Connecticut western news., 1879-05-28
Light frosts.

Light frosts.
 Cover up your flower beds.
 A fair apple crop prephesied.
 East Canaan is said to have the mumps. l
 Hired girls seem to be in active de- mand.
 -S. c. Beckley's house is being re.paint- cd by Mir. Chls. Gillette. -- -------
 R. VanDeusen. the butcher, is out with 8 newly painted meat cart.
 The first crate of Georgia peaches left Macon May goth for New York. Z
 The collectors of temperance dues are making 1t warm fer delinquents.
 The estate of Pratt & Foster of West Cornwall will pay 50 cents on the dollar.
 Who will be contemplating enough to resurrect the old ''Hawed eff" B. B C.?
 Potato bugs have made their appear ance ind greater numbers than ever before. Ed Warner has shlngled his veranda roof. and D. A. Riker is fixing his chin Aeys
 Hope engiae and hose Go. of Ct. Bar rington give their. farewell ball tomorrow night.
 -James Beckley of Chatham. N. Y. has been visiting his brother s. 0. Becky of this place.
 The schools of Mir. Adams and Miss Fitch took ramble on Canaan mountain last Thursday.
 The Lakeville depot was entered by burglars last Friday evening. but nothing of value was taken.
 The croquet season has opened, but as the ''best players" haye:,left town, very little playing is reported. Work has been resumed on the Bar- mum Richardson dasl at East Canaan, which was swept away by flood last win- ter.
 There will be no preaching in tue Meth odist Church next Sunday, on account of the absence of the pastor. MT. .lMackey. on a vacation.
 Frank Yale. foreman of the WinAted Herald office wae made happy last week by the gift of son, presented by his wife. Good for Frank.
 A party of about 50 Winsted people paid Landlord Potter of the Woaonsco House, Lakeville, . complimentary visit yesterday afternoon. l A bIrd's nest, built in the corner of 6 platform car, and containing four eggs, trav- eled safely from Massachusetts to Bridge pert the other day.
 ] The rite of infant baptism was admin istered in Christ Church last Sunday after noon. Next Sunday the Holy Communion will be solemn zed.
 The ''Kansas Letter" in another column written by Mir. H. J. Holt, formerly of Norfolk, will be read with interest by the people of that place.
 The Barnum Richardson Co. have four mule teams constantly hauling saRd from near the Housatonic river, to their fur naces in East Canaan. The Sharon Village Improvement asso ciation are endeavoring to enlist local talent in the preparation of ''H. M s. Pinafore, :" to be presented for their benefit.
 The portrait of Gov. Andrews, which was ordered by the Legislature fer the gubernatorlal collection in the State Libra ry. will be painted by Geo. F. Wright of Haltford.
 | Geo. Scidmore, a former tonsorial ar tist of this place was recently married to I Abhie Dean, also of this place at Miller ton. The happy pair will take up their abode in Sharon.
 "A meeting will be held at Town Hall. in this place, Saturday evening next, at l-2 o'clock, to consider the matter of purchas- ing fire hose and the necessary apparatus. Come all. Seats free. A new banking institution will be es- tablished in Thomaston, July 1st, the con- trol of which will be in the hands of Seth. K. Thomas of New York, until the next meeting of the Legislature, when charter can be petitioned for. The water works ars nearly completed, the last lengths of mS!a have been lad, the service pipes are being rapidly put in, aad in less than week the water will be run- ming. clear and sparkling from the inmost Assures of Canaan Mountain. -One of our citizens was shocked last Sunday, on driving through neighboring town, to see team ploughing and several men planting in field adjoining the read, along which pious pedestrians were wend- ing their way to divine worship. Martin Race of Nit. Washington shot . mad dog on the 20th inst. at that place. He was Sheperd with white ring around his neck, other parts black. The people of that town are anxious to know whose he was and from whence he came. M. R.
 -Another. school meeting is called for nextMonday evening at the school house to see what the district will de about support. ing school of "high grade" in the upper room. raising the taxes, tuition fees. etc. All the legal voters are warned to attend.
 The Salisbury Dramatic association will present '.The Streets of New York" in the town hall Salisbury, tomorrow CThurs- day) evening. They have good cast of characters, and will undoubtedly do jus tice to the play. They certainly have ,sheWn themselves cspshle.