Connecticut western news., 1875-10-08

cred, unless presented within thirty after the n 1S so have tb date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon Is prima facie evidence of Its ac' ceptance as correct. J. L. PBAsE.
 Enlarged. Have you noticed how Mer- chant Clark's adyertisem ent has grown this week?
 Horse Dead.-Mr. Wm. Conklin of this village lost valuable horse last Monday by the new disease. l..
 Change.-Reed, Beach & Go. of Miller ton have made an important change in their advertisement. You ought to read it.
 Cider VI. Apples.-Mr. Dexter at his mill on Washinee street, is giving barrel of good cider for ten bushels of apples, which is doing pretty we'll, isn't itP His advertisement in another place says so, any. way.
 That Telegraph ofioe.-It is said tele. graph office in Ashley Falls would have been exceedingly handy last Friday even ing. As it was. it became necessary to gel to Canaan pretty lively on foot to msnipu- late the lightning on certain important occasion.-It is hoped the office there will be opened at once. as it ought to be.
 Sewing Maohines.-We are entitled, in return for advertising, to three or four first class lock-stitch sewing machines. The re. tail price of these machines is $60, but we will furnish, or order one or more sent to any address, at prlce that will make 1t an ob. ject to those wishing to purchase good machine. Particulars given at our office ol sent upon application.
 Fine Paintings.-Mr. Joseph Johnson, an artist from New York, who has been spending few weeks in the northern part of the town, has executed some very fine sketches of scenery in Sage's ravine. Mir. Johnson expects to spend several weeks during next summer in this village, and will make sketches of the different places of interest in this vicinity.
 Took Down.-Mr. F. L. Collins, writing from Elkhart, Indiana, says he thinks he can "take down" MT. Robert Littles pota- to story. He saYs:4
 have just dug 2s feet of drill of the '.Victor." a new kind of potato, from which had two and half bushels, and twenty eight of the potatoes weighed sixty one pounds. E .s>-.s
 There now Mir. Robert Little, you may consider yourself as ''took down." How Does This Read !-Tu, sday even ing of last week, says the Boston Globe, an officer was called to the New York and New England depot, and there found man | lying on Q settee in the last stages of con sumption. He was taken to Station II, where he gave his name as Timothy Col lins, and said that he came from New Mil ford, Conn.,, where he had been at work ou ledge; that the selectmen of the town put hlm on the cars with full knowledge of his condition and gave him ninety cents with which to buy food and medicine. A physician was called to the station house and gave it ss his opinion that the mar would not live fortnight. He was taker to the Tombs and made as comfortable a. possible.
 The Rev. Father sheffrey in Luck The mother of the Rev. Father SheffreY of the church of the Sacred Heart, New Haven, and formerly from Lakeville, ha fallen heir to an estate in England valued at thirty thousand pounds. The counse of Father Sheffrey has taken legal steps t obtain the estate, which has been in chan
 cery for twenty years. Mrs. Sheffrey ha
 beside Father Sheffrey two other children
 one of whom has large practice as phy
 sicisn in Bridgeport. The other, daugh
 ter, IS married to MT. Bible, employed il
 dry goods establishment. Judge Robin
 son last Wednesday cabled to England fo
 certain information, which is expected b
 cable. Rev. Father Sheffrey and his broth
 CT sailed for Europe Wednesday.
 Boston Excursion.-An excursion part
 from Boston passed over the Conn. West ern road Tuesday afternoon. The trsi
 was made up of a palace car, "Geners Putnam," with smoking car attached, ,an , was drawn by locomotive from the Ne, . York & New England road, bearing th
 name, Boston and Poughkeepsie.
 came over the New York 6 New England . Hartford, Providence 6 Fishkill, Conr ? Western and Poughkeepsie & Easter D roads, leaving Boston about o'clock i the morning, and arriving in Poughkeeps little past o'clock in the afternoon This excursion of the prominent busine
 men of Boston to Poughkeepsie, is said 1
 be in the interest of the Poughkeeps t bridge and Poughkeepsie 6 Eastern raj D road.
 ' An Animated Dream.-MR. EDITOR.
 A gentleman and his wife not many mill 7. from Southern Berkshire, were sound V sleeping few nights since when the gel tleman dreamed he had colt that he wan = ed to get into the stable, but colty was mo s like mule than a colt, and would not l coaxed. led or driven. but after skirmishir '' for long time the gentleman thought e had got him where he could push hi d through the door by force, and getting | all power possible, he made tremendo ~ push, and-well, "You have done it, sa V sue, and hope you are satisfied" H s better-half he had kicked clean out of b, = while she was so sweetly sleeping, al e with her went the sheet, blanket, quilt al s counterpane, leaving her liege lord sittir 9 up in bed taking view of the situation. al :. monarch of all her surveyed, but dcslitu d of covering. After rubbing his eyes al | thinking that humility was the better pa