Connecticut western news., 1873-01-17
Connecticut Western News.
New Adv0rtnsonaoMtss

| w. W. MerrlAeio, MlherUon' N' | F. L. Pond & Co.,. Winsted New Adv0Ftlsona01AtNs
 Watches. T. Steel & Son Mill for Sale Henry s.. Hubbard Savings Bank Falls Village Public Sale Mrs. C. Stiles Fish Bait Geo. A. Barnum
 FssAes.-Two Lakeville fishermen have recently, in two days fishing, caught forty pounds of Wononscopomoc shad.
 Drunks.-Three or four drunken fellows in the street at Lakeville Monday night and it wasn't s good night for drunks either.
 7Sa Wsdding.-How about that Tin Wedding in Lime Rock last Monday even- ing9 Is nt it little too bad that there IS nobody down there who has told us about | it?
 Housatonic Tune Ta6ls.-A slight change in the running of some of the trains on the Housatonic road occurred few days since. The change is slight and can be aseertained by referring to the table of that road in the NEWS.
 | Ansther Lecture. Remember Miss Coleman's lecture at Town Hall in Canaan this (Thursday) evening. Miss C.'s subject for this lecture (" How to Make Money') is indeed an odd one for 8 lady to handle, and the hall will undoubtedly be well filled to hear what she can have to say about it.
 TAe Sehool House Proposass. Ma sons specifications for the new school building in this village are now ready, and can be seen at M. 0. Jewells store. So says the paragraph added to the advertise ment of the building committee in the NEWS this week.
 Stsreoptiesn.-Prof. Miller, the great ventriloquist, with his mammoth stereopti- con illuminated by calceum light, will exhibit in Academy Hall tomorrow (Satur- day) evening. This exhibition is said to be one of intense interest, and we'll worth an extensive patronage. He will exhibit in Lakeville Academy this (Friday) evening
 More Flour. Merchant Jewell, of this village, has just received another lot of fif- ty barrels of that -four, which everybody is finding out is away ahead of anything in market. Not only does he keep this, the best of all flour, but six other brands which in price and quality cannot fail to satisfy all.
 Ls TAat Whiskey "A bright eyed little French girl who was saying her letters" in school in Chapinvil!e few days since, was asked by her teacher "what is that letter." (T.) Not being able to call it's name the teacher asked her what her moth CT drank at home, when she instantly replied, 'Oh is that whiskey?"
 To Jones' SaaomiN.-Friend Pease l send you the following answer which l elicited from native, and which call "A West Virginia Answer" "Good morning friend. Can you tell sme how far it is to Jones' sawmill ?" Wall now, stranger, I reckon as how it's about two good looks and turn and right smart git" D.
 Fires.-A house in Canton, owned by a MT. Tobias, caught fire last Monday morn ing, but the fire was extinguished before it was entirely consumed. A large barn filled with hay and grain, belonging to a MT. Mitchelson in TariRvile, was fired as is SUD- posed by an incendiary, the same day (Monday) and was totally destroyed.
 Lnoitatioas Card.-The following unique wedding card has appeared at N w Milford: 'sAnd both Jesus was called and his disci- ples to the marriage. So would we now invoke his unseen presence, and also invite you, His disciples to be present at St.. Johns Church, New Milford. at n.3O a. m, ito the marriage of your friends, c. O.. CarleY and D. J. Clemens. To MT. and Mrs. John Jones, old and Young."
 Those Oysters.-The genius who wrote Agent Bennett of the Canaan Station, some time since, sgning himself A. Hall, inquir- ing s'the name of the good looking lady who gave him pie," &c. &c., and having much to say about ''choicest oysters alive, "
 
 send to MT. Bennett, that gentleman would hunt him up the lady alluded to &c.,, has actually sent Mr. B. generous supply of the Stony Creek bivalves, and is now patiently awaiting the fulfillment of the contract on the part of Mir. Bennett.
 Canaan Directory.-We have just finished printing one of the handiest timetable cards, for Mir. G. Humphrey of Canaan, we ever saw. It is folded card of six pages two of which are occupied by the timetables. of the Housatonic andl Conn. Western railroads, aud 8 third, the connec tions of tloose roads, as we'll as time of closing the mails in the post office in Ca naan. The fourth contains in condensed form, the B usiness Directory of that viii lage, while the fifth and sixth pages are oc- cupied in manner quite appropriate for the work. Gall at MT. Humphreys drug store and get one. as it would seem quite as essential to the comfort of 8 well regulated Canaan house ,hold, as one of Thomas Far mers' Al1uana cs. Mir. H. gives them to his LIeuuS, WUuuOt MOuey aAo WAtuout p1lCeo
 % The Berkshire Courier is edited by 2 young m an of gentlemanly instincts, but too much familiarity has spoiled his mann' srs. In referring to certain utter ances in the AMEN1A TIMES it entrenches itself bel lind the following weighty argu- ments:
 Week. y bundle of falsehoods."
 False. and the editor knows it''
 ''Anotf Ter lie''
 "Still a mother lien
 n," The c ontsmptibly indsp endent paper at Ame-