Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05

Rhinebsck 6 Connecticut Railroad.- Mr. Frank Curran of Rhinebeck has taken the contract from the Delaware 6 Hudson canal company, who have control of the Rhinebeck & Connecticut railroad, to alter and make straight the numerous curves on that road. ra4ss ..l* @+HuH tEH.. <
 Reading at Falls v,llage.-Mr. Chayies Raymond student in Wesleyan Uni1e rsi ty. is expected to give public reading in Citizens Hall, Falls Village, on Friday evening, November 12th. MT. Raymond, although young man, is an accomplished reader, paving drilled in elocution under Prof. Hibbard. ra s... 5.-a3j 'l '.'e !
 A Runaway.-A team attached to g wagon loaded with apples and standing at Grants cider mill in Ore Hill last Thursday afternoon, became frightened at something while tho man in charge had stepped in the mill a moment, and ran down the hill Q is tanee of 30 or 40 rods and through stone wall into Mr. Bushnell's meadow beyond, The hind legs Of the near horse were. cut pretty badly, but no serious harm was done to the other horse or to the wagon. z5-'
 Wfnter.- r.--Old winter has opened up on us rather sooner than was expected. -Some- thing like three inches of snow fell last Mo. .nday, the lse day in the month, and the weather since has been decidedly wintry Very many of, the farmers haven't theil corn husked yet, and are hardly prepared to go into winter quarters quite so soon. but it is presumed, or at least hoped, that more warm weather is in store for us be-
 fore we become entirely ice-bound. Railway Incidents.-A lumber car or the Through freight train coming east on the Conn. Western road last Saturday fore noon, got off the track at 'Stoney Lone some,' (between West Norfolk and Eas Canaan,) which detained the train some hours, and of course disturbed the regular ity of the running of other trains... .....C Con ductor Norton had his thumb smashed al Canaan the same day, while attempting tc draw coupling pin from car while the train was in motion. G-ls .-eo E.fi ts Harrington, Soldiers Monument T.. H. Bartlett, of Hartford, the designer oi the Welles statue, has completed bronze statue for soldiers monument at Ct. Bar rington. Mass The figure represents I Peace, with wide spreading wings and ont arm outstretched, holding in the hand { wreath ready for the brow of an imaginary hero In the other arm lies an olive branch
 The figure is of bronze and is lightly pois ed, with only the fore part of one foot rest
 ing on globe. It stands 1-2 feet iron
 the metal base, the statue itself being l.: l feet.-Hartford Post. . *~'%
 l Personal MT. s. 0. Scoville of thi
 town, who has been at Buffalo, superin
 tending the extensive car wheel business o
 his brothers, the Messrs. J & N. 0. Scoville
 since January last, is, at home on a brie l visit. Mir, s. contemplates moving bis fam fly to Buffalo for the winter, and possibl
 for permanent residence there.-Bu
 what does he want to do that for We
 admit his ''big brothers have more none
 than most folks, but Sam is one of ths
 sort we haven't any, too many of, and
 well--you'll come home on visit once
 while Wont you? ..-..1.... 5.e 4 Look Our for swindlers.-A wire clothe fline agent called on a well-to-do farmer Ia neighboring county and tried to sell hil
 wire clothes line. The farmer declined and the stranger made him an offer to giy
 him line if he (the far,ner) would give h
 name as reference in the vicinity.
 gave'h his name on slip of paper prescnte
 by the stranger, and which was apparent
 carelessly folded, and about two weel 1. from that time received an invoice for vii !, amounting to $t0o as per order. The car
 lessly folded paper proved to be an ord
 made to third party, and the best he cou do in settlement was to pay $50 to be T. i. leased from the order, or to take the wi
 and pay the bill.--PoUg7s1se 1eIegrap ;l Conference ReporE-At the recent met
 ing of the Litchfeld North Consociatit e at Ellsworth, October 26th and 27th, M
 J. o. Stevenson was ordained pastor of | ,r Congregational church Rev. 0. N. Fit
 of North Cornwall preaching the sermo a. The ordaining prayer was by Rev. Dr. B D. lions. Other parts were Introductory Q, Rev. s. B. Hershey charge to the past, It Rev. N. G. Bonney; right hand of fello D, ship. Rev. T. A. Hagen, moderator; a C. dress to the people, Rev. Goodenough ; bs n ediction by the, pastor. The services
 F followed by the meeting of the evening, ly which were discussed the duty of | ns church to the community, and brothe D, kindness in the church, were of unusual 6- terest. Expression was made by several d. the evening session, of the feeling they | it that the people in Ellsworth cherish Vt d. warm regard for their new pastor. ! ,st Stevenson enters upon his labors under ( HE couraging auspices and apparently with
 good wishes of all. - .a-a..
 Rev. o. N. Fitch was appointed regist eo and treasurer of the Consolation Tn pl, ne of Mr. Bassett, resigned. On Wednesc ID morning MT. Bassett was dismissed fir
 his pastorate in Warren, the dismlssion in take effect November 18th. Resolutit 10 expressing deep sorrow at the ill-hea be which has necessitated this step, and
 high regard to brother who has bee :. leader in church fellowship and labor, { ,i- whose praise is in all the churches also by sympathy with the church thus bereft c At pastor, were passed. The body adjourn Ie ;s Wednesday at noon, to meet again at
 ". same place with the next annual meet ne or the association, which occurs in June
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