Connecticut western news., 1876-11-24

5. Silvernail, Elkhart. Ind. 490
 IAnd a large number of others. whose names will be added ss soon as we have time to look up their accounts.l
 Where, Oh 7-Where is our West Corn wall correspondent Wont somebody ''go for him" in our behalfs
 Personal.-Mr. Henry s. Rood, of Ben- ton, N r., has been spending some time with friends here in his native town.
 One Day Earlier.-Wont correspond ents please write us one day earlier next week, as we shall, on account of Thanks- giving, print day earlier.
 Jim's Snake story.-Mile Jim. alias Frtnch Jim, says he ktlled in Bushnell's woods. in Salisbury, last Tuesday. black snake which he guesses would measure ven feet.
 Telegraphio. is said the telegraph nfice in Mill River, which has been closed for some time past, is again to be opened for business. With the wires all up and everything in readiness, it would seem as if lucy ought to be in use.
 Out it Out -Mr s. c. Bvcbley. the mer- chant whose light shines on the hill, and IS never hid under bushel, has wrought change in his advertisement this week. Just cut it out and paste 1t in the top of your hat, it is good for the head ache.
 New Writing Mastsr.-General S,dg- wick of Sharon said to us the other day. that he contemplated taking school to teach writing. Nearly everybody has seen md prayed over the Generals chirography, and of course fully understand the remark.
 Coxrected.-ln our item last week al- Iuding to the visit Co friends in Salisbury Of Henry Jewell, son of Ezra Jewell, we should have said the father. Ezra, was for ,nerly lawyer and practised for a time in Salisbury, instead of being minister. Our reporter misunderstood his informant. Beeeher in winsted The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is engaged to deliver lec- lure in Music Hall, ID Winsted. Wednesday rvenipg, Dec. goth. Woulcn't it pay to run an extra train over this way If the cost of round trip tickets, and tue price of admission are not too high, the train would probably be we'll patronized.
 Just a Word-We don't want to say much about it. and what we do say we mean to say softly, but wouldn't it be q
 first class Centennia idea to bear us in nlnd slightly concerning what is due u, for subscription. We need money very much for current expenses. Wont you help us just q littIe? We are aware times are hard, and if you can't pay all. pay part Divide with us.
 Naugatuck Railroad The Naugatuct railroad company have reelected their olt noard of directors and officers. Tue gros recelpts for the year ending Septembe 30th. were $5Ol GOA S6; total expenses
 $276. BOA sl; after deducting taxes, coupol
 interest, and the depreciation on Water
 town ana Waterbury railroad bonds. ther
 remains net of $l9s. .49l.26 Take iron !
 the July dividend of $94 57O. and there re
 mains balance of $9 626 26. which add+, to the previous profit and loss balance 0 S265 s86 l6 makes total surplus of $275, 5l242.
 His New Advertisement ther : is Mir M. Knickerbocker, the Canaan lum ,,.r man uhosa narna ;o of oorran O I;tti , long, but he proposes to have ,lks See , at least twelve months longer, for he ba
 engaged full quarter of column in TH
 NEWS for one year. Rad what he has say Anything in the line of horse fee from a peck of oats to six inch spikes, an
 lumber, timber, brick, iron, tools etc. in an
 quantity, and of grindstones there is n ;. nd (for they are all rouud). and anybod
 who can sec hole'in grindstone, under Il stands all about it.
 Bad Print.-On account of an impo
 tant spring becoming misplacrd in or r newspaper press last week, and which " failed to discover for some time. quite large number of copies of THE NEWS weI . printed before the trouble was found an t remrdied. and we were thus compelled | send to 6 few of our subscribers som D pretty poorly printed sheets. We had at , ticipated more or less trouble with or presses before we got every screw and e, j. cry bolt ex4ctly right. and every part | . work in harmony with all the others, bl IF we hope and think we now have 1t 80 W y shall not experience much more difficulty
 Distinguished Arrival A ven+rab
 clericsl gentleman (colored). is on visit s this town. He is making his home at tt a present tune with Mir Druggist Humphre of this village. He has already given q . erai dscoursts since his arrival, and th0' who have heGrd him pronounce him "A vel It impressive divine. His argums suls are LII T. answerahle, and he possesses the rare al
 very remarkable faculty of convincing b Il hearers, without reasonable doubt. th n every word be says is absolutely and u
 qualihedly true. Exactly when he Vi U aga n preach we have not learned, bl 70 those interested can probably ascertain vel
 soon. by inquiring at the drug store. D.