Connecticut western news., 1878-09-19
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 J. Frost, Esq. -HOme-sick flies,

J. Frost, Esq.
 Home sick flies.
 -Whiskey punch, or soda :?
 Concert at Town Hall Tuesday night.
 -Mathison, Foot's boss harness maker. has left town.
 pr. Camps new barn is undergoing a coat of paint.
 Judge Granger Is holding court in Hsddam this week.
 Adams & New have just put new underpinning under their coal scales.
 New ties have been placed nearly the whole length of the TariffviIle trestle.
 -Geo. Gillette hss been making repairs in the sidewalk in front of his residence.
 Deputy Sheriff Richmond is shingling his house Tn the southern part of this vil- lage.
 Some of our early risers saw white frost, on the morning of Monday, the l6th inst.
 Remember the boxes at Fuller & Peel's and Camps stores, for the yellow fever sufferers.
 Engineer "Ktb" Coggswell, of the c. W. R R, is confined to his house in Mil lerton, with chills and fever.
 Rev. Mr. Whittlesey of this place, oc- cupied the pulpit of St. James Episcopal church in Winsted, last Sunday.
 Rev. J. B. Bonar's house in New Nil. ford was burelarlzed one night last week, though nothing but edibles were taken.
 -NIy. Frldrick Watson is repairing the driveway leading to his barn, and also grayeling the walk in front of his res:- dence.
 The Superior Court at Litchf1eld, has occupied two weeks in the trial of civil ju- " cases The trial of criminal cases was commenced this week.
 = Tho tflicers and teachers of the M. B, Sunday school, will give their school s grand treat next Saturday, in the shape of rde, and picnic at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Ella Mcintyre Of this place. is visiting Mrs. David Proper, (formerly Miss Ferguson of Canaan in Elizaville, N. Y.. eAnd will, hetore her return, visit the HWd- son fair.
 Quite number of students living op the east end of the c. w. R. R. attend school in Hartford, going in on the early train from Winsted, and returning, leave Hartford at 40 p. m. on Cummings pas 3enger train.
 The cases, four in number, Boinay vs. Comstock, and Comstock vs. Boinay, have been on trial before Justice Prescott at the Town Hall in this place, for three days. Three cases have been heard, and one re- mains to be heard. Decisions reserved.
 MT. Goodwin of New Hartford, who attached the c. w. R. R. Co.'S. locomotive 'Bloomfeld," for damages received at the
  house built with no doors, in which she is ''boxed up," and safe from molestation
 The courage that inspires a pretty schoolgirl with such intrepidity as to set at defiance the rigid rules of etiquette to the extent of climbing, for a ride, into dump cart, merits better fate than to be uncer emoniously dumped" in front of hotel, but "sich is life."
 The Massachusetts Democratic state convention held at Worcester Tuesday, was adjourned to Faneuil Hall. Boston Sept. 25, on account of Butler men violently talk ing possession of Mechanics Hall, in which the convention was being held, and acting in a dsolderly manner.
 -Barnum R,chardsOn's ore coming from West StockbIidge to this plsce by way of Housatonlc R k. instead of being transfer red over the CIV. R R. to their furnaces in East Canaan, is hauled in wagons, making our streets appear 8 little more business like and suggesting the ''days of y-ore'"
 Thomas Monahan, who murdered Of fcer Quinn, at Nolth Adams last July, was brought before the Superlor Court at Pitts field last week, to answer to the charge of murder. The trial was brief, the defense being short, and the jury brought in yer. dict of manslaughter. He was sentenced to l5 years in state prison, with one day solitary confinement.
 Our popular butcher, Robert Van Deu- sen is doing a thriving business on his routes. The secret of his success lies in | the fact that he thoroughly understands the | various wants of his many customers, and | so manages his business as to satisfy all. | He knows just how to cut up beef to the advantage of his customers as well as to his own profit, and his prices are reasonably low.
 The Winsted Herald has seen 8 plum twig raised by Mr. Horace Beckley of this place, which was about 10 inches long. and 5S "damson" plums, and thinks t remarkable. We had hardly finished reading about It, when in walked MT. Beck ey who cool'y took from his pocket a clus- CT of the same fruit, and bidding us hold our 1at, shook the stem over 1t, and damson filed it to the brim-just peck.
 Rev. My. Reid of East Canaan, occu ,ied the pulpit of the Methodist church in his village last Sabbath morning, preach ng from 2d Timothy, 2d chapter and 18th erse Nevertheless the foundation of tod standeth sure, having this seal ; The .ord knowetb them that are His, and, let | ,o.,. -..o tboH oor,efh tha mama 0f Christ | S