Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
Connecticut Western News.

Ii. n. CnuTCnlu. WeeC "lHe'oN' w. W. Merrifeld, Millerton. NJ F. L. Pond < Co.,. Winsted
 Got H.-Negus, of restaurant noteriety, says he has got the epizootic.
 Fire is Lee.-The National Paper Mill in Lee, Mass, was destroyed by fire last Sunday. The Etna Insurance Co.,, oi Hartford, loses by the fire .$2, 5oo
 MSnstrels. s.-San Ripley's minstrels give a performance at Academy Hall, Lakeville. this Friday) ev' ming, and at Millcrtoi Saturday evening.
 Neso Freiyat Agemt.-D. P. Williams has been appointed freight agent of the Connecticut W, stern road. The new freight tariff of the road has been put int" d neatly bound volume, which contains many facts of interest to shippers.
 By Eaprcss-A Chinaman was sent from New York to North Adams by express few days since, being sent by the Com missioner of Emigration to work at the shoemaking business at Samson's large es- tablishment there
 Not Dead.-Mason Chapman, who was supposed to be the man of that name (Chap- man) who was reported short time since Indians, is not dcad-the man killed being another of the same name.
 TAe Neo .ScAoolhouse. At a meeting at the school house in this village last Satur- day evening, the contract for building the house was awarded to Mir. Walter Niycr, who was the lowest bidder. It was voted to build house to cost about $5, 500. They "Draw Cuts"-We were informed the other day that when TIE NEWS is IL - ceived, as it is regularly every week. by a family now residing in New York City. who were once inhabitants of this region, the members thereof ''lraw cuts" to see which of them shall read it first
 Good Shooting On Wednesday, Feb. 5, pigeon match was shot at Lime Rock, by two ardent knights of the trigger" the New York rules governing. The birds were all strong and swift as the genuine "5lue rocks" The following is the score :
 c. W. Barnum. m..................lllOlO
 w. M. Barnum. .....lOO*lO0Olll. *Dcad out of bounds.
 Those Letters. Geo. H. Lee, Esq.,, of Bridgeport, in note, alluding to ,he cores pondence in TIE NEWS of the old inhabi- tants of Salisbury, says, to be snre the let ter of Pope Bushnell was interesting, also the letters of all the others who have written, and particularZes by saying that of Father E. Buel. of Waterbury, was also worth the price of years subscription.
 Build Your Fences.-The Housatonic railroad company give notice to all persons in this state whose land adjoins the Housa- tonic railroad, that such owners must build good and lawful fence before the 9th of May, in accordance with the statute provid- ed in such cases. A failure to comply with this order will subject the owner of the land to the payment of the cost of building the fence and all the damages which shall arise on account of such neg lect.
 "Busiaess $ Good "-While in Messrs Beed. Beach & Co.'S store in Millerton a day or two since we found all hands, from the proprietors to the youngest clerk busy. They tell us that notwithstanding this is by many considered as the dullest season of the year, their trade is very good in deed. These men tell us that advertisil 2 In ''dull times' pays as we'll us at any other time, and their advertisement in THE NEWS the entire year through attests their belief in the correctness of this theory.
 Fatal Accident.-A five-year-old boy in Lenox, Mass, while playing with a -evol- yer last Saturday morning, accidentally and fatally wounded his mother, Mrs. Wm. T. Shepardson. The mother and child were together in chamber, where the mother was at work, when the child found load ed revolver in drawer, took it out, and while playing with 1t snapped it off, the ball entering Mrs. Shepardson's head, just behind the ear. Five or six Pittsfield doc tors were in attendance during the day, but the wound was pronounced fatal.
 | Norfolk's Altitude.-Bald Mountain in Norfolk is 49o feet above the depot at that station, and is 65 feet higher than Haystack Mountain; 1,8l8 feet higher than the Asylum street depot in Hartford, and l,90S feet above the level of the sea. What is known as ''The Summit" on the Conn. Western road, in Norfolk, is 1928 feet above the depot in Hartford. and 90 feet higher than the Norfolk depot, which is 1,23s feet higher than Hartford. Between and near to these two mountain peaks, Bald and Haystack mountains, the Conn. Western road runs.
 The Dauis Bed.-The Davis ore bed un. der the charge of Mir. John Drummond, presents for the winter season very lively appearance, and large quantities of ore are raised daily. Last Wednesday in company with the general manager, MT. Milton Rob- bins, we paid those mines visit, and while there made professional inspection of the inside of one of these iron hills, by going into what they called drift, to distance of about 16O feet. At the end of this sub terranean passage, which was lighted by candles tackled against the sides, we found a man at work digging still deeper into the hill, evidently being determined to open an underground passageway to Lakeville. while man with wheelbarrow was cork screwing his way out and in this woodchuck hole, carrying away the loosened earth. Ii is in burrowing through the hills in this manner that the location of the ore is as-