Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
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The fever and ague IS snaKlng JUG VIII al, out of Sandtown.
 -Ex-editor Rogers is to mako his foleers for California party.
 A New Hartford lunatlc writes conun drums for the Herald.
 Monterey has dramatic association called the ''Wild Cat Club"
 Robert s. Hurlbert of Winsted is lec- turing on "The Arctic Story" Alvin Ferguson is the new lamp-lghter in place of Ovid Gillette, resigned.
 The protracted meetings in the Meth odlst church have been discontinued.
 -Millerton has caught the walking fever, and has laid out track in hay car.
 Armenia is to have prize fight between VanAmburgh's badger and bull dog. The She field Friendly Union are hay ing some celebrated lecturers this season.
 The birthday of the father of his truth full ''little hatchet" comes next Saturday.
 The late freshet carried off Judd's bridge over the Shepaug river at New Mil ford.
 Dover Plains is to have 50-miles walk ing match for the championship of the town.
 -Winsted has a red-hot religious revival, meetings being held every forenoon and evening.
 Prof. Tnpp of Millerlon is having more challenges for walking matches than he can attend to.
 W. A. Pratt of this place runs baker wagon through the village Wednesday of each week.
 In Congress the House has passed 8 bill appropriating $26. 800. 900 to pay the arrears of pensions.
 The Housatonic Good Templars have disbanded, ard now want Friendly Union like Shef1eld's.
 The grandson of the proprietor of the New York Times is attending Rev. MT. Reid's school in this place.
 w. A. Crocker of East Canaan, who has been attending medical lectures in New York, returned home last week.
 The Lakeyille Sabbath-school will give an exhibition and concert at Academy Hall, Tuesday evening next. 25th inst. The tenth annual ball of Palmer Post, No. 3s. G. A. R, of Winsted will be held at the Opera House, Winsted, Feb. 2lst.
 Miss Sarah Hawthorne yesterday took her departure for Elgin, Ills., whither her father removed some three fmonths since. A missionary tea meeting will be held at the parsonage in Lakeyille on Thursday evening this week A great crowd is ex- pt cted.
 A Miss Wilcox of West Stockbridge is the present incumbent at the telegraph of flee in this place. having assumed her duties last Monday. Tt is reported that Mir. Frederick Miles | Iron Works for the manufacture of blows and castings.
 -Millerton has ''respectably connect ed" thief, who went through the money drawer of his employer and made tracks for Connecticut. We were misinformed regarding the hour of Mr. Johu Hillyer's funeral at Ash ley Falls last Thursday, causing some to arrive two hours late.
 The Lee Cleaner which was burned out during the recent fire, continues to- appear regularly, as g four-column folio, and will soon be increased to its regular size. -''They say" that in his zeal to remove the goods from the drug store at the Lee fire, man was seen to grasp bottle and swailow half it's contents. It proved to be ink Gleamer.
 Hon. G H. Hollister of Litchfield will be the orator and Col. s. B. Sumner Of Bridgeport the poet at the anniversary of Gen. Punam's famous ride at Horseneck, soon to take place.
 At the superior court at Litchfield last week Aaron H. Andrews, who passed bo- gus check ou G. w. Parsons in this place few months since, was sentenced to states prison for two years.
 Medical Examiner Dr. Camp, of Ct. Burlington has held an examination in the case of John Hilyer who was killed on the Housatonic road near Ashley Falls, and ex- onerates the company.
 s. E. Nichols is to have editorial charge of the Pittsfeld Sun. and J, l.. Ford, who went to New York Thursday, will probably take position in that city. H. J. Garfield still retains the proprietorship.
 Ernest I. Webster of East Canaan. now teaching school in South Lee, Mass. ., has accepted position as clerk in Kellogg 6 Stedmans drug store at Castleton, on the Hudson. and will assume his duties March l
 The remains of the late Calvin P. Chsffee of Ellsworth (Sharop), who died at the West about three years ago, were re- gently brought to Ellsworth for interment by the side of his wife and other kindred.
 Charles Alvord has purchased the stove and tin stock of A. Waters & Go. a, Winsted, and opened the store, which has been closed since the failure of Mir. Waters. The latter is now in tho employ of Mir. AL word.