Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10

the NC Plus Ultra of all resorts by the sea, and his party will spend some days there.
 That Tobacco Item.--We are informed 2 some tobacco growers are disturbed at the item we made of Mir. H. P. Barnums field of tobacco two or three weeks since, and say MT. B. himself was the author of the item, pulling his own tobacco crop, etc, etc. This will do we'll enough perhaps for those who usually talk at random, but mat ter of fact folks ought to know that Mir. B. is no such man as the assertion would make him out to be. While passing Mir. Bar nums field of tobacco on the cars of the Conn. Western road, we were led to ob- serve it as we did in the item by precisely the facts as stated in the item, viz, We thought it was particularly fine and de- served special mention, and made the item concerning it entirely without the knowl- edge of Mir. Barnum, or anybody else. We do not say but others have fields of ''the weed" which may deserve better notice, but we have not seen or heard about them.
 Poisoned.-Wm. s. Blackman of Ad- ans, Mass, who was said to have been the largest manufacturer and richest man in Berkshire county, died quite suddenly last Friday. Three or four days previous to his death he gave reception party to dozen or more friends, and amongst the other vi- ands on the table were some pickled oysters and custard, of which the whole party par took freely. MT. Blackman and all the others were soon taken sick, having been poisoned, as the physicians say, by the pickled oysters and custard, and MT. B. died as stated above, last Friday. At last ac- counts some of the others were very vio- lently sick, and fears entertained of their recovery. Pickled oysters by themselves are of course regarded as harmless food, al- though in very warm weather it may be un- wise to partake largely of uncooked oysters in any form and so is custard also harm less food, but pickled oysters and custard eaten together is said to compose poison that will produce death, as in the case of MT. Blackman. ..
 Cattle Show and Fair.-No finer weath- CT for the two first days of Cattle Show and Fair of the Union Agricultural Society at Falls Village could be wished for, than Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and judging from the appearance at this writ ing, the horse day, CThursday) will also be pleasant. The attendance on the first day was said to be fully equal to the average of that day in former years and the show of cattle and horses rather above the average. There were some very fine colts in the stalls. MT. w. J. Parks carried off the premium on heavy draft cattle. The exhi
 bition of fruit in the building was better than could have been expected this season, and so early too, and the different kinds of vegetables butter, cheese, bread, honey. etc., etc., were we'll represented. Up stairs the display of flowers was especially good, as was also that in the various other de partments.
 Out on the grounds were rather more than the usual number of haberdashers and hucksters; crocodile and minsEel shows
 Hottentot babies, air guns, peanut and oys | there goes the two lady horse racers witt their yellow dun steeds on dead run. Not being on the judges stand we cannot give the "time." With the music of the Corn
 wall cornet band, the show of the society this year can be recorded as quite up to 1t average success.
 Do11 o1, hoe hol club of Collinsville came over to Lakevill'
 Wednesday of last week and played gam
 with the Mechanics. There was colore( man in the Collinsville club and the Lake
 vile boys generously permitted him to tall. one run, but didn't think the other eigh
 worthy of any. The game at the clos stood Mechanics %, Collinsville I, and tha ; one was the colored run mentioned above We are in despair. We had hoped, as W said week or two since, to see the Lake
 vile boys lose just one game to see how , would seem, but are much afraid they vii not do it. We repeat the request: Won
 some club or other come down here an
 beat the Mechanics of Lakeville. Barring , ton hes tried it and went away "Name
 less." Pittsfeld sent her ''Clippers'' an f went home sorrowing; Collinsville (w
 have lots of subscribers in Collinsyille an
 hate to say it, but it's so) Collinsville is nc a a where; absolutely nowhere and-wel where is there anybody or anything that is The Bridgeport ''T. B.'s"; reported to b | the No. l amateur club in the state, hs b been politely invited and found wanting > Their voices trembe as they say they wi ' come here if great price is guaranteed twice more than their legitimate expense U would be but will not accord the same " the Mechanics if they will go to Bridge port In other words they demand { . come here what they will not give for o'
 club to go there,. and thereby exhibit u IS white feather. Are they afraid to meet u l. Mechanics? We reply: They are; mo le assuredly are!
 7i Deserved Punishment.-Tucs nor l. ing of last week, while Mrs. ScoYille, wi u of Daniel Scoville who lives on Frir a, s Hill, was washing in their wood shed, ~ large stalwart foreigner of tramp came l. quietly behind her and put his hands on h 7u shoulder ln a manner more familiar th, oA courteous. Supposing itwas her husban ''' who had returned from the fields where
 was at work, she looked back uneoncerne Tn ly and was about to make some casual r K mark, when to her astonishment she saw to was the great strapping tramp alluded he above. Quicker than thought she selz lis her washing stick and dealt him treme ral dous blow over the head, breaking the we re, pon short off. He attempted to strike bac ,,, NI