Connecticut western news., 1879-11-05
Did you hear anything drop?

that time.
 Did you hear anything drop?
 Young An erica has out all his eye teeth. { .--It's about time to get that snow-plow in to gear. '>..
 70. M. Humphrey is to build house in this place.
 The Hartford Courant was 116 years old last Wednesday. .. ....,.'. .
 -The first sleigh of the season appeared Monday morning. '.*
 Miss Sarah W. Adam is visiting friends. in Thompson, Conn.
 The ladies' aid society meets tomorrow p. m. at Mrs. strong's. ,.
 A half blown rose was picked in Fl. H. Coggswell's yard last week.
 MT George Stiner recently pulled tur- nip weighing ten pounds. A bouncer.
 "A Northfeld lady 72 years old took her first ride on the railroad cars last week.
 The "beautiful snow'' poetry 6end hasn't been heard from as yet, but don't tempt him. MT. Darius Rood of Vineland, N. J. has been visiting Mir. E. D. Lawrence in this place. A thunder shower and snow storm five days apart is a rare occurrence, but happened 1 last week.
 In the course of human events, the next thing after state election is Thanksgiving. Significant, isn't it? Edward Holt of West Norfolk has gone to Hays City, Kansas, to visit his parents who migrated westward some time ago. , The temperance lecture at East Canaan last Tuesday night by Dr. Knight was high ly spoken of by those who attended. An unknown tramp about 70 years oi age was instantly killed by a Naugatuck l freight train near West Stratford last week. 1 -F. Bartholomew, who has been at work for MT. Wm. Bennett in this place, has gone to Texas, with several young men of Sheffield
 The ''praise ..service''a at the Methodist church last Sunday evening consisted in sing ing, and was an interesting service. well at tended. -.,..,,,.., ,~s'.'--a--s- i-The Ct. Harrington lecture course opens
 the season Friday night, with lecture or
 'gIhe Question of the Hour,' by Gen. Judsor
 Fitzpatrick.
 The selectmen of Norfolk offer rewart
 of $2oO. for the apprehension of the burglar
 who entered the Gaylord house in that plac last week.
 John Foley, Mill River teamster sho
 himself in the hand last week, the ball re
 naming in the flesh two days before bein extracted.
 II Mrs James M. Porter of Bridgeport die : last week from the effects of chloral taken t r ease the pain caused being poisoned in gath Eering leaves of poison ivy.
 Postal clerks are ordered to count an
 classify every article mailed during the fir week in November. Business is rushing ,, with the P. o. department.
 l. The slipping of the locomotive wheels 0 l. the wet leaves covering the rails lately, hs D delayed the up trains on the Naugatuck roa l about three-quarters of an hour at time. l -E. Hollister, of the Berkshire store, G Harrington, announces this week, bargains all kinds of domestic dry goods, etc Req i his advertisement in another column, and giy him call.
 Camp meeting goers will be sorry learn that police officer Jennings who b:
 'kept the peace" at Pine Grove for the pa: !. three years is seriously ill at his home - Bridgeport.
 Combinations by Bishop Williams: 1 r Salisbury g; Canaan, T.; Lime Rock, 1
 Sharon, 8; Kent, g.; New Milford, 5; Ma blehead, 5; winsted, IA; Pleasant Valley,
 Pine Meadow.10. e MT. A. B. St. John, late in the employ j. the Conn. Western road, has recently accep ! ~~ S0 s.AS .vauYaJucK roa s and is now welding the paint brush for ths d company in Waterbury.
 The Ct. Burlington Congregation 'i church, having used unfermented wine ft
 communion purposes for the past eig1 months, decided last week, by vote: of 2 to 12 to adopt it permanently.
 I The annual meeting of the Ladies' Bibl q Society of this town, will be held in the M. 7 Church next Sunday evening, being the 23 :, anniversary of the organization of the society : Rev. Messrs. Mackey and Reid will speak.
 James Dupont, Winsted messenge
 boy, who recently managed the telegraph O
 fee in this place during Miss Hattie Wilcox vacation, has been promoted to manager ( q the Western Union office at New Hartford.
 -J. E. Cushman of Hartford, whose adj !, appears in our columns this week, has larg ard varied stock of furniture, comprising a the latest patterns, and his prices are rcasor able. We commend him to our readers as square and reliable dealer. Try him once. : The ladies of Salisbury and vicinity ar again invited to call on Mrs. S. A. Hull flo fall and winter millinery, feeling confident w
 can suit them, both for styles and prices.
 competent city trimmer always on hand
 Call nearly opposite Harlem Depot, Millertol
 NY. 2w19.
 Lucy Osborne, the girl whose scalp wal
 to. n of in New Milford factory few year'
 ago, and upon whose head has since been en
 grafted hundreds of small pieces of skin, has