Connecticut western news., 1872-02-23
Connecticut Western News.
N ew Advortasemaemtn.

situation Wanted, Michael Murphy, Probate Notice, Chas. Sears, Executor, Probate Notice, Estate, Frey X Egleston, Probate Notice, Estate, Betsey Lambert. the Housatonic railroad will meet in Bridgeport to day at ? l.2 o'clock in the afternoon, to choose dirt ctors for the en- suing year.
 Temperance Meeting.-A meeting IS 10 be held in tue M. E church at North Can aan, on Monday evening the 26th. for the purpose of organizing a society for ,he suppression of intemperance. 4..
 Eesra Copies. Two more agencies cs tablished within the past week for the sale of extra copies Of the NEWS. and the recrp. ton of subscriptions for the samr viz. at tile post office in East Canaan and ut w. w. Merriield's in Millcr,on.
 Coming -Messrs. Bird & Miller have leased the basement of their new building in Lakeyillc, to Mir. John Burch, of Miller ton. who will occupy it as meat market Mir. Burch is generally known in Lskeyille, and has the reputation of being first class butcher. The people of that village will welcome him. --.
 Photogrdphs-TheD Dexter Bros Photo. graphers. have decided to close their gal lery in this village, and go to other parts. Those who may want photographs, tim types, or have pictures to be copied, will do well to attend to it at once. These gentlemen are doing some very fine work, and will suit all who call on them.
 Neao Buildings. Last Tuesday, the car. penters commenced on the new store and lumber yard buildings of Mir. E. W. Spur in Lakeville. We understand the buildings are to be large and in everyway good ones. He contemplates buying more land there to enable him to build dwelling house fo, one of his men, who will have charge of lhe yard.
 AncSent.-Some time since we were handed a bundle of a!manacs which were made in the primitive days of our country, and were anxious to make mention of such d rare II, but he who handed the package to us fai-d to tell the name of the giver. They represent tue years of l79S to 1917 i'm elusive. and are indeed interesting. Mrs. John Cleveland of Town Hill has oul thanks for them.
 Donation VSsi.-The friends of Rev. Wm. Hall of Canaan Junction and vicinity, met in the basement of tue M. k. church on Wednesday evening of last week, and made him a handsome donation of ovel one hundred dollars. From the pleasant and liberal feeling that was then and there manifested. it is quite evident that the l labors of the above mentioned gentleman are highly appreciated by the Cansanites. Good Music-A the Episcopal church last Sabbath. Mir. Cox, book keeper for Landon & Go. of Chapinville, presided al ,hr organ during the service and most 1 skillfully did he manipulate it. MT. Cox is said to be very fine organist. and hy what we have heard, judge he well de- serves this reputation. The worshippcrs at that church will do we'll to permanently secure his services.
 TAink They actU Go.-We are informed that Messrs. Grant & Sweet of Lakrville are negotiating for the sale of th' ir prop erty in that village. or perhaps to he be'te' wor,ied are talking about trading theil property there for a hotel on NsugAtuck. What arc you going down to Nausa,uck for? Nobody wants you down there. The people of Lakeville are patroniziDg you liberally and want you t0 stay there, and way won't you let we'll enough alone.
 East Canaan. people in this vlcin fly are nOt litt,e agltated over the loca ton of the depot of the Western railroad A portion of them being desirous of have ing il near the ''big fill' at Whiting river while others maintain that it should bt placed in close proximity to the Congrega lional church and post office. The rail road company will undoubtedly end thu controversy, ny locating it where it vii subserve their own interests and best ac comlnodaie the public. .,*
 .LakeUiBe. Pettee has sold anothe
 building lot on Meadow street to Mr
 Matthew Hester. ......G. H.. Bundy is |.
 move his shop to his Holly lot, and to pu
 up another dwelling house where his shol now stands. Carpenter Bundy is nov
 engaged in putting up a store house fu
 MT. Spur on his lumber yard, and is sls' expecting 10 put dwelling house up sool in the immediate vicinity for the use o his men.-Mrs. D. w. Dakin is making arrangements to dispose of her premises a Millert0n and come back to Llkeville Probably will build She was formerly , resident of this village. Those Mails.-There seems as yet to b no remedy for our trouble in receiving tn , mails. Four days are still necessary l. I get a return by mail from letter to Fall Village or Lime Rnck. The people east o Canaan appear to be no better accommo dated in their mails on the Housatuni B railroad below Canaan than we, as is ev 8 dent by our correspondence from Norfol E this week. How long oh how long r. must we continue to wait. The people O
 the eastern end of the Conn. Western ron f don't seem to be any better accommodate
 ny the new mai! arrangement. X Bloom
 field correspondent writes.
 "The Conn. Western railroad has, u |, respects our receiving a New York dail f paper. placed us SD far back m the wilde s ness that snch paper is hardly worth per, F sal. coming as il does the next day aft, Q publication. Porter While. Eso. tn