Connecticut western news., 1879-08-13

are now ID use; or the twenty saw-mllls only eight remain Q of the ten grist-mills only two remain of the eleven wood-turning shops on- ly two remain; of the nine clothing works and carding machines not one remains in use
 The old clock manufactured by Gideon Rob- erts of Bristol, formerly used without case at the parsonage of Rev. Jeremiah Hallock at Canton Centre then West Simsbury), 90 years old, has been placed in perfect order fitted with neat case, and is now ticking again in the new parsonage of D. B. Hubbard, their present pastor. D. B. II.
 lToo late for last week.
 MT. Joseph Lord is quite sick with difi- culty of the heart. He being 94 years old the chances are against his recovery.
 Rev. P. H. Whaley attended the Archdea- conry at Litchfield last week.
 Patrick Byron's child one day last week narrowly escaped losing it's life. The child came around where it's father was moving, and suddenly turning unperceived by its par ent the point of the scythe ran into it's breast intlicting serious although not dangerous wound Had the wound been but little deep- CT it would certainly have occasioned the death of the child.
 Selectman E. M. Winchester has been at work in the village putting the roads in first class order. When he will have finished in the village it will make his second complete curcuit of the town. The selectmen have been making some improvements in the town vault by making compartments for the records. There still remains however another and per- haps greater improvement to be made; that is, ventilating the vault. We understand that since J. Wade Hughes has removed his office the vault has been so long closed tha many of the records and probate court files are getting musty, and will eventually unless some measures are adopted to prevent, com pletely ruin both records and tiles This would be bad thing for the town, and we trust at the next town meeting the subject will be brought before the people and some action taken thereon.
 On Sunday 27th July, at Erastus Deming's a boy, weight ten pounds.
 Sharon has been experiencing general stir up in real estate during the last week. MT. James Loucks has sold his place to his brother John, as also he has his stage route. MT. Ralph K. Woodward has disposed of his house in the village, making an exchange with J. Wade Hughes for the corner on which stands the brown stone front, and has moved onto his farm just out of the village, the Hughes family occupying the house lately occupied by him. We learn J. Wade Hughes law office and the office of the Real Estate Gazette and Record will be moved as soon as practicable from the brown stone front to the house in which Hughes mother now lives
 Miss Annie c. Frean of Stapleton, R. l. is at J. Wa6e Hughes.
 Mrs. Herman c. Rowley has been very sick for few days past, but we are pleased to learn that at the time of writing she is much improved in health.
 Sharon burying ground association have be on making new gateway into the ceme- | tery.
 Cha les Wilson of Pine Swamp, while work | ing GU coal bush on Mine Mountain last week killed four rattlesnakes, the largest one measuring about four feet and having some ten rattles In order that you may get a bet ter idea of their size, we will say that the four was good big back load for the party that killed them They were all killed within a space fifteen feet square, and bemg the first killed in this vicinity for quite number of years.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Reed are out of town. | A party of eight, being equally divided as regards sex, spent the day at Twin Lakes on Friday They report very pleasant time. 1 About fifty boarders have come to town during the last week, which is certainly en- couraging for all parties concerned. | Uriel H. Miner of the Falls Village savings bank was in town last Saturday looking at some property in the village winch has re- gently come into the hands of the bank through Q foreclosure.
 | MT, James Gould V as in town last week.
 Miss Ella Foster of Brookly, N. Y. is wis iting at Mrs. L. A. Bates.
 Rev. William R. Terrett is preaching il Brooklyn.
 Mrs. Asa Bishop in the Valley cut her fool very badly last week while cutting kindling The axe glanced and went between two o her toes, cutting clear through.
 A trunk full of selectmen's papers of nc value perhaps appeared on the town hal steps on Tuesday morning last, and iron whom and whence they came is query whicl none who possess the knowledge are willing to answer. It is supposed to be the same To which was taken about the time the towI hall was erected, and whose disappearance has been an object of mystery ever since Although the papers have appeared the mys tery as to the object of the party who tool them remains still unexplained.
 Miss Julia Peck of New Haven, Conn. is a MT. Samuel J. Prindle's.
 The Hinkleys who had the Illustrating 0 Sharon in the New York Graphic in hand have both left town without completing ar engagements for it's representation, not having succeeded in obtaining sufficient number 0 subscribers for their paper only securing about thirteen, when twenty five is the mum Der required but we understand that one, O. perhaps both of them will return ere long and If possible, conclude the arrangements. | SMITH. l Twin Lakes.
 During the past week change has takel place at the lakes and the prophecies of a dul season have been proved false. Once more do we see the shores dotted here and there with the tent of the camper, and again is the heart of the weary fisherman made glad a night by the gleam of cheerful camp fire: across the dark water. Tuesday ''Caml Comfort" which last year left it's autograph in clam shells, was reestablshed, and it's va rious members from Salisbury, Winsted Sheffield and Hammertown, have rallied once more to the old spot in the picnic ground near the station. From Tuesday until Friday |Photo, ,rapher Hall of Ct. Burlington, witt MT. John Smith of Sheffield and two gentle men from Pittsfield were encamped together at the east end of the same grove. MT. Hal spent much of his time in taking views abou the lakes, and the several camps Thursday a party arrived from Southport, headed b, Rev. Dr. Wells member ofthe State Fish Com mission. This party drove from Southpor (about eighty miles) in two days, encampine the first night by the road side near New Milford. They have pitched their three tents between "Camp Comfort" and the camp o the New York University boys. D.. Wells i! an experienced fisherman, and has already taken out some fine bass. South Egremon is represented by camp in the grove neal Gardner's. They report as usual, fine time The N. Y. U. boys took their departure Fri day, after enjoying to the utmost two weeks of camp life It may ill a measure console ther Millerton friends to know that "Mr Beecher" left his variegated cap behind, anc that it now marks the spot where the Moral ist" lived for two weeks.
 The Conn. Western Railroad Go. have taken