Connecticut western news., 1875-08-20

 ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
 Across.-The Egypt" with Dr. Reid, Gov. Holley and Dr. Knight arrived at Queenstown Monday evening.
 Picnic. - The Congregational Sunday school of New Hartford picknicked at Tar iffville one day last week. About 200 scholars were in attendance.
 Matrimonial Avoirdupois.- Hartford clergyman marries folks for a cent pound, Hive weig ght," yet strangely enough, insists upon their being "dressed."
 Personal.-Misses Mamie Daboll, Bertha Granger, Katie White and MT. Frank Da- boil, all of Springfield, Mass, friends of H. J. Holt Esq, are paying him visit at his residence in West Norfolk.
 To Rhinecliff. Rhinebeck & Con- necticut railroad commenced running their cars through to Rhinecliff on the Hudson River railroad Monday of this week. They were able to run only to Rhineback prcvi- vious to this time.
 Attempt at Robbery,-Samuel Rogers was going from Stockbridge to Lee with $12Oe to pay help, when he was stopped by masked man who demanded his mon. ey. Rogers knocked the man down and escaped by rapid driving. .. ..
 The New Church.-A gang of carpen- ters arrived at Lakeville from Bridgeport last Monday, and went to work at once on the new Catholic church which is in pro- cess of erection in that village. The work will now be pushed to rapid completion.
 A Washout. constant rains of the past few days caused washing away of the railway embankment of the Conn. Yves tern road at place between Collinsvile and New Hartford yesterday "Wednesday, which disturbed the running of trains some. what, but was soon repaired.
 Lecture at Laheville.-The Hon. T. J Myers, IL. D. of Chicago will deliver 8 lecture m Academy Hall, Lakeville, this cThursday) evening, bis subject being "A resume of the long life and heroic efforts | of John Mitchell" This lecture will be ono of rare merit. and it is presumed large au dience will hear it.
 the Wachocastinook near the bridge ln this village had better be scooped out before ''winter sets in" again ? l. is but little be low the level of the face of nature herea- bout, and but slight increase of the waters that flow through it is necessary to carry them oyer its banks and up into the streets Think of it. ..
 The Jail Questionable Litchfield Co., representatives and county commissioners are to meet at the court house in Litchfielt cn tte 24th day of August, 1875, at two o'clock p. m. for the purpose of taking in to consid iteration the necessity of laying tax upon the inhabitants of said county fo
 the purpose of building a county jail ant purchasing land upon which 10 build th' same.
 Peach Festival.-The Methodist peopl'
 of Lakeville will give q peach festival il
 the Academy Hall in that place on Thurs
 day afternoon and evening of next week
 (Aug. 26th). No pains will be spared t' make the entertainment one of great pleas
 ure to all who attend, and as the proceed will be appropriated for the benefit of tn
 M. E. church in that village, it is hope
 the festival will be largely patronized. Camp Ground Trains.-Trains are ru1 on the Housatonic road to connect closet , at Canaan with all passenger trains on th Corn Western road. taking passengers di rectly to the camp ground, and returning 1 connecting with every passenger train lea1 . ing Canaan going east or west. This is 1T : deed grand accommodation, and we hop . will be patronized so largely that the ex /. pertinent will be continued every yes - hereafter.
 0 District Court.-The District Court y Falls Village was adjourned sine die Tues
 day of this week There has been trie # before It two jury cases and several cou ,. cases. The jury cases are; lst-A jur case of DeLong vs. Whitbeck for assau Q and battery. The prff got a judgment ( n $20O. and costs: Warner 6 Warner f. ot pl'ff and Roraback & Dean for aft. TT . second jury case was Lyman Page vs. Jot G. Doulen for breach of warranty in exchan. " of horses: verdict for df't and recov is costs. Dean for pl'f and Roraback le dft. Among the court cases was Dext r. vs. Whitbeck, book account. Decision r 7, served Holcomb $ Herman vs. Scott ct Cooper; trespass. Decision reserved. to An Impudent Tramp.-A tramp call I1l Gn at the residence of Mr. Hiram Bundy 1I- this village last Monday and asked f D., something to eat. MT. B. told him to ,f- to work and earn his living as other fol
 had to do, and not be around eating
 what others earn, whereupon the scan ", raised his cane Cor stick, more proper or speaking) and was about to attack him wi S. it, when his young daughter ran out L an door to get the assistance of Mir. Paul H, " ter, who was near by. Comprehending t m situation at a glance. and realizing he wor ITS shortly have more business than he cOr lc, properly attend to. the impudent rast ,m scampered out the door and up the railro nd track before Mir. H. could be informed he what was going on. These ''trash" are "; of their mischief, and in nine hundred a he ninety nine cases in thousand, it is ye to feed them They could get work at Il 'a- season of the year If they would work, l ,m it is one of the "Rules and Regulations" ell their life that S7o TO eye'at er5W Mey qgo7 an They are that class of the people W re- maintain the absurd idea that 'the wo b. owes them living" and they are det ny mined to have it, it making no differer ne whatever to them at whose expense. Dc a feed the, tramps and compel them to go or work or etarve It is better for them a ol- better for the world that this course shol
 be pursued.