Connecticut western news., 1874-01-23

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 srrors in these accounts will hereafter be consid cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, the regular receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription ia paid plainly printed thereon, is prima facie evidence of its ac ceptance as correct. J. L. PBAsE.
 Neso Road.-The selectmen of this town last Tuesday for new road, lead ing from near MT. P. P. Everts' barn to the lower end of the Brook Pit, distance of about half mile.
 Business Sozd.-The goods and business in the store occupied by the late F. c. French, in Lime Rock, are sold to Mir. w. A. Dean, who for some years past has been with E. B. Reed, 6 Co. of Sharon.
 Hume From CaItornia.-Dr. Bissell's wife, of Lakeville, who has been spending three or four months in California, attend ing on sick brother, returned home the last part of last week, the brother being conyalescent
 IAe Liquor 7ra6Sc.-The good people of Falls Village are making an effort on a new plan, to suppress the liquor traffic in that town. Read the correspondence from that village in THE NEWS this week, and learn what they are doing.
 DonatiOn.-The Methodist people of Ca naan will hold meeting in the basement of the M. E. Church in that village, next Tuesday evening, for the benefit of their pastor, the Rev. J. H. Lane. A large at. tendance ought to, and undoubtedly will be, present.
 Horse KiHed.-The Mammoth Pit Dig ging Co. of Ore Hill lost valuable horse last week. While backing with load oi dirt to dump from the bank, the dump stick slipped and he fell and broke hi, neck, killing him instantly. TLis horse was regarded as the best on the hill, and the loss is serious one. The cause is re- garded as purely accidental.
 Po'keepsie & Eastern R. RIA new time table on the Poughkeepsie & Eastern rail road went into effect last Monday, The evening train from Poughkeepsie now con- meets with the milk train on the c. Western road frSm Millerton, SO that 1t is now DOS sible to go to Po'keepsie and return the same day, from stations on the Conn. Western R. R. We publish the new ta- ble in our railIoad column.
 Goshen.-The Sociable met at Mrs. Por- ter's and three hours passed very quickly with reading, charades, sc. h the cha rade 'Courtship,' the decision of the court was deferred until the next sociable, winch will be held at Deacon Smiths. MT. Hen ry Norton, Judge. .Nr. and Mrs. Thomas Griswold celebrated their silver wedding on Monday last. They received some appro, priate presents......A spelling school was held at the Academy on Wednesday, and a large number attended. Miss Mary Welch spelled the greatest number of words cor rectly. INA.
 Canaam,-An ex school master, visiting a certain school in Canaan, questioned a class of small boys as follows. "Willie, can you tell me what is the capitol of the United States? "Yes sir-George Wash ington," replied the boy. "Oh no! you are not right this time j" and turning to the next said. "Can you tell me p No re- sponse. He then put the question again, saying, "Any one in the class may ans wer." Up went hand. "Well," said the visitor, ''you may tell me-" "Ulysses &. Grant," said boy No. 2. with much empha. sis. "That will do now. am satisfied you are we'll instructed" How is that for Connecticut schooling?
 House Btsrned.-Last Tuesday evening about seven o'clock,a house near the Frink ore bed, (Twin Lakes,) owned and occu- pied by Harrison Sardam, was discovered on fire, and owing to the rapid progress of the flames and the scarcity of neighbors. was quickly burned to the ground. Mir. Sardam was in this village attending pray CT meeting at the time, ,and his family were spending the evening at neighbours some distance from their house, when the fire was discovered by his wife, who, with oth- CT members of the family she was visiting, has.cned to the spot and succeeded in get ting out few articles of furniture, and few indeed were the articles saved nearly all being destroyed with tho house.
 From Cle0eland, Ohto. FRIEND J. l.. PEAsE. enclose two dollars and fifty cents to apply on subscription of THE NEWS, to which l am very much attached, and wish to add that there are quite a number of persons residing in Cleveland who were once residents of Salisbury, in different sections. They would gladly welcome your paper by subscribing if tuey were fully aware of it's real value; in re- lating items of interest that are occurring from time to time in Connecticut.
 SAMUEL STERLING.
 Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 12th, 1874.
 [The above letter from MT. Sterling is very pleasant, and the information that it brings, of others in Cleveland who would be glad of THE NEWS if they only knew about it, is also gratifying; but how shall we make this very satisfactory state of af- fairs available in swelling our subscription list? We do not know the address of these parties, and cannot even send sample copy.-ED. NEWS.
 Sg There is no truth whatever in the re ports published in the daily papers that the NY. Independent has been sold. No change whatever has occurred in it's pronriator-