Connecticut western news., 1872-05-17

NEWS, at G. s. Erwin's news rooms in New Milford.
 Bring st Back.--A paper sack contain. ng'fifteen pounds of sugar was taken from the store of M. c. Jewell on Wednesday of last week. If returned or paid for, the matter will be dropped. If not, the taker must look out for the consequences. IVA
 Pleaded Guaty.-In the supreme court at Pittsfield, last Tuesday, Daniel Gleason, the North Adams wife murderer, unex- pectedly pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree. He was remanded to jail to await sentence in September.
 1 Getting Ready.-Mr. Martin Harris is enlarging .and re-arranging some of his rooms in his house in this village, prepara- tory to his summer business of keeping city boarders. He expects to be soon fixed up in better shape than ever before
 Sudden Deoth.-Last Friday night, man by the name of John Webster living in Canaan Valley, retired as was supposed enjoying ordinarily good health, but in the night his wife noticed he breathed quite unnaturally, and lighted alamp to ascertain tue cause, when she discovered he had suddenly expired. He is supposed to have died of heart disease. His age wasss years.
 Thot Telegraph. were informed by Superintendent Phelps the other day, that arrangements are already in progress for the erection of the telegraph poles and wires for the Conn. Western road, and the work would now be pushed rapidly through. We expect soon to be able to set skittering up by Chapinville and Foley's crossing, our message for Sitka.
 Union Depot -G. H. Bundy of Lake vile has the contract for building the Union depot at Canaan Junction, and advertises in another column for men to do the work. This depot is to be 90 feet front to each track of the two roads, the Housatonic aud Conn. Western, two storles high, and will be an elegant building, and in every way in keeping with the enterprise of the two roads.
 Patterns. Seth Hale, No. Rus sell Court, Worcester, Mass, has given in structions to Miss Roraback, dressmaker in this village. also to Mrs. Judd of Lakevile, in cutting and fitting by his justly celebra- ted charts, which for accuracy cannot be excelled and rarely equalled. These ladies have not only learned the way to work with these patterns for others, but will give in- structions in making them to whomsoever may choose to learn.
 Memorial Day.-How about memorial day this year. Thursday, May sOth. will soon be here, and wouldn't it be we'll to be thinking about the matter, and not wait till the morning of that day before we give attention to it? Let us commence in time and make such arrangements that tho day will be observed in a way worthy of the deeds of those who sacrificed their lives for the preservation of the institutions of our government.
 Ramapo Car heels-The Courier gives the following report of the business of the Ramapo Wheel and Foundry company, at Ramapo, N. Y, of which MT. George Cof. fing of this villageis president.
 "A report of the business of the com. pany for the week ending May 4, shows , orders for 10, 1922 car wheels. They have orders already for l5, 900 wheels ahead of manufacture, although the furnaces are turning out about 25O good wheels per day."
 Raal Road Fen nces.-There seems to be cause for considerable complaint by the Conn. Western railroad company of large portions of their fence tumbling down, the posts apparently having been very shift
 lessly set in the ground, the post holei being to shallow too preserve the perpendic
 ular of the posts, These fences we under
 stand were contracted out to various indi
 viduals, some of whom have done thei , work we'll, while others, as IS evident by the numerous and extensive tumble downs have not.
 |, Another Railroad Rock.-Last Monday |. morning, Conductor Eggleston' train goinl il toward Hartford was stopped at "Dud n ley cut little this side of Winsted, unti !. a rock of huge dimensions could be re q moved from the track. It reflects not V little to the credit of railway managers, t. :. have their trains almost constantly expose, if to such dangers, as have been those on tn Conn. Western road for the past thre If months, and yet have no accidents occu F. resulting from these unusual dangers.
 C'attle oa tue Track,-W speak in ar
 other place of the fences in various place Ie along the route of the Conn. Western roa o. being toppled over, and as natural resu
 some considerable trouble is experience ID by cattle getting on the track in the way 0 r - the trains. Last Tuesday, narrow escape Is of cattle slaughter occurred in numerou F. instances, and to prevent cattle gettin 70 knocked into cooked hat, wouldn't it w ~ about as well to exercise little caution ii le the company can get some longer pol 10 holes distributed, in which to insert th is feeble posts to support their fences. d Time Dsals.-Tne Housatonic railroa or company have placed at all tue stations 0
 the line of their road, in the whiting room
 for passengers in the depots, time dial 'I- with pointers indicating the tune the nel at train will pass the station, and wheths
 that train will go north or south. This
 great convenience to passengers, as
 will do away with the necessity of askin
 questions, and relieve the agent of th
 tedious duty of answering the same que
 ton so many times as to be exceedingl
 annoying, on account of its monotony. Tn
 is only one of the many improvement n. m constantly being added to the already sup' W rior facilities of the road for the transsctio
 of Its business.