Connecticut western news., 1876-10-13

Accident At East Canaan. MT. Salmon Barlow was slightly scalded by the top of this still blowing off on Saturday last. No serious injury was sustained, as MT. B. will soon be able to resume business.
 Sunday School Institute.-A Sunday School Convention will be held in the Con- gregational church, New Milford, Wednes- day, Oct. 18th, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. It is hoped the attendance from all the towns about will be large, and refreshing and profitable meeting be had.
 Re-dedicated. Tine Canaan Congrega- tional church re-dedicated their conference building or chapel last Sunday evening. New settees have been substituted for the old seats, the walls have been newly paper ed, the windows have been furnished with tasteful curtains, and other improvements have been made.
 Millerton.-The quarterly concert of the M. E. Sunday School of this village is an nounced for Sunday evening next. An in- teresting programme is being prepared, and 8 very pleasant time is anticipated. We expect to be present and will endeavor to give some of the particulars next week. | District Court. The October term of
 the District Court commenced its session
 in Winsted on Monday of this week. Court
 will probably be in session for ten days.
 The first case tried Monday was Peters vs.
 Stewart, a Cornwall case, and one that prop
 erly belongs to Falls Village, but which was Maine Beat Elm ALA returned Cen tennialite reports as fact the, following A countryman at the Centennial the other
 day inquired of neighbor where the
 Maine Building was. The neighber un derstood him to ask for the MGin Building
 and pointed to that huge structure, wher the countryman exclaimed: "Waal, meow I told lem Maine would beat all the rest or . 'em."
 in several ears of corn last Tuesday whicl
 he said grew on one hill on Harmon Peet' farm in this village. There were nine ear from this one hill which measured elgh
 feet and two inches when laid along il
 line, one ear at the end of another. H
 showed us two other ears which measures
 fourteen inches long each, measuring onl 5 the grain on the ear. How about this Don't you call this large corn?
 Memorial Service at Lakeville.
 memorial service in honor of Rev. Bisho
 Edmund 5. James, D. D. ILL. D. late senic
 bishop of the Methodist Episcopal churcl
 will be held in the Lakeville church on Sal 'S bath next, Oct. 18th, at 1O:30 8. m. 'e Rev. J. G. Oakley will preach se1mo T. appropriate to the occasion. Young me To are especially invited. Bishop James starte 'e out from the LakeVille church to live IL 'e which has made his death regrette 'i throughout the Christian world.
 n. Going to Br1dgeport.-Mr. H. c. Ora on dsll of West Cornwall has leased the Ci
 Hotel restaurant in Bridgeport and W on soon remove to that city and take posse in sion. Mir. c. has had an extended expe w. fence in the restaurant business in Ne ct- York city, and any from this way WI
 may be pleased to call on him when on ret visit to Bridgeport, will be generously e 'or tertained, sumptuously fed, and treated 100 true royal style generally. Don't fail ds. go and see Crandall when in Bridgeport. ast Deputy John's Maneuvers. sp- Richmond has gobbled up three thiey J., within the past week, and it hasn't be lr. much of 8 week for thieves either. 'ti- Friday last Charles Werden was arrested isit Hammertown upon complaint for ste the ing suit of clothes of one Riveil in N on folk. Werden was taken before Just he Shepard of Norfolk Saturday mornil ich found guilty and bound oyer to answer the the charge at the next term of the Super Hiss Court, and in default of boL ds was co ooy mitted to jail.
 , if The next victim was Thomas Barry sm East Canaan, who was arrested by Dep ing John Saturday and brought before Just At Knapp of Norfolk upon the charge of st yho ing pocket book, the contents consist be- of shin plasters, railroad tickets, etc., rng John K Shepard in the month of Septe ned Der. The stolen pocket book being fo et- upon his person, and having disposed ock one of the railroad tickets that Mir. s. idly able to identify, Barry plead guilty, ant lore consideration of age, etc., the jus ice dy- posed a fine which was paid by Bar d to friends.
 Id it On Monday Charles Dean was ar1e ,tity at the Stevens House upon charge
 v atealinr A s1it of clothea Charles has 2