Connecticut western news., 1874-12-04
Connecticut Western News.

C. CODn'6 IL. 2. F. Gillette. Sharon P L. Pond S Co.,. Winsted -awrencs's Drug Store Canaan. Subscription Accountable date on the ,olored sllp of paper with the name of the sub snoTs n@id .ne mus Smith 5ui7 indicates that MT. Smith has paid for his paper to July 5th, 1874. It is hoped that subscribers will zee to it that their account, as indicated by the late on their papers, is always correct, and when ,hey pay tor renewal of their subscription, will observe whether their date is changed to indicate the proper credit. and in the event of an errOr to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid- days after the payment is claimed to have been made, the regular receipt ot tho paper with the 1ate to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon is prima facie evidence of its ac ceptance as correct. J. L. PEAsE.
 Reelected. old officers of the Conn Western road were reelected at meeting of the directors in Hartford last Tuesday.
 New Landlord.-Mr. Frank Clark of Poughkeepsie brother of Landlord Clark
 
 hotel in Lakeville known as the Lakeville Hotel, and is now landlord thereof.
 Thanksgiving Turkey.-The Holley Mfg. Co.,, as has been their custom for ma ny years past. presented each of it's em- ployees with Thanksgiving turkey last week.
 Reduced.-An exchange says the wages of the employees of the Housatonic rail- road. under the charge of Master Mechanic Morris, were cut down 10 per cent on the first day of December.
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 Journalistic R. Johnson has sold the New Milford Journal to Rev. M. Della van, late pastor of the Methodist church in Pleasant Valley, who has now taken possession of the office. Our New Milford correspondent says It is expected the change may be great improvement"
 New Postal Clerk.--Cornelius V. Chapin, young man born and raised in CoAlnsvilIe, has received appointment az postal clerk on the Connecticut Western railroad between Hartford and Millerton, and will be assigned to Conductor Fggles tons train, winch will be run as mail train after this week.
 Board of Agriculture.-Thc Connecti- cut Board of Agriculture meet at Wood stock, Dec. 18th, l7th and 18th, next. The usual lectures. discourses, &c will be given. The Housatonic, Conn. Western and some other roads, will give return tickets to those who wish to attend, and will pay thelr fui! fare one way.
 Thomas Concert--An extra train will be run on the Hcusatonic railroad next Monday evening, to the Theodore Thomas Concert in Pittsfeld. The train will leave Falls Village at 500 p. m., Canaan. 5.l5, Ashley Falls, 5.2O, Sh, field, 5.3O, &c. The reduced rates of fare, thot truth only, are IS follows: From Falls Village to Iistsfeld and return, $2,lO, Canaau $ls5 Ashley Falls $l.sO, Sheffield. $l. SO &c. Passengers not having excursion tickets will be ch arged full fare. Burglary.-The store of Mir. Wm. Ad- am in East Canaan was broken open Tues day night of last week, and the rooms from the cellar to the garret were pretty thoro ughly rummaged, and more or less goods stolen. It appears that such occur rances are becoming quite frequent, and i stands the merchants of the country il hand to be vigilant. A few doses of buck shot admins tered 10 such chaps, will have & salutary effect on these plundering vag abonds.
 District Court Matters.-Judge Foste has ordered the December term of the Dis trict Court at New Milford to be adjourn ed from the lst Monday in December tc the 2d Monday, D :cembcr l4th, at oclocl D. m., to accommodate the attornies hay ing cases in the Superior Court, winch vii be in session at Litchfeld till the llth oi December. No jury has been summoned for the District Court, but one will be if is wanted when the court meets. The two cases of Copeland vs Flood and Flood V Winchell, tried at Falls Village have no been decided.
 The Cider Business.-Mr. Willis Bal tholomew at his mill in West Sheffield, ha ground up over thirteen thousand bushel of apples into cider this season. which b
 has just closed On the l7th of last month having commenced making Sept. 9th
 Seems as though this is pretty good re cord for one year. and yet he had the au dacity to say he didn't think this much O
 years work either, as he averages othe years from eighteen to twenty thousan
 bushels. Come now, Mir. Chapin, of Ast
 ley Falls. can you beat this record? :? TrO out your figures and let's see how the will ''loom up."
 Murder in Barrington.-Tues nigt of last week, 8 young Irishman by th name Of Prendergast, in company wit two others, all of whom were intoxicated 7 got into an altercation in the cigar store C w. B. Bliss, on Railroad street, Ct. Bar rington. MT. Bliss succeeded in eiectn : the combatants, but not till Prendergas
 wrecked his yengance on him for interfe1 ing in the quarrel, by smashing his show Case, kicking out his windows and threat ening his life. Returning after 8 littl time with some pieces of old iron obtaine at neighboring tin shop, Prendergast an and one of his companions, Gibbons, pro , ceeded 10 smash In the windows, sash an , all, by throwing the iron through then