Connecticut western news., 1875-07-30

E'arthquake.-A shock of earth quake was felt in this village about four o'clock last Wednesday morning. It sound ed like deep, heavy rumbling thunder, and was of several seconds duration. The shock was sufficiently strong to occasion con siderable jar, rattging dishes in some of the pantries, the windows in the houses, and causing distinctly felt tremor everywhere. Reports from Colinsvi1e, New Hartford. West Winsted, Canaan, Falls Village, Vol cottviHe, Hartzand, Cogebrook Conn.,, east. ern part of Duchess county N. Y., and southern Berkshire county, Massachusetts, detail the shock in similar language to that given by us of what was felt here. The shock was not noticed at Simsbury, and it is thought was not felt so far eastward. This is decidedly. the severest shock ever felt in this region. -@-asA t4'
 Time Table Changes. Housatonic railroad are running their evening train north little earlier, and connect at Pitts field with the North Adams evening train, enabling passengers from New York to go through to North Adams the same night, by leaving New York at 3 p. m. The evening train going east on the Conn. Western road now stops at Canaan over night. instead of running through to Winsted as heretofore. This train leaves Canaan now at (. % a. m., receiving passengers from the north and south on the Housatonic road. and goes through to Hartford arriving at little past o'clock. This accommodates passengers from Burlington to Falls Village on the Housatonic road, and stations east of Ga. naan on the Conn. Western road, with an early train into Hartford. This arrange. ment will prove very valuable accommo- dation to the people, and we hope profit. able one to the railway companies that make it.
 Serious Accident.-Friday afternoon ol last week, as Jerry McCarty was moving with machine on the farm of the Chat field Mining Co.,, at Ore Hill, a woodchuck jumped suddenly Tn front of the horses and frightened them, when they ran, dragging the machine after them. MT. McCarty held to the horses till the machine was over turned on him, and they tore themselves away from him and ran some distance far ther, becoming in their race detached from the mower. Mir. McCartY's right shoulder was found to be very badly broken, besides being injured otherwise internally, and { long cut on the scalp. Strange as it may seem, he was able to walk some distance tt his house and let his distress be known. The horses were found, one in one lot ant the other in another, one hind foot of tho off horse being badly cut by the knives, the cords being severed, and it is thought will destroy the animal. The team is owned by the Chatfield Mining Go. Much sympathy is expressed for MT. McCartY, who is on' of the most worthy and reliable of men.
 Attempt at Robbery.-As the Rev. MT Hunt and wife were returning to Canaan from an evening meeting at Ashley Falls Thursday evening of last week, and whil' passing grove of pines about three. .quar ters of mile below the village on what il known as the ''Back road" four or fivt men came out of the woods, and one O. them grabbed for the bridle of the horse when the animal, being very spirited and { triae skittish jumped slightly to one side ant sprang away from them, and quickly go beyond the reach of the williams. Exactly what was the purpose of these night prowl CTS, can only be surmised, but it is to b. presumed their motive was anything bu friendly to the occupants of the carriage The night was intensely dark, and but only 8 few moments before MT. Hunt met witl this slight adventure. Messrs. Arthur Par sons and Myron Decker passed along thi road, and noticed light away in th' woods little distance, and observed tt each other the gloomiless of the road, ant of it's being an especially favorable tim' for the light fingered gentry to ply thei vocation.-It was at this place that th horse thieves escaped some time since.
 Lakeville Jottings.-Two small balloon passed over Lakeville Monday forenoon bound north......Six Japanese student from an institute in New Haven are rusti eating in Lakeyille. They board with MT c. s. Kelsey at his fine residence near th
 beautiful Wononscopomoc, and expres themselves delighted with the scenery, etc ......The contract for the construction o the new Catholic church is given to J. E Brown of Bridgeport, and the architect l.
 execute the plans is MT. Palliser. Tn
 contractor is to furnish everything for tE
 work, and is to finish it in the best possibl
 manner and have all completed and il
 readiness to worship in December lst next
 The foundation walls are twelve feet higl
 and built of marble from Mir. s. s. Rob
 bins quarry, which is kindly donated t
 the church by MT. R. The building is |
 be 45x9O in the clear, and the contrae
 calls for first. class work in every depart
 ment, and when completed will be an els
 gant and costly structure. It will have tw
 towers, in one of which will be placed
 large bell. Over the altar will be larg
 stslned glass window, which will be dona
 ted by some member of the parish. It
 very gratifying to the friends of the pro
 ject to sec it move along with so muc
 promise, and we are sure they will assig
 no little credit to the Rev. Father Lyncl
 for his untiring ard jealous labors to brin
 it about with so much despatch.
 Clark at the F'ire.-Clark of the West
 field (Mass.) Times lost off his specks at tt
 time of the alarm of fire in that city recen
 ly, and being blind as post without then
 went struggling about the streets in scare
 of somebody or something to run into. H
 attempted to shake hands with woode
 Chinaman, whom he mistook for repor | nr of tho GoJI D.~,,II,ooc, onJ sv,oo