Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
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 Snow and be blowed blsrst ye! -Min River 10 going into the walking match business.
 Miss Ida Rorabssks school at Lake vile has closed. -Spr,ng will begin business at just twelve o'clock tonight. ...
 New Milford had Sunday foot race last week Sunday. Maggie MitcAsll is teaching . public schOol ln New Prsston.
 IA three feet wildcat was trapped in Nev Milford lass week. The subject of the North Canaan water works is being revived.
 The Union Building company of Win. sted has dissolved partnership.
 -Georee A. Randall has bought out Halls clothing store In Falls Village,
 -E. W. Spur of Falls Village hAs just received carload of Canadian penies.
 ID. P. slye. the Ct. Barnugton under taker, removes to Ashley Falls April lot. MT. Thompson. for % long time sta - ton agent as New Hartford, has resigned. -S. A. Herman, Esq. of Winsted spent I the Sabbath at his fathers near South Can san.
 -Rsv. J. G. Oakley was to lecture ct Ct. Burlington last night, on Rome and Pom peli."
 Hon. Judge Granger is slowly recover I ing from . severe attack of pleuro-pneu- menia.
 -Winsted raided its rum-shops last week, connscasing considerable quantity of ''ths crather."
 Rev. L. Fl. Hallcck of Winsted has heen confined to his house threatened with pneumonia.
 B. Lawton. the Ct. Barrington baker, hes closed h,s shop on account of financial embarrsssments. It is sad that tho tramp law is turning vagrsnts into industrious umbrella aenders. Where's the diff2
 Acting sups. Stillson of the Fl. R. R. hes removed his family from Falls Village to Ct. Burlington. -Millerton has been taken in by another gentsel desd-best. canvAssing for Butter ick's Fashion BszAr.
 The Temperance Hotel at Unionville was burned Friday. after being on nre four times In few months.
 1t is expected that the trial of Rev. H |. H. Hayden, for the murder of Mary Stan. ,ard will begin April 8.
 -RsY. J. c. Oakley will preach his last sermon ss pastor of the Laksville M. E. church next Sabbath morning.
 Geo. H. Gillette. who has been carry ng on the tomSssons business in Salisbury, is about to locate ,n New Preston. I. A large flock Of wild geese. probably out of their reckoning. flew north over thil plses about 8 o'clock Friday night. |. -President Camp of the Conn. Westerr road has recovered from bis recent illness and is again attending to his business. "A new sort of birc has lately appeared ~t Winsted. In shape it closely resembles he English sparrow. but is much larger.
 Three thousand bushels of apples hav' been shipped from Wssertown to Ne~ YorI the past winter, ct ono dollar per barrel.
 Miss Cornelia Jones of New Milford rroke onS of her toes recently by stamping with one of her feet while 1t was asleer.
 -Nr Eugene Decker. formerly oe thil placs is proprietor of the Millevton Iron Co. I blacksmith and wagon shop as Irondale IN.Y.
 ! A meeting of the Village improvemeut associstion was called at the reading room Monday night, but only few attended md nothing was done.
 MT. B. D. Curtiss of Clayton adversis : to sell his peraonal psoperty at anctior Friday, 18th inst. It is tho0ght he Will re- saove to his fathers oa Bruah Hill.
 Rev. MT. Miles of wins.ed. lst Cong church. has accepted his Mefidenxe call. sand preached bis fareweal aeeznan. .aesG Rnuday He will remove sesAkesiaen In two or three weeks.
 -Winsted ls having Q walking match this week for "Pinafore" timber. Loot mong the new advertisements for that oi Wing. Coe 6 Finch, which will Rixs full particulars.
 -St. Pstrick's day was observed at Win. sted by lectur' in the opera-house by Rev. B o. R. Sheridan of JCollinsvills on "A Night in the O!d E6nd," followed in the 'vening by ball.
 -Cnmmissioust1 Woodruff and Ensiar ID the estates of Landon 8 O. {. and Horace Landon of Chapinville reported last we"k. 's follows: Total liabilities. allowed, $780, hso 4s; disallowed,. elss 65e,ls.
 There was no service m the Methodisi church Sunday evening. Mr BArden beirg completely worn out watching at the bed side of his sick child. and had not had his clothes off during the entire week preceding
 MT. A. Herman. living on the under mountain road. near South Canaan. receiv. ed shock while walking from his home to ,bis place last Saturday. and was found