Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

the reader must stand on his head, kick violently with his left foot, sneeZe, and imagine himself calling the roll of the Rus sian army.
 The other day, Willie Shields, a boy about ten years old was dlsput;ng with Guire, aged about SIX years, when the lat ter deliberately stuck a knife into young Shields hand, ilflicting quite painful wound.
 Last Sunday afternoon, a horse in MT. Geo. Benedict's barn broke through the floor, which was rotten, and but for the heavy sleepers, would have been preclpita- ted into an underground stable, distance of feet. He was extricatcd without much difficulty, unhurt.
 We are sorry to learn that iufluenza has attacked the family of Rev. MT. John- son of Salisbury, affecting every member of it more or less. Mir. J. is now quite se- riously sick as his lungs have become con- gested and his attack proved most severe of all. We wish for him and his, speedy and entire recovery.
 MT. H. H Coggswell says he had square meal of green peas from his garden Tuesday cf this week. Tom Brown has got some green pea vines in his garden, too. We wont be so cruel as to ''squelch" their enthusiasm by saying that we had green peas in our garden over three months ago-hut we djd though. Our esteemed South Lee correspondent says the Beartown weather prophet Beebe. promises fine weather until Dec. 9th. This Beebe's predictions have seldom been known to fail, and his opinion is often con suited and great confidence placed in it's accuracy, therefore we may eX- pect season of pleasant weather for the time specified.
 James Curtis. one of the assailants of Br, nhardt Edler, was taken before Justice Prescott last Thursday, for trial. but was discharged. His brother Will, the princi- pal actor in the drama, failed to put in an appearance, having ''skipped" the golden line, into Massachusetts. James was re- arrested on warrant for damages, and the trial will probably come off thls week.
 MT. Geo. Dodge of Lakevile, who was injured at this place some time since ny making a misstep on the car platform, has so far recoved as to be able to attend to his duties. and is at present harvesting one of the finest fields of corn in the town of Salisbury some of the ears being fifteen inches long. He will have about 5000 bushels.
 Bills are being circulated announcing greenback rally to be held in Town Hall next Monday night, with speeches by Hi ram Brown of Rivertown, and F. B. Cleve- land, Esq. of Winsted. The circulars in vite ''al who dare to hear Truth, and think for themselves" and as there is considerable greenback sentiment in this section, big meeting is anticipated The same speak. CTS hold a meeting in Falls Village Satur day night.
 The Conn. Weekly Courant contains the following: ''NEw MILFoRD.-W. D. Blacks alderneys took the first prize at the Danbury Fair, ranking ahead of the Echo Farm stock" So far from such being the case, the Echo Farm Stock took eight first prizos. and five second prizes at the Dan bury Fair, which left but few for othel competitors. Mr. Starr's Jerseys were equally successful at our State fair, and a the Torrington and Watertown fairs. , List of letters remaining in Canaan post office, unclaimed and advertised, Oct 23, 1878:
 f MT. Thomas P. Donelap, John l.. Utter, 2,
 Phelps Cone,
 Rosey Ward,
 !, Mary A. Knight,
 Mrs. E. P. Bennett.
 A. T. RORABAoK, P. M
 Tho beautiful arrangement of tn, was due to the skill of Mrs. Frederick Wat son. The font was very graceful, but th / large dish of pansies to the right of th' church earned off the palm for loveliness d To the charm of flowers was added that O
 fruits in the form ot most exqdsite bunch i es of grapes, both white and dark varieties - They were from the grapery of our enter prising citzan, Selectman Foot. SC Canaan seems to be a land not only of mill and honey, but also of flowers and fruits a we'll
 3 As the evening train up on the Housa tonic road Wednesday night was running into the Ashley Falls depot, some ont threw stone through window, just miss ing gentleman who sat near it, and anoth CT person fired pistol-shot through anoth CT wiadaw-The parties escaped in tht darkness. The R. R. Co. 1Ivestt;;:s:->44d tht affair, but find no clue to the perpetrators l Opinion is divided, some thinking it th, = work of mischievous boys, and others tha t it was dore by tramps, who make pint grove between Ashley Falls and Canaan r. rende zvous, dozen being bivouackt , there in single night sometimes. l. Nov our street gamins have got tht } mania for sing-shots. constructed by tying ' bands of rubber to forked stuck, whicf throws a stone or small shot with sufficien force to break window light, or int1ict stinging sensation if they should strike person in the face, to say nothing of thu danger of putting out the eyes. This dan z gerous diversion should be d!scOuntenancet by parents, and supplanted by amusement