Connecticut western news., 1875-08-27

printed thereon, is prma facie evidence of its ac- ceptance as correct. J. l.. TEASE.
 Journalistio.-TheD Duchess County Cit- izen has removed its quarters from Mattea- wan, N. Y, to Pine Plains. The Citizen is lively, enterprising sheet. and we hope it will meet with good success in it's new field of labor.
 Horse stolen.-A horse and buggy be longing to MT. Henry O. Palmer of South field, Mass., were stolen from the camp grounds last Sunday evening between sey- en and nine o'clock. MT. Palmer offers reward of twenty-five dollars for the horse or the thief.
 New Telegraph of1ce.-We understand the people of Ashley Falls are getting ava kened to the importance of having tele- graph office established in their village. We l hope they will continue awake in the mat . ter till the instruments are obtained and the office located.
 Wont Feed Tramps.-The authorities of the town of Pine Plains, N. Y., have in structed the Overseer of the Poor not to harbor, feed or lodge any more non-resi- dents, alias tramps, as the town would pay no more bills of their contracting after the date of their order, Aug. 14th, 1875.
 Fine Tobacco.-If anybody in town or out of town has better field of tobacco than that of MT. Horace P. Barnum, near his residence in Wetaug, let them trot it out Mr. B.'s field of the tweed" is par ticularly fine, and deserves especial mention in all the cattle shows in this region.
 Snaky.-Walter Egg leston, son of MT. Eggleston who lives near Mt. Riga station, while returning from the hay lot to dinner few days since killed large streaked snake, cutting it open with his scythe, when out of the gash scampered sixty eight small snakes that would average about seven in. ches long. The aggregate length of these creepers was between 39 and 40 feet.
 Memorial Window.-A large and beau tiful memorial window is being put in over the entrance to the Episcopal church in Canaan. It is placed there to perpetuate and Keep fresh the memory of NLr. Fash, who originated the society in that place ,and who was instrumental in causing their pres ent church edifice to be erected. It is q worthy testimonial.
 A Good Job.-The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill and Connecticut Western rail roads are now carrying out contract for transporting sixty-fve thousand barrels of lime and cement and four million brick from the Hudson river to points near Bos- ton,t to be used in constructing the new con- duit for the Cochituate water.
 Some Egg.-Now then let's talk about hens eggs for just moment. MT. N. L.. Dexter of this village tumbled an egg into our office Wednesday forenoon that meas ured seven and fivc.eights inches around the longest way and six and three-eights the
 other way, weighing three and three-quar-
 ter ounces. The question is: Is this a
 large egg, or isn't this a large egg? Who
 will tell us?
 Broke His Leg g.-The Norfolk House is
 so full of guests they almost tumble over
 each other in going about. MT. Frederick
 Hart, of the firm of Stevens & Hart of
 Hartford, broke one bone of one of his legs
 just above the ancle, in the dining room ot
 that house last Sunday morning. We arc
 not informed whether he fell over some oi
 the crowds there, but presume he did. Al .. any rate he broke his leg there last Sunday
 morning.
 New Lakeville store.-Carpenter Judo ; of Lakeville has the contract for changing the building recently purchased of MT. Geo . Bundy, by Messrs. Cornell & Hoyt, into { store suitable for the business these gentle men propose to carry on there. The frs floor will be prepared for stove and hous i, furnishing goods store, and will be finel. n finished. The second floor will be arranged | for furniture ware room, and for carpets ! oil cloths and fancy goods. Thls establish z ment bids fair to become one of the mos 6 enterprising in town, and we hope and pre- r sumc will be successful undertaking. A White Man.-When Mir. N. T. Whit !. of Lime Rock comes in to pay his subscrir ton to THE NEWS, he brings 8 bag of luE - cious apples to ''just throw in in the trade O you know" and those he brought las r Tuesday were extra fine. MT. White is on d of that class of our people (and it is to # bad there isn't more of that sort, who J not propose to make much noise about il n but who manage to do about as much goo y in the world as any the rest of lem. He IT one of the substantial and reliable citizen 'e of this region. and is not only White l H. name, but white in every sense of th ,- word.
 I. The Hartford Races.-Our readers wi of see by the advertisement in another col o umn, that the races for this season at liar 0 sord are to be of more than usual interes l. Forty thousand dollars are to be give d as premiums, and some of the choices l horses in the country will exhibit tho , speed. The Conn. Western road will ru is 8 special train after the close of the rnce V- each day to West Winsted, and on Friday
 Sept. 3rd, through to Millerton and Pougl '' keepsie. All passenger trains will run d 7; rectly to Charter Oak Park, and will leay 'e the park at 3.55 p. m. and at the close ( 'r the races. Tickets 10 Charter Oak Par is and return, including admittance to th |. grounds as follows: Wipsted and We It Winsted, $500, Colebrook, Grants, Norfol :, and West Norfolk, $3.25; East Canaa n and Canaan, $3. 50; Chapinville, Salisbury
 Lakeville, Ore Hill and NIillerton, $3. 75