Connecticut western news., 1876-01-28

errors in these accounts will hereafter be consid- cred, unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have beer made, as the regular receipt of tho paper with tho date to which the subscription Is paid plainly printed thereon, is prima facie evidence of it's ceptance as correct. IL. PHASE. Lakeville The Episcopal services be- gun on last Sunday in the hall of the Acad emy building are to be continued. Service every Sunday at 3p. m.
 Ashley F'alls.-Extra copies of TH1 NEWS can be obtained at Taft's store in Ashley Falls. Master Archie Taft, who soon expects to have printing office of his own, is captain of the news department of the store.
 Canaan.-Mr. P. c. Cummings of Ga naan contemplates the erection in the com. ing spring, of a large and commodious building on his lot in the centre of that will lage. It will be built expressly to rent fol business purposes. Serious Runaway.-While Wm. Law. renee was unloading marble at the railway station in East Canaan last Monday, his horses Ca four-horse team) became fright ened at the cars and ran. Going some dis tance they ran into fence, throwing Mir. l.. to the ground, breaking his leg, and lac. erating the limb terribly. The horses, be- coming entangled in the fence, were 1 caught.
 Those Pictures there's Photog- rapher Capron of Millerton. He doesn't scold much about the hard times, but says he has heard of them. He continues to make pictures and is bound to do so if he don't make cent. The really handsome people of this region entirely ignore the scarcity of money and employ h1m to per petuate their beauty. His pictures are very attractive. "Children cry for them"
 Explosion.-A large box of explosives used in blasting, and which was stored oyer the engine room at the works of the Man haitian Mining Co. at Sharon Station, be- came ignited in some way not known, last Sunday noon and exploded, setting the building on fire. Fortunately large num- Der of men were about the works at the time, and succeeded in ext1nguishing the flames before very serious damage was done.
 The Fast Mails.-Arrangeme and connections are such now, that the New York morning papers could be brought in on Conductor Eggleston's forenoon train if the post-of1ce people would send them by the Fast Mail up the Hudson River road to Rondout, when the early train on the Rhinebeck 6 Connecticut road could bring them and connect with MT. Eggleston's train, as it now does, at the State Line sta tion. So desirable an arrangement ought to be inaugurated at once.
 Hilton in Winsted.-Theodore Hilton will deliver his lecture on ''The Problem of Life" at the Opera House in Winsted, Friday evening of next week. An extra train will be run from Millerton to accom- modate those who desire to go from this way, and reserved seat tickets can be ob- tained at the post-of1ce in Norfolk, s. C.. Beckley's in Cenasn, station agents ip Sal isoury and Lakeville, and of Conductor Eggleeeon of Millerton, on and after Mon- day next. We are requested to say that "Mr. Hilton hopes to see all his friends, and particularly anxious to see all his ene- mics (if he has any) at Winsted on the 4th."
 Rstu-n the Reoe!pss.-A young man h1s been in our employ since the 14th in- siaat, making collections for newspaper suDscTi c,iions, and the memoranda of the names is lost. We therefore especially re- quest sll who have paid him since the ebc7e mentioned date Clan. 14th) to return to us the receipts he gave, and we will csedit the amounts they call for and return immediately to those who send them, du- plicsts receipts. Please do this ct once. and have the accounts properly and promptly adjusted. The young man is no longer in our employ, and we have nc tfavefia2 Glelt OF collector, and therefore csIncs recognize anT claims for credit fol such collections after the date of this pa per, viz, Sanuafy SSth, 1876.
 siivs. Vedding.-The twe2ty-dfth an nivefsafy of the marriage of MT. and Mrs Aaron Mallory wss celebrated at their resi- dence in Ore Hill on Wednesday evening Of last weeis. The attendance was large and the presents numerous and rich. The Rev. Mr. Stevens of Lakeyille made the presentation speech: and with season ot feassing, dancing and other festivities the evening passedVerJ pleasantly, ,and the guar ter centennial anniversary Of the wedding o1 the worthy couple duIy observed.
 ANOTHER AoooUET.-Mr EdS3cr:. The friends of Aaron Mallory and wife of Ore Hill met st their residence on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst. The night being da-s end she travelling heavy, the attend ance "!as not as large as it otherwise would have been had the night been fair. Guests cana in from Amenia, N. Y., Millerton, Cornwall, Sharon, Ore Hill, Salisbury Cen. tre and South Egremont, Mass, with thei, | silver gifts, such as spoons, knives and forks, castors and various other articles, to- gether with purse of money amounting in all to about $lOo. The gifts were laid upon the table, and Rev. Stevens of Lake vile, after making some remarks, present ed said offerings to the happy pair. About 80 guests partook of bountiful supper, following which music was discoursed by Brinton's band, consisting ot two violins and clarionet, which all highly enjoyed. while the young folks, as usual, signified their delight by social hop. The thanks