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Connecticut western news., 1875-03-05

CcsT OF A LoooMoTNE.-Our first-class engines weigh, empty, 44,OOO lbs, and arc worth sixteen cents per pound. They will consume one cord of wood and 1900 gall's. of water per hour, of pressure equal to that of the atmosphere. The heating sur face is of the extent of the bottom of boi- Ter twenty four feet in diamateI. The strain upon the iron of the shell of the boi- Ter, is from 6660 to Il, ,O00 lbs. per square inch under ordinary pressure. There is al 90 additional strain of about 4OO0 lbs. per square inch exertcd lengthwisc of the boil CT to pull 1t apart crosswise. The whole pressure exerted against all the internal surfaces of the boiler amounts to 20, 900, 900 pounds, or O,OOO tons. The usual distance travelled by the locomotive, being in mo- tion but one-eighth of the time, is equal to once around the globe every year In go- ing sixty miles an hour, cighty-eight feet are traversed per second, i've revolutions of the driving wheels are made, requiring strokes of the piston, and twenty interme- diate periods ot action in the valve, equal to the division of 8 second into forty parts.
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w est Cornwall.

West Cornwall. -
 Sunday was ''kondem cold" day.....
 Last week we had thaw which lasted three days and was followed by cold wave. ......Saturday, we had snow which was badly drifted by the wind of Saturday night and Sunday. Monday more snow. ......The roads between here and Cornwall Bridge are rendered impossible by the ice from the late freshet in the iver......Du- ring the thaw of last week the ice between the bridge and Terra Diddle' broke up and now lies piled up between here and Ivy Brook forming one of the grandest ice gOrges ever seen in this place, There's Millions in it. .Edw. Potter's barn was slightly damaged, the mill was completely surrounded by water, the shear shop was filled to the windows in the first story and the foundry was also we'll supplied at one time. A building belonging to Jas. Nal linson &Co., ane used by the foundry as a storage for patterns, was showed off its foundation and carried out into the stream by the ice, where 1t still remains. hedged h by huge blocks ot ice. If the ice from up the river should break away and come down while this ice gorge lasts, immense damage would be done on lower Water street. Jas. Mallinson & Co.,, estimate their damages to dam. mill, foundry, shear shop and distillery, at several hundred dol lars. The large iron pipes leading from the tank 10 the gate houses of the R. R. Go. are completely ruined by the antics of 'Jack Frost '...... Madame Rumor talks of another wedding on Cream Hill at no dis tant day. ;: NUF CED.
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THE IoE BRIDGE AT NEwBUReH.-The Newburgh Journal says :-The almost an- broken cold kweather of the past two months has made a goo6 stout bridge over the river at Newburgh. Heavy loads of pig-iren are daily carted across, and so strong is the bridge that the teams and the wagons with thelr iron freights scarcely cause a movement in it that can be per ceived by person standing near. The fa- vorlte driving park is now the river. and teams are driven all over it with entire safety. A few days ago party drcve up from West Point, and returned on the same broad Hudson thoroughfare. Trips over the ice to Poughkeepsie are daily occurran. eos, the time being ordinarily about an hour and half. The skating continues Zine, and every afternoon 1t is enjoyed by thou sands of Newburghers, old and young. male and female, rich and poor. This wonderful Hudson avenue, 8 mile Tn width and ad li6Stuna as to length, is frequented this winter, more than ever before within the memory of the indefinite party known as the "oldest inhabitant."
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formed by the river and the raceway of the old Clifton Mill Co.'S works, where the trees and bushes caught the running cakes and held them, causing 8 considerable quantity of them to float into Main street, carrying some blocks almost three feet in thickness, across the street, knocking down several rods of the picket fence of Mir. Geo. Taylor, and blockading the street 50 that it was nearly half day before it could be dug out for the safe passage of teams. The roar and crash when the ice started, shook the buildings adjacent, al- most like small earthquake, but the fright that it caused few nervous individ- uals, was all the damage it Some of our manufacturers who have been running with short supply of water, now have an abundance, and ever foot has been added to the surface of the lake by the melting of snow and rain......The face of our late friend. Vaill, of the Herald, is more missed on our streets than that of any man who has been taken from us :for a long time. The expressions of regret at his de- cease are frequent, many and universal, no one having word to say about him. except in commendation, and sorrow at his death, which most conclusively shows how generally he was loved and respected, all feeling that good citizen and useful member of society has been taken from our very midst, whose place we fear, will not be speedily filled.
 TWISTED.
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Western Sheffield. :.

Snow fell to the depth of seven inches or more on Mar. l, old Boreas has not tried his hand as Last Friday even- ing the friends of Wm. Clark, Jr., from Salisbury and Sheffield, to the number of fifty and upwards, enjoyed very pleasant surprise, with all the goodies the houses afforded. (By the by, Boys: those girls will make excellent wives.) Terpsichore presided until the "wee sma' hours. ...... Miss Carrie Clark is conyalescing from scarlet ver......The school of fourteen weeks, closed on Friday last. It bid fair to show fine record, but scarlet fever made its appearance at the end of nine weeks, which frightened some of the chil- dren and the parents, more. Whole num- Der; AZ, average attendance; 27 1O9-14O. Cora Briggs, and Charlie Warner were nei- ther absent or tardy during the term. Mag gie Mangion, Mary Higgins, Eugene Full Ter, and Eddie Bartholomew, absent but one day each. understand Mrs. J. w. Candee has taught, the last four terms, also six previous to these.
 LIMA
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Ashley Falls.

Ashley Falls.
 Why is it that this place is so often left out in the cold when you gather in the local items Does no one here care to speak we'll of their native village? or do they think no good can come out Of it.
 Let one who is not native say word for the olG place. The past weeks have been pleasant ones here, and the chief interest seems to have centered in the series of re- igious meetings, which have been held lhere by the Revs. Lane and Leonard. The latter is known in Southern Berkshire, az the live evangelist He came to Ashley Falls in the early part of last month, and has labored faithfully and well to save souls His "works shall praise him in the gates, for success has followed him here as else where. We learn that about thirty have been converted in this qlace since these meetings began, and we believe many of them give evidence of true change of heart. The work has spread among the young in wonderful manner. We were deeply affected to hear the testimony of . little girl of seven years at one of the chil- dren's meetings last week. She fearlessly arose and told that she loved Jesus, and no one could doubt it who looked on the joy ful little face. This little girl is far from being courageous in temporal affairs, but in the service of her Master, she knows no fear. Mir. Leonard has his peculiar way of conducting meetings, and some have criti- cised him severely, but most of the work ing christians seem to be on his side. We believe him to be thorough christian who is consecrated, heart and soul, to the ser vice of God The love and appreciation which his converts show to him is very marked. He leaves many warm friends in Ashley Falls. Mr. Lane still continues the meetings, and interest is yet deep. ............. Business at tbe stores continues flOurishing in spite of hard times. Two silent partner, | have of late been received in the firm of Nc. Crea and Parsons, and we trust it will add much to the prosperity of the compa ny. These silent partners are quite in de mand up this way, and judging by the signs of the times, other young men are thinking of new partnerships. ......I have seen worse places than Ashley Falls, for it contains some generous, whole souled christians and let those who doubt my statements, come and see for themselves.
 VISITOR.
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North RraMfOrd.
NUF CED.

North RraMfOrd.
 News Items have been scarce until re- gently, when Q daring burglar, perhaps thinking to create little excitement in this quiet place, took $2OO from the house of MT. David Russell, while he was attend ing the funeral of his sister-in.law in East Haven. The money was paid him few days before the robbery was committed, and for safe keeping was placed under the carpet beneath his bed. When Mr. Rus sell returned home, the family that lives with him, were away, had been gone about short time pane of glass had been broken from one of the windows, the window raised, trunks opened, lamp lighted, and that with pitcher of cider left standing on the cellar stairs and the bed and bed ing turned upside down. Now. no one would have dared to enter tue house until all tue inmates were out of hearing, and il strikes me that If the thief accomplished all that, in so short time, he must have been, to say the least, 0sry sp7y......Au old gentleman named Rufas Rogers. died very suddenly short time ago. He had been troubled with rheumatism nearly all winter and the Saturday before his death saw Dr. Wood of this place and procured eome medicine. The Dr. charged him tt take no more than the quantity prescribed The next day while most of the family were at church, Mir. R., who felt little worse than usual, took twice the qusntity ordered and in short time was seized with all the symptoms of being poisoned As soon as the Dr. arrived, he said he haG taken an overdose of the medicine and wa. past help. He lived till the next day, Mon day, when death ended his sufferings. e. The comfortable weather of the past few days seems to have made the present colo harder to bear than that that came before the thaw, but people and animals are no suffering for water as they did in some pla ces before the ice melted.
 SALLY ANN.
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HINTS FoR ls75.-N is better to live in a little mean two story house than in jail. It is 8 good thing, when you are talking of another mans defalcation, to make sure that you could have handled as much mon- ey, with like opportunities for dishonesty. and not fallen before temptation. It does not pay to worry over what will happen to your wife if ycu were taken away; she may get O better husband. If you are wonder ing what makes your former schoolmate's hair so grey, or what makes such one so wrinkled, or why one is growing so stout, lust take look in the glass. Do not i'm agine, because you have resolved to prac- tice charity and to speak we'll of everybody, that everybody has made the same resolu ton regarding you. If you arc heartslek with regret that you were not more tender and thoughtful towards the dear ones you have lost, just try 10 avoid further repen- tance in future, by being good 10 those still left to you. Don't put off enjoyment. If you are not ready to enjoy things as they come, when you are ready they wont come. Planning to enjoy friends and fortune in the future, is not secure investment. The chances are woefully few, that you, your friends, and the fortuue, will all come to. gether in the future. If you have any good deeds to do or happiness to enjoy, to- day is the time. It is only when we are ar guing ourselves into the committing ol some act where we believe the end will jus tify the means, that it pays to wait till to- morrow. In such case, one cannot wait too many to-morroWs,
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A Vermont school. master says Ee never felt unequal to any demand in the line of his profession, excepting on one occa- sion when farmer brought his bouncing fifteen year old daughter to the school and walking up to the masters desk, said; That's my youngest gal, and if ever you catch her slidin' down hill with the boys just want you to trounce her.
 The late Hon. Sam Galloway, of Colum. bus, Ohio, was remarkable homcly man. On one occasion. while dining with per. sonal and political friend Tn Chillicothe, the six or seven year old daughter of hii host, who had been intently studying Gal loway's face, said, loud enough to be heard by all st table: " Ma, didn't .that>man'i mamma love children mighty we'll ?" Why SO, my dear a''Y asked her mother. "Oh just cause she raised him."
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VISITOR.

Norfolk
 Left over from last week.
 Why is It that the space in your columns between Canaan and Winsted, which should be occupied by Norfolk, is so often monopolized by some other town? Nor folk is not obliterated from the maps, and is still visible reality on the surface of the h......Haystack is not yet removed and cast into the sea" Blackberry river still winds about and in and out." To-day it would be doing so. notously, if not kept firm in place and made reasonable by the ice, but when that breaks up-Oh, well, we wont anticipate......As 1 was saying: Norfolk is still "at home" and no duller than other places, in fact all our manufac- turers have done more than average busi ness, considering the times, and yet like a good child is "oftener seen than heard" :" especially in the papers......As is usual in the spring, our floating population, like the ioe, is beginning to break up. Already huge loaGs of goods are seen on the streets, and soon we shall be like pack of cards well shuffled and ready for new deal. It
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Kent.
 Notling worthy of note has transpired here in some time, with the exception of tue freshet, last week, which raised the Housatonic considerably, and carried out part of the ice. The bridge did not go off, as many expected, but was somewhat dam aged. one of the abutments being partially torn down and some of the plank in the floor lifted up. The Macedonia river was SO high for few days that both bridges were impossible. Nearly all the district schools in Kent closed last week......T The Funerals of Mrs. Plerpont Edwards and MT. Levi Gilbert, were attended last week in St. Andrews Church, by the Rev. MT. Jessup. SoL.
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TWISTED.

Ellsworth.
 It has been reported that "Quod", as a correspondent was dead, gone up, squelch- ed, &c., but don't you believe it; notwith- standing have been foully assassinnated, traduced, maligncd &c., still live and pro- pose to chronicle few passing events. ...... The chief excitement has been of late the tableaux, which finally ended in an ton pleasantness," /" and interested parties got by tho ears. The benefit was intended for the laudable purpose of furnishing a new desk for the Congregational church, and the re- ceipts we believe were satisfactory, but the parties who objected to the exclusion of re. ligious meetings from the school house, are opposed 10 using the church for (so near an approach to) theatricsls. Being disinter- este6 spectator, I have nothing to say, only to remind the people that consistency is 8 jewel, and that this seems very much like the gnat and camel story we read about
 ......There has new tonsorial artist come in the place, but the professor objects to having bis name in the papers, 1 forbear ......There seems to be some trouble in the Centre school: one or two scholars expell- ed, Sc. Sc. l am not posted as to the cause of the difficulty. know several persons who have been turned square about in their mad career,l and in fact, teams sleighs and all, in consequence the ice, but providential thaw last week softened the ice and atmosphere, but it was only tempo rary, for we now experience a return of that famous cold wave, in charge we should think of old Prob himself. The ice on the Housatonic river broke up on Thursday night between Cornwall Bridge and New Milford, carrying away three bridges. one of the number being the Swift bridge, the carrying away which probably saved some- body's life, as it has not been safe crossing it for years. The gentleman who bought the old desk of the church at Cornwall Bridge as a relic, has turned it to good ac- count, by starting an independent sunday school winch promises good results.
 QUoD.
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WfMsted,
SALLY ANN.

Wimsted.
 Our village was more fortunate than most places in not suffering scarcely any damage from high water and ice last week though at about dark last Thursday even ing the state of the river was somewhat threatening, for in two or three places, there were masses of ice packed in the dams 50 densely, that it seemed impossible for them to move off without inflictine considerable injury to bridges and houses standing on the bank, but luckily the ice in the lower dams moved out first SO that when the upper ones started. about g O. clock, it had an unobstructsd Echannel to run in till it reached thess lower island,
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A CARD.

desire to express my sincere thanks to the citizens of Falls Village, Amesville and vicinity, for their extraordinary efforts to save my store, which was destroyed by fire in the early morning of March lst, 1875. By their jealous labors, a large portion of my goods were saved, aud in their efforts to save the building, none could have work edRmore vallianiy. repeat my thanks and sincerely hope none of their number will suffer by the same destroying element. U. H. MINER.
 FALLS VILLAGE, MARCH lst, 1875.
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Subscription nAccOumt.-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub- scriber, shows the time to which the sub. scriPtfOn is paid thus. R. B. Smith 5JulA, indicates that Mr. Smith has paid for his paper to July 9th, 1874. It is hoped that subscribers will see to it that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for renewal of their subscription, will 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 cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made as the regular receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription isapaid plainly printed thereon is prima facie evidence of it's ac- eeptance as correct. J. l.. PBAsE.
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NOTICE.

A IL Persons liable to pay taxes in the town of A Canaan are notified that the subscriber hes received a warrant for the collection of tax laid on list 1874, and for the purpose of receiving said tax will be at the store of II. K. Wetherell, in Huntsville, on the 9th day of March, and at the store of Brewster. Canheld o. in Falls VillAee, on the 9th day Of March, 1875, from ono nntl four o'clock F. M. on each of eaid days.
 All persons ncglecting to pay their taxes on said days will have one per cent added each month until paid.
 P. Al. JAQUA, Collector. Canaan, Feb. 9th iS7b 3wSl
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Peeksk1ll, N. ".

Peeksi1ll, NY.
 Mr. Editor Some one of my many friends in the good old town of Salisbury, did me the favor to start the NEWS upon weekly visits to ne, (addressed to "Iona Island on the Hudson," which was my home for many years,) and it has still con- tinued to come, a regular and at the same time very welcome visitor. From it we get town and vicinity news, all in con- densed shape and generally so we'll spiced and seasoned as to be quite palateable. On the whole we are disposed to consider your paper decided success; in every respect much better than we supposed would ever be either printed or supported in our native town. am hoping the day is not far dis tant when shall again spend day or two in Salisbury. When there again, hope to call upon the man who edits and publishes 50 creditable paper......My early days were spent attending the Academy school in your village in winter, while in summer my time was spent upon my fathers farm in the south part of the town. .....During my last winter in Salisbury which is now fourteen years ago, was employed teach ing the Centre, (Greve,) school. My ear Her pursuits since coming here were purely horticultural, but of late, am seeking to popularize Iona Island as pleasure resort and am persuaded the efforts put forward in this direction will be crowned with entire success. Distant from New York but 45 miles and being enc of the most ac- cessible places by water, while in location it is unsurpassed by any other, and in the midst of the Highlands of the Hudson. ex- contemporaries come from every direction. and our best evidence of the popularity so far is given by the repeated visits to these grounds each successive year by many of the leading churches of New York and Brooklyn. ALyAH BUSHNELL.
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Nu,ue Aews.

a"a We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrences Ofinterest which may come under their notice.
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NOTICE.

A IL persons liable to pay taxes In the town of A SHARON. are notified that the subscriber has received warrant for the collection of . tAx laid the assessment of 1ST4 and for the purpose Of receiving said tax will be at the Hotel Of Hen " Hummeston, Sharon, Conn., March ssh, 1875.
 G. B. LAMBERT, Collector. sharon, Conn. March lst, 1875 Sw34
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Registrars Notice .

VVHR REGISTRARS OF VOTERS of the town 1 of Salisbury will meet at ihe TOWN HALL In Salisbury, on Friday, the 18th, Saturday the 18th. Thursday the 18th and Friday the 18th days of March 1875, at g o'clock A. M. on each of said days for the registration of the electors quala e4 April, 1875.
 N. L. DEXTER.
 Wv. B. PaRRY.' 2wA Registrars of Voters
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POSITION ED

TNHE LOTTERY for the Ladies' Gold Watch, -k which was to have been dl avn Wednesday, March Srd., in aid of the g. M. L. Temperance Fo- ciety of Lakeville. is unavoidably postponed one month, the drawing not taking place until SAT URDAY. APRIL 3rd 1875.
 3wS2 Per Order COMMITTEE
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Connecticut western News.

Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtained at
 Wm Jones' Store, Lakeville G E Marble New Hartford. Williams Drug Store, New Hartford. Maltbe S Egleston, Falls Village. Post ofdce In this Village. w. A. Deans Lime Rock. Humphreys Drug Store Canaan Post Office Norfolk. Post Office, Ashley Falls. Post Office, West Cornwall. s. c. Conn'e store, Kent. E. F. Gillette. Sharon The Emporium" West Winsted. F. L. Pond & Co.,. WinRted Lawrence's Drug Store Canaan.
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HOUSE FOR SALE,

EoR SALE, 1T WEST CORNWALL, the I House and Land now occupied by John Weed with fne barn and other outbuildingp; with about l-2 Acree of Land, well stocked with fruits, Grapes, Apples and Pears, adjoining the railroad depot, nicely situated. -
 For further particulars, inquire of JAMES WOOD, corner 1a1et street and Third avenue Harlem. New York, or of JOHN WOOD. on the premises. J. WOOD.
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WAN r O,

A COMPETENT GIRL to do general house. and TNma w01s s MS't be SS1s soS gs0d TssSsr Call at ths residence of Mrs. F. W. COPING, or address Lock Box 0, Sails bury, Conn.,. S8tf
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IT STAKES ITS LIFE ON HIM AND HAS FAITH IN
 - HIS ACQUITTAL.
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s. H. WHITE, Vice-Pres. and Treas. HALSEY STEVENS, Sec'y.
 VIM, L. SQUIRE. Asst sec'y lws4 L. W. MRECH. Actuary.
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 Surplus per Conn. Standard &343 SS4 fl Surplus per New York Standard $1.49S, ,749 fl POLICY ACCOUNT.
 In force Dec S1 7S. .781 policies iEs 6f 9e7 S47 Issued in "A, 4,986 policies ins. 10,1S5, ,6a0
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