Connecticut western news., 1875-01-22

observe whether their date ia changed to indicate he proper credit. and in the event of an error to nform ua for correction at once. No claims for 'rrors in these accounts will hereafter be Sonsid- ,red, unless presented within tM1Fty sHr % tne s o fbe @ With tS late to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon, is prina facie evidence of its ac- septance as correct J. l.. PEAsx. I Republican Lloyd Green of Norwich was nominated for Governor by the Republican State Convention in Hart. ford Wednesday.
 Donation.-The congregation of the M. E. Church in Canaan will give their pastor, the Rev. J. H. Lane, their usual annual do- nation, in the basement of the church, on | Tuesday evening next.
 Personal.-We notice on the street the familiar face of our old nelghbor, Dr. Blodgett. whom we learn is prosperlng in the healing art in his new home in Housa- tonic, Mass.
 An Early Traveller. "A, child born in New Hartford on Saturday, the sth inst. was taken to Winsted the next day (Sun- day), when the mercury stood at degrees below zero, to be christened.
 Going Fishing.-The Riga stream con. tinues lon & high" and the boys in our office have voted themselves a holiday Sat urday afternoon, and will go fishing for buIlheads through the ice in front of Del liber's post office. ... Poisoned Dogs.-A Lime Rock fur hun ter secreted poison in the carcnss of sheep and left it in the fields to entice and destroy foxes for the purpose of obtaining their skins, and several of the valuable bird dogs and hounds Tn that village ate thereof and died. .:..-.
 Venerable Journalist Dead. E. B. Cooke, the oldest editor in the state, and senior editor of the Waterbury American died last Sunday night, aged s2 years. His funeral was attended by the Knights Temp lar at St. Jot n's Church, in Waterbury, op Wednesday afternoon.
 A Pleasant Call-The Congregational people visited the Rev. Dr. Reid, at his res idence in this village, last Wednesday even- ing, and after enjoying very pleasant evening of amusement, presented him with slight token of their esteem. amounting to something more than three hundred dol lars.
 Low or High.-Judge Albert Moore says the Riga stream has not been so low before in a hundred years as It Is now "Put her down as an item!' says he, and as we do it the water of that stream is run ming past our door in tue streets. Singular statement, thisl Why, Judge, how you talk!
 Diseharged.-Mr. w. B. Bliss of Bar rington, near whose store in that village a man was shot some weeks since, as our readers will remember, is discharged from the custody of the law, the grand jury hay. ing found no true bill of indictment against him. This, as everybody knows. is as it should be. and the people will say most heartily, Amen.
 Washed Elm Up.-As the 2:4O F. M. train was taking water at the station last
 Wednesday, the gate arrangement of the tank became caught in some way. and ii could not be closed. A huge stream ot water poured out on the train as it started up, and not only washed the windows pretty thoroughly, but must have rinseC the memory of the route sgent SO muct that he forgot to leave the mail bag, a. none was thrown off.
 Horse Lecture.-Did you attend tho "hoss" lecture in Academy Hall last Mon day night? 'Ef 8 hoss cribs, it's dezeze "'taint no habit of that hoss; it's as mucl sta dezeze to boss as the nuralligy is to "man. Elf hoss kicks, do I lick tha
 "hoss? No! I'll pat that hoss and h' "kind to him." The eloquent speaker St. cured a class of ten scholars to study "hoss" under his tuition. Terms, $6 fo six lessons.
 Heavy Freight.-The Hartford Time says the Connecticut Western Railroad las week transported seventy.eight tons O castings for the water works in Providence l from the foundry in Newburgh. N. Y. Tn, largest single casting weighed thirty two
 tons., They were loaded at the foundry or
 Wednesday, left there on Thursday morn
 ing, left Milerton on Tuesday, and Hart } ford on Saturday morning, arriving safel, at Providence on Saturday evening. IT some places the rocks had to be cut ava, } to allow the passage of the train, but nc
 accident occurred.
 The Reading Room.-The item in HI
 NEWS last week concerning reading roou
 in thls village has been we'll received, anc
 has resulted in developing @ much greater
 interest in the establishment of such an en
 terprise than was anticipated. The mattel
 has been pretty thoroughly discussed, ant there seems now to be but one serious
 drawback" to its success. and that Is { suitable room. The village has been pretty thoroughly canvassed, and to find room sufficiently large and centrally located seems difficult, although hopes are still en
 tertained that one will yet be obtained; ol perhaps, as is suggested. two rooms would be better, one to be used for smoking room; and with two rooms. those :ha
 would be smaller in size would probably answer the purpose. This proJect of { reading room, which so many seem to de- sire to see established. ought not to be allowed to fall for want of room, or fol any other reason. "Where there is a wll there is a way" and perseverance will bring