Connecticut western news., 1874-08-21

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 printed thereon, is prima facie evidence of it's ac ceptance as correct. J. l., PEAsE , Collegiate.-Miss Katie A. Lent of Mil 5 lerton enters upon collegiate course al Middletowr in this state in few days. The Mails.-West Norfolk finds much to complain of in the mail agent on the F Conn. Western road. Does he deserve It Mean Thieving.-The Pine Plains Costr ser says up in Ancram they steal potatoes l in the hill, and set the tops back to avoid discovery.
 Large Contract.-The Housatonic rail } road has contracted to transport 50, ,OOC marble headstones for the national cemete ries, from Sheffield, Mass, to Bridgeport. New Depot.-The shepaug railroad company are building a new depot at , Judd's bridge for the benefit of the Stone company, which is opening a quarry of
 granite at that place.
 Large Snake.-A rattlesnake measuring six feet and one inch in length, was killed last Monday by John Carl near Mir. Robert Balls farm in this village. John cant kill
 too many of that kind of 'varmint.'
 Especially Careful A gentleman with
 sick boy chartered whole car on the
 Housatonic road the other day, from Len
 OK to Canaan, and thence oY the Connectl-
 cut Western road ts Hartford, for his es-
 pecial benefit
 Theological.-Mr. Allen, a graduate of
 the Theological Seminary in Hartford, oc-
 cupied Dr. Reid's pulpit last Sabbath. As preacher, MT. A. left good impression among the people of Salisbury by this, bis first visit.
 Heavy Grass.-The grass in a meadow in Ancram, belonging to Dr. Knight of Lakeville, is said to be so heavy that when made into hay and put into heaps at the usual distance apart, the hay cocks look al- most as large as stacks.
 Dams.-Barnum Richardson Co. have commenced the rebuilding of thelr foundry dam at Lime Rock. Engineer Shunk is su- perintending the work. The Washinee Woolen Go. of this village are pushing their new dam to rapid completion, and when It is done It is said will be one of the best
 His Misfortune.-Thomas Suspicion of this village while in a fit of temporary in sanity attempted suicide last spring, has now occasional spells of Arrangement at which times his family seem to regard themselves as not quite safe with him. Mir. 5. is good citizen, and this is his great misfortune.
 Sunday Ball Playing.-Two Sheffield base ball clubs played game in that town last Sunday. So says tall, solemn visaged individual who stalked into our office last Monday. Such report from some Con necticut towns would not astonish anybody very much but from Sheffield, it sounds strangely. We look up that way for good examples in these things.
 Through New York Car-A through car from New York comes up the Harlem R. R. to Millerton, and on the Conn. West ern road to Canaan every Saturday even- ing, leaving New York at o'clock and ar irving in Canaan at about s.3O This car leaves Canaan Monday evening at 43OP P. M. and arrives in New York at 9 o'clock
 Late Dancing. and Right All hands around, or words that sounded very much like it, came waiting over the mid night air last Saturday evening in this vil- lage: We wont say this time much about 1t, even if those melodious as well as hila-- rious accents were heard sometime after midnight; in fact till pretty we'll toward daylight Sunday morning. Do you think you had better fiddle Quite so deep into Sunday next time?
 Quick Work.-At the lakes last week Mir. Geo. Bump of Sharon dressed two eels and had them ready for the frying pan ln 35 seconds. As another test of the short time occupied in the work, he held his breath during the entire execution of the job: and yet they don't seem to think this IS very much up there: Another man did the same work in much less time, so we are informed. He probably did it so quick they couldn't time him, is the reason the exact figures are not given in his case.
 Fine of6ce.-We think Lawyer Rora- back of Canaan has one of the finest law offices we ever saw. He built it new this summer, and has had it arranged especially for his business. The rooms are large with high ceilings, which are made of hard fin ish. The wainscotting is high and neatly trimmed. with black walnut, as is also the 1 window castings and other parts of the in- terior. We congratulate Friend Roraback 1 on the fine appearance of hls new quarters. 1 1t has been remarked that if there is any thing green around there, it is all on the outside. (The building is painted green.
 Personal.-We were made glad the oth- CT day by being permitted to grasp the hand of T. D. Brewster Esq. of Peru, Illinois, who is spending few days with friends in this village. Our readers may not have for gotten our account of call we made him last summer when on little trip to the West; and they will remember him as the man who told us that at an early day he could remember bullheads so large in the river there, their horns were used for hitch ing posts. MT. B. has the reputation of making the best blows in all the West. He has very extensive establishment for their there and does very heavy business,