Connecticut western news., 1880-02-25
in the manner provided by the general stat utes.-HarU0rd CourGnt, 18th.

in the manner provided by the general stat utes.-Hart0rd CouTGaat, 18th.
 Several Canaapites were nicely sold last week by wandering Jew, who polished up their wits with a cheap article of furniture varnish, made poorer with turpentine, at $1.50 per pint. His game was to enter a house and exhibit bottle of his superior polish for shining stoves, furniture, etc., at the same time telling how many dollars worth he had sold the next door neighbor who referred me to you, saying she knew you would like to buy some,' etc, As it appeared to be pret- ty good article he disposed of large number of dollars worth, but when it became known that he purchased the gredients-varnish and turpentine-at Fuller & Peet's store, at a total cost of less than dollar gallon, and sold it at $l.50 pint bottle, there was some tall squealing of fraud, etc. To make the popular indignation still more intense Kent officer put in an appearance and arrested the peddler for swindling Kent people with the stuff, and there was rush for the depot be- fore the train came which was to convey him to Kent, and a universal demand for "my money back" but only one man succeeded in getting his money, by threatening to "knock his-head of if he didn't fork over" We have not heard the result of his trial at Kent, but it is said the swindler went north last Saturday, finding 1t convenient to hide him. self in one corner of the passenger car while stopping at the depot in this place. There are some people in this place who don't like to hear anything said about Furniture var nish."
 The iron boom has struck the Housatonic valley in good earnest At West Stockbridge the anthracite furnace, which was put in blast last fall, after several years of idleness, has given new life to the place, so that 8 village which year ago was among the dullest in South Berkshire, is now perhaps, the busiest, Housatonic alone excepted. Throughout the Richmond and State line mining district work is being pushed with great vigor, and no able bodied laborers are without employment. In some of the mines the wages of common la- borers have recently been raised from SLIP to $l. 50 per day.
 The Barnum Richardson company of Salis- bury, Ct., which has practically monopoly of the iron manufacture in this region, is making extensive preparations for largely increasing its productive capacity. The furnace of Van. Deusenville will be put in full blast as soon as the charcoal now being burned can be hauled in the spring, and by the first of June MT. Barnum announces, the company's Berk. shire and Litchfeld county furnaces will be producing one hundred and fifty tons of pig iron per day.
 The probable profits on this enormous pro- duction are significantly hinted at in the good fortune of the Housatonic railroad company, in the matter of it's steel rails. A year ago the company purchased 5000 tons of steel rails, with which to finish relaylng it's track to State line. The price paid was $50 per ton. The same rails would now cost $l0O per ton, so that the company could sell out it's bargain to-day fit chose, and pocket $l5O, ,0O0 on the transaction. But that is not all. The worn out rails will now sell for $50 per ton, just what new steel cost year ago, so that the company will relay it's tracks with steel for the bare cost of the labor.-Courier.