Connecticut western news., 1876-07-14

was till we called his attention to the fact l that he was in the immediate presence of the devil (printer's deviD. He may recog- nize such place as home one of these days, | and we advise him to buy his linen coat and fan, and have in readiness for immediate use.
 The Poughkeepsie Bridge.-The Po'- keepsie Farmer says, ''It is with pleasure that we are now able to state that there is no longer any doubt of the speedy con- mencement of the structure which is to span the Hudson at this point. As we stated last week, the contract was signed on the first day of July, the only contin- gencY being the raising of $23, ,ooo in addi- ton to what had been subscribed at that time. The greater portion of the amount has been obtained, the remainder assured, and the American Bridge Company have accepted the guarantee as satisfactory. During the present week the contractors will advertise for proposals to furnish tim Der and stone and it is safe to assert that work on the piers and cassions will be com menced during the month of August" Kind Words.-We have sold large number of extra copies Of THE NEWS of last week, containing our report of the celebra- pleasant words of commendation of the re- port of the Sheffield celebration, which go, of course, to the credit of our reporter at the Sheffield Centennial. One says: ''Your account of our celebration is the best have seen." Another from Sheffield says: The account of our Centennial in your paper is altogether the best one published. {. Still another:
 Everybody here says the account of our
 celebration in your paper is much the best
 of any.
 These kindly spoken words always tend
 to encourage to still greater effort, and our
 friends have our thanks for thus pleasant
 ly acknowledging the merit of our worthy
 reporter.
 r. Get Banner.-Amongst the various or
 ganizations in the procession as it came
 from LakeVille on the day of our celebra-
 tion, we failed to observe in our report the
 presence of our Lakeville temperance soci-
 ety known as the Northwestern Lodge, No.
 17s, I. 0. of c. T., fifty members of
 which were present, the four-horse load of
 ladies and about twenty-five footmen being
 of this organization. The society carried } for it's banner the American flag. Get you , banner which will bear the name of youl } Lodge, boys, and next time we'll not fai to recognize you as an organization distinct
 from the large number of others who were
 also in the procession, but members of nc
 particular society. The oversight was oul fault, the result of our carelessness. bu with your new banner to help us, we shal f not make the omission again. The Miller ton Lodge arrived and took part in our eel
 ebration, but not in time to join in the pro-
 cession.
 Lakeville F'1ags.-The boys in thu knife factory in Lakeville raised large ant beautiful flag on their factory last week On the summit of the pole, which ascend from the bell tower, is knife five fee
 long, and which is very skilfully wrought
 And in doing this patriotic act they did { very good thing indeed: Don't you thinl SO ?......And there is Winckworth too. H' was the moving spirit in elevating the trin
 pole of seventy-fve feet height, and unfold ing to the breeze flag 18x12 feet in size When you look upon that flag, think O the father of your country, and Winck'
 delicious ice cream and other sweet things We observed also a fine flag floating iron prominent position on Governor Holley' railroad bridge, another on Cornell Hoyt's stove store, the shaft for which sup ! ported at it's summit miniature stove als' at Harness Maker Miller's store. Ther
 may have been others, but we didn't chance , to ''drop our eye" on them when there th
 other day.
 The Union Hill Flag.-ED1ToR NEWs.- F Dear SSr:: AS one of the returned emi ! grants who was so fortunate as to be abl to accept the invitation of your Centennia
 Commission to join the inhabitants of hl
 native town in the deeply interesting ant most enjoyable ceremonies of the lat P grand Centennial day, permit me througl
 your columns to tender my modicum O
 thanks to the patriotic gentleman, MT. Sila Wells, who prepared and placed the nobl ' flag staff on Union Hill. and also to tn ] patriotic ladies who made the splendid fla, and streamer which floated so proudly iron it's top on that suspicious day. It was good deed to do, and we are all indebted t D MT. Wells fol it's accomplishment. Som
 may object that the town farm isnct yer a appropriate place to display so conspicu e ously the banner of freedom but let it b
 remembered that it is the boast and the gle
 ry of our free institutions that the mos :, poverty stricken man who lives under them ., if he possesses the genius and ability if - is honest, capable and faithful to the con f stitution, may aspire to the highest positio in the power of men to bestow. H. 2 Lakeville, July 9th, 1876.
 a Struck By Lightning. - Last Monda a afternoon during the heavy shower an a when the atmosphere was full of electric e ty dodging about with almost alarming fri It quencey, bolt entered the room in MI r. Samuel Elliott's house in. this village, n which Mrs. Elliott and little boy were sl ting, stunning Mrs. E. considerably ba
 not seriously iniuring her. The bolt el Y tered the room through the ceiling, knock ts ing off piece of plaster and cracking tt n walls somewhat. The gilt frame on pic of ture near the spot where the fluid entered ,e was blackened and spoiled, but nothin l. else in the room received any serious int v. ". It was discovered the next mornir