Connecticut western news., 1877-06-01

ot the board for the election of officers, on
 Saturday. The election was by ballot. and
 Caleb J. Camp of West Winsted was chos-
 en president in place of Senator William
 Il. Barnum; c. T. Hlllyer vice president in
 place of George M. Bartholomew; and
 William l.. Gilbert of Winsted was re-elec-
 ted treasurer. A resolution was passed
 continuing all the other officers in their DO.
 sltlons until otherwise ordered. The new
 organization is generally we'll received by
 those interested in the road, though of
 course there are some who opposed any
 change. There has, however, been
 growing feeling that the principal executive
 officers of the road should be able to give
 their whole time to its management, which,
 of course, Mir Barnum has not been able to
 do. Being president of the Housatonic
 road, and carrying on large private business
 operations, and often necessarily absent
 from the state upon his own business. and
 during portion of the year called upon to
 give attention to public business as United
 States senator, the preferred stockholders
 evidently thought a new administration was
 desirable. Of course the new management
 will meet with many difficulties. It may at
 least be expected, however, that the new | officers will have only the interests of the Connecticut Western road to consider in
 their conduct of it's affairs, and that it's in terests will not be subordinated to those of any corporation or individual. There was some exchange of courteses and ccmpl- ments between the retiring and incoming presidents at the meeting Saturday, MT. Camp complimenting Mir. Barnum, and the latter expressing sympathy for the former, in view of the arduous duties before him. HarJord Courant
 Cornwall. Did you ever know it SO dry at this time of year is what every one says when they meet. The memory of the oldest inhabitant is taxed to it's utmost to remember such drouth, but fails in the land of Canaan we suppose showers abound, but none here, 80 we shall have to go down or up to Canaan to buy corn in the time of famine that is coming. .... Our people are getting ready for their summer boarders, painting, building, etc.......Dr. Sanford's residence begins to look very tas- tY the grounds are laid out in nice shape under the supervision of Henry, and ln- l deed hls success as an amateur farmer has earned for him the soubriquet of "The great American farmer, 1.-The ''tater bug" has put in an appearance so early this hot oil ioip fof ;a of Aho question unless the use of Paris green is re- sorted to, but one of our farmers said that he see in the paper that Paris green was ''pizen" and so he was afraid to use it. If one uses it and his neIghbor does not, it ap- pears to us that the bugs will not be mate-- rally lessened.....A Town meeting was held on Friday last to consider the proprie- tyof laying out little work on road lead ing to Great Hill. Numerous speeches were made against laying out any work for the benefit of people in what was styled by them, as such an ''isolated region." Some of the speakers expressed the idea that the only road needed in town was that which goes past their house. We are now all looking with great interest to the new re- form policy of the, new town officers, but it seems poor way to practice economy to let the roads run down, as the town IS now noted for the roughness of even its main thoroughfares.. The museum has been swept and garnished, and under the accumulation of de6rSs were found some relics which seemed to belong to a pre- cto h,1to yealed the fact that they were nothing but i old pieces of metal, dirt etc.. which were laid down and were covered up by the rap i'd accumulation of dirt, K YZ
 Sheffield. We have not as yet had | sleighing this summer, as it is reported they had in Pittsfield last week, but there have been several severe frosts of late in some parts of the town, and it IS feared the fruit may be blasted in consequence......Ve Very few boarders have as yet made their aI- pearance ;n this village, although many are hoping and expecting there will be enough in number to go ''around." but the times are so hard that many will meet with dis appointment instead of boarders. . The Congregational Sewing Society met on Thursday of last week at MT. Harvey Royce's house, and although the day was dark and rainy there were about forty present. and the weather being too un- pleasant for outdoor enjoyment, the com. pany seemed very happy within doors, as there was room in abundance, and the ta- foh hlo 1noAoS xpifh v,ho just to the taste of every one present, and GU was very refreshing after ride of from five to eight miles ln the chill and damp. Next week on Wednesday they meet at the house of MT. Henry Garfield. Each per son pays ten cents and as much more as agreeable......L Last Sunday p. m. Mrs Geo. Cook on going to the cemetery to visit her husbands and daughters graves, found the choice plants and flowers she had lately set out there, pulled up by the roots and thrown down to die, but she discovered the foul deed in time to replace the plants be- fore they were badly withered. Any one wicked enough to do such a despicable thing as that will not hesitate at anything. To some people ''revenge is sweet" it mat ters not in what form, If they can only have it......Mrs. John Benjamin seems to be improving slowly, and is making ar engagements to start for Washington with her little girl about the 1st of Jane, hoping a change of climate may benefit her...... Mr. John Burtch is better, but is not able to get out yet......George Fitch is very sick but it is thought he may recover......ReY. Norman Kellogg is able to walk as far as the post office, although he is very feeble {