Connecticut western news., 1879-12-17

haven't got stockings, or else they have get holes in them. sE ..,.
 Mr., Carl Steockle, who accompanied the Misses ,Eldridge on their late European tour, has been spending few days with the family here. He is a son of Prof Steockle, of Yale College.
 MT; and Mrs. H.. H. Cogswell> of Canaan, spent the Sabbath with friends in town. x Here's an item we came near forgetting; The popular Canaan jeweler who comes here: once week to attend to Mr Wolcott's GUS. toners, recently drove here, and before he got ready to go home, severe storm came up. He waited until dark, thinking it would clear of, but it continued to rain, and as it grewI dark, He grew-well, he wasn't afraid to drive through the woods and over lonesome roads at night, but his jewels and watches-he might lose them or have them stolen. And then when he, thought; of the precious jewels he had ie1t ln Canaan, he grew melancholy, and | counted the minutes till morning, but didn't l wait for sunrise-Cor breakfast, and before 1 the cock crew twice he had his horse hitched up, and was away, breathing a fervent wish that he might be essentially cussed if he ever dr0oe to Norfolk again when the Indications indicated rain" SPECIAL. West COrmw0lr.; '': ''- As Charles Clark, a workman in the Nal linson Shear Factory was on his way from the | shop to Walter Mallinson's where he boards, | one dark evening last week, he walked off in the river. Now this bridge near MT. Benjamin Coles is dangerous place, and it is not the first time for somebody to run off there. If the river and brook had been as high as they are many times MT. Clark would have been drowned. Is it not about time to have rail. ing up on both ends of the bridge? l William MinnOtt. another wOrlrman in tho Mallinson Factory while turning of 8 grind. stone, got in some way hls thumb caught be- tween the turning iron and stone, which jerk ed him on the stone. As it happened there is door just in front of the stone, and it was open, and through. the open door William was flung. He escaped quite lucky with only a ! few scratches aboutshisi ifarshead, and the loss of thumb nail.
 B. J. Bradley is selling out .his stock of goods. sssHA AFlssees' Us about the first of next month for Ct. Harrington, where he goes to run hotel; we understand 1t: is the Miller
 House. It is nice house, and Ben knows how to run hotel. .~.,,%
 It looks like old times to see everybody so 'I busy. The Union Shear Works are working Hate and early to fill orders while the Mallin
 son Factory is full of men working night and
 day. There IS Saeancy in'this factory, Bert tI Potter having resigned.
 At election of officers at the Sunday School
 last Sunday, the following persons were
 chosen: Doctor Isaac Sanford, president
 Mark S. Niekerson. superintendent; Robert
 N. Cochrane, assistant superintendent Thomas J. Bosworth. secretary and treasurer Henry Yutzler, librarian. Sc. Esast Canaan.
 MT. Erastus Allyn has gone to Vermont.
 Mrs. Dr. Smith is- able to be about tht
 house.
 K. R. Lorran has commenced work on MT
 L.. Dunning's barn.
 Several from this place are to attend tn,
 I. D. D. Y. Clubs dances at Canaan this sea
 son
 There was magic lantern entertainment a , No. 5. school house Monday evening MT. and Mrs Henry Abbott celebrate thei
 forty-third anniversary of marriage on Thurs day evening of this week. S. Hill of New Milford was in this vicinity l last week looking up the unsod tobacco. Prof. Lee the writing teacher proposes tt start class in this place and gives the frs lesson this evening at the school house. MT. H. c. Allyn is soon to commenc'
 threshing his last years rye crop. "A Mil River firm have bargained for this and sever | al other lots of straw. LETHUM.