Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30

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 Goal is delivered in Wlnsted for $4.6O per ton.
 Several Canaanites have been making their gardens.
 Falls Village talks of organizing mill itary company. : -Rev. J. c. Oakley lost child at Lake, vile last week.
 The fourth issue of the Falls Village Item has appeared.
 MT. D. A. Riker is at his old post ct the Stevens House again.
 Dr. Camp has . new golden horse" on top of hls barn cupola.
 -Housatonic individuals are putting down concrete sidewalks.
 The East Canaan Congregational church is to be repaired and repAinted.
 Miss Minnie Lynehan of thls place is visiting her brother in Winsted.
 Monday afternoon we had a slight taste of genuine April shower.
 Mrs. Harmon ScammerhOrn is seriously i'll with . complication of ailments.
 It is said that work will be resumed at the East Canaan quarry about May list.
 The Lenex iron works at Lenox Fur nace will be seld ct Sheriff's sale May 10.
 MT. Beartown Beebe's big storm didn't storm. Never mind, MT. Beebe, letit go.
 -Dr. B. F. Comstock is sellinga patent medicinal cup, said to cure almost every thing.
 -P. P. Gilmore of East Canaan has taken possession of the foundry at Lime Rock. The work of driving piles and filling in the trestle work at Chapinville has been resumed.
 -Mrs. H. K. Smith of New York state is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. P. Strong in this place.
 Gus. Caldwell takes charge of the V. I. Association's street lamps, Rob. Marvin resigAinR.
 Some of the fast men are talking about a trot,ing course on the flats near the Rous. atomic river. MT. Ed. Norton. the Pittsfeld Fl. R. R. agent spent the Sabbath with his sisters in this place.
 Photographer Deming leaves town to- day. He will probably pitch his tent in East Canaan.
 Mir. E. c. Stevens, late proprietor of the Clarke House in Minsted, has removed to East Canaan.
 MT. and Mrs. Lyman Dunning of East Canaan are contemplating a two-months' trip to California. | Rev. Mir. Mackey of the Methcdis, church will deliver . temperance lecture next Sunday evesiDg. The suow is nearly all off Canaan Mountain. which has presented an arctic appearauce all winter. It is reported that Miles Ferris of Ash ley Falls will keep boats te let at Twin Lakes the coming season. -Dr. John Scoville returned yesterday from California, where he spent the winter for the good of hls health. Miss Lillie Wooster was given n sur prise party one night last weeg, by some of the young people of this place. MT. Geo. w. Cowdrey Is greatly i'm proving hls premises in the way st grading. building front fence, and painting. Mrs. Marvln's auction yesterday did not call out very large crowd, and was postponed until next Friday evening. John Van Deusen shot a bald eagle in Ct. Burlington last week, measuring feet. six inches, frOm tip to tip of it's wings. Pref. Wrighl's dancing school in Ct. Burlington closes this week, and recep- ton is to be gwen in his honor Friday night.
 A Stepney man walked tive and one quarter miles on one of the rails of the Housatonic track the other day, without break.
 -G. P. Strong is to do the plumbing of the water works in this village, and has been to New York to purchase the neceG- sarY tools.
 -Messrs. Bragg and Gillette have been improving thelr sidewalks and D. l.. Peilce is building new trent fence and otherwise improving his premises.
 The noon passenger train north on the H. R. R. now arrives at l2:42 instead of 12:4O as heretofore. The freight train time has alse been changed.
 Henry 8. Allen. and ol printer of Pittsfield and sen of Phineas Allen, the founder of the Pittsfeld Sun, died on Sat- urday afternoon, at the age of 6l.
 Very pleassnt accounts are given of the meeting of the Guild of Christ Church at the house of Mrs. Franklin. How cOud it be otherwise with such hostess.
 An old offender, 55 years of age, was arrested Sunday evening in c Hartford church for indecent exposure. He has misconducted himself similarly for I2 or 5