Connecticut western news., 1873-09-12
Connecticut Western News.


 Gager Brothers. Sharon H. H. Churchill. West winsted W. W. Merriaeld, Millerton. N. Y F. L. Pond < Co.,, winsted Lawrencs's Drug Store Canaan
 Dry.-The bottoms have dropped out ot nearly all the wells in this village. There was time when water was as plenty ai whiskey here.
 DecampeI. Hartford Times says Robert Erwin, the New Milford postmaster, has decamped with $l, 200. which his fa- ther, one of the bondslnen, has made good. How about this?
 Left Ouer.-The correspondence from Sheffield in relation to the lecture in the M. B. Church there one evening last week, is left over till next week on account of the press of other matter.
 More Roona.-An l. is being added to the machine shops at tho locomotive works ol the Housatonic R. R. Co. in Falls Village. They seem not yet to have quite room enough for their business there.
 North Adams Ro66ery-The safe of E. w. Blackington & Co.,. at North Adams, was blown open at 2 o'clock last Monday morning and robbed of $l, 400 in money and bonds. The burglars escaped.
 Neao GOods.-S. 0. Beckley of Canaan is filling his store with g large stock of new goods fresh from the New York mark cts. Mir. Beckley is fully up to the times in ev. cry department of his mercantile business,
 Declined.-A marriage notice from Ca naan, the ceremony purporting to have been solemnized by the Rev. Mr. Loomis of Falls Village comes to us with no name as voucher for it's being correct. which is the reason it does not appear. ..
 IScho0l House Gt Auction. The old Grove school house in this village will be sold at auction next Saturday, (to-morrow,) at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Here will be an opportunity to obtain good building, suit. able for many purposes, for less than it IS worth.
 AcesdentaI.-While chopping wood in the woods last Saturday, Charles Kilmer of this town almost entirely severed the toes from his right foot. He was attended by Dr. Thompson, who has spliced the dls- membered limbs in such 8 manner it is thought they will be saved.
 Hampton Singers Sp Canaan. eel. ebrated Hampton colored singers, will sing in North Canaan next Tuesday evening, Sept. 16) at 7 1-2 o'clock. The evening train on the Conn. Western road going east will not leave that station until 20 min ltes after the performance closes.
 Burn Barned.-A barn belonging to the Water Go. in Falls Village, and which is located on the hill south east of the Housa- tonic R. R. repair shops was set on fire last Saturday afternoon by children playing with matches, and it was totally destroyed, with the two or three tons of hay which was stored there. In thelbarn was dog chained, which was also burned.
 Personol.-Dr. J. H. Blodgett, formerly of this village but more recently of Hart ford, has sold his drug store and business in Hartford and has arranged to locate in Mil erton, N. Y, having an office located in he center of that railroad village. The Doctor is good physician and a genial friend and neighbor. and we doubt not will be successful in his new field of labor.
 Lee Horse 7rot. The first meeting of he Lee, Mass, Pleasure Park Association will be held in that place Oct. 1st and 2nd. One thousand dollars in premiums are of [erred as purses, and arrangements are for very interesting exhibi- ion of speed. Our sporting men will do we'll to remember the time, and go and see now they do it up in Central Berkshire.
 PSous Noise.-The Amenia Times says {: A sacreligious conductor on the Poughkeep- tie and Eastern railroad complains of car oad of ministers en route for the Canaan camp meeting, for disturbing his passen- gers with various and ''pious" revelry and he declares the laws of the company would lave compelled him to eject them from the ,ars, had they been drunken men, and half IS boisterous.
 Canaan City Boarders. Corbin, the andlord of the new Union Hotel rather objects to what we said last week concern ng there being no city boarders at the ho- els in Canaan. He says he has had them ;or sometime past, and the number is grow ng beautifully 100 less with him. Last Monday an installment of six from New Haven were added to his already full louse, and more expected.
 Reunion ct CornaoaU Bridye.-We are ssked by E. W. Marsh Esq. of Bridgeport, o say to the members of the End Conn. Vol. Heavy Artillery, whose reunion oc- ,urs at Cornwall Bridge, Sept. 18th, that tickets will be sold on the Hous- 'tonic railroad at greatly reduced rates. From Canaan to Cornwall Bridge and re urn the same day s5 cents. and from Falls Village to go and return 60 cents, dEc.
 Neoo Furniture Rooms.-Mr. E. M. Aunson of Winsted is out this week with ! new advertisement of his new furniture 'ooms near the Clarke House in that vil- age. MT. Munson seems to think he can nake it for the interest of people wanting furniture, even so far away as Norfolk. Canaan, Salisbury or Millerton, to give him call. Perhaps it would be we'll to read lis advertisement and see what he says bout it.
 Some Potatoes.-Last Monday ,selectman !. P. Walton shouldered six Late Rose po- atoes, which werc about as long and as arge as 8 wharf rat (He aavs he hoe a ,,;o.