Connecticut western news., 1878-08-29

will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice. Mrs. Dr. Camp and Miss Mary Granger are visiting Miss Ella Noble in New Mill ford.
 Several cases of chills and fever in the towns between Falls Village and Sheffield, are reported.
 These cool nights should remind house. I keepers of the propriety of getting out the extra spread for the beds.
 Prof s. T. Frost preached in the Con- l gregational church, New Marlborough last Sunday morning and evening. The number of Canaanites at the Char l ter Oak races was few. The attraction l near home kept those who would else go.
 The marble quarry at East Canaan, for some time closed, will have work resumed there next week. Fifty hands will be em- ployed.
 Engine number l2, in charge Of engi- neer Fred Kingsley, has been repainted, repaired and furbished at the H. R. R. re. pair shops at Amesvlle.
 An unregenerate fellow last Sunday night broke into J. L. Bragg's milk house tbro' window and made free and off with several quarts of milk.
 MT. O. G. Bradley of Lakeville, in a letter to us, denies that he has disposed ot his daughters, as our correspondent from that place asserted he did.
 The town authorities are making vil- lage improvements, by filling in the sandy portion of Main St., east of the railroad crossing, with clayey soil.
 Miss Anna Mccormick of Falls Village, has sued John D. Badau, and Ex-City Sher- if L. E. Baker. for $1O,O0O for false i'm prisonment.-Sprinafe Republican. T. B. Strong. Assignee, will sell at pub. lie auction Sept. 18th, at the residence oi Geo. N. Lester, Ct. Burlington, lot o1 farming implements, horses, COWS. &c. Some enterprising person should run g stage between Canaan and Pine Grove dur ing camp meeting. making the last trip af ter the evening service. It would pay. Francis Whittlesey, Fannie Whittlesey and Kittie Whittlesey of Canaan. and Da. vid Whittlesey and Miss Cowles of New York are camping out at Twin Lakes thls 1 week.
 The chills and fever is raging with unabated fury at the Maltby Iron Works and there are number of cases at Irondsle At the latter place there are five cases 1T 1 one house.
 The Congregational Sunday school O Norfolk held picnic in Lakeyille grow Aug. 27. Over 200 passed through Canaan on the noon train west, and returned in thu evening on a special train.
 The hotels in town were crowded tc their fullest extent during camp meeting and many were forced to take late freigh trains for out of town accommodation there being no room for them here.
 -The Cong. Sunday school picnic vii be held to-day (Thursday) at 10 o'clock, il front of the church at East Canaan. Tn, preparatory lecture in the conference room Friday D. m. at 3 o'clock.
 Ticket Agent spaulding of the H. R k. sold 300 excursion tickets to Pine Grow during the meeting. This is large mum Der, in view of the fact that the other road have tickets through to the Camp Station
 We notice good many teams hitche to the posts before the stores in town, an, it gives evidence of good general busl ness. Surely there is traffic and barter, fo most of the teams belong to farmers, an their produce is the bulk of their load.
 Samuel D. Allen of this town has lai on our table-or rather, lengthways on ou office floor, giant corn stalk, 13 feet and inches ID height. It grew here from see brought by Mir. A. from the South. and a marvel of sze.
 The evidences are of an early Autumn The sudden change in the weather, and thu early falling of the leaves are Sure indies tions. Fall and Winter clothing should b | that no frost blights that which is perish able.
 A meeting of the managers and friends of the Temperance Association of Mort Canaan, will be held at A. T. Roraback' office, Saturday evening, Aug. 3lst, at 7.3 to take action on, and make arrangement for the Lakeville mass meeting, to be hel September 5lh.
 The Eastern Duchess agricultural SOC ety will hold its 8th annual fair and cattl show at Amenia Sept. Sd. 4th an 9th. The interest in this years meet;n is large, and from the activity shown in tn various departments to make as good an honest an exhibition as possible, there is n doubt but it will meet the anticipation c it's friends.
 -Wheneyer one of the wandering arab that infest society nowadays, can be ir duced to accept of position and do som general work, the result scarce ever pays
 for the damage done. the risk run, the car to be exercised, and the ingratitude show even for genuine kindness, more than of sets the generous feeling that may promE to good act if it be possible the accour is generally settled with insulting language
 and fight closes the scene. We notice some improvements beln } made in the buildings in town, which are o necessary nature. and which add greatl to comfort and general appearance. MT
 w. Adam has recovered his barn, shinge, it, and given it new appearance by fresh coat ot paint. Dr. Camn has raiser