Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
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will send us particulars or any Occurlence oA interest which may come under their notice. -Coolish.
 Mary license.
 Shower and cough.
 Now depopulate tho coal bin.
 -Wlnsted talks of having night watch. Gen.
 Edward Fitzgerald is suffering from severe attack of typhoid fever.
 -EdItor Rogers of the Berkshire Courier cars here last Saturday night,
 W. G. Humphrey starts next week for New York to purchase stock of Holiday goods. - -Dea. George H. Swift of Cornwall fell out of an apple tr.e recently and nearly .roke his neck.
 MT W. Mcintyre has taken up three apple trees in his yard, which impeded free passage to his shop.
 Rev. Robert Hunt of Sheffield is to speak On temperance in Sharon next Mon day night, Nov. llth.
 A new bank is soon to be started in Wetmore'sE block, Winsted, in the rooms formerly occupied by Benjamin. jeweler.
 The first snow of the season fell Thurs day night, covering the roofs of buildings 10 the depth of about-three quarters of 8 little.
 Tine district court at Falls Village Mon. day, p. m.. adjourned to next Tuesday, tfter naturaliz,ug large number of voters. Mrs. Stevens, now residing in the West, formerly Miss Anna Spaulding of this place, is spending few days on visit to her old home. -..~. .-.- .A
 Deputy John. Richmond has been his horse sheds, and painting the tin roofs on his premises, Artist Dean do- ing the work.
 MT. J. L. Bragg IS digging the cellar. to building house on the piece of land recently purchased of Mir. N Watson, near School St.
 Mir. Butcher, whom Our townspeople will remember, having lectured on temper ance in the M. E. church few years ago, |, ln.
 The Courier says that if Francis Mur- 'hy were to return to Burlington, nine- tenths of his last winters work would need to be done over again.
 Rev MT. Whittlesey is to preach in Christ church in this place next Sabbath morning. and in Trinity church, Lime Rock, in the evening.
 An auction of horses, carriages, har- ness, etc. in front of the Warner House last Friday, afforded some excellent bar gains, good horses going at surprisingly low figures.
 Last Sunday, Billy Noonan was thrown from 8 wagon between thIs place and Fallt Village, and sustained dislocated shoulder which will lay hlm up for two or three weeks.
 Among Canaan's boys abroad who came home to deposit their "wotes," were 5 A. Herman, Esq.,. graduate of Rora backs law office, and our distinguished poet, J. P. Shields
 As the through freight (owD tram go ing south was leaving this station Saturday night, the packing of the throttle valve o the locomotive blew out, occasionlng a de ay of nearly two hours.
 Wilbur M. Demming, the artist was il town yesterday. He is at present located n Egremont, where he will stay a week ol so, when he will resume his route, anC
 fetch up" here for the winter.
 Boss Mason John Rogers says it was s, aold Friday morning after the snow storn m Brooks Hollow where he was clustering hat he was obliged 10 build fire under tn, mortar board to keep the mortar iron freezing.
 The fish continue to die in Monterey pond, but not so rapidly as few week ago. Lnrge quantities of decaying vegeta D matter ire found floating on the surface and il is now thought that thls is the caus, ot the difficulty
 At the Democratic caucus held Mon lay, George w. Paet Esq. was unapimous y and by exclamation nominated candi. date for Representative. Mir. Peet declined the nomination. The caucus then nomi hated Joseph w. Peet Esq.
 -The surveying party to obtain wate from the Housatonic to supply New York :r- now ill the vicinity of Cornwall Bridge nd will strike the river between that place md West Cornwall, which is reported as 'he best route thus far surveyed.
 List of letters remaining in Canaan post office, unclaimed and advertised, Nov 6, 1878:
 Mrs. Charles Ellik,
 Edward Rose.
 A. T. RoRABAoK, P. M.
 A meeting of the Canaan Temperance Union is to be he'd in the reading room a, tue Wsrner House, Saturday evening, at { o'clock, for the purpose of arranging fol