Connecticut western news., 1876-12-15

Slr. Ssapleton leaves two children, having lost his wife last spring. James Martin also met with an accident on Mon- day last. He was shafting in the, same ore bed for the Davis Digging Company, and while the men were lowering him down to his work with the bucket which is used in the shaft, something about the windlass or crank broke, and precipitated MT. Martin l down to the bottom of the shaft, a fall of ] some twenty feet, where he struck in some three feet of water and I am informed that at the time there was quite a stream of water running into the shaft. MT. Mrrtin came out without any serious in- jury, but he does not care to repeat the experience.....A change in one of the markets of this place has lately been made. MT. Albert Cook has associated himself with L. s. Judd in the butchering business, and doubtless they will keep good mar ket, and one that will please their many patrons......James Stuart, wagon maker, on Water street, says if any person wishes to buy good cutter to call and see him. ......Merchant Roberts has just returned from New York with good stock of goods. M.
 Beecher in Winsted. ed.-Arrangements are now completed for the lecture in Win. sted on Wednesday evening of next week, by the Key. Henry Ward Beecher. Extra trains will be run on the Naugatuck aud Conn. Western roads, returning on the Western road to Millerton, after the lecture The fare will be reduced to half the regu- lar price, and the tickets of admission are placed at very reasonable figure, viz: a reserved seat in the parquette fifty cents. and reserved seat in the balcony, seyen- five cents All these seats will be good ones. It is not necessary for us to say 8 word about this new lecture of MT. Beech CTS, the subject of which is s'Hard Times' The world probably does not possess an other speaker of so much power as theRev, Henry Ward Beecher, and those who heard hlm year or two since, will recall | to mind their expression which found vent in spite of tpem selves, that he is truly and indeed wonderful man. It is said that this lecture of next Wednesday, will proba- bly, be the last Mir. Beecher will ever de- liver in this region, and the extra train that will go from Mlllerton, will unquestionably go loaded full. The sale of seats will be- gin nex: Saturday, and can be obtained at the various places as follows at the Post Office in this village Post Office in Sails bury at the Bank in Lakevllle; Post Office Tn Millerton of Cowles & Eldridge in Norfolk at Hough's in Collinsville, and McNiels in Wolcottyille. We have not learned the exact time the train will run, but it probably will leave Canaan soon af- ter o'clock in the evening.
 Uett over from last week.)
 Lakevile.-The small lake, or at least the sheet of water known around here as the "Little" pond, has frozen over, and the boys are improving their time in skating. The Wononscopomec has not frozen over yet It generally freezes about the time the North River freezes at Hudson...... Thanksgiving passed off very quietly here
 The Holly Man'f'g Co. presented the mar ried men of their shop with turkey the day previous to thanksgiving. This has been the custom of that company for sev- eral years, and it is good one indeed. It was very cold day, and guess as gen - eral thing people staid at home and ate their turkey, chicken pie, etc.......It has been reported that there is going to be a Christmas tree in the church at Salisbury, for the Sabbath school at Salisbury
 How true this is will not attempt to say. ...... Miller, at 444 Centennial avenue, says if any one wants to make Christmas pres ent of a nlce trunk, harness, lap robe or travelling bag, to give him call and he will make them happy. That is good Idea. l would like some one to give me a nice harness And by the way, have you seen that gold plated harness he has just made. If not stop in and look at it, and see if he is not good workman. Our ! neighbors at Ore Hill gay that these thiev- ish fellows who are around visiting hen roots, etc., have been over that way and :, taken turkies, sheep, etc. Isn't there any } that can catch some of these } scamps, and punish them, and thereby make it safe for man to keep 8 few : chickens or turkies......The village i'm provement society have placed some ashes upon the sidewalk from the bank to the depot, and it is now a very good walk, and will prove so in muddy time. Wouldn't it be a good idea for this society to place on the telegraph pole at the west end of the platform at this depot a lantern, thereby making it safe for strangers walking along there. The railroad company are poor, and can't do it. and this village improvement society are rich, and why not expend q few shillings in this way? H.
 Crowded out last week.)
 Sheffield. d.-Thanksgiving has come and gone. and still with winter fairly upon us, we have had no rains heavy enough to af- feet the streams The prospect is very hard winter for us all. The schools have this week commenced the winter term ; the Center district school numbered sixty scholars the first day, and there are several more yet to come, and it is feared more than there will be desks and seats to ac- commodate......O day last week while Ed Moore and his wife-colored-were ab- sent from home, their children knowing there was loaded gun up stairs. and think i ing they might find use for it, went up and got it, and while trying to get it out from where it lad, the hammer caught something and went off, going through the arm of one and the heart of another of his broth. l +rS killinp fhp lattar 1nstanflv of oonrso