Connecticut western news., 1876-01-14

ceptance as correct. JL. PEAsE. Bargains. ns.-Reed, Beach 6 Co. of Miller ton have something to say about "bar gains" in their new advertisement thi week.
 Mercantile Change.-Mr. A. R. Clar
 has associated with hlm ID business, hi
 brother, MT. George H. Clark, and tn. firm will hereafter be known as Clar
 Brothers. A slight change in their advel
 tisement again this week.
 The Jail Question.-TheWL Lltchfelt
 county representatives will meet again ol
 the 18th inst, to take action on the iai
 question. At recent meeting they au
 thorized an appropriation of $10,0O0 fo the repair and enlargement of the old jail but no contractor will do it fer less thal $18,945. .s-se.- -~,
 Village Improvement Society. Re
 member the meeting at Academy Hall il
 this village next. Saturday evening to or
 ganize village improvement society. B
 on hand at six o'clock, ,and ready to respond
 favorably to all good measures.
 The ladies are especially invited to b.
 present, and a large attendance IS expected Gone south.-Mr. John Wardwell O Lakeville sailed from New York last Mon day for New Orleans. He will spend short time in that city and will afterwart visit the interior of Louisiana, then will gt to Tampa bay. the paradise of Florida Returning, he will visit Cedar Keys ant Jacksonville in Florida, Savannah in Geor gia, and thence north, arriving home abou the first of April 70
 The "Hope" Boys.-Thanks to- friend h Barrlngton for a kindly invitation to at- tend the eighth annual ball of Hope Engine and Hose Company, at the new town hall in that village Wednesday evening. The entertainments given by this most excellen, company of ''boys who run wid der ma chine" are never on the half way plan, and that of Wednesday evening was probably no exception to the rule. -t5 4zizea
 Chicken Thefts.-I seems as if all the chicken thieves in the region about Cha pinville have been tending pretty strictly to business of late, Last Monday night, Mr. Horace Landon lostrtwenty-one out of his flock, and several others report losses of greater or less magnitude; in fact almost every roost in the village has received the special attention of the thieves within a few days past. . ............-:-...,.
 Accidents.-Last Saturday morning, just as Mrs. Milo Richardson, daughter and ser want were starting from their home to the railway station in carriage, the horse be- came frightened and overturned the buggy, pitching all out upon the ground. The car riage was "righted" into position again and once more the buggy started off, and when part way to the station, the under parts of the vehicle, which become disarranged by the first accident, and which had escaped the notice of the driver, came apart and again all were 'slanded" on terra f1rma. Very fortunatelyeand very singularly too, none were injured in these accidents, and the party arrived at the depot in time for !he train. in spite of the detention by the two hazardous adventures.
 Ashley Falls.--Five or six lots were sold n the new cemetery in Ashley Falls last week......Mr. Wm. Abbott, the popular miller, has bought the Gaylord Davis place, a half mile below the centre of the village i; or perhaps to speak more accurately, the place has been set off on execution to him. ......The annual meeting of the Horse As sociation was held at the hotel last Satur- day evening.-Bu here comes a notice which reads as follows;
 The ladies of the M. E. society of Ashley Falls will give an oyster supper on Thurs day evening, January 2Oth, at the residence of John W. Pulver, to which the public are respectfully invited. Terms of admission, l5 cents; supper 75 cents each, or $1. .25 per couple, the proceeds to be applied to the minister's salary. Per order of
 COMMITTEE.
 Stove Pipe Down.-You needn't say anything to Lawyer Roraback of Canaan about it, but when we stepped to his door the other day he looked as savage as gull lotine. His face and hands were blacked with soot, and his pants besmeared with ashes: His brows were knit into huge ridges, and with lips compressed until they sank into each other out of sight, his gen eral appearance indicated ss6usiness" in the strongest sense of the word.
 The trouble was, his pipe had tumbled down (his stove-pipe we mean, ) and as the door opened to admit us, he shot a glance at us and-it was enough: Such sooth- ing glance it was too, and made us feel as if we had entered into business engage ment with streak O lightning, and the fluid had gone on an excursion down through us to ascertain if our collaterals were all right. We didn't ask him to pay his subscription to THE NEWS; we thought about it, but concluded to whistle Old Lang Syne and look at the picture of the steam ship on the wall few minutes first. We haven't asked him yet, and when we be- came interested with affairs on the street after looking at the picture, and turned to go out to see about them, Sam was propping up with the broom the section which was to enter the chimney, while Roraback and the other fellow were the lower joints and sections, and all were advancing to the stove and chimney together, designing to put the whole pipe into position as one piece, col