Connecticut western news., 1873-08-08

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 H5nsted Herald.-T. F. Vaill has recent ly bought up all the stock of the Winsted Printing Co.,, and is now sole proprietor of the Herdld.
 1ezegrapAic.- telegraph office in Lakeville has been removed from MT. Rob- ert's store to room in the depot, and Hartford operator is running the machine.
 4 Rare SSgAt-We saw two men in our office last Tuesday, and both of them had money in their hands at one and the same time. Such occurrences are rare in these ''clus times for stamps"
 Sunday iSc1sool Pscn5c.-The M. B. Sun day Schools of this town, embracing with that at Lakeville, the schools at Ore Hill and Chapinvile, picknicked at the Twin Lakes yesterday. (Thursday.)
 Emancipation Day.-The colored people of Hartford and vicinity celebrated Eman cipation day at Tariffville, Wednesday of last week. It undoubtedly was drefful shady around dose parts bout dat time.
 Canaan aud Ashtey FuIs.-There will be no service at the Methodist Church, Ca naan, next Sabbath morning, Aug. 10th, but Key. Wm. Pierce will preach there in the evening. Rev. Mason Noble of Sheffield, will preach at Ashley Falls next Sabbath, Aug. 10th, at2P. M.
 Board of HealM.-The selectmen and civil authorities of this town met at the town hall in this village last Monday, and organized Board of Health. Senior se- lectman, J. P. Walton, Esq, and Daniel Pratt of the civil authorities, were appoint pointed as health officers
 Of the 1rack.-Last Saturday afternoon, as the freight train coming west on the Conn. Western road was making ''run- ring switch" at Chapinville, some misunder- standing occurred in the way it was to be done, and three or four cars were thrown from the track before they had got over the trestle work. The passenger train going east was detained two or three hours in consequence. Little carelessness some where.
 Taking Rest.-The Rev. Dr. Reid of the Congregational church in this village is now enjoying his annual vacation, his pull pit being supplied by Rev. MT Blake of Rowley, Mass. Dr. Reid will soon go on visit to clerical friend, the Rev. James Caldwell, D. D., of Orange County, Yer mont, where he will spend most of his va ] cation. Among the mountains of Vermont
 would seem to be about as comfortable
 place as there IS in the country to while
 away the sweltering days of August. Sud Accsdent-Last Saturday evening , while Mrs. Coffing, the wife of John H f Coff1ng, Esq, of Van DeuseDYille, in Mas sachusetts, was returning to her home il that village from Burlington, having in hel , carriage with her servant girl, she came very suddenly and unexpectedly upon al , extra freight train on the Housatonic road and fearing the consequences of her horse becoming frightened, she leaped from th' , carriage and was thrown to the ground SC
 violently as to break her right limb at O a near her ancle.
 TAe Crtpp1es and Stars.-The Cripple s of Ashley Falls came to this village las Saturday and beat the Lone Stars at a gam of base ball, forty-seven to twenty-seven u How is this boys; and on your own ground 5 too? eh Somehow or other this statemen u of the facts of the case sounds littl 5 mixed.
 $ The first nlne of the Lone Stars will pla,
 next Saturday with the second min s of that club. That's right boys. Accord y 1 ing to the above figures, little practic Il among yourselves will not hurt you any.
 CornDaU Tobacco Crop.-We learn tla the farmers at Cornwall Bridge are occupy if ing their spare moments in their tobacc !. fields looking for their tobacco plants. n is found that with the aid of the most pow II erful microscopes, traces of tobacco ar 10 discernible, and the farmers are in high gle n over the discovery. One man, (Zal, ha e. become discouraged. He has had hi . grounds magni6ed till every grain of san if was as large as hay cock, and not even 10 smell of tobacco was visible, and has no0 P sowed the lot to corn for fodder. Wetaug Cemetery.-MR. PHASE: Des :n :, Sir.-I appeal to you in matter kno, - , cannot fail to interest you. was ln Sal 'U bury few days since, ,and visited the grave re ', of our dear parents, and found the yard N' a shocking condition. Gates with hinge off and yard overgrown with elders.
 have learned in some way that money ws AS appropriated last year for improvement le there. Now cannot you aid me in this bu iu mess by inserting an article in your pape All Gas you may see besD or lay the matter be is fore the Selectmen of Salisbury whose bu 7" mess it is to attend to such affairs.
 MRS. H. J. T.
 Monterey, July 28th.
 eS [The cemetery alluded to above is in w el taug, and our selectmen will come far sho '') of their whole duties to the whole peop
 of the town, if they do not at once gi1
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