Connecticut western news., 1872-02-02
Cornwall ana Sheffield.


 some weeks ago. The two extensive shear manufactories; viz, the Union Shear Co. with Messrs. Volmiler $ Beck at the head, and that of Madison & Go. with Mcssrs. John Wood and Joseph Malison, are grind ing out shears as rapidly as their works will do it. J. C. Sherwood is driving on bis business of making Colds patent heat CTS with his usual enterprise, and by the way, we mistrust that the cause of so much mild weather ill this region during the pres ent winter, is owing to the immense amount of heat disseminated throughout space by d few of those famous heaters, which are in use hereabouts.
 That little stream passing through the village seems disposed to make itself par licularly annoying Two or three years ago it ''went on rampage;" flooded tue will lage; tore up the railroad and washed almost unfathomable gullies in the principle street. Now it has found its way through the dam, and runs over the road, and free zing, renders passing decidedly hazardous.
 Saturday morning we accepted an lnvi- tation from R. P. Foster, Esq, to take ride over the hills of Cornwall. R. man. ages somehow to drive one of the best teams in this region. The roads being hard and smooth. those bays left the country behind them with mostincredible rapidity. Last winter, while the Haymaker troupe were on their way to the Cornwall church to hear "Snipkins' sing; that inlmitable Tom Norton, after scanning the country from his elevated position on stump loca- 1 ted on the highest hill, pronounced the country thereabouts, most excellent for | farming. Sheep, with case hardened noses, could luxuriate on the occasional spear of grass which was sufficiently hardy to strug- gle up between the fertile rocks, and Thomas was right. Although by no means an entire stranger in that land, which may truthfully be called land flowing with milk and money, we, on this occasion, gave special attention to it, studying its productive nature, and as the result feel duly qualified to write book bearing the title, What know about farming"
 Massive stone walls securely protect the valuable crops-of rocks, and evidences of thrift are everywhere visible. It is little remarkable that such q country to look upon, can and does support in such luxury those who inhabit it. The farmers through out that section are the richest and most prosperous in the state. Their residences are models of neatness and good taste and with their management, their farms are exceedingly productive of greenbacks.
 We cannot close this account of our Cornwall visit without thanking most heartily Mir. R. P. Foster and his amiable wife, for the hospitable entertainment at their elegant house last Friday night. We hope that when we again visit MT. F., that little black dog which he usually has chained in his cellar, will not have strayed away so far that it cannot be found, however, it is generally known that we seldom drink cider. After leaving Cornw all and while on the Housatonic train. we made spas modic effort to get off at the Ashley Falls station but no sooner were we off, than we were unceremoniously showed back on the train again, with the comforting ejacula. tion. No editors wanted here. Go to Sheffield where you will find the sheriff ol some other good looking individual hunting after you" Sheffield is one of the spright Hest little villages on the Western Conti-- necticut railroad. Everybody is on the run to keep up with their business. The broaC avenues of trade last Saturday were filled to Overt1owing with one little fifteenth amendment, who ran utmost across the railroad track before he stopped. The depot at the station was thronged with the gayest of the gay, who were sadly chanting their ''requium :" '.But if he loves as have loved, he never can forget" For the past 1900 years we have passed and repasset that station something less than eight mil lion times, but never to our knowledge when there was not d bevy of gushing . damsels signing for ''some one 10 love-" 3 Being hungry, as editors always are, WI ] repaired to the elegant and palatial hotel d. Sheffield. anticipating sumptuous repast o in which we were not disappointed. : fair sized piece of pie with three pieces o | cheese, about the size of starved chestnuts
 filled table full of plates. No lack o
 servants at this modern establishment Ca
 get just what you call for and n0thing elst e If you want a dinner, you will get a piec s of pie and three pieces of cheese of tn Il above mentioned size, unless you caW ,fo n soneethang else. If mine host had know C we were ye editor, he probably would hay r. understood instanter, the cause of our seed d appearance. If we had stalked in, dresse l. in black silk velvet the whole length of us Il as was Geo. Francis Train, whom we sa, o q few days since, he undoubtedly woul B. have stood on his head quick ern-a-wink fc e us. We paid him for those three pieces ( q cheese.
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