Connecticut western news., 1878-09-05
At meeting of the M. E. society in this village Monday night the following named gentlemen were elected trustees:

1 named gentlemen were elected trustees:
 For l year A. T. Roraback, H. H. Coggswell,
 N. c. Ward,
 1 Geo. P. Strong,
 | Julius Corbit. DISTRICT COURT.
 The August term of the court was sd. journed at Falls Village last week after the trial ot single case. The New Milford Ray ot last week says: The September term of the District Court begins in this village Monday, Sept. 2srd. How many cases vii be reached will depend largely upon the lawyers employed in them. Thus far there have not peen cases enough tried at any single term of the Court to justify the OK. pectations raised by the construction ot that tribunal, and it no more business is to be done Tn the future than has been in the past, it would be we'll to have all cases re- moved to the Superior Court. The District Court can be made great convenience to the people in this locality, but it has not been so far. The Court has been postpon- ed from it's regular day of meeting to the day named at D. m.
 Another Fire in Canaan Valley.-The fire-fend has again visited Canaan Valley On Sunday night about o'clock the large two-story, frame, shingle roof building used by Cleo. Thompson for manufacturing ci- der. flour, lumber and cider brandy, was discovered to be on fire in tie second story. The fire had got under such headway that It could not be controlled, and the building and all it's contents were destroyed. The mill had been running during the afternoon, but no fire had been in the same, and there can be no doubt but what the fire was in- cendiary in It's origin. The building was insured to the amount of six thousand dol lars by Beach & Hunt of West Winsted.
 This makes the tenth fire that has occur. ed in this immediate vicinity within abou, three years, nine of which have happened under very suspicious circumstances. First in order came the hotel barn at Clayton, oc- cupied by c. B. Merwin; Jerry Bailey's large Touring mill {; Mrs. Adeline Bunce's millinery shop; the house containing the tobacco of Ladd and Ives Abel Stevens barn; Lucius Cleveland's barn and house. (burned on two different occasions ) Geo. Thompson's store and barn; Wm. Brooks saw, blaming and cider mill Gin which the authorities of the town of New Marlboro became so interested that they offered re- ward for the apprehension of the incendi- ary ) Wm. Sardam's large hay and grain barn, which burned the 18th of last July, and lastly the one of Sunday night. Those familiar with the surrounding circumstance es readily admit that some fiend in human form is the cause of this great sacrifice of property. Who $ Mema7a? What person is SO lost to all that is honorable, decent and God-like, as to commit such heinous crimes as these? That is an inquiry in which the people, the property owners of Canaan Valley, have deep interest.
 ED. NEWS II would like to avail myself of the use of yonr valuable paper to ascertain the sentiment of our townsmen as to granting reception to the survivors of the old Litchfeld County Regiment, (the Second Heavy Artil- lery.) They have had their annual reunion on the llth day of September of each year for the past l3 years. Invitations have been extended from nearly all of the towns from time to tiu1e, ead-We have enjoyed the hospitality of their citizens with boun- tlrul hand. Our gathering this year will be held at Litchfeld on the 1lth of September, that being the anniversary of cur muster in to the U. s. service, at Camp Dutton in 1862. Now it would give me great pleas ure to extend, in behalf of our citizens. an invitation to the survivors of our old regi- ment, as we'll as other veterans that might avail themselves of the invitation, to gather at North Canaan on the llth of September, 1879, and hold their annual reunion. l have no doubt but that there is sufficient patriotism ID old North Canaan to give them Q reception that will equal any gath erlng of the kind during the past 13 years. 1 wish you would ask an expression of sentiment by our people in some manner, in relation to the matter previous to the gathering of the ] lth inst. Knowing that you are strongly in sympathy with this proposition, 1 am truly yours,
 E. s. ROBERTS, Formerly 1st Serg't. Co. F., 2d C.V.H.A.
 live heartily endorse the above sugges. tion, and trust that measures will be forth with taken to successfully carry out the programme of MT. Roberts.-ED.]