Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22

y old, by name Chas. Morrison, while catch. ing ball in this village Wednesday after. noon had the third finger of his left hand so badly broken that the bone protruded at the side for half an inch. It was cruel fracture.
 WoIcott0a0e.-A large number of cele brated trotters have already been entered for the races at Wolcottville, which occur oa the 27th and 2sth inst. The track has been put in good condition. new seats have been arranged, and all preparations made for successful and enjoyable season...... Burglars attempted to rob Brooks Brothers bank in Wolcottville Thursday night. The vault yielded to their attacks, but the safe withstood them and was fo und all right. I, was not opened and there was no loss There is no clue to the burglars.
 'SAe6seld Fsshermen.-A small drove of Sheffield fishermen Rented on the island at the Twin Lakes last week. Two editors started off to interview them last Saturday, but when they got where they were they were not there. Judging by the wholesale quantity of empty jugs and bottles follow ing them away on their retreat, we infer there must have been great number of them, or they could have had little time to do aught else but drink. Coming from Q prohibitory state. when they got where rum flows freely. they probably "slung the gin with a nerfoct loOaauaco
 More Jubslee Singers. rs.-Another troupe of colored singers have been organized, and are travelling the country giving concerts after the manner of the original jubilee singers who were here last season, and who met with such good success everywhere. This party is from the Agricultural college at Hampton, Virginia, and arc sixteen in number. They will give concert at the Congregational church in this village, this CFhursday) evening, giving a variety of music such as was sung by the slaves of the South. Those wh0 have heard them speak in the highest terms of their singing It is expected extra trains will run on the Conn. Western road to Norfolk or Winsted at close of concert, and perhaps to Miller ton.
 H0osdc IunneN-Work has so far pro- gressed in the tunnel that each others blast ing can be heard by the hands on the east and west faces, and water flows to the east end without pumping. The most skeptical are now being convinced that the tunnel will soon be completed and cars running through it. MT. Frost, the experimenting engineer of the tunnel, reports that up to the lst of August the distance blasted from the entrance of the west end toward the central shaft was l, ,l39 feet, leaving about 1000 feet to be bored before the mountain is pierced. This will be accomplished by the lst of December, but it will require six or seven months to complete the tunnel, which will probably be ready for the pass age of trains on the 4th of July next.- Greenfeld Mass) Gazette.
 1he s. S. Concert.-The Sunday School concert of the Methodist church at Lake vile last Sabbath evening, passed off very finely and much 10 the credit of all con- cerned. the house being completely filled. To an unmuscal person it would seem that there was more musical talent in this choir than is usually found in our country church es. This Is perhaps more noticeable in a quartette than in the full choir. The Misses Turner and Benjamin especially executed their parts with great precision, showing excellent time Ca great requisite in music) and thorough drill. If we mistake not, we have one or two voices here which, if prop CT advantages are had in the future cultiva- tion. will be very likely to make their mark in the musical world at some future day. Great credit is due to Conductor Camp in for such treat, as of course it necessitates more or less labor and practice. All thanks say we to the Lakeville Sabbath School.
 In 1row6le.-''6tate Line No. l." the bob-tailed engine that peddles Salisbury ore, is in trouble. She has had SO much hard work to do, and having little or no repairs, is breaking down. The other day with l2 cars, she was compelled to stop twice be- tween Salisbury and Chapinville to breathe, and once going up the mountain east of Twin Lakes station. There were some passengers on board, who wanted to make a connection with the Housatonic tram south at Canaan, and by the .extraordinary skill and management of the engineer and conductor, who, with an engine that could hardly draw herself, they were got to Ca naan, but to run down the east side of the mountain at rate of speed found necessa- ry on that occasion to make the connec- tion, was far from being safe. A locomo- tive that req uires and hour and three-quar- ters to get from Salisbury to Canaan, is not what IS needed to do the heavy frelghting at this end of the road.
 Kent.-A word or two from your once. in-a-while correspondent, Gitupangit, may not come amiss with you MT. Editor, so here goes. Everything in this place seems to be improving. The furnace of the Kent Iron Co.,, which for some time has been un. der repairs, is being put in good working Mallory, the road commis- sioner gives the needed attention to our roads, and what he does is done in exactly the right sort of way. He has put in sev- eral new bridges, and is determined to hear no more from the croakers about bad roads ......J. F. Gibbs house is now nearly com pleted, and it is fair to say he is not ashamed of it, and thinks his neighbors are not.... Our village swarms with people from the cities, which are distributed about in the various places where they can be accom- modated......Mr. Conn IS getting rich these hot days. selling his most excel lent beer and soda water .... Landlord Com. stock isn't dead either. His house is con.