Connecticut western news., 1875-01-15

you palO TOT LnaI UOA Ot AVAou sCOVe polish? Paper Mill Burned.-Cuttings & Bart lett's paper mills, at Dalton, Mass, were destroyed by fire last Monday night. Loss, $l5O, 900; partly insured.
 Winter at the West.-A note from R. W. Landon, Esq, of Niles, Mich, says, among other things, This (January 5th) is the first cold day of winter with us the mercury being at 8 degrees below zero."
 The Kansas Fund.-T. L. Norton, Esq.,, reports that there has been collected and forwarded to the Kansas sufferers: Cash $78. 40, and clothing to the amount of $lOO Of the cash, there was forwarded through the Tribune, last week. $4s.9O, and sent to the chairman of the relief commission, Topeka, Kansas; Tuesday of this week, $29. 50.
 Gold Weather.-Mercury Tn thermome- ters in this village last Monday morning indicated, according to location, from eleven to fifteen degrees below zero. We are informed by one. whom we presume knows whereof he speaks, that the cold of Monday was more intense ny several de- grees than at any time during last winter. Dramatic.-The Falls Village Dramatic Association will give an entertainment Fri day evening of this week, in Citizens Hall, Falls Village. We are informed the mem- bers of the association have learned well their respective parts. and will upquestlon. ably give a frst-class entertainment, one that will merit the full house we bespeak for them.
 Those Charming Bells.-And we echo those charming BELLEs,-wth their beaux of course,-have our thanks for the delight ful serenade of last Tuesday evening. That enchanting melody, "These Charm ing Bells" came rippling over the mid night air, and if there were any within hearing distance who were not charmed, they must be as destitute of the refining in- fuence of music as flint stone is of vege- tation.
 The County Jail.-At a meeting of the county representatives of Litchfeld county, at Litchfield, on Wednesday, it was vot, to be unnecessary to build 8 new jail at present. A committee made up of two delegates from each senatorial district, as follows: Fifteenth district, Catliu of Har- winton and Clark of Winchester; Sixteenth district, Baldwin of New Milford and Huntingdon of Woodbury; Seventeenth district, Rowley of Sharon and Beach of Cornwall, were instructed to inquire into the needs of the county, and report at an adjourned meeting to be held February 1st.
 Why is This, Thus ?-Mr. Editor = Permit me to inquire through your paper AS medium, of the president, directors, &c, of the Union Agricultural Society, why 1t is that Salisbury was SO entirely ''left out in the cold" in the appointment of vice-presidents, town associate com mittee, &c.. at the late annuel meeting of the society at Falls Village, few weeks ago? The published proceedings of the meeting show that the other towns com posing the unlon have all the committees, officers, &c., and Salisbury is not even named In the programme. PLow Boy.
 High Water.-Few there are this week to complain of the new iron bridge being too high. The frigid weather of the past few days froze the Riga stream to such ar extent that the ice damned at and below ihe bridge and pushed the water to such g height, that it came down into the street past the Congregational church. and poured a generous stream through the ditch neal our office. There seems in this case to be no great loss without some small gain People don't have to go so far to water their horses now, and if the water contin- ues high, we shall endeaver to coax Fay lor's wheel down here and utilize the water in the ditch to turn the wheels of our press
 Home Again.-Mr. K. w. Winckworth whose letters have appt ared in the NEw' for some weeks past Qhe last of the series appearing this werk), has arrived hom, from bis trip to England. MT. w. informs us that his stay abl oad was not as long al he had planned it to be before he started which may sound little strange from tn, fact of his going on visit to his old home which he had not seen for several years But" says he, 'I found everything SO en tirely unlike what my seven years of life in America had taught me was the bette way, l became homesick-ycs, before had been there 8 week-and longed to re turn to the land of my adoption" MT. w has written series of very interesting let ters, for which he has our thanks.
 Republican Caucus. caucus helt in this village January 18th, with J. w Parks, Esq, as chairman, the following named persons were chosen as delegates tt the various conventions, with power o substitution allowed
 State Convention-Frederick Mics, Al cxander H. HoleY, Thomas l.. Norton Frederick Everts.
 Congressional Convention-Robert Lit tie, George c. Dodge, James R. Harrison James w. Parks.
 County Convention-D. T. Warner, W Fl Raynsford, Charles Everts, George A } Dodge.
 Senatorial ConYention--Wm. B. Rudd U. J. Lapdon, Wm. D. Reid, Martin Wolfe