Connecticut western news., 1879-11-26

C. L. Rice Is buildings a house near Conn Western R. R. depot. G, Woodford Mills of Canton has bough, the old "Hosford Place" in Canton.
 Ninety persons went from Collinsyille to zee and hear 'Pinafore" Nov l9.
 Evelyn Woodford, Nov. 17, while skinnine butchered steer, found a copper coin under the skin over one shoulder How came il there? .i.
 The thirty members of the Collinsville Tur ners Society have had their photographs talk m all on one large plate. .'
 Henry Hoffman has dug well over 70 feet leep and no signs of water
 Rodney Carr has new paint and blinds on his house.
 The E. Pettibone place has been sold 10 Charles Blair for $7OO. D. B. H. sheffield
 Illness of one of the members of your cor respondents family prevented report last week and we have been afflicted in this man. ger for over six months, owing principally to malarial causes; and we learn that lung com ptalnts are very prevalent in the town, hard colds and in some cases pneumonia. Dr. Small is recovering so as to be about from this last disease.
 Mrs Frank spupf, an aged lady, was bur- jed last Friday The dime sociable was fully attended and much enjoyed week ago last Friday at the residence of Mrs. Harvey Royce, and last Thursday, owing to the storm of snow and wind, it was not as fully attended at MT. Can fields, though it was well enjoyed by those who were present ID -, '. Rev MT. Belcher and Rev. MT. Hunt ex- changed pulpits week ago last Sunday and last Sunday Rev. MT. Noble and Rev. MT. Scudder exchanged. Mr. TofA in the bonds of Wedlock, has returned to Sheffield with the remaining one.
 The Mite Society of the M. E. Church met last Friday at the house of Mr, Cyrus French E;These socisties1are9 pleasant affairs and we'll attended.
 Mrs. Charles Spur of this town has gone | to attend her mother who is ill in Walling- ] ford. 1 The district schools have closed forsa two weeks vacation. The High school only has vacation of two days. Miss Clark is gentle in her government and competent as teach CT, but in every school there are natures who are impervous to kindness but well brought up boys realize that it is cowardly to oppose lady who is seeking their highest welfare, and also that it is gallant to, assist her in every way. Miss Lucy Kellogg proves to be fine teacher and is beloved by her pupils. l The Congregational Church is to be decor ated for Thanksgiving day and there is to be a dance at the Town Hall in the evening, and now, MT. Editor, between you and l, have you bought your codish yet for the occasion 2" if SO, we have an excellent recipe we can fur nish you for cooking it that we use and that will afford food for the brain and soothe the nervous agitation caused by inhalng the odors from your neighbor's turkey. .- Nov. 24, a. m., @ son to MT. Asa Little, weight 8 1-2 lbs. ,:-:.'. .E..
 Mr. Bella Clark is improving.
 The bridge on the cross road near Dr. Mil lers is considered unsafe. I A lady at the Centre hearing noise in the night as if some one was attempting an en- trance, blew horn and aneighbor came to the rescue in time to see two colored men escaping.
 The Friendly Union opens Friday evening with lecture from Rev. Dr. Bellows.
 People breathe more freely here since the arrest of Webster, but he could not have car ried on such an immense amount of business alone; there must be firm of them and some silent partners, and it will be we'll still to lock doors and secure windows We take stock in that Webster affair since we read of the chicken bones' discovered ,and this is how it is: Last spring we disposed of a fine lot of l fowls lest they should poach upon our neigh bors' domains and fine ensue, but we reserv- ed, for his grace and gallantry handsome rooster, and pitying his bereavement, we kindly permitted demure' old hen to share his loneliness. He came to us in peculiar Emanner, being won by making nutmeg stand upon it's pointed end, and consequently he re- joiced in the sobriquet, Nutmeg Nutmeg was at least a polygamist and evidently de- tested monogamy, and knowing how slowly Congress- and the laws were to act in this matter, he determined to gratify his peculiar views and like some politicians he was al- ways on the, fence, growing continually, as those only crow who have but little to crow about Furnishing his plumes kinking His leye insinuately, he at length won to his side graceful little bante-hen. Hencetorth his joy knew no bounds; he absolutely gave her the t-bits he called her to see instead ol swallowing them himself as was his custom But about the time that Webster was foraging and lodging in barns upon the Plain he disap- peared from his perch one night, his fate was a mystery. We conjectured that he had fall en, martyr to his principles as is apt to be the case when dallying upon forbidden ground. But our minds are frightened; the mystery re- cedes Webster took that rooster; those I bones were all that was. left of his beauty and crow and we have this scripture to comfort us 'sTo him that hath but little it shall be taken even what he hath." P. S.-The old hen for about a month was inconsolable, neither eating nor drinking (this is about the usual time, is it not), when she suddenly spruced up very encouragingly P. S.-Should any of Canaan's good inhabitants make you 6 nice present of turkey. etc. please to let us know, MT. Editor, and may you and yours have a happy Thanksgiving. CAP. TThank you Mr. Ives, of the market under our office made us promise not to tell who gave us that turkey, owe can only assure you that we wont have to eat codish.
 Falls Village.
 The slaughter of the 'innocents" has con- mepced, therefore cranberries are in active demand.
 Ye genial Dark of the Amenia Times was n town last week.
 Baldwin & Wolfe, the Amesville merchants report lively trade.
 Davld Watts seems 10 be doing quite brisk trade nowadays.
 Our merchants here in the village are doing a brisk business, judging from the number of | parcels etc., we see taken from their stores. Randall the clothier says business is brisk with him. Timer Brown also seems to be doing good business in the4 stove. line. E. W. Spur also seems to be doing a large bus mess, and has recently received several, car l loads of coal. Wm. Sabin, the wagon maker is also quite busy, and among other work is turning out several new buckboards ofa hobby style ...:. .'.-- ,g...:
 Barnum Richardson Co. of Lime Rock are repairing the hardware shop, and building .an addition to their car wheel shops. | The families of W.&H Bafnum and Q. ". Barnum have gone to New York City for tue winter. .;s~' -',:' v. X.
 The announcement of. the death of Hon. John Cotton Smith of Sharon was receiv- | ed with deeD regret, as he was well known to many of the citizens of our village. He has held many public offices, among which might be enumerated representative, sen 1 t1sr aad ,,,inStor t1 ono of thn South Annnri.