Connecticut western news., 1874-04-10


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 Gone to New Hampshire.-Mrs. Lover. idge, who recently sold her place near the Episcopal church in this village to MT. Charles Fem, started with her mother for her new home in Nashua, N. H., last Wed. nesdaY.
 Freighting at Chapinville.-We under stand gentleman from New York, (we have lost the name has commenced gen. eral freighting business at Chapinyille, an arrangement the farmers think will be a convenience to them.
 Sold His Hotel.-Mr. Warner of Canaan has sold his hotel in that village to B. J. Bradley, Esq, who has now taken posses sion. Mir. Bradley will make popular landlord, and we presume will succeed ad- mirably in his new occupation.
 Gut His Finger of.-Some young men got on Conductor Eggleston's train at Col linsville last Tuesday evening somewhat under the influence of liquor, and when near Winsted, one of them turned the back of one of the seats to its opposite position, catching the finger of one of the others in the hook or catch which supports it, cut ting it entirely off close to the hand, bone and all.
 She Braggs.-''This is to certify that l, Mary A. Bragg, Tor Bray, we cant tell which.-ED. ] dld on Monday, March 3Oth, 1874, wash and iron; do my housework as usual and knit one whole stocking, (man's slze,) and the heel and foot of another 1; using cotton yarn No. 10. Who can beat this? MARY A. RRAca
 West Goshen, Conn.,, April. 1874.
 The above communication tells it's own story. Judging by her account, Mary has a right to Brogg little if she wants to.
 Our Patrons.-Last week we alluded in anitem to the rracticability of stepping in- to our office and-well, just paying up ar rearages in subscriptions, and all that sort O thing, you know, when in town on cleo tion day, (last Monday,) and as there were so many who responded, and who did it SO good naturedly, so fairly and so honorably, we are inclined fa thinL r,o bouo ,ho,,4 Al, = cleverest, Gf not the handsomest,) list of subscribers of any paper in the country.
 Still Another New Looomotive.-An- other new locomotive will be put on the Housatonic road this week. It will be named "A. B. Mygatt," after another of the directors of the road. It is of the class of all the heavy freight locomotives of the road. It was only last week we spoke of new engine being added to this road, and now this other this week. What further ev- idence of the successful management and general prosperity of the Housatonic road is needed.
 That Poetry.-We alluded last week to tbe poetry Luther G. Riggs Esq. of the Meriden Recorder was giving to the col umns of that journal. We give this week in another columns few verses of his con- position, which will, we think, fully cor roborate our assertion of his being one of the best poets in the country. It's caption, ''Spring Has Comc," is not only quite ap- propriate at this time, but is subject full of good cheer, and one always welcome at the close of the dreary months of winter. Read it.
 A Trout story.-Which had you rather do or go fishing? MT. Pierre Mundry, the scientific scenic artist of the Housatonic R. R. shops in Falls Village, chose the bet ter part. Instead of fooling his time around the ballot box all of last Monday. he went fishing, and caught more than sev- seven barrels of .-.sChauncey. who stands at our elbow insists on our taking off at least nail keg full, and we'll do it to accommodate him, but they were the largest string of the largest trout you ever saw, and if there wasn't seven barrels full. there was a lot of lem anyway.
 Political Honesty.-Much has been said about An honest man being the noblest work of God,' and many there are who profess to believe that the noblest of Gods works was not assigned an existence in this world; but we believe differently. MT, John H. Pulver of Canaan, democrat pure and undefled, was sent to our office last Saturday by the members of his own party in Canaan to get printed the votes for Mondays election, and not only was he en- trusted with the business of his own kin and kind, the democrats, but was sought after and urged to take also with him the names and attend to the printing of the votes ot his opponents, the republicans, which he did, delivering all faithfully and correctly 10 each of the respective parties. Such evidence of confidence was scarcely ever before heard of in the annals of the political encouragement of the country. Verify, John; thou art an honest man.
 A Brutal Assault.-Last Monday (elec- tion) evening, as three drunken men from Lime Rock stood near the Barnard House drinking out of bottle, MT. Miller, an old man about seventy years old and citizen of this village chauced to step up to them, when they began to swear at him, saying that If it wasn't for his gray hairs they would knock him down. Realizing at once the company he had accidentally fell amongst, he essayed to hasten from them as rapidly as possible, when they followed him up, and tripping him down, kicked him and struck him severely. He had one of them arrested and Tuesday morning he was brought before Justice Pratt, who fined him seven dollars and costs of prosecu-