Connecticut western news., 1873-05-02

Feed the CGnni60l8. is now an opportunity which may never occur again, for those towns that sell the keeping of their poor to the lowest bidder, having keen eye for very low cost without thought for the comfort of their more unfortunate fellow beings, to exercise still further their remarkable gift of economy and thrift, by contracting with P. T. Barnum for their choicest town boarders to feed to his can nibals while travelling through the country with his great show. Barnum would prob- ably pay good round price for them.
 Ye CHy Boarders. Tempted by the genial sky, the balmy breezes of April, and the report of our beautiful drives, the deni- zens of the city begin to appear, singly, and in pairs, in search of a summer home. One of this pleasure seeking gentry, after driving from Falls Village to Lakeville in the unprecedented time of three hours, and freezing the great toe on his left foot and the northeast corner of his nose. concluded to return to winter quarters and there rc- main as best he could, till winter had madc up his mind to quit loafng around the lap of spring.
 Spring Goods.-M. c. Jewell at the Sal i-bury store, has received his spring goods, and to say he has A large and varied assori- m"nt of everything; in fact from half ''arrei of hencoops to a fine tooth garden rake, would tamely tell the story. It you want blows or blow castings; garden, clo- yer and timothy seed; wall paper from ten cents roll up to the choicest patterns i; ready made clothing for young America as well as the older ones, or hats and caps to adorn thy loble brow go and go quickly to Jewell's and be forever at peace with your conscience and pocket book.
 Wolc0ttoiyc We were SO severely sc"lded last fall for going down the Naug- atuck railroad and not stopping off Il, Waterbury, that we shall no, Say anything about how we accidentally found ourselt again in Wolcottvile last Friday, where those curious machines which interested Ills 30 much at our first visit, continue to hum and buzz, turning out almost every imag- 'nabie yankee notion, from & pin to pumpkin pie. Friend Buell. of Waterbury has gone to Omaha. as we gave him our permission, and of course does not expec, us to visit hls house in the Naugatuck val ley till his return.
 LG&eoSUe ReGS EstGte.-Somc changes in real estate have taken place in Lakeville, which we have not noticed in our columns. Geo. H. Bundy has sold the three cottages which he built last season to Messrs. Phi lander Owen, w. P. Silvernail. and Bart lett Owen...... Wm. G. Pettee has sold his house and lot to the Holly Mfg Go. COG. Several building lots have been sold upon which buildings will be erected soon.
 Bundy's builders are busily engaged upon the new buildings on his own recently pur. chased lot, as well ss those of Dr. Bissell and Dr. Knight. No changes in req! estate have occurred, other than those recorded above, excepting those which talk, place nightly, when the rising generation, which has been absorbed all day in the manufacture of mud pastry, is called in by the maternal ancestry, duly spanked and washed.
 West Winsted Enterprise. West Winsted groweth apace and waxeth strong in all hat pertaineth to wealth and honor. Her merchants are fully awake to the wants of the surrounding country, and are ready to battle zealously for the mercantile cham pionship of Connecticut.
 Messrs. Wing & Griswold whose broad side advertisement ln THE NEWS is read b, inc ladies in preference to the latest novels ire in the best of spirits at the opening of 'he spring trade. and rejoice at their ability |" make the ladies go happy with thos, newest and elegant patterns of dress goods which are so perfectly charming. While they are there they doubtless will notic,. those rich patterns of wall paper, and well--the four hundred and eleven every 'h'ng else in the way of dry goods, which they some how manage to sell at prices that are indeed low.
 Across the way are Mcssrs NJ. &C.J. Camp & Co.,, who are just through with a pretty extensive spring house cleaning. and their store looks as fresh and sweet as rose. Those gentlemen would not b, pleased to have us tell folks all about them IS they want the field at least partially clear when they write up their advertise ment. They will or course want to say something themselves.
 Farther on is the extensive clothing es- tahlishment of Foster & Hurlbutt. who keep their gooses-geese-two, several well, what are they anyhow ?-their onc goose and several others like it,-red ho, without coal or wood, by their neces- sarlly constant and rapid use in making forty dollar spring suits for Editor Vaill of he Wlnsted Herald, Che was there being measured last Friday) and everybody else in the region. That Marthas Vineyard chap who manipulates the shears and zoo e-s CD is about the best cutter, (wi,h perpendicular runners) there is this side of next winter.
 Jeweler Kirk, few doors below is piled full of sparkling gems. In the way of fine watches, he takes pride in saying he has got 'eM; the most substantial and the best timers in fine gold and silver cases. The entire one side of his store is fully occu, pied with silver and silver plated table ware of rare richness and design. The other side is adorned with elegant and costly clocks. Among these clocks are promis- cuously exhibited some of Prangs choicest chromos, which not only lend charm to the appearance of his store, but are sold at such prices as to make them a very impor- tsnt branch of his business. For all man. ner of jewelry that ss reliable. Mir. Kirk Is quite prenared tO comnate with or,, .ra u