Connecticut western news., 1872-02-02
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 Masonic, Canaan Lodge Probate Notice Est of Jaques Reblard Probate Notice. Est. of Chas. K. Peck. Flour and Feed Store, Wm. s. Edwards. Found. Steven F. Whitney.
 HutcAinsons- Let the church in this village be full next "Wednesday evening, to hear the famous Hutchinson family sing.
 IVm Lyons-The funeral of this young man, who was killed by the cars in this village last week, was largely attended in Sheffield last Friday. Something like $50 were in the procession, l74 young unmar- ried men leading procession of about 40 teams.
 Mails.-Last Monday, the Conn. Wes- tern railroad began to carry the mails from Hartford to Milerton. We have now four mails a day. They close at the Post office in this village going east at 8:45 A. M. and l2 M., and going west l2:l5 P. M. and P. NJ.
 Corn'ooW Br5dge The friends of the Rev. H. Q. Judd made him a visit last Thursday evening, and after partaking of refreshments, left their worthy anb es- teemed pastor eighty dollars richec than when they camc.-During the past week, the ice houses in this village have been pretty generally filled, and all feel quite August
 Democratic.- Below we append list of delegates, chosen at a meeting of the De- mocratic electors at the town hall in this village, last week Thursday.-1uacn Com- mittee:-Robcrt H. Ball, John r. Walton, Samuel c. ScOville.-StGte DeJegates- Albert Moore, Milo B. Richardson, Pliny L. Barton, Daniel Pratt County-Wm. B. Perry, Wm. Bundy, Erastus D. Good win, Martin Harris.-Senat0rial- C.. Landon, Frank C. French, Harlow P: Harris, Orange Benjamin.
 Lecture.-Gen. J. R. Hawley, of the Hart ford Courant, will deliver lecture in the Congregational church in this village next Monday evening, Feb. 9th. His subject will be 'Political Duties and Dangers. :" We apprehend that the simple announce ment of so distinguished a speaker, will be sufficient to secure him crowded house. 1 Remember, ment Monday ecentng is the time. Let the house Dc full. Tickets 25c. Half tickets lOc. Sale at Gillett & Bissell's store and at the post office. in Lakeville. | Horse KiUe6.-Last Tuesday morning as lad was backing a horse belonging to a MT. Conway in East Canaan out of barn which is located near the track of the Connecticut l Western Railroad, the horse became fright ened and unmanageable at the approach of the early morning train, and backed on the track and the boy was unable to get him off the track before the train struck him. It carried him about fifty paces before he was tumbled from the ''pilot" of the loco motive. We understand the horse was al most instantly killed, but the boy was not injured.
 lMdsonic ErcurSiOn. Tine Masonic fra ternity residing Ill the different towns along the line of the Connecticut Western roaC are arranging for grand excursion tc Poughkeepsie. N. r., ou the 22d of Feb ruary (Washington's birthday). A specia train will carry the excursionists over tho Connecticut Western to Millerton, thenct by the Duchess and Columbia road to Stis sing, and thence by the Poughkeepsie an(
 Easteln railroad to Poughkeepsie. Th' excursion party will number about fv'
 hundred, and they will no doubt have
 fine time.
 Can't Haoe H.-In the New York 77ri
 bune of the 24th instant, is an article ol
 the manufacture of wool in the United
 States, by Mir. Geddes, who says tha
 "Pitsfeld has the honor of having started
 the first fulling mill in the year l77O.
 Pittsfeld is entitled to much honor, but il
 regard to the fulling mill business, MT
 Geddes is wrong in giving to her the homo
 of it's first establishment in this country } In Ashley Falls, fulling mill was erected in l759, eleven years before that in Pitts . field, and to that village instead of Pitts field, be the honor of establishing the frs , fulling mill ill the United States.
 More Neao Houses. Freeman Vosburg and MT. Curtis have each bought buildin lots on what is soon to be street, east 0 the Episcopal church in this village, an
 have contracted with Messls. Niver z Daniels to put up houses thereon for them Lumber for these new buildings is alread
 bought and they will soon. be ready for ot cupancys The new house on the hill eas of Dr. Reid's, built during the past fe' a months, is one of the finest in this resior
 It commands a view of the surroundin D. scenery hardly surpassed. It is built of tn f best material and is, indeed, an elegar Q mansion and reflects great credit on the a 6 chitects, Messrs Niver & Daniels Ol that editors could eat, drink and sleep i D such houses.
 $ Stealing Ride.-On Saturday evenin e last, as the milk train down the Housatoni : road was leaving Hawleyville, a strange |, came into the car and deposited a bund l of Buffalo and Lap Robes in the saoor , and then got off. MT. Lane, the superv : sor of the road, saw the operation and col sidering it little suspicious looked throug l the train to find the man, before arrivin ! at Newtown. He could not be found, bl | when the train stopped at Newtown, MI . Lane informed the conductor, Mr. Smitl J. of the affair." and together they proceede t, to inspect moro closely. While engage !. in the search Mir. Lane saw a man sittin y he thought to be the. individual he wt + looking for. Not beingSsure of it, how
 ever, it was arranged that the train shoul
 start slowly, and then if the suspected ma ( f1> hn F,I