Connecticut western news., 1879-05-07
hats are in full bloom.


 Straw hats are in full bloom.
 They have already begun to abbreviate it-"Pir-a A."
 Adams 1S New are selling coal for S4.SO per ton.
 -One of our pedestrians walked to New York City few days ago.
 -Obec Gillette moves into the house on Main-st. vacated by Mrs. Marvin.
 MT. z T. Adams drives three min ute colt. So his neighbor says.
 The first hand-organ of the season came Monday. but wasn't loaded with Pinafere.
 A competent girl can find good place at Dr. Rice's, Ct. Barrington, Mass. See adv.
 Rev. Mir. Free of Stafford Springs, for merly of soutbfield, Mass, was in town Monday.
 John Noble killed an otter near New L-nox the other day three feet and four inches long.
 Mrs. Lawrence Gillette and daughter, Miss Anna Carman of this place have re- moved to Lakeville.
 MT Levi S. Wooster and bride of North field. Ct.. are visiting at MI. H. H. Coggs. wells in this place.
 -Tbe Stevens House is being shingled " Mir. Sweet Of Winsted and MT. D. A. Riker. the proprietor.
 Mrs. J. L Pease has been having fiue hedge row set out in her yard, also several fruit and ornamental trees.
 The oldest ex representative of Con gress living is Artemus Hale of Bridgewa ter, who is 96 years of age.
 -J. M. Miller of Lakevile has just re- ceived lot of trunks, travelling bags, etc., which he sells at low prices.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Can aan Temperance Union is to be held in East Canaan Saturday night.
 -Landlord Warner is having all tbe rooms on the first floor of his hotel plas- tered, kalsomined and papered.
 -Dr. Camp has been trading carriages with Dr. W. W. Welch of Norfolk and has now a fine covered phaeton.
 A case of hats was shipped to Sidaey, Australia. by the Tweedy Manufacturing Company of Danbury, last week.
 Charlie Marvin, now ot Sharon. was in town over Sunday. visiting his mother, who goes to Chicago this week.
 The H R. R. locomotive, s'W. H Barnum" IS just out of the shops with a new coat of paint and looks hobby.
 The Hon. W. D. Bishop of Bridgeport will make another trip to Europe this sea son, sailing on the l7th of this month.
 The Hartford Post last Wednesday published three column article on Win sted. the Pride of the Naugatuck Valley"
 Win. Shields has another of those al- mighty hens. which recently laid au egg measuring IA X 2 IA inches. Chain kim up.
 The largest tax payer in Hartford is Timothy M. Allyn, who pays taxes on F544 2l9. Gov. Jewell pays taxes on i S85 SOC.
 Mrs. Mary W. Franklin is much better and we trust will soon be entirely recovered tom the injuries received in the recent runaway accident. At Mrs. Marvin's auction Friday eve ning. MT. F P,qu,gney was taken with an rpileptic fit. to which he is subject, and was carried home.
 Editor Bills folding machines are be- ing built by the Whitlock Machine Works if Birmingham. and can be run at the rate of 3, 900 an hour.
 MT. Allen Phelps of Tariffville, aged 7s years, attempted suicide in that place last vet k, but will recover. Business reverses prompted the deed. Three hundred persons are temporarily out of employment at Windsor Locks, the nigh water in the river forcing the mills to suspend operations. It IS said that the Housatonic Railroad Company contemplate uniforming their ,mpoyes, as the Boston & Albany roaG have recently done. -Grorge Williams of Goshen who was lately let out of State prison, robbed a Mir. Whitney of $loO last week, and is likely to get back to hIs old quarters. 1t takes McIntyre to catch fish. The 4iher evening he set his net in the Black = ,erry river, and in inc morning it tcontalned bushel of splendid suckers.
 The person who stole those magazines reserves 10 have mental dyspepsia. We nope. however, his conscience may be per 'ectly healthy and very active.
 Frank Van Deusen is building tenn 'orary dwelling for summer occupancy. He will rebuild permanently iE the Fall on the 'te of bis house lately burned.
 Terrence Fallon, a Windsor Locks deaf mute, has been sent to jail for pugilisiic Droprnsities, and is very much terrified with me belief that he is to be banged.
 A meeting of the school board last Snt- urday night decided to have the water of he Canaan Water Company brough, to the .chool house, at an annual rental of $lO.
 Mir. M. Roraback has become sole gent for this and adjoining towns for Gulder's patent box protector for carriage nubs, said io be valuable article iu pre-