Connecticut western news., 1875-08-06

ceptance as correct. J.L. PEAsE.
 "Dif6oulty."-Correspondence with the caption Difficulty unavoidably left over till next week.
 Changed.-Merchant Clark has given an entire change to his full column advertise ment this week. Read it.
 Base Ball.-The Mechanic B. B. c. beat the Burlington first nine in game at that place few days since, score ls tos. The return game is to be played in Lakeville one day this week.
 Observation-Disclosures. Smith & Gross, the confectionery manufacturers of Winsted, have by mutual consent dissolved partner ship, MT. Smith retiring and MT. B. A. Gross continuing on with the business. ,,.,
 Returned.-Mr. Titus, of the Washinee Woolen Co.,, has just returned from Cali fornia, where he has been to buy wool. He expresses himself well pleased with his; trip, and thinks California the place to buy good wool. E-e
 The New store.-Mr. M. 0. Jewell is moving his goods into his new store this week. His store is finished off quite pleas antly on the inside, and when the goods are all in their places, will make very attract i've emporium of trade. Mir. J. expects to get under full hcadway in week or two.
 Fire Experiment. demonstrate the value of fire extinguishers, the Washinee Woolen Co. have consented to extinguish fire built in the street next Monday even ing, with one of the machines which they have kept in their factory for several years past. It is hoped the citizens will turn out and see what it will do. a.
 The Mill River Telegraph.-The tele- graph poles for the new line of telegraph from Mill River to the Housatonic railroad, are new being distributed, and the line will probably be up and in working order before many weeks. This will be convenience Mill River people will be slow to part with, when once established.
 The Ant Pest.-ED1ToR NEws.-I saw in late number of your paper an article on ants and the best way to get rid of them. A plan that have often tried and never knew to fail, is to use shelves and boxes made of black walnut or species of that wood placed on the pantry shelves or wherever they come will drive them away | and keep them away. B. A. r.
 Tramps in Amenia.-Amenia people plead for a lookup in which to store tramps. A man was caught lurking under window of citizen in that village Wednesday of last week, having a ladder on his back. The supposed thief was pursued to horse shed where he unhitched horse, which has since found to have been stolen from O.
 lumbia county, and made of, getting suc-
 cessfully away. The people of that village
 gre considerably disturbed on the tramp question.
 White Swallows.-MR. EDrroR. There
 is white swallow now living about the
 barns of Judge s. B. Moore of this place.
 I have seen this swallow a number oi
 times, both flying and at rest have been
 very near it, with good opportunity fol
 examlnation. It is as purely white as 2
 white dove, and fits about with the other
 barn swallows At times it may be seen
 sitting on the telegraph wire with many
 others in row. have heard of them be-
 fore, but this is the first one ever saw, snt
 to me is quite curiosity.
 Salisbury, August 2nd, 1875. M-Y. Shot Gun Fight.-A man by the nam' of Bailey, living on the cross road between the residence of Asahel Durham and wha was known as the Dewitt Curtlss place about mile north of Ashley Falls, got in- to drunken wrangle with his step son, man by the name of Rivell. Tuesday nigh 5 of last week, and in the melee shot him il the back with shot gun. Dr. Scovill 2 was called, who picked the shot out of hi back. The patient seemed but slightl. F disturbed by the charge, and the Docto T. thinks the mans hide was pretty tough 0 > the gun was very weak, as the shot ha penetrated scarcely deeper than throug l- the skin.
 Horse Killed.-We are very sorry to sa ', Mir. N. L. Dexter has been compelled t 70 kill his horse, which had it's leg broke ;. some weeks since. The animal was strap :. ped up and its leg set, and strong hope ,o were entertained of its entire recovery ,o Last week by the advice of the physicia , who set the leg, the splints were removed 70 but the bone, though well knit togethe had not become solid and strong, and .o gave way again, rendering the animal { ;. bad as at first, when it was thought best ol kill him. Had two or three weeks mo 70 time been given before removing the splin .;r the bone would probably have been stror a. enough, and the animal saved.
 of Dramatic.-MR. ED1roR.-Mrs. Kath ce rine Sedgwick Washburn gave one of b he amusing dramatic readings at the town bs h. in Sheffield on Wednesday evening, Ju h. 2sth, to large and appreciative audienc' rk Mrs. Washburn is neice of the late Kat a. crime Sedgwick the authoress, whose lite he ary talents and high culture she inherits he marked degree. Her commanding fgu t. and pleasing manners give to her cntertai
 ments additional charm. Her dramat l1 powers she wields in Q most artistic ma he ner, never failing to engage the attentit on of her audience, and interesting them mo K intensely. Her we'll defined features gil ss ss her cluseic look. In stature she is impU h. ing and nobly proportioned; her appea in ance prepossessing and winning. She is lls perfect mistress of her craft-far superb to Rachael or Mrs. Siddons. X. X; Y.