Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

den sheriff interrupting the sh ow, and at taching property to satisfy an ''inexorable landlord" in Meriden whom the company owed $s0.
 The "Octoroon" stock is rising. Tick cts were advertised to be on sale at Camps at precisely nine o'clock Tuesday morning. and at quarter past nlne, Sherwood had sold 40 reserved seats, and the present out look is favorable for crowded house.
 -''Kib" Cogswell is sorely afflicted. He had hardly recovered from his last siege of Jobs comforters, and started to take his old place on his engine, when he had to return home. they having broken out afresh, and now he is again confined to the house.
 Charlie Fowler's blue ribbon ball last Thursday evening passed off pleasantly and quietly. There was no disturbance or drunkenness. Charlie managed it success fully. and maintained good order through out, all seeming to enjoy themselves much ly.
 We are glad to see that Dr. Howard B. Gates has been re-appointed postmaster at Iitchfeld. We know he makes capital postmaster because he used to be under our command in the army. The Doctor used to deal out quinine and-castor oil with great ability.
 -J. N. Warner of She field came very near losing his house by fire recently, by soot catching fire in the chimney, and mak- ing it's way through to the wood work The house was saved, however, by tearing off lath and clustering, and using a copious supply of water.
 -Apropos of the big Chapinville hens egg of last week, comes another from Canaan Valley, which always puts in Its oar on the ''overgrown" business. Geo. Brlnton has Plymouth Rock bullet which recently laid an egg measuring 34 and 8 l inches. Next!
 70. W. Bassett has been spending few days with bis sister, Mrs. s. J. Wadhamf at New Haven. He assumes his duties al Halls store in Falls Village next Monday Bassett is good fellow, faithful and hon est in the discharge of his duties, and his friends in this place wish him success.
 Hon. William D. Bishop has resigned as president of the New York, New Hayer and Hartford Railroad Company on ac- count of i'll health, and George H. Watrous Esq of New Haven has been chosen his successor. MT. Watrous has been for some years counsel to the company and is one oi tEe ablest lawyers in the State.
 On this Wednesday, evening, by re- quest, Rev. J. G. Oakley will take the Lakeville Good Templars on free excur- sion lover the Alps and Ape4nines, ant from the blue Mediterranean to the stormy Adriatic" All good templars aye requested to go on this excursion. The party will start from Academy Hall, Lakeville.
 The pupils of Sedgwick institute, Ct Burlington, give two public gymnas.ic ant athletic exhibitions the 2lst and 28th, ant the proceeds are to go toward fitting up fleet of boats for Lake Buel next summer It is thought some ot the other boys schools in the vicinity may begin similar move ment. and some local regattas may be he!t on the lake.
 St. Va'entine's day has come and gone and little Cupid must have had the seeming ly popular ''epizoot.' or perhaps 'to' many strings to his bow" as his darts didn' seem to 'plum centre," nor impart tht pleasant tickling sensation ss was their won in hls younger days, judging by the counte nances of the unhappy victims of "a littl one for a cent"
 The Society for the Increase of th Ministry at Hartford has accepted the res ignation of it's corresponding secretary. th Key. H. w. Spauhling, D. D.. who has be come rector of St. Johns Church, York Pa. The Rev. Elisha Whittlesey of thi place has been elected to till the vacancy MT. Whittlesey has had nearly two years experience in the work of the society.
 As the sleighing had disappeared, an Luna was smiling benignlY, upon the pig tailed inhabitants of celestial China, o somewhere else last Friday night, the Can aanites didn't artend ''East Lynne" at Sal isbury. There was quite number wb would have gone oyer on Cummings' trail If arrangements had been made for hold ing the return milk train until the close o the performance.
 The concert at West Cornwall Thurs day evening for the bene fit of the band wa d complete success, netting nearly twent. dollars. The singing ot all the participant ] was admired very much, but Miss Hyde o | Lee. Mass, carried the house by storm each of the four numbers in which she Wa on the programme being encored and re 1 aponded to. Her ballad singing was espe cially fine and pleased all hearers. .-Herdtd We are requested by the president ant corresponding secretary of the Women Christian Temperance Union of Hartford to publish the following:
 To the Czergynaen of Connecticut. Tue Women's Temperance Union hay, | asked the ministers of the city to preach | total abstinence sermon on the 23d inst, th' Sabbath following, the annual convention
 f the Conn. Temperance Union, or Msrcl 2d. We earnestly ask the same favor o all the clergymen of the state.
 Pres. and Cor, secretary,
 w. c. Temperance Union.
 About 4 o'clock Wednesday mornin. l the night watchmen at the Strong Mfg Co' works discovered a fire issuing from an un- occupied house on Oak st., belonging t Philip Shelley. Before the fire departmen reached the ground the building was g,