Connecticut western news., 1880-10-13


 Are you going to Hartford Saturday to see Grant2 "A valuable COW belonging to A. T. Rora- back, Esq. died last week. There is to be Garfield meeting in Town hall next Saturday night Some of the horses of thls place are hay ing the epizootic in mild form. Charlie Paul of Staten Island is spending a few days at his home in this place. The new watering trough is being put in just back of union depot, and it is to be al good one, too.
 -Chas. R. Hall, some time ago school teacher in this place, is stumping New York state for Hancock.
 There was no preaching in the Methodist church last Sunday night, Rev. MT. Mackey being unable to oficiate.
 -Gat DeHart tells us of potato raised by somebody in Canaan Valley, weighing one pound and 13 1-2 ounces.
 Read what Mrs. H. M. Holmes says about New Millinery goods in another column' ard take heed accordingly
 Hon Radcliffe Hicks of Hartford will ad- dress the democrats of this vicinity in Town hall on Tuesday evening, Oct. 26.
 ,s .e -o,,r, ,,,o,, from this nlace Dar- ticipated in the parade of the "boys in blue" at Norfolk last Wednesday night.
 Mir. Wesley Prescott must have mag nifeent flower garden, judging by the bou- quets which he gave us the other day.
 The new water tank of the c. W. R. R. Co at the depot, is to be boxed up" and Will not be such an eye-sore as was anticipated.
 Fuller Peet's cistern has just been filled up. They are going rapidly out of fashion since the Canaan Mountain water was intro duced.
 Those contemplating the purchase oi silver table ware will do well to call on Gard ner the ieweler, and examine his illuminated catalogue.
 MT. Horace Stevens of East Canaan gave us the other day a sort of Siamese twin rus sett apple, having two cores and only one stem It is quite a curiosity.
 James Sheffield is building a cider mil near Pine Grove camp ground. The attend
 horo far ly be larger than ever.
 Some of the laborers on the c. w. R R gravel train became dissatisfied with theil boss the other day, and quit work, refusing tc resume until another boss was placed oyer them.f
 The Falls Village democrats are to b addressed in Citizens Hall tonight by Hon Green Kendrick ot Waterbury, Conn. Also on Wednesday night by Hon s S. Blake O Bridgeport, candidate for secretary of state A CARD.-The undersigned desires through the colums of the NEWS to extent his hearty thanks to the Canaan Cornet Bant for the excellent open air concert given at hi' hotel in Ashley Falls last Friday evening
 W. s. FERRIS.
 Samuel Mellor of Bridgeport, and F. E Cleaveland of Winsted are to speak on the ereenback question in Town Hall, tomorrow evening, as per announcement in another col umn. Both are good speakers, and will un- doubtedly draw full house.
 A small iron door accidentally sprin9ins open at the furnace the other day, William Fuller. in a hurry, picked up an iron poker tt shut it. but in mighty sight bigger hurry h' dropped it, as it proved to be nearly red hot and now he wears rags on his hand.
 Grant is to visit Hartford Saturday, anf arrangements are being made for demon stratiou similar to that of battle flag day The Conn. Western R. R. Go. will run an ex tra train from this place at a. m, Whlci will leave Hartford for return at p. m. Far for round trip from this place, only $l.S5.
 Mir. Patrick Lynch of this place has spring in his back yard which has been entire ly dry since last July. Last Sunday 1t sud denly filled up and has been full to overflow inp ever since. Who can explain the phe nomehon Some think it is in honor of Pat election as grand juror at the recent towl meeting, and is gentle hint that grand ju TOTS should use nothing but cold water.
 Last Friday night, Frank Dean of Eas Canaan was struck by the Conn. Western pas senger train going west,as he was sitting ol the rail, near Lynehan's crossing, few rod west of Union depot, drunk. The enginee did not see him in time to stop the train, and he was struck by the pilot and thrown into 2 culvert, striking on a pile of rocks He Wal sinllisssssshe train, which backed up to the sta ssTfd he was taken into the depot, wher' 1r Camp. who was summoned, found that nC homes were broken, but that he was consider ably bruised, which will lay him up for g. few weeks. He could recall none of the clrcum stances the next morning, and did not Know what had happened until he was informed This little incident will make good capital for temperance lecturer. A few hours before the accident, Dean registered his name and address in the Stevens House, Frank Dean, Hell"