Connecticut western news., 1879-02-26
sugar is rlpe.

-Mapie sugar is npe.
 New Milford had mad-dog scare orc day last week.
 -Dr. H. E. Gates of Lischheld is quit Ill with diphthsria.
 We have heard just the faintest whis. per of another grand sleiGh.rde proiect.
 The Laksville M. E. Sunday schoo concert is postponed until Thursday sve'g.
 A number of the young folks gave Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pratt surprise party last night. ..
 Nov cannot the Village Improvement Association afford to illuminate Railroad street?
 Tt Is reported that the Hon. William D. Bishop will spend the next two years in Europe.
 The Salisbury Dramatic assoclation are preparing to present 'sUncle Toms Cabin" in about three weeks. A train ran on the Collinsville branch of the Canal road last week, for the first time since the December flood.
 Miss Emma Hunt is again at her post at the graded school of Lime Rock, having recovered from her recent illness.
 The Housatonic R. R. Co. have hn- iahed thelr new smokiny and mail car. and it !s now running on one of the fast trains. The stockholders of Housatonic Rail- road Company will hold their annual meet ing in Bridgeport, Friday afternoon. 2sth inst.
 It is reported that Q larger number of hands will be employed In the ore mines of this town during the coming summer than there were during the last. w. Fl. Butcher, who recently made 426 miles in six days in Lee. is to start to- morrow evening on 4S hoors' walk in the Town Hall at Ct. Burlington. -G. w. Rorabaek of Lee has sold out to his brother, D. L.. RorAback, who will dis continue the saloon business and run the billiard room. with only cigar stand and sarsaparilla bar attached. .-
 -Rev. Mir. Johnson, Rector of St. Johns church, Salisbury, sailed Thursday for Cal- ifornia, via. Isthmus of Panama. He gees for the benefit of his health, and will be gone about three months.
 -Presidsnt Camp of the Conn. Western road returned hcme from his trip South on Monday. His daughters (Mrs. Curtis and Miss Nellie) remain at Aiken. 8. c. Mir. Camp himself continued South ss far d Florida.
 The North Norfolk singing class. con- ducted by Chas. Fl. Briggs. and assisted hy good musical talent, will give grand con cert in the chapel at North Norfolk Friday evening, 2sth iDst. A rare musical treat is expected.
 -"koll" Rood of Rood street, goes next week to Glendale. Mass, where ho engages in the mercantile business with Chas Good rich. Roll 10 sure to succeed wherever he may go, as his make up comprises the es- sential elements.
 Johnnie Reed has Q hen that laid an egg Feb. 18th that measured 2 l.2 and IA inches. shortest and longest circumference, Does she beat the Chapinyille hen that laid the egg that measured 5 5-8 and 8 inches in circumferences X. -Thursday afternoon while Mir, Patricb Croty was at work in the Newtown Rubber Works at one of the calenders, his left hand was caught by the hot rollers and horribly crushed and burned. The flesh from tho inside of the hand was turned out and liter ally cooked. leaving the bones exposed.
 -CommissAry.G General Bulkeley and hii wife of Hartford gave Gov Andrews swell reception on Wednesday evening. ex-Govs Hubbard. Holly and Jewell. Lieut. Gov Gal lup, most of the Legislature, many othel prominent men of the vicinity and six mem bers of the Chinese embassy being present. There are two blacksmiths in Sandy Hook, industrious. frugal men. but alas for human nature, they have their vises. During the. last week one of them hes been caught in the act of steeling aleigh runnsri and crowbars, while the other one openly avows himself skillful forger.-NeVto,on Bee.
 John c. Tracy, who was sentenced to State prison in May, 1877. for six and one half years, for irregularities while serving ss President of the Fsrmegs' and Mechan- ics' Bank, Hartford. has been pardOned by the President. MT. Chapman. the cashier, our readers will recollect was pardoned . few weeks ago.
 The Venture of this week is before us and is the best they have printed. Typo graphically 1t Is neat, and sditorially 1t is- we'll the editors must have eaten an extra meal composed of pickles and peppersauce washed down with hard cider-hut no. they're both temperance boys. Well its sharp and spicy anyway.
 Miss Chloe Lanktou of New Hartford has just completed the collection of one million cancelled postage stamps. She be- gan in October last, gentleman iu Phila- delphia having offered her $2OO if she would get the stsmps for him, the money |" be used in getting for ber a life residence In A house for the trieudless.
 
 Wing, Cue & Finch, the euterprisiug Wrst Winst.d dry E,oo frm come before us gain HiIh | new ''sd." This firm never sdveriisr goods unless they have them to snow, aud there is peculiar sense Of con- aai..nnG. E.lf Hhaa i,aaZira.z s.1,s,sl. ..Aa..