Connecticut western news., 1872-07-26

An0ther Serious Accident Satur- day, as son and daughter of MT. Wm, Pratt of Millerton, had driven up to har- ness shop to have some slight repairs made about the harness, the young man had re- moved the headstall from one of the horses, and taken it into the shop, they became frightened at flag suspended across the street and started off suddenly and at rap- i'd pace, overturning the carriage and throw ing Miss Pratt against 8 stone wall. The young lady is seriously. if not fatally, in- jured about the head, several large pieces of scalp being torn off. Her arm was also broken by the fall, and it is thought she will hardly recover.
 The Cathozsc Pic-nic.-The Catholic pic nic held at Canaan last Saturday was quite success, and for this success great praise is due to the ladies of that place. The ta- bles through their exertions were amply furnished with all the good things the heait could desire. think the Csnaanites must have been very patriotic during the late war. It must have made sad havoc there, for ut the picnic, men were very scarce, the ladies being in force five to one. All who attended appeared to enjoy themselves, especially those who were tripping the light fantastic, to the strains of music discoursed by Professor Decker. But one slight acci- dent occurred. Two gentlemen were dri- wing out of the grove, when one of the wheels of the vehicle came in contact with the stump of a tree, the wheel was broken, and the occupants of the carriage thrown out, but happily did not receive any injury. Nothing else occurred to mar the pleasure of the day. At 8 F. M. the proceedings were brought to a close hy the worthy pas tor, Father O'Keefr. Al! went home we'll pleased with the good time in the happy land of Canaan. w.
 East CGnaan. minutes of last Saturdayiwas consumed by us in an ex- animation of the depot in East Canaan. It dred million dollars per square inch, and is warranted not to cut in the eye. Can it be possible the people of East Canaan want 8 depot? or do they rather enjoy alighting from the cars in the sand? If they want one we suppOse of course they can have it, all being necessary to do is to just whisper your wants to the Conn. Western k. R. Go. and they'll build one quick. What is it you say, you have whispered to them time and again about it? They probably didn't hear you. Speak to them again in thunder tones. and make yourselves heard. The company only wants to be informed of your needs, when they will hasten to help you. Seriously now, it would seem as though the people of East Canaan fur nished business enough to the road to war; rant the building of some sort of a depot, and exactly why they do not get one, we do not understandable people of East Canaan were very busy last Saturday after noon. Merchants Adam and Dunning were too much engaged in selling goods to waste much of their time answering the inumersble questions of reporter, and al- though they were very good natured about it, we did not press our pressing business of the Press farther than to ascertain the fact that the chief topic of conversation in that village at present, is the new depot, Horace Greeley and a good cutting scythe. Summer boarders from the cities are learning by experience, that East Canaan is very pleasant place to spend the sum- mer months. Warmers hotel is now well filled with summer boarders, and if we are to judge by the satisfaction he is giving as home for them. he will have to enlarge his building somewhat if he accommodates all that will want to come next season. MT. w. has just raised bran new sign, which is indeed a sign of his prosperity. Would few seats placed (artistically of course), around the old "charter" oak be very much out of place Think of this some time when you have nothing else to think about Friend Warner.