Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21

errors In these accounts Will hereater pc conSlu- cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made as the regular receipt of the paper with the printed thereon is prima faeie evidence of it's ac- ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
 Fire. Fire in West Norfolk last Satur- day night. Our correspondent from that place gives the facts in the case.
 Taken Possession.-Mr. John Butterly, who recently purchased of MT. Hicks the Barnard House. has taken possession of the premises and opened the house to the pub lie.
 Another Paper Dead.-A mortgage on the property of the Litchfeld Sentinel, held by s. B. Johnson for some time, has been foreclosed, and the publication of the paper has ceased. G. A. Hickox of the Enquirer has taken the types, good will, &c., of the office.
 | Jubi lee Singers. people of Falls Village have in store for them a rich musi- cal treat in the concert of the Wilmington (N. C.) Jubilee Singers, at the M. B. church in that village on Tuesday evening next These "slave songs of the south" always draw full house, as they probably will do on Tuesday evening next.
 The Iron Business.-The royalty on ore taken from the ore beds in this county is to be reduced from $4.50 to $4.OO. It is thought this will enable the iron manufsc- turers, who have been idle for months, to resume work, and will give new life to all branches of business in this vicinity, which of late have been almost entirely sus pended.
 Consclidated.-TheD D0n6ur6an, the pub lication of which ceased in Danbury two weeks since, has been consolidated with the Bethel Prezs. The Press has bought all the material of the DGn6urian office, and MT. McGeachy is to be the editor of the Press under the new order of things. We hope the new enterprise will prove a success.
 Family Gathering. g.-There was pleas ant gathering at the old homestead in Lake vile, of the Cleveland family last Satur- day, (May 18th, the sixtieth anniversary y of the occupation of what is known as the old Cleveland mansion, and which is now occupied by Mir. Frederick F. Cleveland. The four brothers, all well advanced in years, with their families, met, and very enjoyable time was the result.
 Falls Village.-Among the other new advertisements which appear for the first time in THE NEWS this week, is half col umn for MT. George W. Hall the new mer- chant of Falls Village. MT. Hall has been under "headway" with his new store but a few weeks, and his advertisement amour ces large addition to his stock in it's vari ous departments, and that he is selling tgoods lower than before the war. No bet ter idea can be obtained of the extent of his business, than by careful perusal of his advertisement. Read it and rejoice.
 Confectionery.-Messr Smith & Gross, the confectionery manufacturers in Win sted are making some new varieties of sweetmeats something entirely original with them and which are really very nice. We'll attempt no description of what they are, but the merchants of this region who, (almost all of them surely,) buy their con- fectiOnerY at the Winsted manufactory, will know about them in due season. It is acknowledged by all dealers that no candies are brought into this market 80 fresh and in every respect 80 choice as those made by Messrs. Smith 6 Gross of Winsted.
 The Dangers of Wononscopomoc.-A couple of Lakeville youth, having probably the exploits of the German steamer Shiller
 fresh in their minds, attempted voyage across Lake Wononscopomoc the other
 day; but having more sail than ballast, their vessel was capsized by squall be.
 fore they could take in as much as their
 Stop gallant" and the jolly tars were un- tremendously plunged into the "ocean wave," and invited to sink or swim, and il
 is said for some time it was decidedly un certain which they would do. They finally
 succeeded in reaching the shore, but we haven't yet learned if any of the treasure was secured from the wreck before she went down.
 Poughkeepsie & Eastern R. R.-Tht
 Poughkeepsie & Eastern railroad has beer deeded to the purchaser, MT. Geo. P. Pel- ton of Poughkeepsie, and the road is now run by the Poughkeepsie, Hartford & Bos : ton railroad company, which has not beer fully organized, but the following direct : ors have been chosen: K. l.. Bolles o - New York, and George Innis. John F , Winslow, Geo. P. Pelton, Geo. R. Gay f lord, B. l.. Beadle, Alanson Swain, J. c 7 Whitehouse and Michael J. Myers of Po' keepsie. No change in the running of th'
 road will be made at present. The new . company and the former bondholders wll g make some arrangement for operating thu
 road in future.
 2 Posted.-It is said that Salisbur, ha neither lawyer, physician, nor minister Erehange.
 , The enlightened individual who perpetra ; ted the above is probably equally as wei
 posted 1n other matters. Salisbury has five f clergymen viz, The Key. Dr. Reid, tht " Revs. Johnson, Stevens, Ferguson and tho , rector of the Lime Rock Episcopal church ] It has six physicians as follows: Drs ] Knight, Bissell, Thompson, Orton. Oleavc 5 land and Griswold. It speaks volumes fol the peaceful disposition of our inhabitants to say we have but three lawyers, and three
 very good ones too; viz, Messrs. Warner , & Warner and Mir. H. Williams. It is re ally wonderful how wise some people are, and still more wonderful how they can