Connecticut western news., 1873-06-20

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 Taterdggers locked horns in deadly con-
 bat, which resulted in score of 59 to z.
 The party who were the fortunate owners
 of the seven they were lucky enoughto get,
 requested us not to say anything about it,
 as it would make the fifty nine side feel so
 badly.
 Agaia Lett Over.--Most excellent cor
 respondence from New Preston, Cornwall,
 &c.,, &c., is crowded out this week. So
 often do we say 'Left Over" now a-nays,
 being so almost constantly crowded with
 news of local character, that we shall be
 compelled soon to seriously consider the
 expediency of enlarging THE NEWS to
 size that will accommodate it all. Who
 now will tell us as we were many times told
 while getting subscribers before the first
 copy of THE NEWS was sent out.
 ''There is no news here: How are you
 going to get any news to put in paper
 here, and how can you make paper with
 out news?''
 LaKeojWe Notes.-About the busiest man
 in LaKeville is Carpenter Bundy, who has
 in his employ small army of carpenters,
 masons, sc. He has about half dozen
 houses in process of construction here, and
 yet he isn't satisfied, but is employing his
 spare moments in putting up Town Hall
 for the Falls Village folks His furniture
 store here supplies long felt want, and is
 we'll patronized. .....A LaKeville agricultu-
 ralist says that Tupper & Wood have the
 finest lot of rye that there is in Litchfield
 county. N. B.-This rye is not in ''con
 centrated" form, but was grown on tenn
 perance prlnciples......T The beautiful moon
 light evenings of the past weeK have been
 improved by many in our village who nightly ''taKe their walks abroad" Passers
 by may hear them conYersing in accents
 soft and low, holding sweet communion
 with one another across the gate post, till
 presently the paternal or maternal voice
 breaKs in upon the scene, or the ominous
 creaK of the gate fastenings gives sign of approaching dissolutions. The feline race also give vent to feelings of delight, and pour forth their melody upon the midnight air, regardless of the remonstrances of those who seeK ''tired nature's sweet re- storer." There is an increasing demand , for revoJvers and gate hinges amongst us
 whether attributable to the above cause or
 rot you deponent saith not......The warfare upon the fnny tribe who abound Tor useG Q to] in our laKe, is now at it's height, and i' @ waged by az classes in our midst. Daily |, may be seen the 'syoung idea" equipped f with crooked pin and string, endeaYorin& Q with perseverance seldom displayed a
 other times to entice the diminutlv'
 ''punK" or the sagacieus minuow from the hiding places. Among the ''chiIdren of { larger growth" we have many expert fisher y men who sally forth armed and equipped e as the Jaw directs. and return covered witt g glory and musquito bites to rehearse the a days adventures to admiring friends. There are favored few of the knife shop boy '' who are always blessed with good IucK, an( 's seldom if ever return empty handed The e boys have such ''taKing" way with then if that the poor fish stand no chance of es .r cape, and like CrocKett's coon resign them
 selves to their fate without any fuss.....
 The picnic from Hartford, which was t.
 have taKen place this week, is postponed IS unti5 Wednesday, the 25th......Coh's arm, e band accompanies the excursion, which i ,r a guarantee that the "LaKe- Williams" vii :. have an opportunity to hear some firstclas '' music. The grove has been nicely itte = up with tables, &c., and if ''o1d probabiIl e ties' wiz grant us fair day, right goo r. time nay be expected. JUAN. Confereree Meeting.-EDIToR NEws.- 0 It may be a matter of interest to som readers of your paper to have a repol
 from the District Conference of the M. E If Church held at Millerton, June 1lth an ,f l2th the Methodist church being unde k repairs, the conference was held in th v Presbyterian church. On Tuesday afte ,e noon reports were received from tn ]. churches included in the RhiRebeck D r, trict. Rev. 8. L. Ferguson, Presiding E l. der, occupied the chair. Rev. A. McLea IT of Hudson, as secretary. Committees wel e also appointed on Sunday School.
 ''Means of Grace," ministerial support an
 benevolent collections, "Ladies' and Pastor Christian Union. "Churches and Parsor > ages" "Unoccupied Territory" Education u Periodicals, &c. In the evening Rev. Bisl Il op James delivered very interesting an 'e instructive address on Christian Work, j. in which he referred at some length IE Christian sympathy as a very importa1 'e requisite. On Wednesday morning fol C. lowing the prayer meeting, an examinatio It of the character of local preachers and e, y horters in the District, and the granting ( 10 c " ports from some of the committees, fo le lowed at II o'clock by an essay on "W M mems call to the Ministry" read by Mi CT Kate Lent, daughter OF Rev. M. R. Len r. Pastor of the Methodist Church at Milel l. ton. The question being an open one ar
 under discussion in the church, as anoth advance step. The essay presumed on 1o to answer the chief objection urged, ar ,a advanced few arguments in support 'e the reform. Itwas well written, ard ma' nf good impression. We hope to see u x day when the reader of that essay may gi ~, w 8 practical evidence of the good thought e;. The afternoon was given to the Sunds N School question, the children were gat ,ro cred in and sang their cheering s. s. song ..o Addresses were made by Revs. McLea w ss Lymons and Flack of Claverack Institut i,, The evening was devoted to a temperan ' meeting, and spirited addresses were mac
 The next place for holding the Conferen M. was fixed at Claverack, N. Y. J.H. L. es- itb Housatoaaic Repoir Shops.-The car bui s ing and locomotive repair shops of t tho Housatonic Railroad Go. in Falls Villa nd are now so nearly completed that the bu in. ness of the road has begun there in pre- TO good earnest, yet Master Mechanic Mor m, says great deal of work is yet to be dc