Connecticut western news., 1875-05-07


 Wm. H. Barnum's majority at the late elec- tion, as officially announced, is larger than that of any other candidate in the state, from the Governor down.
 Game Club Meeting.-The meeting of the game club at Academy Hall in this vil lage last Saturday was we'll attended, not withstanding the inclemency of the weath CT, and the interest manifested at first fully sustained. Various matters were discussei in furtherance of the object of the organi- zation, and all were evidently in earnest in their expressed purpose and determination to work assiduously to attain the fullest success. Posters, with the Ominous cap ton, "Warning," arc posted extensively about town, and an infringement of the game laws will meet with prompt and no doubt energetic attention. It is hoped sim liar clubs will be formed In other towns, and the full benefit of our laws in relation to the preservation of game be thus ob- tained.
 The New Goal Route.-The transporta- ton of coal over the Conn Western road, from Rondout on the Hudson, and over the new Rhlnebeck S Connecticut road, has commenced in good earnest; some trains containing as many as twenty cars. This new road bids fair to bring at once 10 the Conn. Western road an extensive coal traf fic, as it appears much the shortest and most direct route from the mines; and we understand the expense of transportation is to be very much less than was before ever known here; information we doubt not will be agreeably received by our readers. Coal ought, and by the natural laws of cause and effect, must be furnished to shiv- ering humanity hereabout at considerable lower figure the coming season than ever before.
 Brewster Flow Works.-A writer in the Peru Qllinois) Herald, in an article on the situation, advantages and business" :" of that city, makes mention among other matters, of the extensive blow works of our old friend T. D. Brewster, as follows !:
 The Brewster Flow Works the first thing that attracted my attention, found active ly engaged in manufacturing their justly celebrated blows, and with many more or ders on their books than they can attend to- They have fine, large brick building, and 'mean business" in every department.
 This of course sounds very well as far as it goes, but it seems to us it doesn't do hon foll ing all the facts Tn the case concerning these works, and it strikes us very forcibly that the writer of the article must have been cramped for room to swing his pen, above concerning manufacturing estab- lishment of the magnitude of the Brewster Flow Works.
 Falls Village schools.-In the nine schools of Canaan the past winter, eight scholars were not absent and thirty-nine were not tardy. The following were nei- ther absent nor tardy: Mary Wetherell. Grace Wethorell, Nellie Gillette, Birdie Phillips and Minnie Spaulding.
 The following were perfect in spelling in the Huntsville school: Fannie Nodine, tEtta Babcock, Lucy Ensign, Eugene flakes, Jenny O'Cain, Henry Ensign, Charlie Wickwre. In Lower City, Mary M. Casey. On the mountain. Hattie Munson. Under the mountain, Minnie Cleaveand, Lillie Daley, Belle Holcomb. Hattie Hswe and Delbcrt Weaver. In No. g, Willie and Lena Andrews. On the Barrack, Fannie Hinman and Amos Boardman.
 The best average attendance,74 per cent, was in the Barrack school. The fewest tardy marks, relative to the number of scholars, were in the Grassy Hill school The members of that school averaged l 5-7 marks apiece. VISITOR.
 The County Tax.-The Litchfeld En- Quirer says: The county tax laid by the Representatives in February last has been apportioned on the lists of 1874. and the warrants sent out for collection. We give below table showing the last grand lists of each of the twenty five towns in tho county, and the respective amounts re- Ouired of them for this tax