Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
His Sign.-Mr. D-ntist Cltmans' sign: Drawing, Music and Dancing.


 Drawing. Music and Dancing.
 The Latest Slang -"He's bit if mor' han he Can oh w." is the latest and most xpressive slang phrase.
 Broke His Wrist Willie, son of Lew, Cady of Falls Village. broke his wris' while paying on Tuesday. Dr. Avrrill se' he broken bones and the patient is quite comfortable.
 Too Lengthy.-The article entitled, "A Scrap of Wurltenburg History" is Yer, good indeed for the class of literature il represents, hut is too lengthy for our col umns, and we feel compelled to decline It
 Air Brakes It is said 1t costs railroad company $500 for each steam air brake at 'ached to the locomotive, and $25O addi- ional for every car besides a royalty foi he use of the patent brake.
 The Late Thaw.-Here it is as told by our poet. taken on the spot"
 Put aside the little cutter,
 
 For the streets are soft as butter,
 And the sl. dding ain't worth darn.
 Sublime, isn't II?
 Price of Tobacco. William Schoverline of New Milford, bought of various psrtie in the Connecticut valley last week. quite a large quantity of tobacco, paying for wrappers IS. 20 and 20 l-2 cents per pound. and tor seconds, from 8 cents to l3 and l5 cents.
 A Coed Beginning MT. z T. Adams of our village as Durham heifer two years old last August, which made in The last week In January. tue first week of her givi, g mllk. twelve pounds of butter. besides supplying the family with milk An selling Lbree Qulrts. Let US ht al from the two year o.d Jersey that beats Gnls.
 Wild Oats.-Mr. Eugene Wickwire, who lives on Noah Rogers farm in Cornwall mas succeeded in decoylnR tive large wild cats inIo some traps he set for the purpose He feels quite encouraged to thInk be may succeed in getting enough ot the war l .ninL's" pelts to make hlm sleigh robe and everybody will joln Ill wishing he may get enough of them to make a robe ] ;arRe enough to spread all over Cornwall We presume che Cornwall people can spare the animals.
 Connecticut's Deepest Ponds.-A par graph apnpars in :he New Haven Journa and Courier of the relative depth of the .ieepes, lakes or ponds in Connecticut. The irt pest are thus stated: Fullpr's pond ir K-nt, l60 feet Job pond in K'llingw0rtl i50 feet 5 4lt0ast.ll. East Haven. 10 feet south Sprc'acI-, Knt. I07 feet C"m- nounc+ pond. Soulh,ngto Y; Mountain pond Canaan Shrpard's pond. New Hartford each 100 feet.
 Further Particulars ID ,vid R .,hburn who was found by tue track walker of th' Housatonic road near the Maltbir Quarry Thursday morniug of last week as stated Iu THE NEWS, came from South Norfolk nd had en visiting his daughter wh' iiv. d not far f. .om where he was found H. lett the house of his daughter the da, nefore Wednesday, and said he might e' to Ellsworth. but might change bis mint .nd not 20 further tran Falls Vlllsgr While at the Falls" be bought at Tuck rr's drug store half ounce of opium, ant he last seen of him was in the edge of ih evening, when he was going up the tracl of the Housatouic Tail road, and the nex morning as has already been stated, w. found lying very near the track at ,h quarry, dead. The opium was about hal gone, and the conclusion is that he took dose of the drug suffic' 'ently large to stupr fy him, and he lay down never to ris again. He was about ffty-two years old
 Sheffield Il .st week was one of con siderable interest in sb. field, as there wa some entertainment for profit or pIeasur -very evening. Wednesday evening th' Dramatic club gave one of their very inter rsting plays in the Hall where large au- dience gave evidence of the interest felt Those who had the pleasure of wltnessin, 1t, said ''Tbe Drunksrd" had never beer netter renderec in this vicinity. Thurs isy evening large party from Sh f1-l. attended the school exhibition at Ashley Falis......R v. Mir Gernond has been hold ing series of religious mex tings during th' past week. which are to be continued through the com'ng week, as there is con siderable interest shown......T The Jubile' Singers arr xpectrd here UD Thursday eve ming, and they will first attend he meeting 4t the NJ. E. Church, and then at eigh o'clock will sing at the Hall, charglug 2i cents admission. We anticipate flns treat......The High School gives an enter tainment at the Hall this week on Satur day evening, admi sion 25 cents. We wist them success, and hope to be there to sre