Connecticut western news., 1875-02-26

date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon. is prima facie evidence of its ac eeptance as correct. J. L. PHASE.
 So Glad.--Oh! oh! oh! Won't we all be SO glad when next summer comcs2 of it ever gets here. ..'l
 worthily Bsstowed.-Rev. N. G. Bon- ney of Falls Village has recently received presents of over one hundred dollars in value from his people, half of which amount is said to have come from his Amesville parishioners.
 That Dressed Hog
 The editor of the Salisbury NEWS wants dressed hog. weighing 300 pounds. He ought to go to Congress. = Winsted Press.
 And you, friend Pinney, are among the very first to answer the advertisement. Do you really think you will weigh 300 pounds2 Any way, if this is bargain, come on. but remember and come dressed.
 Dog Thieves.-Henry Whitbeck com plains of having lost eleven ducks few nights since, and says they were carried off by dogs. We hear other complaints of chickens being stolen by dogs, but as dogs are more valuable than ducks and chickens, they will probably not be disturbed in their midnight foraging excursions.
 Large Property for sale.-Mallirson & Co. of West Cornwall offer for St le. in an advertisement in another column, their shear works, foundry, grist mill, plaster mill, cider mill, distillery and other prop erty in West Cornwall village. Here, it would seem, is an opportunity to get a a property for manufacturing purposes that IS among the most desirable in the country. Read the advertisement.
 Horse's Leg Broke.-While Mir. Robert Little's man was driving from his residence to the depot in Falls Village, with milk, one day last week, and while turning a curve in the road at a good rate of speed, the sleigh overturned, and the horses run ming, one of them slipped and broke hls leg. MT. L. has the animal under treat ment, having hopes of his entire recovery. Horse Killed.-The horse of teamster fell on the ice in the road near MT. John Walton's residence, in this village, few days since, and being unable, on account of weakness, to get up, the cruel ''lord" of this faithful beast shot hins and dragging him out the road, bought another horse of Wm. Parsons and proceeded on his jour- ney!
 Thank You.-The Hon. Wm. H. Bar mum has eur thanks for the Congressional Globe and appendix, containing the debates and proceedings in detail of the third ses- sion of the Forty y-second Congress; also all laws passed at that session. The whole is in three parts, and being neatly and sub stantially bound, will prove valuable work for reference. The diagrams of the Senate chamber and House of Representatives, with the seat occupied by each Senator and Representative, numbered, Is particularly interesting.
 Write Names Plainly.-Most people are exceedingly careless in writing names, de- signed for perusal by others who may be utterly unacquainted with them. The names in communication being as care lessly written as the rest of the MS, can not even be guessed at. Much manuscript IS readily made out by it's sense, but name may be anytt ing, and if every letter is not plainly made, is very liable to be read in correctly. If people will be particular about this matter, it will save us vast amount of study. and they will probably be gratified in seeing the names in their communications more frequently spelled correctly.
 Blue Birds.-Very many years these welcome songsters, blue birds and robbins, are seen as early as now. and occasionally somewhat earlier. Last year our venerable friend, James H. Pierce of Lime Rock, reported having seen two blue birds on the fences and trees about his residence, 'twit' ting and hopping about lively enough" on the afternoon of Feb. 23d-just year ago last Tuesday. We cannot expect the re- turn of the birds as early the coming spring, on account of the extraordinary cold, but we hope the first bird, either blue bird or robbin, seen this season, will be re- ported to us, as we are sure that the first note of the return of spring will be thrice welcomed by the whole frost-bitten people of this frigid region.
 Full of Water Again.-Our streets were again inundated last Wednesday. The wa. ter from the thawing snow found it's chief outlet from the street in the cellars of the citizens, filling them. in some instances, two feet deep; but we must not complain, the town Is practising economy just now. If the Riga stream had a bed to run in, or if there was even as much as g suitable ditch dug leading to the lower lands at the west of the village, this trouble would not be known. To be sure ditch is dug past our office, but as 1t is one of the fifteen cent kin6, it fails utterly to answer the purpose. If this same ditch was cut con. siderably deeper, and properly covered over. making Q good, large, "blind ditch, ' there would probablyibe no.further trouble. But ss it is 50 economical to have our eel lars filled with water about half the time, @ remedy will scarcely be expected during the "present administration"
 LATER.-The water from the Riga stream having risen rapidly within the past few hours, is now "Wednesday sfternoOn), pouring down our main village street and filling everything full. Navigation on foot is scarcely possible, the street being covered to and beyond F. Richerdson's store