Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

which has been m court for several years past, was tried before Judge Marten re- gently, and reserved for advice from the supreme court of errors. Lust Saturday, Ed Bailey, employed by Dr.. Geo. Adams on the East Canaan road, fell out of au apple tree, spraining his ankle and dislocating the bones of bis foot, which was set to rights by Dr. Camp. Mrs. w. Mcintyre of this place, and her mother from East Canaan are spending few days in Milton, IN. Y. with Rev. P. H. Roys. Miss Ella Mcintyre is visiting at her grandmothel's in EVst Can aan.
 Look at Hubbell's new advertisement of clothing in another column, and remem- Der that HubbelPs clothing house Ct. Bar rington, is one of the best and most relia- ble emporiums in this section, for straight goods ard square dealing.
 Last Monday, German named Brer- hard Edler, employed at Barnes Bros lime kiln, was attacked and severely injured about the face and head with a sharp rock, by couple of local roughs named Curtis, living on the road to Clayton.
 Our popular miliners, Misses Norton and Odel, have been to New York the past week, and returned with immense winter stocks of millinery and fancy goods, which maketh glad the heart of the housewife, and causeth the old man to "weep for jaw. "
 A match game of base ball is to be played at Canaan Valley next Saturday, by picked hines from Connecticut and Mass achusetts. for peck of apples, and the championship of the two states. Au ex- citing game is in store if the weather is fla vorable.
 These cooi days seem to have the effect of rouslng the people to a realization of the near approach of winter, and Adams < News coal team are kept constantly on the road delivering coal to our citiZeus, besides numerous others from out of town who haul tbeir own.
 At the trustee sale of Landon & Co.,, at Chapinvil!e last Thursday, MI. Conklip. brother-in law of MT. Horace London purchased the COCO bushels of charcoal fol $1,725, Barnum Richardson Go. bidding $l, TOO. The other articles of persona property sold correspondlngly low.
 The Falls Village savings bank is now under the personal supervision of U. H. Miner, who was recently elected treasurer The bank makes an excellent financia showing, and with treasurer of the an doubted ability and integrity of MT. M., it many patrons can rest easy with their de posits.
 The case of Eugenie Burgie agains Joseph Kegler, of East Canaan, heard by Hiram P. Lawrence, committee appoint ed by the Superior court, has been decided by said committee in fayor of Miss Burgie The amount of the finding is about $l, 20t absolutely, and $l,7oo conditionally, fo Miss Burgie.
 Jerome Leffingwell, who lives about mile south of New Marlboro, was badly in. iured Tuesday afternoon of last week, bJ timber 30 feet long and one foot squar' falling on his back from barn that was il the course of erection. MT. l.. suffered great pam until Sunday, when death cam' to his relief.
 The High school inc uIg, in rambl' to the top of Canaan mountain last Thurs day, for recreation and botanical research and left their ''card," in the shape of large canvas, elevated on a pole, bearln! the inscription, "C. II. S., October 10 ls7S," which is plainly visible from ou office window.
 The Berkshire Courier at Ct. Barring ton has just been purchased by Mir. Clarl w.. Bryan, formerly of the Springfield Dai 1 ly Evening Union. Under Editor Rogers management the Courier has attained a higl standard ot superiority, and it is the genera impression that Mir. Bryan will easily main tain it's excellent reputation. Possession is given Jan. 1.
 MT. w. A McArthur. publisher of tn Vermont Tribune at Ludlow, Vt., formerl of the NEWS, comes out with temptin premium list for the coming year. Nil McArthur is cutting big swath in the news paper circles of Vermont and his efforts t make the best paper in the state, seem to b appreciated. The Tribune is folded by machine of MT. Ms own invention.
 The fish in the Monterey pond ar 1 dying by tons, the shores being competel covered with dead fish. It is conjecture that the waters of the lake have been ID, liciously poisoned. or that there is som vegetable substance that causes this gres havoc among the finny tribe. The water ( the pond is being analysed to ascertain possible, the true cause of the difficulty.
 List of letters remaining in Canaa post office, unclaimed and advertised, Oct 7th, 1878:
 MT. Thomas P. Donelan,
 John l.. Utter, 9,
 Phelps Cone,
 Rosey Ward,
 Mary A. Knight,
 Mrs. E. P. Bennett.
 A. T. RoRABACK, P. NJ, | prnboblv optioinat;pO boipr eoo