Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

Humphreys Drug Store Canaan Post Office Norfolk. Post Office, Ashley Falls. Post Office, West Cornwall. Fuller & Co.'S store, Kent. Gsger Brothers. Sharon H. H. Churchill. West winsted. Post Office, East Canaan. W. W. Merrifeld, Milerton. N. Y. F. L. Pond 6 Co.,. Winsted. New Advertisements.
 Opening Week. S. c. Beckley. Situation Wanted, B.S. P. Probate Notice Est: Jas. Pierce. Probate Notice, Est. of B. M. Wadsworth.
 PsacAes.-Nsgus sells peaches at twenty cents quart, and they are good ones toe.
 Our Foreign 1ourists.-A supplement 10 the American Neaos, published in Frank tort-on-the-M Maine, and dated July 9th, 1872, says, "Ex.Governor Holley, after several weeks sojourn at Homburg, has left for a tour of few weeks in Switzerland"
 Thanks.-The small company with the big basket, who went from this village to Twin Lakes on visit to the cave and pie nic excursion, on Monday, 18th inst, de- sire to return their heartfelt thanks to Mir. Odenb1eit, for his kind attention to their wants. It is handy to be able to borrow an umbrella, when no such thing as depot can be found-especislly when the rain comes on time and the train fails to con- nect. x, Looking Bstter.-Another Pine Plains HerGld is received, and is the best looking paper we eyer saw come out of that office. The column rules are strengthened; dashes made parallel, and the ''drop letters" in the advertisements are in their proper places, making altogether, a decided improvement, and not only what we have mentioned above, but it seems to be published regular ly every week. That's glorious, Bro. Hoag! continue as you are now going and youN surely win. We hope the people over in your section will subscribe and help support the ReralG.
 Consing.-Colts Armory band are talking of an excursion to Twin Lakes, in Sails bury, over the Connecticut Western road.
 
 nic.-Hartford C'ourant.
 Yes indeed it is, and if they would not object to us country people hearing their charming music, no doubt @ drove of US would be over there. If they will let folks know when they will be there, we promise to keep at safe distance from them, and to cause them no annoyance by our pres ence, but will sit away off one side on the banks of the lake, with folded hands, and very quietly listen.
 Ki9ed 6y Lsghtnsng.-Wednesdsy night of last week, horse belonging to e. Knex of Hillsdale, was killed by lightning. The horse was standing in the stable facing an open window, through which the electricity evidently came, as no trace of the element was visible about any other part of the barn, and even at this window there was no evidence of its presence, except the fore top of the horse which was singed by the fluid. Mir. Knox, we are informed, refused $500 for his horse only short time since. The same night, horse belonging to John P. Bain of Copake, which was feeding in a field. was killed by lightning.
 Won't Sag Anything About H.-Con- ductor Eggleston-well. Eggleston is a pretty good fellow after all, and if he was not going to s'boss" the excursion Satur- day, and do it up in pretty good shape, as we know he will, we'd be tempted to tell folks something about how he stepped from his train at Winsted station one morning last week, and knowing himself to be lt- tie ahead of time, sat quietly down in the depot to wat a minute or two till the go- ahead time arrived, when, by some 'hocus pocus" arrangement, his train started, as he supposed, to take an additional. car from the side track, but instead of which steered straight for New Hartford. Engineer 'Kib, being sympathizing sort of a chap, and thinking perhaps he might be lonesome ur there among SO many strangers, returned in few moments with his locomotive and told him he might ride little further, if he would try to make himself useful about the train.
 Cash Buyers.-M. c. Jewell contem plates adopting the ''Hint to Grocers," pub lished in the NEWS a week or two sluce which allows a certain commission to cGs7 buyers, and which commission is repre- sented by checks paid at the time of pur chase, and which are redeemed in good once in six months. The system of credi |. in this section has become so demoralized that to do business on that plan is almos sure to entail ruin sooner or later. Peopl' who are good citizens, and who mean well : never can be coaxed to 'settle." Thei accounts will run from year to year, snt II become hoary with age. MT. Jewell in adopting this course will take the bul by his horns, and offer to his customers al lnducement to buy goods of him and pa 7 the cash for them, and what trade he lose
 by this new arrangement, will be tha class which it does Tot pay to have, as Ewill be those who not only are not promp payers, but who manage many times to no pay at all.
 FSeing Up.-The grounds about the dc
 pots in this village are being cleaned u
 and graded, and with the long additions
 platforms made, will soon put the premise , whereabouts in 8 presentable condition The large gang of hands now at work wi 5 soon complete the job. But look to tn '- left; what's this thing being made jus :, north of the freight depot2 About fort ' feet long and four or five feet wide, nor g or less, built of logs and cobble stones, tn I logs being the refuse of the spile work { the bridge in Chapinville. The workme