Connecticut western news., 1874-09-18

date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon, is prima face evidence of its ac ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE | Double Track.-The Hartford Prov- dence & Fishkill R. R. have in contempla tion a second track. The growing business of the road seems to demand it.
 Personal.-The facetious Frank Grat- tan" of the Amenia Times, dropped in upon us last Wednesday. Frank will make his mark in the world if he isn't careful.
 Lime Rock Hotel.-Mr. c. H. Rowley of Sharon has purchased the hotel iE Lime Rock of MT. Thorp, and has taken posses sion. MT. R. will merit large patronage, and we hope he will get it.
 Blindness.-A sovereign remedy for blindness is, pay your subscription to THE NEws. People who cant sec us when pass ing quite near on the street, never fail to recognize us instantly, immediately after they have paid up their arrears. Try it, and see how much better you can see af terward.
 Those Premiums.-Somehow or other, by sudden and inexplcable movement of the elbow, only about half the list of pre- miums awarded at the fair at Falls Village last week is published in this number of THE NEWS. It is rather strange, to be sure, but who cares so long as the rest of the catalogue will come next week.
 The New Bridgeport Daily.-We have seen the new Bridgeport morning paper, 1he Morning Ne0s. It IS small, being a folio of four columns to the page, but seems full of the right sort of enterprise and ambition to work out success, as we hope it will. It is published by the Morn ing News Assoclation, with Maj. II. NJ. Hoyt for business manager.
 Reunion.-The reunion of the 2nd Heavy Artillery at Winsted last Friday was very successfully conducted affair." There was in attendance 225 of the old members. The condition of the streets, rendered so ex- ceedingly dusty by the protracted drouth, prevented the usual parade, but a very en- Joyable time was had, and all seemed satis-- fled and pleased with their meeting in that village.
 Serious Accident.-Last Monday after noon, as the Hon. Wm. II. Barnum was standing in freight car, with one foot on a rod which stretched across the car door in front of him, and was conversng with a gentleman, the train started very suddenly and threw him backward and across the threshold of the door and so violently, that he tainted at once. He complained of great pain, and it is feared that he has sustained serous internal injuries.
 A Good Cow.-Mr. Lyman Page of Huntsville says he has a Devon grade COW that last year made 239 pounds of butter, besides fattening her calf and furnishing milk for family of three persons Her record for this year up to Sept 9th IS as follows; April 25th she commenced to fat calf, which, when fatted, weighed oO6 pounds furnished milk for three persons and made l 74 pounds of lutter up 10 above mentioned date. Isn't tlis fan record
 Barn Burned.-A barn belonging to Mr. John Woodford, member of the firm of M. & 0. J. Camp 6 Co.,, of West Winsted was destroyed by fire last Monday fore noon. It is supposed to have been set on fire by some boys playing in the barn. Loss about $l000. It is said the residence of Mir. Woodtord and MT. Parsons, be- tween which the barn stood, were saved only by the extraordinary efforts of the firemen, to whom great credit should be given.
 A Tramp Disposed of.-George Merritt, formerly of Mt. Riga in this town has been filling the people ot Sharon with alarm by threatening to burn their buildings, and creating much disturbance there generally. Somebody says building that he threat ened to burn was discovered on fire last week, but extinguished. He was brought to this town, and last Tuesday the select men and probate court hustled him off to the Middletown insane hospital under the charge of Sheriff Perry, where he ought to have been lcng ago
 Revolutionary Reiics.-Mr. F.F. Cleve- land of Lakeville, to whose dam we alluded last week as being constructed in nine days, unearthed while excavating for the founda- tion thereof, various utensils and scraps of iron. which unquestionably were used in tho old cannon works, on the former site of which this dam was constructed. It was here that the cannon, which were cast near where the Holley Knife works now are, were bored and finished for the early bat ties of the Revolution, and these relics of those days are regarded with no little inter est.
 A Model Letter.-MR. EDITOR. One of our magistrates who has justly acquired the reputation of meting out their deserts to all offenders against law and order who are brought before him, has recently received the following from some one who has not courage enough to complain in person to the Grand Juror. For orthography, gram mar, &c. &c., it is very apparent that the