Connecticut western news., 1876-07-21


 week as usual. but we can't find any fault with our friends. Who CAN work such in- tensely hot weather as VIC have had for some time past. They will return to us before long, and our columns will again sparkle with the gems from their brilliant pens.
 Where Is He.-The postmaster at Elk hart, Indiana, informs us s. Silvernail has left that city, and does not take THE NEWS from that office any longer. As he is in ar- rears to the amount of $4 20, and has not informed us of his change of address, but simply left the place, permitting us to con tinue sending THE NEWS till informed by the postmaster he is gone, and thus compel ling us to find him if we can, we add his name to the list of that class of people, to see if in that way we can ascertain his whereabouts. His name will be found Tn its place.
 No More Fast Mai1s.-Postmaste Gen. ersl Tyner received last Saturday letters from MT. Vanderbilt and Col. Thomas A. Scott, notifying the department that on and after next Saturday the fast mails run ming over their roads will be discontinued. Vanderbilt says that when he began run ming the fast mail train, he assumed that Congress would pay for this service. h. stead of doing this however, it cut down all pay for the transportation of all mails, compelling the roads to do service at an ac- tual loss, therefore the fast mail trains will be discontinued on the Hudson River, New York Central, Lake Shore & Michigan Scott says that after next Saturday he will detach the postal cars from the limited mail trains.
 Ashley Falls.-Merchant R. c. Taft of Ashley Falls is building an ell to the south side of the Thurston store building in that village. Boss Carpenter Bulman, who is experimenting the work, says he is fixing it up for parsonage, but when we observed that twinkle in his eye as he spoke, we re- ceived his information with grain of al- lowance. Anyway, whether the minister finds an abode there or not, it will make a good tenement for somebody, and the change for that purpose will be good one. ....The quarry in the School House woods is being developed, and gives promise now of large amount of the finest and most valuable marble. A slde track is being constructed from the Housatonic railroad near the depot, and preparations for large business there are being made ;-but we must visit the works professionally in { week or two, when we will give the fact! in the case as they exist.
 Just Word Here.-Last week we sen out oyer two hundred and fifty notices tC those in arrears for their paper, and up tt this writing Wednesday, have received but seoen responses! What does this sig nifty? Does it mean the people are toC poor to pay the small amounts due us? II a few instances perhaps to make such small payment may require something O an effort, but in the vast majority of cases the reason they do not pay is carelessness @ chronic habit of ''letting it go till som other time." These few who have prompt ly responded to our pleasant request t ''even up" have our gratitude most surely It is such as these we have tucked away Il one corner of our heart among our choices jewels. Won't the two hundred and fort, others, who have received these missives kindly think of us just once m0re. w must have our pay, and we want to get without being compelled to resort to UT pleasant methods.
 Governor Jewell's Welcome. The oYt tion given to Governer Jewell, on his arr
 val at his home in Hartford last Monday, a
 we'll as at New Haven and other places o his route through the state, was one worth
 of the man. At New Haven he was wei
 comed to the state by Mayor Lewis of ths
 city, after which he was invited to a cola
 ton. The train containing the Governc and party arrived in Hartford in the even ing, and was greeted with display of fire works, and an Iassemblage of the militar and other organizations, and citizens, sue as is not often seen there. The whol people, as it were, irrespective of part . lines, convened and extended to him we come that could not well be more cordia
 It is refreshing to witness such recogni
 ton of an honest and efficient official lift
 such as Governor Jewell has given to tl country, and hls native state is proud (
 him.
 l The Centennial F'und.-There appear to be about one hundred and twenty.fv 3 dollars in the hands of the treasurer of tf 2 Centennial Executive Committee, which, B will be seen by the following vote passe
 at the last Saturdays meeting of this con mittee, is to be disposed of as the subscr bers to the fund shall direct. The follow D ing is the vote:
 VoTED-That the secretary be and
 hereby directed to notify each subscriber the centennial celebration fund, to be pre- t ent ID person or by proxy Gin writing) at e meeting of the Executive Committee 10
 held at Academy Hall on Saturday, Il r 22nd day of July, at 2.30 o'clock p. m. !, n see what disposition they will make of Il o unexpended balance of money on ham il said notice to be given by publication in Il
 CONN. WESTERN NEWS.
 J. L. PEAsE, Secretary. n It is suggested, and it Is most excelle l. suggestion too, that the amount be place d at interest, to be used, when enough mo 2 is raised to put with it, to buy soldier l. monument. Let this be "nest egg" for it monument, and so let it be fixed that it c, d neuer De used for any other purpose. 'e Twin Lakes.-Campipg parties arc ge Al A. ting to be as plenty as green blackberrie ls Tuesday New York party of four to' 'o squatter possession of Rogers Island U to be called since ''the mansion" is to