Connecticut western news., 1878-11-27

-1n view of this being Thanksgiving week, and the uncertainty of securing a speaker. the temperance meeting appointed to be held in East Canaan Saturday even. ing. will be postponed one week.
 We would call the special attention of our readers to Frary's advertisement of musical merchandise in another column. Frary is well and favorably known throuph- out this section as straight and square dealing business man, and his customers find his goods and prices just as represent ed If you want to make your friend, or yourself christmas present, you cannot do better than to call and examine his stock.
 The people of this place and vicinity will be glad to know that their old aud we'll known boot maker, MT. John Rodemeyer is again at his accustomed place of business on Railroad street, where he is prepared to make all kinds of boots and gents shoee. and soliclts the patronage of the public. Of the quality and durability of his work, it is needless to speak, and as his prlces are to be made to suit the times, he will no doubt receive the liberal patronage of our people.
 An object of considerable iute rest, and
 which attracted some attention in our streets the other day was 8 "clysmic" peddler's novel method of advertising his wares. It consisted of wagon elsborstely ornament. ed, underneath which was an entire band
 of music. chimes, bass drum, etc., manlpu-
 lated automatically by the motion of the
 wheels. The wagon was preceded by a
 pony rider-s darkey-rgged out in full
 bloom, with epaulettes, big buttons. plumes,
 etc., who blew a trumpet and distributed
 printed advertisements, heralding, John the
 Baptist fashion, the coming of the circus
 wagon.
 The district court at Falls Village com.
 menced Monday. The case of J. Turner
 vs. George Blodgett was about half finished
 when, in order to Elake way for jury cases.
 it was adjourned, to be finished in North
 Canaan before Judge Fyler, Dec. l7. Mon.
 day morning the following jury was empsn-
 elled to try the case of Solon Johnson vs.
 James Van Deusen of Salisbury: North
 Canaan, Frank Goodwin, Henry c. Barnes,
 Henry A. Smith; Sharon, J, 8. Everett,
 Wm. w. Stone, Giles Skiff, E. K. Dean,
 Harland Middlebrook, Chas. Peck Canaan,
 M. K. Belden, Wm. Dakin. Sidney Reed.
 The plaintiff showed no disposition to con ! ho nd h0 NSs-
 continued end jurors dismissed. Default
 was rendered in the case of Wheeler 6 Me lik vs. John G. Landon for $l60 and costs. The case of Elias Teraberry vs. Thomas Day is to be tried by agreement before Judge Fyler at North Canaan, Dec. 18th,
 when will be tried the case of Charter Oah Life Insurance Company vs. Hiram Weed.
 The court adjourned Tuesday for the term The Supenor court at Litch- field, Judge Granger presiding, sd- journed last Friday night, after session ot
 three weeks. A large number of case were disposed of, but large number mor' would have been heard, had the session
 been longer one. The last week was de , voted to the trial of criminal cases, whel | the following were disposed of: State vs | Harry Payne, for burglary. found guilty and sentenced for two years and pin' Il months; State vs. Frederick Hoffman, fo F theft, not guilty; State vs. John Reef ] for burglary, found guilty and sentenced = for four years State vs. Samuel o. Rile. l for nNo1 for five years; State vs. Chas. s. Foot burglary. found guilty, sentenced for .iw' r years; State vs. Samuel Ensign, burglary f not guilty; State vs. Geo. Driggs. bon called and forfeited State vs. FredericksL Pond, false pretences, continued; State vs Wm. Johnson, selling liquor without . Ii cense, found guilty. fine and costs amount
 ing to about $SO. At meeting of the Ba
 Friday morning, it was voted that the frs b two weeks of the January term should d devoted to the trial of civil jury cases = Judge Hitchcock of Winsted will presid at the coming term.
 if Every public spirited citizen of ou e quiet village blushes and squirms in jea 7. ousy, at our inability to keep up, in ex
 citing events, with "Ssndtowu," 9th
 Plains. which is just now in the full en u ioYment of another sensational scandal i U high life. The hero is Sam Watkins, U ''cullud gemman," who seems, SO far g we can learn, to have had somewhat VI riegated history, brief portion of which U bearing on the present excitement. we prt T pose to give a cuEsorv glance. It seem H that about five years ago Sam lived m Pitt
 field, Mass. where he became fascinate n with Miss Harriet Dewitt. respectabl in young colored girl, who reciprocsted by b' 20 slowing upon him her heart and hard wit a all the appurteBances. Hardly had the ,- tasted the sweets of connublal bliss, whe if owing to some little misunderstanding ,e between Sam and another party, be wa fl ignomiDiously torn from the bosom of b ,- family and thrust into Charlestown priso
 on four years job. During the time
 languished in bondage he professed to hay y got religion, and by his good behavior au a' devout pretensions at that institution, obtained bis discharge about 8 year ago, d. few months before his sentence expired Or On returning to Pittsfeld, be found tn 'e his wife had removed to midtown, whit 't- CT he directed his footsteps, and hastene y' to ''kiss and make up," and after time C. second wedding was consummated. nam
 religion stuck to him like Q major, and . the meetings which were held on Pil V Grove camp ground by Mrs. Sheffield du
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