Connecticut western news., 1873-05-23

Fuller < Goa store Kent. Gager Brothers. Sharon H. H. Churchill West Winsted w. W. Merriheld, Millerton. N. F. L. Pond & Co.,. Winsted Lawrenco's Drug Store Canaan.
 7hanks-We are indebted to our towns man, the Hon. P. L. Barton, for various documents and reports.
 Lett Ouer Agatn.-Very interesting ar ticles unavoidably left over till next week. It's too bad, but we couldn't help it.
 He's Come-The first organ grinder of tue season ground bis way through our streets last Wednesday afternoon. This is an unfailng sign that it is too late 10 gather ice.
 Market Reports.-A gentleman who is thoroughly posted has sent us for publica- tion this week, report of the markets for produce, which cannot but be interesting to our readers. He has promised to cor rect them weekly for us.
 Gone to Europe.-Mr. Burrett Eaton started from his home in Kent last Thurs day. and sailed Saturday in the steamer Washington" for Europe. MT. Eaton ex- poets to visit many of the principal points of interest in Europe before his return, spending something like three or four months there.
 Ne,o Store.-Mr. R. c. Taft, who has been repairing the old depot store in Ash ley Falls, has it now filled with fine assortment of everything country store is expected to have in stock. His store is very neatly and conveniently arranged, and as Mir. Taft is born merchant. his new enterprise in that village will undoubtedly be success
 Horse IAieoes.-Two horse thieves re- gently stole three horses in North Canaan. from James Garrahan, George Adams and E. P. Hewett, also vehicle, and drove to a secluded spot near Watertown where two tending no doubt to return for them the next night. The horses broke loose and were returned to their owners. The thieves have not yet been found.
 4 Neo Paper.-Mr. l.. V. Pinney, a, one time connected with this office in g mechanical sort of way, has issued the prospectus for new paper, to be published in Winsted, Conn. It will favor no clique, religion, section, belief, or politics, and will endeavOr to promote ''peace on earth, good will toward [honestl men," Mir. Pinney is a good printer, and will publish a goo6 paper.-Amel,ia Times
 IAe Pfopls's Atlas Again.-Mr. J. c Sherwood, to whom we alluded last week, as canvassing for "The Peoples Atlas, "has been about in this village and Lakeville somewhat, and has met with very good success. Those who have examined the book, fully sustain all we said of it. I've enormously stated last week that the price of the work was seven dollars. We should have said seven dollars and half.
 ChurcAN Cofing's Funeral. - Mir. Churchill Coffing, brother of the late Hon. George Coffing, and formerly of this town, died in Chicago, Monday the l2th instant, and was brought to this village last Saturday. His funeral was attended at the Congregational church last Sabbath, and he was inferred in the old yard near his fathers monument. west of the church. His age was 59 years old. We learn that Mir. Coting was formerly lieutenant gover- nor of Illinois.
 Judge Strong Dead.-The New York papers last Friday announced the death of the Hon. Theron R. Strong, well-known member of the Bar of New York, and an ex-Judge of the Supreme Court of the state, and said he was son of Judge Mar tin Strong of Litchfield, all of which is true, except instead of Litchtleld, he was a native of Salisbury, and was born Novem Der 7th 1902. He died at his residence in New York last week Wednesday evening. Judge Strong was one of the many who went out from our town and have beer numbered among the great men of the country, and the numerous readers of THI NEWS who have known him so long an( so well, will be pained to learn of his de cease.
 | 4 Puzze-We have many times beer asked, and the other day by prominen man, resident of Ct. Burlington, why it il that the Conn. Western road seeks to mak' such poor connections with other roads He said he had understood as good busi- , ness policy, that it was for the interest ant f advantage of railroad corporations, tt , make as many connections with other road
 as could consistently be done, and thu
 draw to them all the patronage possible, bu
 for road to act in this respect in manne I that was entirely at variance with all know rules for successful business management f was indeed puzzle of the most comple n structure. There would seem to be some il thing that is hidden deep down below th V surface visible to common observers, ths V is the remote cause of all this entangle r. ment of the regular order and manner C e doing things.
 RAILROAD MATTERs.-There seems to | ., something of misunderstanding betwee >. the railroad men of tho West and the farm = CTS, the latter claiming that they are con 's pelled to pay such exhorbitant tariffs, the - cannot live. This is indeed an unpleasa1 state of affairs, but as railroad men gen .s % erallS are very fair dealing class of o, . business population, it is hoped the matte . will be adjusted satisfactorily to all COT s cerned. Very applicable indeed is u
 above statement of the business honor ( ;. railroad men, to those who have the mar sgcment of our western railroads.