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SALISBURY, CONN. Friday Morning?, April 19, 1872. .akevllleaa it was Sixty Years Mince. There are but few resident of this Tillage, or of the town even, who will recollect the appearance of the place as it was some sixty or more years since, and few, perhaps, who will care to see any attempt at a description of it In your paper Mr. Editor, and you are at perfect liberty to mako such disposition of this manuscript as you shall deem best, to the flames, the wast basket, or the columns of your iour nal. To begin then at the north end of Lake-1 Till School District My first recollections of the place but recently occupied by Mr. J. Jones, were of an old, unpainted house, one and a half stories in height ; the end facing the highway, and having a low stoop or piazza in front, owned and occu pied by a Mr. Jjord, connected by marriage, if I mistake not, with the famed lexicog rapher, Noah Webster. Subsequently, Mr. Levi Barnum, a worthy man and an honest shoemaker, built the house now standing there, since theu owned and occu pied by E. Buel, J. Wardwell, Heurv Sage j and others. The next south was a large, I square red dwelling house known as the Davis place, loug a, public bullae of good repute. The present building was erected by- one of the family, and since purchased by Mr. E. Foster, and now owned by Mrs. J. & Perkins. On the next south, now owned by O. C. Dodge was an unpainted house owned by a Mr. Holmes; subsequently by Dr. J. R. Dodge, the father of the present occupant ; a phy sician of extensive practice. His office stood for some years on the opposite side of the highway, and now forms a part of this wing of the present dwelling. Drs. Benajah and Luther Ticknor were two of a large number of his students. On the west side of the highway from his office, to I be stream issuing from the lake there was uo dwelling or building of any kind, except a barn standing a few rods south of Seth Walton's house. Passing down to the foot of the hill, there stood a long, low, red building, the end toward the highway, occupied by Gen. E. Sterling, as a resi dence. His law office stood north-east of the house, fronting the street leading to the more compact part of the village. Gen. sterling aiierwaras Duut tne House now owned by Mr. Bostwick, and moved his office to a point near the large elm in Mr. T" rri i m - as vara, ine law omce now torms a part of the dwelling opposite the hotel. After his removal to his new house, the old red building was occupied for some years by his son, W. C. Sterling, the west end of it as a dwelling, and the other as a store. Gen. Sterling was Judge of Probate for the district of Sharon, also State's At torney for Litchfield County, and Senator of the 17th District two sessions. He died in 1836. Mr. Bostwick purchased the Ster ling property in 1847, and more recently erected the double tenant house in its place. The next house of that period is the old house now owned by Miss Bradley; the only bouse in the village that has not been built or essentially remodeled within the limits of the writer's memory. This house was occupied by the widow of Joseph Can field, Esq., a lawyer, and the father of the late Lee Canfield, of Falls Village. The next was the Col Porter bouse, at that pe riod unpainted. CoL P. was a physician of some celebrity, long engaged also in pub lic business, and I think was for some years Judge of Probate for the Sharon dis trict, consisting of the towns of Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. He died at the ad vanced asp of 94, in 1825, Gsn. Peter B, Porter, a soldier of the war of 1812, and secretary of war under J. U. Adams, was one of his sons, and the mother of ex -Gov. Holley, one of his daughters. The next is the hotel, then a square-roof ed house with a one story kitchen part in the rear, and a wing on the north-east end which was used as a store by Henry Fitch and Moore Chittenden. A part of the cellar of the main house, (now the bar room,) was occupied by them to store their molasses and other liquid groceries. The hotel was owned and occupied by Peter Farnan. Mr. F. was a man of sterling In tegrity, and if I mistake not, was the first post master in the town. The mails in those days passed through the town but twice a week, passing north to Bennington, Vt. early in the week and returning toward the close of the week to Fairfield, or one of the towns on the shore of Long Island sound. Mr. Farnan built in 1814 or 1815, the house recently owned by Grant & Sweet, moving the Btore part of the hotel to form the wing of the houBe. He died in 1816. he next building south was the store occupied by Luther Holley and his son. John M. Holley, standing about where the sheds of Mrs. Holley now are. Just south, west of the store stood an old house with a long flight of stairs leading to the first floor, owing I suppose to the rise of the ground. This was occupied when I first knew it by Dr. Dodge, prior to his removal to the hill. J. M. Holley leveled off the ground and built the house now standing on that site about 1808 or 1809, Mr. Holley was a suc cessful merchant and manufacturer of iron and for many years associated with Mr. . C. Coifing in both branches. He died 1886. s. What He Thinks, To all those who suffer with teeth ache or contemplate having teeth extracted : Go to Dr. Stewart, who gives Laughing gas, pure, and harmless, and extracts teeth with out pain. "It works like a charm." All to whom it has been administered, "go for gas," and I who think teeth pulling a "mighty bad thing," advise yen to follow their example. JamxsK. Habkisoh. Iw40 . Lakeville, BxoxpnoN or thx Pbxss at the Borrow Jttbuxx. The committee on the reception of the press at the forthcoming intemation. al peace jubilee held its first meeting Mon day, and elected James R. Osgood per manent chairman, and R. C. Dunham secretary. Preliminary steps were taken to extend invitations to newspaper editors throughout the country to attend. A crazy leap was made by one William Bell, In New Haven. He had been carous ing and urinking, and ran out of a saloon without paying for some oysters: Running upon the Chapel street bridge he jumped over upon a car standing upon the track below and then to the ground. In doing this he received such Injuries that he had to be cared for and seat to the hospital. Derogatory tto Heme Industry. An influential and respectable citfcen of East Canaan, while on a return from Hart ford last week, found himself seated direct ly behind an evil-disposed resident of the above-mentioned city, who was spoiling for a row. After trying in vain to satiate his desire by provoking a quarrel with Con ductor Eggleston, he turned to the afore said gentleman, and asked his opinion con cerning Lis controversy with the conductor. J An objection was raised to expressing an opinion upon the subject, but finally after being urged and abused for not so doing, he ventured to remark that he thought that Mr. Eggluston's conduct upon the occasion had been that of a gentleman, while bis had been otherwise. Whereat " old Hart ford " waxed indignant and informed Mr. - that for the simple sum of 150 cents, he would kick him as he had never been kicked before. The required amount was immediately handed over and "old Hart ford " pitched in. We have not ascertain ed whether the said party of the first part peitormed his part of the contract in a good substantial manner, but it is quite evi dent that the said party of the second part in a common-sense view, was justifiable in the course that be pursued. Casting aside all sensical, nonsensical and legalistic views of the transaction, and looking at it- in a political light, (as all transactions of this nature should be looked at under a govern ment that maintains a rigid protective tar iff for the promotion and encouragement of home industry,) we think that it is estab lishing a bad precedent. For any man who will so disregard home talent and in- stry, as to pay a Hartford klckist 150 cents for the same amount of labor that he could have obtained in his own town for less money, from men who can stand up and kick higher, harder, longer and cheap er than any other men this side of Mule ville Itself, establishes thereby an example which is thoroughly antagonistic to that branch of political economy, which Hor ace Greeley and I maintain to be the foun dation of all our prosperity and happiness. Poutioeist. The World Peace Jua-llee The construction of the immense Colise um at Boston is being carried forward with the greatest possible activity. We gather from authentic sources a few of the prominent details of this gigantic enterprise. The building will be 600 feet in length by 400 feet in width, and the area of the roof nearly six acres. The two central towers are 50 by 60 feet, and rise to a height of 220 feel the same altitude as Bunker Hill monument. The four corner towers will be SO feet square and 100 feet high. The roof will be supported by 22 mon- ster trusses. .19 feet thick at the crown. Their clear height will be ISO feet. The whole number of entrances to the building will, be 26. The grand entrance will be massive doorway 25 feet wide by 50 high. Over this entrance will be placed a colos sal statue of Peace (not Pease). Some idea of the immense strength of the structure may be gained when we consider that be side the support derived from the massive towers, the building will be framed inward so that it will be equivalent to a solid wall 25 feet in thickness. The roof will be so constructed as to be equivalent to 16 feet in thickness. The most careful and ample considera tions for the safety and acommodation of auditors and choristers, are contained in the plan of the architect, which is con stantly under going various modifications for additional facilities for observation and comfort. A Lion Tamer Nearly Term te Pieces, Friday afternoon another tragedy in menagerie occurred at Frankf ord. A lion tamer named Joseph Whittle was nearly torn to pieces by a trick lion with which he was performing at the time. The Menagerie and circus of John O'Brien in this city has been housed in winter quarters at Frankford, Oxford road and Franklin street and is just on the eve of departing upon its regular summer tour, Joseph Whittle is connected with the es tablishment in the capacity of a lion tamer. owning, himself a den of trick lions. An otner lion is also connected with the me nagerie, owned by one Conklin, and it was this one that did the damage. About 6:40 o'clock Whittle entered the cage in which this latter lion was confined, and began his training exercise. One part of the performance consist in the spectacle of the man inserting his head in the lions mouth. Whittle placed his head between the jaws of the brute, when suddenly the lion uttered a growl and closed its jaws upon the unfortunate man. He screamed with agony, and the blood spurted from his wounds and trickled from the mouth of the beast, whe still maintained his deadly grasp. Whittle used the performing whip with all the energy left him, and lashed the lion until it released its hold and slunk into corner of its den, where it lay licking its lips and growling. - By this time another attache of the place had seized a fork used in training elephants, and ran to Whittle' assistance. This was the golden opportu nity for his escape, but the fearless trainer Kith a reckless courage determined to con quer the brute or die, and advancing upon him, rained upon his bead a shower of blows with bis loaded whip. For a while the lion was cowed, but suddenly lashed into frenzy by the punishment he was suf- ? ? a 1 a me mm lenug, ne lanncnea nimseii lalo tne air and bore the trainer to the earth, seizing him by the ihigh, and crushing the bones and flesh into a jelly. The man with the iron prong goaded the animal and finally drove him off the prostrate form of whittle. wuom ne men puiiea irom tne cage through an aperture covered by a sliding iron door. Whittle by this time was in sensible, and so horribly mangled that be seemed scarcely alive. He was put upon litter and taken to the house of Mr. O'Brien in the vicinity, where at a late hour last night he was in a low state. Philadelphia fost. Bridgeport has got a promising boy-burglar. He broke into a house a few days ago, and to direct suspicion in another quarter, he put on a man's pair of boots, raised a window that it might appear the entrance had been effected in that way, and dropped a note in the hall, purporting to have been written in New York, in which the writer said he would stop at Bridgeport and go through Jones' house. The ruse threw the detectives off the track and no knowledge of the thief was obtained until he was arrested in New York on ac count of his suspicious appearance, when he confessed the whole affair. For a boy only 13 years old this will do. We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrences of interest which may come under their notice. Connecticut Western News. Extra Copies of the Naws can be obtained at Post Office In this village. Poet Office. Lakevllle. .C.French's - - - Lime Rock. Post Office - - - . - Cornwall Bridge. Humphrey's Drue Btore Post Office Post Office, Post Office, Fuller A Co's store, Gager Brothers. II. H. Churchill. Post Office, W.W.Merrilleld, Canaan Norfolk. Ashley Falls. West Cornwall. Kent. Sharon West Winsted. East Canaan. Millerton. N. Y. - Winsted. F. L. Pond A Co., - New Advertisements. Great Bargains, Boots and Shoes, M. A C. J. Camp A Co. James E. Noble. S. C. Beckley. Geo. L. Parsons. D. H. Buell A Co. F. Rlehardson. Estate of Chas. Dean. Notice, Card, Boy Wanted, Seed Potatoes, Probate Notice, A Good Shot. H. K. Hicks shot a loon in the south twin lakes at Cbapinville, last week Wednesday, which measured four feet and four inches from tip to tip of its wings. He Is said te have killed the bird at a distance of 80 rods. Dramatic. The Millerton dramatic asso ciation will play their popular comedy, Everybody's Friend," at the Academy hall in Lakeville, next Tuesday evening, April 23rd. We hope this popular compa- pany will receive the full house they de serve. The BesLYfe know of no better paper devoted to the mechanical arts, than the American Artisan. Every macninest or other mechanic should have it. It is pub. lished weeklv and its cost is only 932 a vfr. Address American Artisan, New York City, and get it Auction. Remember the Auction to morrow, (Saturday,; at 11 o ciock in me forenoon, of the Lee Farm, at the farm house on the corner of the roads leading to Cbapinville and Canaan, from Salisbury. This is a rare opportunity to get a very de sirable property at the lowest auction fig ure. Read again the advertisement in an. other column. Dentistry. Dr. Stewart, who visits Lakeville semi-occasionally, is meeting with unlooked for success. He administers 'laughing gas' freely, and always with the most pleasing effects. Mr. S. contemplates opening an office in this village about the first of June. His next visit at Mrs. Harri son's, professionally, will be Thursday and Friday, May 2d and 3rd. 2w40 Concluded to Wait. As the Hartford train was passing through the deep rock cuts just this side of Winsted last Tuesday evening, it was stopped and asked to wait just a'little until the four ton rock which had lust tumbled on the track, could be drilled and blasted out of the way. To ac commodate the rock, they of course wait ed twenty-fiye minutes or thereabouts. That Famous March. Prof. Conners, of Yale college, after an examination of va rious authentic records, reports the past month of March the coldest March within the past hundred years. Last Tuesday night about two inches of snow fell, and the weather throughout the week has been cold and windy with frequent ".April showers " of snow. Good time to hustle in the garden "wegetables." Miss Kellogg. At a recent Nilsson opera in New York, an usher handed to Clara Louise Kellogg, who occupied a box and was listening to Nilsson, an exquisite bou quet, accompanied by a note saying : "We love our best own gifted Clara Louise Kel loqr." cut lew counties, in this or any otner country, can raise sucn singers as Miss Kellogg. Litchfield county can do it. Wt grow 'em here. Stocking Up.HL. C. Jewell, one of our popular merchants, is in New York buying goods for the spring trade. He seems de termined to check the flow of trade going east on the Conn. Western road, from this region, if he has to bring A. T. Stew art's entire New York establishment up here to it Mr. Jewell is enterprising and " bound to win " if good goods and low prices will do it. Mud. It is said the four feet of mud on the track of the Dutchess and Columbia railroad for a short section between Miller- ton and fine riams, delayed the running of trains en that road for two or three days. It is certain that such an enterprising and successful road as the Dutchess and Colum bia would not suffer four feet of mud to detain' the running of their trains long, even if the four foot mud extended the whole length of its line. Miss Mary J. Bradley. This lady, who has been before' the public but six or eight months, we learn is already gaining for herself an enviable reputation as a reader, and in her readings, indicates a rare talent as a delineator of character. Miss Bradley is a pupil of Prof. Mark Bailey of Old Yale in New Haven, and we feel assured in as serting that she is fully competent to not only instruct in these readings which she is giving, but to furnish an entertainment which will indeed be worth attending. She will give one of her readings in Academy hall next Monday evening, April 22, mak ing selections from Shakspeare, Longfellow, Tennyson and Mrs. Browning; also humor ous extracts from Dickens, Mrs. Caudle's Lectures, Widow Bedott Papers, &c, &c Price of admission, 25 cents. Side Walks. Mr. Editor: Our village has some reputation for having good Bide walks, and those who have expended so much labor and money to make them what they are, may feel a just pride in having contributed so much towards the comfort and convenience of the public. But some of our young men seem to think that all this labor and expense has been for the purpose of making a nice place for them to play ball and have taken possession of them for that purpose, much to the annoy ance of those passing along the streets, particularly the ladies who very justly com. plain of it Now the writer has no desire to interfere or in any way abridge the recreation, or manly sports of the young men, and has no doubt that a moment's reflection will con vince them of the impropriety of using the sidewalk for such a purpose, and that they will select some other place for the exercise of their favorite pastime. uccasionauy, too, tnere may ne seen a half civilized man leading or riding a horse along the sidewalk. Now we wish it to be distinctly understood that the sidewalks were made for the comfort and conven ience of pedestrians, and not for playing ball or pitching quoits; and that the high way is for horses, carriages and cattle. CrazxK. Bought a Lot. Henry M. Whitehead has purchased a quarter acre building lot of Mr. Wm. J. Pettee, in Lakeville, for $200. The lot Is located on Brook street. Elevated. Mr. David Joyce, formerly of , this tewn has just been elevated to the of fice of mayor, on the citizens' ticket, for the city of Lyons, Iowa. Bocks. Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, Conductor Yeomans' train from Hartford was stopped, and the locomotive hitched on to a rock weighing from 15 te 20 tons, and dragged it out of what is known as Hutchinson's cut, just above this village. It had tumbled on the track and was a very effectual impediment to the progress of passing trains. New Superintendent. At an adjourned railroad meeting in Hartford last Monday, Mr. Geo. W. Phelps, of Mt. Morris, New York state, was chosen superintendent of the Conn, Western railroad for the year ensuing. Mr. Phelps is a son of the Mr. Phelps in Springfield, who is so largely in terested in the Boston and Albany railroad, and has been superintendent of the Avon, Genesee and Mt. Morris railroad. Saxty Lottery. The following comma nicationca me about ten minutes too late for last week's News : The Ssaxtv Place in Wolcottvllle was drawn April 4th, 1872, in Granite Hall, by a committee appointed by the ticket hold ers. N. B. Latbrop, Chairman ; C. H. Branson, Secretary. No- 2294 drew the bouse. Frederick Anderson, or new i ore, was the holder of that number. Yours Respectfully, IIknht J. Ai.i.kn, A Big Opening. A writer has calculated that as the average area of the human mouth, when open, is about . four square inches, the combined mouths, ef the 25,500 singers at the Boston Jubilee will form a cavity of over 736 sqnare feet. Measuring jubilee cavities by the square feet is a new wrinkle. Should they attempt to sing "The voice of free grace cries escape to the mountains," the heavens may be tempted to take it literally. Change of Trains. We have received information which we regard as very relia ble, that on or about May 1st next, the Housatonic railroad will change somewhat the pre8entorder of the running of their trains. The special train between Barring- ton will not stop for .the night in Barring ton, but its trip will be continued to Ca naan where it will remain and go to Pitts- field in the morning as an early special from that place. The two regular freight trains will stop over night in Barrington in stead of Canaan as at present. The after noon milk trains will be consolidated into the present through fast freight trains, and instead of those trains for passengers, an express train, which will leave Pittsfield at aDout 4 o ciock in tne afternoon, running so to make quick time to New York and will return as an earlier evening tram up the road. Went Hunting. An accident of rather an amusing character, occurred in our village last Monday, which, as it was not as serious as it might have been, will ad mit of being recorded in the rather ludi crous manner in which it occurred. One of our village barbers, who has been estab lished the longest here, Yon Swedlepipes, while out on a hunt Monday, discovered a crow at a distance of about 40 rods. This discovery was made while he was "laying low for blapk ducks around the frog pud die in the deep pit just north of Mr. Miller's residence in this village. We will .allow him to tell his own story. "I see de crow was te long way off and toughta I would put in de charge dat would go to him. So 1 puts in de gun a great pig handful of powder and shots, and tinks I was sure dat would kill him. I shot and a piece of de stock of de gnu come off and went away, and de leetle piece of de barrel come su'd- dently and cut me In de face. I suppose de crow is kilt too, but I didn't see him after the gun hit me." By the bursting of his gun, his cheek and nose received a deep gash about two inches long, which was promptly sewed up and plastered by Dr. mod get t. Mast Canaan. There appears to be whisperings about the village of East Ca naan, that the large building which so closely resembles a manufacturing estab lishment, is soon to be arranged for the making ot shoddy. It is indeed a pity that such a new building with such a water power, should remain idle. It can be made available for most any manufacturing pur pose, and it Is strange it has not been occu pied before. With this mill full of hands the village would be greatly benefitted ; the two stores (and they are both good ones,) would require more help to measure tape and draw molasses, yet miles of the former and oceans.of the latter are now sold every year there ; Warner's hotel would necessa my enlarge us capacity lor tne accommo dation of boarders, and business generally would be improved. It is a rare opportu nity for manufacturers to obtain room and power, and all so conveniently situated on the line of a railroad. We shall cot allow this building to remain idle long, eyen if we can do no better than put a four story printing press in it Landlord Warner ap pears to be doing a good business at bis hotel, which fact Is easily accounted for. Every peddler or traveler who ever stopped there will cheerfully testify that it is one of the best houses to "mit uo" at in the country, and if by turning a little out of his was will enable him to give him a call and perhaps stay over night, he is going to do it every time. The people of East Canaan complain, (and as nearly as we can learn, very justly too,) of the poor ac commodations afforded them for getting on and off of the cars; for receiving their freight &c., &o. They say that $50 are taken in on an average every week for pas senger tickets, and their freight business is worthy of good accommodations for -it. As it is now, the fair agentress who takes in the stamps and supplies the pasteboard passes is obliged to escort all passengers Into her kitchen, where she cooks her sliced potatoes and broils her tender steak. This is all very well for the East Canaan people, as they are always well fed, but for stran gers, like editors for instance, who only occasionally get a good square meal of victuals, to aggravate their appetites by nothing better than a near view of such tempting viands, is heart-rending. We pro pose to "go" for the management of the Conn. Western railroad "omediately," and when we say " omediately, we mean now, This village of East Canaan, with its $50 weekly worth of passengers, and its liberal freighting business is worthy of having a good depot, with ample accommodations for the business of the place. You must nut one there forthwith, or we will be obliged to discharge every " son of ye," and hire you back again at an advanced salary. The good people of East Canaan can now feel assured that their new depot will soon be built East Canaan is a large place. LakviUe School. What is the reason parents will let children play in the streets when there are vacant seats in the school room ? Here we have three schools in ses sion all the time, and yet the streets and stores are full of children. Why is It? Complaint was made that the children did not learn and that they might as well re main at home, and when Mr. J. Knight was elected committee, he thought he would fix It so there would be no reasona ble cause for complaint, by engaging one of the few teachers, Mrs Dauchy, who knows just how to teach the young idea, to take charge 1 the advanced schools above and Miss Wells in the basement as assist ant, and yet they will not take advantage of their instruction. Mrs. Dauchy knows what ought to be done and just how to do it, and is willing to do her part well. The scholars unite in saying Mrs. D. is the best teacher they ever saw, but she is awful strict. It would do the parents good to go in the school one afternoon and see bow their children are improving, not only in studies but in behaviour. It is plain to be seen that we have a teacher who loves her fcholars and tries to learn them how to be good and useful. Why wont they all send in the children and see for themselves how she teaches ? Oxs who knows. liauroad Accidents. A collision occur red on the Housatonic railroad last Fiiday afternoon about a mile and a half south of Merwinsville. The up passenger train was disabled at that point by the stripping of a valve stem, and halted about its own length north of a turn out at the gravel pit The conductor, Mr. Fowler, to avoid accident, walked up the track to meet the down train. The down train waited twenty minutes at Merwinsville, and three minutes more to allow for a variation of watches, and then started slowly down. - The conductor of the up train met the down train, which held up so that he was able to inform the engineer of the accident and to get on board the train. He also told the engineer that either train could rnn upon the turn out and let the other pass. The engineer now states that be understood the conductor to say that his train was upon the turn out and be could therefore run past Thinking that every thing was right, the engineer of the down train ran along at the rate of about twelve miles an hour, and did not discover the real situation of affairs, owing to a bend in the road, till It was too late to avoid a collision. The down train ran into the up train stand ai..m! -nrf th. h.t,n n mrf nm- what damaged, but fortunately no lives were lost, a few slight sprains, scratches and bruises being the sum total of indivldu al damage. A physician on one of the trains immediately went over the passen gers to ascertain if any needed assistance. but there was no occasion for bis services, President Barnum was on the up tram go ing home, but received no injury. A dela ot three or four hours was caused, when a freight engine came in answer to a telegram and took the ud train with the south ward bound passengers to Bridgeport, reaching there about half-past four p. m, Arrangements were made for taking for ward the passengers going north, they changing into the cars of the down train The road was clear in a short time Having no inclination to be behind in any essential feature in the successful man agement of a first class railway, the next day after the accident on the Housatonic road (last Saturday), the Cono. Western road concluded to get up a slight "jam up on its own hook. Seizing the very favora ble opportunity when ye editor was on board, Conductor Hinsdale's train while running into Canaan station at about 12 o'clock noon, managed to dodge off on a side track and bang into a freight car. smashing a brake and making considerable noise generally, calling quickly to the scene a large delegation of Canaanites, who very quickly and correctly concluded that the effort of our train to pass that freight ear P. w udgu. . on that side track was not an eminent sue- soraest and it was the principle object of cess. It appears that Mr. Martin HwJ22?I!! Depot-agent Bennett's assistant, oiled the id the switch in the forenoon, and when he left it as a completed job, he left the switch turn ed to connect with the side track. As Engineer Hatch with hisBloomfield locomo tive neared the place, he discovered by the rails that the switch was turned and whist- tied down brakes. The train was brought to a very low rate of speed before it struck the car, or else much damage must have been the inevitable result. As It was, when we whanged Into that car, we were rattled around in tho passenger car rather uncere moniously. There appears to be a question in the minds of some as to whether the old fashioned and exceedingly dull target ar ranged on that switch Is of more value than a train of cars, which by it might be tumbled into the meadow on either side. One of the large and plain targets, used on nearly all of the side tracks on the road. would have enabled the engineer to have discovered the danger in time to have pre vented a collision. The two accidents above mentioned are what are regarded as fortunate ones, consid ering what might have been the result. The Conn. Western road has been very fortunate thus far in the line of mishaps, which is directly due to the great care man- ifested by the managers to avoid them, Certainly, quite as much can be said of the Housatonic road. With help that is' not only the most skillful but the most cautious in managing trains, this road, considering the immense business over the road is very successful in preventing accidents. The prompt and free acknowledgement of the fault of leaving the switch turned and run ing the train on the Conn. Western road into the freight car, by Mr. New, is in deed to be admired. As soon as the acci dent occurred, and was thus reminded of his carlessness, be came immediately for ward and said he was the man to te blamed, and told his story of how it all was brought about. This, when he was seen by no body to be about the switch, and was not mistrusted as being the guilty party, was an illustration of honesty to be admired. Sheffield. The Friendly Union has closed its rooms for the Summer. At the annual meeting on the 6th, the officers were elected, viz. Dr. J. L. Miller, president ; Rev. M. Noble, Jr., secretary and treasurer. The last eve ning was Tuesday, the 9th Inst., when Rev. Dr. Dewey delivered a magnificent lecture on the "starry heavens." The usual quiet of the town was disturbed Saturday night by a Btreet fight, in which knives and stones were pretty freely used. A man named Fred. Webster being seriously cut up, and a darkey knocked senseless. Two fine concerts were given last Saturday and Friday evening, by the singing school, under Mr. Q. B- Nettleton. The pupils showed a very creditable proficiency and the entertainment included a variety of mu sic of a high order of merit, by trained sing ers and performers from Sheffield and elsewhere. Cornwall. News items are a very scarce article in this place, but for fear that Cornwall will be forgotten by your readers, I will at tempt to note a few lines of what may not be very interesting matter The lecture room which some had thought and hoped was a failure, has at last become a sure thing, and is to be bailt as soon as the ming, ana isio oe omit as soon as me subscription is accepted by the society The Tobacco beds are nearly all sowed and the inhabitants of this place propose to go into raising the " weed" on a larger scale than ever, notwithstanding the Rev. Mr. Prince says that " the raising of that most poisonous weed of the soil " is not a means of grace, but the Reverend must remember that it took several hundred pounds of the weed " to build the lecture room, and pay the minister's salary, and so be must not go back on the tobacco raisers We no ticed an item from a Cornwall Centre cor respondent, and he " went on to tell " that out of the nine families in that " hamlet " there had been four pound ladies married within the past year, and at Cornwall prop er only one in twenty-seven years. Strange the yound ladies will act so. The gentle men of that hamlet do not behave badly but are a very peaceful people, and will have to remain so as the ladles are all mar ried and gone from that "hamlet" If per sonal appearances are not deceitful we will "see" his four marriages and "go" several better another year. x. t. x. Norfolk. Since April 1st seventy-five persons have moved out of Norfolk. Forty of them moved lrom between Ryan's store and J. K. Shepard's tannery at W. .Norfolk, a space of about 11-2 miles. , Three more go this week. At this ratio how long will it take to make Norfolk a howling wilderness? Unless something new turns up to give business a start, we venture to predict that next year will see twice as many more going. Mr. Thos. Curtiss died this a. m ri6tb, i after a brier illness. Mr. u. was bom in this town and spent his life here, be was one of those citizens we can ill afford to loose, and one of those whose place we find difficult and almost impose! ble to make good. We still continue to have cold weather. This morning we are treated to about two inches of snow, which Beems slightly out of place the middle of April. Thirty-five persons went from this station to hear Miss Kellogg sing last week, and all of them proclaim themselves high W delighted with the entire performance. We have one case of -small pox at West Norfolk and a natural consequence is that our doctors are reaping a harvest, vaccinat ing the entire community, although 91 seems a large fee for so simple an opera tion. It strikes us as outsiders, that a little live opposition in the doctor line would not be a bad thing for Norfolk at the present time, as it would make business probably for the undertaker if no one else. Mr. Aaron Keyes left town Friday last for an extended tour South and West, combining business with pleasure, expecting to be be gone some weeks. Col. Knapp has commenced repairing the place lately bought by him in Camp Hollow, and ex pects before midsummer to give an entire ly different look to the place. We under stand Hon. W. W. Welch is about to erect a $3,000 barn on his place, which will be a decided improvement on the present struc ture We learn that Miss Mary J. Brad ley, will give a reading at our Congrega tional church, in this village, a la Scott Siddona. next Tuesday evening. We be speak for her a full house. Sbet Se-bka, Editor Pease of the Salisbury News beamed In upon us on Saturday. He is looking beautiful. Berkshire Courier. That is lust the spot Brother Rogers, where we have been aching to get you for a long time. Everybody knows that you are the homliest man on the continent, and everybody else (excepting perhaps a few of your resaenj eoowi vust we sn we uuu- your readers) knows mat we are tne nand- zy'zr z v",:' -;7o '1a were gone yon would tell your 2,448 read ers all about it Sausbubt Nbws. As for our own -looks, we have always managed to get along pretty well in a crowd, and our photograph has not been much sought after by prolific mothers to frighten their refractory offspring into good oenaviour. uui as ior fease, we ney - er thought he was the best looking one in tne pod, and we oon t mint; ne need 10 run when tne oeauty-ktiier comes arouno. x et however lavish Nature may have been with ' him in regard to looks, the above Insipid extract from his paper and the fact that he brags about his own beauty, shows that Nature was not remarkably beneficent with him in some other respects. 8eh. Berk shire Courier. Aba ! then " Nature was not remarkably beneficent with us in some other respects." eh? which, rendered in a language that "insinlda " can easilvcomDrehend. means. literally, we suppose, that we are not quite as heavy in the loft as he is, a fact of I which we have never made the slightest pretention. While penning the above item the idea did not occur to us for a moment that Rogers was so sensative on the point under discussion, viz. ; beauty, and being on the most friendly terms with that gen- tleman, did not for a moment suspect he would be offended at it and call us weak in the upper regions ; our article " insipid," &c, &c. The item was intended purely as a joke, and we feel assured it was so un- derstood by all who read it except Rogers ; and as ioke was so plainly stamped on its every feature, we are at a loss to under stand, (owing doubtless to our weakness at the top) how the editor of the Courier could get out ot it sufficient material to create such a malignant item in reply as I appears in his journal this week. We seek no controversy with the Courier, for the reason perhaps that we are afraid our weakness would not carry us successfully through the contest, and while we do not choose to belittle ourself by replying to his remarks in the were made, we member the high compliment paid us this week, by the editor of the Berkshire Cou rier, through the columns of his journal. Jk. CARD. Whereas there are persons (especially females) in every neighborhood who are suffering more or less from chronic disease, which baffles the skill of experienced phy sicianB, For the benefit of such the subscri ber is authorized to offer the services of a Lady clairvoyent who can see and describe the location and nature of disease in every part of the human system. Also prescribe the appropriate remedy. Strict confidential privacy will be observed For terms address Johh Ejckson, S7tf Chapinville. Litchfield Co, Conn. The Rev. Mr. Lobdell, rector of Sf Paul's Church, New Haven, his wife, James Gallagher, and several other New Haven people sailed, for Cuba on Wednes day. West Cornwall. April 11th, a fire was discovered in the japan room of the Union Shear Co., but the flames were subdued before much dam-; age was done-. This is the third flro in about three weeks that has occurred in this place David Ocain has gone to Canada after horses. "Dave" can go to Canada easier than to New Haven this year. The "veteran stage-driver Clark" says the bottom of the roads in Goshen are dropping out He ought to "know how it is him self," for he is pretty familiar with the roads between here and Goshen Miss Mary Pratt, daughter of Dea. R. R. Pratt, is very sick with rheumatism in Saratoga, N. Y., where she is attending school. Cochrane & Scoville are out with a new meat cart which is a decided improvement on the old one "Ben Cole" caught 177 suckers one day . last week. Ben. says suckers are lively just now April 12th, there was a collision between the two mail trains of the Housatonic railroad about a mile below Merwinsville. The engines were badly damaged. A few passengers were more or less bruised, but none seriously hurt The cause seems to have been a misunderstanding between the conductor of the up train and the engineer of the down train Huston Cochrane raised 1900 pounds of tobacco on 3-4 of an acre of ground last season 1771 cans of milk were sent from this station in the month of March Dr. Sanford has gone to Sarato ga on a professional visit to Miss Mary Pratt. Nor Ced. BORN. At West Oornwall. April a daughter to Nelson How. At West Cornwall. April 13 a daughter to John Thompson. MARRIED. At Cornwall, April 14th. by the Rev. N. V. rrince, wm, Jf aimer ot vineiand. a. J. to Miss Lizzie Whitney of Cornwall. No cards. At Lime Rock. April 1 5th. by the Rev. Jesse Brush of North Cornwall, Mr. Steven S. Brusil of copake, and Miss Js-Uen A. Stone of Lime Rock. At North Greenbusb, April 10th, .by the Rev. Wm. Smith, John W. St. John of Chicago. Ill and Jennie W. Goeway of the former placet DIED. At Lime Rack, April 15th, Adam White, aged 29 years. At Van Deuaenville, Mass., April 15th, Mrs. Jennie Wlnslow Lee, aged 49 years. At Lakeville, April 12th, Thomas, son of Thomas btapleton (lormely of .bakeneid, county Tiperary, Ireland,) aged 10 years, and one montn. AvrenTUOjn eki aoosre, IVA F. Sc. A. JV1. Remilar Co emmnnka jt3T tion Wednesday Krenlag- April 17, 1878 GRAND OPENING or f- NOVELTIES For THE SEASON OF" 187a. T. STEELE & SON, S40 MAIN ITBEET, HARTFORD, CONN., Having selected their Stock this Spring with great care, will be happy to exhibit it to their ppy to exmi lends from me April 1st to April 6th, Daring which time their Phee of Business win be open until a o'cioca r. bl. The Stock consists of an Elegant Display of kA tTttrt n t ttvtrt Wtt ttttfl fjr X fUVXMTlTJ: OIL iUYi fIRtmt. PBEHEHT5, A very large collection of FINE DIAMONDS. And aU the Latest Novelties in 1 -v-. -r ft -jr-w- T "CimC T TO"7" Jtl 1 U JUL J J&WJci JUtl JL . That the Season affords. About the latter part of this month we shall also I open a Deauurui line or nne rKiflt'M vmuas, BRONZES, OPERA GLASSES, Leather Goods, Ac which are Importing dihictlt from Europe. rtf " A T T'V Wr?T T THAT 1 J.X.XJU KJ ITJUAJJLi ENDS WELL" To wear or not to wear ; That's the question ! Whether twere better to put upon your feet false soles and treacherous uppers, to rip and tear, admitting wet and air, to your discomfort ; with all the ills that flesh is heir to, or fly for comfort and economy to the " cable wire shoe, which wears but never tears, and iike a faithful friend admits no earthy foe. Let all lovers of a "good understanding" take heed. Springtime has come, demanding a neat walking shoe. Grassy lawns and out-door bil- liards will necessitate croquet slippers. The "pocket editions" of humanity re- quire bright-hued toes, While FATEB , ... and Mates can stand firmly on their the unrivalled Spring Stock of JAMES E. NOBLE, THE POPULAR Boot & Shoe Dealer, Dudley's Block, WEST WINSTED, CONN. Trunks , and Valises ! Of every description, from the delicate reticule for a iaay s nanacercmei, m iuuio wtuii denominated " Saratogas." Brog-ans, Plough Shoes, Dirt-Excluders, and Buckle Champions, For Farmers and Country Trade. REMEMBER: JAMES E. NOBLE, otf Dudley's Block, West Winsted, Ooau. Wanted. A SMART. ACTIVE BOY, ABOUT SIXTEEN xa.yeara or age, to learn the Jewelry business. Vpply In person to D. H. BUELL A CO., 838 Main St., Hartford. 8w0 nnnn TtAm I mATIfl EtEtD : JtO I , A A U ilib. 50 bush. "Kins: of the Earlies 50 " "PEERLESS." Trne to name, Price, a 1.00 per fcuahel. F. RICHARDSON, At the " Variety store," 40tf - Salisbury, Conn. M. & C.J. CAMP & CO. CORNER LAKE AND MAIN STREETS, A FEW RODS FROM West Winsted Depot , OFFER GREAT BARGAINS IN ALL KINDS OF Housekeeping Goods. CARPETS. Braaaeia, S Ply stuper, Ex. Saper, Wool Dutch, Hemp, St&lr, Veoetlon, Stc. These roods we certainly sell cheaixr than can be found elsewhere. Paper Hangings, Gilt, Satin and others, Oil Shades, ' Nottingham Laces, Brocatelle, Table Linens, Col'd Damasks,&c. IV Ton boy, if yon look at them ! Crockery, a large assortment, Tables, Chairs, Mattrasses, &c, &c. Feathers a Specialty! Another laree lot Inst received from the section where raised, and every pound examined by us. Dealers supplied throughout the state. Sold also at retail. Our Dress Goods! Will speak for themselves. SILKS of All Kinds, JAPANESE, GROS GRAIN, Ac. POPLINS, French and others. Chambettas, Alpacas, Piques, Percales, Bombazine, Tamise, Crape Cloths, &c, &c. DOLLY VARDENS, of course, perfect stunners. CTXook at our Calicos at 6 1-4 cents. Percales at 12 1-2 " Domestic Ginghams, heavy, 12 l-2c. Linen Hdkfs., 60c per doz. White Ootton Hose, $1 per doz. Huck Towels, $1 " Yankee Notions ; - , OP ALL SORTS. . BOOTS AND SHOES, GOOD VARIETY AT LOW PRICES. Wi hate a decided advantage over city merchants in our expenses sot be ing over one-fourth of those doing the same amount of business in Bridge port or Hartford, with facilities and' ex periences equal to any in the State. This advantage we propose to give to our customers. We shall make it for the interest of people residing in Hartford and Bridgeport to come to us for their goods, as well as those . living nearer. 6m) M. & C. J. CAMP & CO. THE CONN- WESTERN RAILROAD CO. not requiring the Immediate removal of S. C BECKLEY'S STORE, I take pleasure in announcing to my patrons that umu lunner nouce i wui remain ai THE OLD STAND- Having Just returned from market with a Yery Heavy Sto ck of Goods I would request the public to BfaUce sua KxsunlnaUen of Illy Steele Before purchasing. Just received, a line assort- ment of DRESS GOODS, Inelnding, "DOLLY VARDENS." In great variety. White Good, Hosiery emd Nettesta, A Heavy Stock of Domeatle Goods, Paper Hanging and Window Hb-adee, Boots and Shoes. HATS &o CAPS, Groceries and Provisions, Teas, Tobaccos, I Crockery and Glassware, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c I keen a large assortment of all gooods except Furniture and Second-Hand Pulpits. Having se- enrad the services or Mr. geo. l. parsons, i reel confident 1 snail receive a can irom mu my via customers and many new ones, card annexed. Please read his otr S. G. BECKLEY. Canaan, Conn., Anrll IS, 187s. A CARD. ftlHE SUBSCRIBER WOULD TAKE THIS M. method of returning thanks to his numerous friends, for their reoeated expressions of rerard and confidence during the four years of his busi ness connection at Asnicy r eus ; ana aesiree 10 say, he has made arrangement with Mr. 8. C. Beckley for the coming year, where he wonld be happy to see his former friends ; and make new ones with all who may favor him with a call. 40 u UJtU. 1 Mr AaSUDB. April 18, 187 STATE OF CONNECTICUT. AT A COURT of Probate holden at North Canaan, within and for the District of Canaan, on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1878. Present Fbidsricx Watsok, Esq.., Judge. , This Court doth direct Frederick ii. Dean, the administrator on the Estate of Charles Dean, late of Canaan, in said district, deceased, represented to be Insolvent, to give notice to all persons inter, ested in the estate of said deceased, to appear. (if they see cause, before the Court of Probate to be holden at the Probate Office in said District, on the 80th day of April, 1OTS, at 10 o'clock, forenoon, to be heard relative to the appointment of com missioners on said estate, by posting said order at antics on nnblie slen-1 -post la saia town or Canaan, nearest to the place where the deceased last dwelt and by advertising the same in a news paper published In Litchfield Cennty. Certified from Record. J. B. HARDENBKKGH, Clerk. IW49