Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
~ Aahley Falls.--The. mills in Ashle,

The grist mill is run night and day, and to It's fullest capacity. This mill grinds about 25, GOO bushels of grain annually. The circular saw mill keeps the streets free of logs, and whlttles out the lumber at an alarming rate of speed. Very nearly a thousand barrels of cider have been made at the cider mill this season, and the business of the blaming department is fully up to the average.
 Liquor War in Meriden.-Meriden was in state of excitement last Saturday over the wholesale onslaught of the temperance party, who have at last come out of the privacy which has covered their move ments of late and served warrants on nine teen of the principal saloons in the city, including the Meriden and Byxbee houses. Evidence has been obtained through the manipulstions of private detectives import ed from New York. It was rumored some days ago that the Rev. MT. Boole had ee- cured such to work in the interest of his party, but not much attention was paid to it, and the fact of their being in town dropped out of remembrance. Those ar raigned are unanimous in the intention of appealing; but there will be war now in earnest,as the no-license party declare they will stop liquor selling and enforce the law at any cost.
 ItOugh," Not "Oo."-The examining school committee in a town about seven thousand miles from Litchfield was illus trating to the teacher the sound of letters, etc. He told them that the two vowels, 'ou,' should always be 'ough' and not 'oo. , He read to them several examples. among others this from Shakespeare. Upon the word, accoutered as was, l plunged in.'- Lstclfeld Enquirer. .,,' .. Oh! Editor Hick-ox! thou who hast heretofore been regarded in the newspaper world as the immaculate example; of ad . mitting nothing to your columns that would offend the most refined, what mean est this? As Festus said to Paul, Much learning hast made thee mad" Think again upon that sentence-s'AccOutered as l was, plunged in." Surely the incessant and arduous labors of great minds tend to their destruction. Paul Morphy, the great chess player, who has just been placed in an insane asylum at the South is one of the latest illustrations of this truth, and now Editor Hickox-accoutered as he is, gives this evidence of bis early fermentation. Too bad too bad! 70. Florida or Bermuda time has again arrived when the oldest inhabitant pronounces the weather colder than ever before known. Last Tuesday morning, the last morning in November, the mercury in thermometers in this village stood at seven degrees below zero. The first day of No vember brought the first, and thus far the only, snow of the season, the fall at that time being about three inches, and now the fast day of the month is extremely cold Last week Thursday, Thanksgiving was very mild and pleasant, indeed quite spring like, and many other days in November have been warm and pleasant, but Tuesday morning snapped us up in good earnest ate approach of another long winter. |. Il seems but Ga few momentR ago." as some body expressed it, that we were wading in the deep and frigid snows of last February and March.
 What do you say? Let's all go South Don't let one stay behind. It is but ques tion of taste or inclination, whether yor will go down among the orange groves oi Florida or across the Gulf Stream to Der muda, and where tropical fruits, which car not be found on the continents except il the immediate vicinity of the equator, arr to be seen growing in all their luxuriance the Gulf Stream giving to Bermuda a eli mate found no where else except at least thousand miles farther south. Santa Bar bara. in California is said to possess one O the most delightful climates in the world but that is too far away for this winter Now then: is It Florida, or Bermuda | Wont somebody tell?
 Farmers Convention. The followin is the programme of the meeting of th Connecticut Board of Agrlculture, at Win sted, December 18th, 18th and l7th, 1875
 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15. l loA. M.-Introductlon by T. s. Gold secretary of the board.
 II A. M.-Discussion of fences and fent ing, to be opened by J. M. Hubbard, Mic dletown.
 2P. MA paper on common roads Principles involved in their construction and methods for their improvement, E. Augur, Middletown.
 7P. M-Lecture: Farm buildings an their location, Hon Francis Gillette, liar ford. l.. THURSDAY, DEC. l6.
 10 A. M-Lecture: The law of roads an boundaries, Simeon E. Baldwin, New H. ven.
 2P. M.-Lecture The water supply an 3 drainage of farm houses and buildings,
 their sanitary relations, Prof. W. H. Brey , CT, New Haven.
 ? 7P. MA paper on fences and divise 8 of farm lands, Donald G. Mitchell, Ne
 Haven.
 FRIDAY, DEC. l7. 10A. M.-Report of the committee ( <. agricultural experimental stations. " 10 l-2 A. M.-Discussion on roads, to
 opened by the Secretary.
 ,, 2P. M.-Lecture: Farmers homes al . . how to use them, Hon. Richard Goodma
 Lenox, Mass.
 7P. M.-Report of P. M. Augar, Pomc
 ogist of the board. s. To be followed by discussion on fri '' culture.
 The public meetings for lectures and d c cussions will be held at Camps Hall O l West Winsted