Connecticut western news., 1876-12-15

ssYou cant hold an audience as long as an hour and half or an hour and seventyfiye cents." (S-D
 Gone to Prison.-The burglars who broke into the office of the Union Manu- featuring Co. of Wolcottville, stole some cloth and ran eff with 1t on 8 hand car, which they also stole from the Naugatuck Rail road Company and were run down by . locomotive of that road and captured as detailed in an item in THE NEWS two or three weeks since, were tried in Litchdeld last week, and sentenced to four years in the state prison.
 Accident in Harrington. .-Mrs. Fuller, daughter of MT. SeelY, of Honsatonic, while riding in, a carriage above Vanduesen- vile, last Thursday, was seriously injured by being thrown from the carriage by the horse suddenly turning around, being frightened by whirlwind tossing leaves in front of him. The hand car men on railroad were near by, and got team and sent Mrs. Fuller home, she being insensible, and has since remained in that condition. The physicians think her skull is cracked nearly from ear to ear, but the length of time she lives gives hopes for her recovery. z.
 Silk Swindler. The simple folks of Cornwall Hollow have lately been victim iZed by swindler selling twist or sewing silk which be said was manufactured by Cheeney. The spools were labeled ''Victo ria machine twist, warranted 100 yards" A box containing 12 spools for $l.25 or two boxes for $2.0O, On being measured the spools were fonnd to contain about forty two yards, just enough to cover the wood nicely the silk not the best at that. If it is not too late, it will be well to caution .he readers of THE NEWS in this county not to buy of such tramps. The scamp boasted of having sold five boxes to lady in Goshen, ''1t was so much cheaper than to pay IS cents for regular spool of 100 yards at the store. VIoT1M.
 Ashley Falls.-Mr. Blacksmith Dun bar is building himself good two-story house on the west side of North Church street. The old house which Mr. LeRoy is moving from Liberia near Clayton, to position near the Odd Fellows place in Ashley Falls, was still on the road, sn trGnsitu. the other day, when we were in that village. Exactly what MT. Leroy will do with this venerable structure we are not informed. but that he has ' designs upon it," there is no question. Anyway Mott Ffasier (siur, seur. suer, zure, zier, zeur-if any of these don't spell the western end of Mott's name correctly, we generously permit the reader to choose any other way he has mind to)-Mott says: "Things have come to pretty pass. Tear down Liberia to build up Ashley Falls. sad It is If this mansion is not a thousand years old, it has seen several years toward 8 thousand.
 Holiday Gifts.-Messrs T. Steele & Son have issued an elegant catalogue of their stock, carefully classified according to price, the classes ranged from fifty cents to one thousand dollars, and lncludingiart cles useful and practical as we'll as those ornamental and artistic, Their collection of bronzes will gratify the most cultivated tastes, and they have several new and unique designs of clocks ornamented with bronze, gilt and silver figures, etc. The catalogue is from the press of the Case, Lockwood Co.,, and is a model of typo- graphical neatness.
 Messrs. Steele & Son have on exhibition in their show window collection of fac smiles of all the diamonds which have been celebrated Tn history. These representations are perfect as to form, size and color. 4nhis collection includes the Grand Mogul, Orloff Polor Star, Sancy and Shah, of Russia The Star of the South and Blue Diamond of Holland. The Nassac and Koh-i-noo (oefore and after cutting) of England. Int Pigott and Pacha, of Egypt. The Floren tine of Austria and the Regent of France This unique exhibition will we'll repay ar inspection. Hartford Paper.
 | Can aan, n otNorth Canaan. There seemi to be more or less confusion in the minG of people about the proper address for let ters coming to this postof1ce some writ ing the address Canaan, and others North Canaan. We are authoritatively informed that the address should be simply Canaan, Conn, and on examination of our official United States Postal Guide, we fail to find any such postof1ce in the whole country as North Canaan, the name of the office here being recorded Canaan, Litchfeld O.. Conn. The name of the town, and which embraces not only this village, but the village and postoffices of East Canaan and Canaan Valley. is North Canaan. and here is just as much propriety in directing let ters to North Canaan, when the writers desire they should reach the offices in East Canaan or Canaan Valley, as to direct them thus to the town, designing them tc reach this office. We are informed by Depot Agent Reed, that people ordering freight shipped to this station are liable tc considerable annoyance by giving direc. tions to have it marked North Canaar, and the address is abridged by making it N. Canaan, when it will almost invariably go to Neao Canaan, in the southern part of the State. The name of this postoff1ce and station is Canaan, Conn.,, and not at all North Canaan.
 Machine Poetry. Ashley Falls.-
 In the south end of Berkshire there is a small vile,
 Standing upon the plain above the grist mill
 There is church, three stores and stove and tin shop,
 And place in the centre where they keep ginger pop.