Connecticut western news., 1877-08-03

oolIinsville. Notwithstanding the hard times many dwelling houses and other buildings have gone up within few months past, and others are soon to be built. Among the more noticeable are the beautiful houses of Jacob Laubenstein. and John E. Wheelock, on Maple Avenue; G. Dexter Henry on High street, and John label on the new South road. Patrick Ronald on West River street, and Henry Gamm on the new road, are each preparing for building. J. E. Wheelock will soon commence another dwelling house on Ma pie Avenue, above the Episcopal church. .....A young man named Sisson while ouI hunting in the southwest part of Simsbury a few days ago, discovered rare bird, al which he fired and slightly disabled, when the bird rapidly ran, but the fellow hasten. ed on and captured it and brought it to Col linsYille, where F. A. Smith has it in a cage on Exhibition. It is night heron, of full size, eighteen inches or more high, with cylindrical white feathers, six inches long, extending back from his head. Hun dreds of people have examined it......Soon after the morning train down, on Friday, July 27, had left Collinsvllle, the forward axle of the tender broke off, but by the prompt application of air brakes, the tram was stopped without further harm. The train was delayed over four hours until new wheels came up from New Haven.
 D. B. H.
 Salisbury. = Throuhgout the summer months in this sleepy old town, city board CTS come and go, but lawsuits go on for ever indeed were it otherwise, the law yers, justices and constables would soon find their occupation gone, and the gossip ing public would be deprived of vast amount of material which now so frequent ly furnishes the theme of conversation to the oracles who loiter around our stores and horseblocks......T The case of Butterly vs. Flannigan, being an action brought to re. cover damages for an alleged defect in a horse sold by defendent to plaintiff, was tried here two weeks since, before Justice Hicks in his tribunal. The justice having pondered many weary days and sleepless nights over the subject in dispute, on Sat urdsy last rendered his decision, awarding the plaintiff the full amount of damages and costs claimed. D. T. Warner fol plaintiff, Williams for defeudant......Ne encampments will hereafter be allowed on the large island in the Twin Lakes ead-constable Adams last week posted notices at conspicuous points in that vicini ty..... It is rumored that the store north O the Academy has been leased to two of ou citizens who will occupy it as meat mar ket, about October 1st. Rnmors of pro jected ride to Bash Bish, to be followed D, green corn dance at Copake, have als' reached our ear......Miss Helen Davis o Ithlca, N. Y., was visiting friends in tow last week. It may be interesting to th residents of Jersey street to pummel eacI other, and make night hideous with thei drunken orgies, but to people dwellin elsewhere, such demonstrations are some what annoying. Last Saturday night tn usual chorus of shrieks and yells emanate from that locality until late hour. w trust our head constable may see fit to ute few words of prophetic wisdom to thes belligerent neighbors. X. tI 4tGsaf sSsstii3a ;s4>t., s--.. ..a.
 West Cornwall. = General Items was o strike last week, which accounts fc nothing being in the NEWS from this plac' ...... Master BurtonHart killed rattle snak last week that had 13 rattles, and measure most four feet in length. Burty is le' than dozen years old, but snakes ha better keep quiet when he is around. B killed large one last year......The o] leather man passed through the village la
 week on his way to Bridgepolt......Tt Tt Highland pipers created quite an excite ment last Saturday evening, and old Johl ny Donnilson paraded the streets with thel quite elated-or elevated. Stephen Wbi ney is boss on the bass fishing. He dis played nice string last Saturday. the lari est one, it was reported weighed 3-4 lb
 Now owp up Steve, wasn't that 8
 pounds little bit fishy ?......The chapel
 going slow, owing to the scarcity of tean to draw stone. MT. Odell of LakeYille h, contracted to do all the mason work. IT
 lumber for the frame is got here, and Pra
 & Hart are pushing matters along as fast
 possible. And now that the farmers a
 most all through with their hay1ng, it
 expected they will turn out with teams ar
 finish drawing stone and grading, and
 fore we know it, will be ready for the CO
 ner-stoues......Rev Samuel Scoville ar
 family, of Norwich, N. Y, passed throue the village last Saturday on their way
 Cream Hill, where they are to spend fe
 days visiting their relatives and friends.
 Frederick Hart and family, of New Yo
 are visiting with B. A. Hart......J. Hustt
 and Jennie Cochrane have returned fro
 their visit with their uncle Wilson's fami in Trumbull, and report having ve
 pleasant time. GRATIS. ] shefield.-The pulpit of the M.
 Church was supplied last Sunday morni by Miss Greenwood, of Brooklyn, who r so we'll known as on unwearied laborer
 3 the Woman's Temperance Union. t spoke to large audience from the text: g 'He hath not dealt so with any natic g aud hls judgements have they not know1 l The discourse was we'll suited to the pr :. ent troublous times, and she spoke vi r eloquence, of the National advantages e enjoy of the inestimable blessings deriv a from the inventions of the day of | Il great opportunities offered to all, and : neniallu tn Wnnnan in thls are of the unr