Connecticut western news., 1880-07-28
Another trot Saturday.


 Mrs. G. Humphreys last Sunday. The latest plague is boot blacks, who have sprung up like mushrooms. .
 Russell Bierce's trotter is kept in Dr. Camps barn in this place at present
 The employees of the Conn. Western R. R. were examined for color blindness last week. MT. Joseph W. Peet's two sons, George and Ensign, are taking country air" at New Marlboro. Mrs. D. L. Proper of Elizaville N. Y. is visiting at her uncle's Hon. Judge Changers in this place. -l
 -Horse.trots, "sensations," concerts, etc Every man who comes to town wants to shire hall.
 The Sunday evening services in the M. E Church are to be discontinued through the month of August.
 Section master Tierney is putting new side track on the south side of the south Y. beginning al Bragg's crossing.
 MT. H. P. Barnum shot a hen-hawk last Wednesday. measuring feet and 10 inches from tip to tip of it's wings.
 -Dr. Camp and Myron Decker have each purchased colt, of John R. Hurlburt near Sonth Canaan. Both are promising animals, and will undoubtedly figure prominently on Riverside Park
 -Hindman Barney, the one armed temper ance lecturer, was in town the other day, the guest of Rev. MT. Mackey. He is to speak on temperance in the M. E. Church next Sunday evening .... ..
 4The Ct. Harrington M. E. Sunday school have picnic at Pine Grove camp ground to. day. Rev. MT. Macomber knows where to lead his flock for an enjoyable time, and beautiful and healthful surroundings.
 "A CARD.-The undersigned take this method of thanking their friends for the many expressions'of sympathy, and acts ofkindness extended them in their late bereavement.
 MRS. M. KN1cKERBocKER AND FAMILY.
 IN. Ulrich, we understand, contemplates opening soon branch clothing store in this place for short time. He keeps good stock of goods, and at remarkably low fig. ures. His adv. in another column, tells something about it.
 -Mr. James Warner of Chicago, and his sister Mrs. Luther Briggs of Ct. Burlington Mass. are visiting friends in this vicinity. MT. Warner is an uncle of E w. Warner of the Warner House. He was connected with the East Canaan furnaces upwards of 30 years ago.
 The largest tree in this vicinity, a 'sBalm of Gilead" on the corner near Chester Deming's was struck by lightning Monday afternoon, and the bark was considerably peeled and shattered. MT. .Deming and his son who were riding near by, received a pow. erful shock
 Send along your subscriptions to the DAILY NEWS for camp meeting. Only 25 cents for six days. The meetng-and the DAnY-this year promise to be better than ever before, and whether you can attend or not, you can get the full benefit by subscrib- ing for the DAILY.
 On account of the rain the trot on River: sido Park last Saturday was not as interest ing as was expected as some of the trotters failed to appear. Three heats were trotted by MyroE Decker and Russell Bierce, all of which were won by Decker in the following time: 252l-2, PAS and 2.49 1-2.
 Owing to serious break in our printing press last week, while we were running of the edition, we were obliged to take our forms to Winsted, and finish at the Herald office, which were enabled to do through the courte. sy of brother Vaill, and the assistance ot foreman Connors, to whom our thanks are due.
 Mrs. John B. Cogswell, of Henderson, Ky. has been visiting Mir. H. H. Cogswen in this place, and is at present sojourning with friends m Norfolk. John is occupying a desirable position on the St. Louis & South Eastern R. R., having several men under his direction, and can 'blay dot pieces" on fid- dle as well as when he was clerking in what is now Camps drug store.
 -Kib Cogswell, of the Conn. Western R. R. has resigned his position and gone to Ft. Wayne, Ind to accept similar position on the Wabash < St. Louis R. R. Kib was the first engineer on the Road, running the old s.State Line" when it first went onto the first four rails on the Y near Humphreys cross- 2 ing, and he gave up the State Line when No. 2, the ssCity of Hartford" came out of the works, which he has run ever since. Kio has had long experience in engineering, having been engineer on the Housatonic R P. since he was quite young. His removal to the West is heavy blow to his father, liv- ing in this place, whose grief cannot be con- cealed, and Kib leavesa host of friends all along the line of both railroads, but especially in this place, his boyhood's home, who wish him abundant success ia bis new home.