Connecticut western news., 1880-06-16

our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence ot interest which may come under their notice.
 Summer begins next Sunday
 The forty-sixth Congress adjourns to-day.
 A magic lantern show was given in the school house last Monday night.
 The State Temperance Society will hold the annual picnic at Lakeville July 8.
 Pig iron is being hauled by teams from the East Canaan furnaces to Lime Rock.
 The Coney Island excursion on the 22d inst. will draw quite number from this place.
 Rev. Mir. Whittlesey who, with his fam fly. wintered in Hartford, arrived in this place last Friday.
 A performing bear was the attraction on the street last Monday night, and drew quite crowd of spectators.
 The Methodist ''Women's prayer meet ings" are to be held every Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Caldwell's hereafter.
 The railroad velocipede astonished the residents along the line of the c. w. R. R.. west of this station last week.
 A praise service was held in the Metho. dist church last Sunday night These ser vices are to be held monthly.
 Station agent T. F. Watson, of New Mil. ford, formerly at this station, with his family spent the Sabbath in this place.
 Under the head "Misfortunes" of the week, the Danbury News has this Item: 'iStamford has new brass band"
 Mrs. VanKleeck and son, of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Thompson of New York, are at Mrs. H. W. Franklin's for the summer.
 Mrs. c. Humphrey and Horace Humph- rey of this place, and Chas. H. Marvin of Sharon are visiting friends in Worcester, Mass.
 Professor Darwin sprinkles the streets of Millerton. Perhaps he could supply that missing link" of fire hose, belonging to this place.
 An extension of HOO feet of main pipe is being added to the Canaan water works on High street, to supply J. A, Underwood and Wm. Hayward.
 On Sunday, the 27th inst. the days begin to shorten, Sunday being l5 hours and IA minutes between sun and sun, one minute shorter than the longest days
 A buggy and harness was stolen from Charles Swift of Cornwall last Wednesday night, and black horse was stolen from a near neighbor the same night.
 -The bed for the large new engine of the Berkshire Paper Company of Mill River, was taken from the cars at this place the other day, and hauled by two yokes of oxen.
 The Bethel Ledger tells of a Bethel man who has had the water psped into his house" He probably danced whirlpool ol else somebody empted a dish pan into the horn.
 Mir. Pepoon Jacobs of this place has a hen who recently laid an egg measuring g. 1-2 inches. It was big egg but the editor of the New Milford Gazette could beat it-with fork
 During hail storm in Canaan Valley last Sunday, hail stones fell measuring nine inches in circumference, and about 70 panes of window glass were broken. Tobacco growers, take warning, and read the last col- umn on this page.
 Samuel A Eddy has our thanks for an invitation to the Commencement exercises" of the class of 1880, University of the City of New York, to be held tomorrow morning at Chickering Hall We congratulate Sam. and heartily forgive everything. Shake.
 Here's suggestion to our local census enumerator, taken from the Danbury News: "A Norwich man ate eighteen hard-boiled eggs at one sitting. He was one of the con- sus enumerators and expected to interview three maiden ladies under one roof"
 A letter mailed by Billy Humphrey, left this place on May goth, and was received at it's destination in Hartford on June 1lth. Yes, and we've known mail bag to be three quarters of an hour going from the depot to the post office, distance of 20 rods.
 Somebody wanted to 'drink hot blood" on the street last Sunday night. It would seem that some action should be taken to abate these midnight disturbances and dis graceful drunken rows. The arrest and im- urisonment of some of the parties would have a salutary effect
 Canaan is blessed with the most efficient detective service in the state, but it seems really too bad, after sneaking, spying and re- porting their valuable time away that their philanthropic efforts are rewarded only with the assurance that they have "ferreted out" that which no attempt was made to conceal.
 -Photographer Deming of Winsted talks of establishing permanent gallery in this place if he can secure suitable rooms. Vii. bur's work is we'll known here, as he has made faces for the Canaanites every winter for The past six years, and it is hoped that some inducement will be held out to him to settle here.
 Our thanks to Mir. L. Foote for fine platter of delicious strawberries, fresh from his garden. MT. Foote is picking from one to two bushels per day at present and they are of superior quality and flavor. Those wishing fresh strawberries, not bruised and jammed by packing for shipment, should call on Mr, Foote.