Connecticut western news., 1872-05-03

blue coat and habit. This bunch is little Kittie's; See, she is not tall enough to reach the wheel, SO she stands on a raised platform" These young ladies do not scud and hide, because they are caught in work ing dress,-but gaily share the mothers pride. Perhaps the next day these same ladies with half score more, well attended by an equal number of gentlemen, may be seen vaulted in the saddle, galloping toward the whortleberry mountain, ride of ten miles and hack, besides the picking of 1-2 bushel of berries, seemed o1ly to tickle their nerves little and fit them for spinning each three runs the next day. If perchance competition arose among the lady riders with regard to speed and grace of action, the question was soon settled. The Blue Jockey and Strawberry Roan al- ways proved to be the victors.
 The foregoing is respectfully submitted. Idare not pass upon it's merits, nor ask its publication. Please dispose of it as in your better judgement seems fit.
 Truly Yours, P. BUSHNELL L@kevtAle as 1t was Sixty Years Ago.
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 The house, or part of it, now owned by James Bird, was occupied by Luther Holley, and within fifty years has twice been enlarged. Where MT. Rudd's house now stands, was gambrel or curved roof ed two story school house; the lower fool occupied as district school room. Occa- sionally select school was kept on the up- per floor. The next building was the dwell ling house of Timothy Chittenden, father of the late Dea. Chittenden. At that peri. cd the house was unpalnted, otherwise it remains nearly as it was at that time. On the site of Mrs. Harrison's house, stood an unpainted dwelling house owned and occu- pied by Timothy Chitten6en, the grand father of Dea. C.,-He was 8 watch and clock maker, his shop standing where the horse barn now stands. Occasionally clocks of his manufacture are to be found at this day.
 Near the dwelling of s. s. Robbins stood l 1-2 story dwelling, occupied and own ed believe by Seth Wakeman, afterwards purchased by Luther Holley, who added a two-story wing to the house. On the op- posite side of the highway few rods west of Milton H. Robbins house, stood a large square house owned by MT. L. Holley and tenanted by different families. Between this house and the Holley Manufacturing Co.'s works, there was no building on the southwest side of the way, excepting 8 barn nearly in front of James Birds house. Next comes the furnace, standing where the knife shops now stand, the first, and for long period, the only furnace in this vicinity The grounds where the store oi Wm. Jones, the Sayings Bank and the ad' joining dwelling houses stand, were great share of the time, covered by piles of ore and charcoal. Back from the highway, south from w. Jones' store stood a dwelling house in which MT. French lived, which was afterwards removed and it is now occu pied by Mir. Chambers. On the site where the present school house stood near the de pot, stood red house in which J. M. Hol ley lived prior to his building on the hill. | Just east of the furnace stood black smith shop and red grist mill The millel was John Hartmann Lotz, deserter from the Hessian troops in the Revolutionary war. On the triangular peice of ground opposite the hotel, the only building was g horse shed fronting the hotel. Dowr Water street there was carding machine near where the tin shop stands; then g cider distillery between the dwelling house of E. Pitkin and J. Stewart. The house lately owned by E. Clarity was owned by 8 MT. Keeler, carpenter. On the stree leading to Town Hill, the first house or the northeast side was 8 red house witt low projecting roof, in which Judge Churcl lived, his law office and the post office wer' just west. This building was replaced b, the one now owned by l.. Tupper, Esq Farther up the hill stood an old unpaintet house, within few years taken dowl and a house built on the site by MT. o Benjamin.
 NkAh A@1LuCA up StOOO luC uOuSc OL 11uSl Montgomery, in or near the pathway lead ing to c. B. Burralrs house, and very nea the road in front of Dr. Knights old house was log house occupied by 8 MT. Tousley On the road leading to Lime Rock, fh first house was the one owned by D. Bloss and on the top of the hill overlooking tn village, and having on the north and weE most beautiful views, stood an unpainte
 house owned by MT. T. Conklin, grand father of our friend Myron Conklin.
 F have, MT. Editor, attempted to d. , scribe the different residences as fs , as my memory serves me. The village the olden time was called "The Furnace l When the post-off1ce was established her,
 in 1924, It was called Furnace Village Some thirty years since the name was chan, F ed to "Lakeville. N.