Connecticut western news., 1878-11-27

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 Thanksgiving tomorrow, and
 -Gobbler'll be gobbled, Be Gobs
 -'Fraid our turkey'll be a cod-fish.
 -Goin' to taxidermize your turkey9
 -Roys and sing praises! For particu- lars see Born"
 -she field is erecting new street lamps at prominent points.
 Miss Mary Shepard of She field Plains started last Monday for California.
 Miss Tennien's school at East Canaan closed last week tor a short vacation.
 Moody and sankey books, No. 3, have been introduced into the M. E. choir.
 -Winsted has shooting gallery con- iucted by Captain J. H. c. Bachelder. Win. F. Hurlburt, clerk of the district, ie seriously ill at his residence in Winsted.
 -'' Jipsey Josef's communication on Apple Blossoms" is unavoidahly left out.
 Lee Roraback, son of James Roraback of Sheffield. started yesterday for Ca!ifor- mia.
 The store of Wells & Hoyt in New Milford was burglarized Thursday night. and some goods were taken.
 A Congregational teachers meeting was held last Thursday night at the resi- dence of Mir. James L. Bragg.
 The war of the U s. agalnst Turkey has fairly commenced, end there are rumors of inhuman Yankee atrocities.
 Senator w H Barnum returned from his trip to the L4ke Superior region yester day. He starts Monday tor Washington.
 -.Rob" Marvin is to relinquish the care of the Village Improvement Association's street lamps, and Ovid Gillette takes charge. The Housatopic Railroad Company are erecting near their works at Amesville one of the finest bridges on the entire line of the road.
 Prof H. M. Adams, principal of High school. and wife. will eat turkey with friends in Granby, where they spend the acation.
 MT. James Humphrey of West Nor folk, brother of Druggist Humphrey of this place, was in town last week visiting some of his old-time friends.
 New Marlboro has natural curiosity in logan rock, weighing nearly 100 tons so nicely balanced on another powder tha a man can move it with his finger.
 The casa of Burgey vs. Kegler SC down for trial before Judge Granger Friday of last week, at Litchfield was not heard or accoun. of attorney l.. P. Dean failing tt appear | -Mr. D. l.: Pratt's express line betweel this place and New Marlboro seems to b. doing paying business. as his ''a ark" is al ways loaded, and sometimes packed to ov eiflowing.
 MT. N. c. Ward has obtained Q mat to his valuable hlgh-stepping horse, and ha now as handsome and proud thousan' dollar team as can be found anywhere il this region.
 -Dr. Cook, the Litcbfeld dentist, wh brought 8 suit in the superior cour to enjoin l.. Mott Johnson from pulhn teeth within ten miles of that town, ba won his case.
 The cider making business is drawin to close. and many of the mills are nov standing idle, after having smashed up on of the most prodigious crops of apples eve remembered.
 I The story that the James Mathiso who WAS killed while intoxIcatec, by
 train of cars in Dodgetown, Masses ws Foo,'s regent harness maker, is proved ! be ground,ess.
 MT. and Mrs Henry Stevens of yves
 nrn N. Y, who have been sojournipg fc The past few weeks at Mir. w. N. Adams the former home of Mrs. S., left for the home Monday. -G. B. Gardner, Canaan's jewele spends Friday of each week in o H. Wo cott's jewelry establishment at Norfolk, . accommodate Mr. Wolcott's customer , during his illness.
 The union cornet band of Winste give grand promenade concert and ba this evening. the members appearing ft the first time in new uniforms furnishe ' them by the citizens and others.
 E. F Gibbs, formerly of Gibbs 6 WinchelI of Ct. Burlington, died quite SUI n denly last Friday night. MT. Gibhs was f prominent business man, and was exte1 e sively known throughout this section. The coming cold weather doesn't see '. to have the effect of abating the prevalent r of fever and ague in this region. Mr. g John B. Reed of this place, is quite sic with it, and many are shaking in Shefflel @ -On the result of the contest of a legat ?. now in the courts in England, hangs fo F tune of $I5O 900 each for w. T. and 4 t yin Ferguson, of this village, and the
 sister Mrs. D. s. Proper of Elizavllle, N Miss Florence B. New is visitil
 friends in Chatham, N. Y., where she W remain during vacation, seeking a respl from the monotony of school-books al study. She is accompanied by her mot
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 Il A Thanksgiving service will be held