Connecticut western news., 1879-01-15

Naugatuck Co. aI! summer. It will be run on one of th, fast day trains.
 The Mill River correspondent of the Courier says: ''Just now everybody is talking railroad, and sanguine hopes are en- tertained that llne to Canaan may be con s'ructed at no distant date. Steps have been taken to secure a thorough survey ot the route, and, if people along the line and near the termini are willing to assist, the road can doubtless be bult.''
 A CARD.-The undersigned would take this method of tndering their thanks to their numerous friends who gathered at dng," Thursday evening, January 7Ih-for the:r company, their kind wishes and val u:ble and substantial presents.
 MR. AND MRS. FRANK HANcHErT.
 Huntsville, January llth.
 One night last week, two children of John Kane. living lear 'he txlremity of West main street in this village. were near ly suffocated by coal gas escaping from a stove in the room in which they slept They were found insepsible in the morning, and but for the fact that the door was slightly ajAr, admitting trifl, of air, they would have strangled to death,
 Ticket agent Spaulding wants us 10 'punch up" those who come 10 the Housa- tonic ticket window at the d"pot and inquire for tickets to stations on the Conn. Western road. He thinks people vho have lived here all their lives ought to kuow tha, there are too s:psrste and distinct ticket ftices there, and strangers should be able to learn this fact from the placard over each ticket window.
 "Ez" Roraback, who runs tue big engine which works the blower at the furnaces, has just finished little steam engine, the work of his leisure hours. It is stationary, but works on the principle of locomotive, with two driving rods and has about six in- ches stroke. He is now at work on a min isture blower for it to run, and when he gets Il finished he will be able to ''hlow" as much as his cratic brother, supple Billy.
 In class s'xty-four, railway apparatus at the Paris exposition, a second mt dsl was given 10 BArnum Richardson &. Co. for their cast car whcels made of the superior Salisbury irons. These wheels were shown entire and in sections, together with full record, of the distance they had run. Tbls simple and effective way of making car wheels with hard-chiled faces is not com mon abroad, and, as heretofore, attracted considerable attention.
 :-S. Barlow of East Canaan took busi. ness trip to New York and Boston las, week. ard visited the Brooklyn bridge and Bunker Hill monument. He crossec the Brooklyn bridge on the narrow foot way suspend' 275 feet over the water, from which d zzy height splendid view of the surrounding country may be had. The day before his visit man was taken with fl in the middle of the bridge and had to be carried off.
 The East Canaan Venture hasn't yen- tured Yet and it's venturesone editur is hop plug about like kern l ut corn ID pop per, surmounting the difficulties that ap- pear to bar the way. First his 2Otb font oi type comes aud turns out to be three e-fourths ''caps;" this is returned and another lct comes without ''points;" then one letter ol the heading is about pica larger than the rest one co umn rule IS short, and SO ou Verify, the way of the newspaper (con)- founder is not always strewp with roses. l~-The funeral of Mrs. Frank A. Pee was largely attended ut her fa,her's res idence last Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock R V. MT. Bodiey officiating. There was Dt sermon; the weather being stormy. an( many compelled to stand outside, but th. Episcopal service was read, after which tb, remains were escorted to their last resting place by sorrowing friends. The pail bear CTS were S. c. Bsckley, T. F. Watson. G B. G4'dner. S. F. Adams, w. T. Ferguson and F P. WhitLlesey.
 A goody number attended the temper ance meeting ut town hall last Saturday night. which was addressed by Hon. G H | H blister of Litchfi'ld, who spoke tor tw, hours V i,h good effect. upon the old sub 1 i ct which has het hanGl. in so man, diff f. mt shapes and forms and by so man, differ. nt grades nt iutrll'c ctu Ii'y and rep i rcsents,iv.s o' the various classes of :cl- ets beuutiti aud aggrandiz.'d by Some by others tortured and murdered. But ,h. suhj ct last .turday night suff .red no in- dignity at the hands of the speaker. Tn, singing was good, as usual.
 Prof. Owens crystal museum IS hoId- ing forth here at present, 10 remain during the week. This is one of the most interest ing and instructive entertainments witt which our p Ople have been favored fol some time, being course of lectures on tn, diff reu, kinds of glass ard the processes ot Ih r manufacture, illustrated by practica experiments and exhibitors U glass blow ing. spiuning, etc, with highly interesting tests Tn natural philosophy. The distribu- ton of gifts is amusing and exciting, many valuable specimens of glass working being given away nightly. The entertainment: ii good one in every respect and deserves q good patronage.
 -Fn some reason tramps don't patron iz Canaan as extensively as they used to probably on account of the close proximity of the strictures of Berkshire county, which seem to be O i"ctionable to the per ipatetic fraternity. The first tramp which excited the sympathy of hard hearted SC ltctman Foote wss an old man accompsn- iad ku his wife whn solicited Shelftr linn