Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01

Warren
 A correspondent who has been passing few weeks in this town, is SO charmed with Its attractions, that he has this to say about it:
 This Is a delightful place in Summer, but bleak, cold one in winter. The town is small, but contains an unusual number of well-to-do farmers in proportion to the number of inhabitants. There are two stores, and two churches, but no hotel, and no place Tn the town where liquor is sold. A hourishing temperance society was or ganizsd here last Spring, and regular meet ings are held semi-monthly. The pastor of the Congregationl church, the Rev. Nr. Colton, is an earnest worker in the tenn perance cause. The Methodists have no pastor at present, and only occasional preaching. We should cay that Warren is noted for it's well improved farms, and al- though much of the land is very rough and stony, yet the industrious farmers have taken great pains to clear off many of their lots, and made enormous stone walls, which look as though they would stand while the world shall endure. .......A cheese factory is situated in the east part of the town, run by George Lyman 6 Son, is an excellent thing for the farmers in that part of the town. Messrs. Lyman have the reputation of honest men, and making the best cheese of any factory in the state. Thry have made between four and hve hun dred this season. Some days they make as many as twelve or thirteen of about forty five pounds weight each.
 Twin Lakes
 Fishing IS quiet on the lakes this week. There is an old fisherman with us at pres ent, from Southern Connecticut, in the em- ploy of several gentlemen from his place, and from what we can learn, is sent up in- to this part of the country to find out the best fishing grounds, as he mas been to nearly all the prominent places, and reports this the best he has found yet. On Friday average from one to three pounds each, and some even more than that......A party of young ladies and gentlemen from Armenia are camping out here this week. They take their tents with them, and are enjoy ing life to the fullest extent......T The China men camping here. visited Lakevile one day last week and played match game of base ball with the Mechanics of the latter place. The result was victory for the home club, the score standing to 10 in fa- yor of the Mechanics... Large parties are visiting the lakes daily at Gardner's and Barnum's, and all report having the jolliest of Sheffield. and party, are expected, and several other prominent gentlemen have signified their intention of putting Tn an appearance soon...... When anyone gets l ''grub struck" they will always find good meals at MT. Dibble's or MT. Merchsnt's.. Mir. Barnum tells me that he had a party living not far from his place last week Thursday, and he says that cake and pud- ding was frst-class, and all say it would have been better if he had had more of it. Thanks to the ladies and gentlemen of that psrty......It is reported that there will be @ grand good time at Barnum's, for one week only, in the month of August. Good mu- ! sic will be on hand...... Who will be the | first one to ride on that new steamer to be put on the lakes another season......The old sailor at Barnum's started on a little fishing voyage, Saturday morning, and caught eight bass, weighing 16 pounds.-All's well that ends we'll. SAND BAG.
 Gt. BarringtOn.-
 The workmen in the Mt. Peter quarry
 found quite curiosity last week, in the shape of 8 hole in smooth rock, about eight inches deep, and seven inches ID di- ameter, shaped like the end of an egg,
 which, undoubtedly, was used by the Aoo- rigines, for pounding their corn. Near by, | in the dirt, was found the pestle, which
 was broken. The rock was covered with
 nearly two feet of dirt which had washed
 down from the hill above. ....W Weir 6 Hatch
 have the job of building the Water-st.
 school house. George Wheeler builds the
 addition and makes the repairs on the Gen.
 ter school house. Wm. Gorham is at work l on the South school house, and the School l hAo a fAv of f0 hQ
 expended in repairs and Improvements. There is a general oveThauling of things in
 the Lester 6 Go. old store. by the assignee. T. B. Strong. 1.-The ladies' chapel walls
 are rising slowly but strong...... Harrington
 will expend nearly $lO,0OO in church and
 school house improvements this year..... Almost a scare was got up by report that
 about forty tramps were encamped in the
 woods west of this village one day last week. Either the authors head was no.
 level or his imagination was equal to a ten
 horse power engine. Perhaps some one
 was looking for their old brindle COW.
 NUF CED. Lakeviile.-
 The Mechanics base ball club play the Chinamen sgain next Saturday, on the grounds of the home club. An interesting game is expected, and our boys are san guine of success......M MT. Potter is glad to know that his efforts to keep 8 good hotel are being appreciated, and the Wononsco House is finding this the most successful year in it's history. A handsome new fence has recently
 been put up in front of the house, and inter nally the painters brush has made vast i'm 1 provement in it's appearance. Every room ln the house is taken, and sometimes he has T found it taxing the capacity of the Wononsco
 to accommodate the transient guests. Rooms
 in the old house adjoining have recently been fitted up, and yet the demand is for more The view of the lake from the piaz8as is charm ing, and that, in connection with the general
 neatness all about and table in keeping with
 the other attractions, it is no wonder that
 Lakeville is getting to be widely known as 6
 summer resort, and the Wononsco is receiving
 it's fall share of patronage. Thursday s excursion from Hartford was one of the largest of the season, and 8 very pleasant affair Il would have been had not rumpus occurred at the hotel, just as the train was about tc
 leave, and for which, of course, no one but the
 parties participating, was responsible MT
 George w. Read, at the Wononsco House, anc
 the party assaulted, gives this version of the 7 affair to 8 News reporter, and we give 1t ln de tail. At dinner, while Mir. Potter, the land lord, was in the carving room, Michael Ryan,
 one of the excursionists, seated at the table annoyed the guests by laughing and carrying on, and making himself generally disagreeable Mr. Read spoke to him and requested that he
 make less confusion, and behave like gentle man, or leave. Having to go back to the cary ing room soon after, one of the guests came te Read and said that Ryan had begun his bat
 actions again, and requested that he be pu
 out. On being again spoken to, Ryan bega1 to swear, and wanted Read to fight him. Mir Potter coming in, he turned on him, and final ly he was put out of the room. As he left thu } house he declared that he would have ven
 geance, and made good many threats, { good many of his friends taking his part
 They went back to the grove, and just before
 the train was about to start, he returned tt L hoknl oil md anfflad bia hill nf