Connecticut western news., 1879-05-14

-Get your dog registered, or ''shsot him on the spst."
 The Courier reports Prof. Wright's re- ception in poetry.
 A tenement wanted, in this village. See advertisement.
 Judge Changer is holding Superior Court at Litchfeld.
 Ben. Carnan is to build Mrs. Fl. W. Franklin's new barn.
 -Dr. Camp has set out . fine hedge-row around his door yard.
 -P. P. Gilmore has removed his house hold goods to Lime. Rock.
 New singing books are to be bought for the M. K prayer meetings.
 A sandtowa colored boy killed black snake five feet long last Sunday.
 Mrs. Levi Bsebe of South Canaan is to keep eummer bearders this season.
 pr. Knight and wife of Lakeville are visiting Prof. Stlllman in Ripon, Wis.
 -Aecordisg ts the Press, the Winsted House was closed on Saturday. the 3d inst.
 MT. J. R. Ward of Falls Village had a severe attack of chills and fever last Sun day.
 Milton Rice, the Lakevills Mechanics" B. B. Co.'S best player, has gone to Hart ford.
 -Barnum exhibited in Hartford last Sat- urday. An extra train was run from Win sted.
 Gus. Caldwell has left Gardner's jewell ry shop. confinement being detrimental to his health.
 New Milford local talent rendered ''Pinafore" on Thursday and Friday eye nings of last week.
 "A Ct. Burlington physician has dozen cases of pneumonia on islands. Its prev slence is alarming.
 Rev. Albert Nash of Curtisville, Mass. is visiting his sen, Mr. Olin Nash on the Pine Grove Camp Ground.
 "A mad dog in New Preston last week bit James H. Osberns's OK, which is now rabid, and has been chained.
 The Housatouie Congregational church admitted s2 members Sunday. as the result of last winters revival effort.
 A collection was taken up in the Con- gregational church last Sunday in aid ol tbs negro emigrants in Kansas.
 "A few days ago Lewis Coon of Hills dale cut his wifs's throat, and then his own but neither are fatally wounded.
 The V. I. Assoclation didn't invest in the patent self extinguishing fixture on ex- hibitien for their benefit last week.
 Since the accident at Maltbis's the H R. R. switch rods arc being rivsted, and must be broken off to be detached.
 The Presidsat has again vetoed the bill to prevent military interference at elections It was sent to the House yesterday. Considerable milk is being shipped Ffrsm this place to New York; the cans ars all marked s'Litchfeld County Milk" Charles Holcomb of Simsbury, ageG 75. fell from . bridge near Tariffvllle re- gently, and was probably fatally hurt. -Landlord Riker of the stevens Hous. is greatly improving the appearance of hii hotel, and adding much to its convenience At the annual meeting of the Connect lcut Bible Society at Hartford last Wednes day. Hon. A. H., Holly WAS elected pres l ident.
 The Winsted Herald enumerates 13I different varieties of wood gathered h, Messrs. Beach & Gleason, in the town Q Norfolk.
 Harry Parsons, J. H.. Austin's time keeper has left Canaan, and accepted DO sition as clerk in Whittlesey's clothing stor' in Hartford. Mrs. J. L. Camp, and sister Mss Mary Granger of thls place visited friends. anC attended the amateur ''Pinafore' at New Milford last week. A mixed train en the Rhinebeck & Con necticut R. R. struck yoke of oxen las Thursday. killing one outright. and fatally iniuring the other. A Danbury man had 6 piece of hi nose chopped off by falling window re- gently, bat doctor put it in place, and i is growing on again. Nellie Grant and Dennis O'Brien O Sheffield were recently married, having be. come sDamored while both were prisoner in the PittsGeld jail.
 Martin Quinlan. an employe of Green, weeds company of New Hartford. had twt of the fingers of his left hand torn off in lapper machine last week.
 Commencing last Sunday, the Sunds! evening services in Christ Church will be. gin at half-past seven-an hour later thar during the winter months. A Winsted Irishman saw . ghost al dressed in white, and as tall as . house tn, other nights near Mad river reservoir. Fl, dossnt go out nights now.
 -John Bottonly, a hard character, ot Lee. Mass., brusallY assaulted an olG man named Gsr6sld. aged 60 years, tn. other day, with almost fatal results. The rate on milk to New York vi, Housatonic R. R. will ha haroaffar 11s