Connecticut western news., 1873-04-18
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Woolen Mili at Auction Henry Hubbard Millinery Mrs. H. c. Crandali l For Sale Geo. A. Wheaton
 Wanted B. Grotta Potatoes for Sale J.P. Walton Carriage Maker Geo. H. Yerick Notice Celestine Deranoty Dissolution Henry & Watson l Dissolution Crissey 6 StannarG
 Telegraph Doscn.-The telegraph wires along the Conn. Western road are down all along the route.
 WGnted.-An old fashioned clock case For one that is in good condition, reason able price will be paid. Apply at this office.
 Czayton.-The post office which has been known as East Sheffield is now changed in name and is hereafter to be known as Clayton. Mir. c. E. Barnes is postmaster.
 | G0urd Eggs.-The miller at the old Benedict mill on Torrey Hill in this town
 is the owner of hens that lay eggs after the gourd pattern. At least the two we saw were in shape more like gourds than any thing else.
 Fences Doaon.-The fences on the Conn. Western road are being washed down by the spring floods at all low points on the line. As Robert Thomas would say in his almanac, better discharge another gang or | tvun of froc stc6 Auction.-The auction at what is known as the Harris House Ill this village to-day (Friday) of the cattle, wagons, household furniture &c. belonging to Mr. Martin Har- ris, bids fair to be a verysimportant sale, and tbere will probably be 8 very large at l tendance.
 "Go West"-Mr. Bennett, the agent of the Conn. Western R. R. Go. at Canaan, is now selling through tickets to all points of | the West and.South-west. As the yenera- ble and honored Horace Greeley once said, "Go Vest" and we add, buy your tickets of Agent Benpett.
 Finger Cut 0t:-A few days since while two young lads, sons of Asahel Dun- ham and Chester Bowen of Ashley Falls, were playing with an axe,-the lad Durham was holding 8 stick for Bowen to chop 8 misdirected blow cut entirely off one of Dunham's fingers.
 Serious Accident.-Last Saturday even ing, as Mrs. Benjamin, of Ashley Falls, attempted to open door to go into her pantry she got hold of the wrong door, and instead of walking into the pantry walked off the cellar stairs and struck her head against stone at the bottom, cutting a cruel gash in her forehead. Although she is still living she is considered as very dan gerously injured.
 Playtsings. Pistols, rcvolvers and such innocent instruments of amusement are becoming quite fashionable among children as playthings. A few days since child of Mrs. John Curtis, of East Sheffield, was playing with pistol, when in some way or other (the secret is probably known to the child) the ''plaything" was discharged. The physicians say Mrs. Curtis may recov CT, but the three or four hours search in her hip for the bullet proved unsuccessful. It is nice, is n't it, 10 be able to have such pretty playthings?
 Re-surpeyed-Last Monday the old high way was re-surveyed in this village from near the old Peet store to point just north of the residence of Mir. Samuel Elliott, and it was ascertained that nearly all the build. ings and fences on the route were on the highway to greater or less extent. In the language of one of the ancient but honorable inhabitants of the town, nearly all the houses had built ''enterjections right out into the road" Mr. Martin Har- ris says he shall get Rob't Ball to help him saw off these ''interjections" and topple them over into the ditch.
 LakeciNs Items.-We roved in vain about Lakeville last Tuesday housing for an item. Merchant Jones says he knows items enough, but says Dodge is around begging cigars so often he is getting cross and won't tell us anything. We are feel ing almost as bad as Bundy's sign. which he was trying to get painted on his new furniture store last Tuesday. The painter commenced exercises with his brush and worked away faithfully and honestly till he got the first letter of the word Furniture" nearly completed, when he discovered that it (the letter F. was crying SO hard, he determined to abandon the job, and could not be coaxed to renew the contest I'D to the time when we came away. If the paint had been little thinner it's tears would have reached all the way to the ground. As it was it was the sorriest looking letter we ever saw.
 4 Lass Question. The Ltchaeld En quirer quoth thus:
 The Salisbury NEWS says that Justice couple because ''the would-b be groom was of the tender age of eighteen years and had no father, mother or guardian" If such was the ground of the justices refu- sal, he should procure copy of the Con- necticut Statutes, wherein he will find that there could have been no legal objection to such 8 marriage, unless the minors are un- der control of parents or guardians" In fact it is not the justice's duty to inquire 1 into the matter of infancy" of the par ties. That is question for the registrar, who cannot give certificates to persons "Hnder the control of parents or guardi- ans'' without their consent in writing. Come, MT. Justice Pratt, what have you to say in mitigation of your calamitous misdemeanor in rendlng asunder the heart. strings of the amiable couple, whose very looks indicated that their existence upon this terrestrial sphere depended upon their fghting the battles of life togetAsr? Come,