Connecticut western news., 1879-12-10


 The Hayden murder trial is now on its ninth week.
 The game of hare and hounds is being introduced at Yale.
 Concert at Gt Harrington tonight by the Mrs H. M Smith troupe
 MT. and Mrs. D. L.Peirce are visiting friends in Penn Tan, N. Y.
 ID. L. Peirce's old horse "Jack," was shot recently, aged 32 years.
 North Adams had half dozen incendi- ary fires last Wednesday night.
 Mrs. J. L. Pease has been visiting friends in Rutherford Park, New Jersey.
 Miss Mary King of Bridgeport has been visiting Miss Ida Caswell in this place.
 Another party of English workmen for the Bridgeport cutlery shop have arrived.
 Three real estate owners of Norwich are talking of building opera houses in that city.
 M H. Rogers, creditor of the Courier, and wife are to spend the winter in Florida.
 The Higganum Manufacturing Co. have an order from South America for 1900 blows.
 The 18th" annual meeting of the Berk- shire Farmers Association is to sbe held at Lee on the 23d inst
 Rev. w. A. Mackey of this place will lec- ture tonight on temperance in the I'M. E. Church, Ashley Falls.
 Rev. L. H. Hallock of Wlnsted will speak on temperance in the Cong. church, East Can aan next Monday night.
 Miss Nettie Spur, formerly of Salisbury, Conn.,, but now of Oakland, California, is wis., ting her sister in Goshen.
 Read N. Ulrich's new adv. of clothing in another column. He can sell clothing as cheap as any living man.
 Geo. W. Roraback of Lee, formerly of East Canaan, was recently appointed deputy sheriff of Berkshire county.
 The Mite Society of the M. E. Church, Ashley Falls, will meet at Mrs w. s. Ferris's Friday evening of this week.
 Rev. J. O. Stevenson of Ellsworth has asked to be excused from staying another year in the Congregational Church.
 Sam Merritt the Bridgeport pedestrian, ''managed" 8 walking match in Bridgeport last week with sixteen starters.
 The Methodists of this place are to hold fair in the basement of their church on Thursday evening, the 18th inst.
 An open faucet in a Pitts6eld Masonic room flooded the building and did consider able damage to pictures, frescoing, etc.
 -Wm. Bssell, who won first money at a Bristol walking match on Thanksgiving day, died last Thursday from over -exertion. M. E. ladies' aid society tomorrow p. m. at the basement. Cong. class meeting to. morrow evening at Mrs. E. D. Lawrence's. A seven-years-old daughter of Michael Nagle of Waterbury was burned to death Wednesday, her clothes catching from bon fire
 In the spring watering tank for both railroads is to be erected near Union depot and supplied from the reservoir of the North Canaan Water Co.
 Your attention is called to the adv. oi W. H. Porter of West Cornwall He tells g straight story about holiday goods etc. which is real interesting.
 The Winsted fire department holds its 17th annual ball next Friday night; Prof. c. W. Wright, prompter. Music by Wheeler & Wilson's orchestra of Bridgeport. -Bucholzs second trial which was sci down for this week at Bridgeport, has been postponed until the February term of the court, owing to inability to secure judges.
 The new c. ". R. R. engine house at the gravel pit is about finished and will be much more comfortable and convenient than the old one which has just been torn down.
 The friends of James Fitzpatrick, the young man who was recently injured by be. ing run over by gravel car, are to give a ball for hls benefit in Town hall next Friday night.
 Horace c. Hart, the republican candidate for representative from Cornwall has filed a petition in the secretarys office with view of contesting the seat which was given to a democrat.
 The young people of this region have formed social club called the T. D. D. Y Club" and propose to have dances once in two weeks the first to be held at Town hall on Friday evening; Dec. 19.
 Superintendent Howe of the State reform | school will ask the trustees to buy 50 sewing machines in order that the boys may be start ed to making overalls on contracts, which he claims will pay better than anything the boys do now.
 Mrs. Russell Frisbie, 97 years of age lives in hale old age at Colebrook River, and five generations in direct descent from her father are living at the present time-mother, daughter, grandson, great granddaughter, and great-great-granddaughter.
 -One of two South Norwalk brothers was fined for fast driving recently, and when both brothers appeared before the justice, only too willing to pay the fine if it could be proved which was the guilty party, it could not be done, and the case was dismissed.
 James Burns, natter, 50 years old, was found dead on Danbury street Saturday morning about o'clock. The cause of his