Connecticut western news., 1873-08-29
Connecticut Western News.

Stop N.-We hear complaint that the Catholic church in West Cornwall has been quite freely used for target of late rath- CT too much so for it's good bullets having been fired through the walls and windows. We presume it would be about as we'll to stop that kind of amusement now as at any l time in the future.
 SuggestSUF.- devil says man with a gun in his hand presented himself to one of our office windows last Wednesday fore noon and inquired ''tf the editor soas in !'' Eyeing that gun closely, the devil was tele- graphed to inform our inquiring friend that the editor was not in.-Well, but what have we done, anyway!
 Rev. Dr. Todd Dead.-Rev. John Todd, D. D., long pastor of the First Congre- gational church of Pittsield, Mass, and author of the Students Manual and numer- ous books for the young, and one of the best known clergymen in Western Massa- chusetts, died at his:home Sunday morning, in his seventy-third year.
 Bau Notes.-A pretty solid game of base ball was played in this village last Saturday afternoon, between the 'Lone Stars" of this village and the ''Mt. Everetts" of South Egremont. Result: Lone Stars 22 runs and the Everetts l6. The Mechanics of Lakeville beat the Copake club last Satur- day with a score of 28 to 32.
 WeigAed. Several of the ladies of this village were weighed last Monday after noon. Moore Jewell manipulated the bag scale on this occasion, and it was remarked that as each stepped on the floor like plat form to ascertain their respective weight, the huge scale groaned and creaked as though it had about as much business as it could attend to.
 So Perfectly Happy. far the happi est man we saw on the camp grounds the other day, was generously built colored ''gemman," who had been waiting at the camp grounds depot some time for some female friends, and when the train arrived and they fell into his outspread arms, his abundant mouth was chock full of glory hallelujsh.
 Auctions.- the auction of household furniture, farm utensils. gram, &c., &c.,. at the residence of the late Col John Russell in Wetaug, (Salisbury) next Wednesday, Sept. 3rd also the auction of household property, farm utensils, Sc. at the residence of the late Thomas A. Stiles in this village, tomorrow, Saturday. The sale commences at 10 o'clock in the fore noon.
 IaH Corn.-Charles Sellick was along the other afternoon and said Lawyer D. J. Warmers corn on his farmswest of this will lage was twelve feet in height, and he'd bet ten dollars if the leaves were strengthened up, it would measure sixteen feet high. This effectually opens up the tall corn question for the season, and if anybody, else can trot out taller corn, their turn to speak comes next.
 HandkereAief Gra66er.-As the New Hartford excursion train was starting out of Lakeville station last Saturday after noon, young fellow (we'll not tell his name this week, but may next, ) standing at the depot, made himself busy grabbing handkerchiefs from the lady excursionists who were waving adieu to all they saw. This may have been fun and profit to him, but the lsdies undoubtedly failed to discov- CT where the laugh came in.
 Seed WheGt.-Mr Baldwin Reed 2nd of Sharon advertises in another column one hundred bushels of Mediterranean seed wheat for sale, which he claims is of extra quality. He has left a sample at our of flee, which parties can examine by calling. MT. Reed has taken especial pains to get this wheat perfectly free from cookie, rye or other foreign grains, which is matter our farmers will not be slow to understand as of the greatest importance
 Reunion Postponed. The reunion of the Second Conn. Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Conn. Infantry Vols (which was to have been held Sept. 11th, is post poned one week, and will be held at Corn wall Bridge on Thursday, Sept. 18th. Com rades will please circulate this announce ment as widely and soon as possible.
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 Fsae Ss's9sng. choir in the Congre- gational church in this village has opened the morning service for the past few weeks with a selection of their own, which is we'll