Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

passes anything else for that purpose; as a pocket pen it is perfect, being at once air-tight and always ready for use. COllinsviI1e.
 instantly killed while walking on the railroad track at this place July 15th | The "Farmington river water company" of Collinsville and New Hartford have tel ephone connection 25 miles long with the sta ton at their great reservoir in Otis, Mass.
 Rev. B. E. Lamb, pastor of the Congrega- tional Church recently for the second time
 rendered his resignation, but has been per suaded to stay longer. l Roswell Olmsted, who died in Winsted July 18th at the age of Fl, was formerly from Collinsville, where for many years he was skillful machinist in the employ of the Col lins company.
 | William s. c. Bassett, the veteran timer,
 has sold out his work shop and store to Phelps F. Smith, and will soon remove to
 Hartford.
 Lewis Hough, 10 years old, who recently l had an arm twice broken in Pine Meadow, had the other arm broken in Colnsvle, and
 when little boy fell into the river and was
 barely saved by the mother at the imminent risk of her own life D. B. H.
 LakevlIIe.
 The picnic on the 16th did not have a very good day, as the shower was too severe to al- low being out of doors Just after they left
 for home large tree in the grove struck by lightring, and splinters were plenty around there for several feet.
 | Quite large number of city boarders are here at present, and more are coming all the time.
 | We expect large party of campers at Perch Rock from Bridgeport this week. | Some of our temperance citizens will attend the camp meeting at Fenwick Grove this week. | Why not have a large temperance picnic here while it is warm and nice weather? not wait for fall rains to make it failure. Our beauti- ful grove surpasses the one at Fenwick and we have all the accommodations necessary.
 It would be good idea for the dramatic
 troupe to get up an entertainment for the ben
 eft of the reading room, which is nearly run
 ashore in funds and papers. It certainly h6Sp5 d SISdG ludHS LII GAc DoSS duu young
 men away from places where intoxicating
 drinks are sold, and perhaps keep them from forming bad habits Let us all try and see
 what can be done for the room. I don't see
 what can make it a failure if we all do a little ST. ELMO.
 Ashley Falls.
 Nelson Gardner has gone to jail for 30 days
 to act as turnkey.
 } Messrs. Shelly X McCrea have moved their shop, and been to Vermont for a new supply of marble and granite, and are preparing them
 selves to be ready for all calls that the public see fit to give them which all hope may be many, for they are both honorable and oblig- ing young men, and will study to please the
 public.
 MT. Henry Clark has been quite sick with typhoid fever, but is better at present, 3 Mrs. George Barnum, George Abbott, Ida 5 White, Jennie and Grace Moore have beer f quite sick for the past two weeks with spina r chills and fever, but are all gaining very slow
 ly, Jennie being able to be at her post as tel egraph operator little while for the past two days.
 Mr. Frank Bradbury made his friends
 short visit last week and returned to POugh , keepsie Saturday to resume his studies.
 Miss Fannie White of Waterton is visiting ' her mother of this place. i Two young men living near here took rid l. to Canaan last Saturday afternoon and hat r. the misfortune to fall into bad company nea : the McCarty House, and one came to town il = the evening on foot, horribly pounded, ant - claimed that while he got out to fight for hi IF friend, that friend, owner of the team, jumpe' in the buggy and drove away, and left him t ,i the mercy of half dozen Sand Bank rough . to pound and abuse. u The probate court has appointed Dr. Sec U vile guardian of the estate of Wm. I. Taft, in '- sane, and A. Leroy, E. Adams and H. Sssol }. as appraisers of the property. X. Il Norfolk.
 l. Prof. John Mills and family of Marietta Col $ lege are stopping with the Hon. E. G. Law h renee.
 e John o. Bassett is spending the summer il q Minnesota for his health. Rev. MT. Spring of Lawrence. Kan. preache last Sunday morning in place of Rev. Mi
 Gleason.
 Norfolk is now crowded with city people, an
 many applicants for board are now refused, a il nearly every house is filled to it's utmost ca + pacity. Among the most noted arrivals c I. late are Rev. Dr. Spring of Lawrence, Kan , a T Miss Gaylord's, Rev. Dr. Burton and family C 7 Hartford are quartered at Col H. B. Knapp's n Miss Nettie Pillsbury of Montclair, N. J., an Ii Miss Mary w. Curtiss of New Haven, Ct., ar e at Mr. A. A. Spaulding's Mrs. Richards an e family of Hartford are at G. R. Bigelow's. IT The outside of the Congregational Churc , | is receiving new coat of paint by Stone Broi a of Winsted It is useless to say that every
 thing is done in first-class shape, thus greatl u improving the outside appearance. We onl j. wish that the society's committee would talk t advantage of this excellent opportunity an 'f have the interior repainted, as it needs it s 5. badly, and now that the skilled workmen ar 1T here, they would doubtless be pleased to do reasonably.
 c. M. Ryan's store was entered by burglar
 Monday night. Nothing of any account wa r. secured, though the burglars succeeded i k blowing open the safe, but very fortunately fo
 MT Ryan he took out all the money in til B. evening when he closed his store. thing h 1t seldom does. The thieves are supposed t
 have been seen loitering about the town dur T. ing Monday, four of them driving very goo n double team upon an open wagon The dee a is supposed to have been done during th N shower late in the night, and 8 wagon wa e heard going north from the village very rapid q ly soon after the shower. SPECIAL.
 O. H. Wolcott has just put up new avn
 ing.
 Our new street lamps are a kind of astron Il omical study, the smoked glass of the lantern L. giving the flame the appearance of a tot; e eclipse; and they not only protect the eye g sight from the dazzling blaze at night, bu