Connecticut western news., 1872-11-01
Connecticut Western News.

W. W. Merriheld, M1llercon. N' I. F. L. Pond 6 Co.,. Winsted.
 New Advertisements.
 New Goods, F. French. Gonmissio1srs'Notice, Estate of Hor9ti9 2, Ames' s Carpenters Wanted. J. T. Levi.
 Skating. was good skating in Goshen last Tuesday morning. E Nsar at Hand.-Presidentia Election next week Tuesday. Won't we all rejoice ''when this cruel war is ended
 Who Wants H?-An elegant stoye of small size for burning wood, but little used, will be sold for almost nothing. Inquire at this office.
 Going hs Rounds.-C. w. Roraback of Kent has gone rowing about the country selling oysters, and they do say he sells soli6 meats, good, fresh and nice.
 Fire i,s Lee Mass.-Blauvelt & Gilmore's paper mill at Lee burned last Friday, the steam engine and machinery being saved. Loss not ascertained; lnsu- rance $2o, 900.
 Must Come-The Board of School visit ors will meet at Academy Hall in this vil- lage, Saturday, (to-morrow), at l o'clock, P. M., and all teachers who have not been examined must be there without fall.
 By order of the Board.
 The Psho.-Ths great Van Amburgh's which exhibited in Millerton last Tuesday was we'll attended. There was a large display of animals and the perform ance was good. Thanks to good friend for complimentary tickets.
 4 Readsng.-N. Wells Segueere is ad- Yertised to give public reading in Acad- emy Hall in this village this (Friday) eve ming. MT. seguerrs comes to us well rec and we hope to see lively interest manifested in such literary exercis. es, by large attendance.
 Accident,-The Hon. Wm. H. Barnum and Mir Bissel, of Norwalk, were injured by having a smokestack of an engine fall on them at the Grand Central depot, New York, on Friday. A gate was not let down far enough and the smokestack was broken off. The injuries were slight.
 Struck Ns.-Lee has 'sstruck ile": Ii turks around and about the south part of the town and Beartown mountain, and MT. Beebe, who owns few miles of that noun tain, now offers to sell hundred acre patch for $Go, 900 or $500, ,OOo, and don't care very much which, as he thinks either sum will make him rich enough.
 NO Bones Bro1;en.-A man by the name of Bissell was run over by the cars in Sims. bury last week Thursday, but the doctors say. "no bones were broken" Exactly how he manages to be run over with cars without getting bones broken. we have not learned but presume he has 8 way of his own which he will have patented.
 Serious Accident.-Mr. Charles Turner who was in the employ of Mir. Spur, of Lakeville, while driving down the hill neal the knife factory with barrel of flour ir his wagon on which he was sitting, the bar. rel rolled in the wagon, and in some way he was thrown out, striking on his shoul der and breaking it very badly.
 Promising "A gushing damsel, the daughter of Methodist clergyman not g thousand miles from Darlington, Egermont or Sheffield, says her mother is constantly quoting to her some old stale proverb, max i'm or something of the sort, and among them is one she thinks more truthful thar any of the rest, which she says is: "Obe dience to parents is the first step on the road to the gallows." She says she never shall travel that road.
 Man KiUed.-A brakeman on the Naug- atuck railroad, by the name of Danie Geer, attempted to spring on to moving train at Winsted last Saturday, by placing one hand on the platform of one car an; the other on the next car, when, on ac- count of their being very wet, he slipped and fell under the train and was horribly crushed. He fingered only an hour or tw' when death ended his sufferings.
 East Canaan.-The quarry on the farn of Erastus P. Allyn of East Canaan is beinl prospected, having in view the obtaining O marble to build the State House in Hart ford. The quality of marble is said to b' superior to that obtained in Lee or in fac anywhere about this region, and it now only remains 8 question of quantity t' make the decision complete. Business il East Canaan is better than for years before and the merchants are feeling good over as we'll they may.
 Narrow Escape.-The Sentinel office i Litchfeld had very narrow escape fror destruction by fire Wednesday evening 0 last week. Two large kerosene lamp hanging at each end of the office droppe nearly at the same time, setting fire to th building in both places, but which was yer quickly extinguished, and after all ws thought safe, fire was discovered blazin fearfully in another part of the building which required pretty sharp work to ma ter. We rejoice with Brother Johnson tn, his office sustained no greater damage l That CredH-Brother Benton of tt Amenis Times mistakes In giving the cret it of the item concerning the new depo
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