Connecticut western news., 1878-12-25


 The bearing before the railroad com mlssioners alluded to last week was ouite lhrg' ly attended by gentlemen from this | county and large number of witnesses were xsmintd. Governor Andrews 1cp rrseht'd ih" D. liIlnns, and Hon. Grn.g W. Pret, Gnvrrncr Holly and ull,,s were he ard In opposition. Mir. Prel said ,hp,e WAS | "Igr local travel between l. t and C4naai lrading to Harfo'd ktcausp of th,s con- n' clIon. IL th' present 1"ci!iiics aye hr0k- s-n he travel wiii go ''v tb" Bostul. & Alta ny. Mi. P~er said mnuy pIsscnnrts for HHriiorG cv'Iy day i"'t the tAru,gh car rom Atpahy al C"1Aan To t.kr ihc Conn. Wrs'cIn Mir L. E S''j}arn. actirg sup4I. nlcndrnt of thr H"us4tuntc road. cnrroi,- 'rAt'd lhiS sti.trmen' aru sui1 the Hartford l ''uSihess nt lho TWO loads was important Governor Holly niso XpailtG the various nrnncEts ot conntrtIon Eh&t the Cunnecsi- cut WrstIn has. A, the conclusion of he St ssOn Commissioner Woodruff said thnt il would be satisfactory if the railroad companies would come 10 some agreement hm"rg tht mseives, iD rrgard tulhelr con- ncctiuns, and ii this was not cone lnt pto- Die would probably appeal lo the L-gisla- ,ure. As ether paIti, $ desire d to be heard, ine heaIIng Was fiualiy adjourned sutjvct 0 lhe Call o; the Commissioners.
 Recently, strange noists and spookish sights have been htard and seen al, and in the vicinity of, what is called the Tibbles place, in tht uoltb-rast corner of inc town ot Sh fled. The house is occupied hy Thomas Darby al | wife. Some time since Mrs. Darby heard strange noises, and one night Tom. thought he heard something in the ceHer, but on examination could find nothing. About three weeks since, Tom. being ai"nr. the wife out nursing, after go ing 10 bed he was disturbed by Il rap at the door, bul on going out and looking about the pr, misses he could fud no che. ThGee or four nights after this. after going to bed, he Saw prrson in white standing in his bedroom door. Tom. thought lhls strange, md asked what was wanted, and got up to wait on the intruder, wh..n it disappeared
 
 this was shut and fastened. Alter this noth- ing was seen or heald unit lust Thursday night, when something commenced shovel ing over his corn in tn, chamber, but 0n going up, the shovel was where it had been left and all was quiet. Tom. says that all of the doors and windows have been se- curcly fastened, and that ouse could hardly get into the house, and that be is beginning 10 think the house is haunted
 It is Said that within year or two in this :, neishbo~hood srvt ral reliable persons have seen white images spooking about o'nigIts.
 Shefteld Cor Courier.
 = -Sh ffer'e B | Ringers which are to ap
 D. ar al tue town hail on Thursday evening Il Dtc. 26th, is probably the best organization { of the kInd now travelling. Besides the
 bell ringing, they present a programme oi :, | misce eIlaneous character. including chaI-
 acter sketches, solos Ou the barjo, xyoio- . phone, crystallanium, etc., and ladies F. cornet band led by Louisa Shu fir. who is , the best lady cornet soloist travelling . Last Thurs lay eyenl z they played in Ner
 toYn in u regular G. A. E. lecture course
 and Dr.. Vie. the commander of the Pos ' sp-aks of the entertainment in the follow iug letter:
 This is to c, rtify that the shaff4r Bel Il RhgsIs played in this town at S,nfoId'. Il Hall ft r the D, neft of Custer POs;, No At
 D, p't of Conn. G. A. R., ard ,hat the, ' gave most d, ghtiui entertainment 10 ' ,arge and apptccIativr audience that they |, tulfiilru trtlr c0ntract 70 their own pecu- , nay dttrimeDt; tHat we FOnnl lhe:n per
 sonAIiy superior m lntrljigeDce and Charac ter and l most heartily rtcommctd then = 10 ihe kind consideration of any Post who e u.~y De d their services.
 e Trkcss aIe toI safe at the post Ufi2e, ant IS We adyse al who wish U epjny an even 2 'ngs entertained nt of 4 r, fn; q character t to attend the Sn"f rs. They hold forth il e l. .kt vile on Friday .vtnipg.
 Tine ninth annual exhibition of tt,
 Curn' cticui slate poultry association be, ,l gns in Hartford Dc 3l, continuing unti h Jan. the eU'nes to riose at noon mex t Tuuind-y. Their cilcu.r says:
 n The Conntc,cuI Stat Poultry Society i ;e known ali over iilc cOu.iIry as ibt D Onet. ', anctriy in tVtry1hlrg ih { tends to uievst , and i:npluVe the bte' ding of hlgh. clas C pou'try. IL Las been m advance Of othe " societies iii originating ideas and putin, l. lhtm in'o practice, thyrrhy euuhnug th,
 ore, d,r and tanclcr lD reach Eigtrr grad II Tor the btn.ti ot themselves, and lht inter e est ot the fraternity al large so that lii h hnuouncemen of any tretdtr that hi n binds se cured tie prize al the State pOullr,
 SOchIy's Exhibition IS 4 sure card that sucl ' OiEds nust possess the highest order of mer |" il. Ali their previous exhibitions hav
 cen ItcngnZed IS the finest iu qulIily giv-
 tn in tAis cunn,ry, and they intend that tn, Ss present shall, Ii possible. snrpass all other e m this respect. As society, we hay
 iuade ch> ng's ln our prtmlum list tor thi
 exhibition. which we hope will meet the ap :" pruva ot all interested in breeding, eithe '- for pleasure or pl0f1t We have decided tt Tt do away with the third premium, as beiD! x- more of d hurt tEan 3 help tp the winner =, Very few. if any. Care IL buy eggs ur stoci from third pr, mlu | birds. We have plac- e ed the snclttys aIerliDg silver mGdI Gro d nitt.tiOn) al the head Ot our premium list n .s trophy to bt preserved anC shown hN ., the winner as I1e best prz4 of tLe txilihi u lion. We shall tndtavur with the utn os , care to select judges of known ability ant y reputation as poultry breeders 10 jndge th, z. diff rtut Glasses, and intend that u shall bt ', done hone stly and faithfully, and in 8 man uer perfectly satisfactory io alltxhit ilors. 'f To ihls, our ninth exhibition, we cordial e " invite breeders aud fAncieis from al = paris oi the country 10 exlbit their stOcl
 and help to make this ihe best exhibition '' ever given by onr society.
 l. The Methodist s0cietys fair, held il ,S the bast meut of lht ir church last ThursdIo