Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

in this village last Tuesday evening was largely attended and attentively listened to. We were not present, being out of town, but are informed that it was very fine lecture, containing most excellent advice to our young people. All who attended were amply repaid, and went to their homes 8 wiser and happier people.
 South CanaGn.-The aged and middle aged gathered at the residence of MT. Sam uel Dickinson in Canaan last Tuesday evening, which was said to be the best of the season. Not only an oyster supper, but a table loaded with everything good to eat was provided for the occasion, and all went away, feeling it to be good to pay | visit 10 Friend Dickerman.
 A FRIEND. Unromantic. Who that has passed oyer the turnpike from East Canaan to Norfolk Center and gazrd at the tumbed-down, un- occupied and desolate old houses tue grand water privileges, with tue indication, | in the shape of uncovered and decayed water wheels, buildings with sash broken out of windows and unhinged doors of once lively and tlourishing business, can detect anything romantic in 1t. Sure ly there is room and every advantage offer ed for some good enterprising manufactur- ing concern to improve the looks of this locality and amply remunerate themselves by so doing. So thinks FRITZ | East Camaam Esnas-Business is quite dull, s!eigling is played out" and gener- al muddincss prevails. Bronson. the to- bacco man. has received q carload of lum- Der, via Conn Western road, to be used in building packing boxes for his large crop of tobacco. An old and respected citizen, Mir. stephen Holt, died very suddenly on Saturday morning of congestion of the lungs. His loss is deeply felt by his fami- l ly. It is reported that MT. Hiram Robey has purchased the property lately occupied by Mir. Constance Jackson. c. w. Rora- back X Co., s express business Is in a foul ishing condition. FRITZ.
 4 What ts N.-If anybody knows what the following letter tries to say, we should be glad to have them enlighten us, as we fail utterly, having no acquaintance with Mr. Gridley. of Wassaic or knowledge of his engine, or anybody else's ''engine to the furnace" in Wassaic. If there is re- markable engine or a remarkable anything in Wassac, we should he glad to go down and see it of course and tell our read CTS aboutit.
 WAssAIc, feb. 9, 1873.
 AS Mir. Gridey hos got a engine to the furnace it is great improvement 70 the fur nace it is worth while to gov to Sea it work Mir. Wilbur Wells is the Enginear that run it this is the first time he every run it if he keeps on he will Make good one to running the potter erglne in time Come one and all to see it. please print it in the paper. G. M. 4 RunaWay-Last Tuesday evening as , Conductor Eggleston's train was standing at the station in New Hartford the horses attached to the stage which was waiting for passengers from the train, became frightened and started off down street at a break neck pace. Soon after starting the stage struck a stone post and the runners were partially torn out and it was dragged down the road, the horses running at their greatest speed till reaching the bridge, against which one of them was thrown in such a way as to literally smash him. In the stage were two passengers, Lawyer Goodwin, of Riverton, and young man, and while going down the road Mir. Good win managed to get the door open and sprang out, but was quite seriously injured by being thrown on the ragged ice, yet was able to walk into the hotel
 Ro6bing Letters-J. L. PEAsE-Dear Sir: I wrote you last month incloslng two dol lars, directing you to send the NEWS to w. D. Hamlin, Utica, N. Y. It is now as much as three weeks, and no paper has arrived. am sorry, as his family would have been pleased with tho local news yon gath CT with so much industry. l am aware that there is thief somewhere on the route east of here, as 1 have lost other letters sent from this office at about the same time.
 H. W. ROBERTS.
 Lairdsville, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1873.
 The above letter speaks for itself. Mir. Roberts January letter never reached us, and we are not sure this one of Feb. 9th would have got here had not the writer saved the light-dngered official (whocver and wherever he is) the trouble of opening it by writing on the outside of the envelope "Please let this pass, as there is no money in it."
 West WGnsted.-Mr. Kirk, the Jewelel in West Winsted, seems to have discovered a large and increasing demand for really choice chromos and contemplates adding immediately large assortment of them His assortment of jewelry, fine watches and silver-ware IS large and elegant and the reputation he is getting of selling nothing but the very best of goods Ca customer can not coax him to sell cheap watch) is making for him tlade not only very large, but the most desirable. The shoe man Noble, further on up the street (ol more properly, where he once was) is as crazy as two looms, or he never would have sold his boot, shoe and trunk business. We have no idea Friend Noble is worth pica yune for anything but the boot and shoe trade, and what he wanted to sell out fol without first consulting us about it, is 6 matter for us to settle with him when we get a good chance at him. Mir. w. B. Phillips, who was formerly paymaster or the Conn. Western road, is the lucky mar who has bought the business of Mr. Noble and in getting it has fine chance to de business. Mir. Phillips is man in whom customers cannot help placing the utmos confidence, and will secure large business Mcssrs. Foster & Hurlbut continue to stitcf , and sew, and with our Marthas Vineyard