them easily distinguish able from those of other trains, and at sta- lions on this road where the depots are not yet erected, and passengers are obliged to seek shelter in the nearest houses. they know precisely when their train is coming by the whistle. Particularly convenient is this arrangement in Canaan, where the passengers await the arrival of tue trains in the hotel, about 20 rods away. These are easily distinguishable from those on the Housatonic road, and pas sengers for the Conn. Western road, by Lhls arrangement, are not obliged to be on the alert, to make sure to be )n hand when their train arrlyes. Come 'Kib;' screw up that whistle again, and 'let her shriek."