Connecticut western news., 1874-02-13


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 Sudden DeatA.-Our Sharon correspond ent speaks this week of the very sudden and sad death of a young lady in that vil- lage last Thursday night.
 G6tng to East Had9am.-Mr. c. R. Merwin, of Clayton, (East Sheffield, )Mass, has leased the hotel in East Had1am, Ct. :, known as the Gelston House.
 Dauis Ore.-Much more ore is being raised at the Davis ore bed now, than ordi- narily is at this season of the year. From 50 to 90 tuns is shipped every day.
 0atAozjc.-Father Sheffrey, assistant pastor of St. Johns church ln New Ha- ven, has been appointed to the charge of the Catholic church in Falls Village.
 Stean Saw MM.-Elbridge NJ Curtis of NepaugS( (Collinsville,) has put up steam saw mill in the forest south of that village, and will soon convert the trees into timber, plank and boards.
 S1eigh Pawy.-A large party from Falls Village, sleighrode oyer to Lakeville last Monday evening, and took supper with Landlord Miller, at the Miller House. Shame on all hands, that they don't get up a sleighride in this village, and go some where-well, down to Sharon, for instance; that's as good place as any. Come, hitch up and let's be off at once.
 No Nanae AgaiA-W wish the man who sent us letter from Norfolk last Monday, enclosing $l.25, would tell us what his name. There was no name signed, and half hours study over the letter failed 60 give us any light What ever else people may write, we will not complain, if they will not forget to sign their name, SO we can know who is talking 10 us.
 4 Singul,tr Inscrtption.-The post office in Stamford is responsible for the follow I ing inscription on a letter, which is said to have been received there
 Now, Uncle Sam, as am Tn your care, Don't take me to Washington, is my ear
 nest prayer;
 Don't send me there, among thieves and gamblers to dwell,
 But leave me at Stamford. Ct, for Bassett
 1. L.
 Narroeo Escape from Drownjng. .-Sey- mour Winchell, of the Summits, (near Hillsdale,) while getting ice on lake near there, came near losing his own life az we'll as the lives of his horses. When his sleigh was loaded, and he was about to drive off the pond, the ice broke away letting himself, horses and load into the water. The workmen near him, with great difficulty, succeeded in getting all out, with very little injury to man, horse or sleigh.
 1he Silver Wedding The moon didn't shine brightly, and the music of the merry sleigh bells came floating over the crisp night air, as the myriads were hurrying to and fro, and-Did you have good time reader2 If Yon staid, as many of them did, till o'clock ir the morning. your eyes will be "full of sticks" this (Thursday) morning, and you wouldn't care to read 8 column of wedding, if written ever SO nicely, and for yoatr sake CD will postpone our account till next week.
 Farna 4Sozd E. W. Spur Esq. of Falls Village inserted a small advertisement in TEE NEWS, advertising farm for sale, ,and before it had appeared before tue public the second week, he ordered it discontin- ued, saying he had sold his furm How many there are who seem 10 think people do not read advertisements. If you have anything you don't care to sell, don't ad- vertise in THE NEWS, because if you do, you will be seriously annoyed with GUS toners, and that would be bad, you know
 "Too Go1 Burned Bad"-A new switch man at the depot in Millerton last Saturday morning, when the freight train for the Conn. Western road was being made up, got things slightly mixed in his manipula- ton of the switches, which resulted in sending four cars off the track. This un- sophisticated specimen of rural innocence, kwhen he saw what he had done, showed his hands in his pockets to his elbows, and with an air of evident astonishment, in- dicated by his open countenance, viewed the wreck few moments, when he sud denly blurted out: That's too gol durned bad wouldn't had it happen .for taoo do9gar 6iU 7
 Foir Proft.-A gross of crayons. (144 pencils) cost at wholesale about fifteen cents. A merchant not thousand miles away, sells these chalk pencils to the school children at .6ue cents each! It is astonish- ing how a man can pay clerk hire at sev- enty-f dollars a year on such slim prof its. One hundred and forty four pencils sold at five cents each brings to this thriv Ing merchant the stingy sum of seven dol lars and twenty cents; and by deducting the cost, (fifteen cents, we find he gets the starvation profit of only seven dollars and five cents. It is mystery how man can live on profit of seven dollars and five cents. on fifteen cent investment.
 Attempt at Suicide. Fannie Cole, who for some time has been stopping at the Union House in Great Harrington, ere ated no little sensation on Thursday last, by leaving note with one of the merchants in that village, saying she was going down to the river tc drown herself. The fright ened merchant gave the alarm, and num- Der of citizens hastened on in pursuit of her, and caught her in time to prevent her committing the rash act. As to whether this young lady was really in earnest in her determination to make her grave beneath the frozen waters of the river, seems to be a question in the minds of some, as those who ''mean business" in their efforts at