Connecticut western news., 1879-03-05

the Congregational church, East Canaan tonight. This lecture is highly spoken of by those who have heard it, and Mir. Hal lock is said to be fine speaker, and de- serves large audience. Tickets for sale at post offices in this place and East Can aan.
 A correspondent of the Wolcottville Register gives the following heights of em- inences in Northwestern Connecticut: Tow CT on Tallcott mountain, l,O5O feet; Nor folk railroad depot, 73o; Norfolk Riggs Hill. 1,565; Norfolk Knapps Hill, $40; Barkhams!ed Washington Hill, 300; East Hartland church, ,26o; Colebrook, Mount Pisgah, 1.5lO; Litchfsld, Mount Milton, 1,7OO.
 The New Milford Gazette comments on the big snake story in skeptical kind of way, and wicked]y insinuates: "Canaan whiskey must be fearful stuff to produce at short notice snake twenty.two feet long," OE, what big lie! Everybody knows Canaan went mo license' last fall, which probably accounts for the finding of skel- eton instead of bona fide, slimy, wrigg1ipg living monster snake.
 The Good Templars of Falls Village ceased holding their meetings in Citizens hall the last week in January, on account of their inability to pay the rent, having run behind for the last three quarters to that extent as to be obliged to sell part of their effects to the hall company to square up. They will continue regular meetings as soon as suitable place can be found that can be hired at price suited to the in come of the lodge, at low rate of quarter ly dues.-Hem.
 -Georgie Moon of Wetaug has recently invented an ingenious device for indicating fish bite. It consists of couple of spools and a round red flag connect ed with wire in such manner as to cause the unlucky fish to hoist the signal for his own capture. The flag when set, is down on the ice, but the instant the hook is tempered with it is hoisted as signal, and spins round like a top. It is simple and effective not liable to get out of order and coets but trifle-l5 cents each, $2.OO per dozen.
 The thief who raided J. s. Bowman's cigar store at Pine Plains on Tuesday night last anc stole a quantity of cigars and a small sum of mon'y therefrom, was cap tured at Canaan. Conn.,, on Friday hy Mr. DayiG Hatmaker of that village, with the goods in his possession. He was the stranger that was seen lettering about the stations on the evening of tue robbery. He bought ticket at Millerton next morning for Canaan and paid for the same in pen Hatmaker is awarded great praise for the way in which he worked the case up. The thief gave his name as Patrick Ward and his residence New York city. .-Foughkeep- sic Courier.
 -"Old Nancy" HarEigan dled Monday night at Wm. Shields She was the oldest person in town. and probably in the state, and was supposed to be about one hundred and ten years of age, although she was not positive ss to her actual age. but hypothe sized from her memory of the dates of i'm portant national events in Ireland, which occurred during her childhood. She came to this country nearly half century ago, and has lived here nearly all that time in 9 little shanty near MT. Shields. where her husband dled nearly thirty years ago. About eight years ago she was taken into MT. Shields family. where she died. For | the past two years she was almost totally | blind, and helpless as child.
 | The county temperance convention at South Adams, on Saturday, Was quite suc' cess as to attendance, but while remember ing the zeal shown by the Southern Berk- shire Murphytes. less than year ago, it might be well to add that they were con- spicuous by their absence. and North and South Adams carried off nearly all the hon. ors. Several well-kpown temperance or ators glve interesting facts in regard to the condition of the temperance cause ill Berk- shire. Ex Postmaster Rogers of North Adams called that place the banner town of tbe county. and goiicd in the fact that 29 1 of illegal selling Most of the northern towns were reported as sticking well to the 1 Murphy Dledg', but wh-re-Oh! where, was Southern Berkshire ?-COurjer.
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 Last week MT. A Herman lost roll ot bills amounting to SIS; and although ht promptly made known his loss, he hardy expected to recover it, but was agreeably disappointed when Jimmy Mcguire restored it. saying he had found it near the sash anG blind factory. He rewarded him by giving him dollar, but was struck by the boy'' honesty in restoring it. when no one would have been the wiser for his keeping it, ane he could qulet his conscience with the as. surance that possibly the money was los by somebody else. How many boys would have done ss Jimmy did under the sam' circumstances Hold up your hands Jimmy is boy nobody need fear to trust and with fair show, if he don't make hi
 way, we lose our guess. He is now a work for Mr, 5. 0, Beckey, and is just as modest as he is honest, -
 The treasury of the Village Improve ment Assoclation is now in satisfactorl condition, al d if they don't know what tt do with thelr money, we may be pardonet for venturing suggestion. 4 great ''vil- lage improvement" would be the 0ilipg i, and grading of that hollow near Pt9uig. ney's. As number of the leading spirit of the association have teams, and would no doubt willingly contribute their services