Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
New Milford-o,i,s an .xc;,sm.,, uss

caused iasG week by the announce ment that Samuel H. Hill was a for ger to the amount of $SJO0. and had left town for parts unknown. About a year since whe, he commenced the fl UT an.: grain business he obtained the endorsement of several parties to his note which was discounted q by the National Bank of this place, aud the note has been renewed a number of times. Some of the endorsrrs Ubou.rhe that he should pay the note instead of making so many renewals, but thls he had not the ability to do. and instead of ac. knowledRiug the fact, he forged the names of certain men as his endorsers at the las, renewal. He was hard working ma. ana generally liked, and was trying to d. quite business with very little capta, The loss IS suppoSed to fall upon the bank -.'.At town meeting holden last Satur. nay. H. W. Booth, w. J. Starr and CHI Noble, wero appointed a con mittee to ac, with the sslectmen in the matter of look ing uR John W. A"dls' defalcatlons. and making settlement for the town with b,s bondsmen, ~ A Sharon Saving Match A few week S s'nce poor tramp cane to our town and took up lodgings in the Furnace. He looked rough and ragged. The first night thrr- some other tramps stole his coat and boots. which left him in very bad predcampnt IS the snow was deep. and the weather cold. He came to the street next day witt. an old pair of artics on and +nquired fo, work. But thanks to somebody, he fell among christians. and before night he was saving wood. He continued to find work until he had enough money to buy pair "f boo:s; he also got coat and new shirt. He gave his name as Grorge Shaver borL in Hillsdale. and to use his own words when he had 'three square meals & day could saw more wood than any other maj. in town" He lately sawed three aud a hal, cords of wood for D .picl Leach h abou, two days. This thing got nuis d about and i"ts began to come th,ck and fast George PennOck has always hern tn 'h~wer of wood ard the drawer of water" and some called him pretty smart. Deacon Gillette. who wanted to See a little sport. thought he would have trial nf spe. ; s0 on Saturday morning people fiocke,t from all parts of the town, ard part ot York state. t0 see the great match between Shaver and Prnnock. By half past niue a hundred and fifty people had congregat+d l at the D acOn's, and soon the strife began. The maich was, half cord apiece of Oak W cd one half cord was rock oak, an, the other white oak SO they drew cuts P, mock taking the rock OAK. At givrl signal they started, Pennock taken tn, lead. Shaver sawed very even, taken on, steady stroke. Soon Ptnnock's wind br gan to fail. PnOls were selling 5 to l or Shaver. After each We're half through Shaver began to gain steadily, and Pennncl WAS getting excited. The boys chprrtd and Prnnock called for half glass |" cider. this of course, the D. D.acnn r, rus, d After saving one hour and twelve minutes Shaver was through, and Pennock had Vt, several large sticks to saw. The hoy cheered again, and Prnnock was so humilia ted he could stand it no longer; he tool ms saw and ran as he never Tan before Some say he is saving would for Dr Knight in Ltk vile now. The Deaco gave Shaver a dollar, and a collection wn taken up, and he was presented with on dollar and thrty-eight cents more. Thu ended very exciting and enjoyable tort ) noon in Sharon. To tell the truth Nil Editor, never saw man SAW as Shave aud his saw sawed at this saving match. TRAPPER More Ashley Falls Machine Poetr My machine Was laid up and tn fought ha
 gon" by,
 But in looking it overI Thought would try As 1 took hold the crank ii started agning. And tt Said ''y"u've forgotten your trien
 Chester Bowen."
 Now then. such neighbors as Chester ar
 hard to be found;
 He is go"d to Saw wood and do chore
 around town;
 In the winter you find him thresbing graf
 in barns,
 And he never makes mischief by teIlin
 long yarns.
 There is Aunt Hannah Gardner who work
 ai Der Trade,
 Her machine g in good order and her worI
 is we'll make.
 We'd be bad off without her, and we giv
 her no rest,
 But keep her sewing on coats. pants o
 v,st.
 And Harry McR .e keeps store in Churcl
 street,
 He is good honest dealer and keeps thing
 quite neat;
 And Arthrr the tinsmith lives north tn l next door,
 In tue house near the church where th
 Strongs lived before.
 My machine Las ground out n ore than expected.
 It has been around town tho some are neg
 lected;
 1 must lay it away for it's getting quite old Aud makes very poor sense, tho som
 truths it has told. z,
 Miscellaneous.
 The details of the capture of NIT. Jnh Rose, Engishman. by the biigand Lont in Sicily. are not reassuring to travellers i that picturesque island. He was kt November 4Ih.aud released November 24,h The first day he had ,o ride six.een hour nn horseback, and inc horse becoming tx hausi-d he was hurried On a-fon. On H. m"ruiug of the 5'h they reached Cav where there Was an abundant supply 0 provisions. aud there they renalned svr