Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

Those Strawberries. MT. Editor :-Oniy one strawberry which MT. Cogswell brought into your sanctum! You say this berry measured four and three-quarters inches In hcircumference, while mine measured five and one-half inches--a dish. full at that. I send you sample of my, second picking, a1dlif Canaan can beat, that, let them !strot lem out" Now Mr. Editor, we viii give Canaan fair chance to nurse their plants for another year. for Lakeville cannot be beaten on Strawberries. Our village gar dener, MT. Camp, picks two bushels day. Where is Canaan Truly Yours,
 " " s@ %E J.M. CoRNr11 4
 IIakeville, June p.
 Now then. Friend Cogswell if you can come to the rescue of Canaan on this straw berry contest, just walk right fup to. the mark and help us. MT. Cornell sent us a box of his berries, and they were so large we didn't measure them. for fear the fig ures would be larger than we would want to put by the side of Lakeyllle strawber- ries. t..,a ,t....,.tf- .gr ...,..s+ s ..,.,
 Falls Village. 70. K. Hunt Esq, man ager of the Western Union telegraph office in West Winsted was in town over Sunday. ......Miss s. l.. Perry, manager of the tele- graph office in this place is off on her annu- al summer vacation, and Miss Carrie Hunt is in charge of the office during her ab- sence.."..A party of ofsurveyors are at work on the canal, and their object seems to be matter of considerable surmising.. .... Chas. Barnum Esq, of Lime Rock has moved in- | to his new residence. ....Sid. Reed has just received another invoice of those Ames- bury carriages......A. Chapman and SOD are out with bran new meat wagon......Rev. Mir. Moore has accepted call from the Congregational societies of this place. and South Canaan ...... s'Tucker's Cornet Band" gave an open air concert from the balcony of Mrs. F. M. Olin's store week ago last Saturday night. Considering the time that they have been organized, they are entitled to much credit for their good playing. The trotting stallion 'Conrad" owned by the late George H. Peck, died very sudden ly on the Lime Rock track few days since while he was being exercised. X
 Sheffield. Summer boarders have com. menced making an appearance Tn these parts, and quite conspicuous among them are anumber of new grandchildren, making a first visit to their happy grand parents. B. N. Burtch, H. Dntcher, Dea. Hoadley, are well pleased to be noticed in that way. For the last two or three days. there have been two men and dog wandering around the village, who, by their movements, have created suspicious as to their designs. The men were respectfully dressed m light clothes and had not very large, spotted coach dog with them. and last night, (Monday) they were watched until nearly midnight, and were seen to stop often and whisper as quietly az possi, ble, seeming to be waiting for chance to do something secretly, but we have heard of nothing having been stolen. and it maybe they are innocent of any intention of being dishonest. The men are around this morn ing without the dog, and are attracting con- siderable notice...... The floral festival held in the Methodist church last Sunday even- ing called together great crowd, and the church was flied to ove1fiowing. It is said to have been the most beautiful exhibition of the kind ever had in this town, and the instigators are deserving of much credit .... Gen. Barnard. and family, are expected here before many days to occupy theirbeau. tiful summer residence during the warm weather, Every thing is looking heauti- fully about the place. and all is in order, awaiting their arrival. .... Parties have com menced making their visits to Bash Bish, High Peak, Sage's Ravine, the Twin Lakes etc. td1't#a@af. Sf9 & G.
 Cornwall Brdge.-The furnace at 'sThe Bridge" which has been idle two full years, or at least will be two years on July lst, since it stopped, has once again began to make iron. Fires were built for the first tune in these two years, last Saturday eyen- ing. This evidence of returning prosperi
 ty cannot be otherwise than especially gratifying to the poor furnacemen, who for the two years past have been turned out to graze in other fields. Not only do the fur nacemen, who are once more called togeth- CT to their sturdy, but well paid employ ment, but all others in the village, for the furnace in blast means an increase of busi- ness of all kinds. It cannot have been otherwise than long and dreary two years that are ended, but the better times the re- newed labors at the furnace will bring, will be more appreciated for this dearth. Prob ably no person, company or corporation has better withstood the strain upon their business during these depressed times, than MT. D. W.iManvel, the miller of Cornwall Bridge. Not only has he held h!s own in his mill business, but has so increased that It has been necessary to enlarge his mills, adding an ell, as well as repairing and great ly improving the main part. MT. M. en- ploys a competent miller to assist him, and part of the time has two men. ,..
 Samples From Waterbury Dear Ed itor:-ln looking over the NEWS. my eye fell upon the Cogswell strawberry. Well, it was big one, but 1 have the same yarle- ty, say some 2U plants. and a splendid Va rlety, large and good favored, and if my minister had not lived so near, and I had not picked them so soon, could have sent you sample that would have beaten Friend Cogswell, and given the Lakeville man 8 hard pull on the horne stretch. l think hear you say, ''well, what of ?" We'll, being Salisbury man originally, and my wife Salisbury woman. l shall take the liberty to send you few samples of my varieties that l am cultiYating in our gar.