Connecticut western news., 1880-04-14

-The Warner House has been undergoing repairs.
 Ovid Gillette, the Ash peddler, is wrest- ling with measles. -t "-.. '..7-4Mr. s. c Bsckley and family ere board ing at the Warner House. .s~'s Jerome Root has secured position as baggage master at Norfolk.
 Councilman L. B. Merriam of Hartford was in town the other day.
 Philip Phillips failed to put in an appear ance, as announced, last Friday night.
 -Chas. H. Watson and wife of Irondale, N. r., are visiting their friends in, this place.
 -Ifwinter fingers much longer in the lap of spring, wont somebody please hand her pin.
 -"Reliable girls for general housework" are in. demand. Evangeline," look about you.
 Farmers have commenced ploughing, and early vegetables have been planted to some extent. -.-. -.-.-. .... -
 Rev. Mir. Mackey has been returned by Conference, to supply the pulpit in this place for another year.
 Kiss Emma Stiner has been engaged to teach school on Canaan Mountain, and takes charge next Monday
 Richard Maloney, whose four children died with diphtheria last fall,, has removed to Tom. Browns house on Railroad st.
 .-Mr Levi Shepard, father of the Hon. John K. Shepard, died at Norfolk last We'd nesday, aged 95 years and six months.
 MT. Clarence Vroman and bride, (for. merly Miss Ellen D. Peirce of this place) have taken up their abode in Millerton, N. Y.
 Robert T. Fuller of Ct. Harrington is bookkeeper for Barnum Richardson Go. at Geo. W. Cowdrey's office, East Canaan. The will of Jabez CanAeld gives the North Norfolk Baptist church $loO, and the same to the Southfeld Congregational church. Marcus H. Rogers. formerly of the Cour fer, is said to have shot a g l-2 feet alligator in Florida the other day, and preserves it's head as trophy.
 At the time of the last Canaan Valley fire, three barns were burned instead of one, as reported, No hay belonging to M. B. Tobey was burned. -Ellsxorth Pinney of Glendale has bought out news route of John Moehan, on the north end of the Housatonic road, and will assume management at once.
 The editor of the Courier last week wrote an item headed, ''Encourage your own," but the compositor set it, Engage your onions J The proof reader wept.
 Another lot of trunks, satchels, etc. just received. Also on hand, all kinds of horse furnishing goods, at 444 Centennial Avenue, Lakeville, Ct. 2w41 J. M. MILLER
 The "breath of spring" smells awful strong, of burning brush, hoop skirts, old boots and rubbers, and the melodous warble of the bull.frog is heard in the land.
 A couple of skunk trappers in this place are meeting with good success, judging by the number of pelts they bring in, and the perseverance with which they keep the scent. s-, A drunken Frenchman from East Canaan who became abusive, and drew 8 knife on Conductor Cummings, was roughly handled by the train men, at this station last Saturday night.
 As Canaan seems to have no use for fire hose, why not lease their 500 feet-truck and alto Canaan Valley? It's about time to call another meeting to organize either fire com pany or a brass band.
 There will be meeting of the Temper : ance Union in East Canaan church next Tuesday evening, commencing at 71 o'clock This being the close of another semi.annual term, a full attendance is desired
 -According to Beartown Beebe, March had 35 inches of snow. April will be warm CT than May, relatively May and the first ten days of June will have some very clear, cool days, with perhaps some light frosts al night"
 -Wm. Fl. Green, who for the past fourteen years had been confined in the State prison al Wethersfeld for the murder of his wife at Cornwall, died in that institution on Saturday, the 3d inst. He was sentenced to imprison- ment for life.
 The soldiers of the town of Salisbury are requested to meet at the Academy Hall, Lake i, vile, Friday evening April 18th, 1880, at 7:30 o'clock, to make arrangements for Me morial Day. Per order Com. Lsakevilie, April 12.,
 --Chas H. Fowler is making speciality Of poultry culture of choice breeds, and finds a ready market for eggs for matching, at good prices. He contemplates increasing his stock from time to time, and will undoubtedly make it pay we'll E:
 -One of many. An Iowa, subscriber to the NEWS, in a letter containing remittance, says: 1T send you enclosure for renewal of my subscription to Conn. Western News No paper that receive is read with greater pleasure, as it always comes laden with many items of interest from the vicinity Of my .childhood's hme. Please continue sending 1t till you receive orders to the contrary"