Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

How It Would Seem. Wont somebody please pay up their subscription, and let us see how it will seem? Haven't had such thing done to us ID eYersolong. @-.'l:
 PersonaL-Mr. C.James, A. M, formerly editor of the Millerton IelegTons, dropped in upon us last Tuesday afternoon. Glad to see him. Come again. .n. ...--,,..t
 Fourth O July .-'Rah for Fourth of Independence. Lots of fireworks at Camps Drug Store. Anything from fire cracker as big as a saw log down to tor pedo withla twenty-tWo inch calibre, Go see lem, quick Fish, bang!
 Killed by Foul Air.-Last Mondayifore noon MT. Jobn Jones descended shaft sunk on the Bushnell place near the Chat field ore bed in Ore Hill, and was so over- come by the foul atmosphere at the bottom that he was unable to ascend. A man who was to assist him in the shaft entered it at later period and found MT. Jones cling ing to round of the ladder, but dead. MT. Jones was good citizen, industrious and respected, and his loss will be keenlY felt. - ,.,tf...f g t.-l,t --,.- 5....:f-
 Ashley ls.-Kirtland Parsons, the new harness maker at Ashley Falls. is meeting with very good success at his busi- ness in his new shop which Landlord Fer ris erected for him. His shop IS conyen- | iently located for business and is. very pleasant. He has already some very ele- gant work in his shop, and with steady and close. attention to business, we know no reason why he will not work up quite an extensive patronage. q -f,s~s.a-s .f..'ac
 Polo. Falls Village is to have a genuine novelty in the form of the California Polo Club, who are to give one of their novel and exciting exhibitions at Union Park, on Monday afternoon, June 25. This is the
 first visit of the club through this section of the country, and we hope their success
 will be fully up to the merit of the exhibi.
 tion. In New Yolk, Chicago, Saratoga, Newport and other large cities, their exhi.
 bitions have been attended.by the e16te, and
 always have given unbounded satisfaction.
 Games commence at 3 o'clock in the after
 noon. Admission 50 cents; children 2t
 cents; seats in grand stand free. tr..- 7.r- l F'estiva1-The ladies of the Ladies' Aid l Society will give Strawberry and Ict
 Cream Festival, including strawberry short
 cake, in the basement of the M. B. churct
 in this place on Wednesday evening oI
 next week. To add to the interest of the
 occasion, recitations and dialogues will bt
 given, in which the renowned Luck anG
 Pluck" and ''Aunt Betsey'si Beaux" wll
 figure prominently. On this joyful occe sion the question, ''Who is the handsomes lady!" will be determined by ballot, and tb'
 fortunate recipient of the largest numbe of votes will be presented with an elegan bed spread. A grand good time is in stor for all. Let everybody cone.
 l Hurricane. ne.-AshleY Falls is becoming
 almost as notorious for slmoons, ,hurricane s and blows of the various kinds. as som, : of the volcanic regions of Mexico an' r. South America. Three years ago the pres X ent month, terrific storm of wind bley s down the theL recently erected two-stor # school house, blew it all to pieces and ble1 D at it terribly after it was all in pieces $ Last Thursday afternoon the ataospher !. again became greatly disturbed and bley # with terrible force, accompanied by show p CT of large hail-stones, which broke out o- great many windows, knocked fat tn h standing vegetation, and hammered an r. pounded up everything pretty severely n frightening the people terribly and "raise n cam" generally.
 !, Housaton1c Fast Train.-Y Yesterda d "Wednesday noon the following telegral
 was received.
 BRIDGEPORT, June 2Oth. A- J. L. PEAsE, Canaan:-
 'e Commencing Monday next, June 25, ou ], first passenger train will leave Brideepo ii at lO:lO. A. M., arriving at Canaan
 l2:4O, r. M.. connecting with c. w. R. R 'o and arriving at State Line at l:35, P. M = connecting at Albany at 3:lo, P. M. wlt l. the Chicago Express. Also arriving r. Pittsfield at 2:25. P. M.
 :, . N. M. BROWN, Asst. Supt. " This train, as will be seen, leaves Bridg o port ten minutes earlier than heretofor $ and arrives at this station precisely fit n hour earller, gaining over it's old runpir v time exactly fifty minutes. To gain if
 minutes running seventy-three miles W l' necessitate some pretty tall speed, al U make this indeed fast train. The tin y will be two hours and half from Bridg '' port to Canaan, seventy-three miles, at { 'S average speed of a mile in about two mi E utes, Snclalding seoenteena stotio7as to stop e al Deducting time lost in stopping seYente,
 times, and It would bring the speed of Il
 train when under full headway betwe, Oe uhe stations, at pretty fast express rat :; but they can do It, and with no IT ore dal