Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24

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 Ext ra Copies-Of THE NEWS can be ob- tained at the post-of1ce in this village.
 Falls Village News.-Extrs copies of THE NEWS for sale at the post-office in Falls Village. is y +. s+g .t..s
 In New York..M Merchant Clark has gone to New York again this week. Now look out for another shower of goods.
 New School Bell. l.-The new school house in Ashley Falls is to have new bell hung in it's tower; a needed acquisition.
 Frost. t.-The first frost of the season to seriously injure vegetation. visited this re- zion last Wednesday morning. The ground was whitened, and everything not frost proof was sharply nipped. .t .'E
 Some squash.-And now it is said squash is growing in the garden of Larry Van; Alstyne in Sharon, which measures two feet and four inches in diameter, and seven feet in circumference. Its weight is estimated at 15O pounds by some, while others lay it at 25O. I'm squashed if that aint big squash. '-. r...s-..es I First snow.--Last Sunday morning at about 2 o'clock. snow began falling on Mt. Riga, and quite a furry fell before the storm turned into rain. This is unquestion- ably the first snow of the season anywhere in this region and very much earlier than known in any former year. Does this betoken an unusually early approach of winter? &
 Woloottvil1e Cattle show.-The Cattle Show and Fair of the Tornngton Agricul- tural society, will be held on the Valley Park at Wolcottville on Thursday and Fri day, October 7th and 8th., No pains will be spared to make the exhibition this year of more than usual interest, and large at tendance and genera! good time is antici- pated.
 EpiscopaL-Wel learn that Bishop Will Hams will make his annual visitation to St. Johns parish in this place on Sunday next. The service is to be at o'clock in the af- ternoon. and not in the evening as was an nounced. ..-e ..s5S @+Srfs o5 #.5 4@-s
 Bishop Williams appointment for service at Canaan, is changed from Tuesday the 2sth to Sunday evening the 26th, at Christ church. -
 Large Potato Yield.-How is this for 8 potatoe story? Mir. Robert Little's men dug in his two acre field the other day from six hundred hills, JDlg- eight bushels of Peer Jess potatoes, which is only about 10 2-t hills to the bushel. ''They say" that Mr. Bundy, who manages the town farm on the hill, has had considerable to say about his hundred bushels, dug from twelve hundred hills. but we think Friend B. will have to 'scome down" when he reads the above.
 Base Bau.-The Cripples of Ashley Falls were cheated out of their grand game of ball Saturday, the 18th inst, through the non-appearance of the Spavins, who hae agreed to meet them on their ground. w know however, it was not because any o them were afraid to come, as two or three of their players were on hand waiting fo their redoubtable captains appearance. Int Cripples hope they will rise up early in thu morning the next time they agree to play as it is quite drive from South Canaan.
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 The Unknown B. B. c. of Clayton de feated the North Norfolk club last Saturda7 with score of AZ to p.
 Too Often the Case.-MR. J. l.. PEAsR Dear Sir: Please find enclosed $7.OO, fo
 past subscription to THE NEWS. have re , ceiyed your duns from time to time, lai them aside, and in the busy cares of Tiff forgotten them, but when you talk of put ting all unsettled accounts in a lawyer 7 hands for collection, it reminds me yer f forcibly of the old man Webster so aptl
 pictures in his spelling books. Duns al very harmless, but when you begin { ] throW stones come down with the stamp , The above letter received the other da s tells the story of large number of ol + subscribers. They are good ard reliab - citizens. They pay thelr debts. but g small matters like the subscription to + newspaper, are exceedingly careless. IT > receipts of the publisher of country ps a per are all of them in small amounts, fro o one dollar up to six, eight and ten dolla ;, (not often the latter amount however b It the aggregate is sufficient to maintain | It business. If half his subscribers allo n their accounts to get one, two and thr 'e years in arrears, it creates burden that le sometimes grievious.
 r Golden wedding.-Mr. and Mrs. Ht IS ace Landon of Chapinville received thu to friends on Tuesday afternoon and evenin le the Fist inst, it being the fiftieth anniv st sary of their marriage. Their spacio at rooms were thoroughly filled, although ye he few were present under fifty years of a& IF. except relatives of the family, who, by no way, are very numerous. It was truly IT gathering of the gray-heads, but all seem no happy and to enjoy the reunion very mut no especially as many who were present S = dom have the opportunity of meeting ca .. other, either socially or otherwise. It W ,c pieaSanI lO lueeL ouI oiu AelSuOofS, MI. u
 Mrs. Moses Wells of Illinois, who seem no muck to enjoy meeting so many long-ti friends. There were many valuable a n beautiful presents-tokens ot esteem in those present and of some necessarily
 sent. Although Mir Landon has long be
 engaged in very laborious business reqt ed ing great physical and mental exertion, in present health and vigor seem to indie ad that he and his companion of fifty ye as may yet enjoy many returns of the anl to versary of which this gathering commen
 rated the fiftieth. C.