Connecticut western news., 1878-11-27

Eclipse of July lst."
 Rev. Mir. Barden, who has been off on 8 vacation, was agaln in his pulpit last Sun- day morning. Next Sunday evening a chlldren's meeting will be held in the M. E. Church, and Mir. Barden will preach & sermon to the children,
 A number of our ambitious chess play CTS talk of forming chess club in this place. This ''talk" of ipslituting clubs, ly- ceums, reading circles, etc.. in this place. is something like Mscbeth's three witches of the bubbles of the earth.
 MT. W. 5. Gibson of New Marlboro has valuable horse which was unable to eat for two or three days, when an examin- atlon showed that corn-cob had got SO firmly wedged back of the grinders that the animal was unable to move it's jaws.
 -Milkman w. N. Adams doesn't seem to succumb to the occasional sleep.inviting frosty mornings. suggestive of the coming winter. for he is around bright and early, and those who neglect to put out theiI mllk pails, suffer the conse auence by going without.
 In the Superior court at Ltchfield las' week 8 divorce and $50 alimony were de creed in the case of Welton ys. Welton ol Plymouth. Gross illtreatment was proved It appeared, among other things, that Vel ton tied up his wife with clothes line, poured kerosene over her, and threatened to set her on fire.
 Last Saturday night the off1ce of tho New Milford Ray was discovered to be or fire; but prompt action in seasonable time extnguished 1t without mourning any ma terial loss. It is supposed to have been th' work of an incsndiary, and Editor Delevar offers reward of $lOO for evidence tha will convict the guilty party.
 The selectmen are doing really goot thing in macadamizing the road on Rall road street. Cinders are being drawn from the East Canaan furnaces and 'depoeited or the road bed. and then covered with gravel making. when packed together, 8 very smooth and hard road, the cinders tending to make firm and binding foundation.
 The other evt ming. as MT. Geo. Ru.lg, of Sheffield was changing cars here forS Sal isbury, he was for some reason belated nd foi fO tho had started, and in endeavoring to ge aboard, he narrowly escaped getting undc the wheels. The brakeman signaled th' engineer to stop and he was taken aboard
 The New Marlboro Christian Temper ance Union, with membership of 800 have elected these officers for the ensuin, six months: E. s. Adams, president; B M. Hall, vice-president and Rev. C. E. Val Allen, 8, cretary. Rev. A. N. Benedict 0 Bridgeport, the Baptists' first pastor, a6 dresses the Union next Friday evening a Mill River.
 The schools have closed, and no more for two mortal weeks, ''at morning, 8 noon and at night" will the streets presen the refreshing aud familiar prospect o bevles of gushing 'ssweet sixteeps," basbfr youth, wrangling youngsters and sedat school teachers, vending their way to an from the school house. Oh /! happy, hap py days of yore!
 | A handsome poster announces ths Fuckers cornet band of Falis Village wi give a series of monthly concerts. fo six months, the first to take place mex FriS ay evening This band is we'll know as musical prodigy, and there is no dout these concerts will fully come up to tn most sanguine expectations of all il
 friends and we'll wishers.
 When our prospective debating clu
 gets well under way. we would recommen the discussion of either or both the follow ing questions, which were recently pro
 posed for debate by the literary society (
 Williamstown college: Resolved, Th'
 if an irresistible object meets an immovsb
 object, what will happen?" and ''Resol
 ed, Whats the use of bears tail 2''
 The meat market in the basement
 Cummings' Block opens to-day in order
 accommodate those inclined 10 ''eiV
 thanks" in obedience to the Governor proclamation. and will continue throug the winter. It is conducted by our popul butcher, R. Van Deusen, and will be und the personal management of one skilled
 the "Art" of saving shank bones, etc. The mean scamps that have taken
 turkey stealing, on the shores of Tw
 Lakes. may as well be warned that there a
 some double B. B's waiting to glve them
 stinging reminder; and the sheriff som l times gobbles up the unlawful " raisers'' ] gobblers. The miscreant who could 3 thankful over stolen turkey is just ) subject for the Litchfied or Pittsfield tur,
 key. O.. On Tuesday evening, Dec. 3. par F of twenty members of the Putnam Ph lanx, of Hartford, including Major F. r Brown and Captain C. H. Case, with
 dies, will visi, Colonel Harris of Govern
 Hubbards staff at Lakeville, leaving on | . afternoon train over the Connecticut We
 ern road and returning the following da A ball will be given at Lakeville on the c casion of the visit.
 l During the few months of my absen n leave my business in charge of Dr. c. ' P Camp of Canaan, Conn. Anyone desiro I of consulting him can do so two days.
 each week, Tuesdays and Saturdays, b
 tween the hours of 10 8. m. and p. m. my office. or word left at my office will